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Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying passenger rail appropriation; amending Laws
2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
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(a) Aeronautics
| (1) Airport Development and Assistance |
69,598,000 |
18,598,000 |
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| Appropriations by Fund |
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| 2024 |
2025 |
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| 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.
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 2026 and 2027.
| (2) Aviation Support Services |
15,397,000 |
8,431,000 |
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| Appropriations by Fund |
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| 2024 |
2025 |
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| 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 |
80,000 |
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This appropriation is from the state airports
fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
| (b) Transit and Active Transportation |
58,478,000 |
18,374,000 |
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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.
| (c) Safe Routes to School |
15,297,000 |
10,500,000 |
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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 |
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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 new text begin for
this purpose new text end until June 30, 2028.new text begin If federal
funds for final design and construction of the
project are not granted by June 30, 2028, any
remaining amount of this appropriation is for
the corridors of commerce program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 161.088, and is
available until June 30, 2032.
new text end
$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.
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 |
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| Appropriations by Fund |
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| 2024 |
2025 |
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| 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.