Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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Heartland Trail modified.

Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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Horse trail pass eliminated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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State park and recreation area acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Greenleaf Lake State Park land acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance

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Minnesota River Trail loop extension provided.

Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

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Ortonville; Minnesota River Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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La Crescent; Wagon Wheel Recreational and Commuter Trail funding provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Root River State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Vergas; Roger Hanson Memorial Trail completion funding provided, bonds issued,
and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Gateway Trail tunnel funding provided, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Minnesota River Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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Minnesota River Trail segment established connecting Granite Falls and
Montevideo.

Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

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University Research Park project area funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register

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HF 3723

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board authorized to retain proceeds from
condemnation of park lands necessary for reconstruction and expansion of marked
Interstate Highway 35W at the Mississippi River.

Section 1: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Condemnation Proceeds language
is provided.

SNA 4/10/08

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Baseball park proposals required.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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St. Paul; Keller and Phalen Parks master plan funding provided, bonds issued,
and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Author added Moe

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Paul Bunyan State Trail development funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register

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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board authorized to adopt standards for
dedication of land to the public or a payment of a dedication fee on certain new
commercial and industrial development.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Carver County; Lake Waconia Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Author added Koenen

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Greenleaf Lake State Park land acquisition required by a specified date.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Author added Heidgerken

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Sibley State Park facilities improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Author added Peterson, A.

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Swift County; Monson Lake State Park land addition provided.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Author added Haws

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Stearns County; Warner Lake Park land acquisition funding provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Author added Severson

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Nonmetro regional parks and trails system recommendations required, funding
provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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St. Paul National Great River Park improvements provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Referred by Chair to Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

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St. Paul; National Great River Park including the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
improvements and infrastructure provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Chisago County; Ojiketa Regional Park created, bonds issued and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Lower Afton Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Author added Haws

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Stearns County; Rocori Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Stearns County; Quarry Park and Nature Preserve land acquisition funding
provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Tamarack Nature Center - Destination for Discovery bonds issued and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Mora; Spring Lake Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Isanti County; Cambridge-Isanti Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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State park system additions proposal public hearing petitions authorized.

Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance

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Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Council established,
state park permit exemption provided, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area trail development funding provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register

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HF 1507

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

State trails acquisition authority and recreational vehicle requirements
modified, off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program established, and
state trails modified.

Section 1: Acquisition of land for trails language modified.

Section 2: General requirements language modified.

Section 3: Exemptions language added.

Section 4: Sticker required; fee language added.

Section 5: Off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program created.

Section 6: Training requirements language added.

Section 7: Willard Munger Trail System, Chisago, Ramsey, Pine, St. Louis,
Carlton, and Washington Counties language modified.

Seciton 8: Repealer provided.

JAJ 3/21/7

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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North Shore state parks and trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Committee report, to pass

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HF 3032 THIRD ENGROSSMENT State land provisions modified concerning critical habitat private sector matching account, authority, timber permits, outdoor recreation system, state parks, and forests; and tax-forfeited land provisions modified for wind energy projects. Section 1: Pledges and contributions language added. Section 2: Enforcement of federal laws language provided. Section 3: Composition of system language added. Section 4: Secondary authorization; when permitted language added. Section 5: Issuance; expiration language modified. Section 6: Private easements language modified. Section 7: Land replacement trust fund; Itasca County language added. Section 8: Additions to state parks language provided. Subdivision 1. Buffalo River State Park, Clay County. Subdivision 2. Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. Subdivision [...]

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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Public Safety and Civil Justice

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HF 3284

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Voyageurs National Park; State employees prohibited from enforcing federal laws
in navigable waters.

Section 1: Enforcement of federal laws language provided.

JAJ 3/3/8

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Committee report, to pass

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Medical standards established for permitting off-highway vehicle use by disabled
persons on public trails.

Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Author added Dettmer

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Committee report, to pass

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HF 2998

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Free entrance authorized for totally and permanently disabled veterans.

Section 1: Free entrance; permanently and totally disabled veterans language is
provided. "The commissioner shall allow free entrance to state parks and state
recreation areas for any veteran with a total and permanent service-connected
disability who presents each year a copy of their determination letter to a park
attendant or commissioner's designee for an annual park permit."

SNA 3/11/08

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Chester Woods Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Great River Ridge Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Author added Welti

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Mantorville; Stage Coach Trail and welcome center design grant provided, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Mantorville; Stage Coach Trail and welcome center design grant provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Dodge County; Stagecoach State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Minneapolis; Father Hennepin Regional Park improvements funding provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment

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HF 3114

THIRD ENGROSSMENT

Park district property acquisition provision provided.

Section 1: Specific powers language is modified. Language added includes, "the
board may acquire real estate by purchase without a resolution of consent when
the purchase is in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan of the home
rule charter or statutory city".

SNA 4/14/08

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Washington County; Big Marine Park Reserve land acquisition and development
funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair

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Big Marine Park Reserve improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

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North Mankato; Caswell Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Blazing Star Trail segment funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Authors added Bly, Ward, Demmer and Kahn

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State trail acquisition, rehabilitation, and repair funding provided; bonds
issued; and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Author added Bly

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State park permits issuance and reduced fees provisions provided to certain
disabled persons.

Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Author stricken Hortman

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HF 3273 FIRST ENGROSSMENT State park provisions modified relating to park names, permits, campfires and forest roads; all-terrain vehicle provisions modified, authority modified for monument designation and water access site acquisition, and requirements eliminated. Section 1: Prohibitions on youthful operators language is modified. Section 2: Confirmation of creation and establishment of state parks, state recreation areas, and waysides language is modified. Section 3: Interstate State Park, Chisago County, is hereby renamed from Dalles of Saint Croix State Park. Section 4: St. Croix is stricken from the language; title is modified to Wild River State Park, Chisago County. Section 5: Names, acquisition; administration language is modified. Section 6: Interstate State Park language is modified. Section 7: Grand Portage State Park language [...]

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Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Author added Fritz

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Mill Towns State Trail construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Secretary of State Ch. 24 04/30/07

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HF 2090

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Backflow prevention in recreational camping areas requirements limited.

Section 1: Limitation language provided.

JAJ 3/28/7

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

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HF 3433

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Lake Vermillion State Park established.

Section 1: Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County language is added.

Section 2: Lake Vermillion State Park language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Lake Vermilion State Park.
Subdivision 2. Management.
Subdivision 3. Boundaries.

Section 3: Acquisition; Lake Vermillion State Park langauge is provided.

Section 4: Effective date is provided.

SNA 3/19/08

Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Environment and Natural Resources

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Chromated copper arsenate-treated lumber removal required from schools, parks,
and child care facilities.

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance

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HF 1045

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Metropolitan parks nonprofit foundation established, state lottery gross
proceeds in lieu of sales tax distribution for metropolitan parks and open space
clarified, and parks and open space commission member compensation modified.
ARTICLE 1: FOUNDATION

Section 1: Findings and purpose language provided.

Section 2: Nonprofit foundation language provided.

Section 3: Metropolitan council assistance language provided.

Section 4: Report language provided.

ARTICLE 2: PARKS AND OPEN SPACE STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1: Deposit of revenues language modified.

Section 2: Compensation language modified.

Section 3: Application language modified.

Section 4: Effective date provided.

JAJ 3/8/7

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Author added Benson

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State park rehabilitation and development funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Author added Swails

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Voyageurs Heritage Center and Voyageurs National Park Headquarters funding
provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Wright County; Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park land acquisition grant
provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Author added Bunn

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State parks and trails funding provided, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Authors added Slocum and Mahoney

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Metropolitan Regional Parks System funding provided, and money appropriated.