1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Mall of America light rail 
1.3 	transit station improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MALL OF AMERICA LIGHT RAIL STATION IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $9,750,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.7 	to the Metropolitan Council for design and construction of improvements to the Mall of 
1.8 	America Station on the Hiawatha Corridor light rail transit line, subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
1.9 	section 16A.695. The Metropolitan Council must consult with the city of Bloomington 
1.10 	throughout the design and construction process.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.12 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.13 	the state in an amount up to $9,750,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.14 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.15 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.