1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Pig's Eye Regional Park 
1.3 	in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PIG'S EYE REGIONAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund 
1.7 	to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, design, and 
1.8 	engineer capital improvements to Pig's Eye Regional Park and Pig's Eye Lake to: (1) improve 
1.9 	water quality and habitat for fish, wildlife, and birds; and (2) enhance controlled public 
1.10 	access to Pig's Eye Regional Park. Improvements may include creation of small islands in 
1.11 	the lake to reduce wind fetch and re-suspension of sediment, and increasing public access 
1.12 	opportunities, including new trails, boardwalks, wildlife observation platforms, and 
1.13 	nonmotorized canoe and kayak access.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Bond sale. To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond 
1.15 	proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of 
1.16 	the state in an amount up to $500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect 
1.17 	prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota 
1.18 	Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.