1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to state lands; requiring legislative approval for certain sales, transfers, or
1.3 other conveyances of state-owned land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.4 94.09, by adding a subdivision.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 94.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7to read:
1.8 Subd. 7.Legislative approval.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
1.9commissioner of natural resources may not sell, transfer, or otherwise convey any real
1.10property belonging to the state:
1.11 (1) in excess of 100 acres, unless the specific sale, transfer, or conveyance is authorized
1.12by law; or
1.13 (2) in excess of 1,000 acres, unless the specific sale, transfer, or conveyance is authorized
1.14by a law that is adopted by a vote of at least three-fifths of the members of each house of
1.15the legislature.
1.16 (b) A law that confers general authority on the commissioner to sell, transfer, or convey
1.17real property but that does not refer to the specific real property belonging to the state to be
1.18sold, transferred, or conveyed does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a).
1.19 (c) This subdivision does not prohibit the lease of real property belonging to the state.
1.20 (d) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "real property belonging to the state" means
1.21any tract, lot, or parcel, or any group of contiguous tracts, lots, or parcels of real property
1.22belonging to the state.
1Section 1.
25-01969 as introduced01/09/25 REVISOR CKM/KR
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 238NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/16/2025
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy