1E Relating to commuter rail; clarifying the authority of the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to exercise powers to plan, design, acquire, construct and equip commuter rail facilities; specifying certain duties and responsibilities of the metropolitan council relating to commuter rail operation and maintenance located in whole or in part within the metropolitan area; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of transportation relating to transfer of property and use rights prior to commencement of prerevenue services for a commuter rail line; providing for rights of employees under the federal employees liability act or the railway labor act
(Ch. 269, 2008)