1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying restrictions on expedited exchanges of 
1.3 	public lands;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Classes of land; definitions. The classes of public land that may be 
1.8 	involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:
1.9 	(1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in 
1.10 	section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:;
1.11 	(i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and
1.12 	(ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;
1.13 	(2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in 
1.14 	section 94.342, subdivision 2; and
1.15 	(3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by 
1.16 	a governmental subdivision of the state.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 94.3495, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.18 	to read:
1.19 		Subd. 7a.Riparian land. The restrictions on exchanging riparian land under section 
1.20 	94.342, subdivision 3, do not apply to exchanges made under this section.