as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to gambling; proposing a constitutional 1.3 amendment to article XIII, section 5, for a single 1.4 privately operated casino in the metropolitan area 1.5 with gaming tax revenues dedicated to transportation. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.] 1.8 The following amendment is proposed to the Minnesota 1.9 Constitution, article XIII, section 5. If the amendment is 1.10 adopted, article XIII, section 5, will be amended to read: 1.11 Sec. 5. The legislature shall not authorize any lottery or 1.12 the sale of lottery tickets, other than: 1.13 (1) authorizing a lottery and sale of lottery tickets for a 1.14 lottery operated by the state; and 1.15 (2) authorizing and taxing the gaming revenues of a single 1.16 privately operated casino in the Minneapolis-St. Paul 1.17 metropolitan area if the proceeds on such taxation are dedicated 1.18 solely to transportation purposes as defined by law. 1.19 Sec. 2. [SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.] 1.20 The constitutional amendment proposed under section 1 must 1.21 be submitted to the people at the November 2004 general 1.22 election. The question submitted must be: 1.23 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to allow the 1.24 legislature to authorize and tax a privately operated casino in 1.25 the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area with the tax on 2.1 gaming proceeds dedicated solely to transportation purposes as 2.2 defined by law? 2.3 Yes ....... 2.4 No ........"