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MN SF4351

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/16/2020

Primary Sponsor

Caroline Ruud

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Origin

Senate

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $400,000 from the state forest suspense account in the permanent school fund to the commissioner of natural resources for fiscal year 2021
  • Funds are allocated to the school trust lands director to initiate Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness land exchanges with the USDA Forest Service and a private forest land alternative with a nonprofit partner
  • Appropriation may be used for environmental assessments, valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, and transactional staff costs
  • Commissioner must reimburse the permanent school fund from revenue generated by timber permit sales on lands acquired through the exchange, including repayment of a prior 2017 appropriation
  • Appropriation is a one-time allocation available until June 30, 2022

Legislative Description

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service land exchanges appropriation

Last Action

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance

3/16/2020

Committee Referrals

Environment and Natural Resources Finance3/16/2020

Full Bill Text

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