as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/08/2013 09:00am
A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Pig's Eye Regional Park
in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$500,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds
fund to the Metropolitan Council for a grant to the city of St. Paul to predesign, design,
and engineer improvements to Pig's Eye Regional Park and Pig's Eye Lake to (1) improve
water quality and habitat for fish, wildlife, and birds, and (2) enhance controlled public
access to Pig's Eye Regional Park. Improvements may include creation of small islands
in the lake to reduce wind fetch and re-suspension of sediment, and increasing public
access opportunities, including new trails, boardwalks, wildlife observation platforms,
and nonmotorized canoe and kayak access.
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To provide the money appropriated in this section from the
bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
bonds of the state in an amount up to $500,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with
the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the
Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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