1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money to study the feasibility of an 
1.3 	interchange on Interstate Highway 35 at County Road 9 in Rice County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AT COUNTY ROAD 9 IN RICE COUNTY 
1.6 	INTERCHANGE FEASIBILITY STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of an interchange at 
1.9 	marked Interstate Highway 35 and County Road 9 in Rice County. At a minimum, the 
1.10 	commissioner's study must include estimated construction costs, traffic modeling, an 
1.11 	environmental analysis, and a potential design layout for an interchange.