HF 3051

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29pm

1.1A bill for an act

1.2relating to state lands; providing for designation of certain state forest
1.3boundaries; providing for certain historic property exemption; modifying state
1.4forest acquisition provisions; permitting the exchange of riparian lands within
1.5the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; establishing a moratorium on
1.6public access acquisition for public waters without a public access; providing
1.7for acquisition of Lake Vermilion State Park; adding to and deleting from state
1.8parks and state forests; authorizing public and private sales, conveyances, and
1.9exchanges of certain state land;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
1.1085.012, subdivision 40; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.032, subdivision 2;
1.1194.342, by adding a subdivision; 97A.141, subdivision 1; proposing coding for
1.12new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85.
1.13BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.14    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.012, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
1.15    Subd. 40. McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis County and Itasca Counties, which
1.16is hereby renamed from McCarthy Beach Memorial State Park.

1.17    Sec. 2. [85.0144] HILL-ANNEX MINE STATE PARK; HISTORIC PROPERTY
1.18EXEMPTION.
1.19In accordance with Laws 1988, chapter 686, article 1, section 53, that provided that
1.20mining may be conducted on Hill-Annex Mine State Park in the future and that portions
1.21of the surface estate may be necessary for these mining operations, section 138.665,
1.22subdivision 2, does not apply to the removal of any taconite or any iron-bearing material
1.23stockpiles within the Hill-Annex Mine State Park.

1.24    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.25to read:
2.1    Subd. 1a. Boundaries designated. The commissioner of natural resources may
2.2acquire by gift or purchase land or interests in land adjacent to or in the proximity of a
2.3state forest. The commissioner may change the boundaries of established state forests for
2.4the acquisition of land adjacent to or in the proximity of the state forests, provided that
2.5the lands meet the definition of forest land as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 4.
2.6The new boundaries shall be designated by the process provided for in section 86A.07,
2.7subdivision 3.

2.8    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.032, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.9    Subd. 2. Acquisition for state forests. The commissioner may acquire lands or
2.10interest in lands for state forest purposes. The land or interests in land may be subject
2.11to mineral reservations.

2.12    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 94.342, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.13to read:
2.14    Subd. 7. Exception for riparian land in Boundary Waters Canoe Area
2.15Wilderness. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, any state-owned riparian land within the
2.16Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness may be given in exchange for nonriparian land
2.17outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

2.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.19    Subdivision 1. Acquisition; generally. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
2.20the commissioner shall acquire access sites adjacent to public waters and easements and
2.21rights-of-way necessary to connect the access sites with public highways. The land may
2.22be acquired by gift, lease, or purchase, or by condemnation with approval of the Executive
2.23Council.
2.24(b) Until July 1, 2015, the commissioner shall not acquire or develop public access
2.25sites adjacent to public waters that do not have a public access site.

2.26    Sec. 7. ACQUISITION; LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK.
2.27Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may
2.28acquire by gift or purchase the lands for Lake Vermilion State Park. The commissioner
2.29may pay up to $18,000,000 for the lands for Lake Vermilion State Park.
2.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.31    Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
3.1    Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 19.] Forestville Mystery Cave State Park,
3.2Fillmore County. The following areas are added to Forestville Mystery Cave State Park,
3.3all in Fillmore County:
3.4(1) commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, Township 102 North, Range
3.512 West; thence West 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West 1,260.4 feet;
3.6thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes
3.7West 541.4 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 302.7 feet; thence South 0
3.8degrees 39 minutes West 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East 132 feet;
3.9thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes
3.10East 495 feet; thence South 54 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295
3.11feet; thence South 84 degrees East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet;
3.12thence South 66 degrees East 462 feet; thence North 0 degrees 45 minutes East 3763
3.13feet to beginning;
3.14(2) that part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 102
3.15North, Range 12 West, lying North of the south bank of the North Branch Creek, also
3.16known as Forestville Creek. Said parcel of real estate being more fully described as
3.17follows: commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, proceed West, a distance
3.18of 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West a distance of 1,260.4 feet;
3.19thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees
3.2039 minutes West, a distance of 541.4 feet to the beginning corner. From the point of
3.21beginning, continue North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 302.7 feet; thence
3.22South 0 degrees 39 minutes West a distance of 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58
3.23minutes East, a distance of 132 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West, a distance
3.24of 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East a distance of 363 feet; thence South
3.2554 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295 feet; thence South 84 degrees
3.26East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet; thence South 66 degrees East 462
3.27feet, to the section line; thence North on the section line, a distance of 1,783 feet; thence
3.28North 85 degrees 34 minutes West a distance of 2,340.2 feet to the beginning corner;
3.29(3) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range
3.3012, Fillmore County, Minnesota, except the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
3.31Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, and also except that part thereof lying West
3.32of the center of County Road No. 12;
3.33(4) that part of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township
3.34102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, lying northerly and easterly of the following
3.35described line: commencing at a point 288.4 feet North of the southwest corner of the
3.36Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence North 132 feet, to
4.1the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence East 1,800 feet, to the center
4.2of river; thence South 6 degrees East 133 feet to intersect the hereinafter described Line
4.3X; thence easterly along said Line X to the hereinafter described Point A; thence South,
4.4parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter to the south line of said North Half of
4.5said Southwest Quarter and said line there terminating. Said Line X and Point A being
4.6described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of
4.7the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence running North 4.37 chains; thence East,
4.8along a line referred to as Line X in the above description, a distance of 27.25 chains to a
4.9point referred to as Point A in the above description;
4.10(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23,
4.11Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota; and
4.12(6) the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County,
4.13Minnesota, except the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of
4.14said Southeast Quarter.
4.15    Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 31.] Judge C. R. Magney State Park, Cook County.
4.16The following areas are added to Judge C. R. Magney State Park, all in Cook County:
4.17the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
4.18Quarter, and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 5, Township
4.1962 North, Range 3 East.
4.20    Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.
4.21The following areas are added to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, all in Lake County: the
4.22Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
4.23Quarter, all in Section 32, Township 55 North, Range 8 West.
4.24    Subd. 4. [85.012] [Subd. 55a.] Tettegouche State Park, Lake County. The
4.25following areas are added to Tettegouche State Park:
4.26(1) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 15, Township 56, Range 7, Lake County,
4.27Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the quarter corner between said Section
4.2815 and Section 22, Township 56, Range 7; thence East, along the section line between said
4.29Sections 15 and 22, a distance of 503.0 feet; thence northeasterly, deflecting to the left 75
4.30degrees 00 minutes a distance of 425.0 feet, to a point designated by a two-inch iron pipe,
4.31being the point of beginning; thence northwesterly, to a point on the west line of said Lot 2
4.32distant approximately 970.0 feet North of said quarter corner between Sections 15 and 22;
4.33thence North along said west line to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence East, along
4.34the north line of said Lot 2, approximately 240.0 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction
4.35to a point on the east side of a point of rocks projecting into Lake Superior, being marked
4.36by an X; thence in a southwesterly direction, along the shore of said Lake Superior to the
5.1point of beginning. (X mark on rock being in line making a deflection angle of 45 degrees
5.251 minutes to the left with the east-west section line from a point on the section line 503.0
5.3feet East of the quarter corner between said Sections 15 and 22 and being approximately
5.4830 feet from said point on said section line.); and
5.5(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 56,
5.6Range 7, Lake County, Minnesota.

