HF 20 Summary

• Amends Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 9 to modify the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriations from fiscal year 2019-2020.

• Appropriates $17,439,000 total for land acquisition, habitat, and recreation projects including grants for local parks and trails ($2,000,000), trail development projects across Minnesota ($600,000-$2,500,000 per project), and state parks and natural areas acquisitions.

• Distributes funds to specific projects including the Mesabi Trail ($600,000), Harmony State Trail extension ($235,000), Mississippi Blufflands Trail ($550,000), and Swedish Immigrant Trail segment ($2,254,000).

• Allocates $2,000,000 for native prairie bank easements and restoration, $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.

• Establishes project completion deadlines ranging from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, with effective date retroactive to July 1, 2019.