SF 3747

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/08/2022 08:13am

A bill for an act
relating to transit; establishing requirements governing transit guideway funding;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [473.4487] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING.
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new text begin (a) Counties must fund guideways, as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), including current and future guideways, pursuant to the requirements in this
section.
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new text begin (b) A host county or counties must fund:
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new text begin (1) planning, design, engineering, construction, prerevenue operations, and other costs
associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other
funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with
guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding;
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new text begin (2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be
necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed
fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway;
and
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new text begin (3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator
of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety,
reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or
other funds dedicated to the guideway.
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new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "host county or counties" means those counties where
the guideway is located.
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new text begin (d) The distribution of costs among host counties must be delineated through a
proportional methodology agreed to by the host counties.
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