SF 3193

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/07/2016 10:00am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; providing for Klondike clean water retention
project; authorizing conveyances of certain state land.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin KLONDIKE CLEAN WATER RETENTION PROJECT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin School trust land exchange. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the riparian
restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner
of natural resources shall, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required
under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 and 94.343, exchange the school trust
land described in paragraph (c) for land of equal or greater value owned by the Two
Rivers Watershed District.
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new text begin (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.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Kittson County and is described as:
the South Half, Section 12, Township 161 North, Range 45 West.
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new text begin (d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests
would best be served if the land was exchanged to facilitate the Klondike clean water
retention project.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Land recommendation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources, in
consultation with the Two Rivers Watershed District, shall make recommendations
regarding the disposition of the acquired wildlife management area land that is included
in the Klondike comprehensive water management project. The commissioner must
make the recommendations within six months after the completion of the project's
environmental assessment worksheet.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rich fen enhancement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources and the
Two Rivers Watershed District shall, as part of the Klondike clean water retention project,
implement a cooperative rich fen management plan that provides for the long-term
enhancement and protection of the rich fen.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Completion. new text end

new text begin The requirements under subdivisions 1 to 3 must be
completed by December 31, 2017, or as provided in the Klondike preliminary project plan
approved by the Two Rivers Watershed District, whichever occurs later.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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