Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 157-H.F.No. 1326 
           An act relating to economic development; providing a 
          preference for outdoor recreation grants; amending 
          Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 116J.980, by adding a 
          subdivision. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 116J.980, is 
amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [PREFERENCE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANTS.] In 
awarding grants under the outdoor recreation grant program, the 
commissioner shall give special consideration to proposed 
outdoor recreation projects for which particular need has been 
demonstrated by the applicant based on, but not limited to, the 
following factors: 
    (1) low to moderate income status of persons living 
adjacent to or most likely to make use of the proposed facility; 
    (2) lack of adequate transportation or access to existing 
outdoor recreation facilities by those most likely to use the 
proposed facility; 
    (3) the need for outdoor recreation facilities designed to 
accommodate handicapped persons and other special populations 
that would be met by the proposed facility; 
    (4) the overall inadequacy or lack of outdoor recreation 
facilities within the area to be served by the proposed project; 
    (5) the need for acquisition of land in fully developed 
areas with limited opportunities for recreation facility 
development; and 
    (6) a high population of school-aged children in the area 
to be served by the proposed outdoor recreation facility and a 
lack of appropriate recreation facilities for children. 
    The commissioner shall incorporate into the annual project 
ranking process a procedure for awarding additional ranking 
points to those project applications which demonstrate a special 
need based on the above or similar factors. 
    Presented to the governor May 20, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 23, 1991, 7:08 p.m.