1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Grand Rapids 
1.3 	Mississippi Riverfront Pedestrian Bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of 
1.4 	state bonds.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. GRAND RAPIDS MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT PEDESTRIAN 
1.7 	BRIDGE.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $750,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds 
1.9 	fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to 
1.10 	design the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River for pedestrian and bicycle 
1.11 	use to provide a safe alternative route to the existing marked Trunk Highway 169 vehicle 
1.12 	bridge, and to serve as a connection to existing trail systems on each side of the river.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the 
1.14 	bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue 
1.15 	bonds of the state in an amount up to $750,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
1.16 	the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the 
1.17 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

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