SF5057

Purpose

This bill changes an existing capital investment appropriation related to the Mississippi Riverfront Trail in the city of Winona. It amends a prior law to update how much money is allocated and how leftover funds can be used after the initial project is finished. The goal is to support final design, engineering, and construction work for a new bridge and its approaches as part of the city’s nonmotorized riverfront trail.

Main provisions

• Amends Laws 2023 chapter 72 article 2 section 9 subdivision 12 to update Subdivision 12 (Winona Mississippi Riverfront Trail).
• Provides a grant to the city of Winona for:
  • Final design, engineering, and construction of a bridge and bridge approaches.
  • The bridge connects Chestnut Street on one end and Carimona Street on the other end.
  • This bridge is part of the multipurpose nonmotorized Riverfront Trail from Levee Park to Lions Park, intended to connect portions of the Mississippi Riverfront Trail between Levee Park and Lions Park.
• Specifies that any unspent portion of this appropriation after the project listed is completed, and after written notice to the state’s Commissioner of Management and Budget, may be available for final design, engineering, and construction to extend the Mississippi Riverfront Trail in Winona.
• The appropriation amount involved is $5,000,000.

Significant changes to existing law

• Recasts the allocation related to the Winona riverfront project by clarifying the use of leftover funds for extending the trail, rather than letting the funds be fully exhausted on the original project.
• Updates the path and scope to emphasize the bridge project as part of the Levee Park to Lions Park segment and to provide flexibility for future trail extension using any remaining funds.

Practical effect

• The city of Winona may proceed with the bridge project and its approaches as described, with a clear mechanism to reuse any unspent funds to further expand the Riverfront Trail in Winona.
• State oversight remains via the requirement of written notice to the Commissioner of Management and Budget when funds are reallocated.

Relevant Terms - capital investment - appropriation - grant to the city of Winona - final design - engineering - construction - bridge - bridge approaches - Chestnut Street - Carimona Street - multipurpose nonmotorized Riverfront Trail - Levee Park - Lions Park - Mississippi Riverfront Trail - unspent portion - Commissioner of Management and Budget - extend the Mississippi Riverfront Trail - Winona