The bill appropriates $5,400,000 from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation for the construction of safety and mobility improvements along Trunk Highway 210 in Otter Tail County. This funding will cover environmental analysis, predesign, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction activities, including consultant services and payments to landowners for land acquisition. The commissioner is also permitted to allocate up to 17 percent of the appropriated amount for project delivery.
Additionally, the bill establishes a project review process requiring the commissioner to submit a final layout and project report to the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners before funds can be expended. The report must include a cost estimate for the project, and the county board has 90 days to approve or disapprove the proposed project. If disapproved, the commissioner may modify the project based on the county's feedback or choose not to proceed. To finance the appropriated funds, the commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $5,400,000, with proceeds directed to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.