1998 Minnesota Statutes

     85.34 Fort Snelling lease. 

    Subdivision 1.  The commissioner of natural resources with 
 the approval of the Executive Council may lease for purposes of 
 restoration, preservation, historical and commercial use and 
 development, that portion of Fort Snelling state park consisting 
 of officer's row and the adjacent golf course and residential, 
 storage and service buildings, all lying within an area bounded 
 by Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, trunk highway 
 numbered 5, Taylor avenue, Minnehaha avenue, and Bloomington 
 Road.  The lease shall be in a form approved by the attorney 
 general and for a term of not to exceed 99 years. 

    Subd. 2.  Admission to the property leased pursuant to 
 subdivision 1 shall be exempt from any state park permit or 
 admission fees imposed pursuant to law. 

    Subd. 3.  The commissioner of public safety with the 
 approval of the Executive Council may issue to the lessee or 
 developer of the property leased pursuant to subdivision 1, an 
 on-sale license for the sale of intoxicating liquor upon the 
 leased property.  The annual fee for the license issued pursuant 
 to this subdivision shall be set by the commissioner of public 
 safety at an amount comparable to the fee charged by 
 municipalities in the surrounding area for a similar license.  
 All provisions of chapter 340 shall apply to the sale of 
 intoxicating liquor upon the leased property. 

    HIST: 1978 c 573 s 1