1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; permitting local units of government to petition for a 
1.3 	public hearing when additions to the state park system are proposed;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.0115.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.0115, is amended to read:
1.7 	85.0115 NOTICE OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.
1.8 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice and description of 
1.9 	proposed additions to and deletions from legislatively designated boundaries of state parks 
1.10 	in a legal newspaper of general circulation in each county that is affected, and shall mail a 
1.11 	copy of such notice and description to the chair of the affected county board or boards 
1.12 	and to each affected landowner.
1.13 	(b) When an addition to a legislatively designated boundary of a state park is 
1.14 	proposed, the affected county board or boards or an affected city or township board may 
1.15 	petition the commissioner of natural resources to attend a public hearing to discuss the 
1.16 	proposed addition. The petition must be signed by the majority of the board members and 
1.17 	include the time, date, and reason for the hearing and be submitted to the commissioner 
1.18 	of natural resources 30 days prior to the public hearing. The commissioner of natural 
1.19 	resources or the commissioner's designee shall attend the public hearing when petitioned 
1.20 	under this section.