1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to parks; funding the operation and 
  1.3             maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; 
  1.4             appropriating money. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.7      $4,600,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $4,600,000 in fiscal 
  1.8   year 1999 are appropriated from the general fund to the 
  1.9   commissioner of natural resources for payment to the 
  1.10  metropolitan council for subgrants for the operation and 
  1.11  maintenance of parks within the metropolitan regional park 
  1.12  system.  
  1.13     Any amount unexpended in fiscal year 1998 remains available 
  1.14  for expenditure in fiscal year 1999.