MN SF72

Removes vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction targets from project assessment requirements, leaving only greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets as criteria for transportation improvement program conformance

Exempts transportation safety investment projects from impact assessment requirements under the Minnesota state highway investment plan

Adds freight rail infrastructure and service improvements to the list of eligible offset actions for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from transportation projects

Establishes that reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing environmental impact are secondary goals to the primary transportation safety goal of minimizing fatalities and injuries

Makes VMT reduction targets in the statewide multimodal transportation plan secondary to transportation system safety goals