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MN SF2522

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2012

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Bakk

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Origin

Senate

87th Legislature 2011-2012

AI Summary

  • Adds exception to Minnesota Statutes section 94.342 allowing state-owned riparian land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to be exchanged for nonriparian land outside the wilderness area.

  • Requires the commissioner of natural resources to compensate Lake County or exchange state land of substantially equal value for tax-forfeited land being added to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (specific parcels in Section 32, Township 55 North, Range 8 West).

  • Authorizes St. Louis County to sell multiple parcels of tax-forfeited land by private sale, bypassing normal public sale requirements under Minnesota Statutes chapter 282 (nine separate parcels listed in Sections 3-5).

  • Authorizes St. Louis County to sell multiple parcels of tax-forfeited land bordering public water through public sales, with some sales requiring permanent conservation easements of varying widths (100-200 feet) along designated trout streams to provide riparian protection and angler access (Sections 6-10).

  • Effective date for all tax-forfeited land sales provisions (Sections 3-10) is the day following final enactment.

Legislative Description

Boundary waters canoe area wilderness (BWCAW) land exchange exception for riparian land; Lake county tax-forfeited land exchange; St. Louis county tax-forfeited land public and private land sales

Last Action

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources

3/19/2012

Committee Referrals

Environment and Natural Resources3/19/2012

Full Bill Text

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