Transportation Advocates for Minnesota

We give your organization a voice in shaping transportation in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Transportation Alliance is a statewide coalition of organizations advocating for a safe and effective transportation system that works for all Minnesotans.

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We provide advancements in rural Minnesota transportation

The Minnesota Transportation Alliance is a statewide coalition of organizations advocating for a safe and effective transportation system that works for all Minnesotans.

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Legislative Action

The 2024 Legislative Session began on February 12, 2024 and concluded on May 20, 2024 The 2024 Legislative Session began with modest aspirations and a focus on the traditional even-numbered year passage of a significant capital bonding bill.  The February Forecast projected a current biennium surplus of $3.7 billion in the general fund and a deficit for the next biennium of $1.5 billion.         

The Minnesota Transportation Alliance worked to have legislation introduced and heard in committee that would have provided $200 million in GO bonds funds for the Local Road Improvement Program and the Local Bridge Replacement Program.    The Transportation Alliance also worked with legislators on a proposal to speed up the statutory dedication of the sales tax from auto repair parts.    The Transportation Committees in the House and Senate worked to develop and pass an omnibus policy bill and an omnibus supplemental budget bill.  The amount of additional funding allocated to transportation was extremely small - $4 million in general fund dollars.    The Transportation supplemental budget bill was included in the omnibus tax and budget bill passed on May 19th - the last day of the session for bills to be passed.    The Capital Investment Committees held many hours of hearings learning more about  needed projects and program funding.  Unfortunately, agreement could not be reached    and the session ended without the passage of a capital bonding bill.       

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The Minnesota House and Senate have announced the Chairs and members of the standing committees for the 2023-24 biennium.  Lists of committee members are available on the Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate web sites along with contact information for incoming legislators. 

President Biden signed the omnibus $1.7 trillion federal funding package into law. 

The final Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bill, meeting authorized spending levels for federal road, bridge and public transportation programs and providing supplemental investment…

Final apportionment number for highway and transit formula funds have been released.  Minnesota's highway apportionment increased from $621 million in FY21 to about $850 million for FY22. For transit formula funds, Minnesota will receive $166.5 million for FY22. 

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The Biden Administration released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook to help state, local, Tribal and territorial governments unlock the benefits from the historic investments in our nation’s infrastructure. The guidebook is a one-stop-shop on the law and contains the most comprehensive information to date on the more than 375 programs…

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