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MN HF1866
Bill
Status
3/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Tony Albright
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AI Summary
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Regional railroad authorities, metropolitan counties, statutory cities, and responsible authorities are prohibited from studying, planning, designing, constructing, or expanding light rail lines without explicit legislative authorization.
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Metropolitan Council membership increases from 17 to 27 members, with appointments shifting from gubernatorial appointment to municipal committee appointment of local elected officials for two-year terms, effective January 1, 2019.
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Metropolitan Council must establish a primary objective to increase average farebox recovery ratio for regular routes and lines to at least 40 percent by 2022, with strategies identified in the transportation policy plan.
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Light rail transit project development must include standards for freight rail and light rail colocation on shared track, an alternatives and benefits analysis comparing multiple transit modes, and comprehensive benefit-cost analysis before environmental review.
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Hearings on Metropolitan Council system plans may now consider the reasonableness of the plans, and the Council must revise its transportation policy plan by December 31, 2017.
Legislative Description
Metropolitan Council governance modified, farebox recovery objective for Twin Cities metropolitan area transit established, Metropolitan Council prohibited from undertaking a light rail project without explicit legislative authority, consideration of reasonableness of system plans in Metropolitan Land Planning Act allowed, light rail transit project development governing requirements established, and Metropolitan Council required to revise transportation policy plan.
Last Action
Author added Drazkowski.
3/23/2017