2025 Session Last amended: 1984 session

§ 1.044 — Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge

Plain-Language Summary

Minnesota allows the federal government to buy, receive, or lease land and water in the state to create the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge. The state keeps full authority over these areas as long as it does not interfere with the federal government's management of the refuge.

1.044 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILD LIFE AND FISH REFUGE.

Consent of the state of Minnesota is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, or lease of the areas of land or water, or both, in this state as the United States deems necessary for the establishment of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge in accordance with and for the purposes of the Act of Congress approved June 7, 1924, entitled “An act to establish the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge,” reserving to the state full and complete jurisdiction and authority over the areas compatible with their maintenance and control by the United States for the purposes and under the terms of that Act of Congress.

History:

1943 c 343 s 4; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1

History: History: 1943 c 343 s 4; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1

Practical Notes

This section specifically authorized the creation of the Upper Mississippi River wildlife refuge along the Mississippi River. Minnesota retains jurisdiction over the refuge areas, meaning state hunting, fishing, and environmental laws still apply alongside federal management.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes