ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 3

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY

new text begin [137.345] EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES
PROGRAM.
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160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IMPACTS ON
BUSINESS.

new text begin [160.167] LOCAL BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
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161.045 HIGHWAY USER TAX DISTRIBUTION FUND APPROPRIATIONS;
TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND APPROPRIATIONS.

new text begin [161.1611] PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENT CONTEXTUAL
DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; SCOPING PROCESS REQUIRED.
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Section 1. new text begin TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
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Sec. 3. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
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Sec. 4. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin TRANSFERS.
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Sec. 7.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 8.

Sec. 45. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

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Sec. 9.

Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 10.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 11.

Subd. 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 12.

Subd. 5.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 9.

Sec. 14.

Subd. 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 15.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 16. new text begin ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; WASHINGTON AVENUE
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
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Sec. 17. new text begin ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
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Section 1.

Subd. 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 2.

Subd. 5.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 3.

Subd. 8.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 4.

Subd. 1a.

Sec. 5.

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Sec. 6.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 8.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 9.

Subd. 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 10.

Subd. 177.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 11.

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Sec. 12.

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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 14.

Subd. 3a.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin Subd. 3c. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 17.

Subd. 3a.

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Multimodal Systems
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new text begin State Roads
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new text begin Local Roads
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new text begin Agency Management
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new text begin Transfers; General Authority
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new text begin Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
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new text begin Contingent Appropriations
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Transit System Operations
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new text begin Special Transportation Service
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Administration and Related Services
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new text begin State Patrol
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new text begin Driver and Vehicle Services
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new text begin Traffic Safety
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new text begin Pipeline Safety
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Multimodal Systems

Multimodal Systems

State Roads

Traffic Safety

U.S. Highway 8; Chisago County

State Roads

Traffic Safety

Duties.

Administration.

Driver's license photograph; exceptions.

Greater Minnesota transit account.

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new text begin Program assistance. new text end

new text begin Uses. new text end

new text begin Program information. new text end

Definitions.

Business liaison.

new text begin Construction communication plan. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Program established. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

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General expenditure requirements.

Limitations on spending.

Program authority; funding.

Route No. 246.

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new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Purpose and need. new text end

new text begin Scope; required before inclusion. new text end

new text begin Implementation. new text end

new text begin State-aid standards. new text end

Variances from rules and engineering standards.

new text begin Variance format. new text end

new text begin State-aid standards. new text end

Variances from rules and engineering standards.

Engrossments
Introduction PDF	Posted on 02/27/2025
1st Engrossment PDF	Posted on 04/22/2025
2nd Engrossment PDF	Posted on 04/28/2025

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway
fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked
"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified
otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2027 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base
within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The
figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "Each
year" is each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street
fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees
who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee
administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or
nonpartisan research.
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new text begin $
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new text begin 4,935,074,000
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new text begin $
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new text begin 4,041,745,000
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new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 40,063,000 new text end	new text begin 39,718,000 new text end
new text begin Airports new text end	new text begin 32,218,000 new text end	new text begin 29,218,000 new text end
new text begin C.S.A.H. new text end	new text begin 1,113,878,000 new text end	new text begin 1,147,471,000 new text end
new text begin M.S.A.S. new text end	new text begin 282,744,000 new text end	new text begin 289,589,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 3,466,171,000 new text end	new text begin 2,535,749,000 new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of transportation.
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new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
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new text begin (a) Aeronautics new text end
new text begin (1) Airport Development and Assistance new text end				new text begin 24,348,000 new text end		new text begin 21,348,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a grant to
the city of McGregor to relocate the automated
weather station at the McGregor Isedor
Iverson Airport.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after the year of the
appropriation. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
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new text begin If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning the funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
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(2) Aviation Support Services

9,533,000

9,683,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,843,000 new text end	new text begin 1,993,000 new text end
new text begin Airports new text end	new text begin 7,690,000 new text end	new text begin 7,690,000 new text end

(3) Civil Air Patrol

180,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
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(b) Transit and Active Transportation

18,421,000

18,376,000

new text begin $50,000 in each year is for grants to the city
of Rochester to implement demand response
transit service using electric transit vehicles.
The money is available for mobile software
application development; vehicles and
equipment, including accessible vehicles;
associated charging infrastructure; and capital
and operating costs.
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new text begin $45,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a grant to
the city of Chatfield for the next phase of
development of a transportation management
organization in southeastern Minnesota. This
appropriation is for: (1) the development of
organizational structure, including staffing,
an oversight committee, and responsibilities
of the host organization; and (2) community
outreach and education. Up to $1,000 of the
appropriation is for related administrative costs
for the city of Chatfield. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98,
subdivision 14, the commissioner must not
use any amount of this appropriation for
administrative costs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
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new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
The base is $22,114,000 in fiscal year 2028
and $22,113,000 in fiscal year 2029.
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1,500,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
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new text begin If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
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(d) Passenger Rail

5,943,000

5,743,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
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new text begin $4,754,000 in each year is for a match to
federal aid for capital and operating costs for
expanded Amtrak train service between
Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago.
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new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a federal
match for a service development plan for the
Big Sky North Coast passenger rail corridor.
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(e) Freight

9,215,000

9,284,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,403,000 new text end	new text begin 2,403,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 6,812,000 new text end	new text begin 6,881,000 new text end

new text begin $1,001,000 in each year is from the general
fund for staff, operating costs, and
maintenance related to weight and safety
enforcement systems.
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(a) Operations and Maintenance

441,305,000

449,274,000

new text begin $248,000 in each year is for living snow fence
implementation and maintenance activities.
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new text begin $300,000 in each year is for rumble strips
under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.1258.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in each year is for landscaping
improvements located within trunk highway
rights-of-way, with prioritization of tree
planting as feasible.
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new text begin $105,000 in each year is for the cost of staff
time to coordinate with the Public Utilities
Commission relating to placement of high
voltage transmission lines along trunk
highways.
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new text begin The base is $455,274,000 in each of fiscal
years 2028 and 2029.
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new text begin (b) Program Planning and Delivery new text end
new text begin (1) Planning and Research new text end				new text begin 37,156,000 new text end		new text begin 37,244,000 new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use any balance
remaining in this appropriation for program
delivery under clause (2).
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new text begin $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is to conduct
autonomous mowing research and to purchase
an autonomous mower suitable for commercial
mowing operations. The mower must be
purchased from a company based in
Minnesota.
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new text begin $134,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $135,000 in
fiscal year 2027 are for administrative costs
of the targeted group business program.
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new text begin $300,000 in each year is for grants to
metropolitan planning organizations outside
the seven-county metropolitan area.
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new text begin $900,000 in each year is for grants for
transportation studies outside the metropolitan
area to identify critical concerns, problems,
and issues. These grants are available: (i) to
regional development commissions; (ii) in
regions where no regional development
commission is functioning, to joint powers
boards established under agreement of two or
more political subdivisions in the region to
exercise the planning functions of a regional
development commission; and (iii) in regions
where no regional development commission
or joint powers board is functioning, to the
Department of Transportation district office
for that region.
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(2) Program Delivery

