Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to St. Louis and Lake county regional rail authority for railroad acquisition and track restoration, environmental impact studies, advanced corridor planning, preliminary design an engineering, station design, analysis of railroad capacity and easements costs for intercity and passenger rail service between the city of Duluth and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul (Northshore Express intercity rail initiative)
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