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HF 4130

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing commuter coach service between Rogers
and downtown Minneapolis; directing funds; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 297A.992, subdivision 5, as added; Minnesota Statutes 2007
Supplement, section 16A.88, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16A.88, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Metropolitan area transit account.

The metropolitan area transit account
is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. All money in the
account is annually appropriated to the Metropolitan Council for the funding of transit
systems within the metropolitan area under sections 473.384, 473.386, 473.387, new text begin 473.3855,
new text end 473.388
, and 473.405 to 473.449.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.992, subdivision 5, as added by Laws
2008, chapter 152, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Grant application and awards; Grant Evaluation and Ranking System
(GEARS) Committee.

(a) The joint powers board shall establish a grant application
process and identify the amount of available funding for grant awards. Grant applications
must be submitted in a form prescribed by the joint powers board. An applicant must
provide, in addition to all other information required by the joint powers board, the
estimated cost of the project, the amount of the grant sought, possible sources of funding
in addition to the grant sought, and identification of any federal funds that will be utilized
if the grant is awarded. A grant application seeking transit capital funding must identify
the source of money necessary to operate the transit improvement.

(b) The joint powers board shall establish a timeline and procedures for the award of
grants, and may award grants only to the state and political subdivisions. The board shall
define objective criteria for the award of grants, which must include, but not be limited to,
consistency with the most recent version of the transportation policy plan adopted by the
Metropolitan Council under section 473.146. The joint powers board shall maximize the
availability and use of federal funds in projects funded under this section.

(c) The joint powers board shall establish a GEARS Committee, which must consist
of:

(1) one county commissioner from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area, appointed by its county board;

(2) one elected city representative from each county that is in the metropolitan
transportation area;

(3) one additional elected city representative from each county for every additional
400,000 in population, or fraction of 400,000, in the county that is above 400,000 in
population; and

(4) the chair of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee.

(d) Each city representative must be elected at a meeting of cities in the metropolitan
transportation area, which must be convened for that purpose by the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities.

(e) The committee shall evaluate grant applications following objective criteria
established by the joint powers board, and must provide to the joint powers board a
selection list of transportation projects that includes a priority ranking.

(f) A grant award for a transit project located within the metropolitan area, as defined
in section 473.121, subdivision 2, may be funded only after the Metropolitan Council
reviews the project for consistency with the transit portion of the Metropolitan Council
policy plan and one of the following occurs:

(1) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be consistent;

(2) the Metropolitan Council initially finds the project to be inconsistent, but after a
good faith effort to resolve the inconsistency through negotiations with the joint powers
board, agrees that the grant award may be funded; or

(3) the Metropolitan Council finds the project to be inconsistent, and submits the
consistency issue for final determination to a panel, which determines the project to be
consistent. The panel is composed of a member appointed by the chair of the Metropolitan
Council, a member appointed by the joint powers board, and a member agreed upon by
both the chair and the joint powers board.

(g) Grants must be funded by the proceeds of the taxes imposed under this section,
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the joint powers board under subdivision 7.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, in fiscal year 2009, of the
initial revenue collected under this section, the joint powers board shall allocate at least
$30,783,000 to the Metropolitan Council for operating assistance for transit.

new text begin (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, in fiscal year 2009, of the
initial revenue collected under this section after the amount allocated in paragraph (h), the
joint powers board shall allocate $1,800,000 to the Metropolitan Council for commuter
coach service under section 473.3855.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [473.3855] ROGERS COMMUTER COACH SERVICE.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Metropolitan Council shall establish regular commuter coach service
between the city of Rogers and the downtown business district of the city of Minneapolis.
The service must be public transit, as defined in section 174.22, subdivision 7, with
a schedule that includes, at a minimum, service on weekday mornings and evenings.
The Metropolitan Council may operate the service or may contract with a local unit of
government or other transit provider.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Metropolitan Council may establish a fare for the commuter coach service
higher than that established under section 473.408, subdivision 2a. Farebox revenue from
the service must be used towards capital and operation costs of the service.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Metropolitan Council shall seek federal funding assistance for the service.
Notwithstanding section 473.446, subdivision 2, the city of Rogers is not the petitioner for
transit service and the Metropolitan Council shall not establish terms of compensation
from the city of Rogers.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008.
new text end