| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transportation; establishing a traffic calming program for cities of the |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 first class; identifying eligible improvements; appropriating money. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. TRAFFIC CALMING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6PROGRAM. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for grants to cities of the first |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9class for traffic calming infrastructure improvements. The commissioner must distribute |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10the grant aid as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each city's share of population, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12according to the last federal decennial census, compared to the total population of all cities |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13of the first class; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based on each city's share of money needs, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15as determined under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.13, subdivision 2, compared to the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16total money needs of all cities of the first class. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17This is a onetime appropriation. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (b) Eligible improvements include but are not limited to horizontal and vertical deflection |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19elements, intersection improvements, paint, curb bump-outs, bollards, raised crosswalks, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20or other improvements to improve traffic safety in the right-of-way. Improvements made |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21on nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need to meet municipal state-aid streets standards. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0253801/22/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 678 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Sencer-Mura02/13/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy |
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