SF 1903

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:24am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; prescribing duties and powers of commissioner of
transportation with respect to passenger rail between Chicago and St. Paul;
authorizing use of design-build method of contracting in high-speed rail project;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [174.638] DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING.
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new text begin The commissioner may utilize the design-build method of contracting, under
sections 161.3410 to 161.3428, in connection with the planning, design, development,
and construction of a high-speed passenger rail line connecting Chicago, La Crescent,
Winona, Red Wing, and the Union Depot Concourse Multimodal Transit Hub, located in
downtown St. Paul in the area south of Kellogg Boulevard and east of Jackson Street and
the potential future connection to Minneapolis.
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Sec. 2. new text begin ECONOMIC RECOVERY FUNDS APPLICATION.
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new text begin The commissioner of transportation shall work in cooperation with the state of
Wisconsin to prepare and submit timely application under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, for grant funding relating to the planning,
design, development, and construction of a high-speed passenger rail line connecting
Chicago, La Crescent, Winona, Red Wing, and the Union Depot Concourse Multimodal
Transit Hub, located in downtown St. Paul in the area south of Kellogg Boulevard and
east of Jackson Street and the potential future connection to Minneapolis.
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