Bill HF5208

Session 2024

Bill Introduced By
Tyler Demulling

House Author
Tyler Demulling

A bill for an act relating to

Retrofitting Glass on U.S. Bank Stadium for Bird Safety

Committee Hearing

Path	Committee	Action
1	Energy and Environment Committee	Passed
2	Ways and Means Committee	In Committee
3	Rules Committee	No Action Taken

Legislative Action

	Action
House	No Action Taken
Senate	No Action Taken
Governor	No Action Taken

Select Amendment

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to state government; appropriating money to the Minnesota Sports Facilities
1.3          Authority for retrofitting glass on the professional football stadium for bird safety.
1.4          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5          Section 1. RETROFITTING GLASS ON U.S. BANK STADIUM FOR BIRD SAFETY;
1.6          APPROPRIATION.
1.7        $750,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
1.8          of management and budget for a grant to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority to retrofit
1.9          U.S. Bank Stadium glass with exterior visual markers to make the glass bird safe. The
1.10       Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority must treat four glass areas as recommended in the
1.11       2019 U.S. Bank Stadium Bird Collision Study Final Report, using one or more approved
1.12       retrofit products specified in the report, after consulting with the American Bird
1.13       Conservancy's Glass Collisions Program staff. Additional overrun costs must petitioned to the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority. Retrofitting must be completed by June 30,
1.14       2025. This is a onetime appropriation.

Author
Tyler Demulling

Essay

The purpose of this bill is to retrofit new glass into U.S Bank Stadium to help ensure bird safety. As countless birds die due to flying into U.S Bank Stadium from the glass. So adding this change will help ensure the safety of travel by birds without a fear of death while flying. From a study on the glass on U.S Bank Stadium, 111 birds die every year. How many times can allow 111 birds die every year before we do something. As the death of these birds can leave a long lasting impact on the ecosystem of birds in the greater Twin Cities area. For the people that doesn’t believe in this bill, since we subsidized the stadium it is onus to make sure to protect Minnesota’s wildlife and to help improve the well-being of many Minnesotan environmental conservationists.

Title	Audience	Status	Created Sort ascending
Vote in Energy and Environment Committee on HF5208	Energy and Environment Committee	Closed	12/06/2024 - 10:27am