1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to highways; adding, modifying, vacating, or 
  1.3             transferring state highways; modifying an 
  1.4             appropriation for the northwest metropolitan area 
  1.5             busway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 
  1.6             161.114, subdivision 2; 161.115, by adding a 
  1.7             subdivision; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, 
  1.8             subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
  1.9             sections 161.115, subdivisions 197, 204, 233. 
  1.10  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.11     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 161.114, 
  1.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.13     Subd. 2.  [DESCRIPTIONS.] The constitutional routes are 
  1.14  described as follows: 
  1.15     Route No. 1.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  1.16  between the states of Minnesota and Iowa, southeasterly at 
  1.17  Albert Lea and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to 
  1.18  a point in Albert Lea and thence extending in a northerly 
  1.19  direction to a point and on the southerly limits of the city of 
  1.20  St. Paul and then beginning at a point on the northerly limits 
  1.21  of the city of St. Paul and thence extending in a northerly 
  1.22  direction to a point on the westerly limits of the city of 
  1.23  Duluth and then beginning at a point on the northerly limits of 
  1.24  the city of Duluth and thence extending in a northeasterly 
  1.25  direction to a point on the boundary line between the state of 
  1.26  Minnesota and the province of Ontario, affording Albert Lea, 
  1.27  Owatonna, Faribault, Northfield, Farmington, St. Paul, White 
  2.1   Bear, Forest Lake, Wyoming, Rush City, Pine City, Hinckley, 
  2.2   Sandstone, Moose Lake, Carlton, Duluth, Two Harbors, Grand 
  2.3   Marais and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  2.4   means of communication, each with the other and other places 
  2.5   within the state. 
  2.6      Route No. 2.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 1 on the 
  2.7   westerly limits of the city of Duluth and thence extending in a 
  2.8   southwesterly direction along said Route No. 1 to a point on 
  2.9   said route at Carlton and thence extending in a westerly 
  2.10  direction to a point on the east bank of the Red River of the 
  2.11  North at Moorhead, affording Duluth, Carlton, McGregor, Aitkin, 
  2.12  Brainerd, Motley, Staples, Wadena, Detroit, Moorhead and 
  2.13  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  2.14  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  2.15  state.  
  2.16     Route No. 3.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  2.17  between the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, westerly of La 
  2.18  Crosse, Wisconsin, and thence extending in a northwesterly 
  2.19  direction to a point on the easterly limits of the city of St. 
  2.20  Paul and then beginning at a point on the westerly limits of the 
  2.21  city of Minneapolis and thence extending in a northwesterly 
  2.22  direction to a point on the east bank of the Red River of the 
  2.23  North at Breckenridge, affording La Crescent, Winona, Kellogg, 
  2.24  Wabasha, Lake City, Red Wing, Hastings, St. Paul, Minneapolis, 
  2.25  Osseo, Champlin, Anoka, Elk River, Big Lake, St. Cloud, Albany, 
  2.26  Sauk Centre, Alexandria, Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls, Breckenridge 
  2.27  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  2.28  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  2.29  state.  
  2.30     Route No. 4.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  2.31  between the states of Minnesota and Iowa, southwesterly of 
  2.32  Jackson and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
  2.33  on Route No. 3, southeasterly of Sauk Centre and thence 
  2.34  extending in a northwesterly direction along said Route No. 3 to 
  2.35  a point on said route at Sauk Centre and thence extending in a 
  2.36  northerly direction to a point at International Falls, affording 
  3.1   Jackson, Windom, Sanborn, Redwood Falls, Morton, Olivia, 
  3.2   Willmar, Paynesville, Sauk Centre, Long Prairie, Wadena, Park 
  3.3   Rapids, Itasca State Park, Bemidji, International Falls and 
  3.4   intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  3.5   communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  3.6   state.  
