A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring a legislative report on trunk highway project
cultural resources expenditures; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) For purposes of this section:
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(1) "cultural resources expenditure" means an expenditure resulting from a specific
project for trunk highway construction or reconstruction that is related to historic
preservation, archaeological resources, or other cultural resources; and
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(2) "reporting period" means fiscal years 2020 to 2026.
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(b) By January 31, 2025, the commissioner of transportation must submit a report on
cultural resources expenditures to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. At a minimum, the
report must include:
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(1) an overview of cultural resources expenditures;
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(2) the total cultural resources expenditure amount or estimate for each fiscal year in
the reporting period;
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(3) a comparison of total budgeted versus actual cultural resources expenditures for each
closed fiscal year in the reporting period; and
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(4) total cultural resources expenditures in each major highway project, as specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 174.56, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), having an applicable
expenditure, with:
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(i) a summary description of the costs involved; and
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(ii) a breakout by type of resource, including historic properties, archeological resources,
burial grounds, and human remains.
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$....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner
of transportation for the cultural resources expenditures report under section 1. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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