2007 Minnesota Statutes

473.375 POWERS OF COUNCIL.
    Subdivision 1.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 2.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 5.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 8.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 9. Advisory committees. The council may establish one or more advisory committees
composed of and representing transit providers, transit users, and local units of government
to advise it in carrying out its purposes. The members of advisory committees serve without
compensation.
    Subd. 10.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 11. Ridesharing. The council shall administer a ridesharing program in the
metropolitan area, except for the statewide vanpool leasing program conducted by the
commissioner of transportation and shall cooperate with the commissioner in the conduct of
ridesharing activities in areas where the commissioner's programs and the council's program
overlap. The council shall establish a rideshare advisory committee to advise it in carrying out the
program. The council may contract for services in operating the program.
    Subd. 12. Assistance. The council shall offer, use, and apply its services to assist and advise
transit providers in the metropolitan transit area in the planning, promotion, development,
operation, and evaluation of programs and projects which are undertaken or proposed to be
undertaken by contract with the council, and shall seek out and select recipients of this assistance
and advice.
    Subd. 13. Financial assistance. The council may provide financial assistance to public
transit providers as provided in sections 473.371 to 473.449. The council may not use the proceeds
of bonds issued under section 473.39 to provide capital assistance to private, for-profit operators
of public transit, unless the operators provide service under a contract with the council, the former
regional transit board, or recipients of financial assistance under sections 473.371 to 473.449.
No political subdivision within the metropolitan area may apply for federal transit assistance
unless its application has been submitted to and approved by the council.
    Subd. 14. Coordination. The council shall coordinate transit operations within the
metropolitan area and shall establish a transit information program to provide transit users with
accurate information on transit schedules and service.
    Subd. 15. Performance standards. The council may establish performance standards for
recipients of financial assistance.
    Subd. 16.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 17.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
    Subd. 18.[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
History: 1984 c 654 art 3 s 117; 1Sp1985 c 10 s 96,97; 1988 c 675 s 14-16; 1989 c 335
art 4 s 91; 1989 c 339 s 9,10; 1991 c 326 s 23; 1994 c 605 art 1 s 1; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 62-66;
1995 c 236 s 7,8