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HF2675 • 2026
Metropolitan Council prohibited from issuing certificates of participation in certain situations, and host counties required to fund specified aspects of guideways.
Metropolitan Council prohibited from issuing certificates of participation in certain situations, and host counties required to fund specified aspects of guideways.
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2025-03-24
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
Metropolitan Council prohibited from issuing certificates of participation in certain situations, and host counties required to fund specified aspects of guideways.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to transit; prohibiting the Metropolitan Council from issuing certificates of participation in certain situations; requiring host counties to fund specified aspects of guideways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, subdivision 7, is amended to read: Subd. 7. Limitation on certain debt obligations. The council is prohibited from issuing certificates of participation for deleted text begin light rail transit deleted text end new text begin guideways new text end secured in whole or in part by (1) a pledge of motor vehicle sales tax revenue received under sections 16A.88 and 297B.09 , or (2) a pledge of any earnings from the council's investment of motor vehicle sales tax revenues. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin [473.4487] COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDEWAY FUNDING. new text end new text begin (a) Counties must fund guideways, as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), including current and future guideways pursuant to the requirements in this section. new text end new text begin (b) A host county or counties must fund: new text end new text begin (1) planning, design, engineering, construction, prerevenue operations, and other costs associated with guideway development that exceed federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway. This requirement pertains to all costs associated with guideway development, including associated costs not eligible for federal funding; new text end new text begin (2) operating costs of guideway services determined by the service operator to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, and reliability and that exceed fare revenues and federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway; and new text end new text begin (3) capital maintenance, replacement, and modernization costs determined by the operator of guideway services to be necessary to meet reasonable standards for access, safety, reliability, and upkeep of the guideway and that exceed federal, state, local government, or other funds dedicated to the guideway. new text end new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "host county or counties" means those counties where the guideway is located. new text end new text begin (d) The distribution of costs among host counties must be delineated through a proportional methodology agreed to by the host counties. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. new text end