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MN SF781

MN SF781
Byron U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements bond issue and appropriation


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Introduced
01/30/2025
In Committee
01/30/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for intersection improvements along marked U.S. Highway 14 in the city of Byron; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates $2,400,000 from the trunk highway fund to support infrastructure improvements along U.S. Highway 14 in the city of Byron, Minnesota. Specifically, the funding will be used for environmental analysis, predesign, and final design of replacing at-grade intersections and traffic signals with grade-separated interchanges, focusing on intersections with Olmsted County State-Aid Highways 3 and 5. The bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the appropriated amount to finance the project, following standard state bonding procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes. Any remaining funds after the initial design and engineering work can be applied to right-of-way acquisition, construction, and associated infrastructure improvements. The bonds will be issued according to state constitutional and statutory guidelines, with proceeds deposited into the trunk highway fund's bond proceeds account.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Author added Boldon (on 02/27/2025)

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