  3.7      Route No. 5.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  3.8   between the states of Minnesota and Iowa, southerly of Blue 
  3.9   Earth and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a 
  3.10  point on the southerly limits of the city of Minneapolis and 
  3.11  then beginning at a point on the northerly limits of the city of 
  3.12  Minneapolis and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
  3.13  point in Swan River on Route No. 8, hereinafter described, 
  3.14  affording Blue Earth, Winnebago, Mankato, St. Peter, Le Sueur, 
  3.15  Jordan, Shakopee, Minneapolis, Cambridge, Mora, McGregor, Swan 
  3.16  River and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  3.17  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
  3.18  within the state.  
  3.19     Route No. 6.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  3.20  between the states of Minnesota and Iowa, southerly of Ash 
  3.21  Creek, and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
  3.22  on the boundary line between the state of Minnesota and the 
  3.23  province of Manitoba, near St. Vincent, affording Luverne, 
  3.24  Pipestone, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Canby, Madison, Bellingham, 
  3.25  Odessa, Ortonville, Graceville, Dumont, Wheaton, Breckenridge, 
  3.26  Moorhead, Kragnes, Georgetown, Perley, Hendrum, Ada, Crookston, 
  3.27  Warren, Donaldson, Hallock and intervening and adjacent 
  3.28  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  3.29  other and other places within the state.  
  3.30     Route No. 7.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at Winona 
  3.31  and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point on the 
  3.32  boundary line between the states of Minnesota and South Dakota, 
  3.33  westerly of Lake Benton, affording Winona, St. Charles, 
  3.34  Rochester, Kasson, Dodge Center, Claremont, Owatonna, Waseca, 
  3.35  Mankato, St. Peter, New Ulm, Springfield, Tracy, Lake Benton and 
  3.36  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  4.1   communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  4.2   state.  
  4.3      Route No. 8.  Beginning at a point on the westerly limits 
  4.4   of the city of Duluth and thence extending in a northwesterly 
  4.5   direction to a point on Route No. 6 near Crookston and thence 
  4.6   extending in a westerly and northerly direction along said Route 
  4.7   No. 6 to a point on said route northerly of Crookston and thence 
  4.8   extending in a northwesterly direction to a point on the east 
  4.9   bank of the Red River of the North at East Grand Forks, 
  4.10  affording Duluth, Floodwood, Swan River, Grand Rapids, Cass 
  4.11  Lake, Bemidji, Bagley, Erskine, Crookston, East Grand Forks and 
  4.12  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  4.13  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  4.14  state.  
  4.15     Route No. 9.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at La 
  4.16  Crescent and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point 
  4.17  on the boundary line between the states of Minnesota and South 
  4.18  Dakota southwesterly of Beaver Creek, affording La Crescent, 
  4.19  Hokah, Houston, Rushford, Lanesboro, Preston, Fountain, Spring 
  4.20  Valley, Austin, Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Fairmont, Jackson, 
  4.21  Worthington, Luverne and intervening and adjacent communities a 
  4.22  reasonable means of communication, each with the other and other 
  4.23  places within the state.  
  4.24     Route No. 10.  Beginning at a point on the westerly limits 
  4.25  of the city of Minneapolis and thence extending in a 
  4.26  northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 6 at or near 
  4.27  Wheaton, affording Minneapolis, Montrose, Cokato, Litchfield, 
  4.28  Willmar, Benson, Morris, Herman, Wheaton and intervening and 
  4.29  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
  4.30  with the other and other places within the state.  
  4.31     Route No. 11.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 8 at the 
  4.32  westerly limits of the city of Duluth and thence extending in a 
  4.33  northwesterly and northerly direction to a point on Route No. 4 
  4.34  at International Falls and thence extending in a southwesterly 
  4.35  direction along said Route No. 4 to a point on said route 
  4.36  southwesterly of International Falls and thence extending in a 
  5.1   westerly direction to a point on Route No. 6 at Donaldson, 
  5.2   affording Duluth, Eveleth, Virginia, Cook, Orr, Cussons, 
  5.3   International Falls, Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, Greenbush, 
  5.4   Donaldson and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  5.5   means of communication, each with the other and other places 
  5.6   within the state.  
