The commissioner of transportation may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and chapter 473, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2 . The commissioner shall not spend state funds to study light rail transit unless the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including the origin and destination.
Minn. Stat. § 174.35
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Northern States Power Co. v. Federal Transit Administration (2004)
Most recently applied in Northern States Power Co. v. Federal Transit Administration (February 2004)
1993 c 353 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 52
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.