Julie Skallman
State Aid Division Director & State Aid Engineer
 The
purpose of the state aid program is to
provide resources to assist local governments
with the construction and maintenance of
community-interest highways and streets on
the state-aid system.
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The goals of the state aid program are to
provide users of secondary highways and
streets with:
 Safe highways and streets
 Adequate mobility and structural
capacity on highways and streets
 An integrated transportation network
State Aid administers funding that supports
more than 120,000 miles of roadway and
almost 14,700 bridges.
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Division Director/State Aid Engineer
Deputy State Aid Engineer
“Central Office”
District State Aid Offices
Program Support
Specialists
Needs Studies
Finance
State Aid Programs
Bridge/Hydraulics
Project Delivery
Cultural Resources
Information Resources
Labor Compliance
Program Support Spec.
Traffic Safety
Wetland
Construction Practices
Materials
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Minnesota
Statutes
Minnesota Rules
Standards for Rural & Urban designs
Complete Streets
Natural Preservation Routes, Forest Highway
Variance Procedures
Federal Aid Projects
 Stewardship Plan
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TH
= Trunk Highway
CSAH = County State Aid Highway
87 Counties
MSAS = Municipal State Aid Street
142 Cities Over 5000
Town Road & Bridge
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Trunk Highways – 11,897 miles
TRUNK HIGHWAY MILES -11,878
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Trunk Highways – 11,897 miles
STATE AID ROUTES:
CSAH - 30,609 miles
MSAS - 3,597 miles
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TRUNK HIGHWAY MILES-11,878
Highways – 11,897 miles
STATETrunk
AID ROUTES:
CSAH - 30,609
MSAS - 3,597
LOCAL ROADS– 91,502
TOTAL MILES– 137,586
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 95%
of highway user funds are distributed as
follows:
62% to the trunk highway fund
29% to county state aid highway fund
9% to the municipal state aid fund
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remaining 5% is set aside for these three
funds:
Town Road Account
Town Bridge Account
Flexible Highway Account
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Gas Tax
$874M
Tab Fees
$593M
Motor Vehicle
Sales Tax
$353M
Other
$3M
Highway User Tax Distribution Fund
95% Distribution
THF
(62%)
CSAH
(29%)
5% Set Aside
MSAS
(9%)
-Article XIV of the Minnesota Constitution
-DNR transfers for unrefunded gas taxes per MS296A.18
Flexible
Highway
Account
(53.5%)
Town
Roads
(30.5%)
DNR
transfers
Town
Bridges
(16%)
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 CSAH
funds are computed as follows:
50% “Needs”
30% CSAH lane miles
10% Motor Vehicle Registration
10% Equalization
 2008
Excess sum:
60% “Needs”
40% Motor Vehicle Registration
 For
2013, it is approximately $483 million
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40%
of the regular and municipal state
aid allocation is set aside for
maintenance of the county state aid
system
60% is set aside for construction costs
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2013 COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY FUNDS
$483 M
87 counties
60%
Construction
40%
Maintenance
DEDUCTIONS
Administrative
Account
$10, 080,000
Disaster
Account
$4,940,000
Research
Account
$2,350,000
State Parks
Road Fund
Account
$3,650,000
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MSAS
funds are computed as follows:
50% “Needs”
50% Population
For
2013, it is approximately $149 million
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15-35%
of the state aid allocation is
set aside for maintenance, as
requested by the city
65-85% is set aside for construction
costs
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2013 MUNICIPAL STATE AID STREET FUNDS
$149 M
147 Municipalities
50%
POPULATION
50%
NEEDS
DEDUCTIONS
Administrative
Account
$3,130,000
Disaster
Account
$3,060,000
Research
Account
$720,000
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2013
Total Available Amount is $89M
Funds 3 Accounts
◦ Town Bridge Account -$14M
◦ Town Road Account -$27M
◦ Flexible Highway Account -$48M
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State Aid is governed by three
entities:
Screening Boards
Rules Committee
Variance Committee
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Julie Skallman
State Aid Division Director and State Aid Engineer
Phone: 651-366-4831
Email: [email protected]
Rick Kjonaas
Deputy State Aid Engineer
Phone:651-366-3802
Email: [email protected]
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