1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; modifying the route of 
  1.3             Paul Bunyan state trail; permitting operation of 
  1.4             motorized devices by physically disabled on certain 
  1.5             state trails; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.6             sections 85.015, subdivision 15; and 85.018, 
  1.7             subdivision 4. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, 
  1.10  subdivision 15, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 15.  [PAUL BUNYAN TRAIL, CROW WING, CASS, HUBBARD, 
  1.12  AND BELTRAMI COUNTIES.] The trail shall originate in ~~the city of~~ 
  1.13  ~~Baxter~~ Crow Wing state park in Crow Wing county and shall extend 
  1.14  through the city of Baxter and in a northerly direction along 
  1.15  the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way, intersecting the 
  1.16  Heartland state trail ~~southeast~~ southwest of the city of Walker 
  1.17  in Cass county.  The trail shall continue on the Heartland state 
  1.18  trail through the city of Walker, then in a northwesterly 
  1.19  direction along the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way to 
  1.20  the city of Bemidji in Beltrami county and ~~there~~ terminate in 
  1.21  Lake Bemidji state park. 
  1.22     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.018, 
  1.23  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.24     Subd. 4.  [NONMOTORIZED USE TRAILS.] No motorized vehicle 
  1.25  shall be operated on a trail designated for nonmotorized 
  1.26  use.  This subdivision does not apply to motorized wheelchairs 
  2.1   or other motorized devices operated by an individual who is 
  2.2   physically disabled.