1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; providing for periodic review of real property owned 
1.3 	by the state for purposes of declaring a surplus; requiring a report;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Periodic review. (a) The commissioner shall examine all real property 
1.9 	owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department, to decide whether 
1.10 	any may be declared as surplus and suitable for sale or some other means of disposal.
1.11 	(b) The commissioner shall report on its findings under paragraph (a) to the 
1.12 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance by March 1 
1.13 	of each odd-numbered year. The report may be submitted electronically, and is subject 
1.14 	to section 3.195, subdivision 1.
1.15 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "surplus" means real property no longer needed 
1.16 	or necessary for trunk highway purposes, and that has not been used for trunk highway 
1.17 	purposes for a period of five years or more.