287,588,000

288,701,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,000,000 new text end	new text begin 2,000,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 285,588,000 new text end	new text begin 286,701,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes use of consultants
to support development and management of
projects.
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new text begin $2,000,000 in each year is from the general
fund for implementation of climate-related
programs as provided under the federal
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
Law 117-58.
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new text begin $1,003,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,005,000
in fiscal year 2027 are from the trunk highway
fund for management of contaminated and
regulated material on property owned by the
Department of Transportation, including
mitigation of property conveyances, facility
acquisition or expansion, chemical release at
maintenance facilities, and spills on the trunk
highway system where there is no known
responsible party. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
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new text begin $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for project
readiness development activities for a
construction project that is geographically
eligible for project selection under Minnesota
Statutes, section 161.088, subdivision 4a,
paragraph (a), clause (1).
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new text begin $5,000,000 in each year is for the resilient
pavement program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.205. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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2,227,557,000

1,262,157,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts, internal department costs associated
with delivering the construction program,
consultant usage to support these activities,
and the cost of actual payments to landowners
for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.
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new text begin This appropriation includes federal highway
aid. The commissioner of transportation must
notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
significant events that cause the estimates of
federal aid to change.
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new text begin $650,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for the
John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth,
Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The
commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the
amount for program delivery. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2033.
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new text begin The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.
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new text begin The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.
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new text begin The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of partnership
projects. These receipts are appropriated to
the commissioner for these projects.
new text end

new text begin The base is $1,281,546,000 in each of fiscal
years 2028 and 2029.
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(d) Corridors of Commerce

30,000,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088. The commissioner may use
up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
for program delivery.
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(e) Highway Debt Service

300,061,000

322,048,000

new text begin $297,061,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
$319,048,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
transfer to the state bond fund. If this
appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer the deficiency amount
as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking
minority members, and staff of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance and the chairs of the
senate Finance Committee and the house of
representatives Ways and Means Committee
of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
fund.
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(f) Statewide Radio Communications

7,052,000

7,121,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 3,000 new text end	new text begin 3,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 7,049,000 new text end	new text begin 7,118,000 new text end

new text begin $3,000 in each year is from the general fund
to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
tower for Lake of the Woods weather
broadcasting.
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(a) County State-Aid Highways

1,113,878,000

1,147,471,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the county state-aid
highway fund under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815,
subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is
available until June 30, 2035.
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new text begin If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
county state-aid highway fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing county state-aid
highway projects, an amount necessary to
advance the projects, not to exceed the balance
in the county state-aid highway fund, is
appropriated in each year to the commissioner.
Within two weeks of a determination under
this contingent appropriation, the
commissioner of transportation must notify
the commissioner of management and budget
and the chairs, ranking minority members, and
staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance
concerning funds appropriated. The governor
must identify in the next budget submission
to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.11, any amount that is
appropriated under this paragraph.
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(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets

282,744,000

289,589,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the municipal
state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
2035.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the
municipal state-aid street fund following the
appropriations and transfers made in this
paragraph and that the appropriations made
are insufficient for advancing municipal
state-aid street projects, an amount necessary
to advance the projects, not to exceed the
balance in the municipal state-aid street fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning funds
appropriated. The governor must identify in
the next budget submission to the legislature
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
amount that is appropriated under this
paragraph.
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1,750,000

1,500,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
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(1) Local Transportation Disaster Support

new text begin $1,000,000 in each year is to provide a
cost-share for federal assistance from the
Federal Highway Administration for the
emergency relief program under United States
Code, title 23, section 125. If the appropriation
for either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (2) Traffic Calming Infrastructure
Improvements
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new text begin $500,000 in each year is for grants to cities of
the first class for traffic calming infrastructure
improvements, including horizontal and
vertical deflection elements, intersection
improvements, paint, curb bump-outs,
bollards, raised crosswalks, or other
improvements to improve traffic safety in the
right-of-way. Improvements made on
nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need to
meet municipal state-aid streets standards.
These are onetime appropriations.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner
must not use any amount of this appropriation
for administrative costs. The commissioner
must distribute the grant aid as follows:
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new text begin (i) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based
on each city's share of population, according
to the last federal decennial census, compared
to the total population of all cities of the first
class; and
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new text begin (ii) 50 percent of the funds proportionally
based on each city's share of money needs, as
determined under Minnesota Statutes, section
162.13, subdivision 2, compared to the total
money needs of all cities of the first class.
new text end

new text begin (3) Empowering Small Minnesota Communities
new text end

new text begin $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for transfer to
the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the empowering small
Minnesota communities program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 137.345.
new text end

(a) Agency Services

91,533,000

95,124,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,200,000 new text end	new text begin 6,200,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 85,333,000 new text end	new text begin 88,924,000 new text end

new text begin $191,000 in each year is from the general fund
for staff costs for the electric vehicle
infrastructure program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.47.
new text end

new text begin $900,000 in each year is from the general fund
for the Tribal affairs construction workforce
training program.
new text end

new text begin $4,000,000 in each year is from the general
fund for information technology projects and
implementation.
new text end

new text begin $243,000 in each year is from the general fund
for complete streets implementation training
under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.75,
subdivision 2a.
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(b) Buildings

44,710,000

44,802,000

new text begin Any money appropriated to the commissioner
of transportation for building construction for
any fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 is
available to the commissioner during the
biennium to the extent that the commissioner
spends the money on the building construction
projects for which the money was originally
encumbered during the fiscal year for which
it was appropriated. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

