Bill Text: MN HF1609 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Equitable transit fares provided, and bus and bus shelter policy requirements established.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-08 - Author added Bly [HF1609 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF1609-Introduced.html
1.2relating to transportation; mass transit finance; providing for equitable transit
1.3fares; establishing requirements for bus and bus shelter policies;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 473.391, by adding subdivisions; 473.408, by
1.5adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.391, is amended by adding a
1.8subdivision to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Bus shelter policies. The council's policies regarding basic corner bus
1.10shelters shall be identical for urban and suburban areas.
1.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.391, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.12to read:
1.13 Subd. 4. Buses; route assignment policies. The council's policies regarding
1.14assignment of buses shall give all routes equal access to newer buses with more
1.15customer-friendly designs.
1.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.17to read:
1.18 Subd. 11. Equitable transit fares. (a) The council shall recognize in its fares the
1.19different levels of service, amenities, and operating and capital costs of different transit
1.20routes. The fare system shall reflect the following:
1.21(1) low quality routes, which are routes where most users walk to transit service,
1.22stops or stations have limited or no shelter from the elements, and there is no express
1.23service or stops along that portion of the route are limited;
2.1(2) medium quality routes, which are routes having express bus service, an area with
2.2unlimited access to a limited stop route, or open park-and-ride lots; and
2.3(3) high quality routes, which are routes that use commuter rail, light rail, or bus
2.4rapid transit, or that have door-to-door service, covered parking ramps, or covered and
2.5heated waiting areas at park-and-ride locations.
2.6(b) For each route type, the council shall calculate the average per-ride cost using all
2.7operating costs, including the state and local share of capital costs for land acquisition
2.8and construction costs amortized over 30 years, as the basis for the calculation. Target
2.9equitable fares shall then be established so that the fare for each route type is proportional
2.10to the route type's total costs.
2.11(c) If the calculation under paragraph (b) designates a route for a fare decrease, the
2.12reduction must be implemented by January 1, 2014. If the calculation under paragraph
2.13(b) designates a route for a fare increase, the increase may be phased in over a period of
2.14three years, beginning on January 1, 2014.
2.15(d) The costs incurred to implement this subdivision shall be paid from the council's
2.16transit planning and operating costs.
2.17 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.18Sections 1 and 3 are effective the day following final enactment. Section 2 is
2.19effective July 1, 2013.
1.3fares; establishing requirements for bus and bus shelter policies;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 473.391, by adding subdivisions; 473.408, by
1.5adding a subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.391, is amended by adding a
1.8subdivision to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Bus shelter policies. The council's policies regarding basic corner bus
1.10shelters shall be identical for urban and suburban areas.
1.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.391, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.12to read:
1.13 Subd. 4. Buses; route assignment policies. The council's policies regarding
1.14assignment of buses shall give all routes equal access to newer buses with more
1.15customer-friendly designs.
1.16 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.17to read:
1.18 Subd. 11. Equitable transit fares. (a) The council shall recognize in its fares the
1.19different levels of service, amenities, and operating and capital costs of different transit
1.20routes. The fare system shall reflect the following:
1.21(1) low quality routes, which are routes where most users walk to transit service,
1.22stops or stations have limited or no shelter from the elements, and there is no express
1.23service or stops along that portion of the route are limited;
2.1(2) medium quality routes, which are routes having express bus service, an area with
2.2unlimited access to a limited stop route, or open park-and-ride lots; and
2.3(3) high quality routes, which are routes that use commuter rail, light rail, or bus
2.4rapid transit, or that have door-to-door service, covered parking ramps, or covered and
2.5heated waiting areas at park-and-ride locations.
2.6(b) For each route type, the council shall calculate the average per-ride cost using all
2.7operating costs, including the state and local share of capital costs for land acquisition
2.8and construction costs amortized over 30 years, as the basis for the calculation. Target
2.9equitable fares shall then be established so that the fare for each route type is proportional
2.10to the route type's total costs.
2.11(c) If the calculation under paragraph (b) designates a route for a fare decrease, the
2.12reduction must be implemented by January 1, 2014. If the calculation under paragraph
2.13(b) designates a route for a fare increase, the increase may be phased in over a period of
2.14three years, beginning on January 1, 2014.
2.15(d) The costs incurred to implement this subdivision shall be paid from the council's
2.16transit planning and operating costs.
2.17 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
2.18Sections 1 and 3 are effective the day following final enactment. Section 2 is
2.19effective July 1, 2013.
