2005 Minnesota Statutes - 84.0875 — Environmental learning centers.

     84.0875 Environmental learning centers. 


    The commissioner may acquire and better, or make grants to 
 counties, home rule charter or statutory cities, or school 
 districts to acquire and better, residential environmental 
 learning centers where students may learn how to use, preserve, 
 and renew the natural resources of this state.  A facility and 
 reasonable access to it must be owned by the state or a 
 political subdivision but may be leased to or managed by a 
 nonprofit organization to carry out an environmental learning 
 program established by the commissioner.  The lease or 
 management agreement must comply with the requirements of 
 section 16A.695 and must provide for the procurement of 
 liability insurance by the nonprofit organization.  A nonprofit 
 organization that is operating an environmental learning center 
 under this section is a municipality for purposes of the 
 liability limitations of section 466.04 while acting within the 
 scope of these activities. 


    HIST: 1994 c 643 s 46; 2002 c 360 s 1