SF 1156

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/14/2019 02:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to transit; requiring the Metropolitan Council to provide a minimum level
of service between downtown St. Paul and the Maplewood Mall Transit Center;
requiring a report; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin METRO TRANSIT SERVICE TO CENTURY COLLEGE.
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new text begin Metro Transit must provide a minimum of six round trips each weekday between the
Maplewood Mall Transit Center and downtown St. Paul. Of these round trips, two must be
between 8:00 a.m. and noon; two must be between noon and 4:00 p.m; and two must be
between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Metro Transit must not reduce the frequency of bus service,
as provided on February 1, 2019, between the Maplewood Mall Transit Center and the
White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi campuses of Century College.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; METRO TRANSIT SERVICE STUDY.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan
Council to conduct a study that examines:
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new text begin (1) the transit needs of any city or town within five miles of either Century College
campus;
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new text begin (2) the possibility of a circulator bus route in White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, and the
surrounding area with stops at both campuses of Century College; and
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new text begin (3) the transit needs of Century College students to get to and from both campuses.
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new text begin By January 2020, the Metropolitan Council must submit a copy of the study to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over transit.
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