1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1444, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H1444DE6), as follows:
1.3Page 31, after line 16, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 18.
MARKED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35E PROJECTS; TRAIL
1.5MITIGATION.
1.6(a) For purposes of this section, "35E corridor projects" means those projects for
1.7construction or reconstruction of marked Interstate Highway 35E between downtown
1.8St. Paul and the vicinity of marked Interstate Highway 694, that are under design,
1.9engineering, or construction on the effective date of this act or within the subsequent three
1.10years. The term includes but is not limited to the projects identified by the commissioner
1.11of transportation as the Cayuga project and the MnPASS project.
1.12(b) The commissioner of transportation shall include in the 35E corridor projects
1.13the following components:
1.14(1) creation of a continuous separated bicycle and pedestrian path within the
1.15right-of-way of the projects, located on the east side of marked Interstate Highway 35E,
1.16from Cayuga Street to Arlington Avenue;
1.17(2) retention, at a minimum, of the same number of trail connector facilities designed
1.18for exclusive use of bicyclists and pedestrians between the Gateway State Trail and the
1.19east side of marked Interstate Highway 35E over the length of the 35E corridor projects;
1.20(3) establishment of reasonable access points to the facilities identified in clauses (1)
1.21and (2) over the length of the 35E corridor projects; and
1.22(4) retention or reconstruction of any portion of the Gateway State Trail impacted by
1.23the 35E corridor projects.
1.24(c) In implementing the requirements under this section, the commissioner shall
1.25conform with a bicycle master plan developed by the city of St. Paul."
1.26Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.27Amend the title accordingly