SF 3571

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/20/2018 09:11am

A bill for an act
relating to mass transit; requiring a transit system development implementation
plan.

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

Section 1. new text begin NONFIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Implementation plan required. new text end

new text begin (a) By August 1, 2020, the Metropolitan
Council must adopt an implementation plan for nonfixed guideway transit system
development in the metropolitan area that meets the requirements of this section.
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new text begin (b) In developing the implementation plan, the Metropolitan Council must review and
evaluate peer transit systems in other states.
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new text begin (c) Upon adoption, the council must submit a copy of the implementation plan to the
members and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
and finance.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Implementation plan contents. new text end

new text begin At a minimum, the implementation plan must:
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new text begin (1) establish a comprehensive system design for transit enhancement, expansion,
cost-effectiveness, and performance;
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new text begin (2) propose an implementation schedule or timeline;
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new text begin (3) incorporate goals and objectives from the transportation policy plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.146, with priority given to:
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new text begin (i) increasing transit ridership at a rate or to a level specified in the plan;
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new text begin (ii) improving accessibility and mobility for transit-dependent and historically underserved
or under-represented populations;
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new text begin (iii) improving customer experience through improvements in transit service, travel time,
facilities, services, and amenities;
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new text begin (iv) congestion relief; and
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new text begin (v) safety;
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new text begin (4) identify corridors and preliminary routing for expansion of:
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new text begin (i) arterial bus rapid transit;
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new text begin (ii) highway bus rapid transit; and
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new text begin (iii) express bus service;
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new text begin (5) address transit facility modernization, capital expansion, and ongoing system
operations and maintenance;
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new text begin (6) identify technology solutions that improve transit passenger services and reduce
operating costs, including but not limited to real-time schedule information, increased and
improved bus shelters and stations, low-floor buses, fare payments system improvements,
traffic management techniques for reduced travel time, and fleet management system
improvements;
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new text begin (7) contain no light rail transit, commuter rail, or streetcar project development or
construction, except as provided in clause (9);
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new text begin (8) provide financial information, which must:
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new text begin (i) identify estimated revenue, estimated expenditures, the amount of any additional
revenue necessary to implement the plan, and a funding strategy or proposal for any identified
revenue gap;
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new text begin (ii) detail revenue sources;
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new text begin (iii) detail operating and capital expenditures; and
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new text begin (iv) summarize financial data for each corridor identified under clause (4), including
estimated capital costs and annual operations and maintenance costs based on the available
level of detail; and
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new text begin (9) compare annual and total revenue and expenditures, including operating, capital,
and capital maintenance, in (i) the implementation plan, with (ii) the current transportation
policy plan, including all light rail transit lines in project development prior to the effective
date of this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
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