S.F. No. 1946 - Transportation Bill Summary

• Appropriates $3.6-4.0 billion for fiscal years 2024-2025 to the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council for transportation operations, maintenance, construction, and transit services.

• Authorizes $50.05 million in trunk highway bonds for highway design, construction, and improvement projects, with the commissioner of management and budget authorized to sell and issue the bonds.

• Establishes noncompliant driver's licenses and identification cards that do not require proof of lawful presence or U.S. citizenship, with strict data protections prohibiting sharing immigration status data with federal immigration enforcement agencies.

• Creates Traffic Safety Advisory Council with representatives from multiple state agencies and organizations to advise on traffic safety policy and implement the Toward Zero Deaths program.

• Increases driver's license and identification card fees by $6 and imposes new filing fees for driver's license agents; authorizes a one-eighth percent metropolitan area transit sales and use tax for transit purposes.