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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.387 — Special Transportation Markets.

473.387 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION MARKETS.
Subdivision 1.
Purposes.
The legislature finds and declares that the limited public resources available to subsidize transit require increased efforts to concentrate service and funding on special sectors of the marketplace, so as to ensure a basic level of mobility for all persons in the metropolitan area. The purposes of the programs established by this section are to better target transit services and expenditures on transit dependent sectors of the market and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness and control the cost of transit services for persons who lack private means of transportation.
Subd. 2.
Administration.
The council shall design and administer the programs under this section. The council may request proposals for projects to demonstrate methods of achieving the purposes of programs administered under this section. The council shall design or ensure the design of programs that will provide better access for the targeted service groups to places of employment and activity throughout the metropolitan area, using regular route transit, paratransit, taxis, car or van pools, or other means of conveyance. The council may organize the services by providing to individuals, directly or indirectly, reduced fares or passes on public transit or vouchers to be used to purchase transportation; by contracting with public and private providers; by arrangements with government agencies, civic and community organizations or nonprofit groups providing assistance to the targeted service groups; by arrangements with prospective employers, with employment, education, retail, medical, or other activity centers, or with local governments; or by any other methods designed to improve service and reduce costs to the targeted service groups.
Subd. 3.
Job seekers.
The council shall establish a program and policies to increase the availability and utility of public transit services and reduce transportation costs for persons who are seeking employment and who lack private means of transportation.
Subd. 4.
Transit disadvantaged.
The council shall establish a program and policies to reduce transportation costs for persons who are, because of limited incomes, age, disability, or other reasons, especially dependent on public transit for common mobility. Data on applicants and users of council programs under this subdivision are classified as private data on individuals under section 13.72, subdivision 20.
History:
1Sp1985 c 10 s 101; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 84-86; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 80
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3875 — Transit For Livable Communities.

473.3875 TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES.
The council shall establish a transit for livable communities demonstration program fund. The council shall adopt guidelines for selecting and evaluating demonstration projects for funding. The selection guidelines must include provisions evaluating projects:
(1) interrelating development or redevelopment and transit;
(2) interrelating affordable housing and employment growth areas;
(3) helping intensify land use that leads to more compact development or redevelopment;
(4) coordinating school transportation and public transit service;
(5) implementing recommendations of the transit redesign plan; or
(6) otherwise promoting the goals of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act.
History:
1996 c 464 art 2 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.391 — Route Planning And Scheduling.

473.391 ROUTE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING.
Subdivision 1.
Contracts.
The council may contract with other operators or local governments for route planning and scheduling services in any configuration of new or reconfiguration of existing transit services and routes.
Subd. 2.
Route elimination; service reduction.
The council shall, before making a determination to eliminate or reduce service on existing transit routes, consider:
(1) the level of subsidy per passenger on each route;
(2) the availability and proximity of alternative transit routes; and
(3) the percentage of transit dependent riders, including youth, elderly, low-income, and disabled riders currently using each route.
History:
1987 c 278 s 22; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 95; 1995 c 265 art 1 s 2; 1996 c 464 art 2 s 5; 2014 c 271 art 3 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3925 — Bus Purchases.

473.3925 BUS PURCHASES.
The Metropolitan Council, in preparing bid specifications for bus purchases, shall ensure that the specifications conform, to the greatest extent practicable, with products that are manufactured in this state.
History:
2009 c 36 art 3 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3927 — Zero-emission And Electric Transit Vehicles.

