Subdivision 1. Creation; membership. The St. Louis County Board of Land Investment consisting of the members of the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners is established. The Board of Land Investment shall have responsibility to accelerate the county's forestry land management program and to provide operational support and supervision to a broad range of forest projects.
Subd. 2. Land investment department. The Board of Land Investment may establish a land investment department to carry out the objectives established by the Land Investment Board.
Subd. 3. Administration. The department shall be administered by the land commissioner appointed under section 282.13 but shall be separate from the land department which is also under the direction of the land commissioner.
Subd. 4. Purposes. The purposes of the Land Investment Board are:
(a) to intensify land management activities on county administered tax-forfeited peat and forest lands;
(b) to achieve an intensified land management program by using the talents of the excess skilled labor available in the region;
(c) to invest in the economic future of the region by using the full potential of the land resource;
(d) to conduct, but not be limited to, projects including peat development, reforestation, timber stand improvement, timber management, development of recreation and wildlife facilities, forest road construction, and boundary line and corner establishment;
(e) to ensure that the projects use the latest state of the art technology; and
(f) to conduct, contract for, or use joint powers to accomplish the surveys, studies, or research, as needed to encourage or test the feasibility of new programs or markets to use the land resources to their optimum.
Subd. 5. Powers. The Board of Land Investment may:
(a) enter into contracts with or employ technical experts, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation;
(b) delegate to one or more of its agents or employees the powers or duties it deems proper;
(c) accept grants, loans, gifts, services, or other assistance from the federal or state government or any private individual or organization to accomplish its purposes; and
(d) enter into contracts with individuals or organizations to perform land management activities, including tract site preparation, road construction, or maintenance.
Subd. 6. Employees. The land commissioner may hire employees with the approval of the Land Investment Board to carry out the duties of the land investment department. Notwithstanding sections 383C.03 to 383C.056, all positions created in the land investment department shall be in the unclassified service and the employees shall serve at the pleasure of the Land Investment Board. The positions will be assigned to the collective bargaining unit to which the position would be assigned if the position were in the classified service. On January 1, 1988, all the positions shall become part of the classified service and all persons holding the positions shall become subject to sections 383C.03 to 383C.056, as though they had been originally appointed to the classified service. Seniority shall be computed from the date of employment whether before or after January 1, 1988. Positions within the land investment department shall continue to be separate from positions in the St. Louis County land department for all purposes, including seniority rights.
Subd. 7. Assistant commissioner. Notwithstanding subdivision 6, the position of assistant commissioner of land investment shall remain in the unclassified service.
Subd. 8. Tracts with low quality timber. If the Board of Land Investment determines that a tract is stocked with nonindustrial, low quality timber that has little or no value, section 282.04, as it relates to timber sales, shall not apply to land management activities including site preparation, conducted under the authority of the board.
Subd. 9. Receipts. Receipts from salvage materials generated by site preparation activities conducted under the authority of this chapter shall be paid into the forfeited tax sale fund.
1984 c 654 art 2 s 25; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 102
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 383C — St. Louis County
Section 383C.021 — Budget And Financial Administration.
Section 383C.022 — Capital Program.
Section 383C.023 — Reduction Of Appropriations.
Section 383C.024 — Appropriations And Tax Levy.
Section 383C.025 — Amendments.
Section 383C.026 — Lapse Of Appropriations.
Section 383C.027 — Administration Of Budget.
Section 383C.03 — St. Louis County Civil Service Commission.
Section 383C.031 — Commissioners; Appointment; Qualifications.
Section 383C.032 — Appointment Of Human Resources Director.
Section 383C.033 — Meetings; Records; Rules And Regulations.
Section 383C.034 — Duties Of Director.
Section 383C.035 — Unclassified Civil Service.
Section 383C.037 — Classification Plan.
Section 383C.038 — Allocation Of Positions.
Section 383C.039 — Additional Classes.
Section 383C.04 — Reemployment.
Section 383C.042 — Rejection Of Application; Refusal To Test Or Refer.
Section 383C.0425 — Prohibiting Or Obstructing Persons From Taking Tests.
Section 383C.044 — Transfer And Demotion Of Employees.
Section 383C.045 — Layoff Of Employees.
Section 383C.046 — Certification Of Payrolls.
Section 383C.048 — Commission May Subpoena Witnesses.
Section 383C.05 — Political Activity.
