1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to 
1.3 	the Hugo Short Line Railway.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. HUGO SHORT LINE RAILWAY.
 1.6 	$1,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	transportation for a grant to Minnesota Commercial Railway for construction of repairs and 
1.8 	other capital improvements to approximately 6.5 miles of railroad track described as that 
1.9 	portion of the Minnesota Commercial Railway main running lead, between M & D Junction 
1.10 	in White Bear Lake and the end of the track in Hugo. This appropriation is available until 
1.11 	the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

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