1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; making changes to in 
  1.3             lieu of tax payments for natural resource lands; 
  1.4             appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.5             sections 477A.12; and 477A.13. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.12, is 
  1.8   amended to read: 
  1.9      477A.12 [ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS; LANDS ELIGIBLE; 
  1.10  CERTIFICATION OF ACREAGE.] 
  1.11     (a) There is annually appropriated to the commissioner of 
  1.12  natural resources from the general fund for payment to counties 
  1.13  within the state an amount equal to: 
  1.14     (1) for acquired natural resources land, $3 multiplied by 
  1.15  the total number of acres of acquired natural resources land or, 
  1.16  beginning July 1, 1996, at the county's option three-fourths of 
  1.17  one percent of the appraised value of all acquired natural 
  1.18  resources land in the county, whichever is greater; 
  1.19     (2) 75 cents multiplied by the number of acres of 
  1.20  county-administered other natural resources land; and 
  1.21     (3) 37.5 cents multiplied by the number of acres of 
  1.22  commissioner-administered other natural resources land located 
  1.23  in each county as of July 1 of each year. 
  1.24     (b) Lands for which payments in lieu are made pursuant to 
  1.25  section 97A.061, subdivision 3, and Laws 1973, chapter 567, 
  2.1   shall not be eligible for payments under this section.  Each 
  2.2   county auditor shall certify to the department of natural 
  2.3   resources during July of each year the number of acres of 
  2.4   county-administered other natural resources land within the 
  2.5   county.  The department of natural resources may, in addition to 
  2.6   the certification of acreage, require descriptive lists of land 
  2.7   so certified.  The commissioner of natural resources shall 
  2.8   determine and certify the number of acres of acquired natural 
  2.9   resources land and commissioner-administered natural resources 
  2.10  land within each county. 
  2.11     (c) For the purposes of this section, the appraised value 
  2.12  of acquired natural resources land is the purchase price for the 
  2.13  first five years after acquisition.  The appraised value of 
  2.14  acquired natural resources land received as a donation is the 
  2.15  value determined for the commissioner of natural resources by a 
  2.16  licensed appraiser, or the county assessor's estimated market 
  2.17  value if no appraisal is done.  The appraised value must be 
  2.18  determined by the county assessor every five years after the 
  2.19  land is acquired. 
  2.20     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.13, is 
  2.21  amended to read: 
  2.22     477A.13 [TIME OF PAYMENT, DEDUCTIONS.] 
  2.23     Payments to the counties shall be made from the general 
  2.24  fund during the month of July of the year next following 
  2.25  certification.  There shall be deducted from amounts paid any 
  2.26  amounts paid to a county or township during the preceding year 
  2.27  pursuant to sections 97A.061, subdivisions 1 and 2, and section 
  2.28  272.68, subdivision 3, with respect to the lands certified 
  2.29  pursuant to section 477A.12. 
  2.30     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.31     Sections 1 and 2 are effective on July 1, 1999, and apply 
  2.32  to payments made after that date.