1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for highway 
1.3 	safety improvements in Dakota County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state 
1.4 	bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY 66 AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 52 
1.7 	SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $15,000,000  is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.9 	fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to Dakota County to improve safety 
1.10 	at the intersection of County State-Aid Highway 66 and marked Trunk Highway 52 in 
1.11 	Vermillion Township. This appropriation includes money for construction of an interchange 
1.12 	in the vicinity of County State-Aid Highway 66 and County State-Aid Highway 62 to 
1.13 	eliminate the current intersections and improve safety. The new interchange will include a 
1.14 	bridge at marked Trunk Highway 52 with ramps connecting the county road and additional 
1.15 	highway improvements to address changes to property access and meet current design 
1.16 	standards. This project is proposed in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of 
1.17 	Transportation.
1.18 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.19 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.20 	the state in an amount up to $15,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.21 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.22 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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