Loading chat...

MN HF596

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2013

Primary Sponsor

Connie Bernardy

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Establishes minimum funding requirements for alternative transportation projects in Minnesota's state transportation improvement program (STIP)

  • Defines "transportation alternatives" as projects categorized as bike trails, enhancements, recreational trails, or ped/bike route systems in the STIP

  • Requires the commissioner to allocate funds so that average funding for transportation alternatives in each STIP update equals or exceeds the average funding from the immediately prior fiscal years

  • The comparison period for calculating average funding must cover the same number of fiscal years in both the current and prior STIP periods

  • Effective September 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Alternative transportation minimum funding specified.

Last Action

Authors added Ward, J.A.; Savick; Metsa; Sawatzky; Newton; Masin; Hausman; Simonson; Kahn; Johnson, S.; Yarusso; Faust; Dehn, R., and Lillie

2/28/2013

Committee Referrals

Transportation Policy2/14/2013

Full Bill Text

No bill text available