HF2591 Summary

• Appropriates $103,289,000 total for transportation: General Fund reduction of $5,711,000 and Trunk Highway Fund increase of $109,000,000 for fiscal years 2010-2011.

• Allocates $104,000,000 for state road construction and $5,000,000 for a trunk highway emergency relief account to fund relief activities related to emergencies.

• Establishes trunk highway emergency relief account in the trunk highway fund with money available until spent, requiring transfer of balances exceeding $10,000,000 to the trunk highway fund and biennial reporting to legislative committees.

• Appropriates $1,717,694,000 for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, and improvement including design-build contracts, right-of-way acquisition, and bridge improvements across fiscal years 2009-2016.

• Repeals existing provisions in Minnesota Statutes sections 13.721 and 221.0355 relating to prior trunk highway bonding and hazardous materials permit requirements.