HF 555

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:39am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; specifying that money received from certain utility
permits be deposited in the permanent school fund; allowing exchanges of
riparian lands administered by the commissioner of natural resources for other
lands administered by the commissioner without certain restrictions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.415, subdivision 5; 94.342, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fee.

new text begin (a) new text end In the event the construction of deleted text begin such deleted text end lines causes damage to
timber or other property of the state on or along the same, the license or permit shall also
provide for payment to the commissioner of finance of the amount thereof as may be
determined by the commissioner.

new text begin (b) new text end All money received deleted text begin under such deleted text end new text begin from new text end licenses or permits new text begin issued under this section
new text end shall be credited to the fund to which other income or proceeds of sale from deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end land
would be credited deleted text begin , if provision therefor be made deleted text end new text begin as provided new text end by law, otherwise to the
general fund.

new text begin (c) Money received from licenses or permits issued under this section for use of the
beds of navigable waters shall be credited to the permanent school fund.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 94.342, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Additional restrictions on riparian land.

new text begin (a) new text end Land bordering on or
adjacent to any meandered or other public waters and withdrawn from sale by law is
riparian land. Riparian land may not be given in exchange unless new text begin : new text end

new text begin (1) new text end expressly authorized by the legislature deleted text begin or unless deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end through the same exchange the state acquires land on the same or other public
waters in the same general vicinity affording at least equal opportunity for access to the
waters and other riparian use by the public;

new text begin (3) Class A land is being exchanged for Class A land; or
new text end

deleted text begin provided, that any deleted text end new text begin (4) the new text end exchange new text begin is new text end with the United States or any agency thereof
deleted text begin may be made free from this limitation upon condition that deleted text end new text begin and new text end the state land given in
exchange bordering on public waters shall be subject to reservations by the state for public
travel along the shores as provided by section 92.45, unless waived as provided in deleted text begin this
subdivision deleted text end new text begin paragraph (b) new text end , and that there shall be reserved by the state such additional
rights of public use upon suitable portions of deleted text begin such deleted text end state land as the commissioner of
natural resources, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board, may deem necessary or
desirable for camping, hunting, fishing, access to the water, and other public uses.

deleted text begin In regard to deleted text end new text begin (b) For new text end Class B or riparian land that is contained within that portion
of the Superior National Forest that is designated as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness, the condition that state land given in exchange bordering on public waters
must be subject to the public travel reservations provided in section 92.45, may be waived
by the Land Exchange Board upon the recommendation of the commissioner of natural
resources and, if the land is Class B land, the additional recommendation of the county
board in which the land is located.