SF 2774

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/25/2014 09:30am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; sales and use tax; amending allocation requirements
for the metropolitan area transportation sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, section 297A.992, subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.992, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:

Subd. 6.

Allocation new text begin and use new text end of grant awards.

(a) The board must allocate grant
awards only for the following transit purposes:

(i) capital improvements to transit ways, including, but not limited to, commuter
rail rolling stock, light rail vehicles, and transit way buses;

(ii) capital costs for park-and-ride facilities, as defined in section 174.256,
subdivision 2;

(iii) feasibility studies, planning, alternatives analyses, environmental studies,
engineering, property acquisition for transit way purposes, and construction of transit
ways; and

(iv) operating assistance for transit ways.

(b) The joint powers board must annually award grants to each minimum guarantee
county in an amount no less than the amount of sales tax revenue collected within that
county.

(c) new text begin The joint powers board must annually award grants in an amount totaling no
less than 40 percent of sales tax revenue collected for the year for projects in Dakota,
Ramsey, or Washington County.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end No more than 1.25 percent of the total awards may be annually allocated for
planning, studies, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of pedestrian programs
and bicycle programs and pathways.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to grant awards for calendar year 2015 and after.
new text end