1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for studies and work related 
1.3 	to the repair and reconstruction of the Rum River Dam in the city of Anoka.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; RUM RIVER DAM.
 1.6 	(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of natural resources for a grant to the city of Anoka for feasibility studies as described in 
1.8 	paragraph (b) and design, engineering, and environmental analysis related to the repair and 
1.9 	reconstruction of the Rum River Dam. Findings from the feasibility studies must be 
1.10 	incorporated into the design and engineering funded by this appropriation. This appropriation 
1.11 	is onetime and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes, section 16A.642.
1.13 	(b) This appropriation includes money for the following studies:
1.14 	(1) a study to assess the feasibility of adding a lock or other means for boats to traverse 
1.15 	the dam to navigate between the lower Rum River and upper Rum River;
1.16 	(2) a study to assess the feasibility of constructing the dam in a manner that would 
1.17 	facilitate recreational river surfing at the dam site; and
1.18 	(3) a study to assess the feasibility of constructing the dam in a manner to generate 
1.19 	hydroelectric power.

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