1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1926 as follows:
1.2Page 26, after line 24, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.4to read:
1.5 Subd. 20. Acquisition of lands or interest in lands; commissioner approval. (a)
1.6A recipient of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund who acquires an interest in
1.7real property must receive written approval from the commissioner of natural resources
1.8prior to the acquisition, if the interest is acquired in whole or in part with the appropriation.
1.9A recipient must request the commissioner's approval at least ten business days before
1.10the proposed acquisition. When a recipient requests approval under this subdivision, the
1.11recipient must simultaneously submit the same information to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
1.12Heritage Council. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil
1.13Resources and acquisitions specifically identified in appropriation laws are not subject to
1.14commissioner approval under this subdivision.
1.15(b) The commissioner shall approve acquisitions under this subdivision only when
1.16the interest in real property:
1.17(1) is identified as a high priority by the commissioner and meets the objectives and
1.18criteria identified in the applicable acquisition plan for the intended management status
1.19of the property; or
1.20(2) is otherwise identified by the commissioner as a priority for state financing.
1.21 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.22to read:
1.23 Subd. 21. Value assessment. At least ten business days prior to acquiring an
1.24interest in real property with an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund, a recipient
1.25of an appropriation must submit the most recent tax assessed value and most recent tax
1.26statement of the real property and the amount the recipient plans to offer for the interest
2.1in real property to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the commissioner of
2.2natural resources. Conservation easements to be held by the Board of Water and Soil
2.3Resources are not subject to the requirements of this section. The board shall keep a
2.4record of the tax assessed value of the real property at the time of acquisition and the
2.5most recent tax statement."