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SF 2546 Senate Long Description

E Providing for the recovery of sunken logs on inland waters; title to sunken logs or historical artifacts to vest in the state a certain amount of time after sinking; requiring persons wishing to raise and remove logs resting on submerged lands owned by the state in inland waters to apply to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a lease, specifying certain application requirements and fees, requiring evidence of liability insurance; requiring and providing for review and approval of applications by the commissioner with notice to the Minnesota historical society and publication in the state register, specifying certain factors to be considered by the commissioner in approving applications and a time limit; specifying lease terms and conditions; providing for disposition of application fees and lease proceeds received; prescribing penalties for certain violations; requiring the commissioner to report to the legislature by a certain date on the recovery of sunken logs including a fiscal note; repealing a certain provision requiring the scaling and marking of raised submerged logs (mk, ja)