Purpose

This bill would provide money from state bonds to support a specific road project in Dakota County. It funds reconstruction and safety improvements for the Interstate 35 interchange with County State-Aid Highway 50, including the road segment from Kenrick Avenue to Klamath Trail. The goal is to improve corridor mobility and safety.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1 – Appropriation:

  • Appropriates 10,800,000 from the bond proceeds fund.
  • Directs a grant to Dakota County, the city of Lakeville, or both, to reconstruct CSAH 50 as part of the I-35 interchange project.
  • Eligible uses include preliminary and final design, engineering, acquiring right-of-way and any necessary easements (temporary and permanent), inspection, and construction and reconstruction of CSAH 50 and related roads (including 175th Street and Kenrick Avenue).
  • Also covers related work such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, public utility relocation, and stormwater management.
  • This appropriation is limited to portions of the project that can be paid with general obligation bond proceeds.

• Subdivision 2 – Bond sale:

  • Requires the commissioner of management and budget to issue state bonds up to 10,800,000 to fund the appropriation.
  • Bonds are to be sold under the specified state statutes (16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Significance and Changes to Law

• Establishes a new, specific funding stream (general obligation bonds) for the I-35 interchange project in Dakota County.
• Directs state bond proceeds to a local government grant for design, land and easement acquisition, and construction work on CSAH 50 and related infrastructure.
• Formalizes the process for issuing bonds to finance the project, aligning with existing bonding statutes and the state constitution.

Project Scope and Location

• Interstate 35 interchange project in Dakota County.
• Reconstruct CSAH 50 from Kenrick Avenue to Klamath Trail.
• Involves Dakota County and/or the city of Lakeville as grant recipients.
• Includes related roads (e.g., 175th Street and Kenrick Avenue), multi-use pedestrian and bicycle facilities, utility relocation, and stormwater management.

Authorities Involved

• Commissioner of Transportation (to administer the grant and project activities).
• Commissioner of Management and Budget (to issue and sell the bonds).

Funding and Timing

• Total appropriation: 10,800,000.
• Funding source: bond proceeds fund, to be used for general obligation bond purposes.
• Bond sale governed by state statutes and the state constitution.

Relevant Terms - appropriations - bond proceeds fund - general obligation bonds - I-35 interchange project - Dakota County - CSAH 50 (County State-Aid Highway 50) - Kenrick Avenue - Klamath Trail - 175th Street - Lakeville - grant - design (preliminary and final) - right-of-way - easements (temporary and permanent) - inspection - construction and reconstruction - corridor mobility - safety improvements - pedestrian and bicycle facilities - public utility relocation - stormwater management - bond sale - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI (sections 4 to 7)