5.7    Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
5.8    Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 1a.] Afton State Park, Washington County. The
5.9following area is deleted from Afton State Park: all that part of the Southwest Quarter of
5.10Section 3, Township 27, Range 20, Washington County, Minnesota, embraced within the
5.11recorded plat of ALPS ESTATES.
5.12    Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 14.] Crow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, and
5.13Morrison Counties. The following areas are deleted from Crow Wing State Park:
5.14(1) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32,
5.15Crow Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of RED RIVER
5.16TRAIL; and
5.17(2) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32, Crow
5.18Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of LOGGER RUN.
5.19    Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.
5.20The following area is deleted from Frontenac State Park: that part of the Southeast
5.21Quarter, Section 11, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, being described as BLOCK P,
5.22GARRARD'S SOUTH EXTENSION TO FRONTENAC according to the plat on file and
5.23of record in the Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota, including any
5.24portions of vacated roadway which have attached thereto.
5.25    Subd. 4. [85.012] [Subd. 26.] Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County. The
5.26following area is deleted from Hayes Lake State Park: the West 45.00 feet of the North
5.27160.7 feet of the South 263.58 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of
5.28Section 32, Township 160, Range 38, Roseau County, Minnesota.
5.29    Subd. 5. [85.012] [Subd. 40.] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis and
5.30Itasca Counties. The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park in
5.31Itasca County: all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 1,
5.32Township 60 North, Range 22 West, embraced within the recorded plat of "TRUST,"
5.33as depicted thereon.
5.34    Subd. 6. [85.012] [Subd. 41.] Maplewood State Park, Otter Tail County. The
5.35following areas are deleted from Maplewood State Park:
6.1(1) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail
6.2County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of South Lida Shores, according to
6.3the recorded plat thereof;
6.4(2) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail
6.5County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of Greens Isle View Addition,
6.6according to the recorded plat thereof;
6.7(3) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail
6.8County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at a point located by running West
6.9401 feet from the northeast corner of said Government Lot 4 in Section 9; thence South 47
6.10degrees 10 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 52 degrees 19 minutes West along the
6.11lakeshore of Lake Lida a distance of 50 feet; thence South 42 degrees 50 minutes East
6.12200 feet; thence North 52 degrees 19 minutes East 50 feet; thence North 42 degrees 50
6.13minutes West 100 feet; thence North 47 degrees 10 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 42
6.14degrees 50 minutes West, 100 feet to the point of beginning;
6.15(4) that part of Government Lot 5, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter
6.16Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of
6.17Government Lot 4 in said Section 9; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the
6.18north line of said Government Lot 4, a distance of 130 feet, to intersect the shore of South
6.19Lida Lake, said point of intersection being the point of beginning of the tract of land to
6.20be described; thence return on a bearing of East, a distance of 130 feet, to said northeast
6.21corner of Government Lot 4; thence North 03 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds West
6.22224.40 feet, along the centerline of a township road; thence North 08 degrees 31 minutes
6.2300 seconds East 346.60 feet along said centerline; thence North 81 degrees 14 minutes
6.2400 seconds West 34.00 feet to the westerly line of said township road; thence North 08
6.25degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East along said westerly line 125.00 feet; thence North 36
6.26degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds West 230.00 feet; thence South 71 degrees 21 minutes 00
6.27seconds West 93.00 feet, more or less to the easterly shoreline of South Lida Lake; thence
6.28southeasterly along said shoreline to the point of beginning; and
6.29(5) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 136, Range 42, Otter Tail
6.30County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the East Quarter corner of said
6.31Section 33; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the east-west quarter line of
6.32said Section 33, a distance of 3,994.0 feet; thence North 25 degrees East, a distance of
6.33308.3 feet to the southwesterly right-of-way line of a public highway; thence North 40
6.34degrees 00 minutes West, a distance of 169.0 feet, along said right-of-way; thence South
6.3574 degrees 43 minutes West, a distance of 70.0 feet, more or less, to the shore of South
6.36Lida Lake; thence southwesterly, along said shoreline to the south line of said Government
7.1Lot 2; thence on a bearing of East, along the south line of said Government Lot 2, also
7.2being said east-west quarter line to the point of beginning.
7.3    Subd. 7. [85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.
7.4The following area is deleted from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: the Southeast
7.5Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 55 North, Range 8 West, Lake
7.6County.

7.7    Sec. 10. ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.
7.8[89.021] [Subd. 32.] Lyons State Forest. The following area is added to the Lyons
7.9State Forest: Section 16, Township 135 North, Range 32 West, Cass County.

7.10    Sec. 11. LAKE COUNTY LAND EXCHANGE.
7.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the
7.12commissioner of natural resources shall compensate Lake County or exchange state land
7.13of substantially equal value for any tax-forfeited land administered by Lake County
7.14encompassed by the boundary change effected under section 8, subdivision 3.

7.15    Sec. 12. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND;
7.16ANTICIPATED SAVINGS TO GENERAL FUND.
7.17Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, the commissioner of natural
7.18resources may sell surplus land at public or private sale for less than the estimated or
7.19appraised value of the land or for less than the minimum sale price prescribed in Minnesota
7.20Statutes, section 94.10, provided the land is being sold to meet the requirements of Laws
7.212005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2,
7.22section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59.

7.23    Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
7.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
7.25natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
7.26direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
7.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
7.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
7.29and ensure accuracy.
7.30(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
7.31Government Lot 2 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 19,
7.32Township 47 North, Range 24 West, containing 84.25 acres, more or less.
8.1(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
8.2for natural resource purposes.

8.3    Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANOKA COUNTY.
8.4(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
8.5of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
8.6(c).
8.7(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.8attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
8.9and ensure accuracy.
8.10(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as: the
8.11East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 22 West,
8.12Anoka County, Minnesota, containing 80 acres, more or less.
8.13(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
8.14management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit
8.15of government. A local unit of government would like to use this parcel as a wetland
8.16mitigation site.

8.17    Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; BECKER COUNTY.
8.18(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
8.19natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
8.20direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
8.21(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.22attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
8.23and ensure accuracy.
8.24(c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as:
8.25Government Lot 3, Section 1, Township 139 North, Range 37 West, containing 37.75
8.26acres, more or less.
8.27(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
8.28for natural resource purposes.

