MN HF3299

Appropriates $3,800,000 from bond proceeds to the Commissioner of Natural Resources to acquire land, predesign, design, and construct a paved, multiple-use trail connecting Itasca State Park to the Heartland State Trail.

Phase 1 of the trail project extends from the park contact station to the park's southeast boundary and includes construction of a tunnel under marked Trunk Highway 71.

Continuing sections of the trail extend approximately two miles beyond the tunnel, with remaining funds allocated for a trailhead at or near the proposed trail's southern junction with the Heartland Trail.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Management and Budget to sell and issue state bonds up to $3,800,000 to fund the project, subject to Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and Minnesota Constitution article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Effective the day following final enactment.