Minnesota Statutes Public Debt; Local Government Aid (Ch. 474-477A) § 477A.10. Natural resources land payments in lieu; purpose

(1) to compensate local units of government for the loss of tax base from state ownership of land and the need to provide services for state land;

(2) to address the disproportionate impact of state land ownership on local units of government with a large proportion of state land; and

(3) to address the need to manage state lands held in trust for the local taxing districts.