Minnesota Session Laws - 2000, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 491-H.F.No. 849 
                  An act relating to metropolitan government; modifying 
                  the authority to expand or upgrade minor use airports; 
                  amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.641, 
                  subdivision 4. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.641, 
        subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 4.  [EXPANSION OR UPGRADE OF METRO AIRPORT.] 
        Notwithstanding any other law, the metropolitan airports 
        commission shall not use revenue from any source, as described 
        by section 473.608, for construction of air facilities to expand 
        or upgrade the use of an existing metropolitan airport from 
        minor use to intermediate use status as defined by the 
        metropolitan development guide, aviation chapter, adopted 
        pursuant to section 473.145 without approval in a law.  For the 
        purposes of this section, a minor use airport is defined as an 
        airport with a runway or runways of length no longer than 5,000 
        feet. 
           Sec. 2.  [APPLICATION.] 
           Section 1 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
        Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. 
           Presented to the governor May 11, 2000 
           Signed by the governor May 15, 2000, 10:45 a.m.