92.01 STATE PUBLIC LANDS OR STATE LANDS. “State public lands” or “state lands” means school, swamp, university, internal improvement, and other lands granted to the state by acts of Congress. History: 1941 c 374 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
92.02 AUTHORITY. Sales under this chapter must be conducted by the commissioner, a deputy of the commissioner, or a competent person employed by the commissioner. History: (6282) 1911 c 123 s 4; 1919 c 199 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 11
92.025 SCHOOL TRUST LAND DEFINITION. For purposes of this chapter and chapter 94, “school trust land” means land granted by the United States for use of schools within each township, swampland granted to the state, and internal improvement land that are reserved for permanent school fund purposes under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, […]
92.03 MINIMUM PRICE OF LANDS. Subdivision 1. School lands. The price of school lands must be at least $5 an acre, including the value of timber reproduction. No more than 100,000 acres of school lands may be sold in one year. If a patent has been issued by the federal government to school land before […]
92.04 MINIMUM PRICE OF CERTAIN STATE LANDS. Lands selected for state institutions under an act of the legislature entitled “An act to appropriate swamp lands to certain educational and charitable institutions and for the purpose of creating a state prison,” approved February 13, 1865, and lands known as State Capitol lands, must be sold as […]
92.05 SALT LANDS. (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall have charge of the state salt lands donated by the United States to aid in the development of the brines in the state. The Board of Regents may sell these lands. The university may execute, in its name, deeds of conveyance […]
92.06 PAYMENTS; INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Terms for land sales held before July 1, 2004. (a) The terms of payment on the sale of state public lands held before July 1, 2004, must be as follows: The purchaser shall pay in cash at the time of sale the appraised value of all timber and costs determined […]
92.07 SALES BY SUBDIVISIONS. Sales of land by the commissioner must be made according to the subdivisions by the United States surveys, unless the land has been subdivided into smaller parcels or lots, as provided in this chapter. The land may not be sold in larger quantity than one quarter section. History: (6269) RL s […]
92.08 SURVEYS AND RESURVEYS. (a) The commissioner may have surveys made to determine the correct boundaries or description of the land or to dispose of it in convenient parcels. When the commissioner determines that the interest of the state will be promoted, the commissioner may subdivide land controlled by the commissioner into smaller parcels or […]
92.10 MAPS AND PLATS. Subdivision 1. Map recorded. When the commissioner subdivides land into small parcels or city lots, a map of the subdivision shall be recorded with the county recorder of the county containing the land. Subd. 2. Preparation. The commissioner shall prepare suitable maps or plats designating school or other state lands owned […]
92.115 VALUATION OF STATE LANDS; MINIMUM BID. Subdivision 1. Land valuation required. Before offering any state land for sale under this chapter, the commissioner must establish the value of the land. The commissioner shall have the land appraised if the estimated market value is in excess of $100,000. Subd. 2. Minimum bid. The minimum bid […]
92.12 APPRAISAL OF SCHOOL AND OTHER STATE LANDS. Subdivision 1. Appraisers. The commissioner may have any school trust or other state lands appraised. The appraisals must be made by regularly appointed and qualified state appraisers. To be qualified, an appraiser must hold a state appraiser license issued by the Department of Commerce. The appraisal must […]
92.122 COMPENSATING PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. Subdivision 1. Compensation requirements. (a) When the revenue generated from school trust land and associated resources is diminished by management practices applied to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund. (b) When generating revenue from school trust […]
92.13 STATE LANDS; DATE OF SALE. The commissioner shall hold public sales of school and other state lands when it is advantageous to the state and to intending buyers and settlers. History: (6279) 1911 c 123 s 1; 1913 c 8 s 1; 1923 c 6 s 1; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1; […]
92.14 SALE; NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Time. At least 30 days before a sale, the commissioner shall give published notice of the sale in each county containing land to be sold, and in the county where the sale will be held. If there is no newspaper published in the county, posted notice in the county courthouse […]
92.145 UNSOLD LANDS. Except for school trust lands, parcels remaining unsold after the public sale offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay the minimum bid established for the public sale. The sale shall continue until all eligible parcels have been sold or the commissioner withdraws the remaining parcels from sale. History: 2004 c […]
92.15 APPLICATION. All other requirements and provisions relating to the sale of school and other state lands apply to sales made under sections 92.02, 92.10, 92.13, and 92.14. History: (6281) 1911 c 123 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 3 s 1
92.16 CERTIFICATE OF SALE. Subdivision 1. Contents; default; resale. At the time of the sale the commissioner shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the purchaser a certificate of sale, numbered and made assignable, certifying the description of the land sold, its quantity, the price per acre, the consideration paid and to be paid, and the […]
92.163 EXTENSION FOR PAYMENT ON STATE LAND CERTIFICATES. Subdivision 1. Limitation. The time for payment of the principal of any certificate of sale of state public land sold before May 1, 1941, which has expired or will expire, is extended as provided in this section. Subd. 2. Certificate holder to file application. Before the expiration […]
92.165 CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE. Subdivision 1. Release by commissioner. Whenever it appears (1) that the terms of a certificate of sale of state public lands have been fully complied with entitling the owner to a patent under the terms of the certificate; (2) that the patent has not been issued; and (3) that after compliance, […]
