HF1776

Purpose

Provide funding to improve ADA accessibility in Minneapolis by upgrading pedestrian curb ramps and other curb-cut facilities in the public right-of-way. Funds are to be used for improvements that bring facilities into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: $5,000,000 is appropriated from the state bond proceeds fund to the Commissioner of Transportation as a grant to the City of Minneapolis for constructing ADA-accessible facilities in the public right-of-way.
• Availability Condition: The appropriation becomes available once the Commissioner of Management and Budget determines that sufficient resources have been committed from nonstate (i.e., non-state) sources to complete the project.
• Bond Financing: To provide the money, the Commissioner of Management and Budget must sell and issue bonds of the state up to $5,000,000, in accordance with Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4–7).

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new capital investment allocation specifically for Minneapolis ADA curb ramp upgrades in the public right-of-way, funded through state bonds.
• Establishes a funding condition tied to nonstate resource commitments, linking state funds to private or nonstate partner contributions for project completion.
• Delegates administration to the Department of Transportation (grant recipient) and sets oversight and bonding authority under established state statutes and constitutional provisions.

Implementation and Oversight (Key Roles)

• Grant administrator: Commissioner of Transportation provides the grant to the City of Minneapolis.
• Funding trigger: Commissioner of Management and Budget determines when nonstate resources are sufficient to proceed.
• Financing: State bonds issued by the state, under specified statutes and constitutional provisions, to finance the appropriation.

Relevant Terms - ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) - public right-of-way - curb ramp / pedestrian curb ramp upgrades - Minneapolis - grant - bond proceeds fund - nonstate sources - Commissioner of Transportation - Commissioner of Management and Budget - capital investment - Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7