Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

473.255 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Inclusionary housing development" means a new construction development, including owner-occupied or rental housing, or a combination of both, with a variety of prices and designs which serve families with a r…

473.301 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. As used in sections 473.302 to 473.341, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Policy plan. "Policy plan" means a plan adopted by the council pursuant to section 473.147, generally describing the exten…

473.302 REGIONAL RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM; PURPOSE. The legislature finds that the pressure of urbanization and development threatens valuable recreational open space areas in the metropolitan area at the same time as the need for such areas is increased. Immediate action is …

473.303 METROPOLITAN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.General. A Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission is established as an agency of the council and shall be organized and structured as provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Membership; appointments. (a) The …

473.313 MASTER PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Adoption. Each park district located wholly or partially within the metropolitan area, and each county in the metropolitan area not wholly within a park district, shall prepare, after consultation with all affected municipalities, and submit …

473.315 GRANTS FOR RECREATION OPEN SPACE. § Subdivision 1.To certain metro governments or agencies. The Metropolitan Council with the advice of the commission may make grants, from any funds available to it for recreation open space purposes, to any implementing agency, as define…

473.325 SALES OF G.O. REFUNDING BONDS. § Subdivision 1.Up to $40,000,000 outstanding. The Metropolitan Council may by resolution authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the council such that the amount outstanding and undischarged at any time shall not exceed $40,00…

473.331 LOCAL ACQUISITION. Any park district or municipality wholly or partially within the metropolitan area, and any county in the metropolitan area not wholly within a park district, may acquire, develop and manage any land or water area, or any interests, easements or other r…

473.334 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT; AGREEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Generally. In determining the special benefit received by regional recreation open space system property as defined in sections 473.301 to 473.351 from an improvement for which a special assessment is determined, the governin…

473.341 TAX EQUIVALENTS. In the year in which the Metropolitan Council or an implementing agency as defined in section 473.351 acquires fee title to any real property included in the regional recreation open space system, the Metropolitan Council shall grant sufficient funds to t…

473.351 METROPOLITAN AREA REGIONAL PARKS FUNDING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (a) "Implementing agency" means the counties of Anoka, Washington, Ramsey, Scott, Carver, Dakota, the city of St. Paul, the city of Bloomingto…

473.355 COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental purposes with minimal to residual timber value. § Subd. 2.Grants. (a) The Metropolitan Council mus…

473.371 POLICY; GOALS. § Subdivision 1.Policy. The legislature finds that, for the provision of essential mobility and transportation options in the metropolitan area, for the encouragement of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle and for the development of transportation s…

473.373 § Subdivision 1. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 1a. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 2. MS 1984 [Repealed, lSp1985 c 10 s 123 subd 4] § Subd. 3. MS 1984 [Repealed, 1986 c 460 s 59] § Subd. 4. MS 1988 [Repealed, 1989 c 339 s 24] § Subd…

473.375 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL; ADVISORY COMMITTEE. § Subdivision 1. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 2. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 3. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 4. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] …

473.384 CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Contracts required. The council shall make contracts with eligible recipients for financial assistance to transit service within the metropolitan area. The council may not give financial assistance to another transit provider without first havin…

473.385 TRANSIT SERVICE AREAS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Fully developed service area" means the fully developed area, as defined in the Metropolitan Council's development guide, plus the cities of Mendota Heights, Maplewood, North St. Paul, and Little Canada. (b) "Regula…

473.386 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Service objectives. The council shall implement a special transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, in the metropolitan area. The service has the following objectives: (a) to provide greater access to transportat…

473.387 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION MARKETS. § Subdivision 1.Purposes. The legislature finds and declares that the limited public resources available to subsidize transit require increased efforts to concentrate service and funding on special sectors of the marketplace, so as to ensur…

473.3875 TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES. The council shall establish a transit for livable communities demonstration program fund. The council shall adopt guidelines for selecting and evaluating demonstration projects for funding. The selection guidelines must include provisions…

473.388 REPLACEMENT SERVICE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Program established. A replacement service program is established to continue the metropolitan transit service demonstration program established in Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 174.265, as provided in this section. § Subd. …

473.39 BORROWING MONEY. § Subdivision 1.General authority. The council may issue general obligation bonds subject to the volume limitations in this section to provide funds to implement the council's transit capital improvement program and may issue general obligation bonds not s…

473.391 ROUTE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING. § Subdivision 1.Contracts. The council may contract with other operators or local governments for route planning and scheduling services in any configuration of new or reconfiguration of existing transit services and routes. § Subd. 2.Route …

