1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants to high-school fishing 
1.3 	leagues; requiring basic angling curriculum.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS FOR HIGH-SCHOOL FISHING 
1.6 	LEAGUES; BASIC ANGLING CURRICULUM.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $200,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the 
1.8 	..... fund to the commissioner of natural resources to provide grants according to subdivision 
1.9 	2.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Grant program; high-school fishing leagues. The commissioner of natural 
1.11 	resources must establish and administer a program to provide grants to nonprofit 
1.12 	organizations operating fishing leagues for high schools to develop, expand, and increase 
1.13 	youth participation in fishing leagues for high schools.
1.14 		Subd. 3.Developing basic angling curriculum. The commissioner of natural resources 
1.15 	must develop a basic angling curriculum that includes basic fishing techniques and 
1.16 	information about aquatic invasive species, tournament etiquette, conservation, water safety, 
1.17 	and related matters. The commissioner must make the basic angling curriculum available 
1.18 	without cost to nonprofit organizations operating fishing leagues for high schools.