1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; designating a state 
  1.3             trail on the north shore of Lake Superior; 
  1.4             appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.5             section 85.015, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 21.  [GITCHI-GAMI TRAIL, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES.] (a) 
  1.10  The trail shall originate in the city of Two Harbors and shall 
  1.11  extend in a northeasterly direction along the shore of Lake 
  1.12  Superior, running parallel to state highway 61 to the city of 
  1.13  Grand Marais.  
  1.14     (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for hiking and 
  1.15  bicycling. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [TRAIL; APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.17     $120,000 in fiscal year 2000 is appropriated from the 
  1.18  general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the 
  1.19  planning, development, and construction of the Gitchi-Gami trail 
  1.20  on the north shore of Lake Superior.  The trail must be designed 
  1.21  primarily for hiking and bicycling and must connect communities, 
  1.22  state parks, and other points of interest along the north shore.