600,000

new text begin If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (a) With the approval of the commissioner of
management and budget, the commissioner
of transportation may transfer unencumbered
balances among the appropriations from the
trunk highway fund and the state airports fund
made in this section. Transfers under this
paragraph must not be made: (1) between
funds; (2) from the appropriations for state
road construction or debt service; or (3) from
the appropriations for operations and
maintenance or program delivery, except for
a transfer to state road construction or debt
service.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of transportation must
immediately report transfers under paragraph
(a) to the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance. The
authority for the commissioner of
transportation to make transfers under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is
superseded by the authority and requirements
under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation must
transfer from the flexible highway account in
the county state-aid highway fund:
new text end

new text begin (1) $21,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
trunk highway fund;
new text end

new text begin (2) $22,230,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
municipal turnback account in the municipal
state-aid street fund; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the remainder in each year to the county
turnback account in the county state-aid
highway fund.
new text end

new text begin The money transferred under clause (1) is
appropriated from the trunk highway fund for
highway turnback purposes as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of transportation, with the
approval of the governor and the written
approval of at least five members of a group
consisting of the members of the Legislative
Advisory Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
transfer all or part of the unappropriated
balance in the trunk highway fund to an
appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design,
construction, or inspection in order to take
advantage of an unanticipated receipt of
income to the trunk highway fund or to take
advantage of federal advanced construction
funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance
in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay
tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this
subdivision authorizes the commissioner to
increase the use of federal advanced
construction funding beyond amounts
specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result
of the use of federal advanced construction
funding must include an analysis of the effects
on the long-term trunk highway fund balance.
The amount transferred is appropriated for the
purpose of the account to which it is
transferred.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 128,734,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 134,567,000
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are from the
general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
new text end

16,227,000

new text begin This appropriation is for transit system
operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
473.371 to 473.449.
new text end

112,507,000

118,340,000

new text begin This appropriation is for special transportation
service under Minnesota Statutes, section
473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro
Move.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 316,228,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 299,658,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 37,529,000 new text end	new text begin 37,563,000 new text end
new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end	new text begin 1,382,000 new text end	new text begin 1,395,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 80,976,000 new text end	new text begin 80,443,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 196,341,000 new text end	new text begin 180,257,000 new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are to the
commissioner of public safety.
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. The commissioner must spend
appropriations from the trunk highway fund
in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.
new text end

(a) Office of Communications

1,198,000

1,232,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
new text end

(b) Public Safety Support

11,429,000

11,473,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,001,000 new text end	new text begin 6,001,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 5,428,000 new text end	new text begin 5,472,000 new text end

new text begin $1,483,000 in each year is from the general
fund for staff and operating costs related to
public engagement activities.
new text end

1,640,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
for payment of public safety officer survivor
benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.44. If the appropriation for either year
is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.
new text end

(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements

1,367,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit
account. This appropriation is available for
reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 299A.465.
new text end

(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements

745,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund
for soft body armor reimbursements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.
new text end

(f) Technology and Support Services

7,130,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,743,000 new text end	new text begin 1,743,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 5,387,000 new text end	new text begin 5,387,000 new text end

(a) Patrolling Highways

165,434,000

149,300,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 37,000 new text end	new text begin 37,000 new text end
new text begin H.U.T.D. new text end	new text begin 92,000 new text end	new text begin 92,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 165,305,000 new text end	new text begin 149,171,000 new text end

new text begin $1,045,000 in each year is from the trunk
highway fund for recruitment and hiring
initiatives. The base for this purpose is
$10,365,000 in fiscal year 2028, $10,365,000
in fiscal year 2029, and $1,672,000 in each
subsequent fiscal year. The amounts in fiscal
years 2028 and 2029 include funding to
conduct an additional annual trooper academy.
new text end

new text begin $14,935,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the
trunk highway fund to purchase and equip a
helicopter. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin $2,996,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the
trunk highway fund to purchase a Cirrus
single-engine airplane as a replacement for
the current Cessna 182 aircraft. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin $1,700,000 in each year is from the trunk
highway fund for staff and equipment costs
of pilots for the State Patrol.
new text end

new text begin $490,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $340,000 in
fiscal year 2027 are from the trunk highway
fund for maintenance staff and aviation
supervisory staff.
new text end

new text begin $352,000 in each year is from the trunk
highway fund to support the State Patrol's
accreditation process under the Commission
on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies.
new text end

new text begin The base from the trunk highway fund is
$158,491,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
2029.
new text end

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

18,861,000

new text begin $5,248,000 in each year is for a match for
federal grants for additional troopers and
nonsworn commercial vehicle inspectors.
new text end

19,243,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the general fund.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not:
new text end

new text begin (1) spend any money from the trunk highway
fund for capitol security; or
new text end

new text begin (2) permanently transfer any state trooper from
the patrolling highways activity to capitol
security.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not transfer any
money appropriated to the commissioner under
this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) to capitol security; or
new text end

new text begin (2) from capitol security.
new text end

(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit

1,290,000

1,303,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the highway user
tax distribution fund to investigate:
new text end

new text begin (1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
liabilities from individuals and businesses that
currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
new text end

new text begin (2) illegal or improper activity related to the
sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
vehicles.
new text end

(a) Driver Services

47,665,000

47,132,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the driver and
vehicle services operating account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin $317,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for rulemaking
costs for the ignition interlock device program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
new text end

new text begin $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs of
adding work zone safety information into the
driver's manual and written examination and
related rulemaking.
new text end

new text begin $120,000 in each year is for reimbursement
to driver's license agents for the purchase and
maintenance of equipment necessary for a
full-service provider, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 171.01, subdivision 33a,
following application to the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin $109,000 in each year is for staff costs to
manage, review, and audit online driver
education programs.
new text end

new text begin $81,000 in each year is for implementation of
race and ethnicity information collection from
applicants for drivers' licenses and
identification cards.
new text end

new text begin $5,567,000 in each year is to staff, maintain,
and operate driver's license examination
stations. The commissioner must keep open
all driver's license examination stations that
are open on the effective date of this section.
new text end

(b) Vehicle Services

31,868,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the driver and
vehicle services operating account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
new text end

new text begin $2,189,000 in each year is for payments to
deputy registrars under Minnesota Statutes,
section 168.33, subdivision 7, and to driver's
license agents under Minnesota Statutes,
section 171.061, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin $192,000 in each year is for staff costs related
to monitoring and auditing records issued by
full-service providers.
new text end

new text begin $1,300,000 in each year is for staff and
operating costs related to additional vehicle
inspection sites.
new text end

new text begin $96,000 in each year is for the appeals process
for information technology system data access
revocations, including costs of staff and
equipment.
new text end

6,355,000

6,361,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 4,995,000 new text end	new text begin 4,995,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 1,360,000 new text end	new text begin 1,366,000 new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 in each year is from the general
fund for operations and traffic safety projects,
grants, and activities of the Advisory Council
on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
section 4.076.
new text end

new text begin The following amounts are for the staff and
operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
Analytics Center: (1) $813,000 in each year
from the general fund; and (2) $187,000 in
each year from the trunk highway fund.
new text end

new text begin $2,001,000 in each year is for the drug
evaluation and classification program for drug
recognition evaluator training; phlebotomists;
drug recognition training for peace officers,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); required
continuing education training for drug
recognition experts; program administration;
grants to local law enforcement divisions; and
grants to eligible employers for drug
evaluation and classification training costs of
their staff. The commissioner must make
reasonable efforts to reflect the geographic
diversity of the state in making expenditures.
Any balance in the first year does not cancel
but is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $98,000 in each year is from the general fund
to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
program, including staff costs.
new text end

