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 […]
Section 174.186 — Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Collaborative.
174.186 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COLLABORATIVE. Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall convene regular meetings of the disadvantaged business enterprise program and workforce inclusion collaborative, as constituted by the commissioner as of January 1, 2010. (b) The collaborative shall review and evaluate the commissioner’s implementation of the disadvantaged business enterprise program, under […]
Section 174.20 — Pavement Selection Guidelines.
174.20 PAVEMENT SELECTION GUIDELINES. (a) The commissioner must develop, implement, and adhere to a pavement investment guide. (b) The commissioner must review and approve all pavement selections made by district offices for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or preservation projects to ensure that the pavement selection is consistent with the pavement investment guide. Nothing in this section […]
Section 174.21 — Public Transit Assistance And Transportation Management; Purpose.
174.21 PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; PURPOSE. It is the purpose of sections 174.21 to 174.27 to: (1) provide access to transit for persons who have no alternative mode of transit available; (2) increase the efficiency and productivity of public transit systems; (3) alleviate problems of automobile congestion and energy consumption and promote desirable […]
Section 174.22 — Definitions.
174.22 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 174.21 to 174.27 the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commuter van. “Commuter van” means a motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement and used principally to provide prearranged transportation of persons for a fee to or from their place of employment […]
Section 174.14 — Value Analysis Of Project; Policy.
174.14 VALUE ANALYSIS OF PROJECT; POLICY. The legislature finds that the application of the principles and techniques of value analysis in reducing the cost of state construction projects is in the interest of the efficient operation of state government. It is therefore the policy of the legislature to support, encourage, and, where necessary, authorize the […]