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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.542 — Depositories.

473.542 DEPOSITORIES.
The council shall from time to time designate one or more national or state banks, or trust companies authorized to do a banking business, as official depositories for moneys of the council, and thereupon shall require the treasurer to deposit all or a part of such moneys in such institutions. Such designation shall be in writing and shall set forth all the terms and conditions upon which the deposits are made, and shall be signed by the chair and treasurer, and made a part of the minutes of the council. Any bank or trust company so designated shall qualify as a depository by furnishing a corporate surety bond or collateral in the amounts required by section 118A.03. However, no bond or collateral shall be required to secure any deposit insofar as it is insured under federal law.
History:
1975 c 13 s 89; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 180; 1996 c 399 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.543 — Moneys, Accounts And Investments.

473.543 MONEYS, ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Disposed of as budgeted; pledges.
All moneys from wastewater services operations received by the council shall be deposited or invested by the treasurer and disposed of as the council may direct in accordance with its wastewater services budget; provided that any moneys that have been pledged or dedicated by the Metropolitan Council to the payment of obligations or interest thereon or expenses incident thereto, or for any other specific purpose authorized by law, shall be paid by the treasurer into the fund to which they have been pledged.
Subd. 2.
Accounts.
The council's treasurer shall establish such funds and accounts as may be necessary or convenient to handle the receipts and disbursements of the council in an orderly fashion.
Subd. 3.
Where to deposit; how to invest.
The moneys on hand in said funds and accounts may be deposited in the official depositories of the council or invested as hereinafter provided. The amount thereof not currently needed or required by law to be kept in cash on deposit may be invested in obligations authorized for the investment of public funds by chapter 118A. Such moneys may also be held under certificates of deposit issued by any official depository of the council.
Subd. 4.
Bond proceeds.
The use of proceeds of all bonds issued by the council for the acquisition and betterment of interceptors or treatment works, and the use, other than investment, of all moneys on hand in any sinking fund or funds of the council, shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 475, and the provisions of resolutions authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
History:
1975 c 13 s 90; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 93; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 181-184; 1996 c 399 art 2 s 9; 2013 c 101 s 8; 2014 c 292 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.545 — Property Exempt From Taxation.

473.545 PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Any properties, real or personal, owned, leased, controlled, used, or occupied by the council for any purpose referred to in sections 473.501 to 473.549 are declared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, used and occupied for public, governmental, and municipal purposes, and shall be exempt from taxation by the state or any political subdivision of the state, except to the extent that the property is subject to the sales and use tax under chapter 297A, provided that such properties shall be subject to special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties from such improvement. No possible use of any such properties in any manner different from their use as part of the metropolitan disposal system at the time shall be considered in determining the special benefit received by such properties. All such assessments shall be subject to final confirmation by the Metropolitan Council, whose determination of the benefits shall be conclusive upon the political subdivision levying the assessment.
History:
1975 c 13 s 91; 1983 c 213 s 23; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 185; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 105; 2000 c 418 art 2 s 10; 2013 c 101 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.547 — Tax Levies.

473.547 TAX LEVIES.
The council shall have power to levy taxes for debt service of the metropolitan disposal system upon all taxable property within the metropolitan area, without limitation of rate or amount and without affecting the amount or rate of taxes which may be levied by the council for other purposes or by any local government unit in the area. The council shall also have power to levy taxes as provided in section 473.521. Each of the county auditors shall annually assess and extend upon the tax rolls in the auditor's county the portion of the taxes levied by the council in each year which is certified to the auditor by the council. Each county treasurer shall collect and make settlement of such taxes with the council in the same manner as with other political subdivisions.
History:
1975 c 13 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 186
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.549 — Relation To Existing Laws.

473.549 RELATION TO EXISTING LAWS.
The provisions of sections 473.501 to 473.549 shall be given full effect notwithstanding the provisions of any law not consistent therewith. The powers conferred on the council under sections 473.501 to 473.545 shall in no way diminish or supersede the powers conferred on the Pollution Control Agency by sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 and chapters 115 and 116.
History:
1975 c 13 s 93; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 187; 2011 c 107 s 107
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.5491 — Metropolitan Cities Inflow And Infiltration Grants.

