1.2relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Mighty Ducks grants for
1.3new or renovated air handling systems of indoor ice facilities; authorizing the sale
1.4and issuance of state bonds;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. MIGHTY DUCKS GRANTS; AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS.
1.7    Subdivision 1. Appropriation. $1,500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
1.8fund to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission for grants to local government units
1.9under Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09, paragraph (g) or (k), to install, renovate, or
1.10replace heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems in existing indoor ice arenas
1.11whose ice resurfacing and ice edging equipment are not powered by electricity in order
1.12to improve indoor air quality by reducing concentrations of carbon monoxide and
1.13nitrogen dioxide. The new or renovated heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems
1.14may include continuous electronic air monitoring devices to automatically activate the
1.15ventilation systems when the concentration of carbon monoxide or nitrogen dioxide
1.16reaches a predetermined level.
1.17    Subd. 2. Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
1.18bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
1.19bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
1.20the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
1.21Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240A.09, is amended to read:
2.2240A.09 PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.
2.3The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission shall develop a plan to promote the
2.4development of proposals for new statewide public ice facilities including proposals for
2.5ice centers and matching grants based on the criteria in this section.
2.6(a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give priority to proposals that
2.7come from more than one local government unit. Institutions of higher education are not
2.8eligible to receive a grant.
2.9(b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the
2.10commission is encouraged to give priority to the following proposals:
2.11(1) proposals for renovation and indoor air quality improvements at an existing
2.12indoor ice arena;
2.13(1) (2) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in a single new facility;
2.14(2) (3) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of ice at an existing ice center;
2.15(3) (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice as part of a sports
2.16complex with multiple sports facilities; and
2.17(4) (5) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of ice that will be expanded
2.18to a two-sheet facility in the future.
2.19(c) The commission shall administer a site selection process for the ice centers. The
2.20commission shall invite proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A proposal
2.21for an ice center must include matching contributions including in-kind contributions of
2.22land, access roadways and access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services,
2.23landscaping, and parking.
2.24(d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must provide for meeting the
2.25demand for ice time for female groups by offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as
2.26needed, to female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours
2.27of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays
2.28and Sundays.
2.29(e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in areas of maximum
2.30demonstrated interest and must maximize accessibility to an arterial highway.
2.31(f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be dispersed equitably, must
2.32be located to maximize potential for full utilization and profitable operation, and must
2.33accommodate noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages.
2.34(g) The commission may also use the money to upgrade current facilities, purchase
2.35girls' ice time, or conduct amateur women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments.
3.1(h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must be awarded to communities
3.2in greater Minnesota.
3.3(i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be provided to Minnesota
3.4communities by the commission on ice arena planning, design, redesign, installation,
3.5renovation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, and operation, including
3.6the marketing of ice time.
3.7(j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000.
3.8(k) The commission may make grants for rehabilitation and renovation. A
3.9rehabilitation or renovation grant may not exceed $100,000 $200,000. Priority must be
3.10given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, including zero emission
3.11ice resurfacing equipment and the upgrading of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
3.12systems which may include electronic indoor air monitoring devices.
3.13(l) Grant money may be used for ice centers designed for sports other than hockey.
3.14(m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities to comply with the
3.15bleacher safety requirements of section 326B.112.
3.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.