Purpose

This bill modifies a previous state appropriation to fund the Progress Parkway project in the city of Eveleth. It creates a one-time funding provision to support planning, design, and construction work for Progress Parkway, updating how the project is financed and managed.

Main Provisions

• Adds a one-time appropriation of 6,000,000 from the General Fund for Progress Parkway in Eveleth.
• The funds are to be used as grants to St. Louis County for:
  • predesign and design work
  • engineering and environmental analysis
  • mitigation
  • land acquisition
  • construction and reconstruction of Progress Parkway
• The project purpose includes:
  • improving intersections
  • realigning and extending the road
  • connecting from U.S. Highway 53 and St. Louis County State-Aid Highway 142 to Trunk Highway 37 and Station 44 Road in Eveleth
• The funds are targeted for activities related to planning through actual construction and are intended to support both the planning and physical development of the road.
• This is explicitly a one-time appropriation and the available funding period is limited to a specified timeframe.

How it changes existing law

• Amends Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 17 to authorize the new one-time $6,000,000 general-fund appropriation for Progress Parkway.
• Changes the conditions around funding by specifying allowable activities (predesign to construction/reconstruction) and the use of grants to St. Louis County for the project.
• Clarifies that the funding is for the Progress Parkway project and the associated intersection improvements, realignment, and extension.

Financial Details and Availability

• Source: General Fund
• Recipient: Commissioner of Transportation distributes grants to St. Louis County
• Fiscal year reference: Funded in relation to progress for fiscal year 2024
• Availability: One-time appropriation with a defined use period (the text indicates a deadline for use within a set future date)

Administrative and Geographic Scope

• Project: Progress Parkway in Eveleth
• Connecting routes involved: U.S. Highway 53, St. Louis County State-Aid Highway 142, Trunk Highway 37, and Station 44 Road
• Primary administrator: Minnesota Department of Transportation (through the commissioner)
• Beneficiary: St. Louis County, for the required predesign, design, environmental work, land acquisition, and construction activities

Relevant Terms - Progress Parkway - Eveleth - St. Louis County - U.S. Highway 53 - St. Louis County State-Aid Highway 142 - Trunk Highway 37 - Station 44 Road - intersection improvements - road realignment and extension - predesign - design - engineering - environmental analysis - mitigation - land acquisition - construction - reconstruction - general fund - one-time appropriation - grants - Department of Transportation - fiscal year 2024

Relevant Terms (inferred concepts) - infrastructure funding - project financing - transportation planning grants

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