Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program
Template:Use mdy dates The Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program (MRSI) was created in 1976 to improve Minnesota railroad services. Funding for the MRSI Program was authorized in 1978 and in 1982, a constitutional amendment provided for bonds to be used for the MRSI Program.<ref name=MRSI>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The program has received general fund appropriations totaling US$16 million and bond appropriations totaling $25.5 million over the life of the program.<ref name=MRSI/> The 2003 Legislature rescinded $3.9 million on July 1, 2003, and another $2.5 million was taken on July 1, 2004.<ref name=MRSI/> This deduction from the MRSI Program will decrease the general fund appropriations to $9.6 million.<ref name=MRSI/>