All Easements and Conveyances Legislation - Minnesota

Relating to natural resources ARTICLE 1- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI, section 14, to increase the percentage of net proceeds from the state lottery to the environment and natural resources trust fund and to extend the length of time proceeds are to be credited to the fund ARTICLE 2 - NATURAL RESOURCES FUNDING Establishing the parks and trails account in the natural resources fund; appropriating money from the account to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for the acquisition, operation and maintenance of state parks and trails; requiring the state lottery in lieu tax credited to the clean water legacy account in the environmental fund; allowing environmental protection trust fund expenditures for acquiring natural areas and obtaining and operating permanent conservation easements; modifying the disposition of the [...]

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Relating to energy; modifying provisions relating to community based energy development projects, modifying the community based energy development tariff to reflect renewable energy technologies, restricting wind energy single ownership, modifying the definition of community based energy development (C-BED) project and the tariff rate, updating C-BED project priorities, placing negotiation conditions on utilities intending to own or contract with independent power producers without C-BED projects; authorizing municipal power agencies and cooperatives to offer members a certain community energy partnership opportunity; authorizing public utilities to construct, own and operate generation facilities to fulfill renewable energy objectives, requiring renewable energy plan filings with the public utilities commission (PUC) and requiring PUC approval; authorizing utilities to petition the PUC to approve rate schedules providing [...]

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3E Relating to bioenergy development; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to establish a clean energy capital equipment revolving loan fund to receive appropriations and make loans for capital equipment to persons participating in the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program; providing for cellulosic biofuel development; defining cellulosic biofuel, material and facility and other terms relating to cellulosic biofuel development, specifying a production goal and requiring commissioner cash payments to eligible cellulosic biofuel producers under certain conditions; providing for a bioenergy production incentive; defining bioenergy production, crops and project area, requiring the commissioner to make cash payment to bioenergy producers under certain conditions; requiring the board of soil and water resources (BOWSR) to establish and administer an additional reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program, defining [...]

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3E Relating to energy ARTICLE 1 - UTILITIES Modifying provisions relating to the petrofund program; allowing the petroleum tank release compensation board to recover expenses incurred by the pollution control agency (PCA) in taking corrective actions; requiring the board to reimburse qualified persons for replacing PVC fill piping with metal piping at residential locations under certain conditions, limit; clarifying heating oil vendors residential spill nonresponsibility under certain conditions; requiring certain entities to provide a property owner with a copy of the appraisal before presenting a petition to acquire property; modifying provisions relating to power transmission lines, renewable energy obligations and related activities and costs, modifying certain duties of the public utilities commission (PUC) relating to transmission cost adjustments for allowing the utility to recover charges [...]

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1E Relating to local government; allowing municipalities to enact an ordinance to permit dogs to accompany persons patronizing outdoor areas of food and beverage service establishments; "Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008", providing for business energy use accountability, requiring the commissioner of commerce to create an energy inventory form for municipal use; requiring municipalities to make inventory form available to local businesses; permitting a town board to vote to refund any surplus or service charge upon the removal of a subordinate service district; authorizing a transfer of the management of certain drainage systems from Hennepin county to a water management authority, specifying transfer procedure and clarifying effect of transfer on property rights; authorizing counties to use interim use ordinances (permits) under certain conditions, defining interim use; providing for public hearings; providing [...]

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Relating to local government; "Business Energy Use Accountability Act of 2008", providing for business energy use accountability; requiring the commissioner of commerce to create an energy inventory form for municipal use; requiring municipalities to make inventory form available to local businesses; permitting a town board to vote to refund any surplus or service charge upon the removal of a subordinate service district; permitting a town board to vote to refund any surplus or service charge upon the removal of a subordinate service district; authorizing a transfer of the management of certain drainage systems from Hennepin county to a water management authority, specifying transfer procedure and clarifying effect of transfer on property rights; authorizing counties to use interim use ordinances (permits) under certain conditions, defining interim use; providing for public hearings; providing for charter commission discharge

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1E Relating to real property ARTICLE 1 - TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS Providing for conveyance of interests in real property by transfer on death deeds; defining certain terms; modifying certain provisions providing for medical assistance (MA) claims against estates; specifying certain effect on transfer of death deed and rights of creditors, the state and county under certain claims against the state or estates, general assistance, liabilities of estates and medical assistance liens; specifying certain recording requirements and authorization; providing for revocation or modification of transfer on death deeds; specifying form of transfer on death deed and form of instrument of revocation requirements; modifying certain duties of the registrar relating to conveyances ARTICLE 2 - MISCELLANEOUS Modifying certain signature requirements for real estate instruments, clarifying application [...]

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2E Relating to real property; providing for plats of land; defining the purpose of a plat; defining certain terms; specifying plat format contents, name, legal description and dedication statement; requiring ownership interest acknowledgement; providing for the designation of plat boundaries, the numbering of blocks and the labeling of outlets; requiring plats to show all survey and mathematical information and data necessary to locate and retrace all boundary lines and monuments; providing for the depiction of public ways, easements and water boundaries; requiring plat to contain a certification by the land surveyor involved in platting the land, describing contents of certification; requiring the surveyor certifying the plat to survey or supervise the surveying of the land depicted in the plat; requiring county surveyor approval of the plat; specifying city, town and county approval requirements for certain plats and

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Relating to property ARTICLE 1 - REGISTRAR OF TITLES Modifying procedures and fees charged by county registrars of title for registering supplemental declarations of common interest communities ARTICLE 2 - TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS Providing for conveyance of interests in real property by transfer on death deeds; defining certain terms; modifying certain provisions providing for medical assistance (MA) claims against estates; specifying certain effect on transfer of death deed and rights of creditors, the state and county under certain claims against the state or estates, general assistance, liabilities of estates and medical assistance liens; specifying certain recording requirements and authorization; providing for revocation or modification of transfer on death deeds; specifying form of transfer on death deed and form of instrument of revocation requirements; modifying certain duties [...]

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HF 3032 THIRD ENGROSSMENT State land provisions modified concerning critical habitat private sector matching account, authority, timber permits, outdoor recreation system, state parks, and forests; and tax-forfeited land provisions modified for wind energy projects. Section 1: Pledges and contributions language added. Section 2: Enforcement of federal laws language provided. Section 3: Composition of system language added. Section 4: Secondary authorization; when permitted language added. Section 5: Issuance; expiration language modified. Section 6: Private easements language modified. Section 7: Land replacement trust fund; Itasca County language added. Section 8: Additions to state parks language provided. Subdivision 1. Buffalo River State Park, Clay County. Subdivision 2. Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. Subdivision [...]

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