SF 1047

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/06/2013 08:40am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; providing for a Rochester area economic development
and transportation study; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin ROCHESTER AREA DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
IMPACTS STUDY.
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new text begin (a) The following are appropriated to the commissioner of transportation in fiscal year
2014, and are also available in fiscal year 2015, for the study as provided in this section:
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new text begin (1) $100,000 from the trunk highway fund; and
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new text begin (2) $75,000 from the general fund.
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new text begin (b) From the appropriations in this section, the commissioner shall enter into
an agreement with a consultant to perform a study of economic development and
transportation impacts in the Rochester metropolitan area. To be eligible, a consultant
must have experience and expertise in a majority of the following: economics, economic
development, demography, urban planning, engineering, and transportation.
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new text begin (c) At a minimum, the study under this section must:
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new text begin (1) utilize at least a 20-year planning horizon;
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new text begin (2) perform a comprehensive planning assessment of key transportation
infrastructure throughout the Rochester metropolitan area based on expected and potential
economic development patterns;
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new text begin (3) analyze major roadways across all jurisdictions, including but not limited to
trunk highways, county highways, and arterial city streets, and interconnections with
other modes;
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new text begin (4) to the extent feasible, take into account available data, forecasts, modeling
information, and transportation impacts of major economic initiatives and proposals,
including but not limited to expansion of the Mayo Clinic; and
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new text begin (5) provide scenarios for short-term and long-term deficiencies in safety, mobility,
congestion, and transportation infrastructure condition.
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new text begin (d) By January 15, 2014, the commissioner shall provide an electronic copy of the
study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
section 174.02, subdivision 8.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2013.
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