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1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:10am

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A bill for an act
 relating to natural resources; extending the Casey Jones Trail; establishing a new
state trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, subdivision 2, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Casey Jones Trail, Murray, Redwood, deleted text begin anddeleted text end Pipestonenew text begin , and Rocknew text end
Counties.

(a) The trail shall originate in Lake Shetek State Park in Murray County
and include the six-mile loop between Currie in Murray County and Lake Shetek State
Park. From there, the first half of the trail shall trail southwesterly to Slayton in Murray
County; thence westerly to the point of intersection with the most easterly terminus of
the state-owned abandoned railroad right-of-way, commonly known as the Casey Jones
unit; thence westerly along said Casey Jones unit to Pipestone in Pipestone County; thence
southwesterly to Split Rock Creek State Park in Pipestone Countydeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ; thence southeasterly
to Blue Mounds State Park in Rock County; thence southerly to Luverne and Schoneman
Park in Rock County,new text end and there terminate. The second half of the trail shall commence
in Lake Shetek State Park in Murray County and trail northeasterly to Walnut Grove in
Redwood County; thence northeasterly to Redwood Falls in Redwood County to join with
the Minnesota River State Trail.

(b) The trail shall be developed as a multiuse, multiseasonal, dual treadway trail.
Nothing herein shall abrogate the purpose for which the Casey Jones unit was originally
established, and the use thereof shall be concurrent.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin Des Moines River Valley Trail, Jackson, Cottonwood, and Murray
Counties. new text end

new text begin The trail shall originate in Jackson County at the Minnesota-Iowa border and
connect with the Dickinson Trail in Mini-Wakan State Park in Iowa. To the greatest extent
possible, the trail shall follow the Des Moines River Valley, extending northwesterly
through Jackson County to Kilen Woods State Park, through Cottonwood County, and into
Murray County. The trail shall terminate at Casey Jones Trail in Murray County.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall work with Friends of the Casey Jones
Trail in planning and developing the extension under section 1.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin TRAIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources shall work with Friends of the Jackson
County Trails in planning and developing the Des Moines River Valley Trail.
 new text end