Minnesota Statutes Natural Resources (Ch. 83A-84) § 84.033. Scientific and natural areas

Subdivision 1. Acquisition; designation. The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift, lease, easement, exchange, or purchase, in the manner prescribed under chapter 117, in the name of the state, lands or any interest in lands suitable and desirable for establishing and maintaining scientific and natural areas. The commissioner shall designate any land so acquired as a scientific and natural area by written order published in the State Register and shall administer any land so acquired and designated as provided bysection 86A.05. Designations of scientific and natural areas are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 andsection 14.386does not apply.

Subd. 2. Repealed byLaws 2005, c. 161, § 26, eff. June 4, 2005.

Subd. 3. County approval. The commissioner must follow the procedures undersection 97A.145, subdivision 2, when acquiring land for designation as a scientific and natural area under this section located outside the seven-county metropolitan area.