SF 3232

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/13/2018 09:46am

A bill for an act
relating to mass transit; modifying the financial assistance amount provided to
replacement transit service providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017
Supplement, section 473.388, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.388, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:

Subd. 4.

Financial assistance; base allocation.

(a) The council must grant financial
assistance if (1) the service of the statutory or home rule charter city, town, or combination,
replaces the council's service to the statutory or home rule charter city, town, or combination,
and (2) the service meets the needs of the recipient at least as efficiently and effectively as
the council's service.

(b) The amount of assistance which the council must provide to a system under this
section must not be less than the sum of (1) the amounts calculated under paragraph (c),
and (2) the amount calculated under subdivision 4a.

(c) The financial assistance base allocation for each replacement service municipality
is calculated as:

(1) an amount equal to deleted text begin 3.74 deleted text end new text begin 6.25 new text end percent of the total state revenues generated from the
taxes imposed under chapter 297B for the current fiscal year; times

(2) the ratio of:

(i) the transit operating assistance grants received under this subdivision by the
municipality in calendar year 2001 or the tax revenues for transit services levied by the
municipality for taxes payable in 2001, including that portion of the levy derived from the
areawide pool under section 473F.08, subdivision 3, clause (a), plus the portion of the
municipality's aid under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.1398, subdivision 2,
attributable to the transit levy; to

(ii) the total transit operating assistance grants received under this subdivision in calendar
year 2001 or the tax revenues for transit services levied by all replacement service
municipalities under this section for taxes payable in 2001, including that portion of the
levy derived from the areawide pool under section 473F.08, subdivision 3, clause (a), plus
the portion of homestead and agricultural credit aid under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section
273.1398, subdivision 2, attributable to nondebt transit levies; times

(3) the ratio of:

(i) the municipality's total taxable market value for taxes payable in 2006 divided by the
municipality's total taxable market value for taxes payable in 2001; to

(ii) the total taxable market value of all property located in replacement service
municipalities for taxes payable in 2006 divided by the total taxable market value of all
property located in replacement service municipalities for taxes payable in 2001.

(d) The council must pay the amount to be provided to the recipient under this subdivision
from the funds the council receives in the metropolitan area transit account under section
16A.88.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies to financial assistance provided on and after January 1, 2019.
This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott,
and Washington.
new text end