Minnesota § 161.26 - HIGHWAY MAINTAINED ACROSS PORTION OF ADJOINING STATE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 161.26 — HIGHWAY MAINTAINED ACROSS PORTION OF ADJOINING STATE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 161.26. HIGHWAY MAINTAINED ACROSS PORTION OF ADJOINING STATE
When a state trunk highway route is so located that in order to properly connect the designated objectives it is advisable to construct and maintain the highway across a portion of an adjoining state, the commissioner is authorized to expend trunk highway funds therefor in the same manner as other expenditures for trunk highway purposes are made. No such highway or portion thereof shall be established or constructed in any adjoining state until the adjoining state shall first pass legislation consenting thereto and granting the commissioner necessary jurisdiction over the portion of the highway located in the adjoining state.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 161.26 ("HIGHWAY MAINTAINED ACROSS PORTION OF ADJOINING STATE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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