8.29    Sec. 16. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
8.30WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
8.31(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
8.32resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
8.33in paragraph (c).
9.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
9.3ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include a reservation of perpetual road easements
9.4described in paragraph (c) to the state for ingress and egress for constructing, repairing,
9.5maintaining, and operating an adjacent northern pike spawning and rearing area.
9.6(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:
9.7All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Government Lot 1,
9.8Section 21, Township 146 North, Range 31 West, bounded by the water's edge of Cass
9.9Lake and the following described lines: Commencing at the southwest corner of said
9.10section, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 691.2 feet on and along the west line of
9.11said section to the point of beginning; thence South 58 degrees 27 minutes East, 177.64
9.12feet; thence South 65 degrees 00 minutes East, 162.35 feet; thence North 52 degrees
9.1307 minutes East, 175.70 feet; thence North 86 degrees 05 minutes East, 232.35 feet;
9.14thence South 41 degrees 50 minutes East, 186.35 feet; thence South 25 degrees 59 minutes
9.15East, 122.0 feet; thence South 33 degrees 47 minutes West, 176.13 feet; thence South 26
9.16degrees 31 minutes West, 157.26 feet; thence South 50 degrees 19 minutes East, 142.34
9.17feet; thence North 88 degrees 05 minutes East, 66.15 feet to point "A"; thence North 67
9.18degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24 minutes East, 113.86
9.19feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet to point "B"; thence South 17
9.20degrees 17 minutes East, 138 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Cass Lake and
9.21there terminating. And from the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes
9.22West, 630.92 feet on and along the west line of said Section 21; thence South 75 degrees
9.2327 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes East, 210.68 feet;
9.24thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence South 51 degrees 18 minutes
9.25East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East, 156.60 feet; thence South 48
9.26degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76
9.27feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 25
9.28minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes East, 410.58 feet; thence
9.29South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West,
9.3014.84 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 133 feet, more or less, to the water's
9.31edge of Cass Lake and there terminating. Including all riparian rights to the contained
9.3218.0 acres, more or less and subject to all existing easements.
9.33Subject to a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the
9.34following described land in Government Lot 1 of said section described as follows:
9.35Beginning at point "B," said point being on the southerly boundary of the above described
9.36tract; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 20.2 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17
10.1minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 20.2 feet; thence
10.2North 17 degrees 17 minutes West, 33.33 feet to point "B" and the point of beginning.
10.3Except that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 21, Township 146 North, Range
10.431 West, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 21;
10.5thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 1,322.12 feet along the west line of said Section
10.621; thence South 75 degrees 27 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36
10.7minutes East, 210.68 feet; thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence
10.8South 51 degrees 18 minutes East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East,
10.9156.60 feet; thence South 48 degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89
10.10degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76 feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0
10.11feet; thence South 38 degrees 25 minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38
10.12minutes East, 383.52 feet, to the point of beginning; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes
10.13East, 27.06 feet; thence South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80
10.14degrees 48 minutes West, 2.52 feet; thence North 15 degrees 31 minutes West, 46.80
10.15feet; thence North 32 degrees 31 minutes East, 18.96 feet; thence North 59 degrees 39
10.16minutes East, 58.56 feet; thence North 20 degrees 23 minutes East, 105.29 feet to the
10.17point of beginning; containing 0.1 acres.
10.18Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the
10.19Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section being a strip of land 33 feet
10.20wide, lying 16.5 feet on each side of the following described lines: Commencing at the
10.21southwest corner of said Section 21; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 656.4 feet
10.22on and along the west line of said section to the point of beginning; thence South 42
10.23degrees 51 minutes East, 52.16 feet; thence South 70 degrees 04 minutes East, 214.3 feet;
10.24thence South 37 degrees 58 minutes East, 219.4 feet; thence South 49 degrees 02 minutes
10.25East, 252.6 feet; thence South 45 degrees 15 minutes East, 152.5 feet; thence South 50
10.26degrees 19 minutes East, 119.9 feet, to the south line of Section 21 and there terminating.
10.27Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across
10.28the northwesterly 16.5 feet of the following described land in Government Lot 1 and
10.29the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section described as follows:
10.30Beginning at point "A," said point being on the southern boundary of the above described
10.31tract; thence North 67 degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24
10.32minutes East, 113.86 feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet; thence
10.33South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West,
10.3492.38 feet; thence South 76 degrees 24 minutes West, 109.91 feet; thence South 67
10.35degrees 06 minutes West, 353.28 feet; thence South 88 degrees 05 minutes West, 92.15
10.36feet to point "A" and the point of beginning.
11.1(d) The land borders Cass Lake. The land was acquired for a northern pike spawning
11.2area but has not been used for such purpose for 30 years. The Department of Natural
11.3Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

11.4    Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CARLTON COUNTY.
11.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
11.6of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
11.7(c).
11.8(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.9attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.10and ensure accuracy.
11.11(c) The land that may be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: the
11.12Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except state trunk
11.13highway right-of-way, Section 26, Township 49 North, Range 17 West, containing 9.324
11.14acres, more or less.
11.15(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
11.16for natural resource purposes.

11.17    Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
11.18WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
11.19(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.20and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carlton County may sell
11.21by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph
11.22(c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
11.23(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.24attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
11.25accuracy.
11.26(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
11.27(1) part of Government Lot 1 commencing 42 rods 17 links East of the northwest
11.28corner of Section 6, Township 46, Range 18; thence South 82 rods 11 links; thence West to
11.29Bear Lake; thence West on the shoreline to the section line; thence North to the northwest
11.30corner; thence East to the beginning; except the highway right-of-way and except the part
11.31northwest of Highway 35, Docket 214412 and except commencing at the northwest corner
11.32of said Government Lot 1; thence South 0 degrees 5 minutes 51 seconds West on the west
11.33line thereof 1,176.49 feet to a point on the southeast right-of-way line of the Interstate
11.34Highway 35 frontage road; thence North 51 degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East on said
12.1right-of-way line 209.76 feet; thence South 19 degrees 45 minutes East 120.0 feet to the
12.2point of beginning; thence North 19 degrees 45 minutes West 120.0 feet; thence North 51
12.3degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East 80.0 feet to the MNDOT right-of-way monument;
12.4thence South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees
12.530 minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence westerly on said
12.6shore 215 feet, more or less, to a point which bears 2 degrees 55 minutes East from the
12.7point of beginning; thence North 2 degrees 55 minutes West 150 feet, more or less, to the
12.8point of beginning, on Docket 240622 and except commencing at the northwest corner of
12.9said Government Lot 1; thence East along the north line 704.22 feet; thence South parallel
12.10to the west line 1,360.26 feet to the actual point of beginning; thence North 739.16 feet,
12.11more or less, to the southeast right-of-way line of the I-35 frontage road; thence southwest
12.12along said right-of-way line 608.48 feet, more or less, to the MNDOT monument; thence
12.13South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees 30
12.14minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence East on said shore
12.15285 feet, more or less, to a point which bears North 00 degrees West from the point of
12.16beginning; thence South 90 degrees East 15 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning,
12.17Docket 282721 (parcel identification number 39-010-0920); and
12.18(2) that part of Government Lot 2 lying North of Moose Horn River, Docket 262968,
12.19272524, and 272525, Section 11, Township 46, Range 19 (parcel identification number
12.2039-030-1220).
12.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.22best be served if the land was sold to adjoining landowners.

