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HF 1692

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/25/2019 02:52pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; expanding uses of appropriations for corridors of
commerce program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 161.088,
subdivision 2; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 11.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program authority; funding.

(a) As provided in this section, the commissioner
shall establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction,
reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce
in the state.

(b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the
commissioner that are:

(1) made specifically by law for use under this section;

(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads
program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road
construction; and

(3) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified
otherwise.

(c) The commissioner shall include in the program the cost participation policy for local
units of government.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation to the program for
program delivery.
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 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Corridors of Commerce

400,000,000

new text begin (a) new text end From the bond proceeds account in the
trunk highway fund for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088.

new text begin (b) new text end This appropriation is available in the
amounts of:

(1) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2022;

(2) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2023; and

(3) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2024.

new text begin (c) new text end deleted text begin From this appropriation,deleted text end The commissioner
must select projects new text begin for the corridors of
commerce program
new text end solely using the results of
the spring 2018 evaluation for the corridors
of commerce program, in order based on total
scoredeleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin . In addition to the projects selected
for funding in the first round from the spring
2018 evaluation, the commissioner
new text end must select
at least two projects located outside the
Department of Transportation metropolitan
district. If funds are insufficient for an
identified project, the commissioner must
either select the identified project, or select
one or more alternative projects that are (1)
for a segment within the project limits of the
identified project; and (2) also identified and
scored in the spring 2018 evaluation process.
For projects located outside the Department
of Transportation metropolitan district, the
commissioner must not select a project located
in a county within which a project was
selected for funding new text begin in the first round new text end in the
spring 2018 evaluation for the corridors of
commerce program.

new text begin (d) The appropriation in Laws 2017, First
Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 2,
subdivision 1, is available for the projects
selected under paragraph (c) that the
commissioner determines are ready to proceed.
new text end

new text begin (e) The appropriation in this subdivision is
available for any projects selected by the
commissioner using the results of the
evaluation for the corridors of commerce
program conducted in spring 2018.
new text end

new text begin (f) new text end This appropriation cancels as specified
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642,
except that the commissioner of management
and budget shall count the start of
authorization for issuance of state bonds as
the first day of the fiscal year during which
the bonds are available to be issued, and not
as the date of enactment of this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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