HF 21

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to stadiums; providing for the financing of a
football stadium in Anoka County; creating a stadium
authority; authorizing the county to levy and collect
certain taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
sections 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 297A.71, by
adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.68, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 40. new text end

new text begin Sales in stadium district. new text end

new text begin Sales made in the
stadium district defined in section 473J.02, subdivision 4, are
exempt.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin Stadium construction materials and equipment
exempt. new text end

new text begin Materials and supplies used or consumed in, and
equipment incorporated into the construction of a National
Football League stadium constructed under chapter 473J are
exempt. The exemption under this subdivision terminates one
year after the first National Football League game is played in
the stadium.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [473J.01] PURPOSE.
new text end

new text begin The legislature finds that construction of a new National
Football League stadium in the city of Blaine, county of Anoka,
serves a public purpose. The legislature finds that the public
purpose served includes retaining the Minnesota Vikings as a
part of Minnesota's public amenities for its citizens and as a
major attraction to visitors to the state, adding to the
economic development of the state, Anoka County, and surrounding
communities, attracting revenue from out of the state, and
preserving the contributions of football to the culture of
Minnesota and to the enjoyment of its citizens. Further, the
legislature finds that a National Football League stadium may be
financed as a public-private partnership between the state,
Anoka County, the Minnesota Vikings, and other supporting
interests that may contribute to the construction of a football
stadium and related facilities. The legislature further finds
that a new stadium should be coordinated with transportation and
transit plans and activities.
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [473J.02] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Terms. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this chapter,
the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them
in this section, except as otherwise expressly provided or
indicated by the context.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Authority. new text end

new text begin "Authority" means the Anoka
County-Blaine Stadium Authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Sports facilities. new text end

new text begin "Sports facilities" means
the stadium, adjoining structures related to the operation of
the stadium, practice facilities, and other supporting
infrastructure, including parking.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Stadium district. new text end

new text begin "Stadium district" means a
district, containing the National Football League stadium and
consisting of no more than 740 contiguous acres surrounding the
sports facilities that is jointly designated by the authority,
Anoka County, and the city of Blaine.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [473J.03] LOCATION.
new text end

new text begin The new National Football League stadium shall be located
in the city of Blaine, Anoka County, Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [473J.04] ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE STADIUM AUTHORITY;
MEMBERSHIP; ADMINISTRATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin The Anoka County-Blaine Stadium
Authority is established and shall be organized and administered
as provided in this section. The authority shall have those
powers authorized by section 473J.05.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The authority shall have seven
members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Anoka County
Board of Commissioners and three of whom shall be appointed by
the Blaine city council. The seventh member shall be a chair
appointed as provided in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Chair. new text end

new text begin The chair shall be appointed by the
governor as the seventh voting member and shall meet all the
qualifications of a member. The chair shall preside at all
meetings of the authority, if present, and shall perform all
other duties and functions assigned by the authority or by law.
The authority may appoint from among its members a vice-chair to
act for the chair during temporary absence or disability.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Qualifications. new text end

new text begin A member shall not, during a
term of office, hold any judicial office or office of state
government. Each member shall qualify by taking and subscribing
the oath of office prescribed by the Minnesota Constitution,
article V, section 6.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Terms. new text end

new text begin The initial terms of three members shall
end the first Monday of January, 2010. Two of these members
must be appointed by the Anoka County Board, and one by the
Blaine city council. The terms of the other members and the
chair shall end the first Monday in January, 2012. Subsequent
terms of each member and chair shall be four years. The term
shall continue until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Members may be removed only for cause.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Vacancies. new text end

new text begin Vacancies shall be filled by the
appropriate appointing authority in the same manner in which the
original appointment was made.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Compensation. new text end

new text begin Each authority member shall be
paid $50 for each day when the member attends one or more
meetings or provides other services, as authorized by the
authority, and shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of duties. The chair of
the authority shall receive, unless otherwise provided by other
law, a salary in an amount fixed by the members of the authority
and shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses to the same
extent as a member. The annual budget shall provide as a
separate account anticipated expenditures for per diem, travel,
and associated expenses for the chair and members, and
compensation or reimbursement shall be made to the chair and
members only when budgeted.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Regular and special meetings. new text end

new text begin The authority
shall meet regularly at least once each month, at a time and
place as the authority shall by resolution designate. Special
meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the chair or a
majority of the members, upon written notice to each member at
least three days prior to the meeting, or upon other notice that
the authority provides by resolution. Unless otherwise
provided, any action of the authority may be taken by
affirmative vote of a majority of the members. A majority of
all the members of the authority constitutes a quorum, but a
lesser number may meet and adjourn from time to time and compel
the attendance of absent members.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Executive director. new text end

