1997 Minnesota Statutes

     93.13 Draining of lakes and leasing of ore lands in beds 
  thereof.  

    When a meandered or public lake does not exceed 80 acres in 
 area, within the original meander line, and is surrounded in 
 part by state land upon which a state mineral lease has been 
 issued and is in force and effect, then such lake, with the 
 approval of the executive council, may be drained and the iron 
 ore removed from the bed thereof by the lessee or its assigns 
 under such state mineral lease for the purpose of mining iron 
 ore owned by the state underneath the bed of such lake adjoining 
 the lands covered by such state mineral lease under the terms 
 and conditions of such state mineral lease.  

    The royalty payments by the lessee to the state for the ore 
 that shall be removed from such lake bed shall be fixed by the 
 executive council and shall be not less than the minimum 
 royalties provided for in section 93.20.  In case the addition 
 of the lake bed to the area subject to such state mineral lease 
 shall increase the area covered by such lease to an area 
 exceeding 80 acres then the annual ground rental for such 
 enlarged area shall be increased by $1,000.  

    The lessee or its assigns shall have the power to institute 
 condemnation proceedings, to pay for the interests of private 
 persons or corporations who or which may be injured or whose 
 rights may be destroyed by the carrying on of such operations.  

    HIST: (6402-11) 1937 c 118 s 1; 1945 c 340 s 1