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469.318 JOBS CREDIT.
A qualified business is allowed a credit against the taxes imposed under chapter 290. The credit equals seven percent of the:
(1) lesser of:
(i) zone payroll for the taxable year, less the zone payroll for the base year; or
(ii) total Minnesota payroll for the taxable year, less total Minnesota payroll for the base year; minus
(2) $30,000 multiplied by (the number of full-time equivalent employees that the qualified business employs in the job opportunity building zone for the taxable year, minus the number of full-time equivalent employees the business employed in the zone in the base year, but not less than zero).
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Base year" means the taxable year beginning during the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the zone designation took effect.
(c) "Full-time equivalent employees" means the equivalent of annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours.
(d) "Minnesota payroll" means the wages or salaries attributed to Minnesota under section 290.191, subdivision 12, for the qualified business or the unitary business of which the qualified business is a part, whichever is greater.
(e) "Zone payroll" means wages or salaries used to determine the zone payroll factor for the qualified business, less the amount of compensation attributable to any employee that exceeds $100,000.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, the dollar amounts in subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 2, paragraph (e), are annually adjusted for inflation. The commissioner of revenue shall adjust the amounts by the percentage determined under section 290.06, subdivision 2d, for the taxable year.
If the amount of the credit exceeds the liability for tax under chapter 290, the commissioner of revenue shall refund the excess to the qualified business.
An amount sufficient to pay the refunds authorized by this section is appropriated to the commissioner of revenue from the general fund.
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.
473.564 METROPOLITAN SPORTS AREA.
MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 648 art 1 s 19]
Nothing herein shall be construed as imposing upon the council or commission an obligation to compensate the cities or the metropolitan sports area commission for all or any part of the metropolitan sports area or to continue to operate and maintain the metropolitan sports area facilities taken over by the commission.
Upon transfer of ownership all persons then employed by the metropolitan sports area commission shall be transferred to the metropolitan sports facilities commission without loss of right or privilege. Nothing in this section shall be construed to give any such person the right or privilege to continue in the same level or classification of employment previously held. The metropolitan sports facilities commission may assign any such person to an employment level and classification which it deems appropriate and desirable in accordance with its personnel code.
469.3192 PROHIBITION AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENT.
Except as authorized under section 469.3191, under no circumstance shall terms of any agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under section 469.315 be amended to change job creation, job retention, or wage goals included in the agreement.
469.3193 CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR JOBZ BENEFITS.
(a) By October 15 of each year, every qualified business must certify to the commissioner of revenue, on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, whether it is in compliance with any agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under section 469.315. A business that fails to submit the certification, or any business, including those still operating in the zone, that submits a certification that the commissioner of revenue later determines materially misrepresents the business's compliance with the agreement, is subject to the repayment provisions under section 469.319 from January 1 of the year in which the report is due or the date that the business became subject to section 469.319, whichever is earlier. Any such business is permanently barred from obtaining benefits under section 469.315. For purposes of this section, the bar applies to an entity and also applies to any individuals or entities that have an ownership interest of at least 20 percent of the entity.
(b) Before the sanctions under paragraph (a) apply to a business that fails to submit the certification, the commissioner of revenue shall send notice to the business, demanding that the certification be submitted within 30 days and advising the business of the consequences for failing to do so. The commissioner of revenue shall notify the commissioner of employment and economic development and the appropriate job opportunity subzone administrator whenever notice is sent to a business under this paragraph.
(c) The certification required under this section is public.
(d) The commissioner of revenue shall promptly notify the commissioner of employment and economic development of all businesses that certify that they are not in compliance with the terms of their business subsidy agreement and all businesses that fail to file the certification.
473.565 POST 1977 SERVICE 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.
Temporary employees hired for a period of less than six months and part-time employees hired to work less than 30 hours per week shall be excluded from membership in the retirement system if the commission certifies them to the executive director of the retirement system as being temporary or part-time employees.
