HF 787

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; requiring an
application fee to obtain road easements across state
lands; creating a land management account;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 84.631; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.631, is
amended to read:

84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

new text begin (a) new text end Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b,
the commissioner, on behalf of the state, may convey a road
easement across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction
other than school trust land, to a private person requesting an
easement for access to property owned by the person only if the
following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable
alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the
exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse
environmental or natural resource management impacts.

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the
easement;

(2) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the
event of nonuse; and

(3) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary
and appropriate under the circumstances.

new text begin (c) An applicant shall submit a fee of $2,000 with each
application for a road easement across state land. The
application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fees collected under paragraph (c) must be deposited in
the land management account in the natural resources fund.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [92.685] LAND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
new text end

new text begin 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 for the Lands
and Minerals Division to administer the road easement program
under section 84.631.
new text end