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REP. RARICK APPROVES ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDING PROPOSAL

Thursday, April 6, 2017

ST. PAUL - The Minnesota House has approved transportation funding legislation that will provide $6 billion to statewide road and bridge needs over the next ten years without raising taxes. State Representative Jason Rarick (R-Pine City) voted in favor of the proposal.

 

"There's no doubt we should invest in road and bridge improvements, and this bill proves we can do this in a significant way without forcing drivers to pay more at the pump," Rarick said.

 

The proposal creates a new fund of existing tax revenue streams called the Transportation Priorities Fund. This new fund uses current, transportation-related state tax revenues to make the new investment for roads and bridges.

 

Additionally, the transportation proposal would permanently fund the popular Small Cities Road Assistance Program, which provides a state revenue stream to cities with fewer than 5,000 residents in order to make needed street repairs.

 

How would this proposal benefit local cities? Rarick shared the highlights:

 

Pine County

Askov: $9,808

Brook Park: $8,207

Bruno: $7,535

Denham: $6,573

Finlayson: $10,878

Henriette: $7,885

Hinckley: $27,881

Kerrick: $7,366

Pine City: $37,078

Rock Creek: $44,497

Rutledge: $10,537

Sandstone: $35,337

Sturgeon Lake: $14,920

Willow River: $12,104

 

Kanabec County

Mora: $46,383

Grasston: $7,363

Quamba: $8,598

 

Rarick also noted that in County State Aid Highway funding, by 2021 Pine County is estimated to receive $3.35 million more than its 2017 allotment, while Kanabec County is expected to collect an additional $1.3 million.