2,003,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 560,000 new text end	new text begin 560,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 1,443,000 new text end	new text begin 1,443,000 new text end

new text begin The appropriation from the special revenue
fund is from the pipeline safety account under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.
new text end

new text begin $560,000 in each year is from the general fund
for staff and operating costs related to
oversight of the excavation notice system
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216D,
including education, investigation, and
enforcement activities.
new text end

new text begin (a) $185,655,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for the
Northern Lights Express intercity passenger rail project under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article
1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,130,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund for rail
corridor service analysis under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 10, is canceled to
the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) $45,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for grants to
the city of Chatfield to develop a transportation management organization in southeastern
Minnesota under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 9, paragraph (d), is canceled to
the general fund.
new text end

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

new text begin (a) $8,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $8,284,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred
from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.38. For fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget must
include a transfer of $8,284,000 each year from the general fund to the active transportation
account, when preparing each forecast through the February 2027 forecast, under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.103.
new text end

new text begin (b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 is transferred from the general fund to the local
government road funding gap assistance account under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.175.
new text end

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

(a) Aeronautics

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

24,198,000

18,598,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	5,600,000	-0-
Airports	18,598,000	18,598,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4.

$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad
for the acquisition of land, predesign, design,
engineering, and construction of a primary
airport runway. This appropriation is for Phase
1 of the project.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
available for five years after the year of the
appropriation. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.

If the commissioner of transportation
determines that a balance remains in the state
airports fund following the appropriations
made in this article and that the appropriations
made are insufficient for advancing airport
development and assistance projects, an
amount necessary to advance the projects, not
to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
is appropriated in each year to the
commissioner and must be spent according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
determination under this contingent
appropriation, the commissioner of
transportation must notify the commissioner
of management and budget and the chairs,
ranking minority members, and staff of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance concerning the funds
appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

(2) Aviation Support Services

8,332,000

8,340,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	1,650,000	1,650,000
Airports	6,682,000	6,690,000

$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in
fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports
fund for costs related to regulating unmanned
aircraft systems.

(3) Civil Air Patrol

80,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

(b) Transit and Active Transportation

23,501,000

18,201,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active
transportation program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2025.

$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to
the 494 Corridor Commission. The
commissioner must not retain any portion of
the funds appropriated under this section. The
commissioner must make grant payments in
full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this
grant are for programming and service
expansion to assist companies and commuters
in telecommuting efforts and promotion of
best practices. A grant recipient must provide
telework resources, assistance, information,
and related activities on a statewide basis. This
is a onetime appropriation.

5,500,000

500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

(d) Passenger Rail

10,500,000

500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.

$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final
design and construction to provide for a
second daily Amtrak train service between
Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The
commissioner may expend funds for program
delivery and administration from this amount.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2028new text end .

(e) Freight

8,342,000

7,323,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2022	2023
General	2,464,000	1,445,000
Trunk Highway	5,878,000	5,878,000

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
general fund for procurement costs of a
statewide freight network optimization tool.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2023.

$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in
fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for
two additional rail safety inspectors in the state
rail safety inspection program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each
year, the commissioner must not increase the
total assessment amount under Minnesota
Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from
the most recent assessment amount.

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

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45, is amended to
read:

$6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of transportation for project development of a land bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate
Highway 94 in a portion of the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul.
This amount is available to match federal funds and for project planning and development,
including area planning, community and land use planning, economic development planning,
design, and project management and analysis. From this amount, the commissioner may
make grants to Reconnect Rondo to perform any eligible project development activities.
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2026new text end .

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

Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9, is amended to read:

310,000

-0-

$310,000 the first year is deleted text begin for awarding grantsdeleted text end
to assist manufacturers to obtain
environmental product declarations for certain
construction materials used to build roads and
other transportation infrastructure under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.312. Of this
amount, up to $10,000 is for the reasonable
costs of the department to administer that
section. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2027.

Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) Aeronautics

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

69,598,000

18,598,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	36,000,000	-0-
Airports	33,598,000	18,598,000

The appropriation from the state airports fund
must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 360.305, subdivision 4.

$36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for matches to federal aid and
state investments related to airport
infrastructure projects. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.

$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
state airports fund for system maintenance of
critical airport safety systems, equipment, and
essential airfield technology.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from
the state airports fund is available for five
years after the year of the appropriation. If the
appropriation for either year is insufficient,
the appropriation for the other year is available
for it.

(2) Aviation Support Services

15,397,000

8,431,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	8,707,000	1,741,000
Airports	6,690,000	6,690,000

$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund to purchase two utility aircraft
for the Department of Transportation.

(3) Civil Air Patrol

80,000

This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.

(b) Transit and Active Transportation

58,478,000

18,374,000

This appropriation is from the general fund.

$200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in
fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of
Rochester to implement demand response
transit service using electric transit vehicles.
The money is available for mobile software
application development; vehicles and
equipment, including accessible vehicles;
associated charging infrastructure; and capital
and operating costs.

$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for matches
to federal aid and state investments related to
transit and active transportation projects. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2027.

15,297,000

10,500,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for the safe routes to school program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it. The appropriations in
each year are available until June 30, 2027.

The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000
in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

(d) Passenger Rail

197,521,000

4,226,000

This appropriation is from the general fund
for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.

$194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital
improvements and betterments for the
Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express
intercity passenger rail project, including
preliminary engineering, design, engineering,
environmental analysis and mitigation,
acquisition of land and right-of-way,
equipment and rolling stock, and construction.
From this appropriation, the amount necessary
is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements
to establish a joint station that provides for
Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder
line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2)
acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for
purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet
pool to provide for service on Northern Lights
Express and expanded Amtrak train service
between Minneapolis and St. Paul and
Chicago. The commissioner of transportation
must not approve additional stops or stations
beyond those included in the Federal Railroad
Administration's January 2018 Finding of No
Significant Impact and Section 4(f)
Determination if the commissioner determines
that the resulting speed reduction would
negatively impact total ridership. This
appropriation is onetime and is available until
June 30, 2028.

$1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000
in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal
aid for capital and operating costs for
expanded Amtrak train service between
Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago.new text begin These
amounts are available until June 30, 2028.
new text end

The base from the general fund is $5,742,000
in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

(e) Freight

14,650,000

9,066,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	8,283,000	2,400,000
Trunk Highway	6,367,000	6,666,000

$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for matching federal aid grants
for improvements, engineering, and
administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge
in Minneapolis. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.

