Legislative Session number- 89

Bill Name: SF0228

Relating to transportation

ARTICLE 1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY

Appropriating money
to the department of transportation (DOT) for the corridors of commerce program
and the transportation economic development program; authorizing and providing
for the sale of state bonds

ARTICLE 2 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriating
money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for local bridge replacement
and rehabilitation, local road improvement fund grants, at-grade rail crossing
improvement, rail grade separation improvements, rail service improvement,
intercity passenger rail projects, port development assistance, and airport
development assistance; authorizing and providing for the sale of state
bonds

ARTICLE 3 - GROSS RECEIPTS TAX

Imposing a motor fuels gross receipts
tax, specifying exemptions; making conforming amendments

ARTICLE 4 - VEHICLE
REGISTRATION TAX

Increasing the motor vehicle registration tax

ARTICLE 5 -
METROPOLITAN AREA SALES TAX FOR TRANSIT

Imposing a local sales tax in the
metropolitan counties; specifying a schedule; requiring metropolitan area to
join in a joint powers agreement; requiring joint powers board chair to be a
county commissioner; grants to be funded by tax proceeds; providing for annual
grant award to local government; specifying award amounts; specifying
metropolitan area transit sales tax funds allocation

ARTICLE 6 - OTHER
TAXES

Modifying the highway user fund distribution and county state-aid
funding; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for
transit systems assistance; repealing the flexible highway account turnback
accounts

ARTICLE 7 - EFFICIENCY MEASURES

Providing for appropriations
transfers; creating the state right-of-way acquisition loan account for land
acquisition for highway projects and authorizing the commissioner to make loans;
establishing a penalty surcharge for vehicle registration late payment;
requiring the commissioner to establish the federal fund flexibility program for
greater efficiency for federal funds allocation; authorizing municipalities for
establish municipal street improvement districts; allowing the metropolitan
council to make transit-related loans for property acquisition for capital
improvements; modifying commissioner reporting requirements; appropriating money
to the commissioner for deposit in the state right-of-way acquisition loan
account

ARTICLE 8 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Requiring funding for greater
Minnesota for an active transportation competitive grant program; allowing
expenditures from the rail service improvement program improved rail yards
safety; requiring the metropolitan council to consult with the transportation
accessibility advisory committee on transit vehicles procurement; requiring a
cost share policy; authorizing the commissioner and the metropolitan council to
use public-private partnership initiatives for pilot projects and specifying
pilot project restrictions; requiring a proposed transportation project
data-driven evaluation process for analysis; requiring a report on dedicated
fund expenditures
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