1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; providing for Klondike clean water retention 
1.3 	project; authorizing conveyances of certain state land.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. KLONDIKE CLEAN WATER RETENTION PROJECT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.School trust land exchange. (a) Notwithstanding the riparian 
1.7 	restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner 
1.8 	of natural resources shall, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required 
1.9 	under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining 
1.10 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 and 94.343, exchange the school trust 
1.11 	land described in paragraph (c) for land of equal or greater value owned by the Two 
1.12 	Rivers Watershed District.
1.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.14 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
1.15 	and ensure accuracy.
1.16 	(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Kittson County and is described as: 
1.17 	the South Half, Section 12, Township 161 North, Range 45 West.
1.18 	(d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests 
1.19 	would best be served if the land was exchanged to facilitate the Klondike clean water 
1.20 	retention project. 
1.21 		Subd. 2.Land recommendation. The commissioner of natural resources, in 
1.22 	consultation with the Two Rivers Watershed District, shall make recommendations 
1.23 	regarding the disposition of the acquired wildlife management area land that is included 
1.24 	in the Klondike comprehensive water management project. The commissioner must 
2.1 	make the recommendations within six months after the completion of the project's 
2.2 	environmental assessment worksheet.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Rich fen enhancement. The commissioner of natural resources and the 
2.4 	Two Rivers Watershed District shall, as part of the Klondike clean water retention project, 
2.5 	implement a cooperative rich fen management plan that provides for the long-term 
2.6 	enhancement and protection of the rich fen.
2.7 		Subd. 4.Completion. The requirements under subdivisions 1 to 3 must be 
2.8 	completed by December 31, 2017, or as provided in the Klondike preliminary project plan 
2.9 	approved by the Two Rivers Watershed District, whichever occurs later.

2.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.