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MN HF4158

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/22/2018

Primary Sponsor

Paul H. Anderson

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Origin

House of Representatives

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Establishes a rail grade separation financing program to reduce accidents and delays on trunk highways caused by railroad grade crossings.

  • Creates a rail grade separation account within the trunk highway fund to finance eligible projects, with money appropriated to the commissioner of transportation.

  • Eligible projects include predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction or upgrade of grade separated crossings between trunk highways and railroads.

  • Requires the commissioner of transportation to establish criteria for prioritizing projects based on roadway and train traffic volumes and speeds, adjacent land use, crash history, emergency vehicle usage, and hazardous materials transport.

Legislative Description

Trunk highway railroad grade separation projects gran program established.

Last Action

Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Capital Investment

4/9/2018

Committee Referrals

Capital Investment4/9/2018
Transportation Finance3/22/2018

Full Bill Text

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