3rd Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public lands; allowing private easements 1.3 across tax-forfeited land; changing certain exchange 1.4 requirements; modifying county lease terms for 1.5 tax-forfeited land; authorizing a conveyance of 1.6 certain Benton county land; authorizing public and 1.7 private sales and conveyances of certain tax-forfeited 1.8 lands in Aitkin, Cook, Hubbard, Lake, Meeker, Ramsey, 1.9 St. Louis, and Washington counties; authorizing the 1.10 commissioner of transportation to exercise the power 1.11 of eminent domain for acquisition of certain trust 1.12 fund land bordering public waters; amending Minnesota 1.13 Statutes 2000, section 282.04, subdivision 1, and by 1.14 adding a subdivision; Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 1.15 16, section 31, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as 1.16 amended, and 4, as amended. 1.17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.18 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 282.04, 1.19 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.20 Subdivision 1. [TIMBER SALES; LAND LEASES AND USES.] (a) 1.21 The county auditor may sell timber upon any tract that may be 1.22 approved by the natural resources commissioner. Such sale of 1.23 timber shall be made for cash at not less than the appraised 1.24 value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after 1.25 not less than one week's published notice in an official paper 1.26 within the county. Any timber offered at such public sale and 1.27 not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county 1.28 auditor at not less than the appraised value thereof, until such 1.29 time as the county board may withdraw such timber from sale. 1.30 The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to 1.31 be followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by 2.1 the commissioner of natural resources. 2.2 (b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on 2.3 tax-forfeited lands shall be made in cash at the time of the 2.4 timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction 2.5 sales, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the 2.6 appraised value, and the balance shall be paid prior to entry. 2.7 In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a 2.8 single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment 2.9 shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised price of the 2.10 entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory 2.11 completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the 2.12 final cutting block. The value of each separate block must be 2.13 paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With 2.14 the permission of the county administrator the purchaser may 2.15 enter unpaid blocks and cut necessary timber incidental to 2.16 developing logging roads as may be needed to log other blocks 2.17 provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block 2.18 until separately scaled and paid for. 2.19 (c) The county board may require final settlement on the 2.20 basis of a scale of cut products. Any parcels of land from 2.21 which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so 2.22 designated in the published notice of sale above mentioned, in 2.23 which case the notice shall contain a description of such 2.24 parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species 2.25 of timber thereon and the appraised price of each specie of 2.26 timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per piece, as the case may 2.27 be. In such cases any bids offered over and above the appraised 2.28 prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to 2.29 the appraised price of each of the different species of timber 2.30 advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from such 2.31 parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid 2.32 for all of the timber shown in the notice of sale as estimated 2.33 to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the 2.34 same rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows 2.35 to have been cut or was available for cutting on the land at the 2.36 time of sale under the terms of such sale. Where the final 3.1 scale of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was 3.2 available for cutting under terms of such sale than was 3.3 originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from 3.4 the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to 3.5 be audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other 3.6 claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, 3.7 may be removed from such parcels of land or other designated 3.8 landings until scaled by a person or persons designated by the 3.9 county board and approved by the commissioner of natural 3.10 resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which 3.11 timber is cut may be designated for scaling by the county board 3.12 by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The 3.13 county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and 3.14 with a consumer