SF 1754 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Certain state-owned land in the Cloquet Forestry Center transferal to the University of Minnesota

This bill transfers specific parcels of state-owned land at the Cloquet Forestry Center in Carlton County to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, with no cost to the university. It appropriates $1.3 million to pay off existing state bonds financing improvements on the property, enabling the transfer. Once the debt is paid, the land will no longer be considered state bond-financed property. The transfer supports the university's goal of returning the land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction 1st Engrossment · 2 edits · Mar 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill's title and version were updated to reflect its first engrossment status. The most significant change is the addition of a specific purpose clause to the land transfer provision, clarifying that the transfer of the Cloquet Forestry Center land to the University of Minnesota is intended to help return the property to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was clarified by explicitly linking the land transfer action to the goal of returning the land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the commissioner of administration to convey state-owned land at the Cloquet Forestry Center was modified to include the specific intent of facilitating the return of the land to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment' and the posting date was changed from March 7, 2025, to March 11, 2025.

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Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Capital Investment
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State and Local Government
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Sandy Pappas
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