$1,000,000 in each year is from the general
fund for staff, operating costs, and
maintenance related to weight and safety
enforcement systems.

$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for procurement costs of a
statewide freight network optimization tool
under Laws 2021, First Special Session
chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2025.

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

Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) Operations and Maintenance

414,220,000

425,341,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	2,000,000	-0-
Trunk Highway	412,220,000	425,341,000

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for the highways for habitat
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
160.2325.new text begin This amount is available until June
30, 2027.
new text end

$248,000 in each year is from the trunk
highway fund for living snow fence
implementation and maintenance activities.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for safe road zones under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including
development and delivery of public awareness
and education campaigns about safe road
zones.

(b) Program Planning and Delivery
(1) Planning and Research				32,679,000		33,465,000

The commissioner may use any balance
remaining in this appropriation for program
delivery under clause (2).

$130,000 in each year is available for
administrative costs of the targeted group
business program.

$266,000 in each year is available for grants
to metropolitan planning organizations outside
the seven-county metropolitan area.

$900,000 in each year is available for grants
for transportation studies outside the
metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
problems, and issues. These grants are
available: (i) to regional development
commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional
development commission is functioning, to
joint powers boards established under
agreement of two or more political
subdivisions in the region to exercise the
planning functions of a regional development
commission; and (iii) in regions where no
regional development commission or joint
powers board is functioning, to the Department
of Transportation district office for that region.

(2) Program Delivery

274,451,000

273,985,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	2,250,000	2,000,000
Trunk Highway	272,201,000	271,985,000

This appropriation includes use of consultants
to support development and management of
projects.

$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
trunk highway fund for roadway design and
related improvements that reduce speeds and
eliminate intersection interactions on rural
high-risk roadways. The commissioner must
identify roadways based on crash information
and in consultation with the Advisory Council
on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2026.

$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
fund for implementation of climate-related
programs as provided under the federal
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
Law 117-58.

$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
trunk highway fund for costs related to the
property conveyance to the Upper Sioux
Community of state-owned land within the
boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park,
including fee purchase, property purchase,
appraisals, and road and bridge demolition
and related engineering.new text begin This amount is
available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for costs related to the Clean
Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group
established under article 4, section 124.

$1,000,000 in each year is available from the
trunk highway fund for management of
contaminated and regulated material on
property owned by the Department of
Transportation, including mitigation of
property conveyances, facility acquisition or
expansion, chemical release at maintenance
facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
system where there is no known responsible
party. If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available for it.

1,207,013,000

1,174,045,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	1,800,000	-0-
Trunk Highway	1,205,213,000	1,174,045,000

This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and improvement
of trunk highways, including design-build
contracts, internal department costs associated
with delivering the construction program,
consultant usage to support these activities,
and the cost of actual payments to landowners
for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses.

This appropriation includes federal highway
aid. The commissioner of transportation must
notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
and staff of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
significant events that cause the estimates of
federal aid to change.

$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for living snow fence
implementation, including: acquiring and
planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and
wildflowers that are climate adaptive to
Minnesota; improvements; contracts;
easements; rental agreements; and program
delivery.

$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for additions and modifications
to work zone design or layout to reduce
vehicle speeds in a work zone. This
appropriation is available following a
determination by the commissioner that the
initial work zone design or layout
insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle
speeds.

The commissioner may expend up to one-half
of one percent of the federal appropriations
under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
industrialization centers and other nonprofit
job training centers for job training programs
related to highway construction.

The commissioner may transfer up to
$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
revolving loan fund.

The commissioner may receive money
covering other shares of the cost of partnership
projects. These receipts are appropriated to
the commissioner for these projects.

The base from the trunk highway fund is
$1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026
and 2027.

(d) Corridors of Commerce

25,000,000

This appropriation is for the corridors of
commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.088. The commissioner may use
up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
for program delivery.

(e) Highway Debt Service

268,336,000

291,394,000

$265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
transfer to the state bond fund. If this
appropriation is insufficient to make all
transfers required in the year for which it is
made, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer the deficiency amount
as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking
minority members, and staff of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over
transportation finance and the chairs of the
senate Finance Committee and the house of
representatives Ways and Means Committee
of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
fund.

(f) Statewide Radio Communications

8,653,000

6,907,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	2,003,000	3,000
Trunk Highway	6,650,000	6,904,000

$3,000 in each year is from the general fund
to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
tower for Lake of the Woods weather
broadcasting.

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for
Emergency Response (ARMER) tower
building improvements and replacement.

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

Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

9,504,000

4,249,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	8,803,000	3,494,000
Trunk Highway	701,000	755,000

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government to perform additional traffic safety
enforcement activities in safe road zones under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In
allocating funds, the commissioner must
account for other sources of funding for
increased traffic enforcement.

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government to increase traffic safety
enforcement activities, including training,
equipment, overtime, and related costs for
peace officers to perform duties that are
specifically related to traffic management and
traffic safety.

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to law enforcement
agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction
efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified
by the commissioner based on crash
information and consultation with the
Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under
Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local
traffic safety partners.

$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general
fund for an education and awareness campaign
on motor vehicles passing school buses,
designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of
motor vehicles unlawfully passing school
buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety
of pupils boarding and unloading from school
buses, including laws requiring a motor
vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended
the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights
and penalties for violations. The commissioner
must identify best practices, review effective
communication methods to educate drivers,
and consider multiple forms of media to
convey the information.

$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for a public awareness campaign
to promote understanding and compliance with
laws regarding the passing of parked
authorized vehicles.

$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government for safe ride programs that
provide safe transportation options for patrons
of hospitality and entertainment businesses
within a community.

$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for the traffic safety violations
disposition analysis under article 4, section
109.

$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
fund for operations and traffic safety projectsnew text begin ,
grants,new text end and activities of the Advisory Council
on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
section 4.076.new text begin These amounts are available
until June 30, 2027.
new text end

$98,000 in each year is from the general fund
to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
program, including staff costs.

The following amounts are for the staff and
operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year
2024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from
the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each
year is from the trunk highway fund. The base
from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in
each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 105, is amended to read:

42,000,000

This appropriation is for predesign, design,
engineering, and reconstruction of marked
U.S. Highway 8 from Karmel Avenue in
Chisago City to marked Interstate Highway
35, including pedestrian and bike trails along
and crossings of this segment of marked U.S.
Highway 8. The reconstruction project may
include expanding segments of marked U.S.
Highway 8 to four lanes, constructing or
reconstructing frontage roads and backage
roads, and realigning local roads to
consolidate, remove, and relocate access onto
and off of U.S. Highway 8. This appropriation
is for the portion of the project that is eligible
for use of proceeds of trunk highway bonds.
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
appropriation of bond sale proceeds for this
project are available until December 31, 2029.
new text end

Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) Operations and Maintenance

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2,405,000

$300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble
strips under Minnesota Statutes, section
161.1258.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
landscaping improvements located within
trunk highway rights-of-way deleted text begin under the
Department of Transportation's community
roadside landscape partnership programdeleted text end , with
prioritization of tree planting as feasible.

