as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/11/2010 04:27pm
A bill for an act
relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner
of natural resources shall convey to the city of Oronoco for no consideration the surplus
land that is described in paragraph (c).
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(b) The conveyance shall occur upon the operation of the reversion clause contained
in the deed for the land described in paragraph (c) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes
1965, section 85.188, and after the passage of resolutions by the Olmsted County Board
and the Oronoco City Council, each acknowledging that the requirements set forth in the
Agreement for Transfer of Oronoco Park in the City of Oronoco to the City of Oronoco
by Olmsted County have been sufficiently met to proceed with the conveyance. The
conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general, the Olmsted County
Board, and the Oronoco City Council. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts
to the state if the city of Oronoco fails to maintain and operate the land as a public park.
The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and
ensure accuracy.
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(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Olmsted County and is described as:
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(1) the East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West, subject to flowage rights in favor of
Olmsted County; and
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(2) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7,
Township 108 North, Range 14 West.
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(d) The land is currently owned by Olmsted County and used as a public park,
having been conveyed by the state according to Laws 1965, chapter 810, section 9. The
1965 law and the corresponding conveyance document require reversion to the state if
the county stops operating the land as a public park. Olmsted County no longer wishes
to operate the public park, but the city of Oronoco has agreed to pay consideration to
Olmsted County to continue the park operation. The commissioner has determined that
the state's land management interests would best be served if, upon the land's reversion to
the state, the land was conveyed to and used by the city of Oronoco as a public park.
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