1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to aeronautics; appropriating money for an air transport optimization study 
1.3 	of the St. Cloud Regional Airport.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT AIR TRANSPORT OPTIMIZATION 
1.6 	STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of transportation to conduct an air transport optimization planning study for the St. Cloud 
1.9 	Regional Airport.
1.10 	(b) The study under paragraph (a) must be comprehensive and market-based, using 
1.11 	economic development and air service expertise to research, analyze, and develop models 
1.12 	and strategies that maximize the return on investments made to enhance the use and impact 
1.13 	of the St. Cloud Regional Airport.