  5.7      Route No. 12.  Beginning at a point on the west bank of the 
  5.8   St. Croix River near Hudson, Wisconsin and thence extending in a 
  5.9   westerly direction to a point on the easterly limits of the city 
  5.10  of St. Paul and then beginning at a point on the westerly limits 
  5.11  of the city of Minneapolis and thence extending in a westerly 
  5.12  direction to a point on Route No. 6 at Madison, affording St. 
  5.13  Paul, Minneapolis, Hopkins, Norwood, Glencoe, Olivia, Granite 
  5.14  Falls, Montevideo, Dawson, Madison and intervening and adjacent 
  5.15  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  5.16  other and other places within the state.  
  5.17     Route No. 13.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 9 at 
  5.18  Albert Lea and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
  5.19  point on Route No. 5 at Jordan affording Albert Lea, Waseca, 
  5.20  Waterville, Montgomery, New Prague, Jordan and intervening and 
  5.21  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
  5.22  with the other and other places within the state.  
  5.23     Route No. 14.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 6 at 
  5.24  Ivanhoe and thence extending in an easterly direction to a point 
  5.25  on Route No. 4 at Redwood Falls and thence extending in an 
  5.26  easterly direction along said Route No. 4 to a point on said 
  5.27  route at Morton and thence extending in an easterly direction to 
  5.28  a point on Route No. 22, hereinafter described, at Gaylord 
  5.29  affording Ivanhoe, Marshall, Redwood Falls, Morton, Winthrop, 
  5.30  Gaylord and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  5.31  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
  5.32  within the state.  
  5.33     Route No. 15.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  5.34  between the states of Minnesota and Iowa southerly of Fairmont 
  5.35  and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point on 
  5.36  Route No. 14 at Winthrop, affording Fairmont, Madelia, New Ulm, 
  6.1   Winthrop and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  6.2   means of communication each with the other and other places 
  6.3   within the state.  
  6.4      Route No. 16.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 
  6.5   southwesterly of Mankato and thence extending westerly to a 
  6.6   point on Route No. 15 at Madelia and thence extending in a 
  6.7   southerly direction along said Route No. 15 to a point on said 
  6.8   route southerly of Madelia and thence extending in a westerly 
  6.9   direction to a point on Route No. 4 northerly of Windom and 
  6.10  thence extending in a southerly direction along said Route No. 4 
  6.11  to a point on said route at Windom and thence extending in a 
  6.12  westerly direction to a point at Fulda and thence extending in a 
  6.13  southerly direction to a point on Route No. 9 at Worthington, 
  6.14  affording Mankato, Madelia, St. James, Windom, Fulda, 
  6.15  Worthington and intervening and adjacent communities a 
  6.16  reasonable means of communication, each with the other and other 
  6.17  places within the state.  
  6.18     Route No. 17.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 16 at 
  6.19  Fulda and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
  6.20  on Route No. 12 at Granite Falls, affording Fulda, Slayton, 
  6.21  Garvin, Marshall, Granite Falls and intervening and adjacent 
  6.22  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  6.23  other and other places within the state.  
  6.24     Route No. 18.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at Elk 
  6.25  River and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
  6.26  on Route No. 2 easterly of Brainerd, affording Elk River, 
  6.27  Princeton, Milaca, Onamia and intervening and adjacent 
  6.28  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  6.29  other and other places within the state.  
  6.30     Route No. 19.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 2 at 
  6.31  Brainerd and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
  6.32  point on Route No. 8 at Cass Lake, affording Brainerd, Pine 
  6.33  River, Walker, Cass Lake and intervening and adjacent 
  6.34  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  6.35  other and other places within the state.  
  6.36     Route No. 20.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
  7.1   between the states of Minnesota and Iowa near Canton and thence 
  7.2   extending in a northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 9 
  7.3   at or near Preston and thence extending in a northwesterly 
  7.4   direction along said Route No. 9 to a point on said route at 
  7.5   Fountain and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
  7.6   point on Route No. 3 in the town of Douglas, Dakota county (T. 
  7.7   113, R. 17 W.) affording Canton, Harmony, Preston, Fountain, 
  7.8   Chatfield, Oronoco, Pine Island, Zumbrota, Cannon Falls and 
  7.9   intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  7.10  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  7.11  state. 
