1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 2493, the first unofficial engrossment, as
1.2follows:
1.3Page 27, after line 31, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 14. CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND; VERMILION AND
1.5BASS LAKES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
1.6(a) To protect and enhance habitat for fish, game, and wildlife and to ensure the
1.7enjoyment of those resources by the people of Minnesota, the commissioner of natural
1.8resources shall exercise the power of eminent domain under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.9117, to acquire fee title to all riparian school trust lands bordering Vermilion and Bass
1.10Lakes in St. Louis County.
1.11(b) Riparian land condemned under this section must be in parcels determined
1.12according to the subdivisions by the United States surveys. Parcels of riparian land must
1.13be designated from the shoreline of the lake, extending away from the lake only to the first
1.14surveyed subdivision line that yields a parcel of a size that can be legally developed.
1.15(c) Notwithstanding any requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117, to the
1.16contrary, the damages awarded for riparian lands condemned under this section must
1.17be substantially equal to the amount paid by the commissioner of natural resources in
1.18acquiring the land for Lake Vermilion State Park under Laws 2008, chapter 365, section
1.1925, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 61.
1.20(d) Damages awarded according to this section shall be paid from the outdoor
1.21heritage fund to the permanent school fund.
1.22(e) Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, subdivision 9, does not apply to acquisition
1.23of land under this section. Land acquired under this section shall become part of Lake
1.24Vermilion State Park and is open to the public taking of fish and game unless otherwise
1.25provided by law and shall be retained in state ownership in perpetuity for the use and
1.26enjoyment of the people of Minnesota.
2.1(f) The commissioner of natural resources shall not assess any costs incurred under
2.2this section to the permanent school fund."
2.3Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.4Amend the title accordingly