HF 3121

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/07/2025 03:06 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing certain transparency and community
engagement in trunk highway project development; establishing project scoping
and development requirements; requiring transportation project activity portal;
modifying certain legislative reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, sections 161.178, subdivision 1; 174.03, subdivision 12; 174.07,
subdivision 3; 174.56; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
161; 174.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [161.1613] PUBLIC NOTICE.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner must provide a community notification for each major highway
project, as defined in section 174.034, subdivision 1, on the trunk highway system and each
project that is subject to the requirements under sections 161.162 to 161.167. The
commissioner must distribute the community notification prior to inclusion of the project
in the state transportation improvement program.
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new text begin (b) A community notification must:
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new text begin (1) summarize the nature and scope of the project, including information on accessing
the project through the portal under section 174.034; and
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new text begin (2) be accompanied by available translated versions in appropriate languages if at least
ten percent of the resident population in the project corridor is estimated to natively speak
a language other than English.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner must distribute the community notification to each reasonably
identifiable resident, property owner, business entity, and nonprofit organization that is
located in an area within and extending at least one-half mile from the project limits or
corridor of the project. The commissioner may distribute the community notification by
mail, flyer, in-person, electronic means, or a combination.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2026, for a project that first
enters the state transportation improvement program on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [161.1615] COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Impacted municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city or town in the
impacted project area.
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new text begin (c) "Impacted project area" means the geographic area within and extending at least
one-half mile from the project limits or corridor of a project, as determined by the
commissioner.
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new text begin (d) "Project" means a (1) trunk highway project, or (2) scoping, assessment, study, or
other analysis activity that is designed to identify or provide for development of a trunk
highway project.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The requirements in this section apply to a project that:
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new text begin (1) meets one or more of the following:
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new text begin (i) the project involves construction, reconstruction, bridge replacement, an increase or
reduction in highway traffic capacity, alteration of access, or acquisition of permanent
right-of-way; or
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new text begin (ii) an environmental impact statement is required under chapter 116D for the project;
and
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new text begin (2) first enters the state transportation improvement program for fiscal year 2030 or a
subsequent year.
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new text begin (b) Except for a project under paragraph (a), clause (1), item (ii), the requirements in
this section do not apply to reconditioning, resurfacing, milling, overlays, preventive
maintenance, other routine roadway maintenance activity or projects, and associated
set-asides.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Implementation; goals. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must implement the requirements
under this section in a manner that:
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new text begin (1) does not conflict with the requirements under chapter 116D and the National
Environmental Policy Act under United States Code, title 42, section 4331, et seq.; and
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new text begin (2) advances the following community engagement goals:
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new text begin (i) improving transparency among the public and interested parties in transportation
project decision making;
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new text begin (ii) providing opportunities for the public to have a meaningful influence on public
policy;
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new text begin (iii) fostering responsiveness to public input through development and modifications
related to the scope and design of transportation projects, including with respect to
environmental impacts;
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new text begin (iv) supporting communities that have been traditionally underrepresented in
transportation project decision making;
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new text begin (v) enhancing efficient project delivery; and
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new text begin (vi) improving transportation project outcomes for transportation system users.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Community advisory assembly; members. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must
establish a community advisory assembly for each project. Each community advisory
assembly is composed of:
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new text begin (1) each of the members of the policy advisory committee established under subdivision
5;
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new text begin (2) eight individuals who are residents in the impacted project area;
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new text begin (3) two individuals from business entities in each impacted municipality;
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new text begin (4) two individuals from community or nonprofit organizations in each impacted
municipality; and
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new text begin (5) one individual from a Tribal government located in or closest to the impacted project
area.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must appoint members under paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (5),
through an open appointments process under section 15.0597. To the extent feasible, the
commissioner must select appointments under paragraph (a), clause (2), so that the number
of residents of each impacted municipality is proportional based on the municipality's share
of lane miles of the project compared to the total lane miles.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Policy advisory committee; members. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must establish
a policy advisory committee for each project. Each policy advisory committee is composed
of the following officials:
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new text begin (1) two members of the legislature who represent any portion of the impacted project
area, one jointly appointed by the senate majority leader and the senate minority leader and
one jointly appointed by the speaker of the house and the minority leader in the house of
representatives;
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new text begin (2) one county commissioner who represents a county in the impacted project area,
appointed by the county board or by the Association of Minnesota Counties if the impacted
project area extends beyond a single county;
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new text begin (3) one mayor who represents an impacted municipality; and
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new text begin (4) at least three but no more than five members of a city council in an impacted
municipality.
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new text begin (b) The appointing authority for individuals under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), is:
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new text begin (1) the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities if the impacted project area is in at
least one city in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4; or
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new text begin (2) the League of Minnesota Cities.
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new text begin (c) The appointments made under paragraph (a), clause (4), must result in an odd number
of members of the policy advisory committee.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The duties of the community advisory assembly and the policy
advisory committee are to provide recommendations to the commissioner regarding:
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new text begin (1) project purpose and need, as provided in subdivision 7;
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new text begin (2) criteria to use in evaluating design alternatives for the project, provided in subdivision
8, paragraph (a); and
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new text begin (3) a community-recommended design alternative for the project, as provided in
subdivision 8, paragraph (b).
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new text begin (b) The policy advisory committee may provide a recommendation under paragraph (a)
that is separate from a recommendation from the community advisory assembly. An
additional duty of the policy advisory committee is to provide a final design recommendation,
as provided in subdivision 9, paragraph (b).
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Purpose and need. new text end

