2005 House Bill 2480 (Twins Baseball Stadium)

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• Introduced by Rep. Greg Blaine, Rep. Laura Brod, Rep. Randy Demmer, Rep. David Dill, Rep. John Dorn, Rep. Brad Finstad, Rep. Patti Fritz, Rep. Pat Garofalo, Rep. Rod Hamilton, Rep. Debra Hilstrom, Rep. Bill Hilty, Rep. Larry Hosch, Rep. Al Juhnke, Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Rep. Lyle Koenen, Rep. Morrie Lanning, Rep. Leon Lillie, Rep. Doug Magnus, Rep. Paul Marquart, Rep. Doug Meslow, Rep. Frank Moe, Rep. Peter Nelson, Rep. Anthony (Tony) Sertich, Rep. Dean Simpson, Rep. Nora Slawik, Rep. Steve Sviggum, Rep. Dean Urdahl, Rep. Lynn Wardlow and Rep. Andrew Westerberg on April 26, 2005, to establish a "Minnesota Stadium Authority" to choose sites for a potential stadium from proposals submitted by sports franchise owners and a proposed host community. The Authority would have the power to purchase property, operate the stadium, contract with employees to run the stadium, and establish conduminiums related to the land where the stadium would exist. The Metropolitan Council could issue bonds to pay for up to an unspecified amount of the stadium (SF2297 Companion Bill).
  • Referred to the House Government Operations and Veterans Affairs Committee on April 26, 2005.
  • Motion by Rep. Brad Finstad on April 27, 2005, to add Representative Westerberger as an author of HF2480. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on April 27, 2005.
  • Reported by Rep. Kathy Tingelstad on May 11, 2005, from the Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Committee with amendments and the recommendation that the bill pass as amended and be re-referred to the Local Government Committee. As reported, all of the provisions of the bill were deleted. As amended, the bill would create a Minnesota Ballpark Authority with responsibility for construction and operation of a new Major League ballpark in Minneapolis. The bill sets criteria that must be met in the process. The bill authorizes Hennepin county to issue bonds, and to impose a .15% local option sales tax to provide revenue for payment of debt service on bonds, for ballpark construction. The report was adopted.
    • Referred to the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee on May 11, 2005.
  • Reported by Rep. Erik Paulsen on May 13, 2005, from the Local Government Committee unamended with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Local Government Committee. The report was adopted.
  • Motion by Rep. Brad Finstad on May 16, 2005, to add Representative Kelliher as the second author of HF2480, show Representative Urdahl as the third, and Speaker Sviggum as the sixth. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on May 16, 2005.
  • Motion by Rep. Brad Finstad on May 16, 2005, to add Representatives Marquart, Garafalo, Lanning, Simpson, Magnus, Brod, Hamilton, Dill, Blaine, Juhnke, Hilstrom, Hosch, Moe, Fritz, Nelson, P. Meslow, Koenen, Wardlow, Slawik, Demmer, Dorn and Hilty as authors of HF2480. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on May 16, 2005.
  • Reported by Rep. Mark Olson on May 18, 2005, from the Local Government Committee with mostly nonsubstantive amendments and the recommendation that the bill pass as amended and be re-referred to the Tax Committee. A provision was added to require that the lease or use agreement contain a right of first refusal from the team to a corporation organized to provide community ownership of the team. The report was adopted.

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Introduced by Rep. Greg Blaine, Rep. Laura Brod, Rep. Randy Demmer, Rep. David Dill, Rep. John Dorn, Rep. Brad Finstad, Rep. Patti Fritz, Rep. Pat Garofalo, Rep. Rod Hamilton, Rep. Debra Hilstrom, Rep. Bill Hilty, Rep. Larry Hosch, Rep. Al Juhnke, Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Rep. Lyle Koenen, Rep. Morrie Lanning, Rep. Leon Lillie, Rep. Doug Magnus, Rep. Paul Marquart, Rep. Doug Meslow, Rep. Frank Moe, Rep. Peter Nelson, Rep. Anthony (Tony) Sertich, Rep. Dean Simpson, Rep. Nora Slawik, Rep. Steve Sviggum, Rep. Dean Urdahl, Rep. Lynn Wardlow and Rep. Andrew Westerberg on April 26, 2005. New Comment