HF 3484

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/30/2016 08:13am

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

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

Section 1. new text begin KLONDIKE COMPREHENSIVE WATER MANAGEMENT
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 at least substantially equal 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 comprehensive
water management project.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Surplus land conveyance. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of natural resources shall convey to the Two
Rivers Watershed District for no consideration the surplus land that is described in
paragraph (c).
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new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the Two Rivers Watershed District stops using the land
for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes
to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Kittson County and is described as:
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new text begin (1) the North Half, Section 13, Township 161 North, Range 45 West; and
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new text begin (2) the North Half of the South Half, Section 13, 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 conveyed to the Two Rivers Watershed District for
mitigating flood damage and for attaining natural resource enhancement goals for the
Red River of the North.
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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 comprehensive water
management 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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