This bill (S.F. No. 1972) pertains to the permissible uses of funds from Minnesota’s Highway User Tax Distribution Fund and Trunk Highway Fund. It amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.045, to specify that these funds may only be used for highway-related purposes, including highway construction, maintenance, operations, and certain multimodal infrastructure projects (such as transit, active transportation, and greenhouse gas reduction efforts).

The bill establishes clear limitations on expenditures, prohibiting the use of these funds for various non-highway-related programs and entities. Prohibited expenditures include funding for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory, Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks, driver education programs, emergency medical services, the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, the governor's office personnel costs, the Office of Aeronautics, the Office of Transit and Active Transportation, the Office of Passenger Rail, soft body armor purchases, tourist information centers, parades, public electric vehicle infrastructure, excavation services, and manufacturing license plates.

The bill ensures that these highway funds are only used for their intended purpose, preventing allocations to unrelated programs or administrative expenses.