This bill, Minnesota Senate File No. 1702, proposes a new law in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 92 that would prohibit the sale of state-owned land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The bill specifies that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner cannot sell any state-owned land—including school trust lands, university lands granted by Congress, and other state-acquired lands—within the BWCAW. However, it does allow for land exchanges as long as they follow applicable laws.

Additionally, the bill would repeal Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 92.82, which likely pertains to past regulations on land transactions in the BWCAW.