1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Minnesota rail service 
1.3 	improvement.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 is appropriated from the rail service improvement account in the special 
1.7 	revenue fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids 
1.8 	to fund rail planning studies, design, and preliminary engineering relating to the construction 
1.9 	of a freight rail line located in the counties of Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake to serve local 
1.10 	producers and shippers. The city of Grand Rapids shall collaborate with the Itasca Economic 
1.11 	Development Corporation and the Itasca County Regional Railroad Authority in the activities 
1.12 	funded with the proceeds of this grant. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.

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