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HF 740

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/09/2013 04:00pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to state lands; modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying land
1.3acquisition account; providing for school forests; adding to and deleting from
1.4state parks and forests; authorizing certain exchanges and sales of state lands;
1.5conveyance of certain tax-forfeited lands;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
1.6sections 84.0274, subdivision 6; 89.41; 94.165; 282.01, subdivisions 1a, 1d;
1.7Laws 1989, chapter 136, section 1.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.0274, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.10    Subd. 6. State's responsibilities. When the state proposes to purchase land for
1.11natural resources purposes, the commissioner of natural resources and, where applicable,
1.12the commissioner of administration shall have the following responsibilities:
1.13(a) The responsibility to deal fairly and openly with the landowner in the purchase of
1.14property;
1.15(b) The responsibility to refrain from discussing price with the landowner before
1.16an appraisal has been made. In addition, the same person shall not both appraise and
1.17negotiate for purchase of a tract of land. This paragraph does not apply to the state when
1.18discussing with a landowner the trout stream easement payment determined under section
1.1984.0272, subdivision 2, the native prairie bank easement payment determined under
1.20section 84.96, subdivision 5, or the Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer easement
1.21payment determined under section 84.0277, subdivision 2;
1.22(c) The responsibility to use private fee appraisers to lower the state's acquisition
1.23costs to the greatest extent practicable; and
1.24(d) The responsibility to acquire land in as expeditious a manner as possible. No
1.25option shall be made for a period of greater than two months if no survey is required or for
2.1nine months if a survey is required, unless the landowner, in writing, expressly requests
2.2a longer period of time. Provided that, if county board approval of the transaction is
2.3required pursuant to section 97A.145, no time limits shall apply. If the state elects not
2.4to purchase property upon which it has an option, it shall pay the landowner $500 after
2.5the expiration of the option period. If the state elects to purchase the property, unless the
2.6landowner elects otherwise, payment to the landowner shall be made no later than 90 days
2.7following the state's election to purchase the property provided that the title is marketable
2.8and the owner acts expeditiously to complete the transaction.

2.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.41, is amended to read:
2.1089.41 EDUCATIONAL UNITS MAY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SCHOOL
2.11 FORESTS.
2.12    Subdivision 1. Establishment and maintenance of school forests. Any school
2.13district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch
2.14thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution
2.15or agency of the state, all herein referred to as agencies, may establish and maintain
2.16 school forests as herein provided according to this section, subject to the approval of the
2.17commissioner of natural resources. Any such agency may use for the purpose of such a
2.18forest any land belonging to it, or may acquire land therefor by gift or with contributed
2.19funds. For the purpose of a school forest, an agency may use land the agency owns or uses
2.20under an agreement or may acquire land by gift or with contributed funds.
2.21    Subd. 2. Conveyance of tax-forfeited land for school forest use. For the purposes
2.22of such forest school forests established under this section, any tax-forfeited lands may be
2.23sold by the county board to any such an agency or may be conveyed by the commissioner of
2.24revenue to any such an agency in like manner as provided for the sale or conveyance of such
2.25 tax-forfeited lands to governmental subdivisions under section 282.01 and amendments
2.26thereof. A conveyance under this subdivision is made without monetary compensation or
2.27consideration for the conveyance, but the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and
2.28reversion provisions under section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d, paragraph (e).
2.29    Subd. 3. Monitoring and reporting. The commissioner shall annually monitor
2.30tax-forfeited lands conveyed according to subdivision 2 to determine whether the
2.31lands continue to be used as school forests. The commissioner shall submit an annual
2.32monitoring report to the commissioner of revenue that identifies any lands no longer
2.33used as school forests.
2.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 94.165, is amended to read:
3.294.165 LAND ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.
3.3    Subdivision 1. Creation of account. There is created in the state treasury a land
3.4acquisition account.
3.5    Subd. 2. Appropriation. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
3.6of natural resources for:
3.7(1) the acquisition of natural resource lands or interests in lands within the outdoor
3.8recreation system established in chapter 86A;
3.9(2) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering saleable any
3.10state-owned property administered by the commissioner; and
3.11(3) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in exchanging any
3.12state-owned property administered by the commissioner.
3.13    Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must file a report to the house of representatives
3.14Ways and Means and the senate Finance committees and the Environment and Natural
3.15Resources committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1 of each
3.16year indicating all purchases and sales from this account.

