1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; requiring the deposit of lottery
1.3 	proceeds in the county natural resources and
1.4 	recreation fund; creating a county natural resources
1.5 	and recreation fund and providing for the distribution
1.6 	and use of amounts in the fund; amending Minnesota
1.7 	Statutes 2004, section 349A.10, subdivision 5;
1.8 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.9 	chapter 349A.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349A.10,
1.12 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subd. 5.Deposit of net proceeds.  Within 30 days after
1.14 	the end of each month, the director shall deposit in the state
1.15 	treasury the net proceeds of the lottery, which is the balance
1.16 	in the lottery fund after transfers to the lottery prize fund
1.17 	and credits to the lottery operations account.  Of the net
1.18 	proceeds, 40 percent must be credited to the Minnesota
1.19 	environment and natural resources trust fund, ... percent must
1.20 	be deposited in the county natural resources and recreation
1.21 	fund,and the remainder must be credited to the general fund.

1.22 	Sec. 2. [349A.101] COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES AND
1.23 	RECREATION FUND.
1.24 		Subdivision 1.Fund created. A county natural resources
1.25 	and recreation fund is established in the state treasury.  The
1.26 	fund consists of money deposited under section 349A.10,
1.27 	subdivision 5, and interest earned thereon.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Distribution. On July 15 of each year, the
2.2 	director shall certify to the commissioner of finance the amount
2.3 	of gross revenue from the sale of lottery tickets in each county
2.4 	in the previous fiscal year.  The commissioner of finance shall
2.5 	distribute money in the county natural resources and recreation
2.6 	fund to the treasurer of each county in proportion to that
2.7 	county's percentage of gross lottery ticket revenues for the
2.8 	previous fiscal year.
2.9 		Subd. 3.Use of fund. Money distributed to a county from
2.10 	the natural resources and recreation fund to a county may only
2.11 	be expended by that county for natural resources projects,
2.12 	county parks, and other outdoor recreational activities or
2.13 	facilities maintained or operated by the county.