as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/13/2023 10:12am
A bill for an act
relating to transit; suspending the Metropolitan Council's authority to take action
or spend money on proposed guideways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The Metropolitan Council must not take any action or spend any money for study,
planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for any proposed guideway.
This does not apply to the Gold Line bus rapid transit project or the Green Line Extension
light rail transit line, also known as the Southwest Light Rail project. This section expires
when the Green Line Extension light rail transit line begins revenue operations.
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This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
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