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HF2272 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Byron; marked U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF724

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

  • The bill aims to improve transportation infrastructure in the city of Byron, Minnesota. Specifically, it addresses the need for improving intersections along U.S. Highway 14 by replacing at-grade intersections and traffic signals with grade-separated interchanges.

Main Provisions

  • Funding: The bill authorizes the issuance and sale of state bonds to finance these improvements. It allocates $8,000,000 in total, with $5,600,000 from general obligation bonds and $2,400,000 from trunk highway bonds.
  • Project Goals: The funds are directed towards environmental analysis, predesign, final design, land acquisition, construction, and equipping of the new interchanges.
  • Specific Locations: The intersections affected include locations at Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 3 and Highway 5 in Byron.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • The bill proposes a financial investment through state bond sales, which is a common funding mechanism for large-scale public infrastructure projects but represents new investment specifically targeted at the Byron intersections on U.S. Highway 14.

Relevant Terms

  • Transportation improvement
  • U.S. Highway 14
  • Byron, Minnesota
  • Intersections
  • Grade-separated interchanges
  • Environmental analysis
  • State bonds
  • General obligation bond
  • Trunk highway bond

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 11, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toCapital Investment

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Specifies the proceeds account and the manner of bond issuance."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This section outlines the bond sale process for funding the U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.631 to 16A.675"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Defines the usage and issuance process for trunk highway bond proceeds."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This section relates to the procedures for issuing trunk highway bonds.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "167.50 to 167.52"
  }
]

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