1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transit; requiring the Metropolitan Council to provide a minimum level 
1.3 	of service between downtown St. Paul and the Maplewood Mall Transit Center; 
1.4 	requiring a report; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. METRO TRANSIT SERVICE TO CENTURY COLLEGE.
 1.7 	Metro Transit must provide a minimum of six round trips each weekday between the 
1.8 	Maplewood Mall Transit Center and downtown St. Paul. Of these round trips, two must be 
1.9 	between 8:00 a.m. and noon; two must be between noon and 4:00 p.m; and two must be 
1.10 	between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Metro Transit must not reduce the frequency of bus service, 
1.11 	as provided on February 1, 2019, between the Maplewood Mall Transit Center and the 
1.12 	White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi campuses of Century College.

1.13 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; METRO TRANSIT SERVICE STUDY.
 1.14 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan 
1.15 	Council to conduct a study that examines:
1.16 	(1) the transit needs of any city or town within five miles of either Century College 
1.17 	campus;
1.18 	(2) the possibility of a circulator bus route in White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi, and the 
1.19 	surrounding area with stops at both campuses of Century College; and
1.20 	(3) the transit needs of Century College students to get to and from both campuses.
2.1 	By January 2020, the Metropolitan Council must submit a copy of the study to the chairs 
2.2 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with 
2.3 	jurisdiction over transit.