HF 919

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2011 09:45am

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for state trail acquisition and
development; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin STATE TRAIL ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) $21,423,000 is appropriated from the bond
proceeds fund to the commissioner of natural resources to acquire land for and to construct
and renovate state trails under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015.
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new text begin (b) Of this appropriation:
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new text begin (1) up to $1,000,000 is for the Blazing Star Trail;
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new text begin (2) up to $1,000,000 is for the Browns Creek Trail;
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new text begin (3) up to $2,000,000 is for the Casey Jones Trail;
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new text begin (4) up to $2,000,000 is to design, acquire land for, and develop the Camp
Ripley/Veterans State Trail established in Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015, subdivision
28, in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation;
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new text begin (5) up to $1,000,000 is for the Cuyuna Lakes Trail;
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new text begin (6) up to $2,000,000 is for the Gateway Trail;
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new text begin (7) up to $1,000,000 is for the Gitchi-Gami Trail;
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new text begin (8) up to $2,000,000 is to acquire and develop a five-mile bituminous extension of
the Glacial Lakes State Trail in the city of New London to Sibley State Park, in the CSAH
40 corridor, for bicycle and pedestrian use;
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new text begin (9) up to $1,300,000 is to acquire and develop the segment of the Goodhue Pioneer
Trail between the cities of Zumbrota and Goodhue;
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new text begin (10) up to $1,500,000 is for the Heartland Trail extension;
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new text begin (11) up to $2,373,000 is for paving the Luce Line Trail and developing a parallel
horse trail between the city of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills. The trail between the
city of Winsted and city of Cedar Mills must be available for multiple uses, including
hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and inline skating.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8712, subdivision 1, snowmobiles with
metal traction devices may be used on the portion of the Luce Line Trail paved with
this appropriation. The commissioner of natural resources shall ensure that all drainage
tile passing under the Luce Line Trail can be maintained and shall provide for adequate
crossing locations for farmers with construction standards that allow for large machinery
to cross the trail;
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new text begin (12) up to $550,000 is for the Mill Towns Trail;
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new text begin (13) up to $400,000 is for the Minnesota River Trail;
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new text begin (14) up to $1,800,000 is for the Paul Bunyan Trail; and
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new text begin (15) up to $1,500,000 is for the Shooting Star Trail.
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new text begin (c) For any project listed in this subdivision that the commissioner determines is
not ready to proceed, the commissioner may allocate that project's money to another
state trail project. The chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and legislators from the affected
legislative districts must be notified of any changes.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $21,423,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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