H.F. No. 24 Summary

• Modifies a 2018 appropriation from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for land acquisition, habitat, and recreation projects totaling $17,439,000.

• Funds $2,000,000 for competitive matching grants to local governments for parks, trails, and natural areas, available until June 30, 2021.

• Allocates $600,000 for the Mesabi Trail segment development (three miles between Ely and Highway 169), $235,000 for Harmony State Trail extension land acquisition, and $550,000 for the Mississippi Blufflands State Trail segment in Red Wing.

• Provides $2,254,000 for Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail segment construction within Interstate State Park and $100,000 for Superior Hiking Trail improvements and management system development.

• Funds additional projects including $700,000 for Mississippi River headwaters land acquisition, $750,000 for north-central Minnesota lake protection, $2,000,000 for native prairie easements, $2,500,000 for state trail development, $2,500,000 for state parks and trails acquisitions, and $3,250,000 for the Scientific and Natural Areas Program.