HF2807 Summary

• Appropriates $2,074,580,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $2,213,035,000 for fiscal year 2011 across transportation funds including general, airports, C.S.A.H., M.S.A.S., special revenue, H.U.T.D., and trunk highway categories.

• Establishes requirements for business liaisons on transportation construction projects with substantial business impacts, including consultation on mitigation strategies such as signage, lane closures, access impacts, and parking effects.

• Prohibits disposal of trash, dumping of household or commercial waste, and draining of refuse at rest areas, with violations classified as petty misdemeanors.

• Designates Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway, Veterans Memorial Highway, Becker County Veterans Memorial Highway, and Granite City Crossing bridge; requires bicycle and pedestrian accommodations on tier 1 and tier 2 bridge projects.

• Creates Minnesota Council on Transportation Access with 13 members to study and improve coordination, availability, and accessibility of transportation services for the transit public, with an annual reporting requirement beginning January 15, 2012.