HF 2568

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/08/2016 04:14pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Grand Rapids
Mississippi Riverfront Pedestrian Bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin GRAND RAPIDS MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $750,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to
design the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River for pedestrian and bicycle
use to provide a safe alternative route to the existing marked Trunk Highway 169 vehicle
bridge, and to serve as a connection to existing trail systems on each side of the river.
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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 $750,000 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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