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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 service by July 1, 2027, with exceptions for the University of Minnesota and existing agreements entered into before the bill's enactment. Local governments will be prohibited from spending money on direct transit operations unless they have an agreement with the Metropolitan Council, and any such agreements cannot obligate expenditures after July 1, 2027. To guide this transition, a Transit Consolidation Task Force will be established, composed of representatives from various government entities and transit associations, to advise the Metropolitan Council on developing an implementation plan by February 1, 2027, which must detail how to consolidate services, ensure continuity of service for at least one year, analyze fiscal and rider impacts, and assess transit assets. The bill also requires the Metropolitan Council to conduct a study on enhancing bus services in communities previously served by a "replacement service program" (a program where private entities provide transit services under contract) and report its findings by February 1, 2028. The task force will expire on July 1, 2027, and the new consolidated transit operations will apply to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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