1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for grants to suburban transit 
1.3 	providers for transit system safety, modernization, and technology improvements.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REPLACEMENT SERVICE TRANSIT PROVIDERS; SAFETY, 
1.6 	MODERNIZATION, AND TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan 
1.8 	Council for a grant to the Suburban Transit Association. The council must not retain any 
1.9 	portion of the funds appropriated under this section and must make grant payments in full 
1.10 	by July 31, 2020. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.11 	(b) The Suburban Transit Association must distribute the grant funds to replacement 
1.12 	service providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, for:
1.13 	(1) safety improvements on buses and at transit stations; and
1.14 	(2) transit system modernization and technology infrastructure, including fare boxes, 
1.15 	self-service fare payment systems, and intelligent transportation systems for transit.

1.16 	APPLICATION. This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, 
1.17 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.