| Governor's Changes |
| (Dollars in Thousands) |
| FY 14 |
| FY 15 |
| FY 14-15 |
| Biennium |
| FY 16 |
| FY 17 |
| FY 16-17 |
| Biennium |
| Transportation Economic Development (TED) Program |
| The Governor recommends funding for the Transportation Economic Development (TED) program. TED is a |
| collaborative grant program between MnDOT, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and the Public |
| Facilities Authority. This multi-modal, multi-jurisdictional transportation, economic development and jobs creation program |
| requires a local or private sector match and accelerates transportation projects in order to revitalize the Minnesota |
| economy and improve economic competitiveness. |
| Performance Measures: |
| The methodology for evaluating projects will continue to be based on sound demographic and economic data. Project |
| selection criteria would include the following; number of jobs created/retained, cost per job created/retained, level of local |
| and private sector financial participation (at least 30% required) and average salary of jobs created. |
| 10,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 20,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 20,000 |
| Net Change |
| 10,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 20,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 20,000 |
| State Road Construction Appropriation |
| The Governor recommends increasing appropriations related to state road construction from the trunk highway fund due |
| to changes in the new federal authorization law MAP-21. These changes make more federal funding available for projects |
| in Minnesota. |
| Performance Measures: |
| The increased appropriation in conjunction with the request for State Road Construction Infrastructure Investments, would |
| raise the percent of state roadway pavements in good condition from 63% to 65%. This funding will also be used to |
| complete the funding package for projects currently in the 2013-16 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). |
| 125,400 |
| 137,600 |
| 263,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 125,400 |
| 137,600 |
| 263,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| State Road Construction Infrastructure Investments - Revised |
| Performance Measures: |
| The increased appropriations would primarily raise the percent of state roadway pavements in good condition from 63% to |
| 65%. Besides pavement conditions, the increased appropriation would be used to address the emerging infrastructure |
| needs (e.g., drainage structures) on existing projects, and continue investments towards Americans with Disabilities Act |
| goals. Finally, the increased appropriation would fund a pilot program to address investments being identified through |
| MnDOT's evolving Corridor Investment Management Strategy (CIMS). |
| 95,000 |
| 0 |
| 95,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 95,000 |
| 0 |
| 95,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Operations and Maintenance Increase |
| The Governor recommends a 2% increase to the operations and maintenance program to offset the cumulative cost |
| increases in commodities like salt, sand and gasoline. MnDOT has experienced significant inflation in these heavily used |
| commodities. Overall maintenance and operations inflation has been over 3% per year since 2005, and that trend is |
| projected to continue. Some commodities have increased at higher rates. |
| Performance Measures: |
| Performance is measured by overall safety on state roads and the time it takes to clear snow and ice. |
| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 10,000 |
| Net Change |
| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
| 10,000 |
| FY 14 |
| FY 15 |
| FY 14-15 |
| Biennium |
| FY 16 |
| FY 17 |
| FY 16-17 |
| Biennium |
| Economic Recovery Funds - Trunk Highway and Federal |
| The Governor recommends extending the authority to expend existing or new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
| (ARRA) funds awarded to MnDOT from FY 2013 to the end of FY 2016. This change is consistent with the Federal |
| Highway Administration which extended the time period that ARRA funds can be expended allowing states to move |
| unused funds from one project to another. ARRA funds are one-time and have no base. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This date extension allows MnDOT to maximize the use of ARRA funds on trunk highway and passenger rail projects. |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| State Airport Fund Revenue/Expenditure Alignment - Revised |
| The 2013 February forecast fund balance for the State Airports Fund projects a negative balance assuming the current |
| law forecast base expenditures in FY 2014 and 2015. The Governor recommends reducing the appropriated amount to |
| eliminate the negative fund balance forecast in FY 2014-15. These are competitive grant funds going to airports across |
| the state. |
| Performance Measures: |
| The proposed expenditure reduction would align spending with available resources. |
| (650) |
| (650) |
| (1,300) |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| (650) |
| (650) |
| (1,300) |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Increase Funding to Regional Development Commission (RDC) State Planning Grants |
| The Governor recommends increasing the amount available to Regional Development Commissions (RDC's) to recognize |
| that these grants have been set at $50,000 per year since 1997, and that the RDC's have assumed additional planning |
| responsibilities at both the state and regional levels. Expanding MnDOT's partnership with the Regional Development |
| Commissions is a cost-effective way to increase the Department's ability to deliver sustainable, multimodal, and |
| interdisciplinary planning products. The RDC appropriation comes out of the Program Planning and Delivery |
| appropriation. This proposal would increase the RDC appropriation, but leave the Program Planning appropriation the |
| same. |
| Performance Measures: |
| An outcome will be the linking of planning and programming to support the area transportation partnerships process |
| through various RDC planning products. Additional funding will allow RDCs to assist communities with planning and |
| implementation of various MnDOT programs as well as supporting the RDCs integral role in local public and stakeholder |
| involvement for MnDOT planning and programming processes. |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Grade Crossing Safety Account |
| The Governor recommends eliminating the requirement that any remaining balance in the Grade Crossing Safety Account |
| be transferred to the Trunk Highway fund at the end of each fiscal year. Instead, such a balance may be transferred at the |
| end of a biennium. The effect of this change is to minimize the need to transfer balances between funds. |
| Performance Measures: |
| This is a net zero change item that creates a more efficient process than manually transferring across funds. |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| ARMER Maintenance |
| This change item recognizes a Department of Public Safety initiative to increase the maintenance budget for the ARMER |
| system. If adopted, that appropriation will be made to Public Safety, and then transferred to the Department of |
| Transportation (DOT). This item shows the transfer going to DOT. |
| Performance Measures: |
| Performance will be measured by the amount of time the system is operational. |
| 600 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,600 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| 600 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,600 |
| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
| 2,000 |
| Net Change |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| FY 14 |
| FY 15 |
| FY 14-15 |
| Biennium |
| FY 16 |
| FY 17 |
| FY 16-17 |
| Biennium |
| Page & Hill Superfund Site - New |
| DOT owns 15 acres of abandoned railroad property that has soil and groundwater contaminated with wood treating |
| chemicals and petroleum product. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is the regulatory agency, and has |
| named the lessee, the previous owner of the railroad, and DOT as a responsible parties. DOT's estimated share of the |
| cleanup is $1 million, and is not eligible for trunk highway or bond funding. The clean-up will take place over 4-5 years, |
| with the majority being spent in the first year. |
| Performance Measures: |
| Removing contaminents will prevent further degradation of water quality. |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net Change |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 1,000 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Net All Change |
| Items |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 11,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 21,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 20,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 99,350 |
| 4,350 |
| 103,700 |
| 5,000 |
| 10,000 |
| 5,000 |
| Net Change |
| 110,350 |
| 14,350 |
| 124,700 |
| 15,000 |
| 15,000 |
| 30,000 |