Any employee of the commission who was an employee of the Metropolitan Sports Area Commission on May 17, 1977, and who was a member of the Public Employees Retirement Association on account of that employment may elect no later than 30 days following transfer of employment to the commission to remain a member of the Public Employees Retirement Association. The election shall be made on forms provided by the commission, and the commission shall give immediate notice of any such elections to the executive directors of the Public Employees Retirement Association and the Minnesota State Retirement System. Any person who makes such an election shall be excluded from membership in the Minnesota State Retirement System with respect to employment by the commission. The commission shall make the required employer contributions to the Public Employees Retirement Association.
Any permanent full-time employee of the commission who was a permanent full-time employee of the Metropolitan Sports Area Commission on May 17, 1977, for whom the prior employment was not covered by the Public Employees Retirement Association, may obtain allowable service credit in the Minnesota State Retirement System by paying to the retirement system (a) an amount equal to four percent of current salary rate multiplied by the days and months of such prior service for which the employee desires to obtain allowable service credit plus (b) a matching amount representing the employer's required contributions, except that the commission may agree to pay the matching amount on behalf of its employees. Proof of prior permanent full-time service and the duration thereof shall be established by the certification of the commission to the executive director of the retirement system. The payments shall be made either in a lump sum or by payroll deduction arranged for on or before July 1, 1978.
469.320 ZONE PERFORMANCE; REMEDIES.
An applicant receiving designation of a job opportunity building zone under section 469.314 must annually report to the commissioner on its progress in meeting the zone performance goals under the development plan for the zone and the applicant's compliance with the business subsidy law under sections 116J.993 to 116J.995.
For reports required by subdivision 1, the commissioner may prescribe:
(1) the required time or times by which the reports must be filed;
(2) the form of the report; and
(3) the information required to be included in the report.
If the commissioner determines, based on a report filed under subdivision 1 or other available information, that a zone or subzone is failing to meet its performance goals, the commissioner may take any actions the commissioner determines appropriate, including modification of the boundaries of the zone or a subzone or termination of the zone or a subzone. Before taking any action, the commissioner shall consult with the applicant and the affected local government units, including notifying them of the proposed actions to be taken. The applicant may appeal the commissioner's order under the contested case procedures of chapter 14.
(a) An action to remove area from a zone or to terminate a zone under this section does not apply to:
(1) the property tax on improvements constructed before the first January 2 following publication of the commissioner's order;
(2) sales tax on purchases made before the first day of the next calendar month beginning at least 30 days after publication of the commissioner's order; and
(3) individual income tax or corporate franchise tax attributable to a facility that was in operation before the publication of the commissioner's order.
(b) The tax exemptions specified in paragraph (a) terminate on the date on which the zone expires under the original designation.
469.3201 LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; AUDITS OF JOB OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS.
As resources allow, the legislative auditor must audit the creation and operation of all job opportunity building zones and business subsidy agreements entered into under sections 469.310 to 469.320. All public officials and parties to the agreements shall provide the legislative auditor with all documents and data the legislative auditor deems necessary and in all other respects comply with the requirements of section 3.978, subdivision 2.
473.572 REVISED FINAL DETERMINATION.
The council shall make all determinations required by sections 473.581, subdivision 3, and 473.599 before it authorizes the issuance of bonds.
It is the intent of the legislature that the commission shall, to the maximum extent possible consistent with the provisions of section 473.581, subdivision 3, impose rates, rentals and other charges in the operation of the metrodome which will make the metrodome self supporting so that the taxes imposed under section 473.592 for the metrodome will be at the lowest possible rate consistent with the obligations of the city of Minneapolis as provided in sections 473.551 to 473.595.
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 system established pursuant to article XIV, section 4, of the Minnesota Constitution if such work is done in order to provide or improve access to the metrodome constructed pursuant to sections 473.551 to 473.595. The commissioner of transportation shall determine whether expenditures are in violation of this section.
473.5995 FOOTBALL STADIUM ACCOUNT.
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 stadium account.
