Section 174.21 Public Transit Assistance and Transportation Management; Purpose

174.21 PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of sections 174.21 to 174.27 to:

(1) provide access to transit for persons who have no alternative mode of transit available;

(2) increase the efficiency and productivity of public transit systems;

(3) alleviate problems of automobile congestion and energy consumption and promote desirable land use where such activities are cost-effective;

(4) maintain a state commitment to public transportation; and

(5) meet the needs of individual transit systems to the extent they are consistent with the other objectives stated above.

History:

1977 c 454 s 18; 1978 c 793 s 66; 1982 c 586 s 1