The Minnesota House approved a bill 104-26 Monday setting up an independent body to govern school trust lands to do a better job raising money for students.
Supporters of the bill complain that the state Department of Natural Resources has not done a good job managing the 2.5 million acres of land, mostly in northern Minnesota. They say, for instance, more money could be received for mineral and logging rights.
Money from trust lands goes directly to schools.
A similar bill is moving through the Senate.
