1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; establishing the Mississippi Blufflands Trail; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6a.Mississippi Blufflands Trail; Goodhue and Wabasha Counties. (a) 
1.9 	The Mississippi Blufflands Trail shall originate at the Cannon Valley Trail and thence 
1.10 	extend generally southeasterly along the Mississippi River through Frontenac State Park in 
1.11 	Goodhue County and continue through Goodhue and Wabasha Counties to the city of Lake 
1.12 	City, and there terminate. The trail shall include connections to the Rattlesnake Bluff Trail.
1.13 	(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
1.14 	(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the 
1.15 	commissioner shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and 
1.16 	groups whenever feasible.

1.17 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.18 	$50,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.19 	of natural resources for development of a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands Trail, 
1.20 	including work on possible extensions or connections to other state or regional trails. This 
1.21 	is a onetime appropriation that is available until June 30, 2017.