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Subdivision 1. Names; acquisition; administration. (a) Designated recreation reserves and waysides heretofore established and hereby confirmed as state recreation areas and state waysides together with the counties in which they are situated are listed in this section and shall hereafter be named as indicated in this section.
(b) Any land that now is or hereafter becomes tax-forfeited land and is located within the described boundaries of a state recreation area as defined by session laws is hereby withdrawn from sale and is transferred from the custody, control, and supervision of the county board of the county to the commissioner of natural resources, free from any trust in favor of the interested taxing districts. The commissioner shall execute a certificate of acceptance of the lands on behalf of the state for such purposes and transmit the same to the county auditor of the county for record as provided by law in the case of tax-forfeited land transferred to the commissioner by resolution of the county board for conservation purposes.
Subd. 2. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1909, c. 375; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 2a. Belle Plaine State Wayside, Carver, Scott and Sibley Counties.
[Laws 1969, c. 879, § 2, subd. 2(d) ]
Subd. 2b. Repealed by Laws 2011, c. 107, § 108, par. (a), eff. July 1, 2011.
Subd. 2c. Big Bog State Recreation Area, Beltrami County.
[Laws 2000, c. 488, art. 3, § 20, eff. May 16, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 492, art. 1, § 37, eff. May 16, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 182, § 4, subd. 1; Laws 2001, c. 182, § 5; Laws 2002, c. 366, § 10, subd. 1; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 9, subd. 1]
Subd. 3. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1915, c. 374; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 4. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1889, c. 281; Laws 1937, c. 126, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 5. Caribou Falls State Wayside, Lake County, which is hereby renamed from Caribou Falls State Park.
[Laws 1947, c. 179, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 5a. Carver Rapids State Wayside, Scott County.
[Laws 1969, c. 879, § 2, subd. 2(b) ]
Subd. 5b. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1971 c. 603 § 1]
Subd. 5c. Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, Crow Wing County.
[Laws 1993, c. 172, § 34; Laws 2002, c. 366, § 10, subd. 2; Laws 2002, c. 366, § 11; Laws 2004, c. 262, art. 2, § 12]
Subd. 6. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1931, c. 395, § 7(14); Laws 1937, c. 126, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 7. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1945, c. 514, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 8. Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 157, § 7.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 55.]
Subd. 9. Devils Track Falls State Wayside, Cook County, which is hereby renamed from Devils Track Falls State Park.
[Laws 1961, Ex.Sess., c. 60, § 4; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 10. Flood Bay State Wayside, Lake County, which is hereby renamed from Flood Bay Wayside Park.
[Laws 1965, c. 566, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3; Laws 1984, c. 599, § 3; Laws 1986, c. 432, § 3]
Subd. 11. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
Subd. 11a. Garden Island State Recreation Area; Lake of the Woods County.
[Laws 1998, c. 391, § 3; Laws 2001, c. 182, § 4, subd 2; Laws 2008, c. 368, art. 1, § 22, subd. 1]
Subd. 11b. Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Meeker County, which is hereby renamed from Greenleaf Lake State Park.
[Laws 2007, c. 57, art. 1, §§ 39, 167; Laws 2011, c. 98, § 6, subd. 1; Laws 2012, c. 236, § 7, subd. 1; Laws 2014, c. 217, § 5]
Subd. 12. Inspiration Peak State Wayside, Otter Tail County, which is hereby renamed from Inspiration Peak Park.
[Laws 1931, c. 395, § 7(15); Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 12a. Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis County.
[Laws 1996, c. 407, § 32, subd. 2; Laws 1999, c. 231, § 99, subd. 1; Laws 2000, c. 393, § 1; Laws 2003, 1st Sp., c. 13, § 9, subd. 2; Laws 2006, c. 236, art. 1, § 8, subd. 1; Laws 2009, c. 176, art. 3, § 7; Laws 2011, c. 98, § 6, subd. 2; Laws 2012, c. 236, § 7, subd. 2, § 8]
Subd. 13. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 215, § 3.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 30a.]
Subd. 14. Joseph R. Brown State Wayside, Renville County, which is hereby renamed from Joseph R. Brown Memorial Park.
[Laws 1937, Ex.Sess., c. 87, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 15. Kodonce River State Wayside, Cook County, which is hereby renamed from Kodonce River State Park.
[Laws 1947, c. 180, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 15a. LaSalle Lake State Recreation Area, Hubbard County.
Subd. 16. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 448, § 4.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 32a.]
Subd. 16a. Lawrence State Wayside, Scott County.
[Laws 1969, c. 879, § 2, subd. 2(c) ]
Subd. 17. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1929, c. 229, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 17a. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley, and Le Sueur Counties.
[Laws 1994, c. 448, § 2; Laws 2003, c. 24, § 1; Laws 2006, c. 236, art. 1, § 8, subd. 2]
Subd. 18. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1929, c. 230, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 18a. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 448, § 4.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 44a.]
Subd. 19. Repealed by Laws 1987, c. 128, § 4.
[Laws 1935, c. 340, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 20. Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 215, § 3.
[Laws 1947, c. 19; Laws 1963, c. 790, art. 5, § 1, subd. 1(17); Laws 1965, c. 810, § 9; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 20a. Red River State Recreation Area, Polk County.
[Laws 2000, c. 488, art. 3, § 21, eff. May 16, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 492, art. 1, § 38, eff. May 16, 2000]
Subd. 21. Ray Berglund State Wayside, Cook County, which is hereby renamed from Ray Berglund State Scenic Memorial Wayside.
[Laws 1951, c. 207; Laws 1967, c. 787, § 3, subd. 20; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3; Laws 1969, c. 879, § 1, subd. 10]
Subd. 21a. Repealed by Laws 1987, c. 128, § 5.
[Laws 1969, c. 879, § 2, subd. 2(a); Laws 1984, c. 599, § 4; Laws 1987, c. 128, § 5]
Subd. 21b. Repealed by Laws 2008, c. 357, § 40.
Subd. 21c. Saint Croix Boom Site Wayside, Washington County.
Subd. 22. Saint Croix Islands Recreation Area, Washington County, which is hereby renamed from Saint Croix Islands Scenic Reserve.
[Laws 1935, c. 340, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3; Laws 1994, c. 448, § 2, subd. 3]
Subd. 23. Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside, Traverse County, which is hereby renamed from Sam Brown State Park.
[Laws 1929, c. 357, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 24. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 448, § 4.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 52a.]
Subd. 25. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1915, c. 374, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 25a. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1971, c. 603, § 2]
Subd. 26. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 448, § 4.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 53b.]
Subd. 27. Repealed by Laws 1975, c. 353, § 41.
[Laws 1907, c. 336, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 524, § 3]
Subd. 28. Repealed by Laws 1994, c. 448, § 4.
[See, now, M.S.A. § 85.012, subd. 61.]
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Recreation (Ch. 85-87A) § 85.013. State recreation areas and waysides - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/recreation-ch-85-87a/mn-st-sect-85-013/
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