3.17    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.18    Subd. 1a. Conveyance to public entities. (a) Upon written request from a state
3.19agency or a governmental subdivision of the state, a parcel of unsold tax-forfeited land
3.20must be withheld from sale or lease to others for a maximum of six months. The request
3.21must be submitted to the county auditor. Upon receipt, the county auditor must withhold
3.22the parcel from sale or lease to any other party for six months, and must confirm the
3.23starting date of the six-month withholding period to the requesting agency or subdivision.
3.24If the request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the governmental
3.25subdivision must pay the maintenance costs incurred by the county during the period the
3.26parcel is withheld. The county board may approve a sale or conveyance to the requesting
3.27party during the withholding period. A conveyance of the property to the requesting
3.28party terminates the withholding period.
3.29A governmental subdivision of the state must not make, and a county auditor must
3.30not act upon, a second request to withhold a parcel from sale or lease within 18 months
3.31of a previous request for that parcel. A county may reject a request made under this
3.32paragraph if the request is made more than 30 days after the county has given notice to the
3.33requesting state agency or governmental subdivision of the state that the county intends to
3.34sell or otherwise dispose of the property.
4.1(b) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board, for
4.2their market value as determined by the county board, to an organized or incorporated
4.3governmental subdivision of the state for any public purpose for which the subdivision is
4.4authorized to acquire property. When the term "market value" is used in this section, it
4.5means an estimate of the full and actual market value of the parcel as determined by the
4.6county board, but in making this determination, the board and the persons employed by or
4.7under contract with the board in order to perform, conduct, or assist in the determination,
4.8are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 82B.
4.9(c) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be released from the trust in favor of
4.10the taxing districts on application to the county board by a state agency for an authorized
4.11use at not less than their market value as determined by the county board.
4.12(d) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board to an
4.13organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the state or state agency for less
4.14than their market value if:
4.15(1) the county board determines that a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest
4.16because a reduced price is necessary to provide an incentive to correct the blighted
4.17conditions that make the lands undesirable in the open market, or the reduced price will
4.18lead to the development of affordable housing; and
4.19(2) the governmental subdivision or state agency has documented its specific plans
4.20for correcting the blighted conditions or developing affordable housing, and the specific
4.21law or laws that empower it to acquire real property in furtherance of the plans.
4.22If the sale under this paragraph is to a governmental subdivision of the state, the
4.23commissioner of revenue must convey the property on behalf of the state by quit claim
4.24deed. If the sale under this paragraph is to a state agency, the commissioner must issue a
4.25conveyance document that releases the property from the trust in favor of the taxing
4.26districts.
4.27(e) Nonconservation tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts
4.28may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a
4.29governmental subdivision for an authorized public use, if an application is submitted to the
4.30commissioner which includes a statement of facts as to the use to be made of the tract and
4.31the favorable recommendation of the county board. For the purposes of this paragraph,
4.32"authorized public use" means a use that allows an indefinite segment of the public to
4.33physically use and enjoy the property in numbers appropriate to its size and use, or is for a
4.34public service facility. Authorized public uses as defined in this paragraph are limited to:
4.35(1) a road, or right-of-way for a road;
5.1(2) a park that is both available to, and accessible by, the public that contains
5.2improvements such as campgrounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, trails, or shelters;
5.3(3) trails for walking, bicycling, snowmobiling, or other recreational purposes, along
5.4with a reasonable amount of surrounding land maintained in its natural state;
5.5(4) transit facilities for buses, light rail transit, commuter rail or passenger rail,
5.6including transit ways, park-and-ride lots, transit stations, maintenance and garage
5.7facilities, and other facilities related to a public transit system;
5.8(5) public beaches or boat launches;
5.9(6) public parking;
5.10(7) civic recreation or conference facilities; and
5.11(8) public service facilities such as fire halls, police stations, lift stations, water
5.12towers, sanitation facilities, water treatment facilities, and administrative offices.
5.13No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, except as
5.14provided in subdivision 1g, but the conveyance is subject to the conditions provided in
5.15law, including, but not limited to, the reversion provisions of subdivisions 1c and 1d.
5.16(f) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation
5.17tax-forfeited land to a local governmental subdivision of the state by quit claim deed
5.18on behalf of the state upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the
5.19governmental subdivision has certified to the board that prior to forfeiture the subdivision
5.20was entitled to the parcel under a written development agreement or instrument, but
5.21the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or consideration is
5.22required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
5.23(g) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation
5.24tax-forfeited land to the association of a common interest community by quit claim deed
5.25upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the association certifies to the
5.26board that prior to forfeiture the association was entitled to the parcel under a written
5.27agreement, but the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or
5.28consideration is required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
5.29(h) Conservation tax-forfeited land may be sold to a governmental subdivision of
5.30the state for less than its market value for either: (1) creation or preservation of wetlands;
5.31(2) drainage or storage of storm water under a storm water management plan; or (3)
5.32preservation, or restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state. The deed must
5.33contain a restrictive covenant limiting the use of the land to one of these purposes for
5.3430 years or until the property is reconveyed back to the state in trust. At any time, the
5.35governmental subdivision may reconvey the property to the state in trust for the taxing
5.36districts. The deed of reconveyance is subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue.
6.1No part of a purchase price determined under this paragraph shall be refunded upon a
6.2reconveyance, but the amount paid for a conveyance under this paragraph may be taken
6.3into account by the county board when setting the terms of a future sale of the same
6.4property to the same governmental subdivision under paragraph (b) or (d). If the lands
6.5are unplatted and located outside of an incorporated municipality and the commissioner
6.6of natural resources determines there is a mineral use potential, the sale is subject to the
6.7approval of the commissioner of natural resources.
6.8(i) A park and recreation board in a city of the first class is a governmental
6.9subdivision for the purposes of this section.
6.10(j) Tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts may be conveyed
6.11by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a governmental subdivision for
6.12a school forest under section 89.41. An application that includes a statement of facts as
6.13to the use to be made of the tract and the favorable recommendation of the county board
6.14and the commissioner of natural resources must be submitted to the commissioner of
6.15revenue. No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, but
6.16the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and reversion provisions of subdivisions
6.171c and 1d, paragraph (e). At any time, the governmental subdivision may reconvey the
6.18property back to the state in trust for the taxing districts. The deed of reconveyance is
6.19subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue.
6.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
6.22    Subd. 1d. Reverter for failure to use; conveyance to state. (a) After three years
6.23from the date of any conveyance of tax-forfeited land to a governmental subdivision for
6.24an authorized public use as provided in this section, regardless of when the deed for the
