SF4968

Purpose

• This bill relates to transportation funding and requires forecast adjustments for the Metropolitan Council’s Special Transportation Service program. It updates the appropriation from the general fund to the Metropolitan Council for Special Transportation Service, including programs known as Metro Mobility and Metro Move, and amends related statutory provisions cited in Laws 2025 First Special Session chapter 8 article 1.

Main Provisions

• Amends Laws 2025 First Special Session chapter 8 article 1, section 3, subdivisions 1 and 3, to reflect updated appropriation totals for the Metropolitan Council’s Special Transportation Service.
• Section 1 outlines the total appropriation from the general fund to the Metropolitan Council for Special Transportation Service (including Metro Mobility and Metro Move).
• Section 2 (Sec. 2) specifies amended totals for subdivision 3 (the Special Transportation Service) and confirms that the appropriation is for services under Minnesota Statutes section 473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro Move.
• The bill presents the updated dollar amounts in the statutory text for both subdivision 1 (Total Appropriation) and subdivision 3 (Special Transportation Service). The numbers shown in the bill indicate revised figures for the relevant appropriations.

How it would change existing law

• Rewrites the appropriation figures in the statute governing the Metropolitan Council’s funding for Special Transportation Service, aligning them with forecasted needs.
• Maintains funding for Metro Mobility and Metro Move under the Special Transportation Service program.
• Cites Minnesota Statutes section 473.386 as the basis for the Special Transportation Service program.

Fiscal impact (summary)

• The bill changes the previously existing appropriation levels by updating them to new totals for the General Fund transfers to the Metropolitan Council for Special Transportation Service. The revised amounts are listed in the bill for both subdivision 1 (Total Appropriation) and subdivision 3 (Special Transportation Service), with multiple figures presented (two amounts per subdivision, reflecting different fiscal years or columns as shown in the text).

Relevant Terms - Metropolitan Council - Special Transportation Service - Metro Mobility - Metro Move - Minnesota Statutes section 473.386 - Laws 2025 First Special Session chapter 8 article 1 section 3 subdivisions 1 and 3 - General fund - Appropriation - Forecast adjustments