HF 2371

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/20/2012 01:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; providing for continued operation of state parks
and recreation areas when biennial appropriations have not been enacted;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.055,
subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fee deposit and appropriation new text begin ; continued operation new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The fees
collected under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited
to the state parks account. Money in the account, except for the electronic licensing
system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision
15, is available for appropriation to the commissioner to operate and maintain the state
park system.

new text begin (b) State parks and recreation areas shall remain open for camping and other
recreational activities, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation
law for the state parks and recreation areas has been enacted. The amount necessary for
operations of state parks and recreation areas when the biennial appropriation law has not
been enacted is appropriated from the state parks account in the natural resources fund. If,
by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money
to the commissioner of management and budget for central accounting, procurement,
payroll, and human resources functions, amounts necessary to operate those functions for
the purpose of this paragraph are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of management and budget. Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of
management and budget for a biennium in which this paragraph has been applied
supersedes and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph.
new text end