473.3927 ZERO-EMISSION AND ELECTRIC TRANSIT VEHICLES.
Subdivision 1.
Transition plan required.
(a) The council must develop and maintain a zero-emission and electric transit vehicle transition plan.
(b) The council must complete the initial plan by February 15, 2022, and revise the plan at least once every five years.
Subd. 2.
Plan development.
At a minimum, the plan must:
(1) establish implementation policies and guidance;
(2) set transition milestones or performance measures, or both, which may include vehicle procurement goals over the transition period;
(3) identify barriers, constraints, and risks, and determine objectives and strategies to address the issues identified;
(4) consider findings and best practices from other transit agencies;
(5) analyze zero-emission and electric transit vehicle technology impacts, including cold weather operation and emerging technologies;
(6) consider opportunities to prioritize the deployment of zero-emissions vehicles in areas with poor air quality;
(7) provide detailed estimates of implementation costs; and
(8) summarize updates to the plan from the most recent version.
Subd. 3.
Copy to legislature.
Upon completion or revision of the plan, the council must provide a copy to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
History:
1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 117
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.399 — Transit Ways; Light Rail Transit And Commuter Rail In The Metropolitan Area.

473.399 TRANSIT WAYS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND COMMUTER RAIL IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
Subdivision 1.
General requirements.
(a) The council must identify in its transportation policy plan those heavily traveled corridors where development of a transitway may be feasible and cost-effective. Modes of providing service in a transitway may include bus rapid transit, light rail transit, commuter rail, or other available systems or technologies that improve transit service.
(b) After the completion of environmental studies and receipt of input from the governing body of each statutory and home rule charter city, county, and town in which a transitway is proposed to be constructed, the council must designate the locally preferred alternative transit mode with respect to the corridor.
(c) The council shall ensure that any light rail transit facilities that are designated as the locally preferred alternative and that are to be constructed in the metropolitan area will be acquired, developed, owned, and capable of operation in an efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated manner in coordination with buses and other transportation modes and facilities.
(d) Construction of light rail transit facilities in a particular transit corridor may not commence unless and until that mode is designated as the locally preferred alternative for that corridor by the council.
Subd. 1a.
Integrated transportation system.
The commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council shall ensure that light rail transit and commuter rail facilities are planned, designed, and implemented: (1) to move commuters and transit users into and out of, as well as within, the metropolitan area, and (2) to ensure that rail transit lines will interface with each other and other transportation facilities and services so as to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1993 c 353 s 20]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1993 c 353 s 20]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2009 c 93 art 1 s 47]
Subd. 5.
Availability of light rail transit information.
The Metropolitan Council shall maintain in a centralized location on an Internet website, for each light rail transit line operated by the council and for each year of operation of the line:
(1) financial data, including revenue by source and operating and capital expenses; and
(2) ridership information, including ridership and passenger miles.
History:
1989 c 339 s 12; 1993 c 353 s 5; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 98; 1998 c 404 s 55,56; 1999 c 230 s 38; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 71; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 100; 2008 c 350 art 1 s 85
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3995 — Light Rail Transit; Design-build Method.

473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
(a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the design and construction together.
(b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:
(1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426, (i) the terms "commissioner," "Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as a geographical location;
(2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable to the procurement; and
(3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the procurement.
History:
2008 c 287 art 1 s 105
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3997 — Federal Funding; Light Rail Transit.

473.3997 FEDERAL FUNDING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
(a) Upon completion of the alternatives analysis and draft environmental impact statement, and selection of the locally preferred alternative, for each light rail transit facility, the responsible authority may prepare an application for federal assistance for the light rail transit facility. If the commissioner is the responsible authority, the application must be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council before it is submitted by the commissioner. In reviewing the application the council must consider the operating cost estimate developed under section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
(b) Except for the designated responsible authority for a particular light rail transit facility, no political subdivision in the metropolitan area may on its own apply for federal assistance for light rail transit planning or construction.
History:
1991 c 298 art 7 s 7; 1993 c 353 s 17; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 100; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 106
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.3999 — Light Rail Transit Construction; Council Authority; Staff Assistance; Project Manager Qualifications.

