SF 2354

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 06/30/2025 10:27 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; extending an appropriation and bond sale
authorization for a U.S. Highway 8 reconstruction project in Chisago County;
amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16,
subdivision 34.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision
34, is amended to read:

Subd. 34. Chisago County; U.S. Highway 8 Reconstruction

8,000,000

(a) For a grant to Chisago County to
predesign, design, engineer, and construct a
reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 8
from Karmel Avenue in Chisago City to
Interstate 35 and pedestrian and bike trails
along and crossings of this portion of U.S.
Highway 8. This reconstruction may include
expanding segments of 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 general obligation bonds. deleted text begin This
appropriation is available until the project is
completed or abandoned deleted text end new text begin Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642, the bond
sale authorization and appropriation of bond
proceeds for the project in this subdivision are
available until December 31, 2029 new text end .

(b) Amounts planned by the Department of
Transportation for the resurfacing of U.S.
Highway 8, as reflected in MnDOT's Metro
District Ten-Year Capital Highway Investment
Study 2020-2029, shall instead be applied to
the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 8 to
supplement appropriations for that purpose
from any fund in this section.