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HF 1840

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 01/24/2012 10:34am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 01/13/2012

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A bill for an act
 relating to state lands; providing for condemnation of certain riparian school
trust lands.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND; VERMILION AND
BASS LAKES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) To protect and enhance habitat for fish, game, and wildlife and to ensure the
enjoyment of those resources by the people of Minnesota, the commissioner of natural
resources shall exercise the power of eminent domain under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
117, to acquire fee title to all riparian school trust lands bordering Vermilion and Bass
Lakes in St. Louis County.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Riparian land condemned under this section must be in parcels determined
according to the subdivisions by the United States surveys. Parcels of riparian land must
be designated from the shoreline of the lake, extending away from the lake only to the first
surveyed subdivision line that yields a parcel of a size that can be legally developed.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding any requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117, to the
contrary, the damages awarded for riparian lands condemned under this section must
be substantially equal to the amount paid by the commissioner of natural resources in
acquiring the land for Lake Vermilion State Park under Laws 2008, chapter 365, section
25, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 61.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Damages awarded according to this section shall be paid from the outdoor
heritage fund to the permanent school fund.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, does not apply to acquisition
of land under this section. Land acquired under this section is open to the public taking of
fish and game unless otherwise provided by law and shall be retained in state ownership in
perpetuity for the use and enjoyment of the people of Minnesota.
 new text end