Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

473.655 PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES. It is hereby determined and declared that the purposes of sections 473.601 to 473.679 are public and governmental; that the development of the metropolitan airports system by the corporation be consistent with the transportation chapter o…

473.661 BUDGET SPECIFYING AMOUNTS FOR SEPARATE ITEMS. § Subdivision 1.By July 1. The commissioners shall, on or before the first day of July of each year, prepare a detailed budget of the needs of the corporation for the next fiscal year, specifying separately in said budget the …

473.662 EARNINGS, HOW APPLIED. The earnings of the corporation shall be applied as follows: (a) to the payment of interest on its bonds and of any principal of such bonds which is due and payable; (b) to the establishment of a sufficient fund to pay interest and principal on its …

473.665 BONDS, ISSUANCE. § Subdivision 1.Up to $125,000,000. In anticipation of the receipt by the corporation of payments by cities herein provided for, appropriations, rents, and profits, and of income from any other source, and for the purpose of securing funds as needed for t…

473.666 BONDS, LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC FUNDS. Bonds legally issued pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679 or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, may be purchased by the State Board of Investment for the permanent school fund, permanent university fund, swamp la…

473.667 GENERAL OBLIGATION REVENUE FINANCING. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The metropolitan airports commission shall have all the powers and duties set forth in this section, in addition to the powers granted and the duties imposed and notwithstanding any limitations of such powers se…

473.6671 REVENUE BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. (a) The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of: (1) acquiring by purchase real and personal properties located within the metropolitan area that are related to airline operations to be leased to airline corpora…

473.668 MUNICIPALITIES TO GUARANTEE BONDS OF COMMISSION. Bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 473.601 to 473.679, by either city shall be secured by the full faith, credit, and resources of the city issuing them, shall be paid from tax levies made in conformity wit…

473.671 LIMIT OF TAX LEVY. The taxes levied against the property of the metropolitan area in any one year shall not exceed 0.00806 percent of estimated market value, exclusive of taxes levied to pay the principal or interest on any bonds or indebtedness of the city issued under L…

473.672 METROPOLITAN AREA TAX LEVY. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 473.671 or any other provision of sections 473.601 to 473.679, any tax levy required to be made to pay debt service on any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the commission shall not be restricted …

473.675 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Certiorari. A review of any order of the commission may be had upon certiorari in the District Court of Ramsey County upon petition of any party to the proceedings before the commission. The court may, in its discretion, stay the operati…

473.679 CONSTRUCTION OF LAW. Sections 473.601 to 473.679, shall not be construed so as to abridge any of the powers granted by law to the Minnesota Aeronautics Commission. History: 1975 c 13 s 125

473.685 AIRPORT PARKING SPACE CUSTOMER DATA. The following data relating to applicants for or users of automated parking facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as private data with r…

473.701 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. As used in sections 473.701 to 473.716, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.District. "District" means the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District created by section 473.702. § Subd. 3.Commission. "C…

473.702 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT; PURPOSE; AREA; GOVERNING BODY. A Metropolitan Mosquito Control District is created to control mosquitoes, disease vectoring ticks, and black gnats (Simuliidae) in the metropolitan area. The area of the district is the metropolitan area defined i…

473.703 COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Metro county commissioners. The district shall be operated by a commission which shall consist of three members from Anoka County, two members from Carver County, three members from Dakota County, three members from Hennepin County, three membe…

473.704 POWERS AND DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Listed here. The commission shall have the powers and duties set forth in this section. § Subd. 2.Control programs. It may undertake control programs in the district in accordance with expert and technical plans. § Subd. 3.Director. It m…

473.705 CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. Contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment must comply with and be governed by the Minnesota Uniform Municipal Contracting Law, section 471.345. A sealed bid solicitation must not be done by the commis…

473.706 ADVERSE INTEREST OF COMMISSIONERS. No commissioner shall have any personal or financial interest in any sale, lease, or other contract made by the commission nor shall a commissioner benefit therefrom directly or indirectly. Any violation of this section may make such sal…

473.711 FINANCING; BUDGET AND TAX LEVIES. § Subdivision 1.In this section. The method of providing funds for the commission shall be as set forth in this section. § Subd. 2.Budget. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission shall prepare an annual budget. The budget may provide…

473.712 WITHDRAWAL; ASSETS. A county may terminate its participation in the district only as provided by other law. If a county terminates its participation in the district, an appraisal of the property of the commission shall be made by a board of appraisers and the value determ…

473.714 COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS. § Subdivision 1.Compensation. Each commissioner, including the officers of the commission, may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties. The annual budget of the commission shall provide as a sepa…

473.715 CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES; MEMBERSHIP. Any county contiguous to the district may become a party to the district whenever the county board of such county petitions the district to be admitted and the commission by resolution gives its consent to include such county in the distri…

