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HF 1231

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/03/2023 12:26pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to local government; appropriating money for grants to perpetuate public
land survey system monuments and associated data; requiring a report; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 381.12, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 381.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 381.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Expense, tax levy.

The county board of any county may levy a tax upon all
the taxable property in the county for the purpose of defraying the expense incurred, or to
be incurrednew text begin , less any amount received from the public system monument grant program
under section 381.125,
new text end for:

(1) the preservation and restoration of monuments under this section;

(2) the preservation or establishment of control monuments for mapping activities;

(3) the modernization of county land records through the use of parcel-based land
management systems; or

(4) the establishment of geographic (GIS), land (LIS), management (MIS) information
systems.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [381.125] PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM MONUMENT GRANT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program. new text end

new text begin The chief geospatial information officer, through the
Geospatial Advisory Council established under section 16E.30, subdivision 8, shall work
with the stakeholders licensed as land surveyors under section 326.02, to develop a process
for accepting applications from counties for funding for the perpetuation of monuments
established by the United States in the public lands survey to mark public land survey
corners, as provided in section 381.12, subdivision 2, clause (1). Grants may also be used
to update records and data regarding monuments. The chief geospatial information officer
must establish criteria for prioritizing applicants when resources available for grants are not
sufficient to award grants to all applicants. The criteria must favor providing grants to
counties that demonstrate financial need for assistance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By October 1, in each odd-numbered year, the chief information officer
must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the
senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over state government and local
government. The report must include the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) a summary of the chief information officer activities regarding administration of this
grant program for the previous fiscal year, including the amount of money requested and
disbursed by county;
new text end

new text begin (2) an assessment of the progress toward completion of necessary monument restoration
and certification by county; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a forecast of the amount needed to complete monument recertification in all counties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Nonstate match. new text end

new text begin No nonstate match is required for grants made under this
program.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the chief
information officer for the grant program under section 381.125. Up to four percent of this
appropriation may be used by the chief geospatial information officer for administration of
this program. The base for this appropriation in fiscal years 2025 through 2029 is
$10,000,000. The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter
is $0.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the chief
information officer for grants to counties to employ county technical staff to aid surveyors
marking public land survey corners. The base for this appropriation in fiscal years 2025
through 2029 is $1,000,000. The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2030 and each
fiscal year thereafter is $0.
new text end