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This bill establishes the Rondo Restorative Development Authority (RRDA), a new public body dedicated to creating a land bridge over Interstate 94 in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. The bill acknowledges the historic racial injustice of the 1950s interstate construction, which displaced approximately 700 homes and 300 businesses, causing significant loss of generational wealth for the Rondo community. The authority will be governed by a 17-member board representing various local organizations, government entities, and community groups, including ReConnect Rondo, Rondo Roundtable, city and state officials, and local educational and community representatives. The RRDA will have broad powers to acquire, develop, and manage real estate, including air rights over the highway, with the goal of constructing and operating the land bridge. The authority can acquire property, enter into agreements, establish nonprofit entities, contract for services, and accept grants and donations. Importantly, the bill emphasizes that the land bridge project serves a public purpose by addressing historic racial inequities and providing community restoration. The legislative auditor will conduct annual audits of the authority, and the board will operate with transparency, subject to state open meeting and data practices laws.

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