This bill aims to prohibit the sale of state-owned land located wholly or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. 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, and the section becomes effective the day after final enactment.

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 removes provisions that permitted the commissioner of natural resources to sell surplus land, including those bordering public water, and eliminates the need for appraisals in such transactions. The repeal also takes effect the day following final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 92.82