1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to constitutional parks and trails legacy funding; providing for use 
1.3 	and application of parks and trails funding for Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard 
1.4 	acquisition; amending Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7, is amended to read:
1.7 	Sec. 7. PARKS.
 1.8 	The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may acquire all or part of the entire 
1.9 	property known as the Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard for a metropolitan area regional park 
1.10 	and may allocate any future appropriations to the board from the parks and trails fund to 
1.11 	acquire the property. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, 6115.0190, subpart 3; 6115.0190, 
1.12 	subpart 5, item E; or 6115.0191, subpart 8, item A; the Minneapolis Park and Recreation 
1.13 	Board is authorized to recreate Hall's Island or such similar island located at approximately 
1.14 	river mile 855 on the Mississippi River, just north of the Plymouth Avenue bridge, at 
1.15 	project site in Sec. 15, T.29 N., R.24 W., Hennepin County, Minnesota, on or adjacent to 
1.16 	the property known as the Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard. The commissioner of natural 
1.17 	resources shall grant any authorizations, permits, or permissions necessary to effectuate 
1.18 	the project, provided that the project is consistent with all other standards and guidelines 
1.19 	in Minnesota Rules, chapter 6115. If the project is not constructed within six years of the 
1.20 	effective date of this act, the authority provided in this section to reconstruct Hall's Island 
1.21 	shall expire. Once recreated, Hall's Island shall remain in public ownership in perpetuity.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the Minneapolis Park 
1.23 	and Recreation Board timely completes compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.24 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.