1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/22/2013 11:07am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; mass transit; authorizing the Washington County
Regional Rail Authority to exercise existing powers for bus rapid transit purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Washington County Regional Rail Authority may exercise the powers conferred by
Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase,
enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of
construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within Washington
County on transitways included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030
Transportation Policy Plan, including the Rush Line, Highway 36, Gateway, and Red
Rock transit corridors.
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Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision
1, paragraph (a), this section is effective without local approval the day following final
enactment.
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