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People who buy the land are entitled to a patent, and the Governor must issue the patent once the required approvals are presented.
Revenue from the sale or adjustment of swamp and overflowed lands must be paid by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to the State Department of Mental Health.
People claiming title to swamp and overflowed lands may file their claims and evidence with the Commissioner; the Commissioner investigates, may settle the title if equity and justice favor settlement, and the Governor then issues a patent if the title is adjusted.
The Secretary of State must correct errors or mistakes in the covered records when adequate proof is submitted.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources must exercise its duties and powers without harming the rights of trust beneficiaries or state institutions, and it must act as a technical advisor to the state and related entities about the lands.
The Secretary of State must maintain a file in his office and keep copies of proof submitted for correcting errors or mistakes.
When a record error is corrected, the Secretary of State must certify the corrected record and note in the certification that it was corrected.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources must handle certain state sand-and-gravel sale contracts and leases, and the Lands Division receives 10% of the related revenues as administration cost.
Net revenue from certain sand and gravel sales or leases must go into the State Treasury for the State Park Fund, and may be spent only for the Division of Parks.
The commissioner must release specified sand to a coastal municipality for an approved beach project without fee, cost, or charge, unless a materially adverse impact finding is made.
The state keeps title to qualifying filled lands, and affected riparian or littoral landowners keep access rights across those lands, subject to reasonable local regulation with commissioner concurrence.
A coastal municipality may apply for a beach project permit, and the commissioner must issue it if statutory requirements are met.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources must identify and keep separate records for certain state-related lands, and classify those lands and their ownership details.
Records must be prepared and kept in duplicate, with one copy filed in the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the other filed with the relevant state department or institution.
This article covers state-owned real property and related interests, with some transactions excepted. It also lets the state reserve mineral, oil, and gas interests and access to them.
State-owned real property worth more than $20,000 must be sold or leased through advertised public auction or advertised sealed bids to the highest bidder.
State entities that hold real property must tell the Lands Division if they want to sell or lease it, and they must provide information the Division specifies.
The Lands Division must have the property appraised by a licensed real estate appraiser before advertising the sale.
The Lands Division must publish a minimum sale or lease amount after an appraisal and consultation, and the relevant chief executive officer and Governor control the sale-or-lease decision, bid acceptance, and whether the property is sold by auction or sealed bid.
Sale or lease proposals under this article must be advertised before bids are received or a public auction is held, with additional posting, notice, and content requirements.
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