1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; prohibiting expenditures for the ReConnect Rondo
1.3 project.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. RECONNECT RONDO PROJECT; PROHIBITION.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "ReConnect Rondo project"
1.7means the proposed land bridge or freeway cap over Interstate Highway 94 between
1.8Chatsworth Street and Grotto Street in the city of St. Paul.
1.9 Subd. 2.Commissioner of transportation.The commissioner of transportation must
1.10not expend any money for studying, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or
1.11construction for the ReConnect Rondo project. This prohibition includes grants to other
1.12entities, the expenditure of federal money, and any previous unexpended appropriations
1.13made for this purpose.
1.14 Subd. 3.Metropolitan Council.The Metropolitan Council must not expend any money
1.15for studying, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction for the
1.16ReConnect Rondo project. This prohibition includes grants to other entities, the expenditure
1.17of federal money, and any previous unexpended appropriations made for this purpose.
1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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REVISOR KRB/MI 25-0039311/13/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 494
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by West and Koznick02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy