HF 195

1st Committee Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016)

Posted on 03/16/2015 04:34 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to transportation; governing transit finance; establishing certain 1.3legislative authorization requirements related to light rail transit; amending 1.4certain state appropriations and funding obligations; prohibiting the Metropolitan 1.5Council from certain indebtedness;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 1.6398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 473.399, 1.7by adding a subdivision; 473.4051, subdivision 2. 1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a 1.10subdivision to read: 1.11     new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end new text begin Legislative authorization. new text end new text begin The powers conferred to a regional rail new text end 1.12 new text begin authority under this chapter are subject to the requirements under section 473.399, new text end 1.13 new text begin subdivision 6. new text end 1.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 1.15    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision 1.16to read: 1.17     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Limitations. new text end new text begin The council may not issue certificates of indebtedness, new text end 1.18 new text begin bonds, or other obligations secured in part or in whole by a pledge of motor vehicle sales new text end 1.19 new text begin tax revenue received under sections 16A.88 and 297B.09, or by a pledge of any earnings new text end 1.20 new text begin from the council's investment of motor vehicle sales tax revenues. new text end 1.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following new text end 1.22 new text begin final enactment, and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, new text end 1.23 new text begin Scott, and Washington. new text end 2.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.399, is amended by adding a subdivision 2.2to read: 2.3     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Light rail transit development; legislative authorization. new text end new text begin (a) The new text end 2.4 new text begin commissioner of transportation and any political subdivision, including but not limited to new text end 2.5 new text begin the Metropolitan Council, a regional railroad authority, a county, and a statutory or home new text end 2.6 new text begin rule charter city, may not complete an alternatives analysis or select a locally preferred new text end 2.7 new text begin alternative for a light rail transit project unless (1) a law is enacted that specifically identifies new text end 2.8 new text begin and authorizes the project, or (2) state funds are appropriated specifically for the project. new text end 2.9 new text begin (b) The powers conferred under sections 473.399 to 473.3999 to a responsible new text end 2.10 new text begin authority, as defined in section 473.3993, subdivision 4, are subject to the requirements new text end 2.11 new text begin under this subdivision. new text end 2.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, new text end 2.13 new text begin and applies for any project not approved by the Federal Transit Administration for new text end 2.14 new text begin preliminary engineering or a subsequent project phase as of the effective date of this new text end 2.15 new text begin section. That portion of this section that relates to the Metropolitan Council applies in the new text end 2.16 new text begin counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end 2.17    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.4051, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 2.18    Subd. 2. Operating costs. After operating revenue and federal money have been 2.19used to pay for light rail transit operations, 50 new text begin 100 new text end percent of the remaining operating new text begin and new text end 2.20 new text begin ongoing maintenance new text end costs must be paid by the state new text begin from nonstate sources. For purposes new text end 2.21 new text begin of this subdivision, state sources include but are not limited to general fund appropriations new text end 2.22 new text begin and revenue from the motor vehicle sales tax under chapter 297B new text end . 2.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015, and applies in the new text end 2.24 new text begin counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end 2.25    Sec. 5. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; BASE APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 2.26 new text begin Notwithstanding Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 4, and Laws 2014, new text end 2.27 new text begin chapter 312, article 9, section 9, the base appropriation from the general fund to the new text end 2.28 new text begin Metropolitan Council for transit system operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 2.29 new text begin 473.371 to 473.449, in each fiscal year is the greater of zero or: new text end 2.30 new text begin (1) $76,626,000; less new text end 2.31 new text begin (2) funds available to the council in that fiscal year under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 2.32 new text begin 16A.88, attributable to motor vehicle sales tax revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 3.1 new text begin 297B.09; less funds appropriated to the council in fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota new text end 3.2 new text begin Statutes, section 16A.88, attributable to motor vehicle sales tax revenue. new text end 3.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end