1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for utility relocation related 
1.3 	to relocation of Highway 53.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. VIRGINIA; HIGHWAY 53 UTILITIES RELOCATION.
 1.6 	$4,900,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment 
1.7 	and economic development for grants to the city of Virginia and the city of Virginia Public 
1.8 	Utilities Commission to acquire land for and to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and 
1.9 	equip relocated public utilities, including sanitary and storm water sewers and water, 
1.10 	electrical, and gas utilities; and to demolish and remove old utility infrastructure, all 
1.11 	associated with the relocation of marked State Highway 53. This appropriation may be used 
1.12 	in part or in whole to reimburse the grantees for costs of the projects already paid for and 
1.13 	does not require a nonstate contribution.

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