6.25authorized public use was executed, if the governmental subdivision has failed to put the
6.26land to that use, or abandons that use, the governing body of the subdivision must: (1)
6.27with the approval of the county board, purchase the property for an authorized public
6.28purpose at the present market value as determined by the county board, or (2) authorize
6.29the proper officers to convey the land, or the part of the land not required for an authorized
6.30public use, to the state of Minnesota in trust for the taxing districts. If the governing body
6.31purchases the property under clause (1), the commissioner of revenue shall, upon proper
6.32application submitted by the county auditor, convey the property on behalf of the state by
6.33quit claim deed to the subdivision free of a use restriction and the possibility of reversion
6.34or defeasement. If the governing body decides to reconvey the property to the state under
6.35this clause, the officers shall execute a deed of conveyance immediately. The conveyance
7.1is subject to the approval of the commissioner and its form must be approved by the
7.2attorney general. For 15 years from the date of the conveyance, there is no failure to put
7.3the land to the authorized public use and no abandonment of that use if a formal plan of
7.4the governmental subdivision, including, but not limited to, a comprehensive plan or land
7.5use plan, shows an intended future use of the land for the authorized public use.
7.6(b) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use
7.7deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue on or after January 1,
7.82007, may be acquired by that governmental subdivision after 15 years from the date
7.9of the conveyance if the commissioner determines upon written application from the
7.10subdivision that the subdivision has in fact put the property to the authorized public use for
7.11which it was conveyed, and the subdivision has made a finding that it has no current plans
7.12to change the use of the lands. Prior to conveying the property, the commissioner shall
7.13inquire whether the county board where the land is located objects to a conveyance of the
7.14property to the subdivision without conditions and without further act by or obligation of
7.15the subdivision. If the county does not object within 60 days, and the commissioner makes
7.16a favorable determination, the commissioner shall issue a quit claim deed on behalf of
7.17the state unconditionally conveying the property to the governmental subdivision. For
7.18purposes of this paragraph, demonstration of an intended future use for the authorized
7.19public use in a formal plan of the governmental subdivision does not constitute use for
7.20that authorized public use.
7.21(c) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use
7.22deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue before January 1, 2007,
7.23is released from the use restriction and possibility of reversion on January 1, 2022, if the
7.24county board records a resolution describing the land and citing this paragraph. The
7.25county board may authorize the county treasurer to deduct the amount of the recording
7.26fees from future settlements of property taxes to the subdivision.
7.27(d) Except for tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish a school forest under section
7.2889.41, property conveyed under a conditional use deed executed under this section by
7.29the commissioner of revenue, regardless of when the deed for the authorized public use
7.30was executed, is released from the use restriction and reverter, and any use restriction or
7.31reverter for which no declaration of reversion has been recorded with the county recorder
7.32or registrar of titles, as appropriate, is nullified on the later of: (1) January 1, 2015; (2) 30
7.33years from the date the deed was acknowledged; or (3) final resolution of an appeal to
7.34district court under subdivision 1e, if a lis pendens related to the appeal is recorded in the
7.35office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, prior to January 1, 2015.
8.1(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish a
8.2school forest under section 89.41 is subject to a perpetual conditional use deed and reverter.
8.3The property reverts to the state in trust for the taxing districts by operation of law if the
8.4commissioner of natural resources determines and reports to the commissioner of revenue
8.5under section 89.41, subdivision 3, that the governmental subdivision has failed to use the
8.6land for school forest purposes for three consecutive years. The commissioner of revenue
8.7shall record a declaration of reversion for land that has reverted under this paragraph.
8.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.9    Sec. 6. Laws 1989, chapter 136, section 1, is amended to read:
8.10    Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF ST. PETER STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY
8.11TO LEO A. HOFFMANN CENTER, INC.
8.12    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.24 and 94.09 to 94.16, the
8.13commissioner of administration may convey the land described in this section without
8.14consideration to Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. of St. Peter, Minnesota.
8.15    (b) The conveyance must be conditioned that the real property, including buildings
8.16and other improvements, reverts to the state if the property is not used as a nonprofit
8.17treatment facility. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
8.18    (c) The land that may be conveyed is vacant property without buildings on the
8.19grounds of the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center containing 10.43 acres, more or less,
8.20in Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
8.21    That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township
8.22110 North, Range 26 West, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
8.23Commencing at the North Quarter Corner of Section 29; thence South 89 degrees 54
8.24minutes 24 seconds East (assumed bearing) along the North line of Section 29, a distance
8.25of 83.41 feet; thence South 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds East on a line parallel to the
8.26centerline of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 333 (Sheppard Drive), a distance of
8.27107.33 feet to the South right-of-way of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 99, also
8.28being the point of beginning; thence continuing South 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds
8.29East, 600.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds East, 800.00 feet; thence
8.30North 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds West, 427.95 feet to the southerly right-of-way
8.31line of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 99; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 48
8.32seconds West along the southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota trunk highway marked
8.33No. 99 a distance of 419.28 feet; thence North 01 degrees 00 minutes 12 seconds East
9.1along said right-of-way line 150.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 48 seconds
9.2West along said right-of-way line 385.15 feet to the point of beginning.
9.3    (d) The property to be conveyed is surplus property of the St. Peter Regional
9.4Treatment Center and is not needed for state use. The property is needed by Leo A.
9.5Hoffmann Center, Inc. to construct a residential treatment facility. The property is
9.6adjacent to property presently used by Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. under a lease
9.7agreement with the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center and the best interests of the state
9.8of Minnesota and of the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. would be served by continuing
9.9and expanding the present relationship between the state and Leo A. Hoffmann Center,
9.10Inc. by conveying the property.
9.11    (e) All construction plans and specifications for the residential treatment facility to
9.12be built on the site must be submitted to the commissioner of administration for review
9.13and approval.
9.14    (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.283, the Leo
9.15A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. may request the commissioner of administration to release
9.16the condition under paragraph (b) that the real property, including buildings and other
9.17improvements, reverts to the state if the property is not used as a nonprofit treatment
9.18facility. The state shall release the condition only upon payment of the appraised value of
9.19the land, plus any appraisal or other costs incurred by the state to process the requested
9.20sale, as determined by the commissioner of administration at the time of the sale of the
9.21property. The commissioner of administration may add conditions to the sale of the
9.22property deemed to be in the interest of the state. Upon receipt of full payment of the sale
9.23price, the commissioner of administration shall issue a quit claim deed for the property to
9.24the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc., releasing the reverter condition. The money received
9.25from the sale shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.287.

