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• MnDOT has been kind enough to give us some outdoor equipment, but again we are talking about equipment
• MnDOT has been kind enough to give us some outdoor equipment, but again we are talking about equipment
• MnDOT has been kind enough to give us some outdoor equipment, but again we are talking about equipment
• The MNDOT one is increased from 48 to 68 million because of specialized needs that they have.
• The MnDOT one is increased from $48 million to $68 million because of specialized needs that they have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Minnesota Department of Administration on the governor’s capital budget requests. Commissioner Tamara Grundal described the state’s deferred maintenance backlog, saying Minnesota owns more than 4,800 buildings across 19 agencies, with an estimated replacement value of $11.2 billion and about $2.2 billion in deferred maintenance. She urged continued bonding support for asset preservation, CAPRA emergency repair funding, Capitol Complex security upgrades recommended by the ACAS advisory committee, and a budget-neutral account to help leverage federal funds for renewable energy storage and electric vehicle projects at state facilities. Members asked follow-up questions about prior security spending and CAPRA use. The commissioner said some 2018 security funds were used for items such as bollards, projectile-resistant glass, key card readers, and security kiosks, but specific details would be provided offline. On CAPRA, staff said recent projects included public safety upgrades, correctional facility repairs, water main and sewer work, roof repairs, lift station repairs, and boiler and steam trap replacements. The commissioner said the account has recently been used heavily, with about $1.9 million remaining, and estimated a typical target range of roughly $3 million to $5 million based on past spending and expected emergencies. A staffer said they did not know whether bonds had been issued ahead of time to fund the reserve and would follow up. The committee then heard from the Department of Public Safety on BCA capital projects. Commissioner Bob Jacobson and Superintendent Drew Evans said the governor’s proposal includes a new Southern BCA regional office and laboratory in Mankato, expansion of BCA regional office and lab space, and a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway cash. Evans said the Mankato project is needed because of growth in DNA analysis, digital evidence, controlled substances, cyber tips, and sexual assault kit testing, and because the current St. Paul facility is over capacity. He said the new regional facility would improve turnaround times, reduce travel for scientists and law enforcement, support training, and improve evidence intake and crime scene response in southern Minnesota. Senator Pappas questioned the increase in the Mankato project cost from about $48 million to $68.6 million. Evans said the increase was driven by rising construction costs and additional specialized laboratory and support-space needs identified during design work with the Department of Administration. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It funded enough repeaters for the needs of those initial MnDOT and State Patrol users.
• MnDOT maintains the core network and manages the upgrade schedule.
• coordinate with State Patrol, whether it be tows, updates on injuries, and just coordinating with MnDOT
• coordinating uh um and just it's just coordinating uh with<00:20:20.000> also<00:20:20.240> MnDOT
• with also MnDOT. with also MnDOT.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• I'd also like to mention that we will be recommending a one-time transfer to MnDOT for capital improvements
• MnDOT, as you know, supports the infrastructure piece.
• Of the armor radio system, and we're asking for authority to transfer $14 million to MnDOT again to make

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• What we have is the Strategic Highway Safety Plan process that we're working closely on with MnDOT.
• The Federal Highway Administration—this is primarily a MnDOT effort, but it also partners and comes across
• Highway safety improvement plan funding—that's exactly what MnDOT does.
• Hansen, that's again a great question, and this is where MnDOT and DPS and, to a certain extent, our
• We've recently started working with our partners at MnDOT and Department of Health on Project Teen Impact

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• did want to note that in 2024, Bowser I did want to note that in 2024, Bowser and<01:31:27.000> MnDOT
• worked together to convene a and MnDOT worked together to convene a group<01:31:29.040> of<01
• 01:31:33.280> this<01:31:33.480> program I did want to note that in 2024, Bowser and MnDOT
• <01:53:29.800> to also ask Senator Dibble for MnDOT to also ask Senator Dibble for MnDOT to
• And Senator Rasmusson, I think we should also ask Senator Dibble for MnDOT to tell us, you know, what