473.3999 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION; COUNCIL AUTHORITY; STAFF ASSISTANCE; PROJECT MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS.
(a) The Metropolitan Council may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in other applicable law, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
(b) Notwithstanding any cooperative agreement between the commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council in section 473.3994, subdivision 1a, if the council is the responsible authority, the commissioner of transportation must provide staff assistance to the council. To the extent practicable, the Metropolitan Council must utilize the Department of Transportation staff assistance for:
(1) delivery method selection for the design, planning, acquisition, construction, and equipping of light rail transit projects;
(2) risk assessment analysis in the planning, designing, and construction of a light rail transit facility or a new light rail transit project;
(3) contractor and subcontractor schedule analysis and contractual requirements;
(4) light rail transit project cost management and budget analysis for the planning, designing, and construction of a light rail transit facility or new light rail transit project; and
(5) any other technical areas of expertise that the Department of Transportation may offer.
(c) If the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority, the council must select a qualified project manager and lead project engineer with at least ten years' transportation industry experience to lead the planning, design, acquisition, construction, or equipping of a new light rail transit project.
History:
2008 c 287 art 1 s 107; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 91
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.4051 — Guideways And Busways; Construction And Operation.

473.4051 GUIDEWAYS AND BUSWAYS; CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
Subdivision 1.
Light rail transit; operator.
The council must operate all light rail transit facilities and services located in the metropolitan area upon completion of construction of the facilities and the commencement of revenue service using the facilities. The council may not allow the commencement of revenue service until after an appropriate period of acceptance testing to ensure safe and satisfactory performance. In assuming the operation of the system, the council must comply with section 473.415. The council must coordinate operation of the light rail transit system with bus service to avoid duplication of service on a route served by light rail transit and to ensure the widest possible access to light rail transit lines in both suburban and urban areas by means of a feeder bus system.
Subd. 2.
Guideway and busway; operating costs.
(a) After operating revenue, federal funds, and state funds are used for operations of a guideway or busway, as the terms are defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, the council must pay all remaining operating costs from sales tax revenue, as defined in section 473.4465, subdivision 1.
(b) The requirements under paragraph (a) do not apply to the costs of Northstar Commuter Rail attributed to operations outside of a metropolitan county.
Subd. 2a.
Guideway and busway; capital maintenance.
(a) The council must pay all ongoing capital maintenance costs from one or more of: available federal funds; sales tax revenue, as defined in section 473.4465, subdivision 1; and proceeds from certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under section 473.39.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "capital maintenance" includes routine maintenance, capital maintenance, and maintenance in a state of good repair.
Subd. 3.
Light rail transit; capital costs.
State money may not be used to pay more than ten percent of the total capital cost of a light rail transit project.
History:
1988 c 684 art 2 s 6; 1989 c 339 s 19; 1993 c 353 s 19; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 109; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 108; 2008 c 365 s 12; 1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 120; 2023 c 68 art 3 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.4055 — Regulation Of Light Rail Transit Warning Signals.

473.4055 REGULATION OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT WARNING SIGNALS.
A statutory or home rule charter city or town may by ordinance regulate within its jurisdiction the sounding of horns, whistles, or other audible warnings by light rail transit vehicles. All regulations and ordinances adopted under this section must conform to federal law.
History:
2004 c 245 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.4056 — Light Rail Transit Vehicle Design.

473.4056 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE DESIGN.
Subdivision 1.
Adoption of standards.
(a) By January 1, 2015, the Metropolitan Council shall adopt and may thereafter amend standards for the design of light rail vehicles that are reasonably necessary to provide access for, and to protect the health and safety of, persons who use the service. All light rail transit vehicles procured on and after January 1, 2015, must conform to the standards then in effect.
(b) The Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee must review the standards and all subsequent amendments before the Metropolitan Council adopts them.
(c) The Metropolitan Council shall post adopted standards, including amendments, on its website.
Subd. 2.
Minimum standards.
Standards adopted under this section must include, but are not limited to:
(1) two dedicated spaces for wheelchair users in each car;
(2) seating for a companion adjacent to at least two wheelchair-dedicated spaces; and
(3) further specifications that meet or exceed the standards established in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
History:
2014 c 312 art 11 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.4065 — Transit Rider Activity.

