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MN HF1475
MN HF1475Metropolitan Council abolished, duties transferred to commissioners of administration and natural resources, transportation and transit-related functions transferred to Department of Transportation, metropolitan area sanitary sewer district created, and money appropriated.
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Introduced
02/24/2025
02/24/2025
In Committee
02/24/2025
02/24/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
94th Legislature 2025-2026
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to local and state government; abolishing the Metropolitan Council; transferring duties to the commissioners of administration and natural resources; transferring transportation and transit-related functions to Department of Transportation; making conforming amendments to public safety radio communication laws, fiscal disparity laws; providing for payment of bonds and other debt obligations; repealing metropolitan land use planning provisions; ending Metropolitan Council oversight of Metropolitan Airports Commission; transferring Metropolitan Council powers and authority to Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission; creating metropolitan area sanitary sewer district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 4A.02; 6.80, subdivision 3; 10.60, subdivision 1; 10.65, subdivision 2; 10A.01, subdivisions 24, 31, 32, 35; 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.685; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 15.0599, subdivision 1; 15B.11, subdivision 3; 16A.88, subdivision 2; 16C.073, subdivision 1; 16C.285, subdivision 1; 43A.346, subdivisions 1, 2; 47.52; 65B.43, subdivision 20; 85.016; 85.017; 85.53, subdivision 3; 103B.155; 103B.231, subdivisions 3a, 7, 9, 11; 103B.235, subdivision 3; 103B.255, subdivisions 8, 9, 12; 103G.293; 114C.25; 114D.30, subdivision 4; 115.7411, subdivision 2; 115A.151; 115A.471; 115A.52; 116.064, subdivision 6; 116.16, subdivision 2; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116G.03, subdivision 5; 116G.15, subdivisions 2, 5; 116J.401, subdivision 2; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 116P.17, subdivision 1; 117.57, subdivision 3; 118A.07, subdivision 1; 124D.892, subdivision 1; 134.201, subdivision 5; 145A.02, subdivision 16; 160.165, subdivision 1; 160.93, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 161.088, subdivisions 1, 5; 162.09, subdivision 4; 162.145, subdivision 1; 169.306; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 174.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.285, subdivision 4; 174.30, subdivision 4; 174.375, subdivision 2; 174.90; 216C.145, subdivision 1; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 216H.02, subdivision 2; 221.012, subdivision 38; 221.022; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 237.162, subdivision 2; 240.06, subdivision 2; 268B.01, subdivision 18; 270.12, subdivision 3; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.066; 275.62, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 4; 297A.70, subdivision 3; 297A.9915, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 297A.992, subdivisions 4, 5; 352.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1; 352.04, subdivision 6; 352.75, subdivision 2; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 353.64, subdivision 7a; 363A.36, subdivisions 1, 1a; 363A.44, subdivision 1; 373.40, subdivision 1; 383A.81, subdivision 3; 383B.81, subdivision 3; 398A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 9; 403.30, subdivision 1; 403.31, subdivisions 4, 5; 403.36, subdivision 1; 414.02, subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 446A.076; 462A.04, subdivision 1; 462A.07, subdivision 11; 462A.222, subdivision 1 4; 462C.04, subdivision 2; 462C.071, subdivision 2; 465.82, subdivision 1; 469.174, subdivision 26; 469.351, subdivision 2; 471.425, subdivision 1; 471.9997; 473.121, subdivisions 2, 14, 24; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.143; 473.144; 473.145; 473.146, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 473.1466; 473.147; 473.149, subdivision 3; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 2, 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.192, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.223; 473.301, subdivision 2; 473.303; 473.313; 473.315, subdivision 1; 473.325; 473.334, subdivision 1; 473.341; 473.351, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 473.375; 473.384; 473.385; 473.386; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 473.3875; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 5, 6, 7; 473.391; 473.3925; 473.399; 473.3994; 473.3995; 473.3997; 473.405; 473.4051, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 473.4056, subdivision 1; 473.4057, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8; 473.4065, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 473.4075; 473.4077, subdivision 2; 473.408; 473.409; 473.41, subdivision 1; 473.411, subdivision 5; 473.412, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 