new text begin The authority shall appoint
an executive director who shall be chosen on the basis of
training, experience, and other related qualifications. The
executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the authority,
but shall not vote, and shall have the following powers and
duties:
new text end

new text begin (1) see that all resolutions, rules, or orders of the
authority are enforced;
new text end

new text begin (2) appoint and remove all subordinate officers and regular
employees of the authority;
new text end

new text begin (3) present to the authority plans, studies, or reports
prepared for authority purposes and recommend to the authority
for adoption the measures the executive director deems necessary
to enforce or carry out the powers and duties of the authority,
or to the efficient administration of the affairs of the
authority;
new text end

new text begin (4) keep the authority fully advised as to its financial
condition, prepare and submit to the authority its annual
budget, and other financial information it requests;
new text end

new text begin (5) recommend to the authority for adoption the rules the
executive director deems necessary for the efficient operation
of the authority's functions; and
new text end

new text begin (6) perform other duties prescribed by the authority.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [473J.05] POWERS OF AUTHORITY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin The authority has all powers
necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, those specified in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Actions. new text end

new text begin The authority may sue and be sued and
is a public body within the meaning of chapter 562.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Acquisition of property. new text end

new text begin The authority may
acquire by lease, purchase, monetary or land contribution, or
devise all necessary right, title, and interest in and to real
or personal property deemed necessary to the purposes
contemplated by this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Tax exemptions. new text end

new text begin (a) Any real or personal
property acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied
by the authority for any of the purposes of this chapter is
declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and
occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and
is exempt from ad valorem taxation by the state or any political
subdivision of the state. The properties are subject to special
assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local
improvement in amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the
special benefit received by the properties from the
improvement. No possible use of any of the properties in any
manner different from their use under this chapter at the time
shall be considered in determining the special benefit received
by the properties. All assessments are subject to final
confirmation by the authority, whose determination of the
benefits is conclusive upon the political subdivision levying
the assessment. Notwithstanding section 272.01, subdivision 2,
or 273.19, property leased by the authority to another person
for uses related to the purposes of this chapter is exempt from
taxation regardless of the length of the lease. This exemption
includes concessions, suites, locker rooms, and clubhouse
facilities in the stadium and parking facilities on the stadium
site. It does not include team offices, residential, business,
or commercial development, or other property not directly
related to the operation of a stadium facility.
new text end

new text begin (b) No state or local tax, other than the tax imposed under
section 473J.09, applies to admission to or sales made at the
sports facilities financed under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Liquor licenses. new text end

new text begin The city of Blaine may issue
one or more intoxicating liquor licenses for the stadium. These
licenses are in addition to the number authorized by law. All
provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this
subdivision apply to the licenses authorized under this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Facility operation. new text end

new text begin The authority may equip,
improve, operate, manage, maintain, and control the sports
facilities constructed, remodeled, or acquired under the
provisions of this chapter. The authority may delegate any of
these duties to a qualified third party. The authority must
seek to promote and maximize the use of the sports facilities
for nonfootball events.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Disposition of property. new text end

new text begin The authority may
sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal
property acquired by it, which is no longer required for
accomplishment of its purposes. The property must be sold in
accordance with the procedures provided by section 469.065,
except subdivisions 6 and 7.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Gifts and grants. new text end

new text begin The authority may accept
donations of money, property, or services; may apply for and
accept grants or loans of money or other property from the
United States, the state, any subdivision of the state, or any
person for any of its purposes; may enter into any agreement
required in connection therewith; and may hold, use, and dispose
of the donations according to the terms of the gifts, grant,
loan, or agreement. In evaluating proposed monetary
contributions, grants, loans, and agreements required in
connection therewith, the authority shall examine the possible
short-range and long-range impact on authority revenues and
authority operating expenditures. The authority must notify
potential contributors that contributions qualify for the
charitable contribution deductions under section 170 of the
Internal Revenue Code, provided that the contributor does not
receive substantial direct benefit from the contribution.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Issuance of bonds. new text end

new text begin The authority may authorize
the sale and issuance of bonds in the manner and for the
purposes set out in section 473J.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Impose sales and use taxes in stadium
district. new text end

