Minnesota SF 2955: Southwest light rail transit (LRT) activity prohibition

Status: Referred to Transportation and Public Safety (as of 2014-04-04)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2013-2014 · Bill: SF 2955

Subjects: Railroads, Rail Lines, and LRT, Regional and Rural Development, Transportation and Transportation Department

Sponsors: Osmek

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to
1.3 renew a lease of certain state lands for maple syrup tapping; modifying terms in
1.4 maple syrup lease and permits; requiring a report to determine methods for
1.5 strengthening the maple syrup industry; appropriating money; proposing coding
1.6 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.
1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. [89.171] MAPLE SYRUP LEASES.
1.9 Notwithstanding the permit procedures of sections 84.027, 89.17, 92.122, and 127A.31,
1.10 chapter 90, and any other provision of law, a lease or permit executed by the commissioner
1.11 that includes maple syrup tapping as a purpose of the lease or permit is subject to the
1.12 following requirements:
1.13 (1) the lease or permit must be for a term of not less than ten years unless the applicant
1.14 requests a shorter term;
1.15 (2) the cost of the lease or permit may not exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the
1.16 commissioner for preparing and issuing the lease or permit; and
1.17 (3) the lease or permit must not include a requirement to remove taps, containers, tubing,
1.18 or other related equipment during the term of the lease or permit.
1.19 Sec. 2. RENEWAL OF LEASE OF CERTAIN STATE-OWNED LAND FOR MAPLE
1.20 SYRUP TAPPING.
1.21 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, by October 1, 2025, the commissioner of
1.22 natural resources must offer a new lease to any person who has been a lessee of state-owned
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2955NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading101703/24/2025
Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy

2.1 land for the purpose of maple syrup tapping during any portion of the two years preceding
2.2 the effective date of this act. The new lease must be issued under the same terms and
2.3 conditions as the previous lease and must not include a requirement to remove taps,
2.4 containers, tubing, or other related equipment during the term of the lease. The commissioner
2.5 must offer to renew the lease for successive ten-year terms unless a lease entered into under
2.6 this section is materially breached or until the previous lessee declines or is no longer able
2.7 to enter into a renewal lease.
2.8 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; REPORT ON METHODS TO STRENGTHEN MAPLE
2.9 SYRUP INDUSTRY.
2.10 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
2.11 natural resources to develop the report required by this section. By February 1, 2026, the
2.12 commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
2.13 members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over natural resources on methods
2.14 for strengthening Minnesota's maple syrup industry. The commissioner must work with
2.15 members of Minnesota's maple syrup industry and other stakeholders in developing the
2.16 report, and the report must include:
2.17 (1) an explanation of how the maple syrup industry interacts with the state's natural
2.18 resources and how sustainable its use of those resources is compared to other natural
2.19 resources industries;
2.20 (2) recommendations for statutory and policy changes that would strengthen Minnesota's
2.21 maple syrup industry;
2.22 (3) options for creating a board, task force, or other body that could serve as a forum
2.23 for the industry to discuss maple syrup industry issues with the natural resources regulators;
2.24 (4) a review of current best practices for maple syrup tapping in Minnesota;
2.25 (5) identification of obstacles to strengthening the state's maple syrup industry and
2.26 suggested remedies, when available; and
2.27 (6) any other information that the commissioner, in consultation with the industry and
2.28 stakeholders, deems relevant.
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