1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for Rondo Land 
1.3 	Bridge project development.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RONDO LAND BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of transportation for a grant to ReConnect Rondo for project development 
1.8 	of the Rondo Land Bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate Highway 94 in a portion of 
1.9 	the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul. Eligible uses of funds include 
1.10 	but are not limited to project management, area planning and design, project assessment 
1.11 	and analysis, market research, financial evaluation, community outreach, fund-raising, 
1.12 	redevelopment programming, and organizational capacity activities. This is a onetime 
1.13 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.
1.14 	(b) The commissioner must not require an expenditure prior to making grant funds 
1.15 	available.