12.23    Sec. 19. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.24WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
12.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
12.26Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
12.27paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
12.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
12.29general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
12.30(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
12.31(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 48 North,
12.32Range 18 West (parcel number 33-010-6300);
12.33(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, except that part East of the Kettle
12.34River, Section 26, Township 48 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 90-010-4630); and
13.1(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter or Government Lot 5, Section
13.212, Township 49 North, Range 19 West (parcel number 94-026-2020).
13.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
13.4best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

13.5    Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.6WATER; CASS COUNTY.
13.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, and upon
13.8completion of exchange of the school trust land for acquired land, the commissioner of
13.9natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is
13.10described in paragraph (c).
13.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.12attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
13.13ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a school district for less than the
13.14value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
13.15that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for an educational unit managed forest and
13.16reverts to the state if the school district fails to provide for or abandons the educational
13.17unit managed forest use of the land.
13.18(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
13.19(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27;
13.20(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28;
13.21(3) Government Lot 11 of Section 33; and
13.22(4) Government Lot 14 of Section 34,
13.23all in Township 141 North, Range 28 West, containing a total of 98.7 acres, more or
13.24less.
13.25(d) The land borders Nellie Lake. Independent School District No. 118, Longville,
13.26has inadvertently trespassed upon the land for the establishment of an educational unit
13.27managed forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 89.41. The commissioner of natural
13.28resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served
13.29if the land was managed as an educational unit managed forest. Since the land is currently
13.30school trust land, the commissioner of natural resources shall first exchange the school
13.31trust land for acquired land prior to sale.

13.32    Sec. 21. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
13.33BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY.
14.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
14.2commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
14.3bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota
14.4Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of natural resources may sell the surplus land
14.5described in paragraph (c) and direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
14.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
14.8ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the
14.9value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
14.10that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government
14.11fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
14.12(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 7,
14.13Block 1, Dell's Sleepy Hollow, Cass County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat
14.14thereof, containing 0.54 acres, more or less.
14.15(d) The land borders Woman Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
14.16determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was
14.17conveyed to a local unit of government.

14.18    Sec. 22. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; COOK COUNTY.
14.19(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
14.20natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
14.21direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
14.22(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.23attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.24and ensure accuracy.
14.25(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as: the
14.26South Half of the Northwest Quarter, Section 32, Township 62 North, Range 1 East,
14.27containing 80 acres, more or less.
14.28(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
14.29for natural resource purposes.

14.30    Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DOUGLAS COUNTY.
14.31(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
14.32natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
14.33direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
15.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
15.3and ensure accuracy.
15.4(c) The land that may be sold is located in Douglas County and is described as: the
15.5southerly 499.7 feet of the easterly 466.7 feet of the following described tract:
15.6Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 127 North,
15.7Range 37 West, excepting therefrom the right-of-way of the public road running on
15.8the south line of said tract, containing 5.00 acres, more or less.
15.9(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
15.10for natural resource purposes.

15.11    Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
15.12WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
15.13(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
15.14commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
15.15public water that is described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
15.16section 86A.055, the commissioner of natural resources may sell the surplus land
15.17described in paragraph (c) and direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
15.18(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.19attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
15.20ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include the easement specified in paragraph (c).
15.21The purpose of the easement is to:
15.22(1) provide for the development of fish habitat, including tree planting, erosion
15.23control, installation of instream structures, posting of signs, and other improvements;
15.24(2) permit angling by the public; and
15.25(3) provide ingress and egress through the property sold to the easement area.
15.26(c) The land that may be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as:
15.27that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and that part of the Northwest
15.28Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 112, Range 15, Goodhue County,
15.29Minnesota, which lie westerly of the centerline of County State-Aid Highway No. 6,
15.30containing 2.6 acres, more or less.
15.31Reserving an easement over, under, and across that part of the above described
15.32property located within a strip of land 132 feet in width, and centered on the centerline
15.33of Spring Creek, as the same meanders through said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
15.34Quarter and said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter.
16.1(d) The land borders Spring Creek. The Department of Natural Resources has
16.2determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes provided that an
16.3easement right is retained. The land is separated from the wildlife management area by a
16.4county road and has been subject to inadvertent trespass by the adjacent landowner.

16.5    Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; GRANT COUNTY.
16.6(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
16.7natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
16.8direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
16.9(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.10attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
16.11and ensure accuracy.
16.12(c) The land that may be sold is located in Grant County and is described as: that
16.13part of the East 690 feet of the West 870 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
16.14Quarter of Section 13, Township 127 North, Range 41 West, which lies southwesterly of a
16.15line run parallel to and distant 225 feet southwesterly of the Soo Line Railroad Company
16.16(formerly Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste Marie Railway Company) main track
16.17centerline as the same is now located and established over and across said Section 13,
16.18containing 4.00 acres, more or less.
16.19(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
16.20for natural resource purposes.

16.21    Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
16.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
16.23of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
16.24(c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of natural
16.25resources may sell the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and direct the net proceeds
16.26to the general fund.
16.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
16.29ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the
16.30value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
16.31that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government
16.32fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
17.1(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
17.2Outlot A, Block 1, Schendel Woods, Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to the
17.3recorded plat thereof, containing 13.92 acres, more or less.
17.4(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
17.5management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of
17.6government. A local unit of government would like to use this parcel for a storm water
17.7runoff project.

17.8    Sec. 27. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HUBBARD COUNTY.
17.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
17.10natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
17.11direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
17.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
17.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
17.14and ensure accuracy.
17.15(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hubbard County and is described as: that
17.16part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 143
17.17North, Range 35 West, Minnesota lying easterly of MN Highway No. 200, containing 30
17.18acres, more or less.
17.19(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
17.20for natural resource purposes.

17.21    Sec. 28. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
17.22WATERS; ITASCA COUNTY.
17.23(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
17.241, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may
17.25convey to the city of Cohasset for consideration as determined by Itasca County the land
17.26described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
17.27282.
17.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
17.29that the land reverts to the state if the city of Cohasset fails to provide for the public use
17.30described in paragraph (d) or abandons the public use of the land. As a condition of
17.31conveyance, the city of Cohasset must provide to Itasca County a survey of the property,
17.32at no cost to Itasca County. The conveyance is subject to easements, restrictions, and
17.33reservations of record. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal
17.34description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.1(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Itasca County and is described as: that
18.2part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West, described
18.3as follows:
18.4Commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
18.5Quarter, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West; thence South 88 degrees 02
18.6minutes 11 seconds East, along the south line of said Northwest Quarter of Southwest
18.7Quarter and the south line of Government Lot 7 according to the plat of HILLCREST
18.8PARK, 1,351.90 feet to the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road and the point of beginning;
18.9thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 123.51 feet along a
18.10nontangential curve concave to the East, said curve having a central angle of 12 degrees 08
18.11minutes 28 seconds, radius of 582.87 feet, a chord bearing of North 07 degrees 35 minutes
18.1237 seconds West, chord distance 123.28 feet; thence North 01 degrees 31 minutes 24
18.13seconds West, along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 167.83 feet; thence northerly
18.14along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 139.95 feet along a tangential curve concave
18.15to the West, said curve having a central angle of 11 degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds, radius
18.16of 700.85 feet; thence North 12 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds West, along the centerline
18.17of the Tioga Beach Road 174.21 feet; thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga
18.18Beach Road 70.93 feet, more or less, along a tangential curve concave to the East, said
18.19curve having a central angle of 08 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds, radius of 463.14 feet
18.20to intersect the north line of the South 665.00 feet of Government Lot 7; thence South
18.2188 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds East along the north line of the South 665.00 feet of
18.22said Government Lot 7, a distance of 512.74 feet; thence South 65 degrees 39 minutes
18.2308 seconds East, 184 feet, more or less, to the waters edge of Pokegama Lake; thence
18.24southwesterly along the waters edge of Pokegama Lake to intersect the south line of said
18.25Government Lot 7; thence North 88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds West, along the south
18.26line of Government Lot 7, 220 feet, more or less, to the point of the beginning and there
18.27terminating. Parcel contains approximately 690 front feet of shoreland on Pokegama
18.28Lake and 6.8 acres.
18.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.30be best served if the lands are managed for a public beach and other public recreational
18.31purposes by the city of Cohasset.