9.26    Sec. 7. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
9.27    Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The
9.28following area is added to Flandrau State Park: West 130 feet by 272.25 feet of Lot B
9.29of Outlot 304, City of New Ulm.
9.30    Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County.
9.31The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion State Park:
9.32(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
9.33Township 62, Range 15, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly
9.34of McKinley Park Road;
10.1(2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28,
10.2Township 62, Range 15, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road;
10.3(3) Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 62, Range 15;
10.4(4) Government Lot 5, Section 23, Township 62, Range 15;
10.5(5) those islands in Lake Vermilion located south of the westerly extension of
10.6the south line of Government Lot 6, west of the northerly extension of the east line of
10.7Government Lot 8, and east of the northerly extension of the west line of Government Lot
10.88, all in Section 13, Township 62, Range 15;
10.9(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
10.10Township 62, Range 15, that lies south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway
10.11169; and
10.12(7) the East 845 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
10.13Township 62, Range 15, lying south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway 169.
10.14    Subd. 3. [85.012][Subd. 53.] Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County. The following
10.15area is added to Sibley State Park: the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121,
10.16Range 35, except a square area of land containing two acres located in the southeast corner
10.17of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, Range 35.

10.18    Sec. 8. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
10.19    Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis
10.20County. The following areas are deleted from Lake Vermilion State Park:
10.21(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
10.22Township 62, Range 15, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road; and
10.23(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
10.24Township 62, Range 15, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road.
10.25    Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The
10.26following area is deleted from Whitewater State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter of
10.27the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 107, Range 10, described as follows:
10.28Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
10.29Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds
10.30West, along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 1,146.55
10.31feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing North 00
10.32degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, along said east line, 254.93 feet to the northeast
10.33corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South 88 degrees
10.3426 minutes 03 seconds West, along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
10.35Northwest Quarter, 643.06 feet; thence South 18 degrees 36 minutes 33 seconds East,
11.131.00 feet; thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East, 229.91 feet; thence
11.2South 65 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds East, 446.86 feet, to the point of beginning.

11.3    Sec. 9. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
11.4[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. The following area is added to the
11.5Snake River State Forest: Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.

11.6    Sec. 10. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.
11.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, Anoka
11.8County shall convey to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority the tax-forfeited
11.9lands described in paragraph (d) according to this section.
11.10(b) No monetary compensation or consideration is required for, and no conditions
11.11attach to, the conveyance except as provided in this paragraph. The deed for the lands
11.12described in paragraph (d) must contain a restrictive covenant providing that upon resale by
11.13the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority of all or any portion of those parcels to a
11.14nongovernmental entity, the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority shall pay to the
11.15county ten percent of the gross sale proceeds from the sale. "Gross sale proceeds" means
11.16the purchase price negotiated between the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority
11.17and the buyer, excluding the amount of special assessments reinstated by the city of Lino
11.18Lakes and payable by the buyer upon or after closing and excluding any other closing costs
11.19payable by the buyer. Anoka County shall apply the proceeds received from the Lino Lakes
11.20Economic Development Authority according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.08, clause
11.21(4). The restrictive covenant for any parcel expires 30 years after the date of the deed.
11.22(c) The commissioner of revenue must release the tax-forfeited lands from the trust
11.23in favor of the taxing district and convey the property on behalf of the state by quitclaim
11.24deed. The commissioner shall deliver the deeds for conveyance of the property described
11.25in paragraph (d) to Anoka County for recording no later than 90 days after the effective
11.26date of this act.
11.27(d) The lands to be conveyed are located in Anoka County and are described as:
11.28(1) parcel 17-31-22-11-0002;
11.29(2) parcel 17-31-22-12-0051;
11.30(3) parcel 17-31-22-12-0053;
11.31(4) parcel 17-31-22-12-0059;
11.32(5) parcel 17-31-22-12-0060;
11.33(6) parcel 17-31-22-12-0063;
11.34(7) parcel 17-31-22-13-0049;
12.1(8) parcel 17-31-22-13-0053;
12.2(9) parcel 17-31-22-13-0054;
12.3(10) parcel 17-31-22-13-0055;
12.4(11) parcel 17-31-22-13-0056;
12.5(12) parcel 17-31-22-13-0057;
12.6(13) parcel 17-31-22-24-0062;
12.7(14) parcel 17-31-22-24-0063; and
12.8(15) parcel 17-31-22-24-0064.
12.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing bodies
12.10of Anoka County and the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority and their chief
12.11clerical officers timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section
12.12645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

