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§ 473.411 <br />Linn items. Sec 5 645.02 for method of deter- <br />mining the effective date. <br />1981 Amendment. laws 1981. c. 356, among <br />other changes, recognized the transfer of func- <br />tions to the commissioner of energy. planning <br />and development from the state planning agency <br />by specific amendment of subd. 1 of this section. <br />Laws 1981, c. 363. modified references in subd. <br />1 to appear as "transit and paratransit" rather <br />than "transportation." <br />1984 Amendment Repealed subd. I; in subd. <br />3 deleted a former first sentence and added the <br />final sentence pertaining to inclusion of service <br />agreement purchases in the commission budget <br />and in subd. 4 added the final sentence pertain- <br />ing to inclusion of acquisitions or expenditures <br />within the commission budget. <br />Prior to deletion, subd. 1 read: <br />"The commission shall prepare and submit in <br />the manner provided in and satisfying the re- <br />quirements of section 473.161, a development <br />program, providing for the implementation of <br />the policy plan adopted by the counciL I.n pre- <br />paring the program, the commission shall con- <br />sult with counties and municipalities in the met- <br />ropolitan area, the state transportation depart- <br />ment and the commissioner of energy, planning <br />and development, and for that purpose may cre- <br />ate such advisory committees as may be neces- <br />sary. <br />"The program shall provide for coordination of <br />routes and operations of all publicly and private- <br />ly owned transit and paratransit facilities within <br />the transit area to the end that combined effi- <br />cient and rapid transit and paratransit may be <br />provided for the use of the public in the entire <br />area. The commission may designate a segment <br />of the system planned as a pilot or demonstra- <br />tion transit or paratransit project using, without <br />limitation, new technology including airborne <br />systems, or traditional systems of evolved or <br />modern form. The development program shall <br />include the general alignment and profile, ap- <br />proximate points of access, facility classification, <br />approximate cost, relation to other existing and <br />planned transit and paratransit routes and facili- <br />METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT <br />ties. and a statement of the expected general <br />effect on present and future use of Lhe property <br />within the corridor. The program shall be ac- <br />companied with a statement of need for the <br />proposed construction or improvement, a descrip- <br />tion of alternate routes which were considered, <br />and an explanation of the advantages and disad- <br />vantages in the selection of any route consid- <br />ered. The development program shall also con- <br />tain a description of the type of right -of -way or <br />routes required; the type of transit service to be <br />provided in each portion of the system; designa- <br />tion of transit mode; and appropriate general <br />operating criteria. The program shall also con- <br />tain an operational improvement program which <br />shall at least describe performance objectives <br />and standards which the commission proposes to <br />achieve in satisfying policies, purposes, and <br />goals established by the legislature and the <br />council; identify performance indicators by <br />which to monitor and assess progress in achiev- <br />ing the objectives and standards; and establish a <br />route deficit limit as provided in section 17428, <br />subdivision 5. The program may include such <br />other information as the council or the commis- <br />sion deems necessary." <br />The deleted first sentence of subd. 3 read: <br />"The public transit system shall be designed and <br />operated, as far as practicable, so as to provide, <br />in combination with public highways, adequate <br />means and facilities of maximum attainable effi- <br />ciency for public transportation to, from, and <br />within the metropolitan transit area, and to re- <br />lieve the congestion, traffic hazards, and other <br />objectionable conditions aforesaid on the public <br />highways caused by lack of adequate provisions <br />for public transit." <br />Laws 1984, c. 654, art. 3, § 154, provided that <br />the amendment of this section by art. 3, § 129, <br />was effective August 1, 1984, in the counties of <br />Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, <br />Scott, and Washington. <br />1987 Legislation <br />The 1987 amendment updated internal refer- <br />ences in subds. 4 and 5. <br />473.413. Repealed by Laws 1984, c. 654, art. 3, § 153, eff..Aug. 1, 1984 <br />Historical and Statutory Notes <br />Subd. 11 of this section was also amended by <br />Laws 1984, t 638, § 3. Laws 1984, e. 638, § 3, <br />was subsequently repealed by Laws 1985, e. 248, <br />§ 94. <br />Prior to repeal, this section was also amended <br />by Laws 1983, c. 247, 5 160. <br />See, now, § 473.405. <br />473.415. Labor provisions <br />Subdivision 1. If the commission acquires an existing transit system, the commission <br />shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts and pension obligations. All <br />employees of such system except executive and administrative officers who are necessary <br />for the operation thereof by the comrnission shall be transferred to and appointed as <br />employees of the commission for the purposes of the transit system, subject to all the <br />rights and benefits of sections 473.404 to 473.449. Such employees shall be given <br />104 <br />v <br />- BUS SERVICE /ZONE MAINT. AGREEMENT <br />— EXHIBIT C <br />Page 125 <br />