1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to stadiums; providing for the financing of a football stadium in Anoka 
1.3 	County; creating a stadium authority; authorizing the county to levy and collect 
1.4 	certain taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.68, by adding a 
1.5 	subdivision; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law 
1.6 	as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.68, is amended by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 40.Sales in stadium district. Sales made in the stadium district defined in 
1.11 	section 473J.02, subdivision 4, are exempt.

1.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.13 	to read:
1.14 		Subd. 33.Stadium construction materials and equipment exempt. Materials 
1.15 	and supplies used or consumed in, and equipment incorporated into the construction of 
1.16 	a National Football League stadium constructed under chapter 473J are exempt.  The 
1.17 	exemption under this subdivision terminates one year after the first National Football 
1.18 	League game is played in the stadium.

1.19 	Sec. 3. [473J.01] PURPOSE.
1.20 	The legislature finds that construction of a new National Football League stadium in 
1.21 	the city of Blaine, county of Anoka, serves a public purpose.  The legislature finds that the 
1.22 	public purpose served includes retaining the Minnesota Vikings as a part of Minnesota's 
1.23 	public amenities for its citizens and as a major attraction to visitors to the state, adding to 
2.1 	the economic development of the state, Anoka County, and surrounding communities, 
2.2 	attracting revenue from out of the state, and preserving the contributions of football to the 
2.3 	culture of Minnesota and to the enjoyment of its citizens.  Further, the legislature finds 
2.4 	that a National Football League stadium may be financed as a public-private partnership 
2.5 	between the state, Anoka County, the Minnesota Vikings, and other supporting interests 
2.6 	that may contribute to the construction of a football stadium and related facilities.  The 
2.7 	legislature further finds that a new stadium should be coordinated with transportation 
2.8 	and transit plans and activities.

2.9 	Sec. 4. [473J.02] DEFINITIONS.
2.10 		Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this 
2.11 	section have the meanings given them in this section, except as otherwise expressly 
2.12 	provided or indicated by the context.
2.13 		Subd. 2.Authority. "Authority" means the Anoka County-Blaine Stadium 
2.14 	Authority.
2.15 		Subd. 3.Sports facilities. "Sports facilities" means the stadium, adjoining 
2.16 	structures related to the operation of the stadium, practice facilities, and other supporting 
2.17 	infrastructure, including parking.
2.18 		Subd. 4.Stadium district. "Stadium district" means a district, containing the 
2.19 	National Football League stadium and consisting of no more than 740 contiguous acres 
2.20 	surrounding the sports facilities that is jointly designated by the authority, Anoka County, 
2.21 	and the city of Blaine.

2.22 	Sec. 5. [473J.03] LOCATION.
2.23 	The new National Football League stadium shall be located in the city of Blaine, 
2.24 	Anoka County, Minnesota.

