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HF3595 • 2026
U.S. Highway 169 segment expansion to a four-lane highway funding provided, previous appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
U.S. Highway 169 segment expansion to a four-lane highway funding provided, previous appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
Budget
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-23
House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Official Summary Text
U.S. Highway 169 segment expansion to a four-lane highway funding provided, previous appropriation cancelled, and money appropriated.
Current Bill Text
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A bill for an act relating to transportation; canceling previous appropriation; appropriating money for expansion of a segment of U.S. Highway 169 to a four-lane highway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. new text begin CANCELLATION; PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT. new text end new text begin $117,000,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), for capital improvements and betterments for the Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express intercity passenger rail project is canceled on the effective date of this section. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end Sec. 2. new text begin U.S. HIGHWAY 169 EXPANSION; APPROPRIATION. new text end new text begin $117,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for predesign; design; engineering; environmental analysis and remediation; property acquisition, including easements; and construction of an expansion of marked U.S. Highway 169 from a two-lane to a four-lane divided highway between Taconite and Pengilly. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029. new text end new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end