Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF5158: City of Redwood Falls bridge restoration appropriation and bond issuance authorization
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for bridge restoration in the city of Redwood Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Appropriation.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: $1,300,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Redwood Falls to design and construct restoration of the historic WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge No. 89859. This appropriation includes money for cofferdam access stone replacement and t.
From the introduced text, April 15, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for bridge restoration in the city of Redwood Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. new text begin [ADDED: Subdivision 1.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Appropriation.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: $1,300,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Redwood Falls to design and construct restoration of the historic WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge No. 89859. This appropriation includes money for cofferdam access stone replacement and tuckpointing necessary to preserve and protect the granite and masonry exterior. The grant under this subdivision is exempt from the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.32, 16B.325, 216C.19, and 216C.20.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 2.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Bond sale.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,300,000 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.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: EFFECTIVE …