$1,000,000 is from the general fund for the
traffic safety camera pilot program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the
evaluation and legislative report under article
3, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of
the commissioner of transportation, any
portion of this appropriation is available to the
commissioner of public safety. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2029.

$105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of
staff time to coordinate with the Public
Utilities Commission relating to placement of
high voltage transmission lines along trunk
highways.

(b) Program Planning and Delivery

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5,800,000

$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
implementation and development of statewide
and regional travel demand modeling related
to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.178. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.

$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more
grants to metropolitan planning organizations
outside the metropolitan area, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
subdivision 2, for modeling activities related
to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
commissioner must not use any amount of this
appropriation for administrative costs. This is
a onetime appropriationnew text begin and is available until
June 30, 2026new text end .

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete
environmental documentation and for
preliminary engineering and design for the
reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55
from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin
County Road 118 near the city of Medina.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.

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10,900,000

$8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the
acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign,
design, engineering, construction,
reconstruction, and improvement of trunk
highway bridges, including design-build
contracts, program delivery, consultant usage
to support these activities, and the cost of
payments to landowners for lands acquired
for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this
appropriation must follow eligible investment
priorities identified in the Minnesota state
highway investment plan under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The
commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this
appropriation for program delivery. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2028.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign
and design of intersection safety improvements
along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the
interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to
99th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and
construct trunk highway improvements
associated with an interchange at U.S.
Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282,
and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the
city of Jordan, including accommodations for
bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and
road construction. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.

(d) Highway Debt Service

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468,000

This appropriation is for transfer to the state
bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
to make all transfers required in the year for
which it is made, the commissioner of
management and budget must transfer the
deficiency amount as provided under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and
notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation finance and
the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
and the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee of the amount of the
deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
to the trunk highway fund.

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

Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

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1,400,000

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.705, regarding the use of funds from
this account, $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025
is from the driver and vehicle services
operating account in the special revenue fund
for the Lights On grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.515. The
commissioner must contract with the Lights
On! microgrant program to administer and
operate the grant program. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98,
subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up
to two percent of this appropriation for
administrative costs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.

$200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the
motorcycle safety account in the special
revenue fund for the public education
campaign on motorcycle operation under
article 3, section 122. This is a onetime
appropriationnew text begin and is available until June 30,
2027new text end .

new text begin (a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated
to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (1), the Metropolitan Council must provide a grant of $9,000,000 in
fiscal year 2026 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to be spent in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. This section is notwithstanding the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) This grant must be used to design and construct pedestrian enclosure and suicide
deterrent barriers on the Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge on the Twin Cities campus,
including temporary barrier improvements and permanent barriers. The board must consult
with persons affected by suicide at this bridge, suicide prevention organizations, and experts
in the field of suicide prevention in designing the project.
new text end

new text begin (c) Any amount allocated under this section and not used by June 30, 2027, cancels to
the Metropolitan Council for its original purpose.
new text end

new text begin (a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated
to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a), clause (2), the Metropolitan Council must provide grants that total $1,406,000
in fiscal year 2026 to transportation management organizations in the metropolitan area.
This section is notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) The grants must be allocated as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) $600,000 to the I-494 Corridor Commission;
new text end

new text begin (2) $600,000 to the St. Paul transportation management organization; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $206,000 to the downtown Minneapolis transportation management organization.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

The advisory council must:

(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs,
and services affecting traffic safety;

(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the
Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic
safety;

(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the
field of traffic safety;

(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;

(5) review and comment on deleted text begin all grants dealing with traffic safety and ondeleted text end the development
and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(6) new text begin advise the commissioner of public safety on grant agreements for projects under
subdivision 5, paragraph (g); and
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

(a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public
Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as
the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational
aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform
financial management on behalf of the council.

(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently
as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory
council is subject to chapter 13D. new text begin The advisory council may host an annual state traffic
safety conference.
new text end

(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of
the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.

(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section
15.059.

(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees
must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers
on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only
for expenses incurred for working group activities.

new text begin (f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency
agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to inform the advisory council.
new text end

new text begin (g) The commissioner of public safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that
reduce serious and fatal injury crashes. Priority for grant awards must be given to local
traffic safety coalitions. Local units of government, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement
agencies, and educational institutions are also eligible for grant awards.
new text end

new text begin (h) For purposes of paragraph (g), "projects that reduce serious and fatal injury crashes"
include but are not limited to the following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) improvements to rural high-risk roads;
new text end

new text begin (2) traffic safety training for law enforcement;
new text end

new text begin (3) safe and sober rides home programming;
new text end

new text begin (4) the study of motorcycle operation under the circumstances specified in section
169.974, subdivision 5, paragraph (g);
new text end

new text begin (5) work zone safety and work zone redesign activities; and
new text end

new text begin (6) safe road zones.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Allowing headwear new text begin or a medically
required covering new text end in a driver's license photograph or allowing driver's license identification
other than a photograph, under certain circumstances, are governed under section 171.071.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

The greater Minnesota transit account
is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit
systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up
to two percent of the available revenues in the account in each fiscal year for administration
of the transit program. The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end use the account for transit operations
as provided in section 174.24 and related program administration.new text begin The commissioner may
maintain a reserved balance in the account of no more than five percent of the total annual
transit assistance fund balance forward from the previous fiscal year.
new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established
by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Small community" means either a local unit of government having a population of
fewer than 15,000 or a collaboration between more than one local unit of government each
having a population of fewer than 15,000.
new text end

new text begin (a) An empowering small Minnesota communities program
is established to create small community partnership support and assistance for infrastructure
project analysis and development in small communities. Funds appropriated to the program
must be used as specified in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) Support and assistance under the program must be prioritized for a small community
that is a political subdivision or federally recognized Tribal government. Prioritization must
be based on insufficient capacity to undertake project development and apply for state or
federal infrastructure grants.
new text end

new text begin (a) Program activities under the program include:
new text end

new text begin (1) project partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships,
the Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School
of Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities; and
new text end

new text begin (2) support and assistance to small communities including:
new text end

new text begin (i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to
the impacts of climate change; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and
efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets.
new text end

new text begin (b) An agreement with a small community may provide for infrastructure project analysis
and development activities including but not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, predesign,
and design.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Regents must maintain information about
the program on a website that includes but is not limited to the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) a review of the program and implementation;
new text end

new text begin (2) a summary of projects under the program;
new text end

new text begin (3) financial information that identifies sources and uses of funds; and
new text end

new text begin (4) direction on applications for partnership assistance.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.165, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings givendeleted text begin :deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin (b) "Business impairment" has the meaning given in section 160.167, subdivision 1.
new text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end "Project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve
a street or highway or for a rail transit projectdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end "Substantial business impacts" meansnew text begin businessnew text end impairment deleted text begin of road access, parking,
or visibility for one or more business establishmentsdeleted text end as a result of a project, for a deleted text begin minimumdeleted text end
period ofnew text begin at leastnew text end one monthdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end "Transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the
county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to
town roads; statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan Council,
for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.

