2004 Minnesota Statutes

     85.43 Disposition of receipts; purpose. 

    (a) Fees from cross-country ski passes shall be deposited 
 in the state treasury and credited to a cross-country ski 
 account in the natural resources fund and, except as provided in 
 paragraph (b), are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
 resources for: 

    (1) grants-in-aid for cross-country ski trails sponsored by 
 local units of government and special park districts as provided 
 in section 85.44; and 

    (2) maintenance, winter grooming, and associated 
 administrative costs for cross-country ski trails under the 
 jurisdiction of the commissioner. 

    (b) The commissioner shall retain for the operation of the 
 electronic licensing system a commission of 4.7 percent of all 
 cross-country ski pass fees collected. 

    HIST: 1983 c 325 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 200; 1987 c 404 s 103; 
 2004 c 255 s 23