Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

138.052 TAX LEVY. The county board of any county is authorized and empowered to appropriate, out of the revenue fund of such county or out of the proceeds from a special tax levy upon all the taxable property in the county, such sum as it may deem advisable, to be paid to the his…

138.0525 COUNTY AND LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION CAPITAL GRANTS. § Subdivision 1.Historic preservation capital grant program established. The Minnesota Historical Society may make grants to political subdivisions to pay up to 50 percent of the eligible project capital costs to res…

138.053 COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; TAX LEVY; CITIES OR TOWNS. The governing body of any home rule charter or statutory city or town may annually appropriate from its general fund an amount not to exceed 0.02418 percent of estimated market value, derived from ad valorem taxes on p…

138.054 MINNESOTA HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT LEARNING CENTER. § Subdivision 1.Public policy. The legislature of the state of Minnesota hereby declares that it is an important purpose and function of state government to preserve the people's appreciation of the heritage of the state a…

138.081 FEDERAL FUNDS, ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Department of Administration as agency to accept federal funds. The Department of Administration is hereby designated the state agency with power to accept any and all money provided for or made available to this state by the United St…

138.161 STATE ARCHIVES; ESTABLISHMENT. State archives are hereby established and shall be administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. History: 1971 c 529 s 1; 1982 c 573 s 2

138.163 PRESERVATION AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC RECORDS. It is the policy of the legislature that the disposal and preservation of public records be controlled exclusively by this chapter and by Laws 1971, chapter 529, thus, no prior, special or general statute shall be construed to …

138.17 GOVERNMENT RECORDS; ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Destruction, preservation, reproduction of records; prima facie evidence. (a) The attorney general, legislative auditor in the case of state records, state auditor in the case of local records, and director of the Minneso…

138.19 APPLICATIONS FOR ORDERS OF THE PANEL. An officer, department, or agency of the state or an officer or agency of a county, city, town, school district, municipal subdivision or corporation, or other public authority or political entity shall apply in writing to the archivis…

138.20 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. The archivist shall keep a record of all orders authorizing the disposition of records. Orders shall be in writing and signed by the Records Disposition Panel, and shall identify the records referred to in them. A certified copy of an order shall be …

138.21 STORAGE SPACE DESIGNATED BY PANEL. The Minnesota Historical Society may direct the storage of government records, including photographic or other reproductions which are state archives. History: 1947 c 547 s 9; 1961 c 175 s 12; 1971 c 529 s 14; 1974 c 184 s 12; 1982 c 573 …

138.225 PROHIBITION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF RECORDS; PENALTY. Government records shall not be destroyed except by the authority of the records disposition panel. A person who intentionally and unlawfully removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, alters, defaces or oblitera…

138.226 REPLEVIN AUTHORITY. The attorney general may replevin public records which have been unlawfully transferred or removed in violation of sections 15.17, subdivisions 2 and 3; 138.163; 138.17; and 138.21. The records shall be returned to the office of origin, or, in the case…

138.25 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL; ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL RECORDS LEGISLATION. The Executive Council of the Minnesota Historical Society is hereby designated the state agency to administer the National Historic Records Act in accordance with the provisions of federal law and any rules …

138.31 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 138.31 to 138.42, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2. MS 2000 [Renumbered subd 14] § Subd. 2.Archaeological methods. "Archaeological methods" means scientific procedures used in …

138.32 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The state of Minnesota reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field archaeology on state sites, in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter, and objects. It is a declaration and statement of legisl…

138.33 UNLICENSED FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY PROHIBITED. No person, including state or other public employees other than the state archaeologist and individuals duly licensed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society shall engage in any field archaeology on any state site. Histo…

138.34 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT. The state archaeologist shall act as the agent of the state to administer and enforce the provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42. Some enforcement provisions are shared with the society and the State Historic Preservation Office. History: 1963 c…

138.35 STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The state archaeologist shall be a qualified professional archaeologist appointed by the commissioner of administration in consultation with the Executive Council of the Minnesota Historical Society, the Indian Affairs Coun…

138.36 LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Content; issuance. The director of the historical society and the state archaeologist shall formulate and issue such provisions for licenses as are required to carry out and enforce sections 138.31 to 138.42. § Subd. 2.Power to issue. The director…

138.37 OWNERSHIP, CUSTODY AND USE OF OBJECTS AND DATA. § Subdivision 1.Title to objects and data. The state reserves to itself the title to all objects found and data gathered in field archaeology, except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3. Although a license may name a custodia…

138.38 REPORTS OF STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST. The state archaeologist shall consult with and keep the Indian Affairs Council, the director of the historical society, and the State Historic Preservation Office informed as to significant field archaeology, projected or in progress, and as…

138.39 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out sections 138.31 to 138.42. In making such rules the commissioner must consult with other agencies of the state whose activities may be affected by the rules. History: 1963 c 5 s 9; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2002 c 298 s 6

