The bill appropriates $5,500,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Scott County. This funding is designated for the acquisition of property and the predesign, design, and construction of approximately 4.3 miles of the Louisville Segment of the Merriam Junction Regional Trail, which will connect the Louisville Swamp Trailhead in Louisville Township to the Big Woods Trail in Shakopee.

To finance this appropriation, the bill authorizes the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue state bonds up to the amount of $5,500,000, following the procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes and the state constitution. The effective date of this section is set for the day following its final enactment.