1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; specifying the allocation of money in the parks and 
1.3 	trails fund;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.53, subdivision 1; 
1.4 	85.535, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The parks and trails fund is established in the 
1.8 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the parks and trails 
1.9 	fund must be credited to the fund. Subject to appropriation:
1.10 	(1) 37 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on 
1.11 	state parks and trails;
1.12 	(2) 37 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on 
1.13 	metropolitan parks and trails under subdivision 3; and
1.14 	(3) 26 percent of the proceeds to the parks and trails fund may be spent only on 
1.15 	grants under the parks and trails grants program under section 85.535.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.535, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.17 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources shall 
1.18 	administer a program to provide grants from the parks and trails fund to support parks and 
1.19 	trails of regional or statewide significance. Grants shall not be made under this section for:
1.20 	(1) state parks, state recreational areas, or state trails.; or
1.21 	(2) parks and trails within the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, 
1.22 	subdivision 2.