Section 473J.09 — Powers, Duties Of The Authority.
473J.09 POWERS, DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Actions. The authority may sue and be sued. The authority is a public body and the stadium and stadium infrastructure are public improvements within the meaning of chapter 562. The authority is a municipality within the meaning of chapter 466. Subd. 2. Acquisition of property. The authority […]
Section 473J.10 — Location.
473J.10 LOCATION. The stadium to be constructed under this chapter shall be located at the stadium site in the city of Minneapolis. History: 2012 c 299 art 1 s 14
Section 473J.11 — Stadium Design And Construction.
473J.11 STADIUM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. Subdivision 1. Contracts. (a) The design, development, and construction of the stadium shall be a collaborative process between the authority and the NFL team. The authority and the NFL team shall establish a process to reach consensus on key elements of the stadium program and design, development, and construction. (b) […]
Section 473J.112 — Commemorative Bricks.
473J.112 COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS. The authority shall sell commemorative bricks to be displayed at a prominent location in the new stadium, for an amount to be determined by the authority. Funds raised through this section shall be appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. History: 2012 c […]
Section 473J.12 — Employment.
473J.12 EMPLOYMENT. Subdivision 1. Hiring and recruitment. In the design, development, construction, management, operation, maintenance, and capital repair, replacement, and improvement of the stadium and stadium infrastructure, the authority shall make every effort to employ, and cause the NFL team, the construction manager and other subcontractors, vendors, and concessionaires to employ women and members of […]
Section 473J.13 — Stadium Operations; Capital Improvements.
473J.13 STADIUM OPERATIONS; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Stadium operation. The stadium shall be operated in a first-class manner, similar to and consistent with other comparable NFL stadiums. The authority and the NFL team will mutually agree on a third-party management company or individual to manage the stadium and on certain major vendors to the stadium. […]
Section 473J.14 — Suites Tax.
473J.14 SUITES TAX. (a) Upon notification by the commissioner of management and budget under section 16A.727, the authority shall by resolution impose and maintain a ten percent tax on the gross receipts received for the rental of suites, sky boxes, and similar in the NFL stadium. (b) The tax must be imposed in the years […]
Section 473J.15 — Criteria And Conditions.
473J.15 CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS. Subdivision 1. Binding and enforceable. In developing the stadium and entering into related contracts, the authority must follow and enforce the criteria and conditions in this section, provided that a determination by the authority that those criteria or conditions have been met under any agreement or otherwise shall be conclusive. Subd. […]
Section 473J.17 — Municipal Activities.
473J.17 MUNICIPAL ACTIVITIES. Subdivision 1. Property acquisition and disposition. The city may, to the extent legally permissible, acquire land, air rights, and other property interests within the development area for the stadium site and stadium infrastructure and convey it to the authority with or without consideration, prepare a site for development as a stadium, and […]
Section 473J.19 — Property Tax Exemption; Special Assessments.
473J.19 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION; SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. Any real or personal property acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the authority for any of the purposes of this chapter, is acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used, and occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes. The stadium and stadium infrastructure are exempt from ad valorem taxation by […]