1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; mass transit; establishing skyway access requirements 
1.3 	for the Bloomington stations on the Hiawatha Corridor light rail transit line.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. HIAWATHA CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; BLOOMINGTON 
1.6 	STATION ACCESSIBILITY.
 1.7 	(a) For purposes of this section:
1.8 	(1) "council" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
1.9 	subdivision 3; and
1.10 	(2) "pedestrian skyway system" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.11 	section 469.125, subdivision 4.
1.12 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the Bloomington Central Station 
1.13 	and the 28th Avenue Station on the Hiawatha Corridor light rail transit line, the council 
1.14 	shall construct or establish access to a pedestrian skyway system. The council shall ensure 
1.15 	that public access to the pedestrian skyway system is provided by an elevator located 
1.16 	at the site of the station.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.