473.4065 TRANSIT RIDER ACTIVITY.
Subdivision 1.
Code of conduct; establishment.
(a) The council must adopt a rider code of conduct for transit passengers. The council must post a copy of the code of conduct in a prominent location at each light rail transit station, bus rapid transit station, and transit center.
(b) The code of conduct must not prohibit sleeping in a manner that does not otherwise violate conduct requirements.
(c) Prior to adoption of the rider code of conduct, or a revision, the council must perform a stakeholder engagement process. At a minimum, the process must include solicitation and consideration of public comments on conduct requirements and the rider experience.
Subd. 2.
Code of conduct; violations.
An authorized transit representative, as defined in section 609.855, subdivision 7, paragraph (g), may order a person to depart a transit vehicle or transit facility for a violation of the rider code of conduct established under subdivision 1 if the person continues to act in violation of the code of conduct after being warned once to stop.
Subd. 3.
Paid fare zones.
The council must establish and clearly designate paid fare zones at each light rail transit station where the council utilizes self-service barrier-free fare collection.
Subd. 4.
Light rail transit facility monitoring.
(a) The council must implement and maintain public safety monitoring and response activities at light rail transit facilities that include:
(1) placement of security cameras and sufficient associated lighting that provide live coverage for the entire area at each light rail transit station and each light rail transit vehicle;
(2) installation of a public address system at each light rail transit station that is capable of providing information and warnings to passengers; and
(3) real-time active monitoring of passenger activity and potential violations throughout the light rail transit system.
(b) The monitoring activities must include timely maintenance or replacement of malfunctioning cameras or public address systems.
History:
2023 c 68 art 4 s 92
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.409 — Agreements With Council; Encouragement Of Transit Use.

473.409 AGREEMENTS WITH COUNCIL; ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRANSIT USE.
A state department or agency, including the legislative branch, any local governmental unit, or a metropolitan agency may enter into an agreement with the council and other operators for the purpose of encouraging the use of transit by its employees residing in the metropolitan area. The agreement may provide for, among other things: (a) the advance purchase of tokens, tickets or other devices from the council or other operator for use in lieu of fares on vehicles operated by the council or other operator; and (b) special transit service for employees to and from their place of employment, at fares to be agreed upon by the contracting parties. The tokens, tickets, or other devices or services may be made available to employees at reduced rates. Any such agreement and arrangement by a state department or agency shall be submitted to the commissioner of administration for approval before execution. Any operating deficits or subsidy resulting from such agreements shall be assumed by the contracting department, agency, governmental unit, or other commission, unless otherwise provided in an agreement approved by the council.
History:
1977 c 454 s 37; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 128; 1986 c 460 s 41; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 122
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.41 — Transit Shelters And Stops.

473.41 TRANSIT SHELTERS AND STOPS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Transit authority" means:
(1) a statutory or home rule charter city, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the city or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the city;
(2) the Metropolitan Council, with respect to transit shelters and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the council or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the council; or
(3) a replacement service provider under section 473.388, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the provider or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the provider.
(c) "Transit shelter" means a wholly or partially enclosed structure provided for public use as a waiting area in conjunction with light rail transit, bus rapid transit, or regular route transit.
Subd. 2.
Design.
(a) A transit authority shall establish design specifications for establishment and replacement of its transit shelters, which must include:
(1) engineering standards, as appropriate;
(2) maximization of protection from the wind, snow, and other elements;
(3) to the extent feasible, inclusion of warming capability at each shelter in which there is a proportionally high number of transit service passenger boardings; and
(4) full accessibility for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
(b) The council shall consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee.
Subd. 3.
Maintenance.
A transit authority shall ensure transit shelters are maintained in good working order and are accessible to all users of the transit system. This requirement includes but is not limited to:
(1) keeping transit shelters reasonably clean and free from graffiti; and
(2) removing snow and ice in a manner that provides accessibility for the elderly and persons with disabilities to be able to enter and exit transit shelters, and board and exit trains at each stop.
History:
2014 c 312 art 11 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.416 — Rights Of System Workers In Takeover Of Transit System.