18.32    Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
18.33WATER; MAHNOMEN COUNTY.
18.34(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
18.351, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Mahnomen County
19.1may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
19.2paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
19.3(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
19.4general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
19.5The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree
19.6cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 75 feet from the
19.7ordinary high water level. A 15-foot strip for lake access and a dock is allowed.
19.8(c) The land to be sold is located in Mahnomen County and is described as:
19.9Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 1; thence 28 rods West to the point of
19.10beginning; thence West 7 rods; thence South to the shoreline of North Twin Lake 9 rods,
19.11more or less; thence southeast on the shoreline to a point South of the point of beginning;
19.12thence North 16 rods, more or less, to the point of beginning, all in Section 29, Township
19.13144 North, Range 39 West (parcel number R16 029 0200).
19.14(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.15best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

19.16    Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MARTIN COUNTY.
19.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
19.18natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
19.19direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
19.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.21attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.22and ensure accuracy.
19.23(c) The land that may be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: all of
19.24Tract A described below:
19.25Tract A:
19.26That part of Government Lot 3 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
19.27both in Section 32, Township 103 North, Range 30 West, described as follows:
19.28Beginning at the point of intersection of a line run parallel with and distant 100 feet
19.29northerly of Line 1 described below with a line run parallel with and distant 50
19.30feet southeasterly of Line 3, described below; thence run easterly on said 100 foot
19.31parallel line to its intersection with a line run parallel with and distant 100 feet
19.32westerly of Line 2 described below; thence run northerly of the last described 100
19.33foot parallel line to a point thereon, distant 100 feet southerly of its intersection
19.34with a line run parallel with and distant 50 feet southerly of said Line 3; thence run
19.35northwesterly to a point on said 50 foot parallel line distant 100 feet westerly of the
20.1last described intersection (when measured along said 50 foot parallel line), said
20.2point being hereinafter referred to as "Point B"; thence run southwesterly on said 50
20.3foot parallel line to the point of beginning.
20.4Line 1:
20.5Beginning at a point on the east line of said Section 32, distant 516.9 feet South
20.6of the east quarter corner thereof; thence run westerly at an angle of 89 degrees
20.720 minutes 15 seconds from said east section line (measured from North to West)
20.8for 5,337.2 feet and there terminating.
20.9Line 2:
20.10Beginning at a point of Line 1, described above, distant 1,545 feet easterly of its
20.11point of termination; thence run northerly at right angles to said Line 1 for 590 feet
20.12and there terminating.
20.13Line 3:
20.14Beginning at the point of termination of Line 2 described above; thence run westerly
20.15at right angles to said Line 2 for 134.26 feet; thence deflect to the left on a 07 degree
20.1600 minute 00 second curve (delta angle 35 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds) for 500
20.17feet; thence on a tangent to said curve for 280.6 feet; thence deflect to the right
20.18on a 07 degree 00 minute 00 second curve (delta angle 35 degrees 00 minutes 00
20.19seconds) for 500 feet and there terminating.
20.20Containing 5.75 acres, more or less. Subject to the following restriction:
20.21No access shall be permitted to Trunk Highway 391 renumbered 90 or to County
20.22Road No. 59 from the lands herein conveyed; except that access shall be permitted
20.23along a line run parallel with and distant 50 feet southeasterly of Line 3 described
20.24above, between the point of beginning of Tract A hereinbefore described and "Point
20.25B" hereinbefore described.
20.26(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
20.27for natural resource purposes.

20.28    Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MARTIN COUNTY.
20.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
20.30of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
20.31(c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of natural
20.32resources may sell the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and direct the net proceeds
20.33to the general fund.
21.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
21.3and ensure accuracy.
21.4(c) The land that may be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: the
21.5North 700 feet of a strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the West Half
21.6of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section
21.725, Township 101 North, Range 32 West, Martin County, Minnesota. The centerline of
21.8said strip being the centerline of the main track (now removed) of the Minnesota and Iowa
21.9Railway Company, as said centerline was originally located and established over and
21.10across said Section 25. This parcel contains 1.6 acres, more or less.
21.11(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
21.12for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best
21.13be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent landowner to improve access to the
21.14landowner's property.

21.15    Sec. 32. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN LAKE MARIA WILDLIFE
21.16MANAGEMENT AREA; MURRAY COUNTY.
21.17(a) The commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
21.18Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
21.19according to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange
21.20the land described in paragraph (b).
21.21(b) The land that may be exchanged is located in Murray County and is described as:
21.22(1) the North 866 feet of the South 1555 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7,
21.23Township 108, Range 41, lying West of the East 450 feet thereof;
21.24(2) the South 689 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 108, Range
21.2541; and
21.26(3) that part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 108, Range 41,
21.27described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 7, Township
21.28108, Range 41; thence running easterly along the north line of said Section 7 a distance of
21.292,769.50 feet to the intersection with the centerline of the township road; thence southerly
21.30along the centerline of said township road a distance of 2,653.75 feet; thence deflecting
21.3100 degrees 31 minutes right and continuing along the centerline of said township road a
21.32distance of 2,051.75 feet; thence easterly and parallel to the south line of the Southwest
21.33Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7, a distance of 464 feet; thence South
21.34and parallel to the west line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, a distance of
21.353,198.00 feet, to the south line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, and the point
22.1of beginning of the land to be described; thence return northerly, along the last described
22.2course, a distance of 2,635 feet to the north line of said Northeast Quarter; thence
22.3southwesterly, a distance of 999 feet, to a point on the west line of said Northeast Quarter,
22.4distant 421.5 feet South of the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter, thence South
22.5along said west line, to the southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence East, along
22.6the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 910 feet to the point of beginning.
22.7(c) The land was acquired in part with bonding appropriations. The exchange
22.8with the adjacent landowner will provide additional wildlife acres and additional water
22.9frontage to the state.

