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HF3725

Byron; marked U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF3975

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

This bill would provide funding and authority to improve intersections on U.S. Highway 14 in the city of Byron. It aims to replace existing at-grade intersections with grade-separated interchanges, improving traffic safety and flow. The work would be financed with two separate bond programs and guided by environmental review, design, and construction steps.

Main Provisions

  • U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements (General Obligation bonds)

    • Appropriation: The bill would allocate 5,600,000 from the bond proceeds account in the state transportation fund.
    • Eligible recipients: Grants to the city of Byron, Olmsted County, or both.
    • Uses of funds: Environmental analysis, predesign, and final design for replacing at-grade intersections with grade-separated interchanges along U.S. Highway 14, including intersections with Olmsted County StateAid Highway 3 and StateAid Highway 5 in Byron.
    • After design and related work: Any remaining funds could be used for acquiring right-of-way and for construction, furnishing, and equipping the interchanges and related infrastructure.
    • Bond details: The Commissioner of Management and Budget would sell and issue up to 5,600,000 in general obligation bonds under applicable state statutes and constitutional provisions, at times and amounts requested by the Commissioner of Transportation.

  • U.S. Highway 14 intersection improvements (Trunk Highway bonds)

    • Appropriation: The bill would allocate 2,400,000 from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund for the same project scope (environmental analysis through final design, and possible right-of-way and construction).
    • Uses of funds: Similar to the above, funding for environmental analysis, predesign, final design, and then right-of-way acquisition and construction as needed.
    • Bond details: The Commissioner of Management and Budget would issue up to 2,400,000 in trunk highway bonds under specified statutes and constitutional provisions, with proceeds deposited into the trunk highway bond proceeds account.

  • Overall funding and process

    • Total potential bonds: Up to 8,000,000 (5,600,000 general obligation bonds plus 2,400,000 trunk highway bonds).
    • Project focus: Replace at-grade intersections with grade-separated interchanges on U.S. Highway 14 in Byron, including connections to Olmsted County StateAid Highways 3 and 5.
    • Timeline and governance: Bond issuance and fund allocation would follow existing Minnesota bond and project procedures, with the Transportation Department guiding the environmental studies, design, right-of-way, and construction phases.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Creates new, targeted appropriation and debt-issuance authority specifically for the Byron U.S. Highway 14 interchange project.
  • Establishes two funding streams (state transportation fund for general obligation bonds and trunk highway fund for trunk highway bonds) to finance the project.
  • No broad tax or policy overhaul is described; instead, the bill adds a capital funding mechanism for a single transportation project, subject to applicable state bond statutes and constitutional provisions.

Beneficiaries and Scope

  • Affects the city of Byron and Olmsted County (and potentially both) as recipients or partners in funding for environmental analysis, design, right-of-way, and construction.
  • Addresses intersections along marked U.S. Highway 14 in Byron, with attention to intersections involving Olmsted County StateAid Highways 3 and 5.

Relevant Terms - U.S. Highway 14 - Byron (city) - Olmsted County - Grade-separated interchanges - At-grade intersections - Environmental analysis - Predesign - Final design - Right-of-way - Construction - Grants - General obligation bonds - State transportation fund - Bond proceeds account - Trunk highway bonds - Trunk highway fund - Bond sale / sale and issue of bonds - Commissioner of Transportation - Commissioner of Management and Budget - Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI - Minnesota Constitution Article XIV Section 11 - Olmsted County StateAid Highway 3 - Olmsted County StateAid Highway 5

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 25, 2026HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toTransportation Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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