new text begin The authority may impose sales and use taxes in the
stadium district at rates not to exceed those provided for in
sections 297A.62 and 297A.63. Revenue received from these taxes
is pledged and must be used to pay bonds issued under section
473J.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Research. new text end

new text begin The authority may conduct research
studies and programs; collect and analyze data; prepare reports,
maps, charts, and tables; and conduct all necessary hearings and
investigations in connection with its functions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Use agreements. new text end

new text begin The authority may lease,
license, or enter into agreements and may fix, alter, charge,
and collect rentals, fees, and charges to all persons for the
use, occupation, and availability of part or all of any
premises, property, or facilities under its ownership,
operation, or control for purposes that will provide athletic,
educational, cultural, commercial, or other entertainment,
instruction, or activity for citizens of the state of Minnesota
and visitors. Any use agreement may provide that the other
contracting party has exclusive use of the premises at the times
agreed upon, including exclusive use and control for the term of
its agreement by the Minnesota Vikings.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Insurance. new text end

new text begin The authority may require any
employee to obtain and file with it an individual bond or
fidelity insurance policy. It may procure insurance in the
amounts it considers necessary against liability of the
authority or its officers and employees for personal injury or
death and property damage or destruction, with the force and
effect stated in chapter 466, and against risks of damage to or
destruction of any of its facilities, equipment, or other
property.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Creating a condominium. new text end

new text begin The authority may, by
itself or together with any other entity, as to real or personal
property comprising or appurtenant or ancillary to the stadium
constructed and operated under this chapter or other law, act as
a declarant and establish a condominium or leasehold condominium
under chapter 515A, or a common interest community or leasehold
common interest community under chapter 515B, and may grant,
establish, create, or join in other or related easements,
agreements, and similar benefits and burdens that the authority
may consider necessary or appropriate, and exercise any and all
rights and privileges and assume obligations under them as a
declarant, unit owner, or otherwise, insofar as practical and
consistent with applicable law. The authority may be a member
of an association and the chair, any commissioners, and any
officers and employees of the authority may serve on the board
of an association under chapter 515A or 515B or other law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Procurement. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority and the
Minnesota Vikings shall jointly select a construction manager.
With respect to the construction of the stadium, the
construction manager must:
new text end

new text begin (1) guarantee a maximum cost of construction; and
new text end

new text begin (2) provide payment and performance bonds or other security
reasonably acceptable to the authority in an amount equal to the
guaranteed maximum cost of construction, and shall comply with
all employment requirements applicable to city and state
contracts for construction, including prevailing wages as
defined in section 177.42, affirmative action, and outreach.
new text end

new text begin (b) The lessee under the stadium lease described in
paragraph (c) or the construction manager may enter into
contracts with contractors for labor, materials, supplies, and
equipment to equip and construct the new stadium through the
process of public bidding.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lessee or the construction manager may:
new text end

new text begin (1) limit the list of eligible bidders to those that the
construction manager determines possess sufficient expertise to
perform the intended functions;
new text end

new text begin (2) award contracts to the contractors that the
construction manager determines provide the best value, which
need not be the lowest responsible bidder; and
new text end

new text begin (3) for work the construction manager determines to be
critical to the completion schedule, the construction manager
may award contracts on the basis of competitive proposals or
perform work with its own forces without soliciting competitive
bids if the construction manager provides evidence of
competitive pricing.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [473J.06] ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Bonds. new text end

new text begin The authority may by resolution,
by a vote of a majority of all of its members, authorize the
sale and issuance of its bonds for any or all of the following
purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) to provide funds and pay costs to predesign, design,
construct, furnish, equip, and otherwise improve or better the
sports facilities owned or to be owned by the authority pursuant
to this act;
new text end

new text begin (2) to establish a reserve fund or funds for the bonds and
to pay costs of issuance of the bonds;
new text end

new text begin (3) to refund bonds issued under this section; and
new text end

new text begin (4) to fund judgments entered by any court against the
authority in matters relating to the authority's functions
related to the sports facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Procedure. new text end

new text begin The bonds shall be sold, issued, and
secured on the terms and conditions the authority determines to
be in the best interests of the authority and residents therein,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The bonds may be
sold at any price and at public or private sale as determined by
the authority. They shall be payable solely from tax and other
revenues referred to in this chapter. The bonds shall not be a
general obligation or debt of the authority or any city, county,
or the state, and shall not be included in the net debt of any
city, county, or other subdivision of the state for the purpose
of any net debt limitation. No election shall be required.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Limitations. new text end

