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in the water." <br />Charles Laszewski can be reached at 651-228-5458 or claszewski@pioneerpress.com. <br />Northstar commuter rail <br />1997: A joint powers board of 30 governmental bodies forms the Northstar Commuter Development <br />Authority to push for a train line from Minneapolis to St. Cloud. <br />2000: The Federal Transit Administration authorizes preliminary engineering work. <br />2003: The line is cut back to run from Minneapolis only to Big Lake. <br />2005: The Minnesota Legislature approves $37.5 million for Northstar in the bonding bill. Three months <br />later, the U.S. Congress approves $80 million for the project. <br />2006: Gov. Tim Pawlenty recommends $60 million in the bonding bill for Northstar. Committees will hold <br />hearings on it this month and will act on the bonding bill by May. If the money is approved, the <br />development authority will attempt to obtain afull-funding grant with the Federal Transit Authority and <br />begin construction. <br />Copyright (c) 2006, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. <br />For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 <br />(worldwide), fax (213) 237-6515, or a-mail reprints@krtinfo.com. <br />LOAD-DATE: March 19, 2006 <br />