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HF 3244

Dellwood; previous appropriations for trail improvements modified.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Patti Anderson and 1 co-sponsor

Dellwood gains $2.6M (plus $2M added later) to design, build, and equip White Bear Lake shore trails, with flexible segment order and extended funding deadlines.

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Bill Summary · HF 3244

Summary of HF 3244 (2025-2026) – Dellwood Trail Funding Modifications

Overview

  • Jurisdiction: Minnesota
  • Session: 2025-2026
  • Bill Title: Dellwood; previous appropriations for trail improvements modified
  • Bill Type: Capital investment bill
  • Primary purpose: Modify and extend existing state bond-appropriations for trail improvements around White Bear Lake, with a new Dellwood-specific allocation and expanded timelines.

Main Purpose and Intent

  • Reallocate and extend funding for the White Bear Lake Lake Links Trail project and related trail improvements along the shore of White Bear Lake, particularly in Dellwood, White Bear Township, and White Bear Lake.
  • Authorize Dellwood to complete design, engineering, construction, and equipment of trail segments in specified order or combinations, and allow the use of funds for permanent easements and right-of-way.
  • Extend bond sale authorization and fund availability for this project beyond previously established deadlines.

Key Provisions and Changes

Section 1 – Amends Laws 2020 Fifth Special Session; Lake Links Trail appropriation

  • Total appropriation for White Bear Lake Communities – Lake Links Trail: $3,600,000
  • Breakout of the $3.6 million:
    • $2,600,000 for Dellwood, to design, engineer, construct, and equip trail improvements along or parallel to the White Bear Lake shore (between Mahtomedi city limits and the western line of Washington County). May also be used to acquire permanent easements and rights-of-way.
    • $500,000 for White Bear Township to design/engineer/construct/equip trail improvements along the shore (from the Washington County line to White Bear Lake city limits).
    • $500,000 for the City of White Bear Lake to design/engineer/construct/equip trail improvements along or parallel with the shore (from White Bear Lake eastern city limit to Pacific Avenue).
  • Dellwood-specific authorization (clause 1):
    • Dellwood may complete trail improvements funded under the Dellwood portion (the $2.6M) in the following segments (in any order) and can execute separate grant agreements for each segment or combinations:
    • Echo Street to Dwinnell Avenue, along the railway bed
    • Yellow Birch Road to Echo Street, along Dellwood Avenue
    • Meadow Lane to Yellow Birch Road, along Dellwood Avenue
    • Dellwood Road/Dellwood Avenue intersection to Meadow Lane/Dellwood Avenue intersection, along Dellwood Avenue
    • Any remaining funds after substantial completion of a segment or set may be applied to other segments or combinations described.
  • Bond sale authorization timing:
    • Bond sale authorization and appropriation of bond proceeds for this project are available until December 31, 2026 (2028 if interpreted literally by the text’s later date) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 16A.642.
  • Effective date: The section becomes effective the day after final enactment.

Section 2 – Adds/Amends Dellwood Lake Links Trail appropriation (Laws 2023; adds to ongoing project)

  • Adds an additional Dellwood-specific appropriation of $2,000,000 for the same general purpose (design, engineering, construction, and equipment of trail improvements along/parallel with the White Bear Lake shore between Mahtomedi and the western border of Washington County).
  • This is in addition to the 2020 Fifth Special Session appropriation (Laws 2020, ch. 3, art. 1, sec. 17, subd. 13) for the same purposes.
  • Availability period:
    • Funds available until December 31, 2028.
  • Effective date: The section becomes effective the day after final enactment.

Who Would Be Affected

  • Dellwood (Washington County): Primary beneficiary; designated to design, engineer, construct, and equip trail segments, with flexibility to determine work sequence and enter separate grant agreements.
  • White Bear Township (Ramsey County) and the City of White Bear Lake (Ramsey County): Secondary beneficiaries; receive separate allocations for trail design and improvements along the White Bear Lake shore.
  • White Bear Lake area trail users and residents: Indirect beneficiaries through improved multiuse trail access for pedestrians, bicycles, and wheelchairs.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Placement: Referred to the House Committee on Capital Investment.
  • Fund availability:
    • Dellwood-related bond proceeds: available through December 31, 2026 (possibly 2028 per Section 2’s language and the cross-reference to 16A.642 in Section 1).
    • The additional 2023 appropriation for Dellwood Lake Links Trail: available through December 31, 2028.
  • Effective date: Both sections become effective the day after final enactment.

Notable Details

  • Explicit authorization for using funds to acquire permanent easements and right-of-way.
  • Flexible sequencing for Dellwood trail segments: allows entering multiple grant agreements for different segments or combinations, and reallocating unused funds to other segments within the authorized set.
  • The bill expressly modifies and supplements prior appropriations from 2020 and 2023, expanding Dellwood’s role and extending the timeline for completing these trail projects.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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