1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; providing for issuance of a permit to allow certain 
1.3 	oversized all-terrain vehicles on public trails; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 
1.4 	Supplement, section 84.926, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 84.926, subdivision 1, is 
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Exception by permit. (a) Notwithstanding sections 84.773, 
1.9 	subdivision 1, and 84.777, on a case by case basis, the commissioner may issue a permit 
1.10 	authorizing a person to operate an off-highway vehicle on individual public trails under 
1.11 	the commissioner's jurisdiction during specified times and for specified purposes.
1.12 	(b) Notwithstanding the weight restriction imposed under section 84.92, subdivision 
1.13 	8, the commissioner may issue a permit authorizing a person to operate an oversized 
1.14 	all-terrain vehicle on public trails open to all-terrain vehicle use when the oversized 
1.15 	all-terrain vehicle is used to transport disabled passengers.