  7.12     Route No. 21.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 20 at 
  7.13  Zumbrota and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point 
  7.14  on Route No. 5 at St. Peter, affording Zumbrota, Kenyon, 
  7.15  Faribault, Le Sueur Center, Cleveland, St. Peter and intervening 
  7.16  and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, 
  7.17  each with the other and other places within the state.  
  7.18     Route No. 22.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 at St.  
  7.19  Peter and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
  7.20  point on Route No. 4 at Paynesville, affording St. Peter, 
  7.21  Gaylord, Glencoe, Hutchinson, Litchfield, Paynesville and 
  7.22  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  7.23  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  7.24  state.  
  7.25     Route No. 23.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 4 at 
  7.26  Paynesville and thence extending in a northeasterly direction 
  7.27  through the village of Richmond, Coldspring, Rockville and Waite 
  7.28  Park to a point on Route No. 3 westerly of St. Cloud, and thence 
  7.29  extending in a northeasterly direction to a point on Route No. 5 
  7.30  southerly of Mora, and thence extending in a northerly direction 
  7.31  along said Route No. 5 to a point on said route at Mora, and 
  7.32  thence extending in an easterly direction to a point on Route 
  7.33  No. 1 southerly of Hinckley, affording Paynesville, St. Cloud, 
  7.34  Foley, Milaca, Ogilvie, Mora and intervening and adjacent 
  7.35  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  7.36  other and other places within the state.  
  8.1      Route No. 24.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 10 at 
  8.2   Litchfield and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to 
  8.3   a point on Route No. 3 at St. Cloud, affording Litchfield, St. 
  8.4   Cloud and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
  8.5   means of communication, each with the other and other places 
  8.6   within the state.  
  8.7      Route No. 25.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 at or 
  8.8   near Belle Plaine and thence extending in a northerly direction 
  8.9   to a point on Route No. 3 at Big Lake, affording Belle Plaine, 
  8.10  Norwood, Watertown, Montrose, Buffalo, Monticello, Big Lake and 
  8.11  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  8.12  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  8.13  state.  
  8.14     Route No. 26.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 10 at 
  8.15  Benson and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point 
  8.16  on Route No. 6 near Ortonville, affording Benson, Ortonville and 
  8.17  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  8.18  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  8.19  state.  
  8.20     Route No. 27.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at St.  
  8.21  Cloud and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
  8.22  on Route No. 2 at Brainerd, affording St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
  8.23  Royalton, Little Falls, Brainerd and intervening and adjacent 
  8.24  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  8.25  other and other places within the state.  
  8.26     Route No. 28.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 27 at 
  8.27  Little Falls and thence extending in a southwesterly direction 
  8.28  to a point on the boundary line between the states of Minnesota 
  8.29  and South Dakota at Browns Valley, affording Little Falls, Sauk 
  8.30  Centre, Glenwood, Starbuck, Morris, Graceville, Browns Valley 
  8.31  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  8.32  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  8.33  state.  
  8.34     Route No. 29.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 28 at 
  8.35  Glenwood and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
  8.36  point on Route No. 2 westerly of Wadena affording Glenwood, 
  9.1   Alexandria, Parkers Prairie, Deer Creek and intervening and 
  9.2   adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
  9.3   with the other and other places within the state.  
  9.4      Route No. 30.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at 
  9.5   Fergus Falls, and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
  9.6   point on Route No. 8 at Erskine, affording Fergus Falls, Pelican 
  9.7   Rapids, Detroit, Mahnomen, Erskine and intervening and adjacent 
  9.8   communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
  9.9   other and other places within the state.  
  9.10     Route No. 31.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 6 at Ada, 
  9.11  and thence extending in an easterly direction to a point on 
  9.12  Route No. 30 near Mahnomen, affording Ada, Mahnomen and 
  9.13  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  9.14  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  9.15  state.  
  9.16     Route No. 32.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 8 easterly 
  9.17  of Crookston and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
  9.18  point on Route No. 11 at Greenbush, affording Red Lake Falls, 
  9.19  Thief River Falls, Middle River, Greenbush and intervening and 
  9.20  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
  9.21  with the other and other places within the state.  
