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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1984 Amendment Repealed subd.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
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