All Parks and Parklands-State Legislation - Minnesota
SF2985 - State park parks, recreation areas and forest land additions and deletions; critical habitat private sector matching account modifications; outdoor recreation system state aquatic management areas inclusion
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to state lands; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to agree to match a contribution contingent on a future appropriation under the critical habitat private sector matching account; including state aquatic management areas in the outdoor recreation system; adding certain lands to the Buffalo River state park in Clay county, the Monson Lake state park in Swift county, the Savanna Portage state park in Aitkin and St. Louis counties, the Scenic state park in Itasca county, the Soudan Underground Mine state park in St. Louis county and the William O'Brien state park in Washington county; adding and deleting certain lands in the Frontenac state park in Goodhue county; deleting certain lands from the Lake Carlos state park in Douglas county, the Lake Shetek state park in Murray county and the Moose Lake state park in Carlton county; adding certain lands to the Garden Island state recreation area in [...] show full description Comment on Bill SF2146 - Constitutional amendment for sales tax increase and revenue dedication to natural resources and cultural heritage purposes; natural heritage enhancement council creation
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI to increase the sales and use tax rate and to dedicate the revenue receipts to restore, preserve and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in the state and other natural resources, to protect drinking water sources, to protect and restore lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and groundwater, to support parks and trails in the state and to support arts and cultural heritage in the state;creating the natural heritage fund, the parks and trails fund, the sustainable drinking water fund, the clean water fund and the arts and cultural heritage fund; creating the natural heritage enhancement advisory council, specifying certain membership and open meetings requirements and duties, sunset provision; changing the clean water legacy account to the clean water fund (je) SF1510 - Chisago, Isanti and Pine counties renewable energy facility feasibility study grant appropriation
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to Chisago, Isanti, and Pine counties and the university of Minnesota to conduct a economic and technical viability feasibility study for a multistream renewable energy biofuels demonstration facility to utilize existing forest resources to produce ethanol or butanol for use as a liquid fuel or a gasoline supplement and oxygenation agent; requiring the study to consider Wild river state park seed bank capacity and expansion in Chisago, Isanti and Pine counties (rt) SF0546 - Fort Snelling upper bluff emergency building stabilization grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to Hennepin county for emergency building stabilization at Fort Snelling upper bluff (me) SF1291 - Constitutional amendment for constitutional environment and natural resources trust fund provisions and clean water legacy account expenditures and state lottery disposition modifications
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural resources ARTICLE 1- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI, section 14, to increase the percentage of net proceeds from the state lottery to the environment and natural resources trust fund and to extend the length of time proceeds are to be credited to the fund ARTICLE 2 - NATURAL RESOURCES FUNDING Establishing the parks and trails account in the natural resources fund; appropriating money from the account to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for the acquisition, operation and maintenance of state parks and trails; requiring the state lottery in lieu tax credited to the clean water legacy account in the environmental fund; allowing environmental protection trust fund expenditures for acquiring natural areas and obtaining and operating permanent conservation easements; modifying the disposition of the [...] show full description SF3437 - State park additions local government public hearing attendance petition authorization
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing certain affected local governments to petition the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to attend a public hearing to discuss proposed additions to a state park (me) SF2488 - State parks rehabilitation, renovation and development bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the sale of state bonds for state park infrastructure rehabilitation and renovation and facilities development for Itasca, St. Croix, Interstate, Jay Cooke, Whitewater, Maplewood, and Sibley state parks, requiring commissioner project priority determination (rt) Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Extending the Minnestoa river trail by adding a loop extension between Fort Ridgely state park and the cities of Redwood Falls and Sleepy Eye (rt) SF2404 - Disabled veterans free lifetime state park permit issuance
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to prescribe and issue a free special lifetime state park permit for totally and permanently disabled veterans (je) SF0720 - Greenleaf state park land acquisition bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for land acquisition in Greenleaf state park (ra) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Author added Olson, M. Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to classify Mississippi headwaters state forest as closed, prohbiting off-highway vehicle use in the state forest (rt) SF2414 - Sartell central Minnesota regional parks and trails bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Sartell for land acquisition along the Sauk river near the confluence of the Mississippi river to serve as part of the central Minnesota regional parks and trails (rt) SF2933 - Developmentally disabled persons special state park permit and fee reduction
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing reduced state park fees and requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to issue special state park permits for certain developmentally disabled persons (rt) SF1119 - Land acquisition, landowner bill of rights and mineral interests requirements modifications; state parks additions and deletion; state land sales, easement conveyances, exchange and lease provisions
