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HOUSE RESEARCH Bill Summary

FILE NUMBER: H.F. 3032 DATE: March 31, 2008 Version: Second Committee Engrossment

Authors: Dill

Subject: Land Bill

Analyst: Janelle Taylor

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1 Pledges and contributions. Amends § 84.943, subdivision 5. Technical clarification needed to allow the commissioner to accept contributions to the Critical Habitat Matching Account to be used at a future date. 2 Composition of system. Amends § 86A.04. States that Aquatic Management Areas are included within the outdoor recreation system. 3 Secondary authorization; when permitted. Amends § 86A.08, subdivision 1. Allows an Aquatic Management Area to be designated as a secondary management area within other areas of the outdoor recreation system. 4 Private easements. Amends § 282.04, subdivision 4a. Allows a county board to convey a road easement across unsold tax-forfeited land to political and corporate bodies, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations (this was previous allowed only to “individuals”). 5 Land replacement trust fund; Itasca County . Amends Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43. Requires Itasca County to use the proceeds from the lease of tax-forfeited lands within the Minnesota Steel Industries permit to mine area near Nashwauk, for the land replacement trust fund which is used to replace these lands (this was previously required of only the proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands). 6 Additions to state parks. Expands the boundaries of the following state parks: (1) Buffalo River State Park ; (2) ; (3) ; (4) Savanna Portage State Park; (5) ; (6) Soudan Underground Mine State Park; and (7) William O’Brien State Park. 7 Deletions from state parks. Removes, exchanges, and transfers land from the following state parks: (1) Frontenac State Park ; (2) ; (3)

; (4) ; and (5) Moose Lake State Park . 8 Additions to state recreation areas. Adds three islands to the Garden Island State Recreation Area. 9 Additions to Birch Lake State Forest . Adds land to the Birch Lakes State Forest . 10 to 52 Sale, conveyance, exchange or lease of lands. Sections 10 to 52 permit the public or private sale, conveyance, exchange, or lease of certain state lands, in locations as described in the bill. 53 Lease of tax-forfeited and state lands. Allows St. Louis county to enter into a 30-year lease agreement of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project. Allows the commissioner of natural resources to enter into a 30-year lease of land for a wind energy project. 54 Effective date. States that sections 1 to 53 are effective the day following final enactment.