new text begin The principal amount of the bonds
issued under subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), shall not
exceed the amounts authorized in this subdivision. The
principal amount of bonds issued under subdivision 1, clauses
(1) and (2), shall be limited to $650,000,000 plus those amounts
necessary to fund appropriate reserves and pay issuance costs.
The authority shall issue its bonds and construction of the
stadium may commence when the authority has made the following
determinations:
new text end

new text begin (1) the authority has executed a long-term use agreement
with the Minnesota Vikings, meeting the requirements of section
473J.07;
new text end

new text begin (2) the authority has executed a development and financing
agreement with Anoka County, the city of Blaine, and the
Minnesota Vikings meeting the requirements of section 473J.08;
new text end

new text begin (3) the proceeds of bonds authorized and provided for in
this subdivision will be sufficient, together with other capital
funds that may be available to the authority for expenditure on
the sports facilities, including, except as otherwise provided
in this subdivision, the acquisition, clearance, relocation, and
legal costs referred to in clauses (4) and (5);
new text end

new text begin (4) the authority has acquired title to or an interest in
all real property, including all easements, air rights, and
other appurtenances needed for the construction and operation of
the sports facility or has received a grant of funds or has
entered into agreements sufficient in the judgment of the
authority to assure the receipt of funds, at the time and in the
amount required, to make any payment upon which the authority's
acquisition of title or interest in and possession of the real
property is conditioned;
new text end

new text begin (5) the authority has received a grant of funds or entered
into agreements sufficient in the judgment of the authority to
assure the receipt of funds, at the time and in the amount
required, to pay all costs, except as provided in this
subdivision, of clearing the real property needed for the
construction and operation of the sports facilities, railroad
tracks, and other structures, including, without limitation, all
relocation costs, all utility relocation costs, and all legal
costs;
new text end

new text begin (6) the authority has executed agreements to prevent
strikes that would halt, delay, or impede construction of the
sports facilities;
new text end

new text begin (7) the authority has executed agreements that will provide
for the construction of the sports facilities for a certified or
guaranteed construction price and completion date and which
include performance bonds in an amount at least equal to 100
percent of the certified or guaranteed price to cover any costs
that may be incurred over and above the certified price,
including, but not limited to, costs incurred by the authority
or loss of revenues resulting from incomplete construction on
the completion date;
new text end

new text begin (8) the anticipated revenue from the operation of the
sports facilities plus any additional available revenue of the
authority will be an amount sufficient to pay when due all debt
service on the bonds plus all administration, operating, and
maintenance expense of the sports facilities;
new text end

new text begin (9) the authority has determined that all public and
private funding sources for construction and operation of the
sports facilities are officially committed in writing and
enforceable. The committed funds must be adequate to site,
design, construct, furnish, equip, and service the sports
facilities debt, as well as to pay for the ongoing operation and
maintenance of the stadium;
new text end

new text begin (10) the authority shall ensure that a guaranty is in place
in a form satisfactory to the authority. The guaranty may be in
the form of a letter of credit, minimum net worth requirements,
personal guaranties or other surety covering the payments on
terms determined by the authority's negotiations with the
Minnesota Vikings; and
new text end

new text begin (11) the validity of any bonds issued under subdivision 1,
clauses (1) and (2), and the obligation of the authority related
to them, shall not be conditioned upon or impaired by the
authority's determinations made under this subdivision. For
purposes of using the bonds, the determinations made by the
authority shall be deemed conclusive and the authority shall be
and remain obligated for the security and payment of the bonds
irrespective of determinations that may be erroneous,
inaccurate, or otherwise mistaken.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Security. new text end

new text begin To the extent and in the manner
provided in this chapter, the taxes described in this chapter,
the tax and other revenues of the authority described in this
act, and any other revenues of the authority attributable to the
sports facilities, including teams' and Anoka County
contributions, shall be and remain pledged and appropriated to
the authority as appropriate for the payment of all necessary
and reasonable expenses of the operation, administration,
maintenance of the sports facilities, and debt service of the
bonds until all bonds or certificates of indebtedness issued
pursuant to this chapter are fully paid or discharged in
accordance with law. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may
be secured by a bond resolution, or by a trust indenture entered
into by the authority with a corporate trustee within or outside
the state, which shall define the tax and team contributions,
and other sports facilities revenues pledged for the payment and
security of the bonds. The pledge shall be a valid charge on
the tax and all other revenues referred to in this chapter from
the date when bonds are first issued or secured under the
resolution or indenture and shall secure the payment of
principal and interest and redemption premiums when due and the
maintenance at all times of a reserve or reserves securing
payments. No mortgage of or security interest in any tangible
real or personal property shall be granted to the bondholders or
the trustee, but they shall have a valid security interest in
all tax and other revenues received and accounts receivable by
the authority shall be hereunder, as against the claims of all
other persons in tort, contract, or otherwise, irrespective of
whether the parties have notice of the claims, and without
possession or filing as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code
or any other law. In the bond resolution or trust indenture,
the authority may make covenants, which shall be binding upon
the authority, that are determined to be usual and reasonably
necessary for the protection of the bondholders. No pledge
shall be revoked or amended by law or by action of the authority
or county except in accordance with the terms of the bond
resolution or indenture under which the bonds are issued, until
the obligations of the authority are fully discharged.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin No full faith and credit. new text end

