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S.F. No. 2062, as introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005 -2006) Page 1 of 9 Minnesota Senate Legislature Home j Links to the World j Help j Advanced House j Senate 1 Joint Departments and Commissions 1 Bill Search and Status i Statutes, Laws, and Rules KEY: ctrick n - removed, old language. underscored = added, new language. NOTE: If you cannot see a difference in the key above, you can change the display of stricken and underscored text. Authors and Status • List versions S.F. No. 2062, as introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005 -2006) Posted on Mar 31, 2005 1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to stadiums; providing for the financing of a 1.3 football stadium in Anoka County; creating a stadium 1.4 authority; authorizing the county to levy and collect 1.5 certain taxes; authorizing the sale of bonds; 1.6 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 1.7 section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing 1.8 coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J. 1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, is 1.11 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.12 Subd. 33. [STADIUM CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT 1.13 EXEMPT.] Materials and supplies used or consumed in, and 1.14 equipment incorporated into the construction of a National 1.15 Football League stadium constructed under chapter 473J are 1.16 exempt. The exemption under this subdivision terminates one 1.17 year after the first National Football League game is played in 1.18 the stadium. 1.19 Sec. 2. [473J.01] [PURPOSE.] 1.20 The legislature finds that construction of a new National 1.21 Football League stadium in the city of Blaine, county of Anoka, 1.22 serves a public purpose. The legislature finds that the public 1.23 purpose served includes retaining the Minnesota Vikings as a 1.24 part of Minnesota's public amenities for its citizens and as a 1.25 major attraction to visitors to the state, adding to the 1.26 economic development of the state, Anoka County, and surrounding 1.27 communities, attracting revenue from out of the state, and 2.1 preserving the contributions of football to the culture of 2.2 Minnesota and to the enjoyment of its citizens. Further, the 2.3 legislature finds that a National Football League stadium may be 2.4 financed as a public - private partnership between the state, 2.5 Anoka County, the Minnesota Vikings, and other supporting 2.6 interests that may contribute to the construction of a football 2.7 stadium and related facilities. The legislature further finds 2.8 that a new stadium should be coordinated with transportation and 2.9 transit plans and activities. 2.10 Sec. 3. [473J.02] [DEFINITIONS.] 2.11 Subdivision 1. [TERMS.] For the purposes of this chapter, 2.12 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them 2.13 in this section, except as otherwise expressly provided or 2.14 indicated by the context. 2.15 Subd. 2. [AUTHORITY.] "Authority" means the Anoka 2.16 County- Blaine Stadium Authority. 2.17 Subd. 3. [SPORTS FACILITIES.] "Sports facilities" means 2.18 the stadium, adjoining structures related to the operation of 2.19 the stadium, practice facilities, and other supporting 2.20 infrastructure, including parking. 2.21 Subd. 4. [STADIUM DISTRICT.] "Stadium district" means a 2.22 district, containing the National Football League stadium and 2.23 consisting of no more than 740 contiguous acres surrounding the http: / /www. revisor. leg.state.mn.us /bin/bldbill.php ?bill= S2062.0 &session =1s84 12/6/2005