1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for railway and highway safety 
1.3 	improvements for pedestrian and bicycle trails in Dakota County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DAKOTA COUNTY PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAILS; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$5,400,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant 
1.8 	to Dakota County for right-of-way acquisition and for predesign, design, engineering, and 
1.9 	construction of pedestrian safety-related improvements, including grade-separated crossings 
1.10 	of railroads and multilane highways in Dakota County. This appropriation includes money 
1.11 	for North Creek Regional Greenway in Apple Valley.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.