| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transit; requiring the commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Council to request approval to discontinue Northstar passenger rail operations; |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 requiring a report. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. REQUEST TO TERMINATE NORTHSTAR COMMUTER RAIL |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7OPERATIONS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9the meanings given. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (c) "Council" means the Metropolitan Council. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (d) "FTA" means the Federal Transit Administration. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (e) "Northstar" means the Northstar Commuter Rail line that provides passenger rail |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14service between downtown Minneapolis and Big Lake, including stops in Fridley, Coon |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, and Elk River. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Subd. 2.Federal approval.Within 30 days of the enactment of this section, the council |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17and the commissioner must request approval from the FTA to discontinue Northstar |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18operations. As part of the request, the council and commissioner must specify that the state |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19will not reimburse the FTA or any other federal agency for federal funds spent on Northstar. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20Within seven days of receiving a response to the request, the council and commissioner |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the outcome of the request. The report |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR KRB/HL 25-0059111/20/24 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 84 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Koznick01/22/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1must include a copy of the request submitted to the FTA and a copy of the FTA's response. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2If the FTA grants the request, the commissioner and council must submit to the chairs and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4policy and finance a proposed plan to terminate Northstar operations. The plan must be |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5submitted within 90 days after the FTA grants the request. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.8Scott, and Washington. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 41 | 41 | | REVISOR KRB/HL 25-0059111/20/24 |
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