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SF 1157

1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/06/2012 02:53pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to metropolitan government; modifying provisions governing
metropolitan transportation planning; creating a metropolitan transportation
board; designating the board as the metropolitan planning organization for
purposes of federal transportation law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 473.146, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473.146, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Transportation planning.

(a) The Metropolitan deleted text begin Councildeleted text end new text begin Transportation
Board new text end isnew text begin created. The board isnew text end the designated planning agency for any long-range
comprehensive transportation planning required by section 134 of the Federal Highway
Act of 1962, Section 4 of Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and Section 112 of
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 and other federal transportation laws. The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin boardnew text end
shall assure administration and coordination of transportation planning with appropriate
state, regional and other agencies, counties, and municipalities.

(b) deleted text begin The council shall establish an advisory body consisting of citizens and
representatives ofdeleted text end deleted text begin municipalities, counties, and state agencies in fulfillment of the planning
responsibilities of the council.deleted text end The membership of the deleted text begin advisory bodydeleted text end new text begin board new text end must consist
of:

(1) the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's
designee;

(3) one member of the Metropolitan Airports Commission appointed by the
commission;

(4) one person appointed by the new text begin Metropolitan new text end Council to represent nonmotorized
transportation;

(5) one person appointed by the commissioner of transportation to represent the
freight transportation industry;

(6) two persons appointed by the new text begin Metropolitan new text end Council to represent public transit;

(7) ten elected officials of cities within the metropolitan area, including one
representative from each first-class city, appointed by the association of metropolitan
municipalities;new text begin and
new text end

(8) one member of the county board of each county in the seven-county metropolitan
area, appointed by the respective county boardsdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (9) eight citizens appointed by the council, one from each council precinct; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (10) one member of the council, appointed by the council.
 deleted text end

The deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin boardnew text end shall appoint a chair from among deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin its new text end members deleted text begin of the advisory bodydeleted text end .