1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money to townships for roads and bridges.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. TOWNSHIP ROADS AND BRIDGES; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$5,000,000 in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.6 	commissioner of transportation for grants to townships for construction and rehabilitation 
1.7 	projects on town roads or bridges at the discretion of the recipient townships. The 
1.8 	commissioner shall develop a form for townships to apply for the grants and establish criteria 
1.9 	for awarding the grants, prioritizing awards based on need. This is a onetime appropriation.

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