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FY2003 Appropriations Sabo Allocates $164.16M for MN Projects Funding Included in FY2003 Omnibus Appropriations Agreement February 13, 2003 Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN), ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of the Defense and Interior Subcommittees, announced today $164.16 million in federal funding for Minnesota. The funding was included at the direction of Congressman Sabo. "Every year l fight hard in the annual Appropriations process to make sure that Minnesota gets its fair share," explained Sabo. "Providing for our state and my district's many interests is one of my most important responsibilities, and I am proud to be able to support so many important projects in 2003." Below is a list of over 35 projects that will receive federal funds at Sabo's request. Detailed information follows for items in bold. Transportation i~ ¢'.~ ,~. ¢V'~-¢"¢'~ 1. $60 millirm - Hi~w2fh~ail Transit ~ --0~/'~'~-% c/ L~'~..2. $5 million - Northstar Commuter Rail ~ ~585 m~lllon - ivietro 7ransk ~uses, ~ncluding $2 million for Downtown Minneapolis Circulator 4. $1 million - 63rd Avenue Park & Ride, Robbinsdale 5. $2.5 million - Northwest Bus Corridor, Hennepin County 6. $1 million - Cedar Avenue Buses 7. $500,000 - Rush Line Buses 8. $3.8 million - Greater Minnesota Bus Systems 9. $9 million - 1-35W at Lake Street, Minneapolis 10. $3 million - Lyndale Avenue Bridge spanning 1-494, Richfield 11. $2.9 million - Hiawatha Avenue at 28th Street Pedestrian/Bicycle crossing, Minneapolis 12. $750,000 - Pedestrian Bridge over County 81 at 36th Avenue, Robbinsdale 13. $500,000 - Highway 212, Carver County 14. $1 million - Trunk Highway 13, Savage 15. $1 million - Highway 52, Dakota County 16. $9.8 million- Other Greater Minnesota Highway Projects 17. $1 million - Metropolitan Council Job Access/Reverse Commute program 18. $1 million - Hennepin County Community Works 19. $9.1 million - Minnesota Guidestar Intelligent Transportation Systems/University of Minnesota 20. $2 million - Minneapolis College - Aviation Center, MARC Air Traffic Control School 21. $6 million - De-icing pad to protect groundwater at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 22. $15 million - FAA/NASA aircraft noise reduction research (national program) 23. Low frequency aircraft noise study (national program) Interior 24. $750,000 - Explore options to restore Bureau of Mines property to community use, Minneapolis 25. $1 million - Minnesota Historical Society for exhibits at the Mill City Museum on the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis 26. $250,000 - Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board for the Mill Ruins Park, downtown Minneapolis Energy & Water Development 27. $2 million - The Green Institute to build biomass power plant co-operative, Phillips neighborhood, Minneapolis 28. $1 million - Restore Lower St. Anthony Falls on Mississippi River, Minneapolis Justice 29. $1.2 million - Council on Crime and Justice's Racial Disparity Initiative, Minneapolis 30. $1.7 million - Hennepin County for CriMNet (Minnesota's integrated criminal database)