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.
1Section 1.
25-00393 as introduced11/13/24 REVISOR KRB/MI
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 286NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: JASINSKI, Rasmusson, Coleman and Pratt)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/21/2025
Referred to Transportation