This bill aims to prohibit the sale of state-owned land located wholly or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. It establishes that the commissioner of natural resources is not permitted to sell such lands, which include state land for which the school trust interest was extinguished through condemnation, university lands granted by Congress, and other lands under the commissioner’s control. However, the bill allows for valid land exchanges involving these properties. The new legal language is codified as section 92.84 in Minnesota Statutes.

Additionally, the bill repeals Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 92.82, which previously allowed for the private sale of surplus state land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the United States. This repeal effectively removes the provisions that permitted such sales, reinforcing the new prohibition on selling state-owned land in this protected area. Both the new prohibition and the repeal of the previous statute will take effect the day following final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 92.82