Minnesota Senate Bill SF39 Introduced / Bill

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to transit; establishing a temporary moratorium on certain light rail transit​
1.3 expenditures.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECTS; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Prohibition.(a) The Metropolitan Council must not expend any funds​
1.7for project development activities on light rail transit capital projects. The prohibition in​
1.8this section includes but is not limited to planning, analysis, predesign, design, engineering,​
1.9environmental analysis, land acquisition, and construction.​
1.10 (b) The prohibition in this section does not apply to:​
1.11 (1) the Southwest light rail transit (Green Line Extension) project; and​
1.12 (2) payments to contractors for work performed prior to the effective date of this section.​
1.13 Subd. 2.Expiration.This section expires on the date that the Southwest light rail transit​
1.14(Green Line Extension) project commences revenue operation. The Metropolitan Council​
1.15must submit a notification of the date to the revisor of statutes and to the chairs and ranking​
1.16minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy​
1.17and finance.​
1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following​
1.19final enactment and applies to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,​
1.20Scott, and Washington.​
1​Section 1.​
25-00590 as introduced​11/20/24 REVISOR KRB/AD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 39​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOWE)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​01/16/2025​
Referred to Transportation​