12.13    Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.14WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
12.15(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
12.16Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
12.17in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
12.18(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
12.19general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
12.20(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
12.21(1) Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
12.22number 92-010-0900);
12.23(2) Government Lot 3, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
12.24number 92-010-0960);
12.25(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter or Government Lot 3, Section
12.2631, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5790);
12.27(4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township
12.2848 North, Range 21 West, described as: commencing at the northwest corner of the
12.29Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 800 feet; thence East 150
12.30feet; thence North 800 feet; thence West 150 feet to the point of beginning, subject to
12.31Highway 210 easement, Section 3, Township 48 North, Range 21 West (parcel ID number
12.3229-140-0240); and
12.33(5) Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Tamarack Acres, Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 21
12.34West (parcel ID numbers 57-230-0020, 57-230-0040, 57-230-0060, and 57-230-0080).
13.1(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
13.2best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

13.3    Sec. 12. FOND DU LAC RESERVATION LANDS; CARLTON COUNTY.
13.4    (a) If a parcel of land subject to sale under Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.01 to
13.5282.13, includes land within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, the Carlton County
13.6auditor shall first offer the land to the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa for
13.7sale at the appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made
13.8a part of the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land,
13.9the Carlton County auditor shall give written notice to the band. If the band wants to
13.10buy the land, the band shall submit a written offer to the Carlton County auditor within
13.11two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at least the appraised value, the
13.12Carlton County auditor shall accept it.
13.13    (b) The following parcels are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a):
13.14    (1) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
13.15number 92-010-0790);
13.16    (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter or Government Lot 11, Section
13.175, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0830); and
13.18    (3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 49 North,
13.19Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0670).
13.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
13.21Carlton County and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes,
13.22section 645.021.

13.23    Sec. 13. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
13.24CASS COUNTY.
13.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
13.26Cass County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
13.27paragraph (c).
13.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.29attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
13.30and ensure accuracy.
13.31(c) The land to be sold is in Cass County and is described as: Lot 3, Block 1, Jack Pine
13.32Shores in Section 28, Township 140 North, Range 31 West (Parcel ID No. 16-470-0130).
13.33(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.34best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
14.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.2    Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.3WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
14.4(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, and the public
14.5sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell by
14.6private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters
14.7that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
14.8chapter 282.
14.9(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.10attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
14.11and ensure accuracy.
14.12(c) The lands to be sold are in Crow Wing County and are described as:
14.13(1) parcel ID No. 060354202B00009;
14.14(2) parcel ID No. 060354303A00009;
14.15(3) parcel ID No. 060354304CA0009; and
14.16(4) parcel ID No. 1010300100AA009.
14.17(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
14.18best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.20    Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.21WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
14.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
14.231, Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is
14.24described in paragraph (c).
14.25(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.26attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.27and ensure accuracy.
14.28(c) The land to be sold is in Crow Wing County and is described as: parcel ID
14.29No. 840063205I00009.
14.30(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
14.31best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
14.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.1    Sec. 16. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
15.2BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
15.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
15.4commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
15.5bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
15.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
15.8and ensure accuracy.
15.9(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
15.10(1) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 28
15.11West, lying and being south of that certain stream or creek running from Borden Lake into
15.12Mille Lacs Lake; subject to the right-of-way of existing highway, excepting therefrom that
15.13part of said parcel lying easterly of said existing highway;
15.14(2) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
15.15Range 28 West, which lies between a line parallel to and 700 feet distant northwesterly
15.16from the following described line:
15.17From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
15.18northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes
15.19with said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
15.20angle of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the
15.21left at an angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point
15.22of beginning of line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last
15.23above-described course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on
15.24a 3 degree 00 minute curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of
15.25572.2 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there
15.26terminating. Subject to the easement on that portion taken by the Department of
15.27Highways, State of Minnesota, for highway purposes; and
15.28(3) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
15.29Range 28 West, which lies between two lines parallel with and distant 700 feet and 775
15.30feet northwesterly of the following described line:
15.31From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
15.32northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes with
15.33said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle
15.34of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
15.35angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point of beginning of
15.36line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last above-described
16.1course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 3 degree 00 minute
16.2curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of 572.2 feet; thence on
16.3tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there terminating.
16.4Containing 24.7 acres, more or less.
16.5(d) The land borders the Garrison Creek diversion channel that drains into Mille
16.6Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is no
16.7longer needed for fisheries production and that the state's land management interests
16.8would best be served if the land were sold. The strip of land east of Highway 169 and
16.9bordering Mille Lacs Lake will be retained for natural resources purposes.

16.10    Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.11WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY.
16.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
16.13commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
16.14public water that is described in paragraph (c).
16.15(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
16.16general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
16.17accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
16.18value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
16.19the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
16.20unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
16.21(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: all
16.22that part of Government Lot One, Section 25, Township 114 North, Range 21 West of the
16.235th Principal Meridian and Sullivan's First Addition to Marion Heights as surveyed and
16.24platted by J. E. Hill, September 23, 1910, and on file with the Register of Deeds Office,
16.25Dakota County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: beginning on the
16.26north quarter line of said section, 433.0 feet South of the north quarter corner thereof;
16.27thence North 57 degrees 00 minutes East, 291.2 feet; thence North 63 degrees 05 minutes
16.28East, 404.9 feet; thence South 78 degrees 30 minutes East, 329.9 feet; thence South 73
16.29degrees 50 minutes East, 227.3 feet; thence South 24 degrees 54 minutes West, 193.3 feet;
16.30thence South 08 degrees 57 minutes West, 134.0 feet; thence South 09 degrees 25 minutes
16.31East, 161.1 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 292.9 feet; thence North 50
16.32degrees 13 minutes West, 209.8 feet; thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes West, 87.5 feet;
16.33thence South 45 degrees 35 minutes West, 189.6 feet; thence South 83 degrees 11 minutes
16.34West, 261.7 feet; thence North 68 degrees 06 minutes West, 146.8 feet to the north quarter
16.35line of said Section 25; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes East, 222.3 feet along the
17.1north quarter line of said section to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to
17.2the contained 11.21 acres more or less and subject to existing road easements.
17.3(d) The land borders Marion Lake, with a portion of the land flooded due to control
17.4of lake elevation. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is
17.5not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests
17.6would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for inclusion
17.7in a city park.

