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S.F. No. 1173 - Definition of Project for Metropolitan Area Regional Railroad Authorities
Author: Prepared By: Senator D. Scott Dibble Bonnie Berezovsky, Senate Counsel (651/296-9191) Krista Boyd, Senate Fiscal Analyst (651/296-7681) March 15, 2013

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Section 1 defines project in the statute that limits regional railroad authorities contribution to ten percent of the capital cost of a light rail transit or commuter rail project. Project means initial construction of a minimum operable segment of a new line, but does not include enhancements and extensions constructed after the transit line is operational. This section applies only to metropolitan counties that are imposing the metropolitan transportation sales and use tax. BB/KB:rer