1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; highways; requiring periodic review of property 
1.3 	owned or controlled by the department for the purpose of determining surplus; 
1.4 	requiring a report;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, by adding 
1.5 	a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Periodic review. (a) The commissioner shall examine all real property 
1.10 	owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department to decide whether 
1.11 	any real property may be declared as surplus and suitable for sale or some other means of 
1.12 	disposal.
1.13 	(b) The commissioner shall report its findings under paragraph (a) to the house 
1.14 	of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy 
1.15 	and finance by March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report may be submitted 
1.16 	electronically, and is subject to section 3.195, subdivision 1.
1.17 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "surplus" means real property that is no longer 
1.18 	needed for state highway purposes, and that has not been used for state highway purposes 
1.19 	for the previous five years.