1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; adding the Watonwan 
  1.3             River as a canoe and boating route; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 85.32, subdivision 1.
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1995 Supplement, section 
  1.7   85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [AREAS MARKED.] The commissioner of natural 
  1.9   resources is authorized in cooperation with local units of 
  1.10  government and private individuals and groups when feasible to 
  1.11  mark canoe and boating routes on the Little Fork, Big Fork, 
  1.12  Minnesota, St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, 
  1.13  Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, 
  1.14  Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre, Watonwan, and Crow rivers 
  1.15  which have historic and scenic values and to mark appropriately 
  1.16  points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids, 
  1.17  waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are 
  1.18  dangerous to canoe and watercraft travelers.