1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying public water access site acquisition 
1.3 	authority;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.141, subdivision 1; 
1.4 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.141, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.141, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition; generally. The commissioner shall acquire access sites 
1.9 	adjacent to public waters and easements and rights-of-way necessary to connect the access 
1.10 	sites with public highways. The land may be acquired by gift, lease, or purchase, or by 
1.11 	condemnation with approval of the Executive Council. ~~An access site may not exceed~~ 
1.12 	~~seven acres and may only be acquired where access is inadequate.~~

1.13 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.14 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.141, subdivision 2, is repealed.