HF 2321

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/15/2012 02:03pm

A bill for an act
relating to metropolitan government; authorizing new transit service opt-outs;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.388, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.388, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Replacement service; eligibility.

new text begin(a) new text endThe council may provide assistance
under the program to a statutory or home rule charter city or town or combination thereof,
that:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end is located in the metropolitan transit taxing district;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end is not served by the council bus service or is served only with council bus
routes which begin or end within the applying city or town or combination thereof; and

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end has fewer than four scheduled runs of council bus service during off-peak
hours as defined by the Metropolitan Council.

new text begin (b) new text endEligible cities or towns or combinations thereof may apply on behalf of a transit
operator with whom they propose to contract for service.

deleted text begin The council may not provide assistance under this section to a statutory or home rule
charter city or town unless the city or town,
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deleted text begin (i) was receiving assistance under Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265, by
July 1, 1984,
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deleted text begin (ii) had submitted an application for assistance under that section by July 1, 1984, or
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deleted text begin (iii) had submitted a letter of intent to apply for assistance under that section by July
1, 1984, and submits an application for assistance under this section by July 1, 1988. A
statutory or home rule charter city or town has an additional 12-month extension if it
notified the former regional transit board before July 1, 1988, that the city or town is in the
process of completing a transportation evaluation study that includes an assessment of
the local transit needs of the city or town.
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