HF 751

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 06:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to capital investment; appropriating money for acquisition of land and
easements for habitat and natural area management purposes; authorizing the sale
and issuance of state bonds.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; ACQUISITION OF LAND AND EASEMENTS FOR
HABITAT AND NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $7,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes of this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Aquatic management areas. new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 of the appropriation in subdivision
1 is to acquire interests in land in fee or permanent conservation easements for aquatic
management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 14, and 97C.02,
and to restore and enhance aquatic habitat.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Minnesota scientific and natural areas. new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 of the appropriation in
subdivision 1 is to acquire land to make improvements and betterments of a capital nature
to scientific and natural areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.033 and 86A.05,
subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin State wildlife management areas. new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 of the appropriation in
subdivision 1 is to acquire land for state wildlife management areas and to make
improvements of a capital nature to develop, protect, or improve habitat and facilities on
wildlife management areas under Minnesota Statutes, sections 86A.05, subdivision 8, and
97A.133.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Bond sale. new text end

new text begin To provide the money appropriated in this section from the bond
proceeds fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of
the state in an amount up to $7,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, sections 4 to 7.
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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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