2.25 	Sec. 6. [473J.04] ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE STADIUM AUTHORITY; 
2.26 	MEMBERSHIP; ADMINISTRATION.
2.27 		Subdivision 1.General. The Anoka County-Blaine Stadium Authority is established 
2.28 	and shall be organized and administered as provided in this section.  The authority shall 
2.29 	have those powers authorized by section 473J.05.
2.30 		Subd. 2.Membership. The authority shall have seven members, three of whom 
2.31 	shall be appointed by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners and three of whom shall 
2.32 	be appointed by the Blaine city council.  The seventh member shall be a chair appointed as 
2.33 	provided in subdivision 3.
3.1 		Subd. 3.Chair. The chair shall be appointed by the governor as the seventh voting 
3.2 	member and shall meet all the qualifications of a member.  The chair shall preside at all 
3.3 	meetings of the authority, if present, and shall perform all other duties and functions 
3.4 	assigned by the authority or by law. The authority may appoint from among its members a 
3.5 	vice-chair to act for the chair during temporary absence or disability.
3.6 		Subd. 4.Qualifications. A member shall not, during a term of office, hold any 
3.7 	judicial office or office of state government.  Each member shall qualify by taking and 
3.8 	subscribing the oath of office prescribed by the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 6.
3.9 		Subd. 5.Terms. The initial terms of three members shall end the first Monday of 
3.10 	January, 2010.  Two of these members must be appointed by the Anoka County Board, 
3.11 	and one by the Blaine city council.  The terms of the other members and the chair shall 
3.12 	end the first Monday in January, 2012.  Subsequent terms of each member and chair 
3.13 	shall be four years.  The term shall continue until a successor is appointed and qualified. 
3.14 	Members may be removed only for cause.
3.15 		Subd. 6.Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority 
3.16 	in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
3.17 		Subd. 7.Compensation. Each authority member shall be paid $50 for each day 
3.18 	when the member attends one or more meetings or provides other services, as authorized 
3.19 	by the authority, and shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred 
3.20 	in the performance of duties.  The chair of the authority shall receive, unless otherwise 
3.21 	provided by other law, a salary in an amount fixed by the members of the authority and 
3.22 	shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses to the same extent as a member.  The annual 
3.23 	budget shall provide as a separate account anticipated expenditures for per diem, travel, 
3.24 	and associated expenses for the chair and members, and compensation or reimbursement 
3.25 	shall be made to the chair and members only when budgeted.
3.26 		Subd. 8.Regular and special meetings. The authority shall meet regularly at least 
3.27 	once each month, at a time and place as the authority shall by resolution designate.  Special 
3.28 	meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members, 
3.29 	upon written notice to each member at least three days prior to the meeting, or upon other 
3.30 	notice that the authority provides by resolution.  Unless otherwise provided, any action of 
3.31 	the authority may be taken by affirmative vote of a majority of the members.  A majority 
3.32 	of all the members of the authority constitutes a quorum, but a lesser number may meet 
3.33 	and adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members.
3.34 		Subd. 9.Executive director. The authority shall appoint an executive director 
3.35 	who shall be chosen on the basis of training, experience, and other related qualifications. 
4.1 	The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the authority, but shall not vote, and 
4.2 	shall have the following powers and duties:
4.3 	(1) see that all resolutions, rules, or orders of the authority are enforced;
4.4 	(2) appoint and remove all subordinate officers and regular employees of the 
4.5 	authority;
4.6 	(3) present to the authority plans, studies, or reports prepared for authority purposes 
4.7 	and recommend to the authority for adoption the measures the executive director deems 
4.8 	necessary to enforce or carry out the powers and duties of the authority, or to the efficient 
4.9 	administration of the affairs of the authority;
4.10 	(4) keep the authority fully advised as to its financial condition, prepare and submit 
4.11 	to the authority its annual budget, and other financial information it requests;
4.12 	(5) recommend to the authority for adoption the rules the executive director deems 
4.13 	necessary for the efficient operation of the authority's functions; and 
4.14 	(6) perform other duties prescribed by the authority.

