1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for certain grant-in-aid 
1.3 	applications;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.8031.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.8031, is amended to read:
1.6 	84.8031 GRANT-IN-AID APPLICATIONS; REVIEW PERIOD.
1.7 	The commissioner must review an off-road vehicle grant-in-aid application and, if 
1.8 	approved, commence begin public review of the application within 60 days after the 
1.9 	completed application has been locally approved and submitted to an area parks and trails 
1.10 	office. If the commissioner fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after 
1.11 	submission, the application is deemed approved and the commissioner must provide for a 
1.12 	30-day public review period. If the commissioner denies an application, the commissioner 
1.13 	must provide the applicant with a written explanation for denying the application at the time 
1.14 	the applicant is notified of the denial.