as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 10/27/2017 01:56pm
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money to repair and rehabilitate the
Kellogg Boulevard bridge in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$42,920,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
account in the state transportation fund to remove the existing Kellogg Boulevard bridge
over the BNSF railroad and marked Interstate Highway 94, acquire right-of-way, design,
and construct a replacement bridge that includes multimodal elements for bicycles,
pedestrians, and transit. In addition, any roadway approach reconstruction work identified
within the project limits, including right-of-way acquisition and design, is eligible for
funding. This appropriation does not require a local match.
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To provide the money appropriated in subdivision 1 from the bond
proceeds account, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds
of the state in an amount up to $42,920,000 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, at the times and in the amounts requested by the
commissioner of transportation.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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