LINCOLN — Faced with instant skepticism from some state lawmakers, businessman Rod Yates Wednesday unveiled a new plan he hopes will get his much-discussed sports-themed tourist magnet up and running between Lincoln and Omaha. Having scrapped his earlier application to develop the Gretna area project as a “good life district” under Nebraska law, Yates’ latest and more compact version would take shape under a proposal by State Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln

Ballard, joined by the Yates team, outlined Legislative Bill 637 during a public hearing before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee on Wednesday. He said the Destination Nebraska Act allows for the establishment of two “destination sites” in the state that in time could create jobs and draw big tourism dollars. While Yates is not specifically named, the bill is tailored for a 1,000-acre project site that expands his existing 40-acre Nebraska Crossing shopping center campus near Interstate 80 and Highway 31.

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