1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for trunk highway pavement 
1.3 	smoothness improvements.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TRUNK HIGHWAY PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. (a) $50,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of transportation for concrete pavement smoothness improvements on 
1.8 	trunk highways through diamond grinding.
1.9 	(b) This appropriation is available in the amounts of $10,000,000 in each year for fiscal 
1.10 	years 2023 to 2027.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) A project is eligible under this section if the highway:
1.12 	(1) contains concrete pavement most recently constructed or reconstructed between 1993 
1.13 	and 2018; and
1.14 	(2) is an interstate highway or has an annual average daily traffic volume of at least 
1.15 	20,000 vehicles.
1.16 	(b) Funds under this section are only available for concrete diamond grinding and 
1.17 	associated activities, including pavement striping.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.