2005 Minnesota Statutes - 473.618 — Airport planning and development report.

     473.618 Airport planning and development report. 


    Within 180 days after the completion of the actions 
 required by section 473.616, subdivision 3, the Metropolitan 
 Council and the airports commission shall report to the 
 legislature on the long-range planning and development of major 
 airport facilities in the metropolitan area.  The report must 
 include the recommendations of the agencies on major airport 
 development in the metropolitan area for a prospective 30-year 
 period and on acquiring a site for a major new airport.  The 
 report must include an analysis of the effect of a new airport 
 on present and proposed facilities at the existing airport and 
 on the local, regional, and state economies.  The report must 
 contain the recommendations of the agencies on financial 
 planning and financing for a major new airport, including:  
 cost; cost allocation; amortization of major improvements at the 
 existing airport before a transfer of operations; financing 
 methods and sources of public and private funds; lease 
 agreements and user charges at a new airport; and a method of 
 capturing for public uses a portion of the revenue from 
 development around a new airport. 


    HIST: 1989 c 279 s 4