HF 4263
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/12/2026 03:09 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying reporting requirements to improve
efficiency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.03; 89.36, subdivision
4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.03, is amended to read:
84.03 ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND POWERS.
(a) So far as practicable the commissioner shall collect and arrange statistics and other
information in reference to the lands and general and special resources of the state.
(b) The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to take such measures as
the commissioner may deem advisable to advertise, both within and without the state, sales
of all state lands, and to secure, compile, and issue such valuable statistics of the resources
of the state.
(c) The commissioner may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules, not inconsistent with
law, governing the use and enjoyment of state land reserved from sale, state parks, state
water-access sites, state trails, state monuments, state scientific and natural areas, state
wilderness areas, and recreational areas owned by other state, local and federal agencies
and operated under agreement by the Department of Natural Resources, which shall have
the force and effect of law. A reasonable fee may be fixed, charged, and collected by the
commissioner for the privilege of the use of any or all of the foregoing privileges and
facilities.
(d) The commissionerdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin must maintain a publicly available inventory of
department-administered lands that is updatednew text end on or before deleted text begin November 15 ofdeleted text end new text begin January 15new text end
each even-numbered yeardeleted text begin , shall report to the legislature the commissioner's acts and doings,
with recommendation for the improvement or conservation of state parks, state water-access
sites, state trails, and state monuments, state scientific and natural areas, state forests, state
wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, public shooting grounds, food and
cover planting areas, wildlife lands, recreational or public hunting areas, state wild and
scenic rivers, state wilderness areas, and all other recreational lands under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Natural Resources, and for desirable accessions thereto, such report
to includedeleted text end new text begin . The inventory must include:
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end an inventory of the deleted text begin tracts anddeleted text end parcels of landdeleted text begin , and rights, interests, and easements
therein,deleted text end held new text begin in fee title new text end by the state deleted text begin or withdrawn from sale for any of these purposes, with
the value thereof,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and
new text begin (2)new text end a list of the name, location,new text begin andnew text end sizedeleted text begin , and descriptiondeleted text end of each state trail, new text begin state park,
state recreation area, state forest, new text end state scientific and natural area, state wildlife management
area, new text begin state aquatic management area, and new text end state water-access sitedeleted text begin , and state wild, scenic, or
recreational river designated by the commissioner, and each public hunting grounds, public
shooting grounds, food and cover planting area, wildlife lands, and recreational or public
hunting area acquired by the commissioner since the last report. The commissioner shall
maintain a long range plan governing the use of the public domain under the commissioner's
jurisdictiondeleted text end new text begin that was acquired or conveyed out of department ownership during the previous
bienniumnew text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 89.36, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Annual report.
(a) The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end submit deleted text begin an annualdeleted text end new text begin a biennialnew text end
report to the legislature relating to the production of planting stock at state nurseries. The
report must include the following:
(1) sales figures;
(2) income figures; and
(3) expenses for operations and administration.
(b) Copies of the report must be filed with the Legislative Reference Library and made
available to the public.
(c) The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end also provide any additional information requested by
the legislature relating to the production of planting stock at state nurseries.