2007 Minnesota Statutes

85.045 ADOPT-A-PARK PROGRAM.
    Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-park program is established. The
commissioner shall coordinate the program through the regional offices of the Department
of Natural Resources.
    Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage business and civic groups
or individuals to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving and maintaining state parks, state
recreation areas, monuments, historic sites, and trails.
    Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements
with business and civic groups or individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make
improvements to real and personal property in state parks, monuments, historic sites, and trails in
accordance with plans devised by the commissioner after consultation with the groups.
(b) The commissioner may erect appropriate signs to recognize and express appreciation to
groups and individuals providing volunteer services under the adopt-a-park program.
(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of
volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the adopt-a-park program.
    Subd. 4. Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into any
agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees by volunteers
participating in the adopt-a-park program under this section. The commissioner must certify to
the appropriate bargaining agent that the work performed by a volunteer will not result in the
displacement of currently employed workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a
substantially equivalent position, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of
nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits.
History: 1991 c 242 s 1; 1993 c 172 s 36; 1997 c 187 art 3 s 22