1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; limiting certain 
  1.3             condemnation powers in relation to certain properties 
  1.4             used by veterans; providing a property tax exemption; 
  1.5             providing zoning designations; excluding a property 
  1.6             from the regional recreational open space system; 
  1.7             establishing requirements for a veterans rest camp; 
  1.8             amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 88.44, by 
  1.9             adding a subdivision; 103B.331, by adding a 
  1.10            subdivision; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 375.18, 
  1.11            by adding a subdivision; 376.55, by adding a 
  1.12            subdivision; 394.25, by adding a subdivision; 398.32, 
  1.13            by adding a subdivision; 462.357, by adding a 
  1.14            subdivision; 473.147, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.15  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.16     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 88.44, is 
  1.17  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.18     Subd. 2a.  [LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION.] No county may 
  1.19  acquire property located in a county in the metropolitan area 
  1.20  with a population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  1.21  operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  1.22  provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  1.23  their families, by condemnation pursuant to subdivision 2. 
  1.24     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103B.331, is 
  1.25  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.26     Subd. 3a.  [LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION.] No county may 
  1.27  acquire property located in a county in the metropolitan area 
  1.28  with a population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  1.29  operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  1.30  provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  2.1   their families, by condemnation pursuant to subdivision 3. 
  2.2      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 272.02, is 
  2.3   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.4      Subd. 68.  [CERTAIN RECREATIONAL PROPERTY FOR DISABLED 
  2.5   VETERANS.] Real and personal property is exempt if it is located 
  2.6   in a county in the metropolitan area with a population of less 
  2.7   than 500,000, and owned or leased and operated by a nonprofit 
  2.8   organization, and primarily used to provide recreational 
  2.9   opportunities for disabled veterans and their families. 
  2.10     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.18, is 
  2.11  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.12     Subd. 9a.  [LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION.] No county may 
  2.13  acquire property located in a county in the metropolitan area 
  2.14  with a population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  2.15  operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  2.16  provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  2.17  their families, by condemnation pursuant to subdivision 9. 
  2.18     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 376.55, is 
  2.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.20     Subd. 2a.  [LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION.] No county may 
  2.21  acquire property located in a county in the metropolitan area 
  2.22  with a population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  2.23  operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  2.24  provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  2.25  their families, by condemnation pursuant to subdivision 2. 
  2.26     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 394.25, is 
  2.27  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.28     Subd. 3d.  [NONPROFIT RECREATIONAL PROPERTY FOR USE BY 
  2.29  DISABLED VETERANS.] Property located in a county in the 
  2.30  metropolitan area with a population of less than 500,000, and 
  2.31  owned or leased and operated by a nonprofit organization, and 
  2.32  primarily used to provide recreational opportunities for 
  2.33  disabled veterans and their families is a planned unit 
  2.34  development district and a legal conforming use for purposes of 
  2.35  zoning controls. 
  2.36     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 398.32, is 
  3.1   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.2      Subd. 1a.  [LIMITATION ON CONDEMNATION.] No county may 
  3.3   acquire property located in a county in the metropolitan area 
  3.4   with a population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  3.5   operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  3.6   provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  3.7   their families, by condemnation pursuant to subdivision 1. 
  3.8      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462.357, is 
  3.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.10     Subd. 1g.  [NONPROFIT RECREATIONAL PROPERTY FOR USE BY 
  3.11  DISABLED VETERANS.] Property located in a county in the 
  3.12  metropolitan area with a population of less than 500,000, and 
  3.13  owned or leased and operated by a nonprofit organization, and 
  3.14  primarily used to provide recreational opportunities for 
  3.15  disabled veterans and their families is a planned unit 
  3.16  development district and legal conforming use for purposes of 
  3.17  zoning controls. 
  3.18     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.147, is 
  3.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.20     Subd. 1a.  [DISABLED VETERANS REST CAMP EXCLUDED FROM 
  3.21  REGIONAL RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE SYSTEM.] Property occupied by 
  3.22  the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in Washington 
  3.23  County is excluded from the regional recreational open space 
  3.24  system. 
  3.25     Sec. 10.  [RESTRICTIONS LIMITED.] 
  3.26     No county may take any action to encumber or restrict 
  3.27  ingress or egress below levels permissible on January 1, 2005, 
  3.28  to property located in a county in the metropolitan area with a 
  3.29  population of less than 500,000, and owned or leased and 
  3.30  operated by a nonprofit organization, and primarily used to 
  3.31  provide recreational opportunities to disabled veterans and 
  3.32  their families. 
  3.33     Sec. 11.  [DISABLED VETERANS CAMP REQUIREMENTS.] 
  3.34     The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in 
  3.35  Washington County (The Camp) must continue to develop and 
  3.36  promote camp features and amenities for veterans who are 
  4.1   disabled or have limited physical capabilities.  The Camp, by 
  4.2   terms of separate agreement, must offer Washington County the 
  4.3   right of first refusal to purchase the rest camp property if a 
  4.4   sale is ever contemplated and an easement is provided across the 
  4.5   main Veterans Rest Camp road in order to provide a connection of 
  4.6   the north and south areas of the park.  The Camp shall modify 
  4.7   its operating policies and procedures to include provisions for 
  4.8   the regular rotation of the use of campsites, cabins, and 
  4.9   parking spots for travel trailers, limiting the time that any 
  4.10  one veteran can use the cabin and campsites, especially when 
  4.11  there is a waiting list of veterans with service connected 
  4.12  disabilities. 
  4.13     Sec. 12.  [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
  4.14     Section 3 is effective for assessment year 2005 and 
  4.15  thereafter for taxes payable in 2006 and thereafter.  Sections 
  4.16  1, 2, and 4 to 11, are effective the day following final 
  4.17  enactment.