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Amend CSSB 1, Article VII, Department of Transportation, by
adding a new appropriately numbered section to read as follows:
Sec ____. Out of funds appropriated above in Goals A and B,
the Department shall conduct an economic impact study of a proposed
highway construction project upon the receipt of a written request
of a legislator who represents the area affected by the project. At
a minimum, the study must include: 1) the average gross annual
income of residents living within 5 miles adjacent to the proposed
project; 2) for a toll-related project, the average annual cost to
each licensed driver residing within 5 miles adjacent to the
proposed project; 3) the number of permanent jobs that will be
created or lost by the development and proposed use of the project;
4) the number of businesses existing within 5 miles adjacent to the
proposed project that will be affected by the development and
proposed use of the project; 5) the projected total loss or gain in
revenue of the businesses identified in Subdivision 4; and 6) other
pertinent data as determined by the Department.