Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

473.446 TRANSIT TAX LEVIES. § Subdivision 1.Metropolitan area transit tax. (a) For the purposes of sections 473.405 to 473.449 and the metropolitan transit system, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the council shall levy each year upon all taxable property within …

473.4461 ADDITIONS TO TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT. Notwithstanding any provision of section 473.446 or any other law, the Metropolitan Council may not levy a tax under section 473.446, subdivision 1, in any city or town not included in the transit taxing district as it existed on Jan…

473.4465 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SALES AND USE TAX USES. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "sales tax revenue" means revenue from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915. § Subd. 2.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council. (a) Sales…

473.448 TRANSIT ASSETS EXEMPT FROM TAX BUT MUST PAY ASSESSMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the properties, moneys, and other assets of the council used for transit operations or for special transportation services and all revenues or other in…

473.449 ACT EXCLUSIVE. The exercise by the council of the powers provided in sections 473.405 to 473.449 shall not be subject to regulation by or the jurisdiction or control of any other public body or agency, either state, county, or municipal, except as specifically provided in…

473.501 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. The terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them for the purposes of sections 473.501 to 473.549 unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context. § Subd. 2. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 3.…

473.504 WASTEWATER SERVICES, POWERS. § Subdivision 1. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 2. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 3. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 4.Rules, penalties. The council shall have the power to adopt rules…

473.505 TOTAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. The Metropolitan Council may enter into agreements with other governmental bodies and agencies and spend funds to implement total watershed management. "Total watershed management" means identifying and quantifying at a watershed level the (1) …

473.511 SEWER SERVICE FUNCTION. § Subdivision 1.Duty of council; existing, new facilities. At any time after January 1, 1970, until July 1, 1994, the former Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, and after July 1, 1994, the council shall assume ownership of all existing intercept…

473.5111 TRANSFER, DISPOSAL OF NONMETROPOLITAN INTERCEPTOR. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the definitions in this subdivision apply, except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. (a) The term "in good operating condition" with reference to an…

473.512 PENSION EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN LABOR SERVICE EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Qualification, conditions. A member of a trade who is employed by the former metropolitan waste control commission, and on July 1, 1994, is employed by the council, on a permanent basis with trade unio…

473.513 MUNICIPAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS. As soon as practicable after the adoption of the first policy plan by the council as provided in section 473.146, and before undertaking the construction of any extensions or additions to its disposal system or the substantial alteration or i…

473.515 SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL; POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Identification of powers. In addition to all other powers conferred upon or delegated to the council hereunder, it shall have the powers specified in this section. § Subd. 2.Right to discharge treated sewage. The cou…

473.5155 VIOLATION OF WASTEWATER LAW; REMEDIES, PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Remedies available. (a) For purposes of this section, "violation" means any discharge or action by a person that violates sections 473.501 to 473.549 or rules, standards, variances, limitations, orders, st…

473.516 WASTE FACILITIES; SEWAGE SLUDGE DISPOSAL. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition and operation. Without limiting the grant or enumeration of any of the powers conferred on the council under sections 473.501 to 473.549, the council shall have the specific power to acquire by purchase…

473.517 ALLOCATION OF COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Allocation method. Except as provided in subdivision 3, the estimated costs of operation, maintenance, and debt service of the metropolitan disposal system to be paid by the council in each fiscal year, and the costs of acquisition and…

473.519 1972 U.S. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT: USE CHARGE SHARES. Each local government unit shall adopt a system of charges for the use and availability of the metropolitan disposal system which will assure that each recipient of waste treatment services within or served by the …

473.521 PAYMENTS TO COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Amounts due council, when payable. Charges payable to the council by local government units may be made payable at such times during each year as the council determines, but such dates shall be fixed with reference to the dates on whic…

473.523 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO MUNICIPAL BID LAW. § Subdivision 1.Contracts for metropolitan disposal system. All contracts for construction work, or for the purchase of materials, supplies, or equipment relating to the metropolitan disposal system shall be made as pro…

473.524 CAPITAL INTENSIVE PUBLIC SERVICES. The council may exercise the authority it had under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 471A.01 to 471A.12, for the purposes of fulfilling its wastewater services responsibilities under sections 473.501 to 473.549. The wastewater facilitie…

473.541 DEBT OBLIGATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Certificates of indebtedness. At any time or times after approval of an annual budget, and in anticipation of the collection of tax and other revenues appropriated in the budget, the council may by resolution authorize the issuance, negot…

473.542 DEPOSITORIES. The council shall from time to time designate one or more national or state banks, or trust companies authorized to do a banking business, as official depositories for moneys of the council, and thereupon shall require the treasurer to deposit all or a part …

473.543 MONEYS, ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Disposed of as budgeted; pledges. All moneys from wastewater services operations received by the council shall be deposited or invested by the treasurer and disposed of as the council may direct in accordance with its wast…

473.545 PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. Any properties, real or personal, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the council for any purpose referred to in sections 473.501 to 473.549 are declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used and occupied for public, go…

