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MN Stat § 92.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.30 — State To Sell Certain Lands.

92.30 STATE TO SELL CERTAIN LANDS. The department may sell any state-owned lands, including lands set apart as school forests or other state forests, lying within the general boundaries of the Superior National Forest and the Chippewa National Forest as the boundaries now exist or may hereafter be extended, to the United States to be included as a part of either of these forests. The lands must be designated by the Executive Council, upon the recommendation of the commissioner, for disposal to the United States for that purpose. The purchase price paid at the sale by the commissioner for the state may not exceed a maximum fixed by the Executive Council. All laws relating to the sale of state swamp lands and state school lands apply to sales under this section. History:  (6302-1) 1929 c 246 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.31 — State May Exchange Land.

92.31 STATE MAY EXCHANGE LAND. The Executive Council may exchange lands acquired by the state by purchase, as set forth in section 92.30, for lands of the United States of the same general character and of substantially the same value that in its judgment will promote the best interests of the state. The council may set the terms of the sale. It may accept or pay out of any available funds any cash differences needed to effect an equitable exchange of lands. The Executive Council may have any lands acquired under this section appraised by competent authority. History:  (6302-2) 1929 c 246 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.32 — Governor To Execute Conveyances.

92.32 GOVERNOR TO EXECUTE CONVEYANCES. To carry out sections 92.30 and 92.31 the governor may execute proper instruments of conveyance in the name and under the seal of the state. History:  (6302-3) 1929 c 246 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.321 — Sale For Forestry Purposes.

92.321 SALE FOR FORESTRY PURPOSES. Subdivision 1. Commissioner may sell lands. The commissioner of natural resources may sell any unreserved state public land which in the commissioner's opinion is suitable for private forest management. Subd. 2. Conditions of sale. Sales under this section must be public in the same manner as other state land, after approval by the Executive Council. Land sold under this section must be used exclusively for growing continuous forest crops in accordance with accepted sustained yield practice. Not more than 1,280 acres of land may be offered in one parcel. The sale must be for cash. History:  1961 c 658 s 1,2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 31
MN Stat § 92.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.34 — County Land Classification Committee.

92.34 COUNTY LAND CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE. There must be a land classification committee in each county having 25 percent or more of its land area delinquent for nonpayment of taxes, or where 25 percent or more of its land area is owned by the state or the United States. The committee is composed of the county auditor, the chair of the board of county commissioners, the county treasurer, the county surveyor, and the county superintendent of schools. The chair of the board of county commissioners is chair of the county land classification committee. In any county having a county agricultural agent, the agent shall meet and advise with the committee. The committee must meet at the office of the county auditor upon call of the county auditor. History:  (6302-6) 1933 c 436 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.35 — Duties And Powers.

92.35 DUTIES AND POWERS. The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. The classification must be done first in the counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The determination of the land classification committee is final. History:  (6302-7) 1933 c 436 s 3; 1969 c 9 s 13; 1981 c 356 s 110; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 9; 2014 c 286 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 92.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.36 — Lands Classified.

92.36 LANDS CLASSIFIED. Upon the basis of all of the facts concerning land use now obtainable and as provided in sections 92.34 to 92.37 the commissioner of natural resources shall temporarily classify land areas with reference to the known uses to which the areas are adapted or adaptable. A certified copy of the temporary classification, together with a brief statement of the reasons for it, must be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county containing the lands classified. No fees need be paid for this recording. After the temporary classification has been adopted by the commissioner, none of the lands classified as nonagricultural may be sold or leased by the state for agricultural purposes. History:  (6302-8) 1933 c 436 s 4; 1969 c 9 s 14; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 111; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 65; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 92.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.37 — Report To Legislature.

92.37 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commissioner shall report the results of the land classification to the legislature with any recommendations deemed advisable. History:  (6302-9) 1933 c 436 s 5; 1969 c 9 s 15; 1981 c 356 s 112; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.461 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.461 — Peat Lands.

92.461 PEAT LANDS. Subdivision 1. Peat lands withdrawn from sale. All lands now or hereafter owned by the state which are chiefly valuable by reason of deposits of peat in commercial quantities are withdrawn from sale. Subd. 2. Examination by commissioner. Before any state land is offered for sale the commissioner of natural resources must examine it to determine whether the land is chiefly valuable by reason of deposits of peat in commercial quantities. History:  (6433-1, 2) 1935 c 322; 1949 c 453 s 1,2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 92.501 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.501 — Leasing Lands To Farm Wild Rice.