473.416 RIGHTS OF SYSTEM WORKERS IN TAKEOVER OF TRANSIT SYSTEM.
Whenever the council directly operates any public transit system, or any part thereof, or enters into any management contract or other arrangement for the operation of a system, the council shall take the action necessary to extend to employees of the affected public transit systems, in accordance with seniority, the first opportunity for reasonably comparable employment in any available nonsupervisory jobs in respect to such operations for which they can qualify after a reasonable training period. The employment must not result in any worsening of the employee's position in the employee's former employment nor any loss of wages, hours, working conditions, seniority, fringe benefits, and rights and privileges pertaining thereto. The council may enter into an agreement specifying fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests of employees who may be affected if the council should acquire any interest in or purchase any facilities or other property of a privately owned and operated transit system, or construct, improve, or reconstruct any facilities or other property acquired from any system, or provide by contract or otherwise for the operation of transportation facilities or equipment in competition with, or supplementary to, the service provided by an existing transit system. The agreement, specifying the terms and conditions of the protective arrangements, must comply with any applicable requirements of this chapter, and with the requirements of any federal law or regulation if federal aid is involved. The agreement may provide for final and binding arbitration of any dispute.
History:
1975 c 13 s 60; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 130; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 129
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.42 — Employer Contributions For Certain Employees.

473.42 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of section 352.029, the council shall make the employer contributions required pursuant to section 352.04, subdivision 3, for any employee who was on authorized leave of absence from the transit operating division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission who is employed by the labor organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing Metro Transit Division employees of the council and who is covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System in addition to all other employer contributions the council is required to make.
History:
1978 c 538 s 16; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 131; 2014 c 271 art 3 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.436 — Council; Borrowing Money.

473.436 COUNCIL; BORROWING MONEY.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 10 s 123 subd 1]
Subd. 2.
Legal investments.
Certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations issued by the council to which tax levies have been pledged pursuant to section 473.446, subdivision 1, shall be proper for investment of any funds by any bank, savings bank, savings association, credit union, trust company, insurance company or public or municipal corporation, and may be pledged by any bank, savings bank, savings association, credit union, or trust company as security for the deposit of public moneys.
Subd. 3.
Tax exempt.
Certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations of the council shall be deemed and treated as instrumentalities of a public government agency.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 10 s 123 subd 1]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1Sp1985 c 10 s 123 subd 1]
Subd. 6.
Temporary borrowing.
On or after the first day of any fiscal year, the council may borrow money which may be used or expended by the council for any purpose, including but not limited to current expenses, capital expenditures and the discharge of any obligation or indebtedness of the council. The indebtedness must be represented by a note or notes which may be issued from time to time in any denomination and sold at public or private sale pursuant to a resolution authorizing the issuance. The resolution must set forth the form and manner of execution of the notes and shall contain other terms and conditions the council deems necessary or desirable to provide security for the holders of the notes. The note or notes are payable from committed or appropriated money from taxes, grants or loans of the state or federal government made to the council, or other revenues of the council, and the money may be pledged to the payment of the notes. The council is authorized to pledge to the payment of the note or notes taxes levied by it under section 473.446, subdivision 1, clause (a), and if taxes are so pledged the council shall transfer amounts received from the levy to the council for payment of the note or notes. To the extent the notes are not paid from the grant or loan money pledged for the payment thereof, the principal and interest of the notes must be paid from any taxes received by the council and any income and revenue received by or accrued to the council during the fiscal year in which the note or notes were issued, or other money of the council lawfully available therefor.
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
History:
1979 c 46 s 1; 1980 c 462 s 2; 1983 c 213 s 21; 1983 c 293 s 105; 1983 c 344 s 25; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 132,133; 1Sp1985 c 10 s 111; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 132-134; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.4461 — Additions To Transit Taxing District.

473.4461 ADDITIONS TO TRANSIT TAXING DISTRICT.
Notwithstanding any provision of section 473.446 or any other law, the Metropolitan Council may not levy a tax under section 473.446, subdivision 1, in any city or town not included in the transit taxing district as it existed on January 1, 2001, unless the council and the governing body of that city or town have agreed on a service expansion plan.
History:
1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.448 — Transit Assets Exempt From Tax But Must Pay Assessments.

