1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the parks and trails fund 
1.3 	for metropolitan regional parks.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PARKS.
 1.6 	(a) $16,163,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $16,163,000 in fiscal year 2013 are 
1.7 	appropriated from the parks and trails fund to the Metropolitan Council to be distributed 
1.8 	as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
1.9 	(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use 
1.10 	of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota 
1.11 	Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in 
1.12 	terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other 
1.13 	appropriate outcomes.
1.14 	(c) Grant agreements entered into by the Metropolitan Council and recipients of 
1.15 	money appropriated under this section shall ensure that the funds are used to supplement 
1.16 	and not substitute for traditional sources of funding.