1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring notice to local governments by 
1.3 	nongovernmental organizations acquiring fee title to land with money from the 
1.4 	outdoor heritage fund and the environment and natural resources trust fund;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97A.056, by adding a subdivision; 
1.6 	116P.08, by adding a subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.9 	to read:
1.10 		Subd. 25.Nongovernmental organization acquisition; local government notice.
 1.11 	Before entering into a purchase agreement to acquire land in fee title with money in whole 
1.12 	or in part from the outdoor heritage fund, a nongovernmental organization must notify the 
1.13 	county board and the town board where the land is located and furnish them a description 
1.14 	of the land to be acquired. The county board and town board may provide to the council 
1.15 	resolutions favoring or opposing the land sale.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116P.08, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
1.17 	read:
1.18 		Subd. 8.Nongovernmental organization acquisition; local government notice. Before 
1.19 	entering into a purchase agreement to acquire land in fee title with money in whole or in 
1.20 	part from the trust fund, a nongovernmental organization must notify the county board and 
1.21 	the town board where the land is located and furnish them a description of the land to be 
1.22 	acquired. The county board and town board may provide to the commission resolutions 
1.23 	favoring or opposing the land sale.