Upon sale of the Metrodome, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission must transfer the net sales proceeds as follows:
(1) $5,000,000 to Hennepin County to offset expenditures for grants for capital improvement reserves for a ballpark under section 473.757; and
(2) the remainder to the football stadium account to be used to pay debt service on bonds issued to pay for the construction of a football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
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; to prevent the loss of jobs and encourage and promote the creation of additional jobs in the state in the airline industry and in other businesses in the state served or affected by the airline industry; to promote the continued growth, and reduce the potential for and effects of a decline of economic activity in the metropolitan area and the state; and to ensure the preservation, growth, and diversification of the tax base of the metropolitan area and the state; it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to authorize the commission to take the actions described in section 473.667, subdivision 11, and Laws 1991, chapter 350, article 2, section 3.
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 and through this state; promote the efficient, safe, and economical handling of air commerce; assure the inclusion of this state in national and international programs of air transportation; and to those ends to develop the full potentialities of the metropolitan area in this state as an aviation center, and to correlate that area with all aviation facilities in the entire state so as to provide for the most economical and effective use of aeronautic facilities and services in that area;
(2) assure the residents of the metropolitan area of the minimum environmental impact from air navigation and transportation, and to that end provide for noise abatement, control of airport area land use, and other protective measures; and
(3) promote the overall goals of the state's environmental policies and minimize the public's exposure to noise and safety hazards around airports.
To achieve these purposes, the corporation shall cooperate with and assist the Metropolitan Council, the federal government, the commissioner of transportation of this state, the Pollution Control Agency, and others engaged in aeronautics or the promotion and regulation of aeronautics and shall seek to coordinate its activities with the aeronautical activities of these bodies.
473.601 DEFINITIONS.
The following words, terms and phrases shall, for the purposes of sections 473.601 to 473.679 be given the meanings subjoined to them.
"Commission" and "corporation" each means a metropolitan airports commission, organized and existing under the provisions of sections 473.601 to 473.679.
"City council" or "council" means the governing body of each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
"Commissioner" means a person appointed or otherwise selected as, and, after qualification, acting as, a member of the corporation.
"The commissioners" means a quorum of the members of the corporation, acting as the governing body of the corporation.
"City" or "each city" means one of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
473.603 METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION; POWERS; STRUCTURE.
For the purposes provided in sections 473.601 to 473.679 the Metropolitan Airports Commission has been created as a public corporation.
Except as provided otherwise in Laws 1974, chapter 455, the existence and the powers, responsibilities, rights, and obligations of this corporation are confirmed and extended in accordance with the provisions of those sections, as they now exist and as they are now and may hereafter be amended and supplemented.
The commission shall be organized, structured and administered as provided in sections 473.601 to 473.679.
473.605 ORGANIZATION; CORPORATE SEAL; BYLAWS.
The commissioners shall adopt a corporate seal and shall adopt bylaws for the regulation of the affairs of the corporation and rules of procedure governing their actions, not inconsistent with law. The bylaws shall provide for regular meetings of the corporation to be held at least once in each month and for special meetings.
Each commission member shall receive $50 per diem compensation and be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses. The chair shall receive a salary as prescribed in section 15A.0815 and shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses to the same extent as a member. The mayors and members of the city councils of Minneapolis and St. Paul shall not be eligible for per diem compensation. The annual budget of the commission shall provide as a separate account anticipated expenditures for per diem, travel, and associated expenses for the chair and members, and compensation or reimbursement shall be made to the chair and members only when budgeted.
The removal of residence of any commissioner from the area from which appointed or otherwise selected as a representative shall operate as a resignation of office. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the appointing body or person for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in defense of the charges.
473.609 CONDEMNATION FOR PREEXISTING AIRPORT PROPERTY.
In any case where the acquisition, construction, improvement, and operation of an airport by a corporation created pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679, shall have resulted in conflict with or damage to airport property in existence and in operation at the time of such acquisition and construction, the owner of such airport property may petition the corporation for relief, and upon the filing of such a petition and within 60 days thereof, the corporation shall exercise its power of eminent domain to extinguish such airport operation and take by condemnation the buildings, aeronautical improvements, and otherwise compensate the owner for the cost of the aeronautical improvements made to the land area and for the cost of restoring the land to its original uses, and shall pay therefor out of funds provided pursuant to section 473.665.
