This bill appropriates $6,000,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for the reconstruction of the intersection of marked Interstate Highway 94 and 1st Avenue in the city of Freeport. The funds will cover preliminary and final design, engineering, permitting, demolition of an existing bridge, and construction of a new interchange, along with necessary infrastructure improvements such as pedestrian safety, public utilities, and stormwater management. Notably, this appropriation is exempt from certain requirements outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.86, subdivision 4.

To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $6,000,000, following the procedures established by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7. The provisions of this bill will take effect the day after its final enactment.