1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; establishing David K. Dill memorial trail; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, 
1.4 	subdivision 13.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 13.Arrowhead Region Trails, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, 
1.8 	Koochiching, and Itasca Counties. (a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St. 
1.9 	Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to 
1.10 	McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in 
1.11 	Itasca County and there terminate;
1.12 	(2) the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County 
1.13 	and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to Grand 
1.14 	Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary in the vicinity 
1.15 	of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;
1.16 	(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais 
1.17 	in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 
1.18 	to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to 
1.19 	Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. 
1.20 	Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminatethe David 
1.21 	K. Dill/Arrowhead Trail shall originate at International Falls in Koochiching County and 
1.22 	extend southeasterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. Louis County, intersecting with 
1.23 	the Taconite Trail west of Tower; then the David K. Dill/Taconite Trail continues easterly 
1.24 	to Ely in St. Louis County; then the David K. Dill/Tomahawk Trail extends southeasterly, 
2.1 	outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, to the area of Little Marais in Lake County and 
2.2 	there terminates at the intersection with the C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail; and
2.3 	(4) the Matthew Lourey Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County and 
2.4 	extend southerly to Chengwatana State Forest in Pine County.
2.5 	(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
2.6 	(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands 
2.7 	for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring 
2.8 	any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall 
2.9 	obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative 
2.10 	Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative 
2.11 	Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to 
2.12 	make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.

2.13 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.14 	$20,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the 
2.15 	commissioner of natural resources to design and erect signs marking the David K. Dill 
2.16 	Trail designated in this act. Of this amount, $10,000 is from the snowmobile trails and 
2.17 	enforcement account and $10,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle account. This is a onetime 
2.18 	appropriation.