473.611 PLANS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
Any long-term comprehensive plans adopted by the commission for the betterment and enlargement of existing airports, for the acquisition and construction of new airports, and for the categories of use of airports owned or controlled by the commission shall be consistent with the development guide of the Metropolitan Council.
469.35 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS.
Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making loans or grants. Money in the accounts must not be used to pay for the operation of transit lines or the construction or operating costs of transit stations.
473.615 REPORT; CLIMATE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION.
(a) By January 31 annually, the commission must submit a report on climate mitigation and adaptation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
(b) At a minimum, the report must:
(1) summarize activities and evaluate performance at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in support of the following 2030 goals adopted by the commission:
(i) a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to a level that is at least 80 percent below 2015 levels;
(ii) a reduction in water usage per airline passenger to a level that is at least 15 percent below 2015 levels; and
(iii) diversion of at least 75 percent of all waste through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting programs; and
(2) summarize findings from the commission's 2023 waste characterization study.
(c) The report due by January 31, 2024, must also include a plan and timeline for the reduction of single-use plastics, including but not limited to a potential ban on plastic water bottles. The commission must develop the plan following a stakeholder engagement process.
(d) This section expires June 30, 2030.
469.42 OFFICERS; DUTIES; ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.
The corporation may adopt bylaws and rules of procedure and may adopt an official seal.
The corporation must annually elect a treasurer. The chair must appoint a secretary and assistant treasurer. The secretary and assistant treasurer need not, but may, be members of the board.
The officers have the usual duties and powers of their offices. They may be given other duties and powers by the corporation. The corporation must establish and maintain a website.
The treasurer:
(1) must receive and is responsible for corporation money;
(2) is responsible for the acts of the assistant treasurer;
(3) must disburse corporation money by check or electronic procedures;
(4) must keep an account of the source of all receipts, and of the nature, purpose, and authority of all disbursements; and
(5) must file the corporation's detailed financial statement with its secretary at least once a year at times set by the authority.
The secretary must perform duties as required by the board.
The assistant treasurer has the powers and duties of the treasurer if the treasurer is absent or disabled.
473.626 VALUE AND ASSESSMENT OF TAXABLE DETACHED PROPERTY.
The county assessor of the county in which the property is situated shall value and assess the taxable property in said area and shall report the same to the county auditor of the county in which such property is situated on or before October 1 of each year.
473.622 EXISTING AIRPORTS; CONTROL, JURISDICTION.
The corporation shall exercise control and jurisdiction over any other airport within either 35 miles of the city hall of either city or within the metropolitan area. Control and jurisdiction of the corporation over any privately or publicly owned airport shall be limited to control and jurisdiction of the flight and traffic patterns of such airport in the interests of safety of the operation of any airport owned or operated by the corporation. No airport shall be acquired or operated within the metropolitan area without first securing the approval of the corporation, provided, however, such approval shall not be withheld except after notice to all interested parties and a public hearing held thereon, as provided in section 360.018, subdivision 7, and then only upon a finding by the corporation that the acquisition or operation of such airport would create a flight hazard to any airport or airports owned or operated by it. As to any airport once licensed with the approval of the corporation, approval of the continued operation of such airport shall at no time be withdrawn by the corporation except after notice to all interested parties, a public hearing had, and a finding by the corporation based on substantial evidence that the operation of such airport is inconsistent with the safety of flight to and from an airport owned or operated or presently to be or being constructed to be operated by the corporation, and then only after payment of just compensation to cover the loss sustained by reason of such withdrawal, such just compensation, if not arrived at by agreement, to be ascertained in the condemnation of said airport by the corporation under the power of eminent domain, the commission to institute the condemnation proceedings promptly and to pay in connection with the prosecution thereof all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred not only by it but also by the owner of such airport.
473.625 DETACHING MAJOR AIRPORT LAND FROM CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
(a) Lands constituting any major airport or a part thereof now and which may hereafter be operated by any public corporation organized under sections 473.601 to 473.679, and embraced within any city or school district organized under the laws of the state, are hereby detached from such city or school district.
