Bill Text: MN SF688 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Bridge engineering, design, and construction grants in smaller cities additional costs limitations
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-21 - Referred to Transportation and Public Safety [SF688 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF688-Introduced.html
1.2relating to transportation; bridges; limiting bridge engineering, design, and
1.3construction costs in smaller cities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4174.50, subdivision 6b.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 6b. Bridge engineeringand, design, and construction costs in smaller
1.8cities.Until June 30, 2007, (a) The commissioner may make grants from the state
1.9transportation fund to a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or
1.10less and a net tax capacity of under $200,000 for designand preliminary, engineering,
1.11and construction of bridges on city streets. Grants under this subdivision are subject to
1.12the procedures and criteria established under subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for
1.13100 percent of the design and preliminary engineering costs.Total grants under this
1.14subdivision to all cities may not exceed $200,000.
1.15(b) No home rule charter or statutory city receiving a grant under paragraph (a) shall
1.16be required to pay more than $10,000 for engineering services and $10,000 for construction
1.17to repair or replace an existing bridge. If a bridge rehabilitation or replacement requires
1.18more than $10,000 in engineering services or $10,000 in construction, the additional costs
1.19shall be paid from the state transportation fund created in subdivision 2.
1.3construction costs in smaller cities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.4174.50, subdivision 6b.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.50, subdivision 6b, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 6b. Bridge engineering
1.8cities.
1.9transportation fund to a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 5,000 or
1.10less and a net tax capacity of under $200,000 for design
1.11and construction of bridges on city streets. Grants under this subdivision are subject to
1.12the procedures and criteria established under subdivisions 5 and 6, and may be used for
1.13100 percent of the design and preliminary engineering costs.
1.14
1.15(b) No home rule charter or statutory city receiving a grant under paragraph (a) shall
1.16be required to pay more than $10,000 for engineering services and $10,000 for construction
1.17to repair or replace an existing bridge. If a bridge rehabilitation or replacement requires
1.18more than $10,000 in engineering services or $10,000 in construction, the additional costs
1.19shall be paid from the state transportation fund created in subdivision 2.
