1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; bridges; limiting bridge engineering, design, and 
1.3 	construction costs in smaller cities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
1.4 	174.50, subdivision 6b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6b.Bridge engineering and, design, and construction costs in smaller 
1.8 	cities. Until June 30, 2007, (a) The commissioner may make grants from the state 
1.9 	transportation fund to a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or 
1.10 	less and a net tax capacity of under $200,000 for design and preliminary, engineering, 
1.11 	and construction of bridges on city streets. Grants under this subdivision are subject to 
1.12 	the procedures and criteria established under subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for 
1.13 	100 percent of the design and preliminary engineering costs. Total grants under this 
1.14 	subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.
1.15 	(b) No home rule charter or statutory city receiving a grant under paragraph (a) shall 
1.16 	be required to pay more than $10,000 for engineering services and $10,000 for construction 
1.17 	to repair or replace an existing bridge. If a bridge rehabilitation or replacement requires 
1.18 	more than $10,000 in engineering services or $10,000 in construction, the additional costs 
1.19 	shall be paid from the state transportation fund created in subdivision 2.