The Pawlenty administration on Monday urged top legislative leaders to free up 195-million dollars for replacing the Interstate 35W bridge. MnDot's fast-track timetable for replacing the Mississippi River crossing in Minneapolis calls for work to begin in a couple of weeks. But, the state has yet to receive a large chunk of promised federal money. So the Transportation Contingent Appropriation Group must provide authorization for using state funds. DFL leaders say it might not be legal for them to do that. State Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson tried to convince the panel's chair, DFL House Speaker Margaret Kelliher, that the request is not out of the ordinary.