1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to legacy; appropriating money for regional parks and trails.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS.
 1.5 	$....... in fiscal year 2022 and $....... in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from the parks 
1.6 	and trails fund to the commissioner of natural resources for grants for parks and trails of 
1.7 	regional significance outside the seven-county metropolitan area under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.8 	section 85.535. Grants funded under this section must support parks and trails of regional 
1.9 	or statewide significance that meet the applicable definitions and criteria for regional parks 
1.10 	and trails contained in the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan 
1.11 	adopted by the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission on April 22, 2015. 
1.12 	Grant recipients identified under this section must submit a grant application to the 
1.13 	commissioner of natural resources. The grants awarded under this section must be based 
1.14 	on the list of recommended projects submitted annually to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.15 	members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over legacy appropriations under 
1.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.536, subdivision 10, by the Greater Minnesota Regional 
1.17 	Parks and Trails Commission. The following is the list of recommended projects for fiscal 
1.18 	year 2022:
1.19 	(1) Olmsted County Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo;
1.20 	(2) Goodhue County Byllesby Park;
1.21 	(3) Otter Tail County Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail;
1.22 	(4) Mesabi Trail;
2.1 	(5) Lake County Mountain Bike Trails;
2.2 	(6) Gull Lake Trail;
2.3 	(7) Moorhead River Corridor Trail;
2.4 	(8) Chisago County Sunrise Prairie Trail;
2.5 	(9) Wright County Connecting People with the Outdoors;
2.6 	(10) Luverne Loop and Blue Mounds Trail;
2.7 	(11) Winona Bluffs Traverse; and
2.8 	(12) Sandstone Robinson Park.