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I can connect with folks from MnDOT and get that to the task force. Yeah, thank you.
• So, um, Eric Rudin from MnDOT, I think I had asked you guys for that last month, and MnDOT said they
• I can connect with folks from MnDOT and get that to the task force. Yeah, thank you.
• So, um, Eric Rudin from MnDOT, I think I had asked you guys for that last month, and MnDOT said they
• Eric Rudin from MnDOT. >> Thanks, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Last year we did fund a program through MnDOT for, like, $30,000 grants for consultants.
• To some of the questions that you've asked, we have been working with MnDOT and the district engineer
• To some of the questions that you've asked, we have been working with MnDOT and the district engineer
• To some of the questions that you've asked, we have been working with MnDOT and the district engineer
• We have been in communication with the MnDOT planner in District 3, who has facilitated the study and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thanks, uh, Eric Rein with MnDOT.
• Thanks, uh, Eric Rein with MnDOT.
• Thanks, uh, Eric Rein with MnDOT.
• Thanks, uh, Eric Rein with MnDOT.
• Thanks, uh, Eric Rein with MnDOT.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The working group approved the prior meeting minutes with one correction to reflect Laura Ziggler’s attendance. Staff then outlined the report due February 13, 2026, which must summarize the group’s activities and include findings and recommendations adopted by the group; the report will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. The chair emphasized that the group’s charge is broad and includes analyzing electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, developing policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding, and reviewing other states’ laws and policies. Discussion focused heavily on how to replace declining gas tax revenue as more vehicles become electric. The chair framed the issue as a fairness and implementation challenge, noting that EVs are a growing share of the fleet and that the group should consider both policy and funding, not just one or the other. Members and guests raised several ideas already submitted, including a road user charge, changes to the EV charging tax, ending or modifying the EV surcharge, broadening the tax to publicly owned charging stations, reducing the charging level threshold to level 2, ending sales tax on electricity, addressing off-road use, and expanding the definition of auto parts to include charging equipment. Representative Elkins argued that charging based on electricity used at home is impractical for most vehicles, that public charging is already much more expensive than home charging, and that the current sales tax plus surcharge amounts to double taxation for public-charging users. He said a mileage-based user charge modeled on Utah’s approach is workable, could be phased in, and could preserve privacy by allowing a voluntary or alternative method for home charging estimates. Senator Howe responded that home electricity use can be estimated similarly to mileage deductions on taxes and said the state should tax all electricity used as fuel, regardless of charger level, if it can be identified. Other speakers echoed that all road users should pay a fair share and that the main challenge is implementation. Tony Kis of Quick Trip asked that a late letter be included in the record and urged clarification of the sales, use, excise tax, and collection rules to avoid double taxation and reduce administrative burden, noting the current monthly collection date and suggesting the group should streamline collection methods. No final policy decisions or votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• The plan was completed in collaboration with our partners at MnDOT and Ramsey County and done with community
• Paul and in Minneapolis than it does for our suburban counterparts or for MnDOT.
• You know, I said that we worked with our partners at, you know, MnDOT in the county.
• So I've also been asking some MNDOT officials on—I have a small city in my district that wants to decrease
• the speed limit near one of their schools, and one of the replies I got from MNDOT was, you know, the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we have so much money in that fund before we can use it that MnDOT is now becoming a CDFI.
• to charge MNDOT interest on this loan? to charge MNDOT interest on this loan?
• I feel I missed the last part of that question as I was conversing with MnDOT.
• It would be something that we would work out with MnDOT.
• As I just mentioned to Senator Dibble, we will work with MnDOT to make sure this works out best.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I note this slide doesn't include the Met Council, but this is just MNDOT money.
• I note this slide doesn't include the Met Council, but this is just MNDOT money.
• I note this slide doesn't include the Met Council, but this is just MNDOT money.
• I note this slide doesn't include the Met Council, but this is just MNDOT money.
• I note this slide doesn't include the Met Council, but this is just MNDOT money.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He said there is an allocation formula that says MnDOT gets this much, the counties get this much, and
• We cannot afford to do it, is what I have been told by MnDOT, because of this 40 percent to 25 percent
• We cannot afford to do it, is what I have been told by MnDOT, because of this 40 percent to 25 percent
• We cannot afford to do it, is what I have been told by MnDOT, because of this 40 percent to 25 percent
• We cannot afford to do it, is what I have been told by MnDOT, because of this 40 percent to 25 percent

Keywords: 1183, house

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• space on the Capitol complex, including the Department of Health, Agriculture, DHS, Revenue, MMB, and MnDOT
• The Department of Health opted not to renew a 100,000 square foot commercial lease, and MnDOT was able

Keywords: 1183, house

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• What's the interplay between you and MnDOT and uh, private citizens that want to know what is being sprayed
• What's the interplay between you<00:50:38.200> and<00:50:38.400> MnDOT<00:50:39.360>
• and<00:50:39.920> uh, you and MnDOT and uh, you and MnDOT and uh, and<00:50:41.600> and
• As I recall, we put some writer language in for Department of Agriculture and MnDOT to kind of do an
• As I recall, we put some writer language in for Department of Agriculture and MnDOT to kind of do an

