Bill Text: MN SF2341 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Sold gifts of land repayment requirement
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-08 - Referred to Environment and Natural Resources [SF2341 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2341-Introduced.html
1.2relating to natural resources; providing for repayment when gifts of land are sold;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept for
1.7and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in lands or
1.8personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose pertaining
1.9to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so received is hereby
1.10appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. Lands and interests in
1.11lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter 94.
1.12(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land,
1.13the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed
1.14for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the
1.15lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not
1.16exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in
1.17lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.
1.18(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and
1.19use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation
1.20purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received
1.21is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall
1.22be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and
1.23regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner
1.24of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any
2.1money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private
2.2organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall
2.3be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance
2.4with this section.
2.5 (d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a
2.6donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received
2.7shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section92.025 ,
2.8and be managed consistent with section127A.31 .
2.9(e) Before the commissioner sells land that was obtained by gift, in whole or in part,
2.10the commissioner shall notify the person or the heirs of the person providing the gift of
2.11land to the commissioner. At the request of the person or heirs of the person who provided
2.12the gift of land, within 30 days after the land is sold, the commissioner shall repay the
2.13person or heirs the market value of the gift at the time of the donation.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept for
1.7and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in lands or
1.8personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose pertaining
1.9to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so received is hereby
1.10appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. Lands and interests in
1.11lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter 94.
1.12(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land,
1.13the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed
1.14for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the
1.15lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not
1.16exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in
1.17lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.
1.18(c) The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and
1.19use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation
1.20purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received
1.21is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall
1.22be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and
1.23regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner
1.24of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any
2.1money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private
2.2organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall
2.3be maintained by the commissioner of management and budget to secure compliance
2.4with this section.
2.5 (d) The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a
2.6donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received
2.7shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section
2.8and be managed consistent with section
2.9(e) Before the commissioner sells land that was obtained by gift, in whole or in part,
2.10the commissioner shall notify the person or the heirs of the person providing the gift of
2.11land to the commissioner. At the request of the person or heirs of the person who provided
2.12the gift of land, within 30 days after the land is sold, the commissioner shall repay the
2.13person or heirs the market value of the gift at the time of the donation.
