1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; providing a process for
1.3 	state support of a football stadium at the University
1.4 	of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing
1.6 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. DEFINITIONS.
 1.9 		Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this
1.10 	section apply to sections 2 to 7.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Board. "Board" means the Board of Regents of
1.12 	the University of Minnesota.
1.13 		Subd. 3.Commission. "Commission" means the Metropolitan
1.14 	Sports Facilities Commission.
1.15 		Subd. 4.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the
1.16 	commissioner of finance.
1.17 		Subd. 5.Stadium. "Stadium" means an athletic stadium
1.18 	suitable for intercollegiate National Collegiate Athletic
1.19 	Association (NCAA) Division I football games and related
1.20 	infrastructure improvements constructed on the University of
1.21 	Minnesota's east bank campus in the city of Minneapolis.

1.22 	Sec. 2. ACTIVITIES; CONTRACTS.
 1.23 	In addition to the powers it already has under the
1.24 	constitution and laws of the state, the legislature recognizes
1.25 	that the board has all powers necessary or convenient for
1.26 	designing, constructing, equipping, improving, controlling,
2.1 	operating, and maintaining the stadium and may enter into
2.2 	contracts that are in its judgment in the best interests of the
2.3 	public for those purposes.  Notwithstanding any law to the
2.4 	contrary, the board may adopt the fair and competitive design
2.5 	and construction procurement procedures in connection with the
2.6 	stadium that it considers to be in the public interest.
2.7 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.33 and 16B.335, do not apply to
2.8 	the stadium.

2.9 	Sec. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
 2.10 	The legislature requests that the board undertake an
2.11 	environmental review of the stadium project and perform the
2.12 	responsibilities of the responsible governmental unit as
2.13 	prescribed in the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, Minnesota
2.14 	Statutes, chapter 116D, and the rules adopted under that
2.15 	chapter.  The designation of the board to serve as the
2.16 	responsible governmental unit is effective upon approval by the
2.17 	board authorizing the university to act in that capacity.

2.18 	Sec. 4. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT TO UNIVERSITY.
 2.19 	It is the intent of the legislature to provide state funds
2.20 	for the construction of an athletic stadium suitable for
2.21 	intercollegiate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
2.22 	Division I football games on the University of Minnesota's East
2.23 	bank campus in the city of Minneapolis.  Upon certification by
2.24 	the commissioner that the board has received at least
2.25 	$133,100,000 in pledges, gifts, sponsorships, and other nonstate
2.26 	general fund revenue support for the construction of the
2.27 	stadium, the commissioner shall include a recommendation by the
2.28 	governor at the start of the next scheduled legislative session
2.29 	for state funding of the remaining costs of the stadium up to a
2.30 	maximum of $89,000,000.

2.31 	Sec. 5. COOPERATION REQUIRED.
 2.32 	Local units of government affected by the stadium project
2.33 	must cooperate with the university to the greatest practical
2.34 	extent in facilitating the development, construction, and
2.35 	operation of the stadium.

2.36 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, is
3.1 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.2 		Subd. 33.Construction materials; university of minnesota
3.3 	football stadium. Materials, supplies, or equipment used or
3.4 	consumed in connection with the construction, equipping, or
3.5 	improvement of a football stadium constructed for use by the
3.6 	University of Minnesota are exempt.  This subdivision expires
3.7 	one year after the first NCAA game is played in the football
3.8 	stadium.

3.9 	Sec. 7. [473.5955] TERMINATION OF LEASE.
3.10 	The lease between the Board of Regents of the University of
3.11 	Minnesota and the commission dated May 19, 1982, that requires
3.12 	the University of Minnesota football team to play its home
3.13 	football games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome until July 1,
3.14 	2012, may be terminated by the Board of Regents effective on or
3.15 	after the date designated by the Board of Regents as the date of
3.16 	completion of a stadium on the University of Minnesota's East
3.17 	bank campus in the city of Minneapolis.

3.18 	Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.19 	Sections 1 to 7 are effective the day following final
3.20 	enactment.