1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; designating the Great River Ridge State Trail; 
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.015, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 25.Great River Ridge Trail, Wabasha and Olmsted Counties. The trail 
1.8 	shall originate in the city of Plainview in Wabasha County and extend southwesterly 
1.9 	through the city of Elgin in Wabasha County and the town of Viola in Olmsted County to 
1.10 	 the Chester Woods Trail in Olmsted County.

1.11 	Sec. 2. AGREEMENT; WABASHA COUNTY REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY.
 1.12 	The commissioner of natural resources shall enter an agreement with the Wabasha 
1.13 	County Regional Rail Authority to maintain and develop the Great River Ridge Trail 
1.14 	as a state trail.

1.15 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.16 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day after the governing body of the Wabasha 
1.17 	County Regional Rail Authority and its chief clerical officer timely complete their 
1.18 	compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.