1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1673, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 3, after line 13, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 477A.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 2. Procedure. Lands for which payments in lieu are made pursuant to section
1.597A.061, subdivision 3 , and Laws 1973, chapter 567, or lands for which a onetime
1.6payment has been made under section 477A.121 shall not be eligible for payments
1.7under this section. Each county auditor shall certify to the Department of Natural
1.8Resources during July of each year prior to the payment year the number of acres of
1.9county-administered other natural resources land within the county. The Department of
1.10Natural resources may, in addition to the certification of acreage, require descriptive lists
1.11of land so certified. The commissioner of natural resources shall determine and certify to
1.12the commissioner of revenue by March 1 of the payment year:
1.13(1) the number of acres and most recent appraised value of acquired natural
1.14resources land within each county;
1.15(2) the number of acres of commissioner-administered natural resources land within
1.16each county;
1.17(3) the number of acres of county-administered other natural resources land within
1.18each county, based on the reports filed by each county auditor with the commissioner
1.19of natural resources; and
1.20(4) the number of acres of land utilization project land within each county.
1.21The commissioner of transportation shall determine and certify to the commissioner
1.22of revenue by March 1 of the payment year the number of acres of land and the appraised
1.23value of the land described in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), but only if it exceeds 500 acres.
1.24The commissioner of revenue shall determine the distributions provided for in this
1.25section using the number of acres and appraised values certified by the commissioner of
1.26natural resources and the commissioner of transportation by March 1 of the payment year.

2.1    Sec. 4. [477A.121] NATURAL RESOURCES LAND ONETIME PAYMENT.
2.2    Subdivision 1. Onetime payments. (a) A onetime payment shall be made under
2.3this section on any acquired natural resources land acquired after July 1, 2009, to the
2.4county in which the land is located. The payment is equal to 25 percent of the appraised
2.5value of the acquired natural resources land.
2.6(b) Each year, the commissioner of natural resources shall determine the total
2.7amount of payments for each county on acquired natural resources lands located in the
2.8county that were acquired in the previous calendar year and certify that amount to the
2.9commissioner of revenue by March 1.
2.10(c) Land receiving a onetime payment under this section is not eligible for payments
2.11under section 477A.12.
2.12    Subd. 2. Determination of appraised value. For the purposes of this section, the
2.13appraised value of acquired natural resources land is the purchase price. The appraised
2.14value of acquired natural resources land received as a donation is the value determined for
2.15the commissioner of natural resources by a licensed appraiser, or the county assessor's
2.16estimated market value if the county assessor's estimated market value is less than
2.17$100,000 and no appraisal has been done.
2.18    Subd. 3. Transfer; source of funds. (a) An amount necessary to make the payments
2.19required under this section is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural
2.20resources as determined under paragraph (b) or (c), for transfer to the commissioner of
2.21revenue. The commissioner of revenue shall make the payments required under this
2.22section to the counties at the same time that the first half of aid payments under sections
2.23477A.011 through 477A.014 are made.
2.24(b) An amount necessary to make the payment for acquired natural resources lands
2.25under this section shall be transferred from the state fund or account which funded the
2.26acquisition to the general fund. If the acquisition was funded from more than one fund
2.27or account, the transferred amounts shall be in proportion to the share of funds that each
2.28fund or account contributed to the acquisition. If a transfer is prohibited from the fund
2.29or account, the amount needed for this payment shall be appropriated by law to the
2.30commissioner of natural resources for transfer to the commissioner of revenue.
2.31(c) For acquired natural resources land acquired by donation, the amount necessary
2.32to make the payment under this section shall be transferred to the general fund from an
2.33account or fund identified by the commissioner of natural resources as an account or fund
2.34with a purpose consistent with the purpose of the acquisition.
2.35    Subd. 4. Use of funds. A county may use the onetime payments distributed under
2.36this section at the county's discretion, including using the payment to establish an interest
3.1bearing account to provide funds to offset future expenses incurred by the county in
3.2support of natural resources lands."
3.3Page 3, line 15, delete "Sections 1 and 2" and insert "Sections 1 to 4"
3.4Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.5Amend the title accordingly