new text begin Any bonds or other
obligations issued by the authority under this act are not
public debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and
taxing powers of the state are not pledged for their payment or
of any payments that the state agrees to make under this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Taxability of interest on bonds. new text end

new text begin The bonds
authorized by this act may be issued whether or not the interest
to be paid on them is gross income for federal tax purposes,
provided that the authority must make an effort to arrange the
financing for the project in a manner that would allow the
interest to be tax-exempt to the greatest extent possible.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [473J.07] DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING AGREEMENT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Agreement required. new text end

new text begin Prior to the issuance
of bonds under section 473J.06, the authority shall negotiate
and enter into an agreement with Anoka County, the city of
Blaine, and the Minnesota Vikings concerning the terms and
conditions under which the parties will make contributions of
funds, future revenues, interests in property for the site and
public infrastructure, the method of completing design and
construction, which may include the design build process, the
integration of the stadium and related infrastructure with
surrounding development, and other matters relating to the
stadium, its operation, maintenance, and financing. This
agreement shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Total public investment towards project
costs. new text end

new text begin The total public investment, including Anoka County's
revenue contributions and revenues collected by the authority in
the stadium district defined in section 473J.02, subdivision 2,
shall not exceed two-thirds of the sports facilities' costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Team contribution. new text end

new text begin The team must contribute no
less than one-third of the sports facility costs. Team
contributions may include, but are not limited to, initial cash
contributions, guaranteed annual payments, and assignments of
naming rights and permanent seat licenses, but does not include
payments of operating and maintenance expenses for the stadium,
which must be made by the team. In addition to any other team
contribution, the team must assume and pay when due all cost
overruns for the stadium.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [473J.08] USE AGREEMENT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirement. new text end

new text begin Prior to the issuance of
bonds under section 473J.06, the authority must have entered
into an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings and the National
Football League meeting the requirements of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Agreement with minnesota vikings. new text end

new text begin The authority
shall enter into a use agreement with the Minnesota Vikings
that, at a minimum, provides for the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the Minnesota Vikings will use the stadium for all
scheduled home preseason, regular season, and postseason games
that the team is entitled to play at home for a term of not less
than 30 years;
new text end

new text begin (2) the agreement must include terms for default,
termination, and breach of agreement; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the agreement must require specific performance and
must not include escape clauses or buyout provisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agreement with national football league. new text end

new text begin The
authority shall enter into an agreement with the National
Football League guaranteeing the continuance of the Minnesota
Vikings in the metropolitan area for the period of the
agreements referred to in subdivision 2, clause (1).
new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [473J.09] ANOKA COUNTY REVENUE SOURCES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin Anoka County may utilize the
following revenue sources to make contributions to its share of
the total stadium project costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Taxing authority. new text end

new text begin To provide local government
revenues to finance the stadium under this act, Anoka County may:
new text end

new text begin (1) impose a ticket tax, a tax on restaurants, places of
amusement, alcoholic beverages or prepared food, or a tax on
lodging, or any of them;
new text end

new text begin (2) impose a tax on sports memorabilia as defined by the
authority that is sold within the stadium facilities; or
new text end

new text begin (3) impose a general sales and use tax on sales of goods
and services within its jurisdiction of not more than 0.75
percent.
new text end

new text begin These taxes may be imposed notwithstanding the provisions of
section 477A.016. The requirements of section 297A.99 do not
apply to any tax imposed under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Parking surcharges. new text end

new text begin Anoka County may impose a
parking surcharge on parking in the stadium district.
new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [473J.10] ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.
new text end

new text begin The authority must ensure that environmental requirements
imposed by appropriate regulatory agencies for the sports
facilities are complied with.
new text end