Bill > HF1591

This bill prohibits the Commissioner of Natural Resources from purchasing real estate through auctions or accepting real property that has been acquired by another party at an auction. The proposed legislation, which would be added to Minnesota Statutes chapter 94, creates a new legal restriction that overrides any existing laws that might previously have allowed such land acquisitions. By explicitly preventing the Commissioner from participating in land auctions, the bill appears to be aimed at limiting the ways in which the Department of Natural Resources can expand its land holdings, potentially to reduce government spending or to address specific concerns about how public lands are acquired. The language is broad and categorical, using the phrase "notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary" to ensure that this prohibition takes precedence over any other existing statutes that might suggest otherwise.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1591&ssn=0&y=2025