1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state land; authorizing conveyance of 
  1.3             excess rail bank land; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.4             1998, section 222.63, subdivision 4. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 222.63, 
  1.7   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 4.  [DISPOSITION PERMITTED.] (a) The commissioner may 
  1.9   lease any rail line or right-of-way held in the state rail bank 
  1.10  or enter into an agreement with any person for the operation of 
  1.11  any rail line or right-of-way for any of the purposes set forth 
  1.12  in subdivision 2 in accordance with a fee schedule to be 
  1.13  developed by the commissioner. 
  1.14     (b) The commissioner may convey any rail line or 
  1.15  right-of-way, for consideration or for no consideration and upon 
  1.16  other terms as the commissioner may determine to be in the 
  1.17  public interest, to any other state agency or to a ~~governmental~~ 
  1.18  political subdivision of the state having power by law to 
  1.19  utilize it for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 2.  
  1.20     (c) The commissioner may convey a portion of previously 
  1.21  acquired rail bank right-of-way to a state agency or political 
  1.22  subdivision when the commissioner determines that: 
  1.23     (1) the portion to be conveyed is in excess of that needed 
  1.24  for the purposes stated in subdivision 2; 
  1.25     (2) the conveyance is upon terms and conditions agreed upon 
  2.1   by both the commissioner and the state agency or political 
  2.2   subdivision; 
  2.3      (3) after the sale, the rail bank corridor will continue to 
  2.4   be sufficient to meet the purposes of subdivision 2; and 
  2.5      (4) the conveyance will not result in any right-of-way in 
  2.6   the state rail bank being reduced to a width of less than 50 
  2.7   feet at any point. 
  2.8      Proceeds from a sale must be deposited in the rail bank 
  2.9   maintenance account described in subdivision 8. 
  2.10     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.11     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.