1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to transportation; prohibiting the 
  1.3             commissioner of transportation from spending state 
  1.4             funds for commuter rail unless the funds have been 
  1.5             appropriated by law specifically for those purposes; 
  1.6             amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.7             174.88. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.10  174.88, is amended to read: 
  1.11     174.88 [COMMUTER RAIL FUNDING.] 
  1.12     Subdivision 1.  [FEDERAL FUND APPLICATIONS.] The 
  1.13  commissioner, in cooperation with appropriate metropolitan 
  1.14  planning organizations, may apply for funding from federal, 
  1.15  state, regional, local, and private sources for commuter rail 
  1.16  facility construction, operation, implementation, maintenance, 
  1.17  and improvement. 
  1.18     Subd. 2.  [EXPENDITURE OF STATE FUNDS.] The commissioner 
  1.19  shall not spend any state funds for the planning, design, 
  1.20  engineering, right-of-way-acquisition, or construction of 
  1.21  commuter rail facilities unless the funds have been appropriated 
  1.22  by law specifically for those purposes. 
  1.23     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.24     Section 1 is effective July 1, 2000.