(b)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), real and personal property, including real and personal property otherwise taxable under section 272.01, constituting all or part of an intermediate airport operated by a public corporation organized under sections 473.601 to 473.679 and embraced within a home rule charter or statutory city or school district is exempt from taxation by the city or school district.
(ii) The county assessor of the county where the property under this paragraph is located shall determine the total market value for all property at that site for assessment year 2001, compare it to the market value of the property existing on that site for the 1996 assessment, and report those market values to the commission. If the total market value has not increased by at least 20 percent, the property tax exemption under clause (i) shall expire and the property shall be taxable beginning in assessment year 2001 and thereafter, for taxes payable in 2002 and thereafter. The provisions of section 473.629 apply to lands exempted from property tax under this paragraph.
(c) For the purposes of this section, an intermediate airport is an airport that as of March 14, 1996, is a primary reliever airport, provides general aviation services, has a primary runway between 5,001 and 8,000 feet in length, and has precision instrument capability.
473.627 TAX FOR POLICE, FIRE, STREETS, PARKING.
The said commission shall on or before October 10 of each calendar year certify to the county auditor of said county, the amount determined by the commission to be raised on taxable properties within such territory to provide funds for policing and fire protection at and within said airport, and for the construction, maintenance and repair of streets and motor vehicle parking areas within such airport and the auditor shall extend, spread and include the same with and as a part of the general taxes for state and county purposes, to be collected and enforced therewith, together with penalties and interest and costs, and the county treasurer upon collection of the same, shall transfer the same to the treasurer of said public corporation.
469.46 COUNTY TAX AUTHORITY.
(a) Notwithstanding sections 297A.99, 297A.993, and 477A.016, or any other contrary provision of law, ordinance, or charter, and in addition to any taxes the county may impose under another law or statute, the Board of Commissioners of Olmsted County may, by resolution, impose a transit tax of up to one quarter of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under chapter 297A. The provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 to 13, govern the imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this paragraph.
(b) The Board of Commissioners of Olmsted County may, by resolution, levy an annual wheelage tax of up to $10 on each motor vehicle kept in the county when not in operation which is subject to annual registration and taxation under chapter 168, for transportation projects within the county. The wheelage tax must not be imposed on the vehicles exempt from wheelage tax under section 163.051, subdivision 1. The board, by resolution, may provide for collection of the wheelage tax by county officials, or it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar on behalf of the county. The provisions of section 163.051, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, and 7, must govern the administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this paragraph. The tax authorized under this section is in addition to any tax the county may be authorized to impose under section 163.051, but until January 1, 2018, the county tax imposed under this paragraph, in combination with any tax imposed under section 163.051, must equal the specified rate under section 163.051.
(c) The proceeds of any taxes imposed under paragraph (a), less refunds and costs of collection, must be first used by the county to meet its local matching contributions under section 469.47, subdivision 6, for financing transit infrastructure related to the public infrastructure projects contained in the development plan and approved by the corporation, including any financing costs. Revenues collected in any calendar year in excess of the county obligation to pay for projects contained in the development plan may be retained by the county and used for funding other transportation projects, including roads and bridges, airports, and transportation improvements.
(d) Any taxes imposed under paragraph (a) expire December 31, 2049, or at an earlier time if approved by resolution of the county board of commissioners. The taxes must not terminate before the county board of commissioners determines that revenues from these taxes and any other revenue source the county dedicates are sufficient to pay the county share of transit project costs and financing costs under the development plan.
473.629 VALUE OF PROPERTY FOR BOND ISSUES BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
As to any lands detached from any school district under section 473.625, notwithstanding the detachment, the estimated market value of the detached lands and taxable properties located on the lands on the date of the detachment constitute a part of the estimated market value of properties used to calculate the net debt limit of the school district. The value of the lands and other taxable properties for purposes of the school district's net debt limit are 33-1/3 percent of the estimated market value thereof as determined and certified by the assessor to the school district, and the assessor annually on or before the tenth day of October of each year, shall determine and certify that value; provided, however, that the value of the detached lands and taxable properties shall never exceed 20 percent of the estimated market value of all properties used to calculate the net debt limit of the school district.