4.15 	Sec. 7. [473J.05] POWERS OF AUTHORITY.
4.16 		Subdivision 1.General. The authority has all powers necessary or convenient to 
4.17 	accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, those specified 
4.18 	in this section.
4.19 		Subd. 2.Actions. The authority may sue and be sued and is a public body within 
4.20 	the meaning of chapter 562.
4.21 		Subd. 3.Acquisition of property. The authority may acquire by lease, purchase, 
4.22 	monetary or land contribution, or devise all necessary right, title, and interest in and to real 
4.23 	or personal property deemed necessary to the purposes contemplated by this chapter.
4.24 		Subd. 4.Tax exemptions. (a) Any real or personal property acquired, owned, 
4.25 	leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the authority for any of the purposes of this 
4.26 	chapter is declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and occupied for 
4.27 	public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and is exempt from ad valorem taxation 
4.28 	by the state or any political subdivision of the state.  The properties are subject to 
4.29 	special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in amounts 
4.30 	proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties from the 
4.31 	improvement.  No possible use of any of the properties in any manner different from 
4.32 	their use under this chapter at the time shall be considered in determining the special 
4.33 	benefit received by the properties.  All assessments are subject to final confirmation 
4.34 	by the authority, whose determination of the benefits is conclusive upon the political 
4.35 	subdivision levying the assessment.  Notwithstanding section 272.01, subdivision 2, 
5.1 	or 273.19, property leased by the authority to another person for uses related to the 
5.2 	purposes of this chapter is exempt from taxation regardless of the length of the lease. 
5.3 	This exemption includes concessions, suites, locker rooms, and clubhouse facilities in 
5.4 	the stadium and parking facilities on the stadium site.  It does not include team offices, 
5.5 	residential, business, or commercial development, or other property not directly related to 
5.6 	the operation of a stadium facility.
5.7 	(b) No state or local tax, other than the tax imposed under section 473J.09, applies to 
5.8 	admission to or sales made at the sports facilities financed under this chapter.
5.9 		Subd. 5.Liquor licenses. The city of Blaine may issue one or more intoxicating 
5.10 	liquor licenses for the stadium.  These licenses are in addition to the number authorized by 
5.11 	law.  All provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this subdivision apply to the 
5.12 	licenses authorized under this subdivision.
5.13 		Subd. 6.Facility operation. The authority may equip, improve, operate, manage, 
5.14 	maintain, and control the sports facilities constructed, remodeled, or acquired under the 
5.15 	provisions of this chapter.  The authority may delegate any of these duties to a qualified 
5.16 	third party.  The authority must seek to promote and maximize the use of the sports 
5.17 	facilities for nonfootball events.
5.18 		Subd. 7.Disposition of property. The authority may sell, lease, or otherwise 
5.19 	dispose of any real or personal property acquired by it, which is no longer required for 
5.20 	accomplishment of its purposes.  The property must be sold in accordance with the 
5.21 	procedures provided by section 469.065, except subdivisions 6 and 7.
5.22 		Subd. 8.Gifts and grants. The authority may accept donations of money, property, 
5.23 	or services; may apply for and accept grants or loans of money or other property from the 
5.24 	United States, the state, any subdivision of the state, or any person for any of its purposes; 
5.25 	may enter into any agreement required in connection therewith; and may hold, use, and 
5.26 	dispose of the donations according to the terms of the gifts, grant, loan, or agreement.  In 
5.27 	evaluating proposed monetary contributions, grants, loans, and agreements required in 
5.28 	connection therewith, the authority shall examine the possible short-range and long-range 
5.29 	impact on authority revenues and authority operating expenditures.  The authority must 
5.30 	notify potential contributors that contributions qualify for the charitable contribution 
5.31 	deductions under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the contributor 
5.32 	does not receive substantial direct benefit from the contribution.
5.33 		Subd. 9.Issuance of bonds. The authority may authorize the sale and issuance of 
5.34 	bonds in the manner and for the purposes set out in section 473J.06.
5.35 		Subd. 10.Impose sales and use taxes in stadium district. The authority may 
5.36 	impose sales and use taxes in the stadium district at rates not to exceed those provided 
6.1 	for in sections 297A.62 and 297A.63.  Revenue received from these taxes is pledged and 
6.2 	must be used to pay bonds issued under section 473J.06.
6.3 		Subd. 11.Research. The authority may conduct research studies and programs; 
6.4 	collect and analyze data; prepare reports, maps, charts, and tables; and conduct all 
6.5 	necessary hearings and investigations in connection with its functions.
6.6 		Subd. 12.Use agreements. The authority may lease, license, or enter into 
6.7 	agreements and may fix, alter, charge, and collect rentals, fees, and charges to all persons 
6.8 	for the use, occupation, and availability of part or all of any premises, property, or 
6.9 	facilities under its ownership, operation, or control for purposes that will provide athletic, 
6.10 	educational, cultural, commercial, or other entertainment, instruction, or activity for 
6.11 	citizens of the state of Minnesota and visitors.  Any use agreement may provide that 
6.12 	the other contracting party has exclusive use of the premises at the times agreed upon, 
6.13 	including exclusive use and control for the term of its agreement by the Minnesota Vikings.
6.14 		Subd. 13.Insurance. The authority may require any employee to obtain and 
6.15 	file with it an individual bond or fidelity insurance policy.  It may procure insurance in 
6.16 	the amounts it considers necessary against liability of the authority or its officers and 
6.17 	employees for personal injury or death and property damage or destruction, with the force 
6.18 	and effect stated in chapter 466, and against risks of damage to or destruction of any of 
6.19 	its facilities, equipment, or other property.
6.20 		Subd. 14.Creating a condominium. The authority may, by itself or together with 
6.21 	any other entity, as to real or personal property comprising or appurtenant or ancillary to 
6.22 	the stadium constructed and operated under this chapter or other law, act as a declarant and 
6.23 	establish a condominium or leasehold condominium under chapter 515A, or a common 
6.24 	interest community or leasehold common interest community under chapter 515B, and 
6.25 	may grant, establish, create, or join in other or related easements, agreements, and similar 
6.26 	benefits and burdens that the authority may consider necessary or appropriate, and exercise 
6.27 	any and all rights and privileges and assume obligations under them as a declarant, unit 
6.28 	owner, or otherwise, insofar as practical and consistent with applicable law.  The authority 
6.29 	may be a member of an association and the chair, any commissioners, and any officers 
6.30 	and employees of the authority may serve on the board of an association under chapter 
6.31 	515A or 515B or other law.
6.32 		Subd. 15.Procurement. (a) The authority and the Minnesota Vikings shall 
6.33 	jointly select a construction manager. With respect to the construction of the stadium, 
6.34 	the construction manager must:
6.35 	(1) guarantee a maximum cost of construction; and 
7.1 	(2) provide payment and performance bonds or other security reasonably acceptable 
7.2 	to the authority in an amount equal to the guaranteed maximum cost of construction, and 
7.3 	shall comply with all employment requirements applicable to city and state contracts for 
7.4 	construction, including prevailing wages as defined in section 177.42, affirmative action, 
7.5 	and outreach.
7.6 	(b) The lessee under the stadium lease described in paragraph (c) or the construction 
7.7 	manager may enter into contracts with contractors for labor, materials, supplies, and 
7.8 	equipment to equip and construct the new stadium through the process of public bidding.
7.9 	(c) The lessee or the construction manager may:
7.10 	(1) limit the list of eligible bidders to those that the construction manager determines 
7.11 	possess sufficient expertise to perform the intended functions;
7.12 	(2) award contracts to the contractors that the construction manager determines 
7.13 	provide the best value, which need not be the lowest responsible bidder; and 
7.14 	(3) for work the construction manager determines to be critical to the completion 
7.15 	schedule, the construction manager may award contracts on the basis of competitive 
7.16 	proposals or perform work with its own forces without soliciting competitive bids if the 
7.17 	construction manager provides evidence of competitive pricing.

