2004 Minnesota Statutes

     473.1466 Performance audit; transit evaluation. 

    (a) In 1997 and every four years thereafter, the council 
 shall provide for an independent entity selected through a 
 request for proposal process conducted nationwide to do a 
 performance audit of the commuting area's transportation system 
 as a whole.  The performance audit must evaluate the commuting 
 area's ability to meet the region's needs for effective and 
 efficient transportation of goods and people, evaluate future 
 trends and their impacts on the region's transportation system, 
 and make recommendations for improving the system.  The 
 performance audit must recommend performance-funding measures.  

    (b) In 1999 and every four years thereafter, the council 
 must evaluate the performance of the metropolitan transit 
 system's operation in relationship to the regional transit 
 performance standards developed by the council. 

    HIST: 1996 c 464 art 2 s 2; 1999 c 230 s 37