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• MnDOT is just the administrator; they’re the people who make sure that we comply with them.
• time again that state aid has its own rules that aren't the same as the written planning guidance of MnDOT
• time again that state aid has its own rules that aren't the same as the written planning guidance of MnDOT
• Richfield's work with MnDOT and our own legislators to try to address this issue—but this is a widespread
• MnDOT is effectively changing rules on the fly.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we're going to talk very briefly about IIJA discretionary match program administered by MnDOT. the
• :55.440> by<00:21:55.600> mot<00:21:56.200> the Match program administered by MnDOT
• I was going to—I heard there was someone from MnDOT in the room.
• But I would make a request maybe for a future hearing that we bring MnDOT forward to understand how they
• 2018 was for the state to implement asset management tools to prioritize maintenance projects, which MnDOT

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Capital Investment held its first meeting of the 2025 session with members and staff introducing themselves and describing their priorities. Senators from both parties repeatedly emphasized the goal of passing a strong bipartisan bonding bill this year, with several members noting that local projects were delayed after no bonding bill passed the previous year. Chair Housley also said the committee would not meet later that week and previewed an upcoming presentation from MMB on federal funds. The committee then heard a presentation from MMB’s Leah Corey and Anna Ming on Minnesota’s federal funding efforts. Corey explained that MMB’s federal funds team coordinates state efforts to maximize funding from IIJA, IRA, CHIPS, and related federal programs. She said Minnesota has secured about $12.3 billion in federal funding so far, including roughly $3 billion more since the last presentation, supporting about 1,800 projects statewide. Most of the funding is going to transportation, roads, and bridges, with other major areas including clean energy and weatherization. She also highlighted an interactive public dashboard showing projects by region and noted that much of the data reflects funds flowing through the state enterprise. Corey also discussed state match programs that helped unlock federal dollars, including the IIJA discretionary match fund, the State Competitiveness Fund, and the Forward Fund. She said $180 million in state match has unlocked about $1 billion in federal investment through the IIJA discretionary match fund, nearly $17 million in state investment has unlocked nearly $90 million in federal funding through the State Competitiveness Fund, and $124 million for the Forward Fund has unlocked nearly $1 billion in federal and private investment. Members asked whether more state dollars could have brought in more federal funds; Corey said she was not sure, but noted the IIJA match fund is expected to run out in the coming months. The presentation also focused on direct pay tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, which allow tax-exempt entities such as governments, nonprofits, school districts, and tribal nations to receive payments for eligible clean energy projects after they are completed. Corey said the state is building awareness and technical assistance around direct pay, including educational sessions and a tax expert resource. She also described Minnesota’s Green Bank, the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, which is beginning to issue loans for projects such as community energy, nonprofit geothermal systems, and solar-plus-battery installations.

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• authorizes the Met Council to direct negotiate construction or maintenance contracts, similar to what MnDOT
• authorizes the Met Council to direct negotiate construction or maintenance contracts, similar to what MnDOT

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The division also protects taxpayers by filing claims on behalf of MnDOT and other state agencies against
• The division also protects taxpayers by filing claims on behalf of MnDOT and other state agencies against
• Larger agencies like DHS, public safety, and MnDOT logically need more legal representation.
• Larger agencies like DHS, public safety, and MnDOT logically need more legal representation.
• Larger agencies like DHS, public safety, and MnDOT logically need more legal representation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• with space on the capital complex, including the Department of Health, Agriculture, DHS, Revenue, MnDOT
• with space on the capital complex, including the Department of Health, Agriculture, DHS, Revenue, MnDOT
• The Department of Health opted not to renew a 100,000 square foot commercial lease, and MnDOT was able
• The Department of Health opted not to renew a 100,000 square foot commercial lease, and MnDOT was able
• The Department of Health opted not to renew a 100,000 square foot commercial lease, and MnDOT was able

Bills: HF4912, HF4664

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers

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• On Wednesday, we will be having a hearing with two MnDOT bills.
• I have some agency bills here if anyone is dying to sign on or even be chief author of MnDOT agency bill
• even be chief is dying to sign on or even be chief author<01:47:32.880> of author of author of MnDOT
• :47:35.160> and<01:47:35.320> a<01:47:35.400> DPS<01:47:36.280> agency MnDOT
• agency bill and a DPS agency MnDOT agency bill and a DPS agency bills.<01:47:37.160> All<01:47

Keywords: 1187, senate, all