HF 1136

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing rural road
safety account in local road improvement fund;
authorizing spending to acquire and better public land
and buildings and public improvements of a capital
nature with conditions; appropriating money for local
road improvement program; authorizing issuance of
general obligation bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 174.52, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.52, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Rural road safety account; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a)
A rural road safety account is established in the local road
improvement fund. Money in the account is annually appropriated
to the commissioner of transportation for expenditure as
specified in this subdivision. Money in the account must be
used as grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of
capital improvement projects on county state-aid highways that
are intended primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths,
injuries, and property damage.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall establish procedures for
counties to apply for grants from the rural road safety account
and criteria to be used to select projects for funding. The
commissioner shall establish these procedures and criteria in
consultation with representatives appointed by the Association
of Minnesota Counties. Eligibility for project selection must
be based on the ability of each proposed project to reduce the
frequency and severity of crashes.
new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account must be allocated in each fiscal
year as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) one-half of money in the account must be used for
projects in the counties of Anoka, Chisago, Carver, Dakota,
Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the remainder must be used for projects elsewhere in
the state.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin $20,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to
the commissioner of transportation for the local road
improvement program. Of this amount, $10,000,000 is for
construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of local roads
with statewide or regional significance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 174.52, subdivision 4, and $10,000,000 is for
grants to counties to assist in paying the costs of capital
improvement projects on county state-aid highways that are
intended primarily to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries,
and property damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52,
subdivision 4a.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOND SALE.
new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in section 2 from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance shall sell and
issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $20,000,000 in the
manner, on the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

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