HF3352 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 84.63 to allow the DNR commissioner to convey easements on state lands to the United States, federally recognized Indian tribes, or Minnesota subdivisions, with applicants paying a $2,000 application fee plus a monitoring fee, with unused monitoring funds refunded upon project completion.

• Authorizes 30-year leases of state and tax-forfeited lands for wind energy projects and recreational trails, with monitoring fees assessed to applicants and refunded for any unobligated balance after construction completion.

• Adds specific land parcels to Fort Snelling State Park in Dakota County and Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in St. Louis County, while removing land from Fort Snelling State Park and William O'Brien State Park in Washington County.

• Permits private sales of surplus state lands in Cass County, Lake of the Woods County, and St. Louis County, and allows St. Louis County to sell tax-forfeited lands by private sale rather than public auction.

• Allows public sale of surplus state land bordering the Redeye River in Wadena County, with the Department of Natural Resources determining such lands are no longer needed for natural resource purposes.