Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2675 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transit; prohibiting the Metropolitan Council from issuing certificates
3	3	1.3 of participation in certain situations; requiring host counties to fund specified
4	4	1.4 aspects of guideways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39,
5	5	1.5 subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
8	8	1.8 Subd. 7.Limitation on certain debt obligations.The council is prohibited from issuing
9	9	1.9certificates of participation for light rail transit guideways secured in whole or in part by
10	10	1.10(1) a pledge of motor vehicle sales tax revenue received under sections 16A.88 and 297B.09,
11	11	1.11or (2) a pledge of any earnings from the council's investment of motor vehicle sales tax
12	12	1.12revenues.
13	13	1.13 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective July 1, 2025, and
14	14	1.14applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
15	15	1.15 Sec. 2. [473.4487] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING.
16	16	1.16 (a) Counties must fund guideways, as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1,
17	17	1.17paragraph (d), including current and future guideways pursuant to the requirements in this
18	18	1.18section.
19	19	1.19 (b) A host county or counties must fund:
20	20	1.20 (1) planning, design, engineering, construction, prerevenue operations, and other costs
21	21	1.21associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other
22	22	1Sec. 2.
23	23	REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0058911/18/24
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 2675
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Koznick03/24/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with
32	32	2.2guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding;
33	33	2.3 (2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be
34	34	2.4necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed
35	35	2.5fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway;
36	36	2.6and
37	37	2.7 (3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator
38	38	2.8of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety,
39	39	2.9reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or
40	40	2.10other funds dedicated to the guideway.
41	41	2.11 (c) For purposes of this section, "host county or counties" means those counties where
42	42	2.12the guideway is located.
43	43	2.13 (d) The distribution of costs among host counties must be delineated through a
44	44	2.14proportional methodology agreed to by the host counties.
45	45	2.15 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective July 1, 2025, and
46	46	2.16applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
47	47	2Sec. 2.
48	48	REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0058911/18/24