<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>80 percent of transit needs in greater Minnesota by 2015; requiring annual <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>assessment of ridership needs of people with disabilities in metropolitan area; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>requiring annual transit report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>174.24, by adding a subdivision; 473.1465, by adding a subdivision; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.24, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Transit service needs implementation plan.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>develop and implement a transit service needs implementation plan that contains a goal of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>meeting at least 80 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota by July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>2015, and meeting at least 90 percent of unmet transit service needs in greater Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>by July 1, 2025. The plan must include, but is not limited to, the following: an analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>ridership and transit service needs throughout greater Minnesota; a calculation of unmet <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>needs; an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet needs; an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>analysis of costs and revenue options; and, a plan to reduce unmet transit service needs as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>specified in this subdivision. The plan must specifically address special transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>service ridership and needs. The commissioner may amend the plan as necessary, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>may use all or part of the 2001 greater Minnesota public transportation plan created by the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Minnesota Department of Transportation.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[174.247] ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>174.24;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(5) financial data that identifies operating and capital costs, and funding sources, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>174.24, subdivision 3b;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(6) a summary of progress with the transit service needs implementation plan under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>section 174.24, subdivision 1a, including identification of any adjustments made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>plan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(7) a calculation of the amounts of surplus or insufficient funds available for (i) <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>paying the state share of transit operating costs under section 174.24, subdivision 3b, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(ii) following the transit service needs implementation plan.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.1465, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Special transportation service assessment.</b> As part of its annual <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>update to the performance evaluation report under section 473.13, subdivision 1a, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>Metropolitan Council shall include an assessment of progress towards meeting transit <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>goals for people with disabilities. The assessment must include, but is not limited to, the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>following: a description of proposed program enhancements; an assessment of progress; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>identification of the estimated total number of potential and actual riders who are disabled; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>an assessment of the level and type of service required to meet unmet ridership needs; and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>an analysis of costs and revenue options, including a calculation of the amounts of surplus <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>or insufficient funds available for achieving paratransit needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>