  9.22     Route No. 33.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 32 at 
  9.23  Thief River Falls and thence extending in a northwesterly 
  9.24  direction to a point on Route No. 6 at Warren, affording Thief 
  9.25  River Falls, Warren and intervening and adjacent communities a 
  9.26  reasonable means of communication, each with the other and other 
  9.27  places within the state.  
  9.28     Route No. 34.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 2 at 
  9.29  Detroit and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a 
  9.30  point on Route No. 8 westerly of Grand Rapids, affording 
  9.31  Detroit, Park Rapids, Walker, Remer, Grand Rapids and 
  9.32  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
  9.33  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
  9.34  state.  
  9.35     Route No. 35.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 18 near 
  9.36  Mille Lacs Lake and thence extending in a northerly direction to 
 10.1   a point at Grand Rapids and thence extending in a northeasterly 
 10.2   direction to a point at Ely, affording Aitkin, Grand Rapids, 
 10.3   Hibbing, Chisholm, Buhl, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Gilbert, 
 10.4   McKinley, Biwabik, Aurora, Tower, and Ely and intervening and 
 10.5   adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 10.6   with the other and other places within the state.  
 10.7      Route No. 36.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at 
 10.8   Fergus Falls and thence extending in an easterly direction to a 
 10.9   point on Route No. 29 easterly of Henning, affording Fergus 
 10.10  Falls, Henning and intervening and adjacent communities a 
 10.11  reasonable means of communication, each with the other and other 
 10.12  places within the state.  
 10.13     Route No. 37.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 27 at 
 10.14  Little Falls and thence extending in a northwesterly direction 
 10.15  to a point on Route No. 2 at Motley, affording Little Falls, 
 10.16  Motley and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 10.17  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 10.18  within the state.  
 10.19     Route No. 38.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 12 at 
 10.20  Montevideo and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
 10.21  point on Route No. 28 at Starbuck, affording Montevideo, Benson, 
 10.22  Starbuck and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 10.23  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 10.24  within the state.  
 10.25     Route No. 39.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 7 at 
 10.26  Mankato and thence extending in a southeasterly direction to a 
 10.27  point on Route No. 9 westerly of Albert Lea, affording Mankato, 
 10.28  Mapleton, Minnesota Lake, Wells and intervening and adjacent 
 10.29  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
 10.30  other and other places within the state.  
 10.31     Route No. 40.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
 10.32  between the states of Minnesota and Iowa at Lyle and thence 
 10.33  extending in a northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 7 
 10.34  at Owatonna, affording Lyle, Austin, Blooming Prairie, Owatonna 
 10.35  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 10.36  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 11.1   state.  
 11.2      Route No. 41.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 40 at or 
 11.3   near Blooming Prairie and thence extending in an easterly 
 11.4   direction to a point on Route No. 56, hereinafter described, 
 11.5   near Hayfield, affording Blooming Prairie, Hayfield and 
 11.6   intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 11.7   communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 11.8   state.  
 11.9      Route No. 42.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 7 easterly 
 11.10  of Rochester and thence extending ~~(1)~~ in a northeasterly 
 11.11  direction to a point on Route No. 3 at Kellogg, affording 
 11.12  Rochester, Elgin, Plainview, Kellogg and intervening and 
 11.13  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 11.14  with the other and other places within the state ~~and (2) in a~~ 
 11.15  ~~southerly direction to a point on Route No. 391~~.  
 11.16     Route No. 43.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 9 at 
 11.17  Rushford and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a 
 11.18  point on Route No. 3 at Winona, affording Rushford, Winona and 
 11.19  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 11.20  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 11.21  state.  
 11.22     Route No. 44.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 9 at Hokah 
 11.23  and thence extending in a southwesterly direction to a point on 
 11.24  Route No. 20 near Canton, affording Hokah, Caledonia, Canton and 
 11.25  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 11.26  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 11.27  state.  
