2004 Minnesota Statutes

     84.033 Scientific and natural areas. 

    Subdivision 1.    Acquisition; designation.  The 
 commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift, lease, 
 easement, or purchase, in the manner prescribed under chapter 
 117, in the name of the state, lands or any interest in lands 
 suitable and desirable for establishing and maintaining 
 scientific and natural areas.  The commissioner shall designate 
 any land so acquired as a scientific and natural area by written 
 order published in the State Register and shall administer any 
 land so acquired and designated as provided by section 86A.05.  
 Designations of scientific and natural areas are exempt from the 
 rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not 
 apply. 

    Subd. 2.    Designation approval.  No scientific and 
 natural area may be designated unless the designation is 
 approved by resolution of the board of the county in which the 
 land is located. 

    HIST: 1969 c 470 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 35 s 22; 
 1975 c 353 s 15; 2004 c 221 s 5; 2004 c 262 art 2 s 3