2005 Minnesota Statutes - 473.3993 — Light rail transit facility plans; definitions.

     473.3993 Light rail transit facility plans; definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Application.  The definitions in this 
 section apply to section 473.3994. 


    Subd. 2.    Preliminary design plan.  "Preliminary 
 design plan" means a light rail transit plan that identifies: 


    (1) preliminary plans for the physical design of 
 facilities, including location, length, and termini of routes; 
 general dimension, elevation, alignment, and character of routes 
 and crossings; whether the track is elevated, on the surface, or 
 below ground; approximate station locations; and related park 
 and ride, parking, and other transportation facilities; and a 
 plan for handicapped access; and 


    (2) preliminary plans for intermodal coordination with bus 
 operations and routes; ridership; capital costs; operating costs 
 and revenues, and sources of funds for operating subsidies; 
 funding for final design, construction, and operation; and an 
 implementation method. 


    The preliminary design plan includes the preliminary or 
 draft environmental impact statement for the light rail transit 
 facilities proposed. 


    Subd. 2a.    Preliminary engineering plan.  "Preliminary 
 engineering plan" means a light rail transit plan that includes 
 the items in the preliminary design plan for the facilities 
 proposed for construction, but with greater detail and 
 specificity to satisfy final environmental impact statement 
 requirements. 


    Subd. 3.    Final design plan.  "Final design plan" 
 means a light rail transit plan that includes the items in the 
 preliminary design plan and the preliminary engineering plan for 
 the facilities proposed but with greater detail and specificity 
 needed for construction.  The final design plan must include, at 
 a minimum:  


    (1) final plans for the physical design of facilities, 
 including the right-of-way definition; environmental impacts and 
 mitigation measures; intermodal coordination with bus operations 
 and routes; and civil engineering plans for vehicles, track, 
 stations, parking, and access, including handicapped access; and 


    (2) final plans for civil engineering for electrification, 
 communication, and other similar facilities; operational rules, 
 procedures, and strategies; capital costs; ridership; operating 
 costs and revenues, and sources of funds for operating 
 subsidies; financing for construction and operation; an 
 implementation method; and other similar matters.  


    The final design plan must be stated with sufficient 
 particularity and detail to allow the proposer to begin the 
 acquisition and construction of operable facilities.  If a 
 design-build implementation method is proposed, instead of civil 
 engineering plans the final design plan must state detailed 
 design criteria and performance standards for the facilities. 


    The commissioner of transportation may use a design-build 
 method of project development and construction for light rail 
 transit.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 
 commissioner may award a design-build contract on the basis of 
 requests for proposals or requests for qualifications without 
 bids.  "Design-build method of project development and 
 construction" means a project delivery system in which a single 
 contractor is responsible for both the design and construction 
 of the project and bids the design and construction together. 


    HIST: 1989 c 339 s 14; 1993 c 353 s 6; 1995 c 186 s 85; 1999 c 
 230 s 39