(a) Before beginning construction work on a project, a
transportation authority deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end identify whether the project is anticipated to include
substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
designate an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and
affected businesses.

(b) The business liaison deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end consult with affected businesses before and during
construction to investigatenew text begin and recommendnew text end means of mitigating project impacts to businesses.
The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end provide
information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project
duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking
impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.

new text begin (c) The business liaison must inform affected businesses about potential opportunities
for small business technical and financial assistance, including those available through the
Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Small Business Administration,
and area community development financial institutions. When requested, the business liaison
must assist affected businesses to access and apply for appropriate assistance programs.
new text end

new text begin (a) A transportation authority must
implement a construction communication plan for each project in which a business liaison
is required under subdivision 2. The transportation authority must develop the plan in
consultation with the business liaison during project development.
new text end

new text begin (b) At a minimum, the communication plan must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) identification of methods to distribute project information;
new text end

new text begin (2) procedures to distribute construction-related notices to affected businesses, tenants,
and other property owners;
new text end

new text begin (3) development of information on the project, including but not limited to the information
specified under subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (c); opportunities under subdivision 2,
paragraph (c); and, as appropriate, potential financial assistance under the local business
construction impacts assistance program under section 160.167; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a schedule and milestones for issuance of project updates, including but not limited
to immediately prior to commencement of construction work and following any change in
the scheduled date of substantial completion of the project.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after November 1, 2025.
new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Business entity" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation,
joint venture, association, or cooperative.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Business impairment" means impairment to a business establishment or nonprofit
organization of at least one of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) access to a retail location from:
new text end

new text begin (i) a project that is on a road that abuts the location and includes partial or full closure
of the road within 1,000 feet of the location; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) more than one simultaneous project on a road that abuts the location in which a
portion of each project (A) is within two miles of the location, and (B) includes partial or
full closure of the road; or
new text end

new text begin (2) visibility of the primary identifying signage or entrance.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Covered project" means a project to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve a
trunk highway within a statutory or home rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a
municipal state-aid street, a transitway, or a combination.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Extensive business impacts" means business impairment as a result of a covered
project for a period of at least 60 days.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Program" means the local business construction impacts assistance program
established in this section.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Transportation authority" means either:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of transportation for a trunk highway within a statutory or home
rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a municipal state-aid street, or a combination;
or
new text end

new text begin (2) the Metropolitan Council for a transitway located entirely within the metropolitan
area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must establish a program for financial
assistance to eligible entities adversely impacted by street, highway, or transitway
construction activity on covered projects.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must establish program requirements,
including application procedures that minimize applicant burdens, eligibility criteria for
recipients, qualifications for determining business impairment, program allocation amounts
from project costs, the distribution amount and formula used to determine the distribution
amount, and procedures for distribution of financial assistance. The commissioner must
implement the program to provide financial assistance payments in a timely manner that
are, to the extent practicable, before or during the time period of the extensive business
impacts.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, and
applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after October 1, 2025.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.045, is amended to read:

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

new text begin (b)new text end "Commissioner" means any commissioner of a state agency that either proposes to
spend or spends funds out of the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway
fund.

new text begin (c) "Highway purposes" includes but is not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) construction, improvement, maintenance, and operations of a highway;
new text end

new text begin (2) multimodal infrastructure within a highway right-of-way related to any of the
following: (i) transit; (ii) active transportation; and (iii) reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions; and
new text end

new text begin (3) activities directly related to, or necessary to administer or support, the purposes
specified in clauses (1) and (2).
new text end

new text begin (d) "Trunk highway purposes" includes but is not limited to highway purposes for the
trunk highway system.
new text end

A commissioner may expend highway
user tax distribution funds only for highway purposes and may expend trunk highway funds
only for trunk highway purposes.

(a) A commissioner must not pay for any of the
following with funds from the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway fund:

(1) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory;

(2) Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks;

deleted text begin (3) Minnesota Safety Council;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) driver education programs;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end Office of Emergency Medical Services;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end Mississippi River Parkway Commission;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end payments to the Department of Information Technology Services in excess of
actual costs incurred for trunk highway purposes;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end personnel costs incurred on behalf of the governor's office;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end the Office of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation;

deleted text begin (10) the Office of Transit and Active Transportation within the Department of
Transportation;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (11) the Office of Passenger Rail;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end purchase and maintenance of soft body armor under section 299A.38;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end tourist information centers;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end parades, events, or sponsorships of events;

deleted text begin (15) the installation, construction, expansion, or maintenance of public electric vehicle
infrastructure;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end the statewide notification center for excavation services pursuant to chapter
216D; and

deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end manufacturing license plates.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) includes all expenses for the named entity or program,
including but not limited to payroll, purchased services, supplies, repairs, and equipment.
This prohibition on spending applies to any successor entities or programs that are
substantially similar to the entity or program named in this subdivision.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) As provided in this section, the commissioner
must 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) new text begin reallocated efficiency savings from section 174.53, paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end 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

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified
otherwise.

(d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation under this section
for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under subdivision 5.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to funds
reallocated on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:

Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence
extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing
in a general northwesterly direction to a point deleted text begin on Route No. 1 at ordeleted text end new text begin near 110th Street Eastnew text end
near Northfield.

