as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 08/05/2021 09:44am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring a report on transportation revenue sources and
expenditures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The commissioner of transportation, in collaboration with the commissioners of
revenue and management and budget, must submit a report to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on transportation revenues and
expenditures in Minnesota.
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(b) At a minimum, the report must include analysis regarding:
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(1) revenue sources for transportation activities, including detailed information on how
much revenue is generated on both a geographic and a per-capita basis;
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(2) the various constitutional and statutory formulas used to distribute transportation
funding, including detailed information on the amounts spent under each formula over the
past five years;
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(3) expenditures for transportation-related activities, including detailed information on
how transportation funds are distributed and expended on both a geographic and a per-capita
basis;
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(4) the current number of roadways with two or more paved lanes, on a per-county basis;
and
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(5) the projected cost to meet Minnesota's transportation needs, taking into account
specific factors that include but are not limited to (i) action needed to achieve meaningful
congestion relief, and (ii) labor costs to both maintain existing transportation assets and
expand to meet future needs.
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(c) The report under this section must be submitted no later than January 1, 2022.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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