HF269 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council required to request approval to discontinue Northstar passenger rail operations, and report required.

Related bill: SF37

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This legislative bill proposes ending the Northstar Commuter Rail service, which operates between downtown Minneapolis and Big Lake, and includes stops at Fridley, Coon Rapids, Anoka, Ramsey, and Elk River. The bill requires the Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council to ask the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for permission to stop the service. It specifies that the state of Minnesota will not reimburse the FTA or any other federal agency for the money previously spent on the Northstar rail line. If the FTA approves this request, the commissioner and the council must then provide a plan on how they will end the rail operations. This plan must be submitted to relevant legislative committees within 90 days of the approval.

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