1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; establishing a moratorium on public access acquisition 
1.3 	for public waters without a public access;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	section 97A.141, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.141, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition; generally. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
1.9 	the commissioner shall acquire access sites adjacent to public waters and easements and 
1.10 	rights-of-way necessary to connect the access sites with public highways. The land may 
1.11 	be acquired by gift, lease, or purchase, or by condemnation with approval of the Executive 
1.12 	Council. 
1.13 	(b) Until July 1, 2015, the commissioner shall not acquire or develop public access 
1.14 	sites adjacent to public waters that do not have a public access site.