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1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 07/05/2023 02:59pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying requirements of a study on
post-COVID pandemic public transportation; amending Laws 2021, First Special
Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 143, is amended
to read:


Sec. 143. STUDY ON POST-COVID PANDEMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

(a) deleted text begin From funds specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.53, paragraph (b), the
commissioner of transportationdeleted text end new text begin Using existing resources, the Metropolitan Councilnew text end must
arrange new text begin and pay new text end for a study by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of
Minnesota that examines public transportation after the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially
curtailed in the United States. At a minimum, the study must:

(1) focus primarily on transit service deleted text begin for commuters indeleted text end new text begin throughoutnew text end the metropolitan area,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;

(2) specifically review Northstar Commuter Rail and commuter-oriented transit service
by the Metropolitan Council and by the suburban transit providers; and

(3) provide analysis and projections new text begin for the public transit system in the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2,new text end on anticipated changes
in:

(i) ridership;

(ii) demand for different modes and forms of active and public transportation;

(iii) transit service levels and features;

(iv) revenue and expenditures; and

(v) long-term impacts.

(b) By deleted text begin Februarydeleted text end new text begin Octobernew text end 1, deleted text begin 2023deleted text end new text begin 2024new text end , the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin chair of the Metropolitan
Councilnew text end must provide a copy of the study to the members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.

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.
 new text end