1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for a training program for 
1.3 	responders to railroad and pipeline emergencies. 
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,130,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public 
1.7 	safety for the state share of a grant to Lake Superior College to prepare and equip, with 
1.8 	simulators and related equipment, its emergency response training center to provide fire 
1.9 	and safety training to firefighters, first responders, and related local personnel, specifically 
1.10 	related to emergency responses resulting from transportation of hazardous materials by 
1.11 	rail and pipeline.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This appropriation is effective when the commissioner of 
1.13 	management and budget is informed by the commissioner of public safety that funds from 
1.14 	private sources, in twice the amount of the appropriation, are committed to fund this project.