designated by the purchaser when the timber is 3.15 sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of the 3.16 commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale 3.17 of cut products delivered at the consumer's landing. No timber 3.18 shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small amounts of 3.19 timber not exceeding $3,000 in appraised valuation may be sold 3.20 for not less than the full appraised value at private sale to 3.21 individual persons without first publishing notice of sale or 3.22 calling for bids, provided that in case of such sale involving a 3.23 total appraised value of more than $200 the sale shall be made 3.24 subject to final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut 3.25 products in the manner above provided and not more than two such 3.26 sales, directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in 3.27 effect at one time. 3.28 (d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may 3.29 lease tax-forfeited land to individuals, corporations or 3.30 organized subdivisions of the state at public or private vendue, 3.31 and at such prices and under such terms as the county board may 3.32 prescribe, for use as cottage and camp sites and for 3.33 agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing 3.34 of hay, stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt 3.35 therefrom, and for garden sites and other temporary uses 3.36 provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten 4.1 years; provided, further that any leases involving a 4.2 consideration of more than$1,500$12,000 per year, except to an 4.3 organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at 4.4 public sale in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. 4.5 Upon the sale of any such leased land, it shall remain subject 4.6 to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of 4.7 the term of the lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the 4.8 portion of the term cut off by such cancellation shall be 4.9 refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the 4.10 lessee, to be audited and allowed by the county board as in case 4.11 of other claims against the county. 4.12 (e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may 4.13 lease tax-forfeited land to individuals, corporations, or 4.14 organized subdivisions of the state at public or private vendue, 4.15 at such prices and under such terms as the county board may 4.16 prescribe, for the purpose of taking and removing for use for 4.17 road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled 4.18 iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that 4.19 the material is needed and suitable for use in the construction 4.20 or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin, dike, 4.21 dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, 4.22 and that the use would be in the best interests of the public. 4.23 No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile for 4.24 these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of 4.25 natural resources. The request shall be deemed approved unless 4.26 the requesting county is notified to the contrary by the 4.27 commissioner of natural resources within six months after 4.28 receipt of a request for approval for use of a stockpile. Once 4.29 use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may continue to 4.30 lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the 4.31 commissioner of natural resources. 4.32 (f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county 4.33 board is authorized to grant permits, licenses, and leases to 4.34 tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, 4.35 tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, 4.36 upon such conditions and for such consideration and for such 5.1 period of time, not exceeding 15 years, as the county board may 5.2 determine; said permits, licenses, or leases to be subject to 5.3 approval by the commissioner of natural resources. 5.4 (g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited 5.5 land before said timber has been scaled and fully paid for as 5.6 provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. 5.7 (h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county 5.8 board, and without first offering at public sale, grant leases, 5.9 for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of peat from 5.10 tax-forfeited lands upon such terms and conditions as the county 5.11 board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal of peat from 5.12 tax-forfeited lands must first be reviewed and approved by the 5.13 commissioner of natural resources if the lease covers 320 or 5.14 more acres. No lease for the removal of peat shall be made by 5.15 the county auditor pursuant to this section without first 5.16 holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. 5.17 One printed notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least 5.18 ten days before the hearing, and posted notice in the courthouse 5.19 at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the 5.20 hearing. 5.