1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; prohibiting the use of proceeds from the regional
1.3 transportation sales and use tax for light rail or passenger rail projects; amending
1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, subdivisions 2, 5.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 2.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council.(a) Sales tax revenue is available as
1.8follows:
1.9 (1) five percent for active transportation, as determined by the Transportation Advisory
1.10Board under subdivision 3; and
1.11 (2) 95 percent for transit system purposes under sections 473.371 to 473.452, except as
1.12specified under subdivision 5, including but not limited to operations, maintenance, and
1.13capital projects.
1.14 (b) The council must expend a portion of sales tax revenue in each of the following
1.15categories:
1.16 (1) improvements to regular route bus service levels;
1.17 (2) improvements related to transit safety, including additional transit officials, as defined
1.18under section 473.4075;
1.19 (3) maintenance and improvements to bus accessibility at transit stops and transit centers;
1.20 (4) transit shelter replacement and improvements under section 473.41;
1.21 (5) planning and project development for expansion of arterial bus rapid transit lines;
1Section 1.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2186
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Witte03/12/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 (6) operations and capital maintenance of arterial bus rapid transit;
2.2 (7) planning and project development for expansion of highway bus rapid transit and
2.3bus guideway lines;
2.4 (8) operations and capital maintenance of highway bus rapid transit and bus guideways;
2.5 (9) zero-emission bus procurement and associated costs in conformance with the
2.6zero-emission and electric transit vehicle transition plan under section 473.3927;
2.7 (10) demand response microtransit service provided by the council;
2.8 (11) financial assistance to replacement service providers under section 473.388, to
2.9provide for service, vehicle purchases, and capital investments related to demand response
2.10microtransit service;
2.11 (12) financial assistance to political subdivisions and tax-exempt organizations under
2.12section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for active transportation; and
2.13 (13) wage adjustments for Metro Transit hourly operations employees.
2.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.15 Subd. 5.Prohibition.(a) The council is prohibited from expending sales tax revenue
2.16on the Southwest any light rail transit (Green Line Extension) or passenger rail project.
2.17 (b) Paragraph (a) expires on the date of expiration of the Metropolitan Governance Task
2.18Force as specified under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 123, subdivision 11.
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