<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>to appropriations; establishing a new trunk highway emergency relief account; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>amending provisions related to trunk highway bonding and hazardous materials <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>permits;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.04, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>subdivision; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2; repealing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.721, subdivision 4; 221.0355, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, or reductions in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>appropriations, by fund, made in this article.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2011</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(5,711,000)<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(5,711,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">109,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">109,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td><b>Total</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>0</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>103,289,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>103,289,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>reductions are from the trunk highway fund or another named fund, and are available <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2011</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF </b><br/>
<b>TRANSPORTATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>0</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>108</b><b>,129,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2010<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2011<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">(871,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Trunk Highway<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">109,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>The amounts that may be spent or must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>reduced for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Multimodal Systems</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a)<b> Transit</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(821,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>This reduction is from the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>from the general fund for transit assistance in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $16,608,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>for each year.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Freight</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">(50,000)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>the general fund for freight and commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>vehicle operations in Laws 2009, chapter 36, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(d).<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $315,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>for each year.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>State Roads</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="11.899999999999999"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) <b>State Road Construction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">104,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>This appropriation is for state road <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>construction, and is added to appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>under Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>clause (2). This additional appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>funded by additional federal highway aid <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>of $104,000,000 above that specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2). This <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b)<b>Federal Emergency Relief Account</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>This appropriation is for deposit in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>trunk highway emergency relief account, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>161.04, subdivision 5, for the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>that account. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>(4,840,000)</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>This reduction is from the appropriation from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>the general fund for bus system operations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>4, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $63,095,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>for each year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Trunk highway emergency relief account.</b> (a) The trunk highway <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>emergency relief account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the account <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>is appropriated to the commissioner to be used to fund relief activities related to an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>emergency, as defined in section 161.32, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(b) Reimbursements by the Federal Highway Administration for emergency relief <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>payments made from the trunk highway emergency relief account must be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>into the account. Interest accrued on the account must be deposited into the account. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>Notwithstanding section 16A.28, money in the account is available until spent. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>balance of the account at the end of the fiscal year is greater than $10,000,000, the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>above $10,000,000 must be transferred to the trunk highway fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(c) By September 1, 2012, and in every subsequent even-numbered year by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>September 1, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>transportation policy and finance. The report must include the balance, as well as details <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>of payments made from and deposits made to the trunk highway emergency relief account <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>since the last report.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>    Sec. 6. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
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<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>State Road Construction</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,717,694,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>(a) For the actual construction, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>reconstruction, and improvement of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>trunk highways, including design-build <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>contracts and consultant usage to support <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>these activities. This includes the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>of actual payments to landowners for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>payments to lessees, interest subsidies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>relocation expenses. This appropriation is in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(1) $417,694,000 in fiscal year 2009, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>this amount for program delivery;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(2) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>this amount for program delivery; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(3) $200,000,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>years 2011 and 2012, and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>may use up to $34,000,000 of the amount in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>each fiscal year for program delivery; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(4) $100,000,000 in each fiscal year for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>fiscal years 2011 through 2018 2013 through <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>2016, and the commissioner may use up to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>$17,000,000 of the amount in each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>for program delivery.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>(b) Of the amount in fiscal year 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>$40,000,000 is for construction of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>interchanges involving a trunk highway, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>where the interchange will promote economic <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>development, increase employment, relieve <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>growing traffic congestion, and promote <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>traffic safety. The amount under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>paragraph must be allocated 50 percent to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>the department's metropolitan district, and 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>percent to districts in greater Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(c) Of the amount in fiscal years 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>and 2010, the commissioner shall use <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>$300,000,000 each year for predesign, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>design, preliminary engineering, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>right-of-way acquisition, construction, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>reconstruction, and maintenance of bridges <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>in the trunk highway bridge improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>165.14
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(d) Of the total appropriation under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>subdivision, the commissioner shall use at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>least $50,000,000 for accelerating transit <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>facility improvements on or adjacent to trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>highways.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(e) Of the total appropriation under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>subdivision provided to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>Transportation's district 7, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>shall first expend funds as necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>accelerate all projects that (1) are on a trunk <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>highway classified as a medium priority <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>interregional corridor, (2) are included in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>district's long-range transportation plan, but <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>are not included in the state transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>improvement program or the ten-year <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>highway work plan, and (3) expand capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>from a two-lane highway to a freeway <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>or expressway, as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 19</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>commissioner shall establish as the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>priority under this paragraph any project that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>currently has a final environmental impact <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>statement completed. The requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>under this paragraph does not change the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>department's funding allocation process <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>or the amount otherwise allocated to each <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>transportation district.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(f) The appropriation in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>cancels as specified under section 16A.642, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>except that the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>and budget shall count the start of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>authorization for issuance of state bonds as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>the first day of the fiscal year during which <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>the bonds are to be issued, as specified under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>respectively, and not as the date of final <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>enactment of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>    Sec. 7. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.721, subdivision 4; and 221.0355, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18, are repealed.<br/>