1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; amending requirements governing Minnesota 
1.3 	Department of Transportation expenditures on transportation alternatives;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.42, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.42, subdivision 2, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Funding requirement. In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner 
1.9 	shall obtain a total amount in federal authorizations for reimbursement on transportation 
1.10 	alternatives projects that is equal to or greater than the annual average of federal 
1.11 	authorizations on transportation alternatives projects calculated over the preceding four
1.12 	 federal fiscal years 2009 to 2012.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.14 	applies to authorizations for federal fiscal year 2015 and subsequent federal fiscal years.