473.446, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 8, by adding a subdivision; 473.4465, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6; 473.448; 473.4485, subdivision 1; 473.449; 473.602; 473.604, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 473.608, subdivision 19; 473.611, subdivision 5; 473.638; 473.64; 473.655; 473.661, subdivision 4; 473.667, subdivision 8; 473.8011; 473.811, subdivisions 4, 6; 473.910, subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivisions 7, 8; 473F.08, subdivisions 3, 5, 7a; 473F.13, subdivision 1; 473H.04, subdivision 3; 473H.06, subdivisions 1, 5; 473H.08, subdivision 4; 473J.25, by adding a subdivision; 477A.011, subdivisions 3, 3b; 572A.02, subdivision 5; 604B.04, subdivision 7; 609.2231, subdivision 11; 609.594, subdivision 1; 609.6055, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8841; 103B.235, subdivision 3a; 115.66; 115A.03, subdivision 19; 174.22, subdivision 3; 238.43, subdivision 5; 297A.992, subdivision 12; 403.27; 403.29, subdivision 4; 403.32; 462.382; 462C.071, subdivision 4; 473.121, subdivisions 3, 8, 12; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 3a, 3f, 4, 8; 473.125; 473.127; 473.129; 473.1293; 473.132; 473.1565; 473.165; 473.167, subdivisions 3, 4; 473.175; 473.181, subdivisions 2, 5; 473.191; 473.206; 473.208; 473.24; 473.242; 473.245; 473.246; 473.249, subdivisions 1, 2; 473.25; 473.251; 473.253; 473.254, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 473.255; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 7; 473.39, subdivision 4; 473.3993, subdivision 4; 473.3999; 473.411, subdivisions 3, 4; 473.4461; 473.501, subdivisions 1, 3; 473.504, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12; 473.505; 473.511, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 473.5111; 473.512; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155; 473.516, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 473.517, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 10; 473.519; 473.521; 473.523, subdivisions 1, 1a; 473.524; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 473.545; 473.547; 473.549; 473.621, subdivision 6; 473.834, subdivisions 1, 2; 473.851; 473.852, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 473.853; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857; 473.858; 473.859; 473.86; 473.861; 473.862; 473.864; 473.865; 473.866; 473.867, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 473.869; 473.87; 473.871; 473.915; 473F.02, subdivision 21; 473F.08, subdivision 3b; 473H.02, subdivisions 7, 8; 473J.25, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 5800.0010; 5800.0020; 5800.0030; 5800.0040; 5800.0050; 5800.0060; 5800.0070; 5800.0080; 5800.0090; 5800.0100; 5800.0110; 5800.0120; 5800.0130; 5800.0140; 5800.0150. 2
AI Summary
Here's a summary of the bill:
This bill proposes to abolish the Metropolitan Council and redistribute its various functions and responsibilities across different state agencies and newly created entities. The key changes include: establishing a Metropolitan Area Sanitary Sewer District to manage wastewater services; transferring transportation and transit functions to the Department of Transportation; creating a Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission to manage regional parks; transferring metropolitan land use planning responsibilities to the commissioner of administration; and creating a Metropolitan Area Transit Board to handle transit financing and operations. The bill makes extensive amendments to numerous state statutes to remove references to the Metropolitan Council and realign governmental responsibilities. It also provides for the transfer of existing assets, employees, and ongoing projects from the Metropolitan Council to the appropriate new entities. The changes are designed to decentralize regional governance, reduce bureaucracy, and distribute metropolitan area management functions more directly across state and local government entities. The bill includes provisions for maintaining existing bonds, contracts, and ongoing projects during the transition, and sets various effective dates for different components of the reorganization, with most changes taking effect on July 1, 2025 or 2026.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (26)
James Gordon (R)*,
Keith Allen (R),
Pam Altendorf (R),
Patti Anderson (R),
Jeff Backer (R),
Ben Bakeberg (R),
Ben Davis (R),
Tom Dippel (R),
Elliott Engen (R),
Steve Gander (R),
Walter Hudson (R),
Steven Jacob (R),
Wayne Johnson (R),
Jim Joy (R),
Krista Knudsen (R),
Tom Murphy (R),
Jim Nash (R),
Harry Niska (R),
Drew Roach (R),
Kristin Robbins (R),
Max Rymer (R),
Isaac Schultz (R),
Thomas Sexton (R),
Scott Van Binsbergen (R),
Nolan West (R),
Mike Wiener (R),
Last Action
Author added Niska (on 02/26/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1475&ssn=0&y=2025 |
| BillText | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1475&version=0&session=ls94&session_year=2025&session_number=0&format=pdf |
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