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MN SF2774

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2014

Primary Sponsor

Bev Scalze

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Origin

Senate

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Amends allocation requirements for metropolitan area transportation sales tax grant awards under Minnesota Statutes section 297A.992, subdivision 6

  • Requires the joint powers board to annually award grants totaling no less than 40 percent of sales tax revenue collected for projects in Dakota, Ramsey, or Washington County

  • Maintains existing requirement that each minimum guarantee county receive grants equal to at least the amount of sales tax revenue collected within that county

  • Permits grant awards for transit capital improvements, park-and-ride facilities, planning and engineering studies, property acquisition, and operating assistance for transit ways

  • Limits annual allocation for pedestrian and bicycle programs and pathways to no more than 1.25 percent of total awards, effective for grant awards in calendar year 2015 and thereafter

Legislative Description

Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties metropolitan transportation area sales tax grant award use requirement

Last Action

Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance

3/24/2014

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2014
Taxes3/19/2014

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