Bill > SF1972

This bill amends Minnesota Statutes to clarify and specify the permissible uses of highway user tax distribution funds and trunk highway funds. The bill introduces new definitions for key terms, including expanding the definition of "highway purposes" to include multimodal infrastructure within highway rights-of-way related to transit, active transportation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The bill modifies the existing restrictions on how these funds can be spent, removing several previous prohibitions such as funding for the Minnesota Safety Council, driver education programs, the Office of Transit and Active Transportation, the Office of Passenger Rail, and the installation of public electric vehicle infrastructure. The bill maintains prohibitions on using these funds for various specific purposes, including Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory, Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and several other administrative and promotional activities. The legislation aims to provide more clarity and potentially more flexibility in how transportation-related funds can be utilized while still maintaining certain spending restrictions to ensure funds are primarily used for transportation infrastructure and related purposes.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1972&ssn=0&y=2025