22.10    Sec. 33. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; NOBLES COUNTY.
22.11(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
22.12natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
22.13direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
22.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
22.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
22.16and ensure accuracy.
22.17(c) The land that may be sold is located in Nobles County and is described as:
22.18(1) the North 500 feet of the West 450 feet of the East 1,650 feet of the North Half
22.19of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 102 North, Range 43 West, subject to
22.20the public road running on the north line of said North Half of the Northeast Quarter.
22.21Containing 4.83 acres, more or less; and
22.22(2) the westerly 500 feet of the southerly 468.6 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the
22.23Southeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 101 North, Range 43 West, subject to the
22.24public road running on the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
22.25containing 5.00 acres, more or less.
22.26(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
22.27for natural resource purposes.

22.28    Sec. 34. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; OLMSTED COUNTY.
22.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner
22.30of natural resources shall convey to the city of Oronoco for no consideration the surplus
22.31land that is described in paragraph (c).
22.32(b) The conveyance shall occur upon the operation of the reversion clause contained
22.33in the deed for the land described in paragraph (c) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes
22.341965, section 85.188, and after the passage of resolutions by the Olmsted County Board
23.1and the Oronoco City Council, each acknowledging that the requirements set forth in the
23.2Agreement for Transfer of Oronoco Park in the City of Oronoco to the City of Oronoco
23.3by Olmsted County have been sufficiently met to proceed with the conveyance. The
23.4conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general, the Olmsted County
23.5Board, and the Oronoco City Council. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts
23.6to the state if the city of Oronoco fails to maintain and operate the land as a public park.
23.7The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and
23.8ensure accuracy.
23.9(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Olmsted County and is described as:
23.10(1) the East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
23.11Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West, subject to flowage rights in favor of
23.12Olmsted County; and
23.13(2) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7,
23.14Township 108 North, Range 14 West.
23.15(d) The land is currently owned by Olmsted County and used as a public park,
23.16having been conveyed by the state according to Laws 1965, chapter 810, section 9. The
23.171965 law and the corresponding conveyance document require reversion to the state if
23.18the county stops operating the land as a public park. Olmsted County no longer wishes
23.19to operate the public park, but the city of Oronoco has agreed to pay consideration to
23.20Olmsted County to continue the park operation. The commissioner has determined that
23.21the state's land management interests would best be served if, upon the land's reversion to
23.22the state, the land was conveyed to and used by the city of Oronoco as a public park.

23.23    Sec. 35. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PIPESTONE COUNTY.
23.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
23.25natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
23.26direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
23.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
23.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
23.29and ensure accuracy.
23.30(c) The land that may be sold is located in Pipestone County and is described as:
23.31that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 107 North,
23.32Range 45 West, described as follows:
23.33From the intersection of the east and west quarter line of said Section 27 with the
23.34southeasterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway 39 as same is now located and
23.35established over and across said tract; run East along said east and west quarter line
24.1for a distance of 1,037 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00
24.2minutes for a distance of 540 feet to the point of beginning; thence deflect to the
24.3right at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance of 125 feet; thence deflect
24.4to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance of 249 feet; thence
24.5deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance of 350 feet;
24.6thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance of 249
24.7feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance
24.8of 225 feet to the point of beginning;
24.9Together with all that part of the following described tract:
24.10That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township
24.11107 North, Range 45 West, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the
24.12east and west quarter line of said Section 27 with the southeasterly right-of-way line
24.13of Trunk Highway 39, as same is now located and established over and across said
24.14tract; thence run East along said east and west quarter line for a distance of 1,037
24.15feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance of
24.16540 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes for a distance
24.17of 577 feet to the southeasterly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway 39; thence
24.18run southeasterly along said right-of-way line to the point of beginning.
24.19Which lies southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 100 feet southeasterly
24.20of the following described line:
24.21Beginning at a point on the west line of Section 33, Township 107 North, Range
24.2245 West, distant 1,623.8 feet North of the southwest corner thereof; thence run
24.23northeasterly at an angle of 39 degrees 49 minutes with said section line for 2,631.4
24.24feet; thence deflect to the right on a 0 degree 30 minute curve (delta angle 4 degrees
24.2552 minutes) for 973.3 feet; thence on a tangent to said curve for 27.9 feet; thence
24.26deflect to the left on a 0 degree 30 minute curve (delta angle 4 degrees 52 minutes) for
24.27973.3 feet; thence on a tangent to said curve for 6,129.0 feet and there terminating.
24.28Containing 11.36 acres, more or less.
24.29(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
24.30for natural resource purposes.

24.31    Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
24.32WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.
24.33(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
24.34resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
24.35in paragraph (c).
25.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
25.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
25.3and ensure accuracy.
25.4(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as:
25.5Government Lot 9, Section 30, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, containing 0.15
25.6acres, more or less.
25.7(d) The land borders the Warroad River and is not contiguous to other state lands.
25.8The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
25.9natural resource purposes.

25.10    Sec. 37. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION
25.11LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
25.12(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota
25.13Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Roseau County may sell by public or private sale the
25.14consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).
25.15(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
25.16attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
25.17and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the
25.18appraised value of the land and timber and survey costs. Proceeds shall be disposed of
25.19according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
25.20(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as:
25.21(1) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 162 North, Range 36 West,
25.22lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way of the Canadian National Railway.
25.23Subject to the right-of-way of State Highway 11. Contains 0.75 acres, more or less; and
25.24(2) the South Half of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
25.25Quarter, Section 34, Township 159 North, Range 39 West, containing 10 acres, more or
25.26less.
25.27(d) The lands are not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural
25.28Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

25.29    Sec. 38. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
25.30(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
25.31or other law to the contrary, Roseau County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
25.32land described in paragraph (c).
25.33(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
25.34general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
26.1(c) The land to be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: the
26.2Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
26.3Quarter, Section 20, Township 163, Range 36.
26.4(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
26.5best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

26.6    Sec. 39. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
26.7(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
26.8or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
26.9land described in paragraph (c).
26.10(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
26.11attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
26.12accuracy.
26.13(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
26.14(1) Lot 90, Block 75, Duluth Proper Third Division, except the West six feet of the
26.15South 50 feet of the West Half, Section 28, Township 50 North, Range 14 West;
26.16(2) the northerly 100 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except
26.17the westerly 233 feet, and except the easterly 50 feet of the westerly 283 feet, Section
26.1814, Township 51 North, Range 13 West;
26.19(3) the South 150 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5,
26.20Township 55 North, Range 18 West;
26.21(4) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 1,040 feet of the Northwest
26.22Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
26.23(5) the North 36 feet of the North 1,076 feet of the West 449 feet of the Northwest
26.24Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
26.25(6) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 832 feet of the Northwest
26.26Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
26.27(7) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 624 feet of the Northwest
26.28Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
26.29(8) the West 33 feet of the South 416 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
26.30Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and
26.31(9) part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 58 North,
26.32Range 15 West.
26.33(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
26.34best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

