Minn. Stat. § 174.21: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 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 transportation 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.