Minnesota § 89.0385 - FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST CERTIFICATION

Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 89.0385 — FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST CERTIFICATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 89.0385. FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST CERTIFICATION

(a) The commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands during each fiscal year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to various accounts according to this section.

(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those costs certified under section 16A.125. Transfers may occur quarterly, based on quarterly cost and revenue reports, throughout the fiscal year, with final certification and reconciliation after each fiscal year. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts credited to the account.

(c) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on nonstate lands managed under a good neighbor or joint powers agreement must be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest management investment account in the natural resources fund. Transfers for costs incurred may occur after projects or timber permits are finalized.

History:

1Sp2011 c 2 art 4 s 5; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 21; 2016 c 189 art 3 s 30

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 89.0385 ("FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST CERTIFICATION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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