Boat & Water Safety Grant Program 

Grant Program Information

 

 

Counties receiving state boat & water safety grant funding are required to display information on their grant on their county website. This also applies on other DNR state grants as well. It affects both 2010 and 2011 state funding.

• Grant Name: State Boat & Water Safety Grant to Counties

• Project Manager: St. Louis County Sheriff

• Type: Legislatively-directed appropriation

• Purpose: Preventing or reducing boating accidents & drownings and making Minnesota's waters safe & enjoyable. This includes boating law enforcement, aids to navigation, response to & investigation of boating accidents/drownings, search, rescue & recovery operations, permitting of events & temp. structures and rental boat inspections.

FY 2010 & 2011 GRANTS TO St. Louis County
2010 Grant  Allocated: $85,947
Grant Period: Jan. 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
Amount Expended and Invoiced as of 6/30/10: None
Amount Expended and Invoiced to date: $27,199.27
2011 Grant: Allocated: $82,929
Grant Period: Jan. 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Amount Expended and Invoiced as of 6/30/11: N/A until 6/30/11
Amount Expended and Invoiced to date:  None

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OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT COMPLETION REPORT

FY 2010 & 2011 GRANTS TO St. Louis County
OPERATIONS REPORT 2010-2011 Program Years
		St. Louis County	Gilbert	Totals
OHV Safety Enforcement Hours Worked by Agency Officers		884.50	200	1084.50
Public Complaints (OHV Related)		9	15	24
Arrests/Summons (OHV Related)		29	8	37
Warnings (Oral and written, OHV Related)		17	257	274
Number of Alcohol Relate Arrests (DWI, Reckless & Careless)		11	0	11
Number of Illegal Operation Arrests (Speed & Operate on Roadway)		10	0	10
Number of Non-fatal OHV Accidents Reported to SLC		20	9	29
Number of Fatal OHV Accidents Reported to SLC		4	0	4

During this period, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office:

• patrolled the Mesabi bike trail system from Aurora to Hibbing
• attended a Mesabi Trail education class
• 10 deputies attended the OHV Laws and Regulations for Law Enforcement instructed by DNR Officer Jeff Koehn
• collaborated with enforcement with the MN DNR on four (4) water skipping events on Lake Vermillion