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 282.04, is 5.22 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 5.23 Subd. 4a. [PRIVATE EASEMENTS.] (a) A county board may 5.24 convey a road easement across unsold tax-forfeited land to an 5.25 individual requesting an easement for access to private property 5.26 owned by the individual if: 5.27 (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access 5.28 to the individual's property; and 5.29 (2) exercising the easement will not cause significant 5.30 adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts. 5.31 (b) The county auditor shall require an individual applying 5.32 for an easement under paragraph (a) to pay the appraised value 5.33 of the easement. The conveyance must provide that the easement 5.34 reverts to the state in trust for the taxing district in the 5.35 event of nonuse. 5.36 Sec. 3. Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, 6.1 subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 180, section 1, 6.2 and Laws 2000, chapter 488, article 3, section 31, is amended to 6.3 read: 6.4 Subd. 2. [EXCHANGE OF COUNTY LAKESHORE LAND FOR LEASED 6.5 LAKESHORE LOTS.] (a) For the purposes of this section: 6.6 (1) "county land" includes, but is not limited to, 6.7 tax-forfeited land administered by any county; 6.8 (2) "leased lakeshore lots" means lands leased by the 6.9 state, including lots for which leases have been canceled, 6.10 pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 92.46, subdivision 1; 6.11 and 6.12 (3) "plan for exchange" means a listing of parcels proposed 6.13 for exchange with legal descriptions, county estimates of 6.14 values, and maps and acreage for each parcel. By July 1, 1999, 6.15 counties shall include exchange plans for all lakeshore lease 6.16 lots that are in substantial compliance with official controls. 6.17 The plan shall also include a timeline that provides for the 6.18 completion of the exchange of all remaining lakeshore lease lots 6.19 by December 31, 2000. 6.20 (b) By July 1, 1999, a county board with leased lakeshore 6.21 lots must petition the land exchange board with a plan for an 6.22 exchange of county land for leased lakeshore lots in the county 6.23 that are not listed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision 6.24 1. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, the land 6.25 proposed for the exchange must be land bordering on or adjacent 6.26 to meandered or other public waters. A county board proposing 6.27 an exchange under this section may include tax-forfeited or fee 6.28 land administered by another county in the proposal with the 6.29 consent of that county board. 6.30 (c) In determining the value of the leased lakeshore lots 6.31 for purposes of the exchange, the land exchange board must 6.32 review an appraisal of each lot prepared by an appraiser 6.33 licensed by the commissioner of commerce. The selection of the 6.34 appraiser must be agreed to by the commissioner of natural 6.35 resources and the county board of the county containing the 6.36 leased lakeshore lot. The commissioner of natural resources 7.1 must pay the costs of appraisal and may recover these costs as 7.2 provided in this section. The commissioner must submit 7.3 appraisals under this paragraph to the land exchange board by 7.4 June 1, 1999. 7.5 (d) The land exchange board must determine whether the land 7.6 offered for exchange by a county under this section is lakeshore 7.7 of substantially equal value to the leased lakeshore lots 7.8 included in the county's petition. In making this 7.9 determination, the land exchange board must review an appraisal 7.10 of the land offered for exchange prepared by an appraiser 7.11 licensed by the commissioner of commerce. The selection of the 7.12 appraiser must be agreed to by the commissioner of natural 7.13 resources and the county board of the county containing the 7.14 leased lakeshore lots. The county must pay the costs of this 7.15 appraisal and may recover those costs as provided in this 7.16 section. 7.17 (e) Before the proposed exchange may be submitted to the 7.18 land exchange board, the commissioner of natural resources must 7.19 ensure that, whenever possible, state lands are added to the 7.20 leased lakeshore lots when necessary to provide conformance with 7.21 zoning official controls. The lands added to the leased 7.22 lakeshore lots must be included in the appraised value of the 7.23 lots. If the commissioner is unable to add the necessary land 7.24 to a lot, the lot shall be treated as if purchased at the time 7.25 the state first leased the site, for the purposes of local 7.26 zoning and other ordinances at the time of sale of the lot by 7.27 the county. 