Minnesota SF 289: Statewide freight network optimization tool development requirement; appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local roads and bridges;​
1.3 authorizing sale and issuance of general obligation bonds.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND GRANTS; APPROPRIATION.​
1.6 $250,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation​
1.7 fund to the commissioner of transportation for: (1) construction and reconstruction of local​
1.8 roads with statewide or regional significance under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,​
1.9 subdivision 4, with priority given to projects that will expand the state's ten-ton road system;​
1.10 and (2) grants to assist counties to pay the costs of rural road safety capital improvement​
1.11 projects on county state-aid highways under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision​
1.12 4a.​
1.13 Sec. 2. LOCAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION;​
1.14 APPROPRIATION.​
1.15 $150,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation​
1.16 fund to the commissioner of transportation to match federal money and to replace or​
1.17 rehabilitate local deficient bridges as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50.​
1.18 This appropriation is for the actual construction, reconstruction, and improvement of local​
1.19 bridges, including (1) design-build contracts and consultant usage, and (2) the cost of actual​
1.20 payments to landowners for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, payments to lessees,​
1.21 interest subsidies, and relocation expenses. When awarding grants under this appropriation,​
1.22 the commissioner may establish priorities according to the master bridge priority list.​
1​Sec. 2.​
25-01148 as introduced​12/09/24 REVISOR JSK/HL​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 289​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Jasinski, Dibble, Housley and Johnson Stewart)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​111​01/21/2025​
Referred to Capital Investment​
Author added Housley​167​01/23/2025​
Author added Johnson Stewart​391​02/13/2025​

2.1 Sec. 3. BOND AUTHORIZATION.​
2.2 To provide the money appropriated in sections 1 and 2 from the bond proceeds account,​
2.3 the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an​
2.4 amount up to $400,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed​
2.5 by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,​
2.6 article XI, sections 4 to 7, at the times and in the amounts requested by the commissioner​
2.7 of transportation.​
2.8 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.​
2.9 This act is effective the day following final enactment.​
2​Sec. 4.​
25-01148 as introduced​12/09/24 REVISOR JSK/HL​