The district may build and maintain contiguous theme parks, but it must keep ownership or leasing arrangements for improvements, approve developer-selected professionals, and limit retail sales at any theme park facility to no more than half of the business conducted there.
48-6231 - Constructing and maintaining theme parks; limitation on retail sales 48-6231. Constructing and maintaining theme parks; limitation on retail sales (Conditionally Rpld.) A. The district may provide for the construction, financing, furnishing and maintenance of one or more contiguous theme parks that shall be located only in the city establishing the district, or if a city does not participate in establishing the district, the one or more theme parks may be located only in unincorporated areas in the county. The district shall own or lease all buildings and other improvements it constructs, renovates or redevelops subject only to liens and other security interests of record. The district may construct its facilities on real property owned or leased by the district or leased by the district from one or more site hosts as provided by section 48-6233. B. On full repayment of the bonds prescribed by section 48-6253, any real property, buildings or other improvements conveyed or leased to the district will be reconveyed by the district to the lessee under the lease with the district. C. Any construction on or for the theme park may include the renovation or redevelopment of existing buildings or improvements and theme park facilities are not limited to new buildings or improvements. D. Not more than one-half of the business conducted at any theme park facility may consist of retail sales of tangible personal property, measured either by the number of employees assigned to retail sales or the square footage of the facility used for retail sales. For the purposes of this subsection, "retail sales" means the sale of tangible personal property to an ultimate consumer. Retail sales do not include: 1. Sales of food and beverages for consumption on the premises of the theme park facility. 2. The distribution without charge of promotional products that display the theme park logo or trademark. 3. Sales solely to employees of the theme park. E. Notwithstanding title 34 or title 41, chapter 23, the district may use alternative systems and procedures, including design-build construction and qualifications-based selection of contractors or any other system or procedure that the district deems appropriate, either by direct selection or by public competition, to expedite the design and construction of any of its facilities or structures or any facilities or structures leased to it or used by it pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other statute, the district shall approve all architects, designers, engineers and contractors that are selected by the developer. For the purposes of this subsection: 1. "Design-build" means a process of entering into and managing a contract between the district and another party in which the other party agrees to both design and build any structure, facility or other items specified in the contract. 2. "Qualifications-based selection" means a process of entering into and managing a contract between the district and another party in which the other party is selected by the district on the basis of the party's qualifications and experience in designing or constructing facilities, structures or other items similar to those the district is authorized to construct or lease.