2005 Minnesota Statutes - 84.631 — Road easements across state lands.

     84.631 Road easements across state lands. 


    (a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, 
 the commissioner, on behalf of the state, may convey a road 
 easement across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction 
 other than school trust land, to a private person requesting an 
 easement for access to property owned by the person only if the 
 following requirements are met:  (1) there are no reasonable 
 alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the 
 exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse 
 environmental or natural resource management impacts.  


    (b) The commissioner shall: 


    (1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the 
 easement; 


    (2) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the 
 event of nonuse; and 


    (3) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary 
 and appropriate under the circumstances.  


    (c) An applicant shall submit a fee of up to $2,000 with 
 each application for a road easement across state land.  The 
 commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the costs of 
 the road easement before the applicant submits the fee.  The 
 application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application is 
 withdrawn or denied. 


    (d) Fees collected under paragraph (c) must be deposited in 
 the land management account in the natural resources fund. 


    HIST: 1983 c 297 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 628 s 2; 1995 c 220 s 
 58; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 18