1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for certain postsecondary student 
1.3 	transportation.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. POSTSECONDARY STUDENT TRANSPORTATION; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are 
1.8 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to 
1.9 	transit providers located outside of the metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.10 	section 473.121, subdivision 2, to offset the costs of providing transit service to students 
1.11 	attending a public postsecondary institution.
1.12 	(b) Grants under this section shall be administered by the Department of 
1.13 	Transportation, Office of Transit, and must be awarded on a competitive basis.