1999 Minnesota Statutes

     93.055 Action to quiet title to lands covered by mineral 
  permit or lease.  

    Upon written request of the holder of any mineral 
 prospecting permit or mineral lease from the state, not in 
 default, with the approval of the commissioner of natural 
 resources, the attorney general may institute proceedings to 
 quiet the title and determine adverse claims or to register the 
 title of the state to the lands or interests covered by the 
 permit or lease.  All costs and expenses of such proceedings 
 including compensation of attorneys for the state shall be paid 
 by the holder of the permit or lease.  Upon receipt of such 
 request from the holder of a prospecting permit, if approved by 
 the commissioner of natural resources, and if such action is 
 authorized by the attorney general, the running of the time 
 within which the permit holder must begin prospecting thereunder 
 and the time within which the permit holder must apply for a 
 lease or do any other act required by the permit shall be 
 suspended until the entry of final judgment in the action, and 
 the term of the permit and the time required for any action by 
 the holder thereunder shall be extended by a period equivalent 
 to the time from the receipt of the request to the entry of the 
 judgment.  

    HIST: 1949 c 594 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1986 c 444