HF 3770 Summary

• Appropriates $99,923,000 in bond proceeds for capital improvements across four state agencies: Natural Resources ($25,923,000), Board of Water and Soil Resources ($25,000,000), Transportation ($5,500,000), and Metropolitan Council ($43,500,000).

• Natural Resources funds include $4.5 million for scientific and natural area acquisition, $21.4 million for state trail projects (Blazing Star, Browns Creek, Casey Jones, Camp Ripley/Veterans, and others), and related development work.

• Board of Water and Soil Resources receives $25 million for RIM Conservation Reserve to acquire easements for wetland preservation, stream restoration, and flood damage reduction, with at least $2 million designated for Cedar River and Turtle Creek Watershed Districts in southeast Minnesota.

• Transportation receives $5.5 million including $2.5 million for greater Minnesota transit systems and $3 million for port development assistance under Minnesota Statutes chapter 457A.

• Metropolitan Council receives $43.5 million for transit capital improvements across multiple corridors including Southwest light rail, Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, Union Depot revitalization, and park and ride facilities.