SF 968 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State land acquisition at an auction prohibition

This bill prohibits Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from purchasing state land at public auctions or accepting land that third parties acquired at auction. It directly affects the DNR commissioner, who can no longer use auction purchases as a method for acquiring land for state use. The law specifically blocks both the DNR buying land at auction and taking ownership of land previously bought by others at auction. This is a procedural change to state land acquisition rules, with no new funding or programs created.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 3, 2025
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