MN SF2662

Legislative auditor must examine Department of Transportation efforts in every even-numbered fiscal year to achieve construction expenditure reductions of 5% (2015), 10% (2016), and 15% (2017+) through implemented efficiencies compared to previous three-year average.

Department of Transportation commissioner must include in annual December 15 reports information on efficiencies implemented in operations, planning, and project management, with savings directed to corridors of commerce priority projects of statewide or regional significance.

Legislative auditor must examine Metropolitan Council efforts in every even-numbered fiscal year to achieve metropolitan transit expenditure reductions of 5% (2015), 10% (2016), and 15% (2017+) and verify savings are transparently applied to expand the transit system.

Metropolitan Council must submit annual report by February 15 beginning in 2015 describing implemented efficiencies, resulting savings, and details on how savings are applied to expand the metropolitan area transit system.

Auditor reports must verify that Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council savings have been appropriately and transparently applied to advance priority projects and system expansion respectively.