469.50 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of sections 469.50 to 469.54, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
"City" means the city of Duluth.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
"County" means St. Louis County.
"District" means the regional exchange district established under section 469.51.
"Medical business entity west" means a nonprofit integrated health system with two hospitals located within the district.
"Medical business entity east" means a nonprofit health system operating one hospital within the district.
(a) "Public infrastructure project" means a project identified in section 469.53.
(b) A public infrastructure project is not a business subsidy under section 116J.993.
469.51 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT.
There is established in the city a regional exchange district. The regional exchange district is bounded by: East 6th Street from North 3rd Avenue East to North 7th Avenue East; North 7th Avenue East from East 6th Street to East 3rd Street; East 3rd Street from North 7th Avenue East to North 12th Avenue East; North 12th Avenue East from East 3rd Street straight through the Duluth Rose Garden to the Lake Superior waterfront; the Lake Superior waterfront from the Duluth Rose Garden at North 12th Avenue East to Lake Place Park at North 3rd Avenue East; North 3rd Avenue East from Lake Place Park at the Lake Superior waterfront to East 6th Street, excluding any property operated as a hotel on the corner of Superior Street and North 3rd Avenue East.
The public purposes of the district are to facilitate:
(1) repurposing vacant or underutilized private land, or unutilized property interests such as air rights, for development or redevelopment and to incent significant private investment;
(2) redeveloping vacant or underutilized private land to increase its tax-generating and job-creating potential or to provide housing or meet community needs; and
(3) development by the anchoring institutions in the community, such as health care organizations and institutions of higher education, to create opportunities to improve the economy of the city and greater Minnesota regions and attract and retain workforce.
473.631 BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR AIRPORT.
The western boundary of any major airport located within Hennepin County shall not be extended by said corporation into the city of Richfield beyond Cedar Avenue as laid out as of the date of enactment of Laws 1953, Chapter 715; provided that nothing herein shall be or constitute a limitation upon the power of such corporation, now or hereafter given, to zone said airport and lands adjacent thereto by the enactment of an ordinance or otherwise.
469.53 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
(a) The following projects shall be eligible for state appropriation support payments upon approval by the Duluth City Council. Costs may be reimbursed for eligible projects that begin construction prior to September 30, 2020, but in no case may the total state payment per project exceed the amount established in this section. Eligible costs for the projects in this paragraph may include expenditures as defined in section 469.54, subdivision 1, including but not limited to planning, acquisition, predesign, design, construction, site preparation, demolition costs, furnishing, and equipping. Eligible projects include:
(1) demolition and replacement of a skywalk connected to an existing medical district parking ramp in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000, including any land acquisition;
(2) a ramp with up to 1,400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity west in an amount not to exceed $37,900,000, including any land acquisition;
(3) extension of 6th Avenue East from 2nd Street to 1st Street in an amount not to exceed $6,650,000, including any land acquisition;
(4) demolition of existing hospital structure for site reuse, to accomplish the purposes in section 469.51, subdivision 2, in an amount not to exceed $11,820,000;
(5) roadway, utility, and site improvements and capacity upgrades to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not to exceed $13,950,000;
(6) district energy connections, capacity enhancement, a pressure pump station, and district energy utility improvements outside of the district reasonably necessary and advantageous to services developments within the district in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000;
(7) a ramp with up to 400 new parking stalls to serve medical entity east in an amount not to exceed $14,000,000; and
(8) site improvements made upon private property and within the public realm, including retaining walls, public sidewalks, public stairs, and other related infrastructure, necessary to support medical entity west hospital construction in an amount not less than $1,300,000 or in excess of $4,300,000.
(b) Upon notice to the commissioner of employment and economic development, any unexpended amount for the projects described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4) and (8), that have been substantially completed may fund the project in paragraph (a), clause (5). The unexpended amounts applied to the project in paragraph (a), clause (5), shall be in addition to the amount specified for that project. The Duluth City Council must submit a written plan to the commissioner of employment and economic development to use unexpended funds in the manner under this paragraph.
