1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Minneapolis to Duluth 
1.3 	inter-city passenger rail.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NORTHERN LIGHTS EXPRESS.
 1.6 	$99,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of transportation for capital improvements and betterments including preliminary engineering, 
1.8 	design, engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, acquisition of land and 
1.9 	right-of-way, and construction of the Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express inter-city 
1.10 	passenger rail project. This appropriation may be used to maximize nonstate funding for 
1.11 	the purposes of this section. This appropriation is available until December 31, 2027.

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