138.40 COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES; DEVELOPMENT PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Cooperation. The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all other state agencies whose activities may be affected, shall cooperate with the historical society, the State Histo…

138.41 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Willful violations. Whoever willfully violates section 138.33, or willfully defaces, injures, destroys, displaces, or removes any object or data belonging to the state, or willfully interferes with evidence or work on any state site or other site…

138.42 TITLE. Sections 138.31 to 138.42 may be cited as the "Minnesota Field Archaeology Act of 1963." History: 1963 c 5 s 13

138.51 POLICY. It is in the public interest to provide for the preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures, and antiquities of state and national significance for the inspiration, use, and benefit of the people of the state. History: 1965 c 779 s 1

138.57 STATE HISTORIC SITES; REGISTRY, FEDERALLY OWNED LANDS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The land and water areas enumerated in this section are hereby designated by law as "state historic sites," and this section is a registry of state historic sites situated on property owned by th…

138.581 STATE HISTORIC SITES; REGISTRY; LANDS OWNED BY GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OUTSIDE THE STATE. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The land and water areas enumerated in this section are designated "state historic sites," and this section is a registry of state historic sites situated on proper…

138.585 STATE MONUMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The monuments, memorials, tablets, markers and cenotaphs enumerated in this section are "state monuments," officially established as such by the state of Minnesota since 1873. § Subd. 2.Captain John S. Marsh State Monument. Captain …

138.586 COUNTY BOARDS MAY ACQUIRE HISTORIC SITES. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to acquire and maintain tracts of land within the county which are designated as having historical or archaeological significance and whose acquisition and maint…

138.661 STATE HISTORIC SITE NETWORK. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Historic sites in section 138.662 constitute the state historic site network. The sites are significant state resources that the Minnesota Historical Society is preserving, developing, interpreting, and maintaining for p…

138.662 HISTORIC SITES. § Subdivision 1.Named. Historic sites established and confirmed as historic sites together with the counties in which they are situated are listed in this section and shall be named as indicated in this section. § Subd. 2.Alexander Ramsey House. Alexander …

138.663 STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. § Subdivision 1.Policy. The land and water areas in section 138.664 comprise the state register of historic places. In the effort to preserve the historical values of the state, outstanding properties possessing historical, architectural…

138.664 HISTORIC PLACES. § Subdivision 1.Named. Historic places established and confirmed as historic places together with the counties in which they are situated are listed in this section and shall be named as indicated in this section. § Subd. 2.1848 Convention Site. 1848 Conv…

138.665 DUTIES OF STATE IN REGARD TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES. § Subdivision 1.Notice. The state, state departments, agencies, and political subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, are by sections 138.661 to 138.664 and by this section notified of …

138.666 COOPERATION. The state, state departments and agencies, political subdivisions, and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall cooperate with the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office in safeguarding state historic sites an…

138.667 HISTORIC PROPERTIES; CHANGES. Properties designated as historic properties by sections 138.661 to 138.664 may be changed from time to time, and the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Historic Preservation Office shall notify the legislature of the need for changes…

138.668 ADMISSION FEES. The Minnesota Historical Society may establish and collect reasonable fees for admission to state-owned historic sites in the state historic site network in section 138.661. These fees shall be available to the society. History: 1993 c 181 s 8; 2012 c 292 …

138.669 CONTRACTS FOR HISTORIC SITE MANAGEMENT. The Minnesota Historical Society may contract with a county, municipality, or a county or local historical society for the management and operation of sites in the state historic site network. Notwithstanding section 138.668, the co…

138.6691 CITATION. Sections 138.661 to 138.669 may be cited as the "Minnesota Historic Sites Act." History: 1993 c 181 s 10

138.67 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. As used in sections 138.67 to 138.69, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Works of art. "Works of art" in all spaces of the Capitol, means paintings, portraits, mural decorations, stained glass, stat…

138.68 SUPERVISION OF PRESERVATION. The works of art in the public and ceremonial areas of the State Capitol are declared to possess historical value for the people of Minnesota. The Minnesota State Historical Society and the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board shall ap…

138.69 PUBLIC AREAS OF THE CAPITOL. The Minnesota State Historical Society is designated the research agency and is responsible for the interpretation of the public areas for visitors to the Capitol. This involves conducting or approving public programs and tours in the Capitol a…

138.70 CAPITOL BUILDING POWERS AND DUTIES. The Minnesota Historical Society shall: (1) assist and advise in research and preservation of historical features of the Capitol building, appropriate custodial policies, and maintaining and repairing works of art according to section 13…

138.705 CAPITOL BUILDING ELECTROLIER. The Minnesota Historical Society must light the Capitol building electrolier during regular business hours on any days during which the legislature is convened in a regular or special session, and during special events, when requested jointly…