MN HF5121

Appropriates an unspecified amount in fiscal year 2025 to the Commissioner of Natural Resources to initiate condemnation proceedings for land in Mille Lacs County, with funds available for valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, and staff costs as a one-time appropriation.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Natural Resources to convey the condemned surplus land bordering public waters to a federally recognized Indian Tribe at no cost, notwithstanding existing state law provisions.

Specifies the land to be conveyed as Government Lot 2, Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 26 West in Mille Lacs County, including all riparian rights, with authority to make corrections to the legal description.

Designates the land as bordering Mille Lacs Lake and not contiguous to other state lands, with the Department of Natural Resources determining it is not needed for natural resource purposes and would be better served under Tribal ownership.