SF 1544

2nd Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/14/2012 08:46am

A bill for an act
relating to local governments; authorizing counties, cities, towns, and other
public corporations to convey lands to congressionally chartered veterans service
organizations for less than market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 465.035.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 465.035, is amended to read:

465.035 PUBLIC CORPORATION, CONVEYANCE OR LEASE OF LAND.

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new text begin Conveyance to government entity. new text end

Any county, town, city or
other public corporation may lease or convey its lands for a nominal consideration,
without consideration or for such consideration as may be agreed upon to the state or
to any governmental subdivision, to the United States or to any agency of the federal
government, another public corporation or to the Minnesota State Armory Building
commission for public use when authorized by its governing body.

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new text begin Conveyance to veterans service organization. new text end

new text begin When authorized by its
governing body, any county, town, city, or other public corporation may lease or convey
its lands for nominal consideration, without consideration, or for such consideration as
may be agreed upon to any congressionally chartered veterans service organization for
public use. Any property conveyed under this subdivision is subject to the following
conditions: (1) that the veterans service organization agrees to notify the conveying entity
if the property ceases to be used for a public purpose or if the organization wishes to sell
or otherwise convey the property; and (2) that the organization agrees to convey the
property to the conveying entity upon request of the conveying entity. For purposes of this
subdivision, "congressionally chartered veterans service organization" means a veterans
organization granted a charter by the United States Congress.
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