new text begin (a) Prior to specification of the draft purpose and need
statement for a project, the commissioner must:
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new text begin (1) provide information to the community advisory assembly on project history, rationale,
and other context;
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new text begin (2) facilitate analysis by the community advisory assembly of potential purposes, needs,
issues, opportunities, goals, and considerations related to the project;
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new text begin (3) provide technical assistance in the development of recommendations by the
community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee on the project purpose
and need;
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new text begin (4) hold a hearing on any purpose and need recommendations submitted to the
commissioner by the community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee, as
provided under subdivision 10; and
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new text begin (5) develop the purpose and need statement giving full consideration to public input and
the recommendations of the community advisory assembly and the policy advisory
committee.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must publish a community accountability review on the
department's website that compares purpose and need recommendations of the community
advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee to the final purpose and need statement
for the project. At a minimum, the review must:
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new text begin (1) summarize notable differences between the recommendations and the purpose and
need statement;
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new text begin (2) outline proposed activity by the commissioner to address or reconcile the differences;
and
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new text begin (3) provide a justification or rationale for differences not addressed or reconciled.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Design alternatives; recommendations. new text end

new text begin (a) Prior to specification of a scoping
document for a project, the commissioner must:
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new text begin (1) facilitate analysis by the community advisory assembly of (i) potential recommended
design alternatives, and (ii) potential criteria to be used by the commissioner in evaluating
design alternatives;
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new text begin (2) provide technical assistance in the development of recommendations by the
community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee on (i) a design alternative,
and (ii) criteria to use in evaluating design alternatives; and
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new text begin (3) hold a hearing on any design alternatives evaluation recommendations submitted to
the commissioner by the community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee,
as provided under subdivision 10.
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new text begin (b) Following the actions under paragraph (a), the community advisory assembly and
the policy advisory committee may each develop one community-recommended design
alternative for the project, in consultation with the commissioner. Each
community-recommended design alternative is adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the appropriate membership of the community advisory assembly or the policy advisory
committee.
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new text begin (c) The community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee must develop
recommendations under this subdivision based on the project purpose and need statement
and in a manner that does not conflict with the requirements under chapter 116D and the
National Environmental Policy Act under United States Code, title 42, section 4331, et seq.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Design alternatives; study and selection. new text end

new text begin (a) In the environmental impact
statement under chapter 116D for a project, the commissioner must review each
community-recommended design alternative adopted under subdivision 8, paragraph (b).
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must not select a preferred design alternative for a project unless
the policy advisory committee approves a final design recommendation by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the committee membership. The commissioner is not required to select the
final design recommendation from the policy advisory committee as the preferred design
alternative.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Public hearings. new text end

new text begin (a) Following submission of recommendations to the
commissioner under subdivisions 7 and 8, the commissioner must hold at least one public
hearing that provides for a review of the recommendations and allows interested persons
to present comments and views. The hearing must be at a location within or reasonably
close to the impacted project area.
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new text begin (b) At least 30 days before a hearing, the commissioner must provide notice of the
hearing in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the impacted project
area. The notice must state the date, time, and place of the hearing and that individuals have
an opportunity to present their comments and views.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin (a) Compensation and removal of members of the community
advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee are governed by section 15.059.
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new text begin (b) The community advisory assembly and the policy advisory committee are subject
to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under chapter 13D.
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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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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.

(b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a project or portfolio
for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan planning
organization with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in the appropriate metropolitan
transportation improvement program.

(c) "Assessment" means the impact assessment under this section.

(d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or
reconstruction that:

(1) is a major highway project, as defined in section deleted text begin 174.56 deleted text end new text begin 174.034 new text end , subdivision 1,
paragraph deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end ; and

(2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation of motor vehicle traffic
at an intersection, excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.

(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01,
subdivision 2.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Trunk highway performance, resiliency, and sustainability.

