HF 4831

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/26/2022 09:51am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring a report on the status of monuments that
mark public land survey corners.

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

Section 1. new text begin PUBLIC LAND SURVEY MONUMENT RESTORATION.
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new text begin The chief geospatial information officer must submit a report by January 1, 2023, to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
local government detailing the status of the monuments that mark public land survey corners,
the work needed by each county to restore missing or mislocated monuments so that all
public land survey corners are documented and marked with monuments, and the estimated
costs for each county to complete the work. The report must describe the state's interest in
the restoration of missing or mislocated monuments; propose a schedule for state funding,
if warranted, for grants to counties to complete the work; whether the county has used or
plans to use taxing authority in Minnesota Statutes, section 381.12, subdivision 2, to defray
the expenses for the work; identify federal money that may be available for the work; or
propose another manner of funding the work.
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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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