MN HF3295

Appropriates $3,000,000 from bond proceeds to the commissioner of natural resources for grants to cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in first-class cities for planting publicly owned shade trees on public land

Prioritizes grant requests for removal and replacement of trees with active emerald ash borer infestations

Restricts funded tree plantings to species native to Minnesota and defines "shade tree" as a woody perennial grown for aesthetic or environmental purposes with minimal timber value and no intent for wood harvesting

Authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue up to $3,000,000 in state bonds to fund the appropriation under Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution

Takes effect the day following final enactment