7.18 	Sec. 8. [473J.06] ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
7.19 		Subdivision 1.Bonds. The authority may by resolution, by a vote of a majority 
7.20 	of all of its members, authorize the sale and issuance of its bonds for any or all of the 
7.21 	following purposes:
7.22 	(1) to provide funds and pay costs to predesign, design, construct, furnish, equip, 
7.23 	and otherwise improve or better the sports facilities owned or to be owned by the authority 
7.24 	pursuant to this act;
7.25 	(2) to establish a reserve fund or funds for the bonds and to pay costs of issuance 
7.26 	of the bonds;
7.27 	(3) to refund bonds issued under this section; and 
7.28 	(4) to fund judgments entered by any court against the authority in matters relating 
7.29 	to the authority's functions related to the sports facilities.
7.30 		Subd. 2.Procedure. The bonds shall be sold, issued, and secured on the terms 
7.31 	and conditions the authority determines to be in the best interests of the authority and 
7.32 	residents therein, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  The bonds may be sold 
7.33 	at any price and at public or private sale as determined by the authority.  They shall be 
7.34 	payable solely from tax and other revenues referred to in this chapter.  The bonds shall not 
7.35 	be a general obligation or debt of the authority or any city, county, or the state, and shall 
8.1 	not be included in the net debt of any city, county, or other subdivision of the state for the 
8.2 	purpose of any net debt limitation.  No election shall be required.
8.3 		Subd. 3.Limitations. The principal amount of the bonds issued under subdivision 
8.4 	1, clauses (1) and (2), shall not exceed the amounts authorized in this subdivision.  The 
8.5 	principal amount of bonds issued under subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), shall be limited 
8.6 	to $650,000,000 plus those amounts necessary to fund appropriate reserves and pay 
8.7 	issuance costs. The authority shall issue its bonds and construction of the stadium may 
8.8 	commence when the authority has made the following determinations:
8.9 	(1) the authority has executed a long-term use agreement with the Minnesota 
8.10 	Vikings, meeting the requirements of section 473J.07;
8.11 	(2) the authority has executed a development and financing agreement with Anoka 
8.12 	County, the city of Blaine, and the Minnesota Vikings meeting the requirements of section 
8.13 	473J.08;
8.14 	(3) the proceeds of bonds authorized and provided for in this subdivision will 
8.15 	be sufficient, together with other capital funds that may be available to the authority 
8.16 	for expenditure on the sports facilities, including, except as otherwise provided in this 
8.17 	subdivision, the acquisition, clearance, relocation, and legal costs referred to in clauses 
8.18 	(4) and (5);
8.19 	(4) the authority has acquired title to or an interest in all real property, including all 
8.20 	easements, air rights, and other appurtenances needed for the construction and operation of 
8.21 	the sports facility or has received a grant of funds or has entered into agreements sufficient 
8.22 	in the judgment of the authority to assure the receipt of funds, at the time and in the 
8.23 	amount required, to make any payment upon which the authority's acquisition of title or 
8.24 	interest in and possession of the real property is conditioned;
8.25 	(5) the authority has received a grant of funds or entered into agreements sufficient 
8.26 	in the judgment of the authority to assure the receipt of funds, at the time and in the 
8.27 	amount required, to pay all costs, except as provided in this subdivision, of clearing the 
8.28 	real property needed for the construction and operation of the sports facilities, railroad 
8.29 	tracks, and other structures, including, without limitation, all relocation costs, all utility 
8.30 	relocation costs, and all legal costs;
8.31 	(6) the authority has executed agreements to prevent strikes that would halt, delay, or 
8.32 	impede construction of the sports facilities;
8.33 	(7) the authority has executed agreements that will provide for the construction of 
8.34 	the sports facilities for a certified or guaranteed construction price and completion date 
8.35 	and which include performance bonds in an amount at least equal to 100 percent of the 
8.36 	certified or guaranteed price to cover any costs that may be incurred over and above the 
9.1 	certified price, including, but not limited to, costs incurred by the authority or loss of 
9.2 	revenues resulting from incomplete construction on the completion date;
9.3 	(8) the anticipated revenue from the operation of the sports facilities plus any 
9.4 	additional available revenue of the authority will be an amount sufficient to pay when 
9.5 	due all debt service on the bonds plus all administration, operating, and maintenance 
9.6 	expense of the sports facilities;
9.7 	(9) the authority has determined that all public and private funding sources for 
9.8 	construction and operation of the sports facilities are officially committed in writing and 
9.9 	enforceable.  The committed funds must be adequate to site, design, construct, furnish, 
9.10 	equip, and service the sports facilities debt, as well as to pay for the ongoing operation 
9.11 	and maintenance of the stadium;
9.12 	(10) the authority shall ensure that a guaranty is in place in a form satisfactory 
9.13 	to the authority.  The guaranty may be in the form of a letter of credit, minimum net 
9.14 	worth requirements, personal guaranties or other surety covering the payments on terms 
9.15 	determined by the authority's negotiations with the Minnesota Vikings; and 
9.16 	(11) the validity of any bonds issued under subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and 
9.17 	the obligation of the authority related to them, shall not be conditioned upon or impaired 
9.18 	by the authority's determinations made under this subdivision.  For purposes of using 
9.19 	the bonds, the determinations made by the authority shall be deemed conclusive and 
9.20 	the authority shall be and remain obligated for the security and payment of the bonds 
9.21 	irrespective of determinations that may be erroneous, inaccurate, or otherwise mistaken.
9.22 		Subd. 4.Security. To the extent and in the manner provided in this chapter, the 
9.23 	taxes described in this chapter, the tax and other revenues of the authority described in this 
9.24 	act, and any other revenues of the authority attributable to the sports facilities, including 
9.25 	teams' and Anoka County contributions, shall be and remain pledged and appropriated to 
9.26 	the authority as appropriate for the payment of all necessary and reasonable expenses of 
9.27 	the operation, administration, maintenance of the sports facilities, and debt service of the 
9.28 	bonds until all bonds or certificates of indebtedness issued pursuant to this chapter are 
9.29 	fully paid or discharged in accordance with law.  Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter 
9.30 	may be secured by a bond resolution, or by a trust indenture entered into by the authority 
9.31 	with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, which shall define the tax and team 
9.32 	contributions, and other sports facilities revenues pledged for the payment and security of 
9.33 	the bonds.  The pledge shall be a valid charge on the tax and all other revenues referred to 
9.34 	in this chapter from the date when bonds are first issued or secured under the resolution or 
9.35 	indenture and shall secure the payment of principal and interest and redemption premiums 
9.36 	when due and the maintenance at all times of a reserve or reserves securing payments.  No 
10.1 	mortgage of or security interest in any tangible real or personal property shall be granted 
10.2 	to the bondholders or the trustee, but they shall have a valid security interest in all tax 
10.3 	and other revenues received and accounts receivable by the authority shall be hereunder, 
10.4 	as against the claims of all other persons in tort, contract, or otherwise, irrespective of 
10.5 	whether the parties have notice of the claims, and without possession or filing as provided 
10.6 	in the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law.  In the bond resolution or trust 
10.7 	indenture, the authority may make covenants, which shall be binding upon the authority, 
10.8 	that are determined to be usual and reasonably necessary for the protection of the 
10.9 	bondholders.  No pledge shall be revoked or amended by law or by action of the authority 
10.10 	or county except in accordance with the terms of the bond resolution or indenture under 
10.11 	which the bonds are issued, until the obligations of the authority are fully discharged.
10.12 		Subd. 5.No full faith and credit. Any bonds or other obligations issued by the 
10.13 	authority under this act are not public debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and 
10.14 	taxing powers of the state are not pledged for their payment or of any payments that the 
10.15 	state agrees to make under this act.
10.16 		Subd. 6.Taxability of interest on bonds. The bonds authorized by this act may 
10.17 	be issued whether or not the interest to be paid on them is gross income for federal tax 
10.18 	purposes, provided that the authority must make an effort to arrange the financing for the 
10.19 	project in a manner that would allow the interest to be tax-exempt to the greatest extent 
10.20 	possible.

