137.50 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 137.51 to 137.60. Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 3. Stadium. “Stadium” means an athletic stadium suitable for intercollegiate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football games and related infrastructure improvements constructed on the University […]
137.51 LAND PROTECTION AND TRANSFER. Subdivision 1. Land protection. The obligation of the state of Minnesota to make the payments required under section 137.54 is expressly conditioned upon the university’s covenant in perpetuity, subject to subdivision 3, limiting the use of the university land by the university, its successors, and assigns to the permitted university […]
137.52 CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION; REPORT. The board shall, until the issue is resolved, report annually to the legislature on or before February 1, on its efforts and the efforts of the Department of Defense to remedy contamination of the university land caused by activities occurring prior to the University of Minnesota acquiring the land. History: 2006 […]
137.53 ACTIVITIES; CONTRACTS. The legislature recognizes that the board has all powers necessary or convenient for designing, constructing, equipping, improving, controlling, operating, and maintaining the stadium and may enter into contracts that are, in its judgment, in the best interests of the public for those purposes. Notwithstanding contrary law, the board may adopt the fair […]
137.54 CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT TO UNIVERSITY. (a) Before the commissioner may make the first payment to the board authorized in this section, the commissioner must certify that the board has received at least $110,750,000 in pledges, gifts, sponsorships, and other nonstate general fund revenue support for the construction of the stadium. On July 1 of […]
137.55 PUBLIC USE OF STADIUM. The board is requested, in furtherance of its outreach mission and subject to its policies regarding the use of university facilities, to provide ample opportunities for use of the stadium for events sponsored by public bodies including public schools. History: 2006 c 247 s 6
137.56 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. The commissioner must not make an annual payment required by this act until the board has completed an environmental review of the stadium project and the commissioner determines that the board is performing the duties of the responsible governmental unit as prescribed in the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, chapter 116D, and the […]
137.57 NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. Any bonds or other obligations issued by the board under Laws 2006, chapter 247, are not public debt of the state, and the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the state are not pledged for their payment, or of any payments that the state agrees to make […]
137.58 MITIGATION FUND. The board is requested to cooperate with the reconstituted stadium area advisory group described in the University of Minnesota On-Campus Football Stadium-Final EIS, dated February 13, 2006, to mitigate the impact of the construction and operation of the stadium. The board shall also establish a mitigation fund for the support of community […]
137.60 EMINENT DOMAIN. The board may not acquire the fire station number 19 building for the construction of the stadium and related infrastructure, either directly or indirectly, through the exercise of the power of eminent domain. History: 2006 c 247 s 11