7.28 (f) Additional state or county lands, including state 7.29 riparian land leased for a commercial use, may be added to the 7.30 exchanges if mutually agreed upon by the commissioner and the 7.31 affected county board to meet county zoning standards or other 7.32 regulatory needs for the lots, for use of the land by the county 7.33 or state, or to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels of land in 7.34 state or county ownership after an exchange, or to dispose of 7.35 state commercial riparian leases. The additional county land 7.36 may include nonriparian land, if the land is adjacent to county 8.1 land exchanged under this section and is beneficial to or 8.2 enhances the value of the school trust land. Notwithstanding 8.3 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or any other law to the 8.4 contrary, a county board may sell all or part of any additional 8.5 land to an owner of a lakeshore lot sold by the county under 8.6 this section, or sold by the state at a lakeshore lot sale, or 8.7 to the lessee of a commercial lease. 8.8 (g) In the event that commercial leased state land is 8.9 proposed for exchange, the state and county must submit to the 8.10 land exchange board prior to exchanges, without regard to the 8.11 dates provided in this section, the reports, appraisals, and 8.12 plan for exchange required by this section. The county is not 8.13 required to sell the commercially leased lands it receives from 8.14 the state within the times stated in this section. 8.15 (h) The land exchange board must determine whether the lots 8.16 are of substantially equal value and may approve the exchange, 8.17 notwithstanding the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 8.18 94.342 to 94.347, relating to the approval process. If the 8.19 board approves the exchange, the commissioner must exchange the 8.20 leased lakeshore lots for the county lands, together with any 8.21 additional state land provided for under this section, subject 8.22 to the requirements of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 8.23 section 10, relating to the reservation of mineral and water 8.24 power rights. 8.25 (i) The deeds between the state and counties for land 8.26 exchanges under this section are exempt from the deed tax 8.27 imposed by Minnesota Statutes, section 287.21. 8.28 (j) The deeds issued by the state and counties for the land 8.29 exchanges and sales to a lessee made pursuant to this section 8.30 are exempt from the requirements imposed for well disclosure by 8.31 Minnesota Statutes, section 103I.235, well sealing by Minnesota 8.32 Statutes, section 103I.311, and individual sewage treatment 8.33 system disclosure by Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, 8.34 subdivision 6. 8.35 Sec. 4. Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, 8.36 subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 180, section 2, 9.1 is amended to read: 9.2 Subd. 3. [COUNTY SALE.] Notwithstanding Minnesota 9.3 Statutes, section 282.018, or any other law to the contrary, a 9.4 county board must offer land that it has acquired through an 9.5 exchange under this section for sale to the lessee of the land 9.6 within 90 days from the date of acquisition for the value of the 9.7 land as determined by the county board. The county board may 9.8 include the cost of appraisal, abstract, and survey for the 9.9 purposes of this section in the value of the land. If the 9.10 lessee does not elect to purchase the land within 90 days from 9.11 the date of the offer by the county, the county board shall sell 9.12 the land by public sale no later than four years from the date 9.13 the county acquires the land through an exchange under this 9.14 section for no less than the value of the land as determined by 9.15 the county board, including the cost of appraisal required by 9.16 this section, any survey or abstract costs, and the value of 9.17 improvements to the land. The county may sell the land with a 9.18 directed sale to adjacent landowners within four years from the 9.19 date of acquisition, if the lessee does not elect to purchase 9.20 the lot within the 90-day period and if the county board 9.21 determines that a lot cannot be brought into substantial 9.22 compliance with official controls absent such a sale. The 9.23 county board must reimburse the lessee for the value of the 9.24 improvements to the land and the county may retain a sum from 9.25 the proceeds of the sale equivalent to the cost of appraisal, 9.26 abstract, and survey. The county board must reimburse the 9.27 commissioner of natural resources for the costs of appraisal 9.28 under subdivision 2, paragraph (c), survey, and abstract from 9.29 the proceeds of the sale. 9.30 Scheduled lease rate increases shall be suspended for lots 9.31 when the county certifies that the lessee has elected to 9.32 purchase the lot within 90 days from the date of the offer by 9.33 the county. 9.34 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 284.28, 9.35 subdivision 8, or any other law to the contrary, land acquired 9.36 through an exchange under this section is exempt from payment of 10.1 three percent of the sales price required to be collected by the 10.2 county auditor at the time of sale for deposit in the state 10.3 treasury. 10.4 Sec. 5. Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, 10.5 subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 180, section 3, 10.6 is amended to read: 10.7 Subd. 4. [COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND.] 10.8 Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.9 282, and any other law relating to the apportionment of proceeds 10.10 from the sale of tax-forfeited land, and except as otherwise 10.11 provided in this section, a county board must deposit the money 10.12 received from the sale of land under subdivision 3 into an 10.13 environmental trust fund established by the county under this 10.14 subdivision. The following may be withheld by a county board 10.15 and are not required to be deposited into an environmental trust 10.16 fund: the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; money 10.17 received from a sale which is attributable to land owned by a 10.18 county in fee; amounts paid to lessees for improvements; amounts 10.19 paid to acquire land which is included in a county plan for 10.20 exchange and is conveyed to the state in the exchange, including 10.21 the purchase price, appraisal, abstract, survey, and closing 10.22 costs; and the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, 10.23 including the costs of advertising, realtors, and closing 10.24 services. If the proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land 10.25 in a county is $250,000 or more, the principal from the sale of 10.26 the land may not be expended, and the county board may spend 10.27 interest earned on the principal only for purposes related to 10.28 the improvement of natural resources. To the extent money 10.29 received from the sale is attributable to tax-forfeited land 10.30 from another county, the money must be deposited in an 10.31 environmental trust fund established under this section by that 10.32 county board. 10.33 Sec. 6. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 10.34 PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.] 10.35 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 10.36 282.018, subdivision 1, Aitkin county may sell the tax-forfeited 11.1 land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 11.2 under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11.3 282. 11.4 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 11.5 attorney general. 11.6 (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin county and is 11.7 described as: 11.8 An undivided 1/43 interest in Lot 19, Block 1 in the Plat 11.9 of Waukenabo Addition. 11.10 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 11.11 management interests would best be served if the lands were 11.12 returned to private ownership. 11.13 Sec. 7. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND WITHIN A 11.14 CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION AREA; AITKIN COUNTY.] 11.15 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 84A.27, or 11.16 other law to the contrary, Aitkin county may sell certain 11.17 tax-forfeited land within a consolidated conservation area to 11.18 adjoining landowners under the alternative sale provisions of 11.19 Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7. 11.20 (b) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin county and is 11.21 described as: 11.22 That part of Government Lot 1 lying South of Highway 18 and 11.23 North of the plats of Pleasant View Ridge 1st Addition and 11.24 Pleasant View Ridge 2nd Addition lying West of the extended west 11.25 line of Lot 1 of the Plat of Pleasant View Ridge 1st Addition 11.26 and lying East of the extended west line of Lot 1 of the Plat of 11.27 Pleasant View Ridge 2nd Addition, all in Section 25, Township 45 11.28 North, Range 27 West. 11.29 (c) The county has determined that the sale would eliminate 11.30 a substandard parcel and that the county's land management 11.31 interests would best be served if the lands were returned to 11.32 private ownership. 11.33 Sec. 8. [BENTON COUNTY CONVEYANCE.] 11.34 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, 11.35 subdivision 1, or other law, Benton county may convey to the 11.36 Benton county historical society the land described in paragraph 12.1 (b) for no or nominal consideration. 12.2 (b) The land to be conveyed is legally described as: Lots 12.3 Four (4), Five (5) and Six (6), Block Twenty-eight (28) in the 12.4 original TOWN OF SAUK RAPIDS, also so much of the Westerly 12.5 one-half of the vacated portion of Third Avenue North lying 12.6 Easterly thereof and contiguous thereto, according to the plat 12.7 and survey thereof on file and of record in the office of the 12.8 County Recorder in and for said Benton County, Minnesota. 12.9 (c) The land was previously conveyed to the historical 12.10 society but reverted to the county when the historical society's 12.11 building was not completed by the date necessary to avoid 12.12 reverter. The building has been built and the conveyance is 12.13 necessary to clear up title to the building and the land it is 12.14 built on. 12.15 Sec. 9. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 12.16 PUBLIC WATER; COOK COUNTY.] 