1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to highways; requiring commissioner of 
  1.3             transportation to construct a new bridge on marked 
  1.4             Trunk Highway 64 near the city of Akeley. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 64 BRIDGE; CONSTRUCTION.] 
  1.7      The commissioner of transportation shall, by December 31, 
  1.8   2008, plan, design, acquire right-of-way where necessary, and 
  1.9   let contracts for the construction of a new bridge on marked 
  1.10  Trunk Highway 64 near the city of Akeley, to replace the present 
  1.11  culvert where the highway divides 11th Crow Wing Lake into two 
  1.12  sections.  This requirement is contingent on the commissioner 
  1.13  obtaining necessary permits and approvals for the bridge from 
  1.14  federal, local, regional, and other state agencies.