S.F. No. 1562 Summary

• Establishes a process for the Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation to provide technical assistance grants to local and Tribal governments seeking federal discretionary transportation grants, with maximum grant amounts of $30,000 per unit of government per calendar year.

• Prioritizes technical assistance grants for projects addressing climate change, located in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities, eligible for small cities assistance, supporting Tribal governments, or providing geographic balance statewide.

• Creates a match funding program for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) federal discretionary grants, allowing the commissioner to allocate state funds for required federal match requirements across various transportation modes and purposes.

• Appropriates $1,000,000 each in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for technical assistance; $214,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 for federal discretionary grant matches; and $42,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 for trunk highway project matches.

• Requires the commissioner to maintain a public website with detailed information on allocated funds, including grant recipients, project summaries, funding amounts, unfunded requests, and fiscal breakdowns by project type, transportation mode, federal program, and state region.