SF 656

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 09:06am

A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a bicycle and
pedestrian trail to connect the Northtown Transit hub to the metropolitan regional
trail and to provide a safe route for elementary school students; authorizing
the sale and issuance of state bonds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. APPROPRIATION.

$500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the Metropolitan Council
for a grant to Coon Rapids to predesign, design, and construct a bicycle and pedestrian
trail along 85th Avenue westbound from the BNSF Railroad tracks to East River Road and
through adjacent park land to connect with the regional trail in the city of Coon Rapids.

Sec. 2. BOND SALE.

To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the bond proceeds fund, the
commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
amount up to $500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by
Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.