240A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. As used in sections 240A.01 to 240A.07, the words defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commission. “Commission” means the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. Subd. 3. Local governments. “Local governments” means counties, towns, statutory or home rule charter cities, school districts, or any combination of them. […]
240A.02 MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Membership; compensation; chair. (a) The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission consists of 14 voting members, four of whom must be experienced in promoting amateur sports. Of the voting members, nine shall be appointed by the governor and two shall be appointed by the commission to three-year terms. Of the […]
240A.03 GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. General. The commission has the powers necessary and convenient to discharge the duties imposed by law, including but not limited to those provided in this section. Subd. 2. Actions. The commission may sue and be sued and is a public body within the meaning of chapter 562. Subd. […]
240A.04 PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR SPORTS. In addition to the powers and duties granted under section 240A.03, the commission may: (1) promote the development of Olympic training centers; (2) promote physical fitness by promoting participation in sports; (3) develop, foster, and coordinate physical fitness services and programs; (4) sponsor amateur sport workshops, clinics, and […]
240A.05 SANCTION OF CERTAIN EVENTS. The commission may sponsor or sanction amateur sporting events that include athletes who participate in events sponsored or sanctioned by the Minnesota State High School League or any other governing body of sport. History: 1987 c 400 s 48
240A.06 STATE AMATEUR ATHLETIC GAMES. Subdivision 1. Sponsorship required. The commission may sponsor and sanction a series of statewide amateur athletic games patterned after the winter and summer Olympic Games, with variations as required by facilities, equipment, and expertise, and as necessary to include people with physical disabilities, people with vision impairments, and people who […]
240A.07 COOPERATION REQUIRED. Local governments shall cooperate with the commission to the greatest extent practical in providing facilities for use in amateur sports and Olympic training. History: 1987 c 400 s 50
240A.085 JAMES METZEN MIGHTY DUCKS ICE CENTER DEVELOPMENT ACT. Sections 240A.085 to 240A.11 may be cited as the James Metzen Mighty Ducks Ice Center Development Act. History: 2016 c 189 art 13 s 56
240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA. The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section. (a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that come from […]
240A.10 AGREEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Ice arena facilities. The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission may enter into agreements with local units of government and provide financial assistance in the form of grants for the construction of ice arena facilities that in the determination of the commission, conform to its criteria. Subd. 2. Equipment; revolving fund. The commission […]
240A.11 GENERAL OBLIGATION SPECIAL TAX BONDS FOR ICE CENTERS. State general obligation bonds issued to finance the construction of the ice centers provided for in sections 240A.09 and 240A.10 may be general obligation special tax bonds under section 16A.661 and debt service on the bonds may be paid from sports and health club sales tax […]
240A.12 GRANTS FOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Grants. The commission may make matching grants to political subdivisions of the state: (1) to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature to be used for community facilities and related infrastructure primarily for amateur athletics; (2) to renovate […]
240A.13 SOCCER FIELD DEVELOPMENT. Subdivision 1. Grants. The commission may make matching grants to political subdivisions of the state to develop new soccer fields for amateur athletics. In awarding grants, the commission shall give priority to proposals from multiple applicants. To the extent possible, over time, the commission shall disperse grants equally among the state’s […]
240A.20 PROMOTING CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF PUBLIC SKATE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “skate” means wheeled, nonmotorized recreation, including skateboarding, roller blading, and roller skating, and not including cycling or biking. Subd. 2. Promotion of public skate parks. The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall: (1) develop new public […]
