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Committee advances bill to fund permanent suicide-prevention barriers on Washington Avenue Bridge
Summary
The House Transportation Committee voted to refer House File 12-14, which would fund permanent suicide-prevention barriers on the Washington Avenue Bridge, to the General Register after adopting an amendment clarifying the funding source.
The House Transportation Committee voted to refer House File 12-14, as amended, to the General Register after adopting an amendment that changes the funding source to Hennepin County’s county transportation sales and use tax.
The bill, carried in committee by Representative Hansen, would fund permanent suicide-prevention barriers on the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. Committee members adopted an A1 amendment to change the source of funds from the transportation advancement account to the county transportation sales and use tax described in Minnesota Statutes 297A.993. The motion to refer the bill passed on a roll call: 15 ayes, 0 nays.
Supporters told the committee the bridge has been a recurring site for suicide attempts and that temporary fencing installed by the University of Minnesota has already…
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