473.716 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES; ADVISORS. § Subdivision 1.For research, health, welfare. The commission shall cooperate for the purposes of research and protection of public health and welfare, with the state Department of Agriculture, the state Department of Health, the…

473.75 PURPOSE. The purpose of sections 473.75 to 473.763 is to provide for the construction, financing, and long-term use of a ballpark primarily as a venue for major league baseball. It is found and declared that the expenditure of public money for this purpose is necessary and…

473.751 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. As used in sections 473.75 to 473.763, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them in this section, except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context. § Subd. 2.Authority. "Authority" means the Minnes…

473.752 LOCATION. The ballpark must be located in the city of Minneapolis at a site within the development area. History: 2006 c 257 s 7

473.753 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION; SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. Any real or personal property acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the authority or county for any of the purposes of Laws 2006, chapter 257, is declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and…

473.754 EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS. (a) The Minnesota Ballpark Authority shall make good faith efforts to have entry-level middle management and upper management staffed by minority and female employees. The authority shall also make best efforts to employ women and members of minorit…

473.755 MINNESOTA BALLPARK AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. To achieve the purposes of Laws 2006, chapter 257, the Minnesota Ballpark Authority is established as a public body, corporate and politic, and political subdivision of the state. The authority is not a joint po…

473.756 POWERS OF AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Actions. The authority may sue and be sued. The authority is a public body and the ballpark and public infrastructure are public improvements within the meaning of chapter 562. The authority is a municipality within the meaning of chap…

473.757 COUNTY ACTIVITIES; BONDS; TAXES. § Subdivision 1.Ballpark grants. The county may authorize, by resolution, and make one or more grants to the authority for ballpark development and construction, public infrastructure, reserves for capital improvements, and other purposes …

473.758 IMPLEMENTATION. § Subdivision 1.Environmental review. The county shall be the responsible governmental unit for any environmental impact statement for the ballpark and public infrastructure prepared under section 116D.04. Notwithstanding section 116D.04, subdivision 2b, a…

473.759 CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Binding and enforceable. In developing the ballpark and entering into related contracts, the authority must follow and enforce the criteria and conditions in subdivisions 2 to 15, provided that a determination by the authority that…

473.761 CITY REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Land conveyance. At the request of the authority or county, the city of Minneapolis shall convey to the authority or county, as applicable, at fair market value all real property it owns that is located in the development area and is not…

473.762 LOCAL TAXES. No new or additional local sales or use tax shall be imposed on sales at the ballpark site unless the tax is applicable throughout the taxing jurisdiction. No new or additional local tax shall be imposed on sales of tickets and admissions to baseball events a…

473.801 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 473.801 to 473.849, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Local government unit. "Local government unit" means any municipal corporation or governmental subdivision other …

473.8011 METROPOLITAN AGENCY RECYCLING GOAL. By December 31, 1993, the Metropolitan Council, each metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District established in section 473.702 shall recycle at least 40 percent by weight of the so…

473.803 METROPOLITAN COUNTY PLANNING. § Subdivision 1.County plans; general requirements. Each metropolitan county, following adoption or revision of the metropolitan policy plan and in accordance with the dates specified therein, and after consultation with all affected local go…

473.804 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. By June 30, 1992, each metropolitan county shall develop and implement a permanent program to manage household hazardous waste. Each program must include at least quarterly collection of wastes. Each program must be consistent with th…

473.811 WASTE MANAGEMENT BY COUNTIES, DEFINED LOCAL UNITS. § Subdivision 1.County acquisition of facilities. To accomplish the purpose specified in section 473.803, each metropolitan county may acquire by purchase, lease, gift or condemnation as provided by law, upon such terms a…

473.812 RECORDS; INSPECTION. For the purpose of enforcing section 473.811 or ordinances adopted under that section, a county has the responsibilities and authorities for record inspection under section 115A.882, regardless of whether the county has adopted a designation ordinance…

473.813 CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNS; SOLID WASTE CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.For up to 30 years. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law or charter, and in addition to the powers or authority granted by any other law or charter, a city, county, or town in the metropolitan area m…

473.823 RULES AND PERMITS. § Subdivision 1. MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2] § Subd. 2. MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2] § Subd. 3.Solid waste facilities; review procedures. (a) The agency shall request applicants for solid waste facility permits to submit all i…

473.834 DEBT SERVICE; SOLID WASTE BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Certain cities and towns; exemption. Each city or town in which a solid waste disposal facility is operating after January 1, 1980, shall be permanently exempt from the payments required by this section, if the facility is …

473.841 CITATION. Sections 473.842 to 473.847 may be cited as the "Metropolitan Landfill Abatement Act." History: 1984 c 644 s 71