The fall report shows the estimated allocation for the next calendar year, based on the unit prices from the spring report. It must be approved before the funds are distributed in January.
The fall report shows the estimated allocation for the next calendar year, based on the unit prices from the spring report. It must be approved before the funds are distributed in January.
The spring report shows the unit prices for items in the needs calculation for the next calendar year. These include the cost of signs, the costs of various types of pavements, and the cost of maintenance of culverts and bridges.
The spring report shows the unit prices for items in the needs calculation for the next calendar year. These include the cost of signs, the costs of various types of pavements, and the cost of maintenance of culverts and bridges.
After the passage of Minnesota Amendment II, which established the State Aid for Local Transportation system, the Minnesota Highway Department and the Joint Committee of County Commissioners and County Highway Engineers created this proposal for the distribution of the new funds.
Selected Sections of the Law relating to the establishment, location, construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of the County-State
Aid Highways and the Municipal-State Aid Streets.
In accordance with Chapter 692, Session Laws of 1953, a 28-member highway study commission was appointed by the Legislature. Seven Senators and seven other citizens were appointed by the Committee on Committees of the Senate, and seven Representatives and seven other citizens were appointed by the Speaker of the House.
The resulting report recommended establishing a State Aid for Local Transportation program.
The Minnesota Legislature Interim Commission on Highway Taxes Distribution was created to study equitable distribution of highway user taxes in 1955. The recommendations in this report were used to determine the allocations at the beginning of the State Aid for Local Transportation.