12.17 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 12.18 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 12.19 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Cook county may sell by private 12.20 sale the land bordering public water that is described in 12.21 paragraph (d) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 12.22 Statutes, chapter 282, if acquired by the county as 12.23 tax-forfeited land pursuant to a land exchange by the United 12.24 States of America, United States Forest Service, under the 12.25 authority of Minnesota Statutes, section 94.344. 12.26 (b) The sale must be in the form approved by the attorney 12.27 general. The conveyance must reserve a perpetual easement, if 12.28 necessary, over and across roads and roadways required for 12.29 access to Lot 1, Hungry Jack Lake Summer Home Group. 12.30 (c) The land to be sold by private sale must be sold for 12.31 the appraised value to the present United States Forest Service 12.32 special use permittee occupying the resort property. 12.33 (d) The land to be sold is located in Cook county and is 12.34 described as: 12.35 That part of Government Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11), 12.36 Section 4, Township 64 North, Range 1 West, Fourth Principal 13.1 Meridian, county of Cook, Minnesota described as follows: 13.2 Beginning at the Meander Corner to Sections 3 and 4 near a 13.3 north shore of Hungry Jack Lake, also being near the southwest 13.4 corner of Lot 1, Hungry Jack Lake Summer Home Group; thence 13.5 North 13 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West 10.40 feet to said 13.6 southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence along the west line of 13.7 said Lot 1, North 08 degrees 11 minutes 46 seconds West 264.00 13.8 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 1; thence along the north 13.9 line of Lot 1, North 64 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 48.82 13.10 feet; thence North 650.79 feet to a point near the centerline of 13.11 County Road 65; thence along the approximate centerline of 13.12 County Road 65, North 87 degrees 45 minutes 51 seconds West 13.13 236.35 feet, more or less, to the line between Government Lots 13.14 10 and 11; thence continuing along the approximate centerline of 13.15 County Road 65 the following six (6) courses and distances: 13.16 North 87 degrees 45 minutes 51 seconds West 68.29 feet; 13.17 South 87 degrees 46 minutes 40 seconds West 108.81 feet; 13.18 South 79 degrees 57 minutes 59 seconds West 224.26 feet; 13.19 North 85 degrees 25 minutes 26 seconds West 112.89 feet; 13.20 North 85 degrees 25 minutes 26 seconds West 73.14 feet; 13.21 South 77 degrees 53 minutes 11 seconds West 68.19 feet; 13.22 thence South 12 degrees 06 minutes 49 seconds East 56.08 feet; 13.23 thence South 13 degrees 53 minutes 24 seconds West 115.50 feet; 13.24 thence South 09 degrees 02 minutes 24 seconds West 110.00 feet; 13.25 thence continuing South 09 degrees 02 minutes 24 seconds West 20 13.26 feet, more or less, to the north shore of Hungry Jack Lake; 13.27 thence southeast, east, and northeast to a point lying South 13 13.28 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds East of the point of beginning; 13.29 thence North 13 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West 1.0 foot; 13.30 more or less to the point of beginning and there terminating. 13.31 Being 15.56 acres, more or less. 13.32 (e) The county has determined that the county's land 13.33 management interest would best be served if the land was 13.34 returned to private ownership. 13.35 Sec. 10. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 13.36 PUBLIC WATER; COOK COUNTY.] 14.1 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 14.2 282.018, subdivision 1, Cook county may sell the land bordering 14.3 public water that is described in paragraph (c) under the 14.4 remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, if 14.5 acquired by the county as tax-forfeited land pursuant to a land 14.6 exchange by the United States of America, United States Forest 14.7 Service, under the authority of Minnesota Statutes, section 14.8 94.344. 14.9 (b) The sale must be in the form approved by the attorney 14.10 general. 14.11 (c) The land to be sold is located in Cook county and is 14.12 described as: 14.13 That part of Government Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11), 14.14 Section 4, Township 64 North, Range 1 West, Fourth Principal 14.15 Meridian, county of Cook, Minnesota described as follows: 14.16 Commencing at the Meander Corner to Sections 3 and 4 near a 14.17 north shore of Hungry Jack Lake, also being near the southwest 14.18 corner of Lot 1, Hungry Jack Lake Summer Home Group; thence 14.19 North 13 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West 10.40 feet to said 14.20 southwest corner of Lot 1; thence along the west line of said 14.21 Lot 1, North 08 degrees 11 minutes 46 seconds West 264.00 feet 14.22 to the northwest corner of Lot 1; thence continuing North 08 14.23 degrees 11 minutes 46 seconds West 198.00 feet; thence North 71 14.24 degrees 28 minutes 50 seconds West 288.06 feet, more or less, to 14.25 the line to Government Lots 10 and 11; thence North 71 degrees 