473.3925 BUS PURCHASES. The Metropolitan Council, in preparing bid specifications for bus purchases, shall ensure that the specifications conform, to the greatest extent practicable, with products that are manufactured in this state. History: 2009 c 36 art 3 s 24

473.3927 ZERO-EMISSION AND ELECTRIC TRANSIT VEHICLES. § Subdivision 1. [Renumbered subd 1b] § Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01,…

473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. § Subdivision 1.General requirements. (a) The council must identify in its transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transitway may be feasible and cost-e…

473.3993 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITY PLANS; DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 473.3993 to 473.3997. § Subd. 2.Preliminary design plan. "Preliminary design plan" means a light rail transit plan that identifies: (1) prelimin…

473.3994 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN PLANS. § Subdivision 1. MS 1988 [Repealed, 1989 c 339 s 24] § Subd. 1a.Designation of responsible authority. For each proposed light rail transit facility in the metropolitan area, the governor must designate either the Metropolitan Council or …

473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD. (a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the ba…

473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT. (a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit facility, the responsible authority may prepare an application …

473.3999 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION; COUNCIL AUTHORITY; STAFF ASSISTANCE; PROJECT MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Powers. The council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and e…

473.405 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.General. The Metropolitan Council has the powers and duties prescribed by this section and sections 473.407 to 473.449 and all powers necessary or convenient to discharge its duties. § Subd. 2. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209] § Subd. 3.C…

473.4051 GUIDEWAYS AND BUSWAYS; CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Light rail transit; operator. The council must operate all light rail transit facilities and services located in the metropolitan area upon completion of construction of the facilities and the commencemen…

473.4052 RIGHT-OF-WAY USE; CONTRACTS; LIABILITY. § Subdivision 1.Contracts for joint or shared use. (a) The location of light rail transit in a shared corridor that is within or adjacent to right-of-way used for freight rail purposes is a public purpose. (b) The council, a metrop…

473.4055 REGULATION OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT WARNING SIGNALS. A statutory or home rule charter city or town may by ordinance regulate within its jurisdiction the sounding of horns, whistles, or other audible warnings by light rail transit vehicles. All regulations and ordinances ado…

473.4056 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE DESIGN. § Subdivision 1.Adoption of standards. (a) By January 1, 2015, the Metropolitan Council shall adopt and may thereafter amend standards for the design of light rail vehicles that are reasonably necessary to provide access for, and to pro…

473.4057 COMMUTER RAIL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. § Subdivision 1.General. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 174.82 and 174.90, the Metropolitan Council must operate and maintain commuter rail facilities and services in any corridor that is located in whole or in part in…

473.4065 TRANSIT RIDER ACTIVITY. § Subdivision 1.Code of conduct; establishment. (a) The council must adopt a rider code of conduct for transit passengers. The council must post a copy of the code of conduct in a prominent location at each light rail transit station, bus rapid tr…

473.407 METROPOLITAN TRANSIT POLICE. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. The council may appoint peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the…

473.4075 TRANSIT RIDER INVESTMENT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms and the terms defined in section 609.855, subdivision 7, have the meanings given. (b) "Transit official" means an individual who is authorized as TRIP per…

473.4077 LEGISLATIVE REPORT; TRANSIT SAFETY AND RIDER EXPERIENCE. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in section 473.4075 have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Legislative report. (a) Annually by February 15, the council must submit a report …

473.408 FARE POLICY. § Subdivision 1. MS 2004 [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108] § Subd. 2.Fare policy. (a) Fares and fare collection systems shall be established and administered to accomplish the following purposes: (1) to encourage and increase transit and paratransit ridersh…

473.409 AGREEMENTS WITH COUNCIL; ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRANSIT USE. A state department or agency, including the legislative branch, any local governmental unit, or a metropolitan agency may enter into an agreement with the council and other operators for the purpose of encouraging the…

473.41 TRANSIT SHELTERS AND STOPS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Transit authority" means: (1) a statutory or home rule charter city, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locati…

473.411 TRANSIT AND HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. § Subdivision 1. MS 1982 [Repealed, 1984 c 654 art 3 s 153] § Subd. 2. MS 1976 [Repealed, 1977 c 454 s 49] § Subd. 3.Services of Department of Transportation. The council may make use of engineering and other technical and professional service…

473.412 METRO TRANSIT CLEANING AND REPAIR STANDARDS; REPORT REQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Cleaning" means the removal of litter, refuse, food, glass, bodily fluids, offensive odors, or ot…