1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transit; requiring the Metropolitan Council to publish monthly ridership 
1.3 	numbers and quarterly crime statistics.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MASS TRANSIT REPORTS; RIDERSHIP; CRIME.
 1.6 	(a) The Metropolitan Council must post on the council's website a monthly report 
1.7 	including ridership statistics for each guideway and busway in revenue operation. In each 
1.8 	report, the council must also include the ridership projections made at the time of the full 
1.9 	funding grant agreement for each guideway and busway. The council must post each monthly 
1.10 	report within 60 days after the end of that month. The council must ensure that a report is 
1.11 	available on the council's website for a minimum of five years after the report is posted.
1.12 	(b) The council must post on the council's website a quarterly report including crime 
1.13 	statistics for crimes occurring on a light rail transit vehicle, bus, commuter rail car, or at 
1.14 	any transit platform, stop, or facility. The report must break down the data by mode of transit 
1.15 	and type of crime. The council must ensure that a report is available on the council's website 
1.16 	for a minimum of five years after the report is posted.