 11.28     Route No. 45.  Beginning at a point on the west bank of the 
 11.29  St. Croix River at Stillwater and thence extending in a 
 11.30  southwesterly direction to a point on the easterly limits of the 
 11.31  city of St. Paul, affording Stillwater, Lake Elmo, St. Paul and 
 11.32  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 11.33  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 11.34  state.  
 11.35     Route No. 46.  Beginning at a point on the west bank of the 
 11.36  St. Croix River at Taylors Falls and thence extending in a 
 12.1   southwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 near Wyoming, 
 12.2   affording Taylors Falls, Center City, Wyoming and intervening 
 12.3   and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, 
 12.4   each with the other and other places within the state.  
 12.5      Route No. 47.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 17 at 
 12.6   Slayton and thence extending in a westerly direction to a point 
 12.7   on Route No. 6 at Pipestone, affording Slayton, Pipestone and 
 12.8   intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 12.9   communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 12.10  state.  
 12.11     Route No. 48.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 17 
 12.12  westerly of Granite Falls and thence extending in a westerly 
 12.13  direction to a point on Route No. 6 at Canby, affording Granite 
 12.14  Falls, Clarkfield, Canby and intervening and adjacent 
 12.15  communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
 12.16  other and other places within the state.  
 12.17     Route No. 49.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 12 
 12.18  easterly of Montevideo and thence extending in a northeasterly 
 12.19  direction to a point on Route No. 4 southerly of Willmar, 
 12.20  affording Montevideo, Clara City, Willmar and intervening and 
 12.21  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 12.22  with the other and other places within the state.  
 12.23     Route No. 50.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 20 at 
 12.24  Cannon Falls and thence extending in a northwesterly direction 
 12.25  to a point on the southerly limits of the city of Minneapolis, 
 12.26  affording Cannon Falls, Farmington, Minneapolis and intervening 
 12.27  and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, 
 12.28  each with the other and other places within the state.  
 12.29     Route No. 51.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 at 
 12.30  Shakopee and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
 12.31  point on Route No. 12 northerly of Shakopee, affording a 
 12.32  connection between said Route No. 5 and said Route No. 12.  
 12.33     Route No. 52.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 5 south of 
 12.34  the city of Minneapolis and thence extending in a northeasterly 
 12.35  direction to a point on the westerly limits of the United States 
 12.36  Military reservation at Fort Snelling, affording St. Paul and 
 13.1   adjacent communities a reasonable communication with said Route 
 13.2   No. 5.  
 13.3      Route No. 53.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at 
 13.4   Hastings and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
 13.5   point on the southerly limits of the city of South St. Paul, 
 13.6   affording Hastings, South St. Paul and intervening and adjacent 
 13.7   communities a reasonable means of communication, each with the 
 13.8   other and other places within the state.  
 13.9      Route No. 54.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at Elbow 
 13.10  Lake and thence extending in a southwesterly direction to a 
 13.11  point on Route No. 10 at Herman, affording Elbow Lake, Herman 
 13.12  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 13.13  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 13.14  state.  
 13.15     Route No. 55.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 2 
 13.16  northwesterly of Carlton and thence extending in a northerly 
 13.17  direction to a point in Cloquet, affording Carlton, Cloquet and 
 13.18  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 13.19  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 13.20  state.  
 13.21     Route No. 56.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 9 easterly 
 13.22  of Austin and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
 13.23  point on Route No. 21 at or near Kenyon, affording Brownsdale, 
 13.24  Hayfield, Dodge Center, West Concord, Kenyon and intervening and 
 13.25  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 13.26  with the other and other places within the state.  
 13.27     Route No. 57.  Beginning at a point in Mantorville and 
 13.28  extending in a southerly direction to a point on Route No. 7 
 13.29  southerly of Mantorville, affording Mantorville a reasonable 
 13.30  means of communication with said Route No. 7.  
 13.31     Route No. 58.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 20 at 
 13.32  Zumbrota and thence extending in a northeasterly direction to a 
 13.33  point on Route No. 3 at Red Wing, affording Zumbrota, Red Wing 
 13.34  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 13.35  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 13.36  state.  