17.8    Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
17.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
17.10of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
17.11(c).
17.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
17.13general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
17.14accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
17.15value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
17.16the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
17.17unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
17.18(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: Block
17.199, Lots 6, 7, and 8; Block 10, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Block 11, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16,
17.2017, 18, 19, and 27; Block 12, Lots 1, 2, and 3; Block 13, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14;
17.21Block 15, Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17; Block 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Block 7, Lots
17.225 and 10, all lying in Lyndale Lakes Club Second Addition, Section 11, Township 114,
17.23Range 21, containing approximately 4.4 acres, more or less.
17.24(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
17.25for natural resources purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
17.26served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.

17.27    Sec. 19. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN RICHARD J. DORER
17.28MEMORIAL HARDWOOD STATE FOREST; FILLMORE COUNTY.
17.29(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
17.30subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
17.31Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
17.32according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
17.33exchange the land described in paragraph (b).
18.1(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Fillmore County and is
18.2described as:
18.3(1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12,
18.4Township 104 North, Range 11 West, lying southerly of the Root River; and
18.5(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7,
18.6Township 104 North, Range 10 West, lying southerly of the Root River. Containing a
18.7total of 21.3 acres, more or less.
18.8(c) The state land borders the Root River, but there is no land access to the state land.
18.9The land to be acquired in the exchange will improve access to adjacent state forest lands.

18.10    Sec. 20. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
18.11FREEBORN COUNTY.
18.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
18.13Freeborn County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described
18.14in paragraph (c).
18.15(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
18.16attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
18.17and ensure accuracy.
18.18(c) The land to be sold is in Freeborn County and is described as: Parcel ID No.
18.1925.040.0040 in Section 34, Township 104 North, Range 23 West.
18.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
18.21best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
18.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.23    Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; GOODHUE COUNTY.
18.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
18.25of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
18.26(c).
18.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
18.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
18.29and ensure accuracy.
18.30(c) The land that may be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as:
18.31That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 112
18.32North, Range 15 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota described as follows: commencing
18.33at the northeast corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence West
18.34along the north line thereof a distance of 121.00 feet; thence South parallel with the east
19.1line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of 469.00 feet to the
19.2point of beginning of the land to be described; thence deflecting 74 degrees 05 minutes 35
19.3seconds left a distance of 125.82 feet to a point on the east line of said Southwest Quarter
19.4of the Northeast Quarter; thence South along said east line of the Southwest Quarter of
19.5the Northeast Quarter a distance of 34.35 feet; thence deflecting 68 degrees 41 minutes
19.635 seconds right a distance of 192.41 feet; thence deflecting 21 degrees 34 minutes 56
19.7seconds right, parallel with the north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
19.8Quarter, a distance of 274.27 feet; thence deflecting 17 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds
19.9left a distance of 156.54 feet; thence deflecting 35 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds right a
19.10distance of 343.33 feet to the southwest corner of the East 928.00 feet of the North 545.00
19.11feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence East along the south line
19.12of the North 545.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance
19.13of 807.00 feet to the east line of the West 7.00 feet of the East 128.00 feet of the North
19.14545.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence North, parallel
19.15with the east line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 76.00
19.16feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.38 acres, more or less.
19.17(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
19.18for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
19.19served if the land were conveyed to an adjacent landowner.

19.20    Sec. 22. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.21WATERS; HUBBARD COUNTY.
19.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
19.23Hubbard County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described
19.24in paragraph (c).
19.25(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.26attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.27and ensure accuracy.
19.28(c) The land to be sold is in Hubbard County and is described as: parcel ID No.
19.2922-30-04021.
19.30(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
19.31best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
19.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

19.33    Sec. 23. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
19.34ITASCA COUNTY.
20.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
20.2Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
20.3paragraph (c).
20.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
20.6and ensure accuracy.
20.7(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East Half of Lot 2,
20.8Section 23, Township 60 North, Range 27 West (property number 38.123.1301).
20.9(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
20.10best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
20.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.12    Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
20.13(a) Notwithstanding the public sale and the timber value appraisal provisions of
20.14Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining
20.15landowner the tax-forfeited lands that were reserved in a previous tax-forfeited land sale
20.16and that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
20.17Statutes, chapter 282. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 3,
20.18paragraph (b), the land may be sold for the appraised value without an appraisal of the
20.19timber value.
20.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.21attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
20.22and ensure accuracy.
20.23(c) The lands to be sold are lands reserved from previous tax-forfeited land sales
20.24that are within 50 feet of the centerline of any legal highway or any legal roadway with
20.25public use.
20.26(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
20.27be best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The lands to be sold have
20.28not been treated as separate parcels and have been taxed as private land since they were
20.29reserved from sale.

