1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to aeronautics; appropriating money for an air transport optimization 
1.3 	study of the St. Cloud Regional Airport.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT AIR TRANSPORT 
1.6 	OPTIMIZATION STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	(a) $500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of transportation to conduct an air transport optimization planning study for 
1.9 	the St. Cloud Regional Airport.
1.10 	(b) The study under paragraph (a) must be comprehensive and market-based, using 
1.11 	economic development and air service expertise to research, analyze, and develop models 
1.12 	and strategies that maximize the return on investments made to enhance the use and 
1.13 	impact of the St. Cloud Regional Airport.