SF289

SF289 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Local roads and bridges bond issuance and appropriation

Related bill: HF2076

AI Generated Summary

The legislative bill SF No 289 involves financial allocation for the improvement of transportation infrastructure in Minnesota. Specifically, it proposes:

Allocating $250 million for the construction and reconstruction of local roads that are important on a statewide or regional level. This includes expansions of the state’s ten-ton road system and providing grants to help counties with rural road safety improvements on county state-aid highways.
Allocating $150 million to match federal funding for replacing or rehabilitating local bridges that are structurally deficient. Funds will also cover design-build contracts, consulting services, payments for land acquisition, and other associated costs.
The total funding of $400 million for these projects is to be raised through the sale and issuance of general obligation bonds, as authorized by applicable Minnesota statutes and constitutional provisions.

This bill aims to enhance safety and transportation infrastructure across the state by focusing on significant road and bridge projects.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 20, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Capital Investment
January 22, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Increased appropriation for construction and reconstruction projects."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "None"
      ],
      "summary": "This bill appropriates funds for local roads construction under section 174.52.",
      "modified": [
        "Prioritization of projects that expand tenton road system."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "174.52"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Additional funds for replacing or rehabilitating deficient bridges."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "None"
      ],
      "summary": "This bill allocates funds for local bridge replacement under section 174.50.",
      "modified": [
        "Use of design-build contracts and land acquisition for highway rights-of-way."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "174.50"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "New bond authorization up to $400 million for transportation projects."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "None"
      ],
      "summary": "This section authorizes bond sales under sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": [
        "None"
      ]
    },
    "citation": "16A.631 to 16A.675"
  }
]