Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF1635

Introduced
2/20/25  

Caption

Carley State Park addition provision

Summary

SF1635 adds a specified parcel of land in Wabasha County to Carley State Park. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, by inserting a new subdivision describing the park expansion through detailed metes-and-bounds legal descriptions and exceptions for certain excluded portions of the tract. The measure is narrowly focused on state lands and park boundaries rather than on park operations, funding, or management policy. The bill also states that the addition becomes effective the day after final enactment. In practical terms, it would expand the official boundaries of Carley State Park to include the described area, subject to the stated exclusions for land west of the centerline of Wabasha County Road No. 4 and another excluded portion of the east half of Section 32. Because the bill is a statutory boundary change, it would affect state park inventory and land administration under Minnesota law.

Impact

This bill would directly amend the state parks statute to enlarge Carley State Park in Wabasha County by adding a defined parcel of land. The main legal effect is to change the official boundaries of a state park under Minnesota Statutes section 85.012, which can affect land management, jurisdiction, conservation status, and future use of the added property. It does not create a new program or appropriation, but it does alter the legal status of the land included in the park.

Sentiment

The available record suggests the bill is a routine, noncontroversial land-management measure. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes provided, and the bill was referred to the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee. Based on the text and caption, the measure appears to have been introduced as a straightforward park boundary adjustment rather than a policy dispute, so the general sentiment is best characterized as neutral to supportive by implication.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. If any concerns were to arise, they would likely relate to the precise land description, the excluded parcels, or the implications of adding land to the state park system, but no legislator, agency, or stakeholder objections are included in the record. The bill text itself is technical and limited in scope, which also suggests little visible controversy.

Companion Bills

MN HF1249

Similar To State land added to Carley State Park.

Previously Filed As

MN HF1249

State land added to Carley State Park.

MN HF4222

State parks; acquisition provisions modified, state parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of state and county lands authorized.

MN HF1249

Status in the House - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

MN SF4228

Acquisition provisions modification

MN S07868

Authorizes the village of Kings Point, town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau, to alienate and discontinue certain parklands for the purpose of providing additional parking for the community center being built by the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America, and to replace such alienated parkland with a new, dedicated parkland.

MN A08621

Authorizes the village of Kings Point, town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau, to alienate and discontinue certain parklands for the purpose of providing additional parking for the community center being built by the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America, and to replace such alienated parkland with a new, dedicated parkland.

MN HB2769

State land transfer; Bullhead City

MN HB671

Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of state regarding prohibition of, revise certain provisions regarding delivery service permits.

MN HB1284

Mississippi Native Spirit Law; rename and revise various provisions.

MN HB91

Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of state regarding prohibition of, revise certain provisions regarding delivery service permits.

Similar Bills

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