20.30    Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.31WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
20.32(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
20.33and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
20.34by private sale the undivided partial interest to the owner of the remaining interest the
21.1tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of
21.2Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
21.3(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.4attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
21.5and ensure accuracy.
21.6(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: an undivided 1/128
21.7interest in Government Lot 3, in Section 23, Township 56, Range 24.
21.8(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
21.9best served if the partial interest was returned to private ownership.
21.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.11    Sec. 26. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
21.12WATER; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.
21.13(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
21.14Koochiching County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
21.15in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
21.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.17attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
21.18accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
21.19conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easement
21.20shall be 75 feet in width lying easterly to the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian
21.21protection and angler access.
21.22(c) The land to be sold is located in Koochiching County and is described as:
21.23Beginning at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
21.24Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence about ten rods to the bank of
21.25Billy Creek; thence, in a northeasterly direction along Billy Creek to a point where
21.26Billy Creek intersects the east line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
21.27Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence South 35 rods to the point of
21.28beginning (approximately 2.5 acres). Also known as part of the Southeast Quarter of the
21.29Southwest Quarter lying east of Billy Creek, Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25
21.30West (approximately 2.5 acres).
21.31(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
21.32best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

21.33    Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
21.34WATER; LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY.
22.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
22.2commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
22.3public water that is described in paragraph (c).
22.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
22.5general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
22.6accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
22.7value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
22.8the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
22.9unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
22.10(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is described
22.11as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township
22.12118, Range 42, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast
22.13Quarter of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes
22.1406 seconds West, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1,323.46 feet
22.15to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue South 89 degrees 52
22.16minutes 06 seconds West, along said south line, a distance of 627.00 feet (38 rods); thence
22.17North 35 degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 346.50 feet; thence North 05
22.18degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 239.25 feet; thence North 14 degrees 01
22.19minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes 39
22.20seconds East, a distance of 34 feet, to the centerline of the Lac Qui Parle River; thence
22.21northeasterly and southeasterly, along the centerline of said river to intersect a line that
22.22bears North 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence
22.23South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 762 feet, to the point of
22.24beginning. Containing a total of 15.66 acres, more or less.
22.25(d) The land borders the Lac Qui Parle River. The Department of Natural Resources
22.26has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
22.27land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit
22.28of government for inclusion in a county park.

22.29    Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
22.30(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
22.31or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
22.32described in paragraph (c).
22.33(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
22.34general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
22.35(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
23.1(1) an 1/2 undivided interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
23.2Section 19, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and
23.3(2) the West 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4,
23.4Township 57 North, Range 7 West.
23.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
23.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.7    Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
23.8WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
23.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
23.10Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
23.11paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
23.12(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
23.13general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
23.14(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
23.15(1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, Township
23.1658 North, Range 6 West;
23.17(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
23.18Range 9 West; and
23.19(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
23.20Range 9 West.
23.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
23.22best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.23    Sec. 30. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND
23.24BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
23.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
23.26and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell
23.27by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
23.28in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
23.29(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
23.30attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
23.31accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be
23.32sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to
23.33the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development
23.34purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall
24.1grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37,
24.2for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian
24.3protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the
24.4land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the
24.5Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of
24.6the river. The easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3),
24.7shall be lying 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek and
24.8a 33-foot strip across the easement is allowed for road access and utilities at a location
24.9agreed upon by the county and the state.
24.10(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
24.11(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
24.12Range 11 West;
24.13(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
24.14Range 11 West; and
24.15(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
24.16Range 11 West.
24.17(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
24.18best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.

24.19    Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
24.20WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
24.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
24.221, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
24.23may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
24.24paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
24.25(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
24.26attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
24.27ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
24.28conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
24.29described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (5). The easements shall serve to provide
24.30riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easements
24.31for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), shall be 75 feet in width, lying
24.32southerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described in paragraph
24.33(c), clause (5), shall be 75 feet in width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream.
24.34(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
25.1(1) Lots 377 through 399, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue,
25.2Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-3110-01950);
25.3(2) part of Lot 2 beginning at the northwest corner; thence southerly 628.4 feet;
25.4thence southeasterly at an angle of 102 degrees 17 minutes, 693 feet; thence southerly at
25.5an angle of 90 degrees, 12 feet to the point of beginning; thence northerly 112 feet; thence
25.6easterly 300 feet to the shore of Stone Lake; thence southwesterly along the lakeshore to
25.7the point of beginning, except that part north of the road, Section 27, Township 55 North,
25.8Range 12 West (parcel 230-0010-04549);
25.9(3) Lot 440, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
25.10Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00460);
25.11(4) Lot 493, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
25.12Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01020); and
25.13(5) Lot 533, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
25.14Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01430).
25.15(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
25.16best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

