HF 5111

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/21/2024 02:31pm

A bill for an act
relating to environment; appropriating money for park improvements in the city
of Spring Hill; amending Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision
5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Parks and Trails Management

118,305,000

111,680,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2024	2025
General	42,952,000	36,707,000
Natural Resources	73,053,000	72,673,000
Game and Fish	2,300,000	2,300,000

(a) $8,485,000 the first year and $8,735,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (2).

(b) $21,828,000 the first year and $22,078,000
the second year are from the state parks
account in the natural resources fund to
operate and maintain state parks and state
recreation areas.

(c) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for parks or trails. Priority must
be given for projects that are in underserved
communities or that increase access to persons
with disabilities. This appropriation is from
revenue deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (4). Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year. new text begin Of
the amount in the second year, $400,000 is for
a grant to the city of Spring Hill to design,
construct, furnish, and equip improvements
and betterments to a city park baseball field
in the city of Spring Hill. This appropriation
includes money for field lighting, a new
grandstand, backstop and concrete
improvements, and new bleachers. This is a
onetime appropriation.
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(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
the second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.

(f) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
the second year are from the state land and
water conservation account in the natural
resources fund for priorities established by the
commissioner for eligible state projects and
administrative and planning activities
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
parks and outdoor recreation areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2.

(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.019, subdivision 4c.

(i) $750,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County
to match other funding sources for design,
right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and
construction of trails within the Voyageur
Country ATV trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026. This appropriation may be used as a
local match to a state capital investment
appropriation.

(j) $700,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County
to match other funding sources for design,
right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and
construction of a new trail within the
Prospector trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026. This appropriation may be used as a
local match to a state capital investment
appropriation.

(k) $5,000,000 the first year is to facilitate the
transfer of land within Upper Sioux Agency
State Park required under this act, including
but not limited to the acquisition of any land
necessary to facilitate the transfer. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2033.

(l) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for parks and trails of regional
significance outside of the seven-county
metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.535, based on the recommendations
from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
and Trails Commission. This appropriation is
from revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (i).

(m) $400,000 the first year and $600,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for projects and activities that connect
diverse and underserved Minnesotans through
expanding cultural environmental experiences,
exploration of their environment, and outdoor
recreational activities. This appropriation is
from revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (j).

(n) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for a grant
to Aitkin County, in cooperation with the
Northwoods Regional ATV Trail Alliance, to
maintain and repair the Northwoods Regional
ATV trail system. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.

(o) $458,000 the first year is for a grant to
Dakota County for improvements to the Swing
Bridge Trailhead and historic Rock Island
Swing Bridge along the Mississippi River
Greenway, including LED lighting.

(p) $1,200,000 the first year is for a grant to
Dakota County for adding a public boat launch
along the Mississippi River between South St.
Paul and Hastings.

(q) $400,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Silver Bay for construction of the Silver
Bay Trailhead.

(r) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Chisholm for trail development,
maintenance, and related amenities at Redhead
Mountain Bike Park.

(s) $1,900,000 the first year is for a grant to
the town of Crane Lake for construction,
improvements, and maintenance at one or
more of the following locations: the Crane
Lake Voyageurs National Park Visitor Center
and Campground and the state-operated boat
ramp at Crane Lake. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2026.

(t) The total general fund base budget for the
parks and trails division for fiscal year 2026
and later is $35,707,000.