1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to the 
1.3 	capitol area to accommodate the central corridor light rail transit line; authorizing 
1.4 	the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CAPITOL AREA IMPROVEMENTS FOR CENTRAL CORRIDOR 
1.7 	LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $1,250,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.9 	fund to the Metropolitan Council to design, construct, furnish, and equip improvements to 
1.10 	state property along the central corridor light rail tracks as they pass the State Capitol on 
1.11 	University Avenue in St. Paul. The improvements must include landscape and sidewalk 
1.12 	improvements on the boulevard, landscaping enhancements on the median, lighting 
1.13 	improvements, enhancements to the catenary poles that support the electrical wires for the 
1.14 	trains, and  an ornamental rail for the plaza at the Capitol's north steps, all in keeping with 
1.15 	the spirit of the original design of the Capitol building and Capitol area.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the 
1.17 	bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue 
1.18 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $1,250,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
1.19 	the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
1.20 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.21 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.22 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.