1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; mass transit; authorizing the Washington County 
1.3 	Regional Rail Authority to exercise existing powers for bus rapid transit purposes.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BUS RAPID TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.
 1.6 	Washington County Regional Rail Authority may exercise the powers conferred 
1.7 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 398A.04, to plan, establish, acquire, develop, construct, 
1.8 	purchase, enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect a bus 
1.9 	rapid transit system located within Washington County on transitways included in and 
1.10 	approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan, including the 
1.11 	Rush Line, Highway 36, Gateway, and Red Rock transit corridors.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 
1.13 	1, paragraph (a), this section is effective without local approval the day following final 
1.14 	enactment.