1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; prohibiting Metropolitan
1.3 	Airports Commission from authorizing facility
1.4 	demolition or further consideration of Northwest
1.5 	Airlines 20/20 vision until Northwest Airlines
1.6 	demonstrates compliance with financing agreement
1.7 	covenants and reporting requirements.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. MORATORIUM ON AIRPORT PLANNING AND FACILITIES
1.10 	DEMOLITION.
 1.11 	(a) The Metropolitan Airports Commission must not
1.12 	officially consider, plan for, or authorize work on the
1.13 	Northwest Airlines expansion plan 20/20 vision or allow
1.14 	demolition of Northwest Airlines maintenance or hangar
1.15 	facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
1.16 	until Northwest Airlines has submitted a report to the house of
1.17 	representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over
1.18 	transportation policy and budget.
1.19 	(b) The report must:
1.20 	(1) explain current and projected future compliance by
1.21 	Northwest Airlines with all commitments, provisions, and
1.22 	covenants of the financing agreements between the state of
1.23 	Minnesota, Northwest Airlines, and other parties;
1.24 	(2) state the present and future impact of the demolition
1.25 	of Building B hangars on airport employment, specifically
1.26 	identifying jobs lost or projected to be lost, and wage levels
2.1 	for those jobs;
2.2 	(3) identify the companies that, by agreement with
2.3 	Northwest Airlines, currently perform or will perform aircraft
2.4 	maintenance work that was previously done in Minneapolis-St.
2.5 	Paul International Airport facilities;
2.6 	(4) identify countries other than the United States in
2.7 	which aircraft maintenance work referenced in clause (3) is or
2.8 	will be done; and 
2.9 	(5) with respect to the companies and countries referenced
2.10 	in clauses (3) and (4), explain their applicable requirements
2.11 	for aircraft maintenance employees or contract workers relating
2.12 	to drug and alcohol testing and criminal backgrounds checks.

2.13 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.14 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.