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3 - year and their involvement has been very limited. The Board of C.'Ovu—D, was repealed out of exis*ence in 1976 by the State Legislature. 3. TitlP to the Land Thor, nave been many references to a reversion of the propert, o the State Park System If th,a camp ever ceases +- he operated as a veterans' camp. There appears to be no tactual basis .)r t.ols. The title is vested In the 'fate of Minnesota by deed and by statute. T are no p•ovisions for any sucn reversion. There is a weak reversionary .,cause in Doc. #4459527 alluding to tha Board o avernors If the facility is not useu for veterans. 4. Financial Status The camp continues to operate m.,inly on feet, a $3,000 annual appropriation by Hennepin County, and some donations. tiaF allowed Tt to operate ' Just above a break-even point. f course, there i,avq been no :mprovements made and only absolutely necessary ma'ntenance is performed. The Irr rovement fund .;ill-xists. 5. Use of The Camp The camp is used by ay,)roxirrately 300 tame I ies per ear 1-r per!-,,'s of .ne to ',o weeks. Otth veterans use the f, c.i l i ties f sh,i�. .er ,)erlr _jrrc.jndir,g sha 'ow waters attract` hundreds of `^aters from tna ak::. bu- since rt::st of them anchor on the r-r+n side and do nc` land, they are -o: e nr t em. The rates ren^ain !ow -- SM OC per adult per That inc!udea and all meals. Approxi: . v three -fourths of ),tie :sers ,re Hennepin l,.�nty resid.fnts and Iwo -thirds o, thern attend each year on a regular basic, 6. Adm1ssic, ' ic` T'e statute says that The camp me sed by disau,ei ?L,, ican Veteran .nd such other "zo_k, alliiig, or unforlinate ex--or%icetn,en" as the 6ovr.. deems advise :e fro.., time to time. Minnesota St. Jte 197-13 allows )unties to appropriate for -Pst ,-.mps used u, disablea ,..d nee ;torans and their families. A rGuah estima•e Indic :s that perhaps J No use.•s of the cAmp could be classified ,y AisabiA or needy. This ueviatinn from p4)1icy appears tc, De di.e or poir to a very Ilberal "guest" pal icy I to the tart tha7 so miny of the use P'-,rn year attcr year ana their status changes There ( i 1 i t ; 1 e know I Ac. it ex i stence the ca.K+ w; th i n the vote -an