27.1    Sec. 40. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
27.2WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
27.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
27.41, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
27.5may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
27.6paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
27.7(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
27.8attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
27.9accuracy.
27.10(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
27.11(1) Lot 4, Block 4, Greenwood Beach, town of Duluth, Section 19, Township 51
27.12North, Range 19 West;
27.13(2) beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 4, running thence East 450 feet; thence
27.14North 200 feet; thence West 450 feet; thence South along the section line 200 feet to the
27.15point of beginning, except the northerly 40 feet, Section 7, Township 54 North, Range
27.1619 West;
27.17(3) the South 560 feet of the East 300 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
27.18Quarter, except the highway right-of-way and except the North 315 feet, Section 22,
27.19Township 61 North, Range 20 West;
27.20(4) an undivided 1/24 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
27.21Section 8, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
27.22(5) an undivided 2/15 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
27.23Section 20, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
27.24(6) an undivided 1/3 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
27.25Section 21, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
27.26(7) an undivided 1/45 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
27.27Section 29, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
27.28(8) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
27.29Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;
27.30(9) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
27.31Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;
27.32(10) an undivided 1369/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way,
27.33Section 28, Township 51 North, Range 18 West; and
27.34(11) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10,
27.35Township 63 North, Range 18 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
28.1Assuming the northeast line of Lot 9 in the plat of MANNIKKO (PINE RIDGE) to
28.2bear North 54 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds West, and COMMENCING from the most
28.3northerly corner of said Lot 9 run North 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance
28.4of 107.39 feet; thence South 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 28.19
28.5feet; thence South 86 degrees 24 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 82.17 feet; thence
28.6South 77 degrees 07 minutes 31 seconds West, a distance of 77.70 feet; thence South 82
28.7degrees 40 minutes 33 seconds West, a distance of 83.09 feet; thence South 71 degrees 26
28.8minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 190.55 feet; thence North 70 degrees 55 minutes
28.926 seconds West, a distance of 76.14 feet to a point on a nontangential curve, the center
28.10of which bears North 35 degrees 10 minutes 49 seconds West, being also a point on the
28.11east right-of-way of "Phillips Road" as it exists in January of 1995; thence northerly along
28.12said east right-of-way, on said nontangential curve, concave to the West, central angle of
28.1388 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds, radius of 90.00 feet, a distance of 139.74 feet; thence
28.14North 34 degrees 08 minutes 26 seconds west, along said east right-of-way, a distance of
28.15105.00 feet to a tangential curve; thence northerly along said east right-of-way on said
28.16tangential curve, concave to the East, central angle 69 degrees 38 minutes 31 seconds,
28.17radius 68.00 feet, a distance of 82.65 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence northerly
28.18along said east right-of-way, on said reverse curve, concave to the West, central angle of
28.1918 degrees, more or less, radius of 116.25 feet, a distance of 36.5 feet, more or less, to
28.20the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the POINT OF
28.21BEGINNING of the land being described; thence northerly, continuing along said curve, a
28.22distance of 96.2 feet; thence North 29 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds West, tangent to said
28.23curve and along said east right-of-way, a distance of 16.32 feet; thence South 89 degrees
28.2442 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 943.3 feet, more or less, to the east line of
28.25said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence southerly, along said east line, a
28.26distance of 30 feet, more or less, to the shore of Lake Vermilion; thence southerly, along
28.27said shore, a distance of 100 feet, more or less, to the south line of said Southeast Quarter
28.28of the Northeast Quarter; thence westerly, along said south line, a distance of 880 feet,
28.29more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.5 acres, more or less.
28.30(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
28.31best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

28.32    Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
28.33WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
28.34(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
28.351, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
29.1may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
29.2paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
29.3(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
29.4attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
29.5ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
29.6conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements
29.7shall be up to 200 feet in width, lying 100 feet, to the extent possible given the location
29.8of property lines, on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide
29.9riparian protection and angler access.
29.10(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
29.11(1) Lot 22, Block 1, Wonderland 1st Addition, town of Duluth, except the highway
29.12right-of-way and including part of the adjacent vacated road, Section 17, Township 51
29.13North, Range 12 West; and
29.14(2) that part of the southerly 135 feet of the northerly 543 feet of the Northwest
29.15Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying East of the westerly 968 feet and West of the
29.16Sucker River, Section 30, Township 52 North, Range 12 West.
29.17(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
29.18best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

29.19    Sec. 42. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
29.20WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
29.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
29.22St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
29.23in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
29.24(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
29.25attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
29.26accuracy.
29.27(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
29.28(1) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
29.29Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West, subject to an existing easement;
29.30(2) the North 407 feet of that part of Lot 4 lying South of the east and west centerline
29.31of Section 20, Section 20, Township 51 North, Range 16 West;
29.32(3) Lots 1, 2, and 3, Childs Birch Grove Tracts, Grand Lake, Section 20, Township
29.3351 North, Range 16 West;
29.34(4) Lots 28 and 29, Briar Lake Shores 3rd Addition, North Star, Section 15,
29.35Township 53 North, Range 13 West; and
30.1(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 26,
30.2Township 60 North, Range 17 West.
30.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
30.4best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

30.5    Sec. 43. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
30.6WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
30.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
30.8St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
30.9in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
30.10(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
30.11attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
30.12ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
30.13conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements
30.14shall be up to 200 feet in width, lying 100 feet, to the extent possible given the location
30.15of property lines, on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide
30.16riparian protection and angler access. For the parcels described in paragraph (c), clauses
30.17(6) and (7), a 33-foot strip across the easement shall be allowed for road access and utilities.
30.18(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
30.19(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except 4.56 acres for a road and
30.20except that part lying South and West of Highway 2, Section 8, Township 50 North,
30.21Range 16 West;
30.22(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the
30.23railway right-of-way and except the highway right-of-way, Section 17, Township 51
30.24North, Range 12 West;
30.25(3) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
30.26Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
30.27(4) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
30.28Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
30.29(5) the West five acres of the South 15 acres of the North 30 acres of the Northeast
30.30Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
30.31(6) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
30.32Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West; and
30.33(7) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
30.34Quarter, except the West 25 feet, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West.
31.1(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
31.2best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

31.3    Sec. 44. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
31.4WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
31.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
31.6St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
31.7in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
31.8(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
31.9attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
31.10ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
31.11conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements
31.12shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream to
31.13provide riparian protection and angler access. For the parcel described in paragraph (c),
31.14clause (4), a 33-foot strip across the easement shall be allowed for road access and utilities.
31.15(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
31.16(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the North Half, Section
31.1715, Township 50 North, Range 15 West;
31.18(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 53 North,
31.19Range 20 West;
31.20(3) the westerly 330 feet of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
31.21Quarter, Section 11, Township 56 North, Range 20 West; and
31.22(4) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except the South Half of the
31.23Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and except the North ten acres, Section
31.2434, Township 50 North, Range 15 West.
31.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
31.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