473.448 TRANSIT ASSETS EXEMPT FROM TAX BUT MUST PAY ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the properties, moneys, and other assets of the council used for transit operations or for special transportation services and all revenues or other income from the council's transit operations or special transportation services are exempt from all taxation, licenses, or fees imposed by the state or by any county, municipality, political subdivision, taxing district, or other public agency or body of the state, except to the extent that the property is subject to the sales and use tax under chapter 297A.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the council's transit properties are subject to special assessments levied by a political subdivision for a local improvement in amounts proportionate to and not exceeding the special benefit received by the properties from the improvement.
History:
1975 c 13 s 73; 1983 c 213 s 22; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 141; 1995 c 236 s 16; 1996 c 471 art 3 s 41; 2000 c 418 art 2 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.449 — Act Exclusive.

473.449 ACT EXCLUSIVE.
The exercise by the council of the powers provided in sections 473.405 to 473.449 shall not be subject to regulation by or the jurisdiction or control of any other public body or agency, either state, county, or municipal, except as specifically provided in this chapter.
History:
1975 c 13 s 74; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 138; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 142; 1995 c 186 s 119
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.452 — Transit Operating Reserves; Report.

473.452 TRANSIT OPERATING RESERVES; REPORT.
(a) By February 1 each year, each replacement service provider under section 473.388 must report to the council its projected total operating expenses for the current calendar year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous December 31.
(b) By March 1 each year, the council must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report must include:
(1) the information from each provider received under paragraph (a); and
(2) the council's projected total operating expenses for the current calendar year and its projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous December 31.
History:
1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 118
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.501 — Definitions.

473.501 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
The terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them for the purposes of sections 473.501 to 473.549 unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209]
Subd. 3.
Local government unit or government unit.
"Local government unit" or "government unit" means any municipal or public corporation or governmental subdivision or agency located in whole or in part in the metropolitan area, authorized by law to provide for the collection and disposal of sewage.
History:
1975 c 13 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.505 — Total Watershed Management.

473.505 TOTAL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.
The Metropolitan Council may enter into agreements with other governmental bodies and agencies and spend funds to implement total watershed management. "Total watershed management" means identifying and quantifying at a watershed level the (1) sources of pollution, both point and nonpoint, (2) causes of conditions that may or may not be a result of pollution, and (3) means of reducing pollution or alleviating adverse conditions. The purpose of total watershed management is to achieve the best water quality for waters of the state receiving the effluent of the metropolitan disposal system for the lowest total costs, without regard to who will incur those costs.
History:
1994 c 562 s 1; 1995 c 236 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.512 — Pension Exclusion For Certain Labor Service Employees.

473.512 PENSION EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN LABOR SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
Subdivision 1.
Qualification, conditions.
A member of a trade who is employed by the former metropolitan waste control commission, and on July 1, 1994, is employed by the council, on a permanent basis with trade union pension plan coverage pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement shall be excluded from coverage by the Minnesota State Retirement System if the member was first employed on or after June 1, 1977 or, if the member was first employed prior to June 1, 1977, has elected to be excluded from coverage by the Minnesota State Retirement System pursuant to subdivision 2, and has accepted a refund of contributions pursuant to subdivision 3.
Subd. 2.
Deadline, effect.
A member of a trade entitled under subdivision 1 to make an election of exclusion from pension coverage by the Minnesota State Retirement System may make the election of exclusion no later than August 1, 1977 on forms provided by the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System. The election of exclusion from coverage shall be a one time election irrevocable while employed in such capacity and shall have retroactive application to the first day of membership in the Minnesota State Retirement System.
Subd. 3.
Refund.
Upon electing to be excluded from coverage as provided in subdivision 2 and making a valid application, a member of a trade shall be entitled to a refund of both the accumulated employee and the employer contributions made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1976, section 352.04, subdivision 3, on behalf of the member plus interest at the rate of 3-1/2 percent per annum compounded annually from the date of commencement of coverage, computed to the first day of the month in which the refund is processed and shall be based on fiscal year balances. The application for the refund may be made without the waiting period provided for in section 352.22, subdivision 1. No repayment of a refund made under this section shall be permitted.
History:
1977 c 98 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 154
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.513 — Municipal Plans And Programs.

