HF 1272

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/05/2013 11:24am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; appropriating money for four-lane expansion on a
segment of marked U.S. Highway 14; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS; APPROPRIATION AND BOND SALE
AUTHORIZATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $199,000,000 is appropriated from the bond
proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for
construction or reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 14 as a four-lane divided highway,
from the interchange with marked U.S. Highway 218 near the city of Owatonna to the point
near the city of Dodge Center at which marked U.S. Highway 14 constitutes a four-lane
divided highway, located southeast of the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 56.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in subdivision 1 from the
bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and
budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $199,000,000 in the
manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times
and in the amounts requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the
bonds, except accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must
be deposited in the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
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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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