25.17    Sec. 32. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
25.18WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
25.19(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
25.20St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
25.21in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
25.22(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
25.23attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
25.24ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
25.25conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
25.26described in paragraph (c), clauses (8) to (13). The easements shall serve to provide
25.27riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement
25.28for the land described in paragraph (c), clause (8), shall lie southerly of the centerline
25.29of the stream and 75 feet in width lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The
25.30easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (10) and (13), shall be 75 feet in
25.31width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described
25.32in paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the
25.33centerline of the stream. The easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses
25.34(11) and (12), shall be 75 feet in width, lying southerly of the centerline of the stream.
25.35(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
26.1(1) Lots 32 through 44, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue,
26.2Section 35, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-4400-01330);
26.3(2) Lot 4, Block 2, Rearrangement of Part of Stony Brook Park, Section 13,
26.4Township 58 North, Range 18 West (parcel 175-0062-00090);
26.5(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 52 North,
26.6Range 18 West (parcel 205-0010-03430);
26.7(4) Lots 1 and 2, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North,
26.8Range 17 West (parcel 320-0100-00010);
26.9(5) Lots 1 to 12, Block 6; Lots 1 to 7 and 15 to 24, Block 7; and Block 12, Ellsburg,
26.10Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
26.11(6) Lots 1 to 24, Block 8; Lots 1 to 6 and 17 to 24, Block 9; and Block 10, Ellsburg,
26.12Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
26.13(7) part of Lot 18, lying North of the intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the
26.14county road and the west line of the river and South of a line beginning on the easterly
26.15road right-of-way 450 feet northerly of said intersection; thence easterly to a point on the
26.16westerly line of the river 450 feet northerly of said intersection, McDavitt, Section 19,
26.17Township 56 North, Range 18 West (parcel 435-0010-03392);
26.18(8) the northerly 435.6 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
26.19except the westerly 400 feet, Section 12, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel
26.20520-0012-00555);
26.21(9) the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
26.22Quarter, Section 15, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0012-01460);
26.23(10) Lots 477 to 479, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51
26.24North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00840);
26.25(11) Lot 534, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
26.26Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01440);
26.27(12) Lot 543, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
26.28Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01530);
26.29(13) Lot 544, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
26.30Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01540); and
26.31(14) the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 feet of the northerly 265 feet of the
26.32Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660
26.33feet of the southerly 395 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
26.3434, Township 57 North, Range 15 West (parcel 570-0012-04792).
26.35(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
26.36best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

27.1    Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
27.2(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
27.3or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
27.4land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
27.5chapter 282.
27.6(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
27.7general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
27.8(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
27.9(1) part of Lot 37, Block 4, except the Southwest Half and except the East 7.5 feet,
27.10Grant Park Division of Duluth, Section 30, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel
27.11010-1960-00670);
27.12(2) beginning 1,088.74 feet North of an iron monument marking the east side of
27.13Vermilion Road 455.34 feet East of the southwest corner of Section 10 and extending
27.14easterly 231.49 feet; thence southerly 100.46 feet; thence westerly 238.82 feet to the east
27.15side of Vermilion Road; thence northerly 100 feet to the point of beginning, also called
27.16Lot 2, Block 3, private plat, Aurora Lands In The City, Section 10, Township 58 North,
27.17Range 15 West (parcel 100-0080-00980); and
27.18(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North,
27.19Range 20 West, except:
27.20(i) the railroad right-of-way, 2.90 acres;
27.21(ii) two acres for the state highway;
27.22(iii) that part northeasterly of the highway;
27.23(iv) that part of the North 400 feet lying westerly of the highway;
27.24(v) the South 320 feet of the North 720 feet; and
27.25(vi) that part lying South of the North 1,020 feet (parcel 425-0040-04030).
27.26(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would
27.27best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

27.28    Sec. 34. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
27.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions
27.30in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources
27.31may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota
27.32Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota
27.33Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
28.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
28.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
28.3and ensure accuracy.
28.4(c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are
28.5described as:
28.6(1) Section 6, Township 54, Range 17;
28.7(2) Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, Township 54, Range 18;
28.8(3) Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33,
28.9Township 55, Range 17;
28.10(4) Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 36, Township 55, Range
28.1118; and
28.12(5) Sections 25, 26, 34, and 36, Township 56, Range 18.
28.13(d) Prior to initiating a land exchange pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343,
28.14the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with the Legislative Permanent School
28.15Fund Commission to obtain its advice on the proposed priority lands for exchange.

28.16    Sec. 35. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
28.17WATER; STEVENS COUNTY.
28.18(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 94.09 to 94.16, the
28.19commissioner of natural resources shall convey to a local unit of government the surplus
28.20land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
28.21(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
28.22attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
28.23ensure accuracy. The commissioner shall convey the land described in paragraph (c) to
28.24a local unit of government for no consideration, but the conveyance must provide that
28.25the land described in paragraph (c) be open to public use and reverts to the state if the
28.26land is used for anything other than land that is open to public use at no charge. The
28.27conveyance must include the reservation of a road easement for ingress and egress through
28.28the property to the adjoining water access site.
28.29(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Stevens County and is described as:
28.30that part of Government Lot 8, Section 30, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, lying
28.31between the water's edge of Pomme De Terre Lake and the following described line:
28.32beginning at a point on the south line of Government Lot 8, 2,546 feet East and 1,333.3
28.33feet North of the southwest corner of Section 30; thence westerly along the south line
28.34of said Government Lot 8, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 362.1
28.35feet; thence North 12 degrees West, a distance of 522 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30
29.1minutes East, a distance of 200 feet to Pomme De Terre Lake, and there terminating,
29.2including all riparian rights appurtenant thereto. Excepting therefrom the North 190.00
29.3feet. Containing 2.09 acres more or less.
29.4(d) The legislature has determined that the state's land management interests are best
29.5served if the land is conveyed to a local unit of government.

29.6    Sec. 36. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
29.7WATERS; WINONA COUNTY.
29.8(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
29.9subdivision 3, Winona County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
29.10required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
29.11remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
29.12land described in paragraph (c).
29.13(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
29.14attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
29.15and ensure accuracy.
29.16(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Winona County and is described as:
29.17Lot 5, Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 9 West, containing ten acres, more or less.
29.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
29.19best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.