SF 2812

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2014 09:41am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for systemwide trail
connections in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNEAPOLIS; SYSTEMWIDE TRAIL CONNECTIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $9,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip a network of public pedestrian
and bicycle trails, walkways, and parkways in the city of Minneapolis. Improvements
shall range from trail connections across geographic barriers to small connections that
maximize existing infrastructure and shall provide safer and more accessible routes.
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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 $9,000,000 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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