473.5491 METROPOLITAN CITIES INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Affordability criteria" means an inflow and infiltration project service area that is located, in whole or in part, in a census tract where at least three of the following apply as determined using the most recently published data from the United States Census Bureau or United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
(1) 20 percent or more of the residents have income below the federal poverty thresholds;
(2) the tract has a United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index greater than 0.80;
(3) the upper limit of the lowest quintile of household income is less than the state upper limit of the lowest quintile;
(4) the housing vacancy rate is greater than the state average; or
(5) the percent of the population receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is greater than the state average.
(c) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located within the metropolitan area.
Subd. 2.
Grants.
(a) The council shall make grants to cities for capital improvements in municipal wastewater collection systems to reduce the amount of inflow and infiltration to the council's metropolitan sanitary sewer disposal system.
(b) A grant under this section may be made in an amount up to 50 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection system. The council may award a grant up to 100 percent of the cost to mitigate inflow and infiltration in the publicly owned municipal wastewater collection system if the project meets affordability criteria.
Subd. 3.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a city must be identified by the council as a contributor of excessive inflow and infiltration in the metropolitan disposal system or have a measured flow rate within 20 percent of its allowable council-determined inflow and infiltration limits.
Subd. 4.
Application.
The council must award grants based on applications from cities that identify eligible capital costs and include a timeline for inflow and infiltration mitigation construction, pursuant to guidelines established by the council. The council must prioritize applications that meet affordability criteria.
Subd. 5.
Cancellation.
If a grant is awarded to a city and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the grant must be canceled.
History:
2023 c 60 art 9 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.5492 — Community Wastewater Costs; Annual Report.

473.5492 COMMUNITY WASTEWATER COSTS; ANNUAL REPORT.
By February 15 each year, the council must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over capital investment and environment and natural resources that provides a summary of the average monthly wastewater costs for communities in the metropolitan area for the previous calendar year.
History:
2023 c 60 art 9 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.552 — Legislative Policy; Purpose.

473.552 LEGISLATIVE POLICY; PURPOSE.
The legislature finds that
(a) the population in the metropolitan area has a need for sports facilities and that this need cannot be met adequately by the activities of individual municipalities, by agreements among municipalities, or by the private efforts of the people in the metropolitan area,
(b) the commission's ownership and operation of the metrodome and met center has met in part the foregoing need and has promoted the economic and social interests of the metropolitan area, of the state, and of the public, and
(c) the commission's acquisition of the basketball and hockey arena on the terms and conditions provided in sections 473.598 and 473.599 shall similarly and more fully meet the foregoing needs and promote these interests.
It is therefore necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare to establish a procedure for the acquisition and betterment of sports facilities and to create a Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.
History:
1977 c 89 s 2; 1994 c 648 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.561 — Exemption From Council Review.

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.
History:
1977 c 89 s 5; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 200; 1994 c 648 art 1 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.564 — Metropolitan Sports Area.

473.564 METROPOLITAN SPORTS AREA.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1994 c 648 art 1 s 19]
Subd. 2.
Assumption of obligations.
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.
Subd. 3.
Employees.
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.
History:
1977 c 89 s 6; 1994 c 648 art 1 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.565 — Post 1977 Service In Msrs; Exceptions.

473.565 POST 1977 SERVICE IN MSRS; EXCEPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
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.
Subd. 2.
Temporary and part-time employees.
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.
Subd. 3.
PERA election.
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.
Subd. 4.
Retroactive pay, inclusion.
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.
History:
1977 c 89 s 7; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.572 — Revised Final Determination.

473.572 REVISED FINAL DETERMINATION.
Subdivision 1.
Determinations before bonds.
The council shall make all determinations required by sections 473.581, subdivision 3, and 473.599 before it authorizes the issuance of bonds.
Subd. 2.
Self-supporting effort.
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.
History:
1979 c 203 s 1; 1994 c 648 art 1 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.596 — Highway User Tax Fund For Metrodome Access; Limits.

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.
History:
1979 c 203 s 14; 1980 c 608 s 2; 1994 c 648 art 1 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.5995 — Football Stadium Account.

473.5995 FOOTBALL STADIUM ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Creation.
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.
Subd. 2.
Transfer; sale of the Metrodome.
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.
History:
2002 c 397 s 4; 2006 c 257 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.601 — Definitions.