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin The segment of marked U.S.
Highway 63 from the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 16 to the southerly city
limit of Racine is designated as "Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway." Subject to
section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and
erect appropriate signs.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
new text end

new text begin (1) "planning worksheet scoping guide" means a checklist of considerations developed
by the commissioner to consider with stakeholders for determining a project's scope in the
scoping document;
new text end

new text begin (2) "project" means the scoping, assessment, study, or other analysis activity designed
to identify or provide for development of a trunk highway project;
new text end

new text begin (3) "purpose and need" is a statement by the department to explain why a proposed
action is being undertaken and its objectives by:
new text end

new text begin (i) identifying the need as a transportation problem or deficiency; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) identifying the purpose as a broad statement of the intended transportation result and
other related objectives to be achieved by a proposed transportation improvement; and
new text end

new text begin (4) "scoping document" means a document that identifies all potential options with the
purpose of narrowing the number of alternatives to those that should be evaluated in the
environmental impact statement as part of the project.
new text end

new text begin (a) The requirements in this section apply to a project that:
new text end

new text begin (1) involves construction, reconstruction, bridge replacement, increases or reductions
in highway traffic capacity, alteration of access, or acquisitions of permanent right-of-way;
or
new text end

new text begin (2) requires an environmental impact statement under chapter 116D for the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) Except for a project under paragraph (a), clause (1), the requirements in this section
do not apply to reconditioning, resurfacing, milling, overlays, preventive maintenance, other
routine roadway maintenance activities or projects, and associated set-asides.
new text end

new text begin (a) A purpose and need statement developed for a project
must not identify a specific improvement as the need to avoid premature determination of
investment approaches available for the project. Purpose and need statements must consider
all possible approaches for a project and address the safety and access of all users of the
transportation system.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must ensure that a purpose and need statement for a project can
assess whether the need for a project is substantial enough to warrant investment inclusion
in the state transportation improvement program, including relaxing expectations around
the use of level-of-service metrics as the primary need for a project's development.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must incorporate multidisciplinary review processes under section
174.742 into the development of a context-specific purpose and need statement.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must require the use
of a context-specific scoping document to identify the needs for a project before the project's
inclusion in the state highway investment program. The scope document must conform with
any adopted guidance by the commissioner and must:
new text end

new text begin (1) include a checklist of interested stakeholders to engage in the planning, design, and
development of projects;
new text end

new text begin (2) recognize the degrees of variability and complexity across different project types;
and
new text end

new text begin (3) require a context and modal accommodation analysis to:
new text end

new text begin (i) determine what modes of transportation are appropriate for the project corridor;
new text end

new text begin (ii) structure and document discussions around tradeoffs during early project development;
new text end

new text begin (iii) establish a suggested baseline for which modes should be prioritized based on the
roadway type and land use context; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) provide a series of factors and questions to consider that would raise or lower the
priority of each mode.
new text end

new text begin (b) Before finalization of any scoping document or draft scoping document for a project,
the commissioner must require a coordination field visit and walking audit of the project
corridor. To implement the requirements of this paragraph, the commissioner must develop
guidance on coordinated field visits to:
new text end

new text begin (1) begin the initial engagement process with stakeholders for projects;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide guidance on what staff should identify in observing current conditions for
all modes of travel and the surrounding land use; and
new text end

new text begin (3) coordinate across different jurisdictions to ensure collaboration and field visits at
similar times in the project timeline.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must implement the requirements of this
section 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, chapter 55.
new text end

new text begin Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5 are effective March 1, 2027, for
projects on or after that date. Subdivision 4 is effective July 1, 2025, for projects scoped on
or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Design and engineering standards for all new construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing county state-aid projects approved by the
state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design
Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
projects on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner
may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant
to section 162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a county
state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to
the commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end comply
with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete
streets project.

(b) The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of receiving the
variance request. If the variance is denied, the political subdivision may request, within 30
days of receiving notice of denial, and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end be granted a contested case hearing.new text begin The
commissioner must use the criteria set forth in subdivision 3c to evaluate the variance
request.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the commissioner denies a variance, the commissioner must notify the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
and provide justification for denying the variance within 30 days of notifying the political
subdivision of the denial. The justification must include the commissioner's reasoning for
the denial, the recommendation of the advisory committee on variances, and the reasoning
used by the committee to approve or deny the variance.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency
of a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.

new text begin (e) The commissioner must give special consideration to proposed modifications for:
new text end

new text begin (1) narrowing lanes from 11 feet to ten feet for roadways in an urban or suburban context;
new text end

new text begin (2) designs allowed by current Department of Transportation trunk highway standards
for roadways of similar context;
new text end

new text begin (3) a proposed design intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation to
and from a school;
new text end

new text begin (4) any design element in a project funded by the safe routes to school program, except
where specifically prohibited in the current Department of Transportation Facility Design
Guide; or
new text end

new text begin (5) a variance request that specifically states the proposed design modification is based
on the following alternative design manuals:
new text end

new text begin (i) the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO)
A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets or other AASHTO design guides
formally recognized by the Federal Highway Administration;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares:
A Context Sensitive Approach and Implementing Context Sensitive Design Handbook;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Street
Design Guide and other NACTO design guides formally recognized by the Federal Highway
Administration;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the Global Designing Cities Initiative's (GDCI) Global Street Design Guide and
Designing Streets for Kids supplement; or
new text end

new text begin (v) any other design guide recognized or approved by the Federal Highway
Administration in United States Code, title 23, section 109(o)(B).
new text end

new text begin (f) Paragraph (e) does not apply to a natural preservation route established under section
162.021.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
projects on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin To submit a formal request for a variance from applicable
design standards under subdivision 1a, a political subdivision must submit a written request
to the commissioner. The written request must be in the form of an adopted resolution. The
request must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify the project by location and termini;
new text end

new text begin (2) cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested from county
state-aid design rules;
new text end

new text begin (3) describe the proposed modification and include technical information about the
design, including:
new text end

new text begin (i) an index map; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) a typical section with an inplace section and a proposed section;
new text end

new text begin (4) describe the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts that may result
from the requested variance;
new text end

new text begin (5) identify the project's effectiveness in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency
in the transportation system, including identifying and citing whether the existing roadway's
design meets a recognized or approved Federal Highway Administration design guide
standard for a similar road context;
new text end

new text begin (6) identify effects on adjacent lands;
new text end

new text begin (7) identify the number of persons affected; and
new text end

new text begin (8) identify relevant safety considerations as they apply to:
new text end

new text begin (i) pedestrians;
new text end

new text begin (ii) bicyclists;
new text end

new text begin (iii) vulnerable road users;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the motoring public; and
new text end

new text begin (v) fire, police, and emergency service providers.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
projects on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Design and engineering standards for all new construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing municipal state-aid projects approved by the
state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design
Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid
roadway projects on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

new text begin Available for the Year
new text end

new text begin Ending June 30
new text end

new text begin 2026
new text end

new text begin 2027
new text end

(a) The commissioner
may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant
to section 162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal state-aid street
is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the commissioner
for a variance for that street. The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end comply with section 174.75,
subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.