This bill appropriates $15,000,000 from the general fund for the Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority to rehabilitate a section of railroad track between Winthrop and Hanley Falls in fiscal year 2025. The funds can be utilized for environmental documentation, remediation, design, and the rehabilitation or replacement of bridges and culverts in the specified area. Additionally, a portion of the grant may serve as matching funds for federal grant requirements. This appropriation is supplementary to previous appropriations made under various laws from 2006 to 2018.

The bill specifies that this funding is a one-time appropriation, which will remain available until the project is either completed or abandoned, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.