MN SF5505

Appropriates $6,250,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of natural resources for Phase 2 of a paved multiuse trail connecting Itasca State Park to the Heartland Trail.

Trail segment begins approximately two miles east of the Heartland Trail Phase 1 tunnel under Highway 71 and extends toward the city of Emmaville.

Funding covers land acquisition, environmental review, predesign, design, and construction of the paved multiuse trail and a trailhead in Emmaville at the trail junction with the Heartland Trail.

Authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue up to $6,250,000 in state bonds to provide the appropriated funds, consistent with Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution.

Effective the day following final enactment.