| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transit; establishing a temporary moratorium on certain light rail transit |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 expenditures. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECTS; TEMPORARY MORATORIUM. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Prohibition.(a) The Metropolitan Council must not expend any funds |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7for project development activities on light rail transit capital projects. The prohibition in |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8this section includes but is not limited to planning, analysis, predesign, design, engineering, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9environmental analysis, land acquisition, and construction. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) The prohibition in this section does not apply to: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) the Southwest light rail transit (Green Line Extension) project; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (2) payments to contractors for work performed prior to the effective date of this section. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Subd. 2.Expiration.This section expires on the date that the Southwest light rail transit |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14(Green Line Extension) project commences revenue operation. The Metropolitan Council |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15must submit a notification of the date to the revisor of statutes and to the chairs and ranking |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17and finance. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19final enactment and applies to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20Scott, and Washington. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 25-00590 as introduced11/20/24 REVISOR KRB/AD |
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| 23 | 23 | | SENATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 25 | 25 | | S.F. No. 39NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOWE) |
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| 27 | 27 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 28 | 28 | | Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Referred to Transportation |
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