 14.1      Route No. 59.  Beginning at a point on the boundary line 
 14.2   between the states of Minnesota and Iowa southerly of Spring 
 14.3   Valley and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
 14.4   on No. 3 at Lake City, affording Spring Valley, Stewartville, 
 14.5   Rochester, Zumbrota Falls, Lake City and intervening and 
 14.6   adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 14.7   with the other and other places within the state.  
 14.8      Route No. 60.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 1 at 
 14.9   Faribault and thence extending in a southwesterly direction to a 
 14.10  point on Route No. 7 at or near Madison Lake, affording 
 14.11  Faribault, Morristown, Waterville, Madison Lake and intervening 
 14.12  and adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, 
 14.13  each with the other and other places within the state.  
 14.14     Route No. 61.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 8 at Deer 
 14.15  River and thence extending in a northerly direction to a point 
 14.16  on Route No. 4 at or near Big Falls, affording Deer River, Big 
 14.17  Falls and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 14.18  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 14.19  within the state.  
 14.20     Route No. 62.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 3 at Anoka 
 14.21  and thence extending in a southeasterly direction to a point on 
 14.22  the northerly limits of the city of St. Paul, affording Anoka, 
 14.23  St. Paul and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 14.24  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 14.25  within the state.  
 14.26     Route No. 63.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 1 
 14.27  southerly of Forest Lake and thence extending in a southwesterly 
 14.28  direction to a point on the northerly and easterly limits of the 
 14.29  city of Minneapolis, affording a reasonable means of 
 14.30  communication between Route No. 1 and Minneapolis.  
 14.31     Route No. 64.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 30 
 14.32  northerly of Fergus Falls and thence extending in a northerly 
 14.33  and westerly direction to a point on Route No. 6 southerly of 
 14.34  Moorhead, affording Fergus Falls, Rothsay, Barnesville, Moorhead 
 14.35  and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 14.36  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 15.1   state.  
 15.2      Route No. 65.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 8 at 
 15.3   Bagley, and thence extending in a northerly and westerly 
 15.4   direction to a point on Route No. 32 southerly of Red Lake 
 15.5   Falls, affording Bagley, Clearbrook, Gonvick, Gully, Brooks, 
 15.6   Terrebonne and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 15.7   means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 15.8   within the state.  
 15.9      Route No. 66.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 12 at 
 15.10  Montevideo and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to 
 15.11  a point on Route No. 26 northerly of Appleton affording 
 15.12  Montevideo, Appleton and intervening and adjacent communities a 
 15.13  reasonable means of communication, each with the other and other 
 15.14  places within the state.  
 15.15     Route No. 67.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 14 
 15.16  southerly of Echo and thence extending in a northerly and 
 15.17  westerly direction to a point on Route No. 17 at or near Granite 
 15.18  Falls, affording Echo, Granite Falls and intervening and 
 15.19  adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 15.20  with the other and other places within the state.  
 15.21     Route No. 68.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 14 at 
 15.22  Marshall and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
 15.23  point on Route No. 6 near Canby, affording Marshall, Minneota, 
 15.24  Canby and intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable 
 15.25  means of communication, each with the other and other places 
 15.26  within the state.  
 15.27     Route No. 69.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 25 at 
 15.28  Buffalo and thence extending in a northwesterly direction to a 
 15.29  point on Route No. 22 southeasterly of Paynesville, affording 
 15.30  Buffalo, Maple Lake, Annandale, Eden Valley, Paynesville and 
 15.31  intervening and adjacent communities a reasonable means of 
 15.32  communication, each with the other and other places within the 
 15.33  state.  
 15.34     Route No. 70.  Beginning at a point on Route No. 7 westerly 
 15.35  of New Ulm and thence extending in a northerly direction to a 
 15.36  point on Route No. 12 at or near the village of Hector, 
 16.1   affording Fort Ridgely, Fairfax, Hector and intervening and 
 16.2   adjacent communities a reasonable means of communication, each 
 16.3   with the other and other places within the state.  
