Minnesota § 92.502 - LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 92.502 — LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 92.502. LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS
(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for recreational trails or facilities. The commissioner may assess the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and facilities.
History:
2008 c 368 art 1 s 24; 2018 c 186 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 47; 2023 c 9 s 4
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 92.502 ("LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS") 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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