1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to professional sports facilities; providing for a study of a dual purpose 
1.3 	professional sports complex.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STUDY.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Study group. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission 
1.7 	shall convene a group including representatives of the Minnesota Twins, the Minnesota 
1.8 	Vikings, and the University of Minnesota, and representatives of interested metropolitan 
1.9 	area cities and counties, to study, and propose a plan for, the co-location within a single 
1.10 	complex of one stadium and one ballpark facility for the Minnesota Vikings football team, 
1.11 	the University of Minnesota football team, and the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Site selection. The proposal must recommend a site for the complex, 
1.13 	taking into account the cost of land, infrastructure and site preparation, the availability of 
1.14 	parking, the proximity to the fan base for the three teams, accessibility, public safety, and 
1.15 	community acceptance.
1.16 		Subd. 3.Facilities and funding. The proposal must include a plan for construction 
1.17 	and financing of facilities that share a retractable roof and which may include a shared 
1.18 	sports mall retail space. The proposal must not include public funding other than a 
1.19 	grant of the net proceeds from the sale of the Metrodome, payment of the cost of public 
1.20 	infrastructure, a property tax reduction for the complex, and a sales tax exemption for 
1.21 	construction materials. The study group must consider possible ownership of the sports 
1.22 	complex by a nonprofit social welfare organization whose mission includes the promotion 
1.23 	of charity, good character, sportsmanship, and social responsibility among youth and the 
1.24 	general public of Minnesota. The study group must consider and optimize all sources of 
2.1 	funding including, but not limited to, club seats, private seat ownership options, private 
2.2 	seat licenses, naming rights, development rights, parking fees, and ticket taxes.

2.3 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.4 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.