1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; establishing moratorium on public access acquisitions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.141, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition; generally. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 
1.7 	commissioner shall acquire access sites adjacent to public waters and easements and 
1.8 	rights-of-way necessary to connect the access sites with public highways. The land may be 
1.9 	acquired by gift, lease, or purchase, or by condemnation with approval of the Executive 
1.10 	Council.
1.11 	(b) Until July 1, 2022, the commissioner must not acquire or develop public access sites 
1.12 	adjacent to public waters that do not have a public access site.