HR 2783 · 101th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Minnesota Public Lands Improvement Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-06-28· Sponsored by Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]· House

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Latest: Provisions Included In S.2437.(1990-09-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Minnesota Public Lands Improvement Act of 1989 - Grants to Minnesota the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain public uplands and islands in Minnesota waters which were not subject to any claim on January 1, 1989. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain other lands which were subject to a claim identified on the records of the Bureau of Land Management as of that date to the claimants following resolution of conflicting claims. Deems title to public lands which, on the date of enactment of this Act, were subject to leases issued to Minnesota under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to have vested in the State and to be exempt from Department of the Interior regulations governing leases under such Act. Allows the State to receive, under this Act, lands previously patented to the State under such Act by notifying the Secretary that it intends to relinquish such lands to the United States. Requires the Secretary to transfer such lands back to the State subject to the provisions of this Act, effective simultaneously with the State's relinquishment of such lands. Authorizes the Secretary to sell and issue a patent to a tract of public land lo…

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Cosponsors (7)

4 Democrats3 Republicans