31.27    Sec. 45. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
31.28WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
31.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
31.30St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
31.31in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
31.32(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
31.33attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
31.34ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
32.1conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. For the parcel
32.2described in paragraph (c), clause (1), the easement must be 100 feet in width from the
32.3centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.
32.4For the parcel described in paragraph (c), clause (2), the easement must be 200 feet in
32.5width from the centerline of the stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.
32.6(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
32.7(1) Lots 511 through 515, Homecroft Park, town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township
32.851 North, Range 14 West; and
32.9(2) that part of the Lot 2 lying East of a line parallel with and 150 feet East of the
32.10centerline of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 17, Township 51
32.11North, Range 17 West.
32.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
32.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

32.14    Sec. 46. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
32.15WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
32.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
32.17St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
32.18in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
32.19(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
32.20general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
32.21The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree
32.22cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 100 feet in width,
32.23lying 50 feet on each side of the centerline of streams that are tributaries to the Sand River.
32.24(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: the North
32.25416 feet of the East 416 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
32.2610, Township 59 North, Range 17 West.
32.27(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
32.28best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

32.29    Sec. 47. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
32.30(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
32.31or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
32.32land described in paragraph (c).
32.33(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
32.34general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
33.1(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is adjacent to a parcel
33.2described as: that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter beginning on the
33.3east line at the southerly road right-of-way; thence southerly along the east line 760.07
33.4feet; thence South 89 degrees 3 minutes 23 seconds West 290 feet; thence North 1 degree
33.512 minutes 54 seconds East 764.79 feet; thence East along the southerly road right-of-way
33.6290 feet to the point of beginning, Section 20, Township 58 North, Range 15 West. St.
33.7Louis County shall sell an adjoining amount of land, determined by the county to rectify
33.8an inadvertent trespass. The sale will ensure that the buildings causing the inadvertent
33.9trespass will meet all setback requirements.
33.10(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
33.11best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

33.12    Sec. 48. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WADENA COUNTY.
33.13(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
33.14natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
33.15direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
33.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
33.17attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
33.18and ensure accuracy.
33.19(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the
33.20Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 138 North, Range 33
33.21West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
33.22(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
33.23for natural resource purposes.

33.24    Sec. 49. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON
33.25COUNTY.
33.26(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
33.27of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
33.28(c).
33.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
33.30attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
33.31and ensure accuracy.
33.32(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
33.33(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19,
33.34Township 32, Range 21, lying South of the centerline of Highway 97; and
34.1(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 21
34.2West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at the southwest
34.3corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees
34.450 minutes 33 seconds East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter 1555.59
34.5feet; thence North 11 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 720.70 feet; thence North 53
34.6degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds West 436.77 feet; thence North 45 degrees 10 minutes 18
34.7seconds West 222.72 feet to the southerly boundary of the recorded plat of BASSWOOD
34.8ESTATES, on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder; thence westerly
34.9along the southerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to the southwesterly corner
34.10thereof; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to
34.11the most northerly corner of Lot 2 of Block 3 of said BASSWOOD ESTATES; thence
34.12westerly to a point on the west line of said Southwest Quarter 407.50 feet southerly of
34.13the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 19
34.14seconds East along the west line of said Southwest Quarter 2238.63 feet to the point
34.15of beginning.
34.16These parcels contain 57.2 acres, more or less.
34.17(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
34.18management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of
34.19government. A local unit of government would like to use these parcels as wetland
34.20mitigation sites.

34.21    Sec. 50. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON
34.22COUNTY.
34.23(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
34.24of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
34.25(c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of natural
34.26resources may sell the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and direct the net proceeds
34.27to the general fund.
34.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
34.29attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
34.30and ensure accuracy.
34.31(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described
34.32as: the West 750 feet of the East 1,130.6 feet of the North 786.72 feet of the Northwest
34.33Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 20 West,
34.34containing 13.5 acres, more or less.
35.1(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
35.2for natural resource purposes. The state's land management interests would best be served
35.3if the land was sold to an adjacent landowner, as the property described in paragraph (c)
35.4does not have legal access to a public road.

35.5    Sec. 51. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
35.6WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
35.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
35.8and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County
35.9may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
35.10paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
35.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the fair
35.12market value of the land. The attorney general may make changes to the land description
35.13to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
35.14(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
35.15(1) Parcel A (PIN 29.031.19.22.0001): Section 29, Township 31, Range 19,
35.16Government Lot 5;
35.17(2) Parcel B (PIN 20.031.19.22.0001): Section 20, Township 31, Range 19,
35.18Government Lot 5;
35.19(3) Parcel C (PIN 17.031.19.32.0001): Section 17, Township 31, Range 19,
35.20Government Lot 4;
35.21(4) Parcel D (PIN 18.032.19.11.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19,
35.22Government Lot 2; and
35.23(5) Parcel E (PIN 18.032.19.14.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19,
35.24Government Lot 3.
35.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
35.26best be served if the lands were sold to the United States of America and managed by
35.27the National Park Service.

35.28    Sec. 52. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
35.29WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
35.30(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
35.31and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County
35.32may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
35.33paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
36.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
36.2general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
36.3(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Parcel
36.4A (PIN 09.032.21.43.0070): Lot 8, Block 3, excepting therefrom the East 200 feet thereof
36.5of Skoglund's Park Addition, as surveyed and platted and now on file and of record in the
36.6Office of the Registrar of Titles of said County of Washington, State of Minnesota.
36.7(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural
36.8Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.
36.9The county may split the parcel described in paragraph (c), as allowed in Minnesota
36.10Statutes, section 282.01, and sell the resulting parcels if the county finds a split to be
36.11advantageous for the purpose of sale.

36.12    Sec. 53. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WILKIN COUNTY.
36.13(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.055, the commissioner of
36.14natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) and
36.15direct the net proceeds to the general fund.
36.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
36.17attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
36.18and ensure accuracy.
36.19(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wilkin County and is described as: that
36.20part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 136 North, Range
36.2148 West, described as follows:
36.22Beginning at a point on the north and south quarter line of said Section 11, distant
36.231,470 feet North of the center thereof; thence run southerly along said north and
36.24south quarter line for a distance of 700 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle
36.25of 90 degrees 00 minutes for 150 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 90
36.26degrees 00 minutes for 700 feet; thence deflect to the left on an angle of 90 degrees
36.2700 minutes for 150 feet to the point of beginning.
36.28Together with the westerly 33 feet of the southerly 770 feet of the Southwest Quarter
36.29of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 11, to be used for road purposes.
36.30Containing 3.00 acres, more or less.
36.31(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
36.32for natural resource purposes.

36.33    Sec. 54. CONVEYANCE OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT LAND; WINONA
36.34COUNTY.
37.1The Rushford Area Drainage and Conservancy District, established by order of
37.2the Tenth Judicial District Court on February 20, 1953, was terminated on January 1,
37.31988, by Laws 1987, chapter 239, section 140. The land that was owned by the Rushford
37.4Area Drainage and Conservancy District in Winona County is now owned by the state
37.5of Minnesota and is hereby transferred to the commissioner of natural resources for
37.6administration and management for conservation purposes.

37.7    Sec. 55. EFFECTIVE DATE.
37.8Sections 12 to 54 are effective the day following final enactment.