1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying prior appropriations pertaining to the permanent 
1.3 	school fund for school trust lands;amending Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, 
1.4 	section 6, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6, as amended by Laws 2017, chapter 
1.7 	93, article 1, section 12, is amended to read:

1.8 | Sec. 6. ADMINISTRATION | $ | 250,000 | $ | -0-
1.9 	$250,000 the first year is from the state forest 
1.10 	suspense account in the permanent school fund 
1.11 	for the school trust lands director to initiate 
1.12 	~~real estate development projects on~~ and 
1.13 	complete a 25-year framework for managing 
1.14 	school trust lands as ~~determined by the school~~ 
1.15 	~~trust lands director~~ described in Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, section 127A.353, subdivision 4, 
1.17 	paragraph (a), clause (11). This is a onetime 
1.18 	appropriation and is available until ~~June 30,~~ 
1.19 	~~2019~~ expended.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:

1.22 | Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATION | $ | 800,000 | $ | 300,000
2.1 	(a) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
2.2 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
2.3 	account in the permanent school fund for the 
2.4 	school trust lands director. This appropriation 
2.5 	is to be used for securing long-term economic 
2.6 	return from the school trust lands consistent 
2.7 	with fiduciary responsibilities and sound 
2.8 	natural resources conservation and 
2.9 	management principles.
2.10 	(b) $500,000 the first year is from the state 
2.11 	forest suspense account in the permanent 
2.12 	school fund for the school trust lands director 
2.13 	to initiate the ~~private sale of surplus school~~ 
2.14 	~~trust lands identified according to Minnesota~~ 
2.15 	~~Statutes, section 92.82, paragraph (d)~~
2.16 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
2.17 	private forest land alternative with the United 
2.18 	States Department of Agriculture Forest 
2.19 	Service and a nonprofit partner. The school 
2.20 	trust lands director may use these funds for 
2.21 	project costs, including but not limited to 
2.22 	environmental assessments, valuation 
2.23 	expenses, legal fees, closing costs, and 
2.24 	transactional staff costs. This is a onetime 
2.25 	appropriation and is available until ~~June 30,~~ 
2.26 	~~2019~~ expended.

2.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.