 16.4      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 161.115, is 
 16.5   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 16.6      Subd. 269.  [ROUTE NO. 338.] Beginning at a point on Route 
 16.7   No. 7 easterly of Rochester and thence extending in a southerly 
 16.8   direction to a point on Route No. 391. 
 16.9      Sec. 3.  Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 19, subdivision 2, 
 16.10  is amended to read: 
 16.11  Subd. 2.  Northwest Busway                           20,000,000 
 16.12  To design and construct a portion of a 
 16.13  busway in the northwest metropolitan 
 16.14  area ~~between downtown Minneapolis and~~ 
 16.15  ~~Rogers~~.  Funds may be used to design 
 16.16  all or a portion of the busway from 
 16.17  downtown Minneapolis to Rogers along 
 16.18  CSAH 81; to design, construct, and 
 16.19  equip up to 14 stations, including 28 
 16.20  passenger shelters, in Minneapolis, 
 16.21  Robbinsdale, and Crystal as well as at 
 16.22  Hennepin Technical College and North 
 16.23  Hennepin Community College located in 
 16.24  Brooklyn Park; to acquire necessary 
 16.25  rights-of-way in Minneapolis and 
 16.26  Robbinsdale to accommodate station 
 16.27  locations, and adjacent to CSAH 81 
 16.28  between Highway 100 and about 63rd 
 16.29  Avenue North to accommodate bus lanes; 
 16.30  to design and construct up to two park- 
 16.31  and-ride facilities adjacent to CSAH 81 
 16.32  at its intersection with any two of 
 16.33  these three intersections:  (1) Bass 
 16.34  Lake Road, (2) 63rd Avenue North, and 
 16.35  (3) Brooklyn Boulevard; and to design 
 16.36  and construct dedicated bus lanes from 
 16.37  50th Avenue North to about 63rd Avenue 
 16.38  North in conjunction with Hennepin 
 16.39  county's CSAH 81 road reconstruction 
 16.40  project.  This appropriation is 
 16.41  contingent on $12,000,000 from Hennepin 
 16.42  county for roadway design, property 
 16.43  acquisition, and road construction 
 16.44  between Lowry Avenue in Minneapolis and 
 16.45  Bass Lake Road in Crystal and 
 16.46  $5,000,000 from the metropolitan 
 16.47  council for ~~the project~~ fleet 
 16.48  acquisition and station equipment. 
 16.49  ~~Total funding from all sources may be~~ 
 16.50  ~~used for roadway design,~~ 
 16.51  ~~reconstruction, acquisition of land and~~ 
 16.52  ~~right-of-way, and to design, construct,~~ 
 16.53  ~~furnish, and equip transit stations and~~ 
 16.54  ~~park and rides.~~  Design-build under ~~new~~ 
 16.55  Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.158 
 16.56  to 383B.1586, may be used for 
 16.57  implementing this project. 
 16.58     Sec. 4.  [REPEALER; HIGHWAYS TRANSFERRED OR VACATED; 
 17.1   EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
 17.2      Subdivision 1.  [TRANSFER OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 266.] (a)
 17.3   Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 161.115, subdivision 197, is 
 17.4   repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
 17.5   transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
 17.6   commissioner and Nobles county to transfer jurisdiction of 
 17.7   Legislative Route No. 266 and notifies the revisor of statutes 
 17.8   under paragraph (b). 
 17.9      (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route 
 17.10  identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota Statutes when the 
 17.11  commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
 17.12  writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are 
 17.13  satisfied. 
 17.14     Subd. 2.  [TRANSFER OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 273.] (a) 
 17.15  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 161.115, subdivision 204, is 
 17.16  repealed effective the day after the commissioner of 
 17.17  transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the 
 17.18  commissioner and Redwood county to transfer jurisdiction of 
 17.19  Legislative Route No. 273 and notifies the revisor of statutes 
 17.20  under paragraph (b). 
 17.21     (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route 
 17.22  identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota Statutes when the 
 17.23  commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
 17.24  writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are 
 17.25  satisfied. 
 17.26     Subd. 3.  [VACATION OF LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 302.] 
 17.27  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 161.115, subdivision 233, is 
 17.28  repealed.