1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for replacement transit service 
1.3 	providers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TRANSIT MODERNIZATION.
 1.6 	(a) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	Metropolitan Council for grants to replacement service providers under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.8 	section 473.388. The council must provide grants to eligible recipients in amounts specified 
1.9 	by the Suburban Transit Association. The council must not retain any portion of the funds 
1.10 	appropriated under this section. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.11 	(b) Funds under this section are for transit service modernization and enhancements, 
1.12 	which may include operating and capital costs, and administrative expenses.
1.13 	(c) This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
1.14 	Scott, and Washington.