Section 1.41. Land acquisition authorization.

 

(1)  The following land transactions of the department shall require board approval:

(a) Acquisitions where the purchase price is $150,000 or more.

(b) Acquisitions where more than 40 acres are outside of an established project boundary.

(c) Acquisitions where the purchase price exceeds the highest appraised value.

(d) Acquisitions by condemnations of land.

(e) Acquisitions by gifts of land to the department.

(f) Acquisitions where improvement values exceed 35% of total appraised value.

(g) Acquisitions of short tenure with substantial increased value.

(h) Sales of state land that are no longer needed for conservation purposes where the value exceeds $50,000 or where the acreage exceeds 40 acres.

(2)  The secretary may approve all other land transactions.

(3)  The department shall submit to the board a yearly statistical report on the land control program, including an analysis of the program's status in relationship to the state recreational plan.

(4)  The department shall submit to the board at each meeting a report on the status of all options and pending land acquisitions showing the date of each option.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1975, No. 232 , eff. 5-1-75; am. Register, April, 1976 , No 244, eff. 5-1-76; r. and recr. Register, November, 1985, No. 359 , eff. 12-1-85.