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Author added Sheran Bill Text 1E Relating to state lands; increasing the land value threshold for the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to acquire land without appraisal; specifying a land value for transaction incentive; requiring landowner disclosure of property value prior to offer; modifying severed mineral interest recording requirements; modifying payment requirements for a certain prior tax forfeited land exchange in Itasca county and authorizing the Itasca county auditor to lease tax forfeited land to a proposed steel mill for a certain period of time; providing an addition and deletion to Flandrau state park in Brown county and an addition to Whitewater state park in Winona county; authorizing and providing for the public sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Aitkin, Cook, Nicollet, Red Lake and St. Louis counties, public sale of certain consolidated conservation land bordering public water in Aitkin county,[...] show full description SF2633 - North Shore state parks and trails bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for infrastructure rehabilitation and renovation of facilities in state parks along the North Shore, including Tettegouche and Split Rock Lighthouse state parks (me) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Establishing Lake Vermillion state park; prescribing boundaries; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to acquire land; requiring a land exchange; providing for the deposit of fees; providing for the conveyance of land to St. Louis county (ra) SF0141 - State parks and recreation areas operations and state trail operations and maintenance appropriations
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for state parks and recreation areas operations and for state trails operations and maintenance (je) Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Author added Prettner Solon Bill Text Appropriating money for environment and natural resources purposes ARTICLE 1 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the pollution control agency (PCA) for the clean water partnership program, community technical assistance and education, individual sewage treatment system (ISTS) administration and grants, surface water quality and trends assessments, clean water legacy implementation, total maximum daily loads (TMDL) development, economic sectors development regulation such as ethanol and mining, air monitoring, the leaking underground storage tank program, health assessments, drinking water, environmental assistance, county SCORE block grants, alternative fuel use promotion, pollutant emission and greenhouse gases reduction, to the commissioners of the PCA and department of agriculture for environmental response and liability, to the department of natural resources (DNR) [...] show full description SF3056 - Permanent school fund provisions modified, proceed disposition from sale of administrative sites provided, environmental learning center requirements modified, state park provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Permanent school fund provisions modified, proceed disposition from sale of administrative sites provided, environmental learning center requirements modified, state park provisions modified, and money appropriated. SF1185 - State trails acquisition modified; ATV registration/operation requirements modified; off-trail snowmobile use provided; state trails description/requirements modified; Game and Fish Oversight Committee membership provided; penalty provided.
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Environment and Natural Resources Bill Text State trails acquisition modified; ATV registration/operation requirements modified; off-trail snowmobile use provided; state trails description/requirements modified; Game and Fish Oversight Committee membership provided; penalty provided. SF2651 - Omnibus game and fish, lands, forestry and natural resources policy bill, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report# Bill Text Omnibus game and fish, lands, forestry and natural resources policy bill, and money appropriated. SF1312 - Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill modifying programs and policies, and appropriating money.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Rules and Legislative Administration Bill Text Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill modifying programs and policies, and appropriating money. SF3385 - Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Recalled by Chair Finance Bill Text Omnibus environment and natural resources policy bill and money appropriated. Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment Bill Text HF 4072 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Supplemental bonding bill, and money appropriated. Section 1: Capitol improvement appropriations language provided. Section 2: Natural resources - Lake Vermilion State Park language provided. Section 3: Administration - Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement language provided. Section 4: Metropolitan council language provided. Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation. Subdivision 2. Central Corridor Transit Way. Subdivision 3. Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. Section 5: Veterans affairs language provided. Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation Subdivision 2. Minneapolis Veterans Home Campus Section 6: Bond sale authorization language provided. Section 7: Bond sale authorization reduction language provided. Section 8: Revenues language modified. Section 9: Sustainable building guidelines language modified.[...] show full description SF0656 - State parks and recreation areas and state trails appropriations
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Authors added Olseen; Skoe; Saxhaug; Olson, M. Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for state park and recreation area operations and for state trail operations and maintenance (me) HF2285 - Natural resources and cultural heritage dedicated funding provided through increased sales tax revenue, funds established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 151 02/19/08 Bill Text HF 2285 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Natural resource and cultural heritage dedicated funding provided through increased sales tax revenue, funds established, and constitutional amendment proposed. Section 1: Constitutional amendment language provided. Section 2: Submission to voters language provided. JAJ 2/20/08 |
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