SF 320

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 08:39am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; appropriating money for county highway-rail grade
crossing warning devices; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING WARNING DEVICES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $9,000,000 is appropriated from the bond
proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to counties for design,
engineering, and construction of highway-railroad grade crossing warning devices.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall establish a process to allocate grant funds. Grants
distributed under this section may only establish warning devices:
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new text begin (1) at crossings that do not already have active warning or signaling features such as
an audible bell, lights, automatic signal, or crossing gates; and
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new text begin (2) on paved county highways or paved county state-aid highways.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in subdivision 1 from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $9,000,000 in the manner, upon 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.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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