473.601 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
The following words, terms and phrases shall, for the purposes of sections 473.601 to 473.679 be given the meanings subjoined to them.
Subd. 2.
Commission and corporation.
"Commission" and "corporation" each means a metropolitan airports commission, organized and existing under the provisions of sections 473.601 to 473.679.
Subd. 3.
City council or council.
"City council" or "council" means the governing body of each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Subd. 4.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means a person appointed or otherwise selected as, and, after qualification, acting as, a member of the corporation.
Subd. 5.
The commissioners.
"The commissioners" means a quorum of the members of the corporation, acting as the governing body of the corporation.
Subd. 6.
City or each city.
"City" or "each city" means one of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
History:
1975 c 13 s 94; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.602 — Declaration Of Purposes.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 95; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1988 c 664 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.6021 — Public Necessity And Purpose For Bonds.

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.
History:
1991 c 350 art 2 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.603 — Metropolitan Airports Commission; Powers; Structure.

473.603 METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION; POWERS; STRUCTURE.
Subdivision 1.
Public corporation.
For the purposes provided in sections 473.601 to 473.679 the Metropolitan Airports Commission has been created as a public corporation.
Subd. 1a.
Also in Laws 1974, chapter 455.
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.
Subd. 2.
Organization, structure, administration.
The commission shall be organized, structured and administered as provided in sections 473.601 to 473.679.
History:
1975 c 13 s 96
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.605 — Organization; Corporate Seal; Bylaws.

473.605 ORGANIZATION; CORPORATE SEAL; BYLAWS.
Subdivision 1.
Also rules, meetings.
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.
Subd. 2.
Per diem, expenses; exception.
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.
Subd. 3.
Removal.
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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 98; 1977 c 417 s 1,2; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 356; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 56; 1990 c 460 s 3; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 203; 2Sp1997 c 3 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.609 — Condemnation For Preexisting Airport Property.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 101
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.611 — Plans To Be Consistent With Development Guide.

473.611 PLANS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1977 c 417 s 14]
Subd. 5.
New or existing airports.
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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 102; 1977 c 417 s 8; 1984 c 561 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.615 — Report; Climate Mitigation And Adaptation.

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.
History:
2023 c 68 art 4 s 96
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.622 — Existing Airports; Control, Jurisdiction.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 104
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.625 — Detaching Major Airport Land From City, School District.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 105; 1996 c 471 art 3 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.626 — Value And Assessment Of Taxable Detached Property.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 106; 1Sp1981 c 1 art 8 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.627 — Tax For Police, Fire, Streets, Parking.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 107
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.629 — Value Of Property For Bond Issues By School Districts.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 108; 1975 c 339 s 8; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 89
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.631 — Boundaries Of Major Airport.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.638 — Control Measure Involving Taking.

473.638 CONTROL MEASURE INVOLVING TAKING.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 153]
Subd. 2.
Retention or sale of property.
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.
Subd. 3.
Sharing of costs.
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.
History:
1986 c 460 s 49; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 5; 1987 c 291 s 231; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 154
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.64 — Governments In Airport Development Area; Tax Sharing.

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.
History:
1986 c 460 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.641 — New Airport; Public Hearing.

473.641 NEW AIRPORT; PUBLIC HEARING.
Subdivision 1.
Considerations.
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.
Subd. 2.
No hearings required.
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.
Subd. 3.
Land for new airport.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not initiate land acquisition for a new major airport without explicit authorization from the legislature.
Subd. 4.
Expansion or upgrade of metro airport.
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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 112; 1977 c 417 s 12; 1980 c 614 s 154; 2000 c 491 s 1; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 119
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.651 — Rentals Fixed.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 113
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.652 — Construction Work.

473.652 CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Subdivision 1.
Section 471.345 applies.
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.
Subd. 2.
Emergency.
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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 114; 1977 c 417 s 13; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.653 — Restrictions On Certain Airports.

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.
History:
1983 c 301 s 232
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.655 — Public And Governmental Purposes.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 115; 2005 c 123 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.662 — Earnings, How Applied.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 117
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.666 — Bonds, Legal Investments For Public Funds.

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.
History:
1975 c 13 s 119; 1983 c 213 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.668 — Municipalities To Guarantee Bonds Of Commission.

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 with sections 475.61 and 475.74, and shall be sold in the manner prescribed by section 475.60. No provision of any existing law or special or home rule charter under which either city may be acting shall be deemed or construed to impair, curtail, or limit in amount, form, or manner the power to issue any bonds pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679, and the bonds issued by either city or by the corporation pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679, shall not be included in computing the net indebtedness of such municipality under any applicable law or charter.
History:
1975 c 13 s 121