1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying requirements of a study on 
1.3 	post-COVID pandemic public transportation;amending Laws 2021, First Special 
1.4 	Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143, is amended 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 	Sec. 143. STUDY ON POST-COVID PANDEMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
 1.9 	(a) From funds specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.53, paragraph (b), the 
1.10 	commissioner of transportation Using existing resources, the Metropolitan Council must 
1.11 	arrange and pay for a study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of 
1.12 	Minnesota that examines public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially 
1.13 	curtailed in the United States. At a minimum, the study must:
1.14 	(1) focus primarily on transit service for commuters in the metropolitan area, as defined 
1.15 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;
1.16 	(2) specifically review Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service 
1.17 	by the Metropolitan Council and by the suburban transit providers; and
1.18 	(3) provide analysis and projections on anticipated changes in:
1.19 	(i) ridership;
1.20 	(ii) demand for different modes and forms of active and public transportation;
1.21 	(iii) transit service levels and features;
2.1 	(iv) revenue and expenditures; and
2.2 	(v) long-term impacts.
2.3 	(b) By February October 1, 20232024, the commissioner chair of the Metropolitan 
2.4 	Council must provide a copy of the study to the members of the legislative committees with 
2.5 	jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
2.7 	final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
2.8 	Scott, and Washington.