473.547 TAX LEVIES. The council shall have power to levy taxes for debt service of the metropolitan disposal system upon all taxable property within the metropolitan area, without limitation of rate or amount and without affecting the amount or rate of taxes which may be levied b…

473.549 RELATION TO EXISTING LAWS. The provisions of sections 473.501 to 473.549 shall be given full effect notwithstanding the provisions of any law not consistent therewith. The powers conferred on the council under sections 473.501 to 473.545 shall in no way diminish or supers…

473.5491 METROPOLITAN CITIES INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Affordability criteria" means an inflow and infiltration project service area that is located, in whol…

473.5492 COMMUNITY WASTEWATER COSTS; ANNUAL REPORT. By February 15 each year, the council must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over capital investment and environment and natural resources th…

473.551 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 473.551 to 473.599, the following terms shall have the meanings given in this section. § Subd. 2.Cities. "Cities" means the cities of Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Richfield. § Subd. 3.Commission. "Commissio…

473.552 LEGISLATIVE POLICY; PURPOSE. The legislature finds that (a) the population in the metropolitan area has a need for sports facilities and that this need cannot be met adequately by the activities of individual municipalities, by agreements among municipalities, or by the p…

473.553 COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP; ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.General. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission is established and shall be organized, structured, and administered as provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Membership. The commission shall consist of six member…

473.556 POWERS OF COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.General. The commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to discharge the duties imposed by law, including but not limited to those specified in this section. § Subd. 2.Actions. The commission may sue and be sued, and sha…

473.561 EXEMPTION FROM COUNCIL REVIEW. The acquisition and betterment of sports facilities by the commission shall be conducted pursuant to sections 473.551 to 473.599 and shall not be affected by the provisions of sections 473.165 and 473.173. History: 1977 c 89 s 5; 1994 c 628 …

473.564 METROPOLITAN SPORTS AREA. § Subdivision 1. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 648 art 1 s 19] § Subd. 2.Assumption of obligations. Nothing herein shall be construed as imposing upon the council or commission an obligation to compensate the cities or the metropolitan sports area co…

473.565 POST 1977 SERVICE IN MSRS; EXCEPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.In MSRS; exceptions. All employees of the commission shall be members of the Minnesota State Retirement System with respect to service rendered on or after May 17, 1977, except as provided in this section. § Subd. 2.T…

473.572 REVISED FINAL DETERMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Determinations before bonds. The council shall make all determinations required by sections 473.581, subdivision 3, and 473.599 before it authorizes the issuance of bonds. § Subd. 2.Self-supporting effort. It is the intent of t…

473.581 DEBT OBLIGATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Bonds. The council may by resolution authorize the sale and issuance of its bonds for any or all of the following purposes: (a) To provide funds for the acquisition or betterment of the Metrodome by the commission pursuant to sections 473…

473.592 TAX REVENUES. § Subdivision 1.Local sales tax. The city of Minneapolis may enter into agreements with the Metropolitan Council and the commission which requires the municipality to impose a sales tax, supplemental to the general sales tax imposed in chapter 297A, for the …

473.595 COMMISSION FINANCES. § Subdivision 1.Metrodome admission tax. The commission shall by resolution impose and maintain a ten percent admission tax upon the granting, issuance, sale, or distribution, by any private or public person, association, or corporation, of the privil…

473.596 HIGHWAY USER TAX FUND FOR METRODOME ACCESS; LIMITS. No money derived from the highway user tax distribution fund shall be used to construct, relocate, or improve any streets, highways, or other public thoroughfares, except ones included in the municipal state aid street s…

473.598 ARENA ACQUISITION. § Subdivision 1.Commission determination. The commission shall first determine whether to pursue negotiations to acquire the basketball and hockey arena. § Subd. 2.Examination and disclosure of loan terms. Before making a final decision to acquire the b…

473.599 DEBT OBLIGATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Revenues. It is the intent of the legislature that the commission shall, to the maximum extent possible consistent with the provisions of this section, impose rates, rentals, and other charges in the operation of the basketball and hockey…

473.5995 FOOTBALL STADIUM ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Creation. A football stadium account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. On July 1, 2002, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission must deposit $500,000 from its cash reserves in the football stadiu…

473.601 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. The following words, terms and phrases shall, for the purposes of sections 473.601 to 473.679 be given the meanings subjoined to them. § Subd. 2.Commission and corporation. "Commission" and "corporation" each means a metropolitan airpor…

473.602 DECLARATION OF PURPOSES. It is the purpose of sections 473.601 to 473.679 to: (1) promote the public welfare and national security; serve public interest, convenience, and necessity; promote air navigation and transportation, international, national, state, and local, in …

473.6021 PUBLIC NECESSITY AND PURPOSE FOR BONDS. In order to accomplish the public purposes set forth in section 473.602; to encourage and facilitate the retention and expansion of airline corporations' facilities, operations, and services in the metropolitan area and the state; …