1997 Minnesota Statutes

     16A.125 State trust lands. 

    Subdivision 1.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 2.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 3.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 4.  Repealed, 1969 c 399 s 51 

    Subd. 5.    Forest trust lands.  The term "state forest 
 trust fund lands" as used in this subdivision, means public land 
 in trust under the constitution set apart as "forest lands under 
 the authority of the commissioner" of natural resources as 
 defined by section 89.001, subdivision 13. 

    The commissioner of finance and the treasurer shall credit 
 the revenue from the forest trust fund lands to the forest 
 suspense account.  The account must specify the trust funds 
 interested in the lands and the respective receipts of the lands.

    After a fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall 
 certify the total costs incurred for forestry during that year 
 under appropriations for the protection, improvement, 
 administration, and management of state forest trust fund lands 
 and construction and improvement of forest roads to enhance the 
 forest value of the lands.  The certificate must specify the 
 trust funds interested in the lands.  The commissioner of 
 natural resources shall supply the commissioner of finance with 
 the information needed for the certificate. 

    After a fiscal year, the commissioner and the treasurer 
 shall distribute the receipts credited to the suspense account 
 during that fiscal year as follows: 

    (a) The amount of the certified costs incurred by the state 
 for forest management during the fiscal year shall be 
 transferred to the general fund.  

    (b) The balance of the receipts shall then be returned 
 prorated to the trust funds in proportion to their respective 
 interests in the lands which produced the receipts. 

    Subd. 5a.    Appropriation from state forest development 
 account.  Money accruing and credited to the state forest 
 development account is appropriated to the division of forestry 
 in the department of natural resources to apply state forest 
 resource management policy and plans to forest trust fund 
 lands.  The appropriation is supervised and controlled by the 
 commissioner of natural resources. 

    The appropriation shall be spent according to law and 
 remains available until spent.  The appropriation is not 
 available for spending until any estimates required by law are 
 approved by the commissioner of finance.  An obligation to spend 
 money may not be made unless there is an available balance not 
 otherwise encumbered in the appropriation.  

    Subd. 6. Repealed by amendment, 1995 c 220 s 26 

    Subd. 6a.    University lands.  (a) As used in this 
 section, "university lands" means lands granted by the federal 
 government for the support of the University of Minnesota, as 
 described in Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 2. 

    (b) All revenue from minerals on university lands must be 
 credited to the university lands and minerals suspense account.  
 Money in the account must be transferred to the permanent 
 university fund, except for amounts appropriated to cover 
 reasonable costs incurred by the commissioner of natural 
 resources to protect, improve, administer, manage, and otherwise 
 enhance the mineral value of university lands. 

    Subd. 7.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 8.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 9.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    Subd. 10.  Repealed, 1976 c 231 s 34 

    HIST: (53-18s) 1939 c 431 art 2 s 20; 1953 c 741 s 60; 1955 c 
 714 s 1,2; 1957 c 140 s 1; 1957 c 852 s 1-4; 1959 c 344 s 1-4; 
 1959 c 667 s 1,2; 1961 c 571 s 1; 1965 c 901 s 57 subd 6; 1967 c 
 314 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 9; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 
 1129 art 3 s 1; 1971 c 24 s 2; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 
 1973 c 507 s 45; 1974 c 10 s 1; 1974 c 224 s 1; 1976 c 239 s 10; 
 1982 c 511 s 31; 1983 c 301 s 88; 1984 c 628 art 2 s 1,4; art 6 
 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 55,56; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 7; 1994 c 465 
 art 3 s 4; 1995 c 220 s 26 

*   NOTE:  Subdivision 6a is repealed by Laws 1996, chapter 
*395, section 17, paragraph (a), effective June 30, 1997.  Laws 
*1996, chapter 395, section 19.