1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for an interchange on 117th Avenue 
1.3 	Northeast at marked Trunk Highway 65 in Blaine.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to the city of Blaine for predesign, 
1.8 	design, engineering, and construction of an interchange at 117th Avenue Northeast and 
1.9 	marked Trunk Highway 65, including any associated local road improvements, frontage 
1.10 	roads, acquisition of right-of-way, utility infrastructure improvements, and construction 
1.11 	administration and inspection. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
1.12 	30, 2025.
1.13 	(b) Upon written notice to the commissioner of management and budget, any unspent 
1.14 	portion of this appropriation remaining after completion of the project under paragraph (a) 
1.15 	is available for other interchange or intersection improvement projects on local roads that 
1.16 	intersect marked Trunk Highway 65 in Spring Lake Park, Blaine, or Ham Lake.