HF 4155

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/22/2018 02:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to transit; requiring equivalent Metro Mobility service throughout the
transit taxing district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
section 473.386, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Duties of council.

In implementing the special transportation service, the council
shall:

(a) encourage participation in the service by public, private, and private nonprofit
providers of special transportation currently receiving capital or operating assistance from
a public agency;

(b) when feasible and cost-efficient, contract with public, private, and private nonprofit
providers that have demonstrated their ability to effectively provide service at a reasonable
cost;

(c) encourage individuals using special transportation to use the type of service most
appropriate to their particular needs;

(d) encourage shared rides to the greatest extent practicable;

(e) encourage public agencies that provide transportation to eligible individuals as a
component of human services and educational programs to coordinate with this service and
to allow reimbursement for transportation provided through the service at rates that reflect
the public cost of providing that transportation;

(f) establish criteria to be used in determining individual eligibility for special
transportation services;

(g) consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee in a timely manner
before changes are made in the provision of special transportation services;

(h) provide for effective administration and enforcement of council policies and standards;
and

(i) ensure that deleted text begin , taken deleted text end new text begin service new text end as a whole new text begin , new text end including contracts with public, private, and
private nonprofit providers, deleted text begin the geographic coverage area of the special transportation service
is continuous within the boundaries of deleted text end new text begin is provided at the same level as required for the
federally mandated service area throughout new text end the new text begin entire new text end transit taxing district, as defined as
of March 1, 2006, in section 473.446, subdivision 2.

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan
Council for purposes of providing the service required in section 1.
new text end