1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; designating the Blue Earth River as a canoe and 
1.3 	boating route; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 
1.4 	85.32, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Areas marked. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
1.8 	in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when 
1.9 	feasible to mark canoe and boating routes on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, 
1.10 	St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, 
1.11 	St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift 
1.12 	County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County 
1.13 	to Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter 
1.14 	Tail, Redwood, Blue Earth, and Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic values 
1.15 	and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids, 
1.16 	waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe and 
1.17 	watercraft travelers.

1.18 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.19 	$60,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 from the water recreation account in the 
1.20 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources to cooperate with local 
1.21 	units of government in marking routes and designating river accesses and campsites 
1.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32. This is a onetime appropriation and available 
1.23 	until spent.