(c) For any public infrastructure project that will not be let by the city for which state support is sought, the project must proceed and comply with any state and local contracting requirements otherwise applicable to the city had the city let the project. The city shall have the right to inspect, upon reasonable notice, the construction contracts and related documentation for any public infrastructure project for which state support is sought.
469.52 CITY POWERS; DUTIES.
The city may exercise the powers of a port authority under sections 469.048 to 469.068 for purposes of implementing sections 469.50 to 469.54.
The city must require that a public infrastructure project use steel products made from iron ore mined from the taconite assistance area as defined in section 273.1341 to the extent practicable. In determining whether it is practicable, the city may consider the exceptions to the requirement by Public Law 111-5, section 1605.
For all public infrastructure projects, the city must make reasonable efforts to hire and cause the construction manager and any subcontractors to employ women and members of minority communities. Goals for construction contracts must be established in the manner required under the city's disadvantaged business enterprises plan.
Notwithstanding section 469.068 or any other law to the contrary, the city need not require competitive bidding with respect to a parking facility or other public improvements constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or below, or adjacent and integrally related to, a private development within a district.
Parking facilities or structures constructed must charge market rate parking fees, except for use separately negotiated between the city and a church whose parking facility is removed to accommodate construction of a parking ramp.
The city must use the city utility fund to finance improvements made within the district for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water systems and other related utility improvements. The improvements must be approved by the city. The total expenditures required under this subdivision and under Laws 1980, chapter 511, section 1, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), as added by Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 10, section 7, must equal at least $10,000,000.
473.64 GOVERNMENTS IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AREA; TAX SHARING.
The governing bodies of government units located wholly or partly in an airport development area shall jointly study and decide upon a plan for the sharing of property tax revenues derived from property located in an airport development area. If 80 percent of the government units having territory within the airport development area agree upon a plan, the plan is effective, and all government units shall enter into whatever agreements may be necessary for this purpose. The plan, however, may not impair the existing contract obligations of any government unit. This section does not apply to the Metropolitan Airports Commission or the council.
473.638 CONTROL MEASURE INVOLVING TAKING.
MS 1996 [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 153]
The commission may retain any property now owned by it or acquired under subdivision 1 and use it for a lawful purpose, or it may provide for the sale or other disposition of the property in accordance with a redevelopment plan in the same manner and upon the same terms as the housing and redevelopment authority and governing body of a municipality under the provisions of section 469.029, all subject to existing land use and development control measures approved by the council.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission and any other government unit in the metropolitan area may enter into an agreement under which the cost of acquiring a property and the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of it under subdivision 2 are to be shared by the commission and such government unit. The commission, the Metropolitan Council, or any government unit may also enter into any agreements with the United States or the state of Minnesota, or any agency or subdivision of either, and do all acts and things required by state or federal law or rules as a condition or consideration for the loan or grant of funds or property for the purpose of land acquisition or improvement under subdivisions 1 and 2.
473.641 NEW AIRPORT; PUBLIC HEARING.
In determining whether a new airport shall be acquired or established or an existing airport expanded by the acquisition of an annexation thereto of additional lands, the corporation shall, before taking any action thereon, hold a public hearing in accordance with the procedure set forth in sections 473.601 to 473.679; and in reaching such determination, the corporation shall take into consideration the objectives of sections 473.601 to 473.679 as set forth in section 473.602; and shall take into consideration the use or uses to be made of the new airport or the use or uses to be made of the lands to be acquired and annexed to an existing airport, and shall take into consideration the effect the acquisition or establishment of the new airport will have upon the residents and properties in the area surrounding such new airport, or, in the case of the acquisition and annexation of lands to an existing airport, the effect such acquisition and annexation will have on residents and properties in the area surrounding such lands; and with respect to the new airport to be acquired or established, the commission shall take into consideration, in addition to the foregoing, the adequacy of present airport facilities in the area over which the corporation has jurisdiction, the nature of the terrain at the site thereof and in the vicinity of such site, whether there are safe areas available for expansion purposes, and whether the adjoining area is free from obstructions based on a proper glide ratio; and to aid the commission in giving consideration to such objectives and factors, and in reaching such determination, evidence may be offered and shall be received as to such objectives and factors at the public hearing herein provided for.