(a) The
commissioner must implement performance measures and targets for the trunk highway
system in order to construct resilient infrastructure, enhance the project selection for all
transportation modes, improve economic security, and achieve the state transportation goals
established in section 174.01.

(b) At a minimum, the transportation planning process must include:

(1) an inventory of transportation assets, including but not limited to bridge, pavement,
geotechnical, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit asset categories;

(2) establishment of statewide performance measures and targets, reporting of
performance measure results, and where possible, performance forecasts that are:

(i) statewide and, where data allow, district-specific;

(ii) for assets in each asset category specified in clause (1); and

(iii) identified in collaboration with the public;

(3) gap identification and an explanation of the difference between performance targets
and current status; and

(4) life cycle assessment and corridor risk assessment as part of asset management
programs in each district of the department.

(c) At a minimum, the ten-year capital highway investment plan in each district of the
department must:

(1) be based on expected funding during the plan period and, to the extent feasible,
maximize long-term benefits;

(2) estimate the funding necessary to make optimal life cycle investments;

(3) identify investments within each of the asset categories specified in paragraph (b),
clause (1), that are funded through the trunk highway capital program;

(4) identify specific trunk highway segments programmed to be removed from the trunk
highway system; and

(5) deliver annual progress toward achieving the state transportation goals established
in section 174.01.

deleted text begin (d) Annually by December 15, the commissioner must report trunk highway performance
measures and targets and identify gaps, including information detailing the department's
progress on achieving the state transportation goals, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and
finance. The report must be signed by the commissioner.
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Sec. 5.

new text begin [174.034] TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ACTIVITY PORTAL.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Analysis activity" means an undertaking to analyze or study a highway or a corridor,
whether prior to project identification or as part of project development. Analysis activity
includes but is not limited to: (1) planning, assessment, project scoping, project development,
land acquisition, environmental review, and project-related public engagement; and (2) a
safety study or audit, a corridor analysis or study, a planning study, a feasibility analysis, a
purpose and need assessment, or similar assessment or analysis.
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new text begin (c) "Major highway project" means a highway project that has a total cost for all segments
that the commissioner most recently estimates to be at least (1) $15,000,000 in the
metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan
highway construction district.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Portal establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must maintain a centralized portal
on the department's website that provides comprehensive information on highway projects,
project development, studies and assessments, and related activity.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Portal design. new text end

new text begin The portal must:
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new text begin (1) provide a geographic information system interface that allows for identification of
projects and analysis activity through interactive mapping;
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new text begin (2) identify:
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new text begin (i) each trunk highway project that is specified in the state transportation improvement
program, excluding general or maintenance set-asides; the statewide multimodal
transportation plan; the Minnesota state highway investment plan; or a ten-year capital
highway investment plan in a district;
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new text begin (ii) each trunk highway project that reached substantial completion in the current or
previous two calendar years;
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new text begin (iii) each trunk highway project that is planned for the ensuring 15 years; and
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new text begin (iv) each trunk highway segment or corridor for which the commissioner: (A) is
undertaking analysis activity; or (B) has completed an analysis activity under subitem (A)
within the previous five years;
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new text begin (3) identify department districts, jurisdictions of local units of government, state and
local road systems, major geographic features, and relevant local landmarks;
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new text begin (4) provide the ability to search, filter, and apply mapping layer visibility based on
location, dates, status, and common transportation categories;
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new text begin (5) present information in a manner that is readily understood by the general public;
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new text begin (6) allow for future extension to incorporate local road projects; and
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new text begin (7) provide access to the information required under subdivision 4 and the dashboard
required under subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Information contents. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must provide information on the
department's website for each project or analysis activity identified under subdivision 3,
clause (2). At a minimum, the information must include:
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new text begin (1) a plain language description of the nature and scope of the project or analysis activity;
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new text begin (2) as appropriate, the state project number and bridge number;
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new text begin (3) as appropriate, an explanation of the project purpose and need;
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new text begin (4) at least one map that identifies the project limits, corridor, or general location;
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new text begin (5) a timeline that provides any key milestones;
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new text begin (6) the primary documentation for the project or analysis activity, including but not
limited to project layout and design plans, data and results from relevant modeling, and any
studies or reports;
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new text begin (7) a fiscal overview that includes project or analysis activity cost and funding sources;
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new text begin (8) notice of any scheduled public meetings and, if testimony is being taken, the ability
for an individual to arrange to testify;
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new text begin (9) details on each previous public meeting, including but not limited to meeting minutes,
presentations, associated documents, and recordings;
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new text begin (10) identification of a project or analysis activity contact; and
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new text begin (11) for each major highway project, project details that at a minimum include:
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new text begin (i) project purposes relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal transportation
plan and investment priority areas established in the Minnesota state highway investment
plan;
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new text begin (ii) a history of the project, including but not limited to previous official actions by the
department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both; the date on which
the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan; the cost of the
project at that time; the planning estimate for the project; the engineer's estimate; the award
price; the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental
agreements and cost overruns or cost savings; the dates of environmental approval; the dates
of municipal approval; the date of final geometric layout; and the date of establishment of
any construction limits;
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new text begin (iii) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well
as the reasons for the listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes
in the prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan,
and the reasons for those changes; and
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new text begin (iv) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details
of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall
program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner must maintain and revise the information required under this
subdivision in a timely manner, and must publish the public meeting information required
under paragraph (a), clause (8), within two weeks of the meeting.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fiscal transparency dashboard. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must provide a fiscal
transparency dashboard on the department's website that summarizes fiscal information for
the current fiscal year and each year in the state transportation improvement program. At a
minimum, the dashboard must include:
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new text begin (1) a summary of total amounts by funding source and for projects;
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new text begin (2) identification of total expenditures associated with each objective in the statewide
multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a, and resulting impacts
on associated performance targets; and
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new text begin (3) an overview of expenditures by investment priority area established in the Minnesota
state highway investment plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1c.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Implementation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must implement the requirements of this
section by the earlier of: (1) January 1, 2027; or (2) completion of necessary information
technology changes.
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Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Exceptions.

