1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; designating Sioux Trail Transit Way; requiring 
1.3 	Metropolitan Council to conduct Sioux Trail Transit Way feasibility study.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SIOUX TRAIL TRANSIT WAY.
 1.6 	The commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall reference 
1.7 	in planning or study documents any transit service proposal along or near marked Trunk 
1.8 	Highway 13 between the cities of Shakopee and Eagan as Sioux Trail Transit Way.

1.9 	Sec. 2. SIOUX TRAIL COMMUTER RAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 1.10 	The Metropolitan Council shall conduct a study of the feasibility of the use of 
1.11 	commuter rail in a corridor aligned on or near marked Trunk Highway 13 between the 
1.12 	cities of Shakopee and St. Paul. The Metropolitan Council may hire a consultant to assist 
1.13 	in the study and report. This commuter rail line must be referred to as the Sioux Trail Line.

1.14 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.15 	This act is effective the day following final enactment.