Minnesota Session Laws - 1984, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1984 

                        CHAPTER 561-S.F.No. 1978
           An act relating to the metropolitan airports 
          commission; defining its relationship to the 
          legislature and the metropolitan council; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1982, sections 473.611, subdivision 
          5; 473.621, subdivision 6, and by adding subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 473.611, 
subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 5.  Any long-term comprehensive plans adopted by the 
commission for the betterment and enlargement of existing 
airports, for the acquisition and construction of new airports, 
and for the categories of use of airports owned or controlled by 
the commission shall be consistent with the development guide of 
the metropolitan council. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 473.621, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 1a.  [RELATIONSHIP TO LEGISLATURE.] The commission 
shall be held accountable to the legislature in its activities, 
plans, policies, and programs.  It shall report each session to 
appropriate committees of the legislature as to its activities, 
plans, policies, and programs and shall make other reports and 
recommendations which the legislature or its committees deem 
appropriate.  
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 473.621, 
subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 6.  All Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 
capital projects of the commission requiring the expenditure of 
more than $5,000,000 shall be submitted to the metropolitan 
council for review.  All other capital projects of the 
commission requiring the expenditure of more than $2,000,000 
shall be submitted to the metropolitan council for review.  No 
such project which has a significant effect on the orderly and 
economic development of the metropolitan area may be commenced 
without the approval of the metropolitan council. 
    Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 473.621, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 7.  [CAPITAL PROJECTS.] For purposes of this section, 
capital projects having a significant effect on the orderly and 
economic development of the metropolitan area shall be deemed to 
be the following:  
    (a) the location of a new airport, 
    (b) a new runway at an existing airport, 
    (c) a runway extension at an existing airport, 
    (d) runway strengthening other than routine maintenance to 
determine compliance with federal air regulation part 36, 
    (e) construction or expansion of passenger handling or 
parking facilities which would permit a 25 percent or greater 
increase in passenger enplanement levels, 
    (f) land acquisition associated with any of the above items 
or which would cause relocation of residential or business 
activities.  
     Sec. 5.  [STATE PLANNING AGENCY; REPORT.] 
     The director of the state planning agency, in consultation 
with the metropolitan council and the metropolitan airports 
commission, shall prepare a report recommending specific 
definitions of the terms "metropolitan significance" and 
"significant effect on the orderly and economic development of 
the metropolitan area" as those terms are used in laws governing 
the operation of the metropolitan airports commission.  The 
report shall be delivered to appropriate committees of the 
legislature, and shall become effective upon approval by law no 
later than June 1, 1985.  
    Sec. 6.  [REPEALER.] 
    Section 4 is repealed effective July 1, 1985, if the report 
required in section 5 is approved by law by June 1, 1985.  
    Sec. 7.  [APPLICATION.] 
    This act applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.  
    Sec. 8.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective July 1, 1984. 
    Approved April 25, 1984