1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; providing for a conservation easement over tax-forfeited 
1.3 	land in St. Louis County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CONSERVATION EASEMENT; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.6 	St. Louis County may execute and record and the state shall accept a conservation 
1.7 	easement over tax-forfeited land for the purpose of restoration of wetlands to be utilized 
1.8 	for mitigation of wetlands displaced by mining operations in St. Louis County.

1.9 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.
 1.10 	Section 1 is effective the day after the governing body of St. Louis County and 
1.11 	its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 
1.12 	2 and 3.