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 bill will take effect 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. This repeal eliminates provisions that permitted the commissioner of natural resources to sell surplus land to the United States by private sale, including specific regulations regarding appraisals and conveyance forms. The effective date for this repeal is also the day following final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 92.82