2006 Minnesota Statutes

15.995 HISTORIC PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS.
A city located within 150 miles of the Minnesota State Capitol that has a population,
according to the 2000 census, of more than 7,000 and less than 8,000 and is located in a county
that has a population according to that census of more than 31,000 and less than 32,000 must
not sell, lease, or contract property it owns that is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, unless the political subdivision first:
(1) notifies the Minnesota Historical Society and waits at least two years, during which
the political subdivision must request of and receive from the Historical Society a study of the
best use of the property in order to ascertain and preserve the historical value of the property
and ensure public use; and
(2) requests of and receives from the Department of Administration an inventory and
appraisal of the affected real and personal property to determine its value.
The Department of Administration and the Minnesota Historical Society must jointly
report their findings to the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees
with jurisdiction over state government finance. The requesting political subdivision must pay
the Minnesota Historical Society and the Department of Administration for services provided
under this section.
History: 2006 c 236 art 1 s 1; 2006 c 248 s 1