Senate Bill SF No 285 aims to establish new rules about who pays for certain costs on trunk highway projects in Minnesota. Specifically, the bill stipulates that local governments will not be required to cover any costs for activities within the trunk highway right-of-way that arise due to the project itself. This includes costs like moving utilities. The bill also makes clear that these rules apply no matter who owns the facilities being affected or whether the expenditures support non-trunk highway purposes or benefits. However, these rules do not apply if there is an agreement between the state and local government covering additional work beyond the basic project scope. The bill also directs the state's commissioner of transportation to find sources of funding other than the trunk highway fund for non-trunk highway benefits when necessary.