SF247

SF247 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

State park and recreation are acquisition bond issue and appropriation

Related bill: HF1314

AI Generated Summary

This bill, titled SF No 247, proposes to allocate $10,000,000 from the state’s bond proceeds fund. This money will be used by the commissioner of natural resources to purchase private lands currently within established state parks and state recreation areas in Minnesota. The objective is to potentially develop new state parks or expand existing ones. To fund this appropriation, the bill also authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $10,000,000. The process for issuing these bonds will adhere to specific guidelines set out by Minnesota law and the Minnesota Constitution.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
January 15, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 15, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 15, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	Capital Investment
January 15, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Capital Investment
March 05, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added
April 21, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added
April 21, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references state park establishment under section 85.012.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "85.012",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references state recreation area establishment under section 85.013.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "85.013",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill refers to the bond sale process under sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.631",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill refers to the bond sale process under sections 16A.631 to 16A.675.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.675",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references the Minnesota Constitution articles related to bond issuance.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "Article XI",
    "subdivision": "sections 4 to 7"
  }
]