473.513 MUNICIPAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS.
As soon as practicable after the adoption of the first policy plan by the council as provided in section 473.146, and before undertaking the construction of any extensions or additions to its disposal system or the substantial alteration or improvement of its existing disposal system, each local government unit shall adopt a similar policy plan for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage for which the local government unit is responsible, coordinated with the council's plan, and may revise the same as often as it deems necessary. Each such plan shall be submitted forthwith to the council for review and shall be subject to the approval of the council as to those features affecting the council's responsibilities as determined by the council. Any such features disapproved by the council shall be modified in accordance with the council's recommendations. No construction of new sewers or other disposal facilities, and no substantial alteration or improvement of any existing sewers or other disposal facilities involving such features, shall be undertaken by any local government unit unless its governing body shall first find the same to be in accordance with its comprehensive plan and program as approved by the council. At the time each local government unit makes application to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for a permit to alter or improve its disposal system it shall file with the council a copy of the application together with design data and a location map of the project.
History:
1975 c 13 s 81; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 155
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.515 — Sewage Collection And Disposal; Powers.

473.515 SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL; POWERS.
Subdivision 1.
Identification of powers.
In addition to all other powers conferred upon or delegated to the council hereunder, it shall have the powers specified in this section.
Subd. 2.
Right to discharge treated sewage.
The council shall have the right to discharge the effluent from any treatment works operated by it into any waters of the state in accordance with any effluent or water quality standards lawfully adopted by the Pollution Control Agency.
Subd. 3.
Connections with metropolitan system.
The council may require any person or local government unit in the metropolitan area to provide for the discharge of its sewage, directly or indirectly, into the metropolitan disposal system, or to connect any disposal system or part thereof with the metropolitan disposal system wherever reasonable opportunity therefor is provided; may regulate the manner in which such connections are made; may require any person or local government unit discharging sewage into the metropolitan disposal system to provide preliminary treatment therefor; may prohibit the discharge into the metropolitan disposal system of any substance which it determines will or may be harmful to the system or any persons operating it; and may require any local government unit to discontinue the acquisition, betterment, or operation of any facility for its disposal system wherever and so far as adequate service is or will be provided by the metropolitan disposal system.
History:
1975 c 13 s 82; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 156-158
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.5155 — Violation Of Wastewater Law; Remedies, Penalties.

473.5155 VIOLATION OF WASTEWATER LAW; REMEDIES, PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Remedies available.
(a) For purposes of this section, "violation" means any discharge or action by a person that violates sections 473.501 to 473.549 or rules, standards, variances, limitations, orders, stipulations, agreements, schedules of compliance, or permits that are issued or adopted by the council under sections 473.501 to 473.549.
(b) Each violation may be enforced by any one or a combination of the following: criminal prosecution, civil action, or other appropriate action in accordance with sections 473.501 to 473.549.
Subd. 2.
Criminal penalties; duties.
(a) Any person who commits a violation under subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
(b) County attorneys, sheriffs and other peace officers, and other officers authorized to enforce criminal laws shall take all action necessary to prosecute and punish violations.
Subd. 3.
Civil penalties.
A violation is subject to a penalty payable to the state, in an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $1,000 per day of violation. The civil penalty may be recovered by a civil action brought by the council in the name of the state.
History:
1990 c 469 s 2; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 159,160
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.519 — 1972 U.s. Water Pollution Control Act: Use Charge Shares.

