MN SF5162

Appropriates funds in fiscal year 2025 to the Commissioner of Natural Resources to initiate condemnation proceedings for land in Mille Lacs County described as Government Lot 2, Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 26 West, including all riparian rights.

Authorizes the Commissioner to use appropriated funds for project costs including valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, and transactional staff costs as a one-time appropriation available until spent.

Permits the Commissioner to convey the condemned surplus land bordering Mille Lacs Lake to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for no consideration, notwithstanding certain Minnesota Statutes provisions.

Allows the Commissioner to make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

Specifies that the Department of Natural Resources has determined the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that state land management interests would be best served by returning the land to Tribal ownership.