Section 383C.051 — Discipline Listed In This Section Requires Cause.
Section 383C.056 — Inconsistent Acts Repealed.
Section 383C.07 — Members Of Boards And Commissions; Terms Of Office.
Section 383C.071 — Board Of Adjustment; Alternates.
Section 383C.072 — Land Investment Board.
Section 383C.074 — Extension Committee.
Section 383C.081 — Housing And Redevelopment Authority.
Section 383C.09 — Members Serving On Commissions And Other Boards.
Section 383C.091 — Chair's Contingent Fund.
Section 383C.092 — Borrowing From Federal Agencies.
Section 383C.093 — County Printing.
Section 383C.094 — Repair Of Ditches.
Section 383C.131 — Assistant County Attorneys And Clerks.
Section 383C.134 — Elected Officials; Compensation.
Section 383C.135 — Surety Bonds.
Section 383C.136 — Organization Of Offices.
Section 383C.16 — County Fair; Maintaining.
Section 383C.161 — Community Fair Associations; Appropriation.
Section 383C.162 — Appropriation For County Fairgrounds.
Section 383C.163 — Reimbursement Of County Agricultural Society.
Section 383C.164 — Fairgrounds; Exempt From Taxation.
Section 383C.17 — Courthouse Building Commission.
Section 383C.172 — Courthouse Closing.
Section 383C.173 — Conciliation Court; Personal Receiverships.
Section 383C.19 — Emergency Jobs Program.
Section 383C.201 — Ambulance Service.
Section 383C.23 — Highway Load Limits.
Section 383C.232 — State And Other Road Numbers.
Section 383C.233 — Road Equipment; Rentals.
Section 383C.234 — Removal Of Snow.
Section 383C.235 — Road And Bridge Money From Unorganized Townships.
Section 383C.26 — Improvement Of Recreational Facilities.
Section 383C.261 — Water Improvements.
Section 383C.28 — Off-sale Licenses In Certain Places.
Section 383C.29 — Angora Township; Off-sale License.
Section 383C.293 — Seasonal On-sale Liquor Licenses.
Section 383C.36 — County Board May Expend County Funds In Duluth.
Section 383C.39 — Education; School Districts; Unorganized Territories.
Section 383C.392 — Grants For Hot Lunches In Certain Rural Schools.
Section 383C.42 — Juvenile Detention Centers; Tax Levy.
Section 383C.421 — Special Investigator.
Section 383C.425 — Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Section 383C.452 — Petition For Resurvey.
Section 383C.453 — Hearing On Petition.
Section 383C.454 — Survey May Be Ordered.
Section 383C.455 — Surveyor To Keep Field Notes.
Section 383C.456 — Plat And Field Notes To Be Filed.
Section 383C.457 — Expense Of Survey.
Section 383C.458 — Notice Of Assessment For Expense.
Section 383C.459 — Expense To Be Assessed Against Land.
Section 383C.46 — Expense To Be Paid From County Revenue Fund.
Section 383C.461 — Appeal To District Court.
Section 383C.462 — Not To Affect Agreed Lines Or Roads.
Section 383C.463 — County Board May Contract.
Section 383C.48 — Exemption From Property Tax For Leased Property.
Section 383C.482 — Tax Search Certificates.
Section 383C.522 — Tax-forfeited Lands; Easement.
Section 383C.555 — May Levy To Maintain, Support County Extension Work.
Section 383C.58 — Travel Expense Of Commissioners.
Section 383C.581 — Automobile Expense Of Commissioners.
Section 383C.582 — Commissioners; Travel Expense; Allocation.
Section 383C.70 — Promotional Bureau; Tort Liability.
Section 383C.71 — Warrants And Accounts.
Section 383C.72 — Donation Of State Lands; Governor's Duties.
Section 383C.721 — Trust Fund Land; Condemnation.
Section 383C.722 — Add Section 383c.72 Land Value To Section 282.08 Split.
Section 383C.725 — Recorder's Fees.
Section 383C.73 — County Historical Societies.
Section 383C.74 — Historical Work.
Section 383C.75 — Automobile Garage And Repair Shop.
Section 383C.79 — Temporary Toilets For Smelters; Dnr May Reimburse.
Section 383C.797 — St. Louis County; 7th County Commissioner District.
Section 383C.806 — Polling Place; Evergreen Firehall.
Section 383C.807 — May Contract For Solid Waste Management Services.