1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; prohibiting state funding for light rail operating costs 
1.3 	on new or expanded light rail lines;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	473.4051, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.4051, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Operating costs. (a) After operating revenue and federal money have been 
1.8 	used to pay for ~~light rail transit~~ operations costs of existing light rail transit lines providing 
1.9 	service on June 1, 2017, 50 percent of the remaining operating costs for the lines must be 
1.10 	paid by the state.
1.11 	(b) The state is prohibited from paying any operating costs for a light rail line built on 
1.12 	or after June 1, 2017, or to expand or extend an existing light rail transit line providing 
1.13 	service on June 1, 2017.