Minnesota Legislature
HF 3552
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/12/2024 11:59am
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A bill for an act
relating to land surveying; amending prioritization criteria for the public land
survey system monument grant program; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 381.125, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 381.125, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grant program.
new text begin (a) new text end The chief geospatial information officer, through
the Geospatial Advisory Council established under section 16E.30, subdivision 8, shall
work with the stakeholders licensed as land surveyors under section 326.02, to develop a
process for accepting applications from counties for funding for the perpetuation of
monuments established by the United States in the public lands survey to mark public land
survey corners, as provided in section 381.12, subdivision 2, clause (1). Grants may also
be used to update records and data regarding monuments.
new text begin (b)new text end The chief geospatial information officer must establish criteria for prioritizing
applicants when resources available for grants are not sufficient to award grants to all
applicants. The criteria must favor providing grants to counties that new text begin meet one or more of
the following criteria:
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new text begin (1) new text end demonstrate financial need for assistancedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
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(2) have a low percentage of certified public land survey system monument corners; or
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(3) demonstrate that remonumentation will support economic development in the county.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2024.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM MONUMENT
GRANT PROGRAM.
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(a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of information technology services for the public land survey system
monument grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 381.125, and for grants to
counties to employ county technical staff to aid surveyors making land survey corners. The
base for this appropriation is $10,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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(b) Each fiscal year, up to $350,000 of an appropriation for the public land survey system
monument grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 381.125, may be used by the
chief geospatial information officer for the administration of the grant program.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2024.
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