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HF3400 • 2026

Washington County; new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Washington County; new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Johnson, W., Lillie
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Author added Lillie
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the funds will be used by the city of Lake Elmo beyond property acquisition and predesign through equipment.

Funding for New Interchange in Washington County

The bill provides funding and authorizes bond sales to build a new interchange at Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue in Washington County.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state transportation fund for building a new interchange.
  • Authorizes the sale of up to $5,000,000 in bonds to cover the cost of the project.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of Lake Elmo
  • Residents and drivers using Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue

Terms To Know

General obligation bonds
Bonds that are backed by the full faith and credit of a government, such as the state of Minnesota.
State transportation fund
A fund used to pay for road construction and maintenance projects in the state.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when the interchange will be built.
  • It is unclear how much of the total project cost this funding covers.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    Author added Lillie

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Capital Investment

Official Summary Text

Washington County; new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new interchange at marked

Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue in Washington County; authorizing

the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.
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LAKE ELMO; INTERCHANGE AT TRUNK HIGHWAY 36 AND LAKE

ELMO AVENUE.
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Subdivision 1.

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Appropriation.

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$5,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds

account in the state transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50,

to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Lake Elmo for property

acquisition and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a new interchange at

marked Trunk Highway 36 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 17, known as Lake

Elmo Avenue, in Washington County. This appropriation is for the city's share of the project

that is eligible to be funded with general obligation bonds.

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Subd. 2.

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Bond sale.

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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond

proceeds account in the state transportation fund, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section

174.50, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state

in an amount up to $5,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed

by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,

article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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