HF 1365

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing a local bridge improvement grant program
and criteria; expanding criteria for bridge improvement funds appropriated in
fiscal year 2006; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.50, by adding a
subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.50, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6c. new text end

new text begin Grants for local bridge improvement. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may make
grants from the state transportation fund to political subdivisions to construct, replace,
or rehabilitate local bridges. Application for a grant must be made by resolution of the
governing body of the subdivision proposing to replace or rehabilitate the bridge. A grant
under this subdivision is subject to the procedures and criteria provided in subdivisions 5
and 6. No new rules are required for the administration of the grant program established
by this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Political subdivisions may use grants made under this subdivision to construct
or reconstruct bridges, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) matching a federal-aid grant to construct or reconstruct a key bridge;
new text end

new text begin (2) paying the costs of preliminary engineering and any environmental study
authorized under subdivision 6a;
new text end

new text begin (3) paying the costs to abandon an existing bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will be made;
new text end

new text begin (4) paying the costs to construct a road or street to facilitate the abandonment of
an existing bridge determined by the commissioner to be deficient, if the commissioner
determines that construction of the road or street is more cost-efficient than the
replacement of the existing bridge;
new text end

new text begin (5) paying the costs of flood-related erosion protection;
new text end

new text begin (6) constructing a water-retention project, if the commissioner determines that the
project is more cost-efficient than replacing an existing bridge; and
new text end

new text begin (7) constructing a bridge on new alignments.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation

55,000,000

This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, to match federal money and to
replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges.

Political subdivisions may use grants made
under this section to construct or reconstruct
bridges, including:

(1) matching federal-aid grants to construct
or reconstruct key bridges;

(2) paying the costs of preliminary
engineering and environmental studies
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.50, subdivision 6a;

(3) paying the costs to abandon an existing
bridge that is deficient and in need of
replacement, but where no replacement will
be made; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) paying the costs to construct a road
or street to facilitate the abandonment
of an existing bridge determined by
the commissioner to be deficient, if the
commissioner determines that construction
of the road or street is more cost efficient
than the replacement of the existing bridge new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (5) paying the costs of flood-related erosion
protection;
new text end

new text begin (6) constructing a water-retention project,
if the commissioner determines that the
project is more cost efficient than replacing
an existing bridge; and
new text end

new text begin (7) constructing bridges on new alignments new text end .

$2,500,000 is for a grant to Hennepin
County to design replacement of the Lowry
Avenue bridge carrying County State-Aid
Highway 153 across the Mississippi River
in Minneapolis.