SF 2045

1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to a new football stadium; creating a task 
  1.3             force to study stadiums; assigning staff; 
  1.4             appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [TASK FORCE; FOOTBALL STADIUM REVIEW.] 
  1.7      Subdivision 1.  [CREATION.] A task force is created to 
  1.8   study issues related to proposals by interested parties to 
  1.9   construct a new football facility.  The task force shall limit 
  1.10  its study to proposals for creating a joint football facility 
  1.11  for college and professional football on the Twin Cities campus 
  1.12  of the University of Minnesota.  The task force shall report to 
  1.13  the governor and the legislature.  The task force shall have the 
  1.14  following membership: 
  1.15     (1) three members of the Minnesota house of 
  1.16  representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house, with two 
  1.17  from the majority party and one from the largest minority party; 
  1.18     (2) three members of the Minnesota senate, appointed by the 
  1.19  subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 
  1.20  administration, with two from the majority party and one from 
  1.21  the largest minority party; 
  1.22     (3) five members appointed by the governor; 
  1.23     (4) two members appointed by the University of Minnesota 
  1.24  board of regents; 
  1.25     (5) two representatives of business interests, one 
  2.1   appointed by the speaker of the house and one by the 
  2.2   subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 
  2.3   administration of the senate; and 
  2.4      (6) two representatives of labor interests, one appointed 
  2.5   by the speaker of the house and one by the subcommittee on 
  2.6   committees of the committee on rules and administration of the 
  2.7   senate. 
  2.8      Subd. 2.  [ORGANIZATION OF TASK FORCE.] Appointing 
  2.9   authorities and the task force shall comply with the following 
  2.10  requirements: 
  2.11     (1) each appointing authority shall make all appointments 
  2.12  required under this act by June 15, 2001; 
  2.13     (2) the task force shall meet within 15 days of the 
  2.14  completion date for all appointments under this act, at a date 
  2.15  and place determined by the governor, and shall meet thereafter 
  2.16  at the call of the chair; 
  2.17     (3) each appointing authority shall use all possible 
  2.18  efforts to create a geographical balance among the membership in 
  2.19  order to represent all regional interests of the state; 
  2.20     (4) the chair shall be elected by the members of the task 
  2.21  force at their first meeting; 
  2.22     (5) staff from the house and senate nonpartisan research 
  2.23  and fiscal offices shall work for the task force at the 
  2.24  direction of the chair; and 
  2.25     (6) task force members may receive appropriate per diem and 
  2.26  expenses associated with their work. 
  2.27     Subd. 3.  [STUDY MANDATE.] The task force shall issue a 
  2.28  report on all matters under the purview of the task force, by 
  2.29  October 31, 2001.  In evaluating proposals for construction of a 
  2.30  joint football facility on the Twin Cities campus of the 
  2.31  University of Minnesota, the task force must study the following 
  2.32  issues: 
  2.33     (1) issues associated with the design, construction, and 
  2.34  operation of a joint football facility on the Twin Cities campus 
  2.35  of the University of Minnesota, including, but not limited to, 
  2.36  unique or conflicting programmatic requirements of a joint 
  3.1   football facility, revenue generating opportunities, 
  3.2   opportunities for joint marketing, governance, and day-to-day 
  3.3   operational management of the facility, parking, infrastructure 
  3.4   and transportation impacts, neighborhood and community concerns, 
  3.5   and methods to mitigate these issues, direct and indirect 
  3.6   economic benefits, opportunities for leveraging other business 
  3.7   development, long-term financial viability, opportunities for 
  3.8   nonfootball events, and analysis of comparable projects at other 
  3.9   Big Ten and Division I NCAA schools; 
  3.10     (2) financial considerations and options associated with 
  3.11  stadia construction in Minnesota and elsewhere, including 
  3.12  methods used to finance and construct facilities, arenas, and 
  3.13  associated development; 
  3.14     (3) examples in other states of stadia jointly shared 
  3.15  between an academic institution and a professional sports 
  3.16  franchise; and 
  3.17     (4) methods used to construct, finance, and operate new 
  3.18  football stadiums for professional sports use. 
  3.19     Subd. 4.  [SUBMISSIONS TO TASK FORCE.] Any interested party 
  3.20  may submit a proposal for review by the task force, prior to 
  3.21  August 1, 2001.  Such proposals shall be the subject of the 
  3.22  report required under subdivision 3.  As an alternative, the 
  3.23  task force may choose to evaluate each proposal as a separate 
  3.24  chapter in the overall report.  The task force shall review any 
  3.25  proposal and report to the legislature and governor by October 
  3.26  31, 2001, on the merits of the proposal, including the financing 
  3.27  that might be necessary to complete the proposed stadium.  The 
  3.28  task force may reject any or all proposals it deems to be 
  3.29  incomplete or untenable. 
  3.30     At a minimum, any proposal to the task force must include 
  3.31  the following: 
  3.32     (1) a credible estimate of total costs of the proposal, 
  3.33  including construction, land, adjacent parking, and other costs; 
  3.34     (2) an analysis that a substantial market exists for the 
  3.35  sport proposed for the given stadium; 
  3.36     (3) a stipulation by potential users of the proposed 
  4.1   stadium that each user would cooperate if such a stadium were 
  4.2   constructed; 
  4.3      (4) a financing plan that identifies adequate funding 
  4.4   sources for construction, operation, and upkeep of the stadium, 
  4.5   including at least a $150,000,000 contribution from privately 
  4.6   raised funds; and 
  4.7      (5) a proposed site, or an appropriate site selection 
  4.8   process. 
  4.9      The task force shall report on the forms and amounts of 
  4.10  financial assistance necessary to complete each submitted 
  4.11  proposal.  The report shall include all other information and 
  4.12  recommendations deemed necessary by the task force. 
  4.13     Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  4.14     On July 1, 2001, $150,000 is appropriated from the general 
  4.15  fund to the legislative coordinating commission for purposes of 
  4.16  the task force.  The legislative coordinating commission shall 
  4.17  serve as the fiscal agent for the task force and may accept 
  4.18  gifts from private sources, as long as those sources are not 
  4.19  principals in any proposed stadium.  The amount of the 
  4.20  appropriation under this section shall be reduced by the amount 
  4.21  of gifts that have been received by July 1, 2001. 
  4.22     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET.] 
  4.23     This bill is effective the day after final enactment.  The 
  4.24  task force created under this act shall cease operation upon 
  4.25  submission of a final report to the legislature and governor.