1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the parks and trails fund.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 | Section 1. PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
1.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.6 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the parks 
1.7 	and trails fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
1.8 	each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this act mean that the appropriations 
1.9 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, 
1.10 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. 
1.11 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
1.12 	June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment. All appropriations in 
1.13 	this act are onetime.

1.14 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
1.15 | | | | Available for the Year
1.16 | | | | Ending June 30
1.17 | | | | | 2012 | | 2013

1.18

1.19

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

$

23,613,000

$

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1.20 	(a) $15,317,000 the first year is for state 
1.21 	parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
1.22 	(1) connect people to the outdoors;
1.23 	(2) acquire land and create opportunities;
2.1 	(3) maintain existing holdings, including 
2.2 	developing and redeveloping facilities, 
2.3 	and improving accessibility and energy 
2.4 	efficiency; and
2.5 	(4) improve cooperation by coordinating 
2.6 	with partners to implement the 25-year 
2.7 	long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
2.8 	(b) $7,658,000 the first year is for grants 
2.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535, 
2.10 	to acquire, develop, improve, and restore 
2.11 	parks and trails of regional or statewide 
2.12 	significance. Up to 2.5 percent of this 
2.13 	appropriation may be used for administering 
2.14 	the grants. Any unencumbered balance does 
2.15 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
2.16 	available for the second year.
2.17 	(c) $38,000 the first year is for a technical 
2.18 	assistance panel to conduct up to ten 
2.19 	restoration audits under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.20 	section 85.53, subdivision 5.
2.21 	(d) $600,000 the first year is for grants 
2.22 	to veterans camps for making capital 
2.23 	improvements related to the health and safety 
2.24 	of veterans and families who use the camps. 
2.25 	Of this amount, $500,000 is for the Disabled 
2.26 	Veterans Rest Camp located on Big Marine 
2.27 	Lake in Washington County and $100,000 is 
2.28 	for the Veterans on the Lake Resort located 
2.29 	on Fall Lake in St. Louis County. The 
2.30 	grants must be matched by contributions 
2.31 	from nongovernmental private sources. The 
2.32 	commissioner shall make portions of the 
2.33 	grants provided in this paragraph available 
2.34 	in $100,000 increments whenever matching 
2.35 	contributions in those amounts are obtained 
3.1 	from nongovernmental private sources. This 
3.2 	appropriation is available until spent.

3.3 | Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL | $ | 15,317,000 | $ | -0-
3.4 	(a) $15,317,000 the first year is to be 
3.5 	distributed as required under Minnesota 
3.6 	Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
3.7 	(b) Grant agreements entered into by the 
3.8 	Metropolitan Council and recipients of 
3.9 	money appropriated under this section shall 
3.10 	ensure that the funds are used to supplement 
3.11 	and not substitute for traditional sources of 
3.12 	funding.

3.13 | Sec. 4. LEGISLATURE | $ | 5,000 | $ | -0-
3.14 	$5,000 the first year is for the Legislative 
3.15 	Coordinating Commission for the costs of 
3.16 	developing and implementing a Web site to 
3.17 	contain information on projects receiving 
3.18 	appropriations from the parks and trails fund 
3.19 	and other constitutionally dedicated funds.