92.501 LEASING LANDS TO FARM WILD RICE. Subdivision 1. Authority to lease. The commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture may, at a public or private lease sale and at the prices and under the terms and conditions the commissioners may prescribe, lease any state-owned lands under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control for the purpose of farming of wild rice. Priority must be given to lands which are accessible and adjacent to existing wild rice production areas and requested for leasing by wild rice producers. The term of a lease under this section must be offered for a minimum of 20 years but may be for a shorter period at the option of the lessee. If a lease is issued prior to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of this section and for a period of less than 20 years, the lease must be converted to a minimum 20-year lease after the rules have been adopted, at the option of the lessee. Leases must be accepted or denied within 60 days of application. If a lease is denied, written notice must be given stating reasons for denial. The lease rate must be adjusted every five years to reflect market values. The money received from the leases under this section must be credited to the account that receives the proceeds of a sale of the land. Subd. 2. Land designation and development. The commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of agriculture shall prepare a plan that designates state land for wild rice production including an inventory of the number of acres of land appropriate and suitable for wild rice development and leasing in each county. Proposed mineral exploration does not exempt land from being designated for wild rice development. Subd. 3. Rules. The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules to implement this section. History:  1985 c 276 s 8; 1986 c 398 art 18 s 2,3
MN Stat § 92.502 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.502 — Leasing Tax-forfeited And State Lands.

92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS. (a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project. (b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project. (c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities. The commissioner may assess the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue. (d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and facilities. History:  2008 c 368 art 1 s 24; 2018 c 186 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 47
MN Stat § 92.503 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.503 — Conservation Planning Leases.

92.503 CONSERVATION PLANNING LEASES. The commissioner of natural resources may lease state-owned lands as defined in section 92.01 for a term not to exceed 21 years for the purpose of investigating, analyzing, and developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem services benefits. Leases granted under this section are not subject to section 92.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), with respect to Executive Council approval for commercial leases or section 92.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 92.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.51 — Taxation; Redemption; Special Certificate.

92.51 TAXATION; REDEMPTION; SPECIAL CERTIFICATE. State lands sold by the director become taxable. A description of the tract sold, with the name of the purchaser, must be transmitted to the proper county auditor. The auditor must extend the land for taxation like other land. Only the interest in the land vested by the land sale certificate in its holder may be sold for delinquent taxes. History:  (6323) RL s 2439; 1909 c 114 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 243 art 13 s 1
MN Stat § 92.685 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.685 — Land Management Account.

92.685 LAND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. The land management account is created in the natural resources fund. Money credited to the account is appropriated annually to the commissioner of natural resources to administer the utility easement program under section 84.415, the easement program under section 84.63, the road easement program under section 84.631, the easement release program under section 84.632, and the trail easement program under section 85.015, subdivision 1b. History:  1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 76; 2009 c 37 art 1 s 26
MN Stat § 92.69 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.69 — Endowment Account.

92.69 ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Proceeds of land acquisition account. To ensure educational opportunities provided by Minnesota scientific and natural areas as described in section 86A.05, subdivision 5, are adequately available for present and future generations, the proceeds received under Laws 1986, chapter 449, sections 1 to 3 that are credited to the land acquisition account under section 94.165 must be spent on scientific and natural areas. Subd. 2. Account. (a) A natural areas legacy endowment account is established in the state treasury. The commissioner of natural resources shall accept private contributions for educational opportunities provided by scientific and natural areas and deposit the contributions in the account. The principal deposited in the account shall be retained in the endowment account. (b) The interest from the principal may be spent by the commissioner of natural resources for the protection, management, and inventory of lands with rare and endangered species or undisturbed plant communities that qualify as state scientific and natural areas under section 86A.05, subdivision 5. History:   1986 c 449 s 4
MN Stat § 92.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.71 — Direct Sale To Department Employee Prohibited.

92.71 DIRECT SALE TO DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE PROHIBITED. An employee of the Department of Natural Resources is prohibited from purchasing land owned or formerly owned by the state and administered by the department for six months following the transfer of title from the state to an organization or person not an employee of the department. History:   1991 c 176 s 1
MN Stat § 92.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.72 — Payment Of Taxes And Assessments.

