Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill
Status: Signed into law, May 27, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; modifying provisions for acquiring land interests; adding to and deleting from certain state parks; authorizing sales and conveyances of certain lands; modifying effective date for electronic licensing system; providing additional unemployment insurance benefits for certain iron ore miners; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying and extending prior appropriations…
From the engrossed text, May 19, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; modifying provisions for acquiring land interests; adding to and deleting from certain state parks; authorizing sales and conveyances of certain lands; modifying effective date for electronic licensing system; providing additional unemployment insurance benefits for certain iron ore miners; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying and extending prior appropriations; appropriating money for the Agriculture Utilization Research Institute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.0272, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.96, by adding a subdivision; 85.536, subdivisions 5, 7, 8, 10; 97A.056, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2024, chapter 90, article 1, section 52; Laws 2024, chapter 106, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.536, subdivisions 3, 4. ARTICLE 1 OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND Section 1. new text begin [ADDED: APPROPRIATIONS.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the outdoor heritage fund for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are …