HF 1696

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 05/10/2011 09:26am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Southwest Corridor
light rail transit line; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Metropolitan Council for preliminary engineering for the Southwest Corridor
light rail transit line from the Hiawatha light rail transit line in downtown Minneapolis to
the vicinity of the Southwest Station transit hub in Eden Prairie.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $5,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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