This section does not apply to:

(1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or
agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under
sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;

(2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final
report;

(3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature
under section 16A.11;

(4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;

(5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and

(6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203,
subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; deleted text begin 174.03, subdivision 12; deleted text end 174.185, subdivision 3;
174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.56, is amended to read:

174.56 REPORT ON deleted text begin MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS, deleted text end TRUNK HIGHWAY
deleted text begin FUND deleted text end new text begin PERFORMANCE, new text end EXPENDITURES, AND EFFICIENCIES.

Subdivision 1.

Report required.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end The commissioner of transportation deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end
submit a report by December 15 of each year on deleted text begin (1) the status of major highway projects
completed during the previous two years or under construction or planned during the year
of the report and for the ensuing 15 years, (2) trunk highway fund expenditures, and (3)
efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years deleted text end new text begin trunk highway system performance
and department activity new text end .

deleted text begin (b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that has
a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to be
at least (1) $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000
in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
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deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Report contents; major highway projects. deleted text end

deleted text begin For each major highway project
the report must include:
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deleted text begin (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
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deleted text begin (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions by the
department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on which
the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost of the
project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the award
price, the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental
agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental approval, the dates
of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of
any construction limits;
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deleted text begin (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well as
the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes
in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan,
and the reasons for those changes;
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deleted text begin (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details
of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall
program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;
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deleted text begin (5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the
department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report
the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and
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deleted text begin (6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation
district and office, with comparison to actual spending and including measures of productivity
for the previous fiscal year.
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Subd. 2a.

Report contents deleted text begin ; trunk highway fund expenditures deleted text end .

The commissioner
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end include in the report new text begin :
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new text begin (1) a review of trunk highway performance measures and targets under section 174.03,
subdivisions 1c and 12, including identification of gaps;
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new text begin (2) details on the department's progress on achieving the state transportation goals under
section 174.01;
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new text begin (3) performance impacts for each major highway project, as defined in section 174.034,
subdivision 1, that was substantially completed at least two and not more than four fiscal
years before the fiscal year of the report, which must include:
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new text begin (i) a review of results from the project relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal
transportation plan and trunk highway performance measures and targets; and
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new text begin (ii) for any substantial gaps or achievements under item (i), an analysis of factors,
considerations, and resulting modifications in department practices;
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new text begin (4) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation
district and office, including a comparison to actual spending and measures of productivity
for the previous fiscal year;
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new text begin (5) new text end information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway fund during the previous
fiscal year, new text begin which must include:
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new text begin (i) a breakout new text end for each Department of Transportation district deleted text begin , deleted text end in the following categories:
road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor; compliance with environmental
regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way, including costs for attorney fees
and other compensation for property owners; litigation costs, including payment of claims,
settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road operations deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (ii) any other categories or information identified by the commissioner to provide for
expenditure overlap across the categories under item (i) and comparison to other fiscal
reporting; and
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new text begin (6) efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years.
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Subd. 3.

Department resources.

The commissioner deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end prepare and submit the
report with existing department staff and resources.

deleted text begin Subd. 4. deleted text end

deleted text begin Availability of information. deleted text end

deleted text begin The commissioner must maintain an Internet
website that displays information for each major highway project. At a minimum, the
information must include the report contents identified in subdivision 2.
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Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATION; PROJECT ACTIVITY PORTAL.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner
of transportation to implement the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.034.
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