10.21 	Sec. 9. [473J.07] DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING AGREEMENT.
10.22 		Subdivision 1.Agreement required. Prior to the issuance of bonds under section 
10.23 	473J.06, the authority shall negotiate and enter into an agreement with Anoka County, 
10.24 	the city of Blaine, and the Minnesota Vikings concerning the terms and conditions under 
10.25 	which the parties will make contributions of funds, future revenues, interests in property 
10.26 	for the site and public infrastructure, the method of completing design and construction, 
10.27 	which may include the design build process, the integration of the stadium and related 
10.28 	infrastructure with surrounding development, and other matters relating to the stadium, 
10.29 	its operation, maintenance, and financing.  This agreement shall, at a minimum, meet 
10.30 	the requirements of this section.
10.31 		Subd. 2.Total public investment towards project costs. The total public 
10.32 	investment, including Anoka County's revenue contributions and revenues collected by 
10.33 	the authority in the stadium district defined in section 473J.02, subdivision 2, shall not 
10.34 	exceed two-thirds of the sports facilities' costs.
11.1 		Subd. 3.Team contribution. The team must contribute no less than one-third of 
11.2 	the sports facility costs.  Team contributions may include, but are not limited to, initial 
11.3 	cash contributions, guaranteed annual payments, and assignments of naming rights and 
11.4 	permanent seat licenses, but does not include payments of operating and maintenance 
11.5 	expenses for the stadium, which must be made by the team.  In addition to any other team 
11.6 	contribution, the team must assume and pay when due all cost overruns for the stadium.

