1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; expanding number of State Park Open House Days;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.054, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.State Park Open House Day Days. (a) A state park permit is not required 
1.7 	for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
1.8 	wayside, on one day each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner may designate 
1.9 	as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans 
1.10 	Day, Christmas Eve, or New Year's Eve. These days are State Park Open House Days. The 
1.11 	commissioner may designate one additional day each calendar year at each park as a State 
1.12 	Park Open House Day. The commissioner and may designate two consecutive days as State 
1.13 	Park Open House Day, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special pageant 
1.14 	described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.
1.15 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at 
1.16 	least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.
1.17 	(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Day Days is to acquaint the public with state 
1.18 	parks, recreation areas, and waysides.