HF 809

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:28 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to transportation; establishing pilot program for providing discount 1.3metropolitan transit passes to charitable organizations; requiring report. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5    Section 1. new text begin DISCOUNT TRANSIT PASSES PILOT PROGRAM. new text end 1.6 new text begin The Metropolitan Council shall establish a pilot program and policies to sell transit new text end 1.7 new text begin fare media at a 50 percent discount to eligible charitable organizations for use by homeless new text end 1.8 new text begin individuals. For the purposes of this section, "eligible charitable organization" means a new text end 1.9 new text begin charitable organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that new text end 1.10 new text begin provides services for homeless individuals, and "homeless individuals" means homeless new text end 1.11 new text begin individuals or persons as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.361, subdivision 5. new text end 1.12 new text begin The pilot program is limited to no more than ten charitable organizations and terminates new text end 1.13 new text begin March 15, 2011. new text end 1.14    Sec. 2. new text begin REPORT. new text end 1.15 new text begin By January 15, 2011, the chair of the Metropolitan Council shall prepare and new text end 1.16 new text begin submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of new text end 1.17 new text begin representatives committees having jurisdiction over transportation. The chair shall prepare new text end 1.18 new text begin and submit the report with existing agency staff and resources. The report on the pilot new text end 1.19 new text begin program must include a list of sales made under this section, including organization name new text end 1.20 new text begin and the volume of fare media purchased, the costs of providing the discounted service, and new text end 1.21 new text begin revenue impacts on the council's transit system. new text end 1.22    Sec. 3. new text begin APPLICATION. new text end 2.1 new text begin Sections 1 and 2 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, new text end 2.2 new text begin Scott, and Washington. new text end 2.3    Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 2.4 new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective September 1, 2009. new text end