11.7 	Sec. 10. [473J.08] USE AGREEMENT.
11.8 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. Prior to the issuance of bonds under section 473J.06, 
11.9 	the authority must have entered into an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings and the 
11.10 	National Football League meeting the requirements of this section.
11.11 		Subd. 2.Agreement with minnesota vikings. The authority shall enter into a use 
11.12 	agreement with the Minnesota Vikings that, at a minimum, provides for the following:
11.13 	(1) the Minnesota Vikings will use the stadium for all scheduled home preseason, 
11.14 	regular season, and postseason games that the team is entitled to play at home for a term 
11.15 	of not less than 30 years;
11.16 	(2) the agreement must include terms for default, termination, and breach of 
11.17 	agreement; and 
11.18 	(3) the agreement must require specific performance and must not include escape 
11.19 	clauses or buyout provisions.
11.20 		Subd. 3.Agreement with national football league. The authority shall enter into 
11.21 	an agreement with the National Football League guaranteeing the continuance of the 
11.22 	Minnesota Vikings in the metropolitan area for the period of the agreements referred to in 
11.23 	subdivision 2, clause (1).

11.24 	Sec. 11. [473J.09] ANOKA COUNTY REVENUE SOURCES.
11.25 		Subdivision 1.General. Anoka County may utilize the following revenue sources 
11.26 	to make contributions to its share of the total stadium project costs.
11.27 		Subd. 2.Taxing authority. To provide local government revenues to finance the 
11.28 	stadium under this act, Anoka County may:
11.29 	(1) impose a ticket tax, a tax on restaurants, places of amusement, alcoholic 
11.30 	beverages or prepared food, or a tax on lodging, or any of them;
11.31 	(2) impose a tax on sports memorabilia as defined by the authority that is sold within 
11.32 	the stadium facilities; or 
11.33 	(3) impose a general sales and use tax on sales of goods and services within its 
11.34 	jurisdiction of not more than 0.75 percent.
12.1 	These taxes may be imposed notwithstanding the provisions of section 477A.016.  The 
12.2 	requirements of section 297A.99 do not apply to any tax imposed under this subdivision.
12.3 		Subd. 3.Parking surcharges. Anoka County may impose a parking surcharge on 
12.4 	parking in the stadium district.

12.5 	Sec. 12. [473J.10] ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.
12.6 	The authority must ensure that environmental requirements imposed by appropriate 
12.7 	regulatory agencies for the sports facilities are complied with.