473.519 1972 U.S. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT: USE CHARGE SHARES.
Each local government unit shall adopt a system of charges for the use and availability of the metropolitan disposal system which will assure that each recipient of waste treatment services within or served by the unit will pay its proportionate share of the costs allocated to the unit by the council under section 473.517, as required by the federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972, and any regulations issued pursuant thereto. Each system of charges shall be submitted to the council if requested by the council.
History:
1975 c 13 s 84; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 171; 1997 c 181 s 3; 2013 c 101 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.521 — Payments To Council.

473.521 PAYMENTS TO COUNCIL.
Subdivision 1.
Amounts due council, when payable.
Charges payable to the council by local government units may be made payable at such times during each year as the council determines, but such dates shall be fixed with reference to the dates on which tax, assessment, and revenue collections become available to the government units required to pay such charges.
Subd. 2.
Component municipalities, obligations to council.
Each government unit shall pay to the council all sums charged to it as provided in section 473.517, at the times and in the manner determined by the council. The governing body of each such government unit shall take all action that may be necessary to provide the funds required for such payments and to make the same when due.
Subd. 3.
Powers of government units.
To accomplish any duty imposed on it by the council, the governing body of every government unit in the metropolitan area may exercise the powers granted any municipality by chapters 117, 412, 429, 475, sections 115.46, 444.075 and 471.59.
Subd. 4.
Deficiency tax levies.
If the governing body of any local government unit fails to meet any payment to the council hereunder when due, the Metropolitan Council may certify to the auditor of the county in which the government unit is located the amount required for payment of such amount with interest at six percent per annum. The auditor shall levy and extend such amount as a tax upon all taxable property in the government unit for the next calendar year, free from any existing limitations imposed by law or charter. Such tax shall be collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the government unit, and the proceeds thereof, when collected, shall be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the council and credited to the government unit for which the tax was levied.
History:
1975 c 13 s 85; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 172-175; 1995 c 236 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.523 — Construction Contracts Subject To Municipal Bid Law.

473.523 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO MUNICIPAL BID LAW.
Subdivision 1.
Contracts for metropolitan disposal system.
All contracts for construction work, or for the purchase of materials, supplies, or equipment relating to the metropolitan disposal system shall be made as provided in section 471.345, subdivisions 3 to 6. Contracts subject to section 471.345, subdivision 3, shall be made by the council by publishing once in a legal newspaper or trade paper published in a city of the first class not less than two weeks before the last day for submission of bids, notice that bids or proposals will be received. Such notice shall state the nature of the work or purchase and the terms and conditions upon which the contract is to be awarded, and a time and place where such bids will be received, opened, and read publicly. After such bids have been duly received, opened, read publicly, and recorded, the council shall award such contract to the lowest responsible bidder or it may reject all bids and readvertise. Each contract shall be duly executed in writing and the party to whom the contract is awarded shall give sufficient bond or security to the council for the faithful performance of the contract as required by law. The council shall have the right to set qualifications and specifications and to require bids to meet all such qualifications and specifications before being accepted. If the council by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members declares that an emergency exists requiring the immediate purchase of materials or supplies at a cost in excess of the amount specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, or in making emergency repairs, it shall not be necessary to advertise for bids.
Subd. 1a.
Contracts over $50,000; best value alternative.
As an alternative to the procurement method described in subdivision 1, the council may issue a request for proposals and award the contract to the vendor or contractor offering the best value under a request for proposals as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2014 c 271 art 3 s 22]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1986 c 460 s 59]
History:
1975 c 13 s 86; 1986 c 460 s 43,44; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 176,177; 2007 c 148 art 3 s 34; 2013 c 101 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.524 — Capital Intensive Public Services.

473.524 CAPITAL INTENSIVE PUBLIC SERVICES.
The council may exercise the authority it had under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 471A.01 to 471A.12, for the purposes of fulfilling its wastewater services responsibilities under sections 473.501 to 473.549. The wastewater facilities designed or built under the authority provided by Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 471A.01 to 471A.12, deemed necessary by the council to accomplish its responsibilities under this chapter must remain under the ownership of the council.
History:
2014 c 258 s 3