Section 174.40 — Safe Routes To School Program.
174.40 SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) “Bond eligible cost” means expenditures under this section for acquisition of land or permanent easements, predesign, design, preliminary and final engineering, environmental analysis, construction, and reconstruction of publicly owned infrastructure in […]
Section 174.42 — Transportation Alternatives Projects.
174.42 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “transportation alternatives” means those projects identified in the state transportation improvement program as having (1) a program category of bike trail, enhancement, or recreational trail; (2) any program category that is substantially similar to a category identified in clause (1); or (3) a […]
Section 174.45 — Public-private Partnerships; Joint Program Office.
174.45 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE. The commissioner may establish a joint program office to oversee and coordinate activities to develop, evaluate, and implement public-private partnerships involving public infrastructure investments. At the request of the commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of employment and economic development, the executive director of […]
Section 174.50 — Minnesota State Transportation Fund.
174.50 MINNESOTA STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND. Subdivision 1. Legislative findings; purpose. State assistance is needed to supplement local effort and the highway user tax distribution fund in financing capital improvements to preserve and develop a balanced transportation system throughout the state. Such a system is a proper function and concern of state government and necessary to […]
Section 174.51 — Minnesota State Transportation Bonds.
174.51 MINNESOTA STATE TRANSPORTATION BONDS. Subdivision 1. Purposes. For the purpose of providing money appropriated to agencies or subdivisions of the state from the Minnesota state transportation fund for the acquisition and betterment of public land, buildings, and capital improvements needed for the development of the state transportation system, when such appropriations or loans are […]
Section 174.257 — Ride-sharing Program.
174.257 RIDE-SHARING PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a ride-sharing program in order to advise citizens of the available alternatives to travel by low-occupancy vehicles and the benefits derived from sharing rides. The program must provide citizens with necessary information and opportunities for sharing rides, encourage citizens to share rides, […]
Section 174.27 — Public Employer Commuter Van Program.
174.27 PUBLIC EMPLOYER COMMUTER VAN PROGRAM. Any statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, independent board, or agency may acquire or lease commuter vans, enter into contracts with another public or private employer to acquire or lease such vans, or purchase such a service for the use of its employees. The governing body […]
Section 174.285 — Minnesota Council On Transportation Access.
174.285 MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS. Subdivision 1. Council established. A Minnesota Council on Transportation Access is established to study, evaluate, oversee, and make recommendations to improve the coordination, availability, accessibility, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety of transportation services provided to the transit public. “Transit public” means those persons who utilize public transit and those who, […]
Section 174.29 — Coordination Of Special Transportation Service.
174.29 COORDINATION OF SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of sections 174.29 and 174.30 “special transportation service” means motor vehicle transportation provided on a regular basis by a public or private entity or person that is designed exclusively or primarily to serve individuals who are elderly or disabled and who are unable […]
Section 174.295 — Eligibility Certification; Penalty For Fraud.
174.295 ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION; PENALTY FOR FRAUD. Subdivision 1. Notice. A provider of special transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, receiving financial assistance under section 174.24, shall include on the application form for special transportation service, and on the eligibility certification form if different from the application form, a notice of the penalty for fraudulent […]