1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1113 as follows:
1.2Page 32, delete section 8, and insert:
1.3 "Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116P.17, is amended to read:
1.4116P.17 ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE STATE
1.5 OR INTEREST IN LANDS; COMMISSIONER APPROVAL.
1.6 Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. (a) A recipient of an appropriation from
1.7the trust fund who acquires an interest in real property must receive written approval from
1.8the commissioner of natural resources prior to the acquisition, if the interest
:
1.9(1) is acquired in whole or in part with the appropriation
; and
1.10(2) will be conveyed to the state for management by the commissioner.
Conservation
1.11easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil Resources are not subject to
1.12commissioner approval under this section.
1.13(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this section only when the
1.14interest in real property:
1.15(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner
and meets the objectives and
1.16criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
1.17of the property; or
1.18(2)
meets the objectives and criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan
1.19for the intended management status of the property is otherwise identified by the
1.20commissioner as a priority for state financing.
1.21 Subd. 2. Value assessment. Prior to acquiring an interest in real property with an
1.22appropriation from the trust fund, a recipient of an appropriation must submit the most
1.23recent tax assessed value of the real property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for
1.24the interest in real property to the commission and the commissioner of natural resources."