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This bill mandates the consolidation of transit services in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, making the Metropolitan Council the exclusive operator of transit services starting July 1, 2027, and prohibiting local governmental units from directly operating transit services unless under agreement with the council. It establishes a Transit Consolidation Task Force to advise on this process, requiring them to develop an implementation plan by February 1, 2027, which will detail how transit operations and services will be unified, ensuring continuity of service for at least one year after consolidation. The bill also requires the Metropolitan Council to submit comprehensive reports on the implementation and performance of this unified transit system, detailing service changes, costs, and rider impacts, and mandates a study on bus service enhancement options in communities previously served by a "replacement service program" (a program where private entities provided transit services under contract), with a report due by February 1, 2028. The authority for the existing replacement service program under section 473.388 expires on June 30, 2027, and the bill applies to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/4111/