as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for state park and
recreation area acquisition; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$6,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of
natural resources to acquire from willing sellers private lands for state parks established
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, and state recreation areas established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.013. Of this appropriation, $2,400,000 is for acquisition
of Greenleaf Lake Recreation Area and $500,000 is for resource management activities
on newly acquired lands. The remainder of this appropriation is for acquisition of lands
according to priorities established by the commissioner.
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To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the bond proceeds fund,
the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to
$6,000,000 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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Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.
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