1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for trunk highway pavement design 
1.3 	improvements on the National Highway System.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. (a) $150,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund 
1.7 	to the commissioner of transportation for pavement improvements to trunk highways.
1.8 	(b) This appropriation is available in the amounts of $30,000,000 in each year for fiscal 
1.9 	years 2023 to 2027.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) A project is eligible under this section if:
1.11 	(1) the route is part of the National Highway System;
1.12 	(2) the project is included in a prior or the most recent state transportation improvement 
1.13 	program or the most recent capital highway investment plan; and
1.14 	(3) as a result of funds provided under this section, the pavement design life for the 
1.15 	project is increased from less than 26 years to at least 50 years.
1.16 	(b) Funds under this section must not account for more than 50 percent of the total costs 
1.17 	of the project.
1.18 	(c) From the total appropriated in this section, the commissioner must not expend more 
1.19 	than $50,000,000 for projects located wholly or substantially in the Department of 
1.20 	Transportation metropolitan district.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.