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Laws of Minnesota 1993 CHAPTER 230-S.F.No. 1290 An act relating to local government; permitting the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, and Plymouth to establish a transportation demand management program; providing for a transportation demand management plan for the capitol complex. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. [BLOOMINGTON; RICHFIELD; EDINA; EDEN PRAIRIE; MINNETONKA; MAPLE GROVE; PLYMOUTH; TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.] Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section, "transportation demand management" means the application of strategies involving both incentives and disincentives designed to redirect travel to use high occupancy modes or away from peak periods of travel so as to reduce the number of vehicle trips and accidents at critical times. Subd. 2. [TDM PROGRAMS.] The city councils of the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, and Plymouth may, in consultation with the metropolitan council, establish by ordinance transportation demand management programs applicable to employers and commercial developers or owners of nonresidential buildings in each of their cities to mitigate existing and future traffic congestion in the cities and to preserve the environment by reducing air and noise pollution and energy consumption. Each of the cities may charge reasonable fees to employers and commercial developers or owners of nonresidential buildings to administer the implementation of transportation demand management programs and impose civil penalties for violations of the ordinance. The fees must not exceed $500 annually per employer. Subd. 3. [CAPITOL COMPLEX.] The department of administration shall, in consultation with the regional transit board, the metropolitan council, department of transportation, capitol area architectural board, and the city of St. Paul, develop a transportation demand management plan for the capitol complex. The department shall report the plan to the legislature by February 1, 1994. Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Section 1, subdivision 2, is effective with respect to any of the cities of Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Maple Grove and Plymouth the day after compliance by that city with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3. Presented to the governor May 14, 1993 Signed by the governor May 17, 1993, 3:14 p.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes