Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2645 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transportation; employment and economic development; awarding
3	3	1.3 construction mitigation grants to businesses affected by Trunk Highway 65
4	4	1.4 construction; requiring a report; appropriating money.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. TRUNK HIGHWAY 65 CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION GRANTS.
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
8	8	1.8the meanings given.
9	9	1.9 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
10	10	1.10 (c) "Qualified business" means a business that employs up to 40 full-time or part-time
11	11	1.11employees and experiences substantial business impacts as a result of the project.
12	12	1.12 (d) "Substantial business impacts" means impairment of road access, parking, or visibility
13	13	1.13for one or more qualified businesses as a result of the project, for a minimum period of one
14	14	1.14month.
15	15	1.15 (e) "Trunk Highway 65 construction project" or "project" means the construction work
16	16	1.16to improve intersections along marked Trunk Highway 65 in the city of Blaine at 99th
17	17	1.17Avenue Northeast; 105th Avenue Northeast; Anoka County State-Aid Highway 12, known
18	18	1.18as 109th Avenue Northeast; and 117th Avenue Northeast, including the associated frontage
19	19	1.19roads and backage roads within the trunk highway system.
20	20	1.20 Subd. 2.Establishment.The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of
21	21	1.21transportation, must award grants to qualified businesses that are negatively affected by the
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0460603/07/25
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 2645
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by West03/24/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1Trunk Highway 65 construction project for the purpose of maintaining the businesses during
32	32	2.2the project.
33	33	2.3 Subd. 3.Grant awards.(a) The commissioner must prioritize the awarding of each
34	34	2.4grant on a case-by-case basis, including but not limited to the following criteria:
35	35	2.5 (1) rate of decline in revenue;
36	36	2.6 (2) duration of construction;
37	37	2.7 (3) proximity to construction;
38	38	2.8 (4) severity of traffic disruption; and
39	39	2.9 (5) lack of access for pedestrian traffic.
40	40	2.10 (b) When determining grant awards, the commissioner must consult with the
41	41	2.11commissioner of transportation and with the business liaison designated for the project
42	42	2.12under Minnesota Statutes, section 160.165.
43	43	2.13 (c) Grant funds awarded under this section may be used for employee payroll expenses,
44	44	2.14operating expenses, or facilities expenses. Grant awards must not be used for bonuses; new
45	45	2.15equipment, furniture, or capital improvements; or construction or expansion.
46	46	2.16 Subd. 4.Report.By January 15, 2027, and annually thereafter on January 15 until the
47	47	2.17project is completed, the commissioner must submit a report on the grants awarded under
48	48	2.18this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
49	49	2.19jurisdiction over employment and economic development and transportation finance and
50	50	2.20policy. At a minimum, the report must include a complete list of grants awarded in the
51	51	2.21previous calendar year, including business names and addresses, types of businesses, and
52	52	2.22the amount of each award.
53	53	2.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
54	54	2.24 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
55	55	2.25 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
56	56	2.26of employment and economic development for the grant awards under section 1.
57	57	2.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner
58	58	2.28may retain up to two percent of this appropriation for administrative costs. This is a onetime
59	59	2.29appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
60	60	2.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
61	61	2Sec. 2.
62	62	REVISOR KRB/VJ 25-0460603/07/25