We support volunteer friends groups to advocate for trail projects in their communities.
The table below highlights key actions that have been taken on this priority issue during the 2022 Legislative Session.
We will work to update this table throughout the session.
| Overview | Design, engineer, and construct two miles of trail east of Woodstock, adding to a 10-mile segment. |
| Amount | $1.049 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 2177 / Sen. Weber |
| House Bill & Author | HF 2273 / Rep. Schomacker |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Friends of the Casey Jones State Trail Association |
| Overview | Expand the trail one mile from Scandia’s Village Center towards William O’brien State Park, including a tunnel under County Road 52. |
| Amount | $2.96 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 2911 / Sen. Housley |
| House Bill & Author | HF 3037 / Rep. Dettmer |
| Local Friends Group Partners | Friends of Scandia Parks & Trails / Gateway Brown’s Creek Trail Association |
| Hearing | House Capital Investment Committee 03/08/2022 (View Recording) |
| Overview | Funding will secure federal matching funds while enabling acquisition, design, development, and construction of four key trail segments. |
| Amount | $3.5 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 480 / Sen. Bakk |
| House Bill & Author | HF 468 / Rep. Ecklund |
| Local Friends Group Partners | Gitchi-Gami Trail Association |
| Overview | Funding will ensure completion of a multi-year effort to connect the Glacial Lakes State Trail from New London to Sibley State Park. |
| Amount | $4.75 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 3186 / Rep. Lang |
| House Bill & Author | HF 3111 / Rep. Baker |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Sibley State Park Improvement Association |
| Hearing | House Capital Investment Committee 03/08/2022 (View Recording) |
| Overview | Construct the Glendalough State Park visitor center to support 130,000 visitors and eight school districts. |
| Amount | $750,000 |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 4260 / Sen. Ingebrigtsen |
| House Bill & Author | HF 4327 / Rep. Rasmusson |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Glendalough Park Partners |
| Hearing | House Capital Investment Committee 03/31/2022 (Recording) |
| Overview | Complete the first phase to extend the Itasca State Park multi-use trail system about two miles from the park through a tunnel under Highway 71. |
| Amount | $2 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 4169 / Sen. Utke |
| House Bill & Author | HF 4617 / Rep. Bliss |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Itasca-Heartland Connection Trail Task Force |
| Overview | Add 6.1 miles of trail through Northfield and north to the Waterford Bridge. |
| Amount | $7.5 million ($3.236 million match from City of Northfield) |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | |
| House Bill & Author | HF 2748 / Rep. Lippert |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Friends of the Mill Towns State Trail |
| Hearing | House Capital Investment Committee 03/08/2022 (View Recording) |
| Overview | Construction of the Maplewood State Park segment (the fifth and final section) of the Perham to Pelican Rapids Trail, a 34-mile multi-use recreational trail. |
| Amount | |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 2538 / Sen. Ingebrigtsen |
| House Bill & Author | HF 2611 / Rep. Rasmusson |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Friends of Maplewood State Park |
| Overview | Filling a 4-mile gap to connect the 29-mile Shooting Star State Trail to the 27-mile WAPSI-Great Western Line Trail in Iowa. |
| Amount | $1.44 million |
| More Details | Fact sheet |
| Senate Bill & Author | SF 2213 / Sen. Dornink |
| House Bill & Author | HF 2339 / Rep. Mueller |
| Local Friends Group Partner | Prairie Visions |
