The bill proposes an appropriation of $6,250,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the construction of a paved multiuse trail segment that will connect Itasca State Park to the Heartland Trail. This project will begin approximately two miles east of the Heartland Trail Phase 1 tunnel under marked Highway 71 and extend toward the city of Emmaville. The funds will also cover the environmental review, predesign, design, and construction of a trailhead in Emmaville at the junction with the Heartland Trail.
To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $6,250,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the Minnesota Constitution. The bill includes a provision stating that it will take effect the day after its final enactment.