1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 3625, the first committee engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 1, after line 20, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0875, is amended to read:
1.584.0875 ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS.
1.6    (a) The commissioner may acquire and better, or make grants to counties, home
1.7rule charter or statutory cities, or school districts to acquire and better, residential
1.8environmental learning centers where students may learn how to use, preserve, and
1.9renew the natural resources of this state. A facility and reasonable access to it must be
1.10owned by the state or a political subdivision but may be leased to or managed by a
1.11nonprofit organization to carry out an environmental learning program established by the
1.12commissioner. The lease or management agreement must comply with the requirements
1.13of section 16A.695 and must provide for the procurement of liability insurance by the
1.14nonprofit organization. A nonprofit organization that is operating an environmental
1.15learning center under this section is a municipality for purposes of the liability limitations
1.16of section 466.04 while acting within the scope of these activities.
1.17    (b) During the time the center is used for educational programs offered in
1.18conjunction with a college or university, the rules and standards related to space
1.19requirements are governed by section 144.74."
1.20Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.21Amend the title accordingly