92.72 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. Cancellation of certificate of sale. If the state acquires an interest in real property prior to the cancellation of a certificate of sale or upon completion of the cancellation process by advertisement or court order, the state must make provision to pay all taxes, interests, costs, penalties, and assessments. The commissioner of natural resources must request the certificate of sale vendee to make a good faith attempt to pay the debt. If the commissioner determines that the vendee is unwilling or unable to pay the debt, the commissioner may pay the debt and seek redress against the vendee. Subd. 2. Voluntary and involuntary reversions. (a) If a grantee on a certificate of sale or state deed desires the state to exercise its reversionary interest in real property, the grantee must pay all real estate taxes, costs, interest, penalties, and assessments on the property prior to reversion. (b) If a grantee on a certificate of sale or state deed breaches the contractual terms of the certificate or deed, the commissioner of natural resources must request the grantee to make a good faith attempt to pay all real estate taxes, costs, interest, penalties, and assessments on the property prior to reversion. If the commissioner determines that the grantee is unwilling or unable to pay the debt, the commissioner may pay the debt and seek redress against the grantee. History:   1997 c 216 s 74
MN Stat § 92.82 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.82 — Private Sale Of Surplus State Land Within Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Cook, Lake, And St. Louis Counties.

92.82 PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS; COOK, LAKE, AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES. (a) Notwithstanding sections 92.06, 92.13, 92.14, 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell to the United States by private sale the surplus land, including the land bordering public water, that is described in paragraph (d). (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. (c) Notwithstanding sections 92.115, 92.12, and 94.10, an appraisal of the lands is not required, and the value of the lands shall be determined in the same manner as the exchange with the United States of other state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (d) The land that may be sold is state-owned land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources and located within the boundary of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. The state-owned lands may include the state land for which the school trust interest was extinguished through condemnation, university lands granted to the state by acts of Congress, and all other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of the commissioner of natural resources. (e) Conveyance of state lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the United States will preserve the spectacular wild areas while producing economic benefits for the state. (f) Payment for state lands for which the school trust interest was extinguished through condemnation shall be used to pay the award under the condemnation action. History:   2012 c 236 s 5
MN Stat § 92.83 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 92 — State Lands; Sales; Investment Of Proceeds|Section 92.83 — Condemnation Of School Trust Land.

92.83 CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to extinguish the school trust interest in school trust lands where long-term economic return is prohibited by designation or policy while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools. For the purposes of satisfying the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, which limits the sale of school trust lands to a public sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall acquire school trust lands through condemnation, as provided in subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Condemnation proceedings. When the commissioner of natural resources has determined sufficient money is available to acquire any of the lands identified under section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (c), the commissioner shall proceed to extinguish the school trust interest by condemnation action. When requested by the commissioner, the attorney general shall commence condemnation of the identified school trust lands. Subd. 3. Payment. The portion of the payment of the award and judgment that is for the value of the land shall be deposited into the permanent school fund. The remainder of the award and judgment payment shall first be remitted for reimbursement to the accounts from which expenses were paid, with any remainder deposited into the permanent school fund. Subd. 4. Account. The school trust lands account is created in the state treasury. Money credited to the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes of this section. History:   1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 65
MN Stat § 93.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.001 — Policy For Mineral Development.

93.001 POLICY FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT. It is the policy of the state to provide for the diversification of the state's mineral economy through long-term support of mineral exploration, evaluation, environmental research, development, production, and commercialization. History:  1987 c 386 art 7 s 1; 1993 c 113 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 93.0015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.0015 — Mineral Coordinating Committee.

93.0015 MINERAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. The Mineral Coordinating Committee is established to plan for diversified mineral development. The Mineral Coordinating Committee consists of: (1) the commissioner of natural resources; (2) the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; (3) the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; (4) the director of the Minnesota Geological Survey; (5) the dean of the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology; (6) the director of the Natural Resources Research Institute; and (7) four individuals appointed by the governor for a four-year term, one each representing the iron ore and taconite, nonferrous metallic minerals, and industrial minerals industries within the state and one representing labor. Subd. 2. Staffing. The commissioner of natural resources shall serve as chair of the committee. A member of the committee may designate another person of the member's organization to act in the member's place. The commissioner shall provide staff and administrative services necessary for the committee's activities. Subd. 3. Expiration. The committee expires June 30, 2026. Subd. 4. Advice. The Mineral Coordinating Committee is encouraged to solicit and receive advice from representatives of the United States Geological Survey, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and United States Department of Energy. History:  1Sp2003 c 13 s 5; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 77; 2011 c 107 s 47,48; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 10; 2016 c 189 art 3 s 31