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HF 3151

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/17/2014 02:20pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to transportation; mass transit; modifying the Metropolitan Council's
prohibited activities with respect to the Dan Patch commuter rail line; prohibiting
certain regional rail authorities from spending money to study or plan the Dan
Patch commuter rail line; amending Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85, is amended to read:


Sec. 85. DAN PATCH COMMUTER RAIL LINE; PROHIBITIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, "Dan Patch commuter rail
line" means the commuter rail line between Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the
metropolitan council's transit 2020 master plan as the Dan Patch line.

Subd. 2.

Metropolitan council; prohibitions.

The metropolitan council must not
take any action or spend any money for deleted text begin study, planning,deleted text end preliminary engineering, final
design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The council must remove
all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter
rail line from any future revisions to the council's transportation development guide and
the council's regional transit master plan.

Subd. 3.

Commissioner of transportation.

The commissioner of transportation
must not expend any money for study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design,
or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line. The commissioner must remove
all references, other than references for historical purposes, to the Dan Patch commuter
rail line from any future revisions to the state transportation plan and the commissioner's
commuter rail system plan.

Subd. 4.

Regional rail authorities.

new text begin (a) No regional rail authority in which a city of
the first class, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 410.01, is located may expend any
money for study or planning for the Dan Patch commuter rail line.
 new text end

new text begin (b) new text end No regional rail authority may expend any money for deleted text begin study, planning,
deleted text end preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the Dan Patch commuter rail line.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end