Except as provided in subdivision 1, public hearings are not required for alterations, improvements or developments, whether or not contracted for, of any airport under the jurisdiction of the corporation, including but not limited to the addition of structures and facilities for use of or lease to others by the corporation.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not initiate land acquisition for a new major airport without explicit authorization from the legislature.
Notwithstanding any other law, the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not use revenue from any source, as described by section 473.608, for construction of air facilities to expand or upgrade the use of an existing metropolitan airport from minor use to intermediate use status without approval in a law. For the purposes of this section, a minor use airport is defined as an airport with a runway or runways of length no longer than 5,000 feet.
473.651 RENTALS FIXED.
The corporation shall have the authority to determine the charges for the use of any of the property under its management and control, and the terms and conditions under which such property may be used. Where there is reasonable basis for classification of users as to any use, the corporation may classify users, but charges as to each class shall be reasonable and uniform for such use, and established with due regard to the value of the property and improvements used and the expense of operation to the corporation. The corporation shall have and may enforce liens as provided for in sections 514.18 to 514.22, to enforce the payment of any such charges.
473.653 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN AIRPORTS.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not take any action with respect to an airport owned by it that would result in a permanent net reduction in usable runway length at the airport. Retention of existing usable runway length at an airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not cause the airport to be reclassified from a minor use to an intermediate use airport.
473.652 CONSTRUCTION WORK.
The provisions of section 471.345, subject to the provisions of subdivision 2, shall apply to all construction work and every purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections 473.601 to 473.679.
If the executive director of the corporation with the written concurrence of the chair or vice-chair declares that an emergency exists requiring immediate purchase of material or supplies or the making of emergency repairs at a cost of no more than $5,000, or if two-thirds of the members of the corporation declare that an emergency exists requiring immediate purchase of materials or supplies or the making of emergency repairs at a cost in excess of $5,000, the corporation shall not be required to advertise for bids. The materials or supplies may be purchased in the open market at the lowest price obtainable, or the emergency repairs may be contracted for or performed without securing formal competitive bids.
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 of the Metropolitan Council's Development Guide and promote the public safety and welfare of the state; and that the development, extension, maintenance, and operation of the system in such a manner as to assure the residents of the metropolitan area of the minimum environmental impact from air navigation and transportation, with provision for noise abatement, control of airport area land use, and other protective measures, is essential to the development of air navigation and transportation in and through this state, and is necessary in order to assure the inclusion of this state in national and international systems of air transportation, benefits the people of the state as a whole, renders a general public service, and provides employment, and is of great public economic benefit.
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 bonds which will be payable in the following fiscal year; and (c) to the other purposes set out in section 473.608, subdivision 13. If the amount included in the budget for any year, including the sum necessary to make payment of interest on and principal of bonds in the ensuing fiscal year is not sufficient to meet the needs of the corporation for that year, any deficit shall be included in the budget of the corporation for the following year.
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 land fund, internal improvement land funds, or any other trust fund of the state of Minnesota, or for any other fund administered by such board, and shall be deemed authorized securities within the provisions of section 50.14, and shall be proper for the investment of capital, surplus, or deposits of any savings bank or trust company, and for the investment of funds of any insurance company, and for the investment of any sinking funds held by any public or municipal corporation, and may be pledged by any bank or trust company as security for the deposit of public moneys therein in lieu of surety bonds. The bonds shall be deemed and treated as instrumentalities of a public government agency.
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 in section 473.121. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission is created as the governing body of the district, composed and exercising the powers as prescribed in sections 473.701 to 473.716.
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 to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul but shall be levied against all the taxable property in the metropolitan area in accordance with the provisions of section 473.667.