HF 1496

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/01/2017 02:42pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring a congestion and safety improvement study at
a location on marked Trunk Highway 65 in Blaine; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY 65 IMPROVEMENT STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the
commissioner of transportation to study congestion and safety improvements on marked
Trunk Highway 65 from northerly of Anoka County Highway 10 to Anoka County State-Aid
Highway 116, known as Bunker Lake Boulevard, in Blaine and Ham Lake. At a minimum,
the study must (1) analyze current and projected traffic congestion; (2) analyze impacts to
freight transportation; (3) evaluate options and identify cost estimates to reduce congestion
in the corridor; and (4) evaluate options and identify cost estimates for congestion reduction
and safety improvements at Anoka County State-Aid Highway 12, known as 109th Avenue.
The commissioner must submit a copy of the study to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
finance.
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new text begin (b) Any amount remaining from this appropriation exceeding the amount expended for
the study is available for design, environmental analysis, property acquisition, and
construction on a project resulting from the study. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, this appropriation is available for five years after the year of appropriation.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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