Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 101-H.F.No. 1153 
                  An act relating to transportation; authorizing cities, 
                  counties, and transit commissions and authorities 
                  outside the metropolitan area to provide certain 
                  paratransit outside their service areas; requiring 
                  such service to be under contract; amending Minnesota 
                  Statutes 1994, section 174.24, by adding a subdivision.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 174.24, is 
        amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
           Subd. 6.  [SERVICE CONTRACTS.] (a) Any legislatively 
        established public transit commission or authority, county, or 
        statutory or home rule charter city that (1) is located outside 
        the metropolitan area, and (2) provides financial assistance to 
        or operates public transit, may provide paratransit as a 
        complement to fixed route service as required in United States 
        Code, title 42, section 12143, as amended through December 31, 
        1994, outside its jurisdictional boundaries. 
           (b) Service described in paragraph (a) may be provided only 
        if (1) the commission, authority, county, or city enters into a 
        contract for the service with a political subdivision, 
        individual, or private entity for the service, and (2) the 
        contract requires full or partial payment to the commission, 
        authority, county, or city for the cost of the service. 
           Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor April 27, 1995 
           Signed by the governor April 28, 1995, 3:05 p.m.