1998 Minnesota Statutes

     84.632 Conveyance of unneeded state easements. 

    (a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of 
 natural resources may, in the name of the state, release all or 
 part of an easement acquired by the state upon application of a 
 landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the 
 easement is not needed for state purposes.  

    (b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment 
 of consideration of not less than $500, to be determined by the 
 commissioner.  The release must be in a form approved by the 
 attorney general.  

    (c) Money received for release of the easement must be 
 credited to the account from which money was expended for 
 purchase of the easement.  If there is no specific account, the 
 money must be credited to the land acquisition account 
 established in section 94.165.  

    HIST: 1988 c 628 s 3; 1993 c 285 s 2