14.26 28 minutes 50 seconds West 586.94 feet; thence South 09 degrees 14.27 02 minutes 24 seconds West 110.00 feet to the POINT OF 14.28 BEGINNING; thence returning over the last described line North 14.29 09 degrees 02 minutes 24 seconds East 110.00 feet; thence North 14.30 13 degrees 53 minutes 24 seconds East 115.50 feet; thence North 14.31 12 degrees 06 minutes 49 seconds West 56.08 feet to a point near 14.32 the centerline of County Road 65; thence along the approximate 14.33 centerline of County Road 65 the following two (2) courses and 14.34 distances: 14.35 South 77 degrees 53 minutes 11 seconds West 398.72 feet; 14.36 South 70 degrees 29 minutes 18 seconds West 232.89 feet, 15.1 more or less 15.2 to the north-south quarter line of Section 4; thence along said 15.3 quarter line South 04 degrees 18 minutes 35 seconds West 99 15.4 feet, more or less, to the north shore of Hungry Jack Lake; 15.5 thence southeast, southwest, southeast, northeast, and southeast 15.6 to a point lying South 09 degrees 02 minutes 24 seconds West of 15.7 the point of beginning; thence North 09 degrees 02 minutes 24 15.8 seconds East 20 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, 15.9 and there terminating. 15.10 Being 3.26 acres, more or less. 15.11 Together with a perpetual easement over and across all 15.12 roads and roadways abutting the property above described. 15.13 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 15.14 management interest would best be served if the lands were 15.15 returned to private ownership. 15.16 Sec. 11. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HUBBARD 15.17 COUNTY.] 15.18 (a) If the city of Park Rapids conveys the land described 15.19 in paragraph (c) to the state according to Minnesota Statutes, 15.20 section 282.01, subdivision 1d, then, notwithstanding any other 15.21 provision of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner 15.22 of revenue shall reconvey the land described in paragraph (c) to 15.23 the city of Park Rapids for no consideration. 15.24 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 15.25 attorney general. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.26 282, the city of Park Rapids may use the land for other than a 15.27 public use and may sell the land free of the tax-forfeited trust 15.28 if the proceeds of the sale are used for a public purpose. 15.29 (c) The land to be conveyed is in Hubbard county and is 15.30 described as: Lot 32, Auditor's Plat #4, city of Park Rapids. 15.31 Sec. 12. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE 15.32 COUNTY.] 15.33 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 15.34 Statutes, chapter 282, Lake county may sell by private sale the 15.35 tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the 15.36 remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 16.1 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 16.2 attorney general for a consideration of $1 and relinquishment of 16.3 a four-acre parcel of land that Lake county has used for road 16.4 relocation. 16.5 (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake county and is 16.6 described as: the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the 16.7 Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 55 North, Range 11 West. 16.8 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 16.9 management interests would best be served if the land was 16.10 returned to private ownership. 16.11 Sec. 13. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE 16.12 COUNTY.] 16.13 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 16.14 Statutes, chapter 282, Lake county may sell by private sale the 16.15 tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the 16.16 remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 16.17 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 16.18 attorney general. 16.19 (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake county and is 16.20 described as: the easterly 200 feet of the Northeast Quarter of 16.21 the Northeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 57 North, Range 11 16.22 West. 16.23 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 16.24 management interests would best be served if the land was sold 16.25 to adjoining landowners to resolve boundary issues. 16.26 Sec. 14. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 16.27 PUBLIC WATER; MEEKER COUNTY.] 16.28 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 16.29 282.018, subdivision 1, Meeker county may sell the tax-forfeited 16.30 land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 16.31 under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16.32 282. 16.33 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 16.34 attorney general. 16.35 (c) The land to be sold is located in Meeker county and is 16.36 described as: 17.1 Lot 1, Section 12, Township 121 North, Range 32 West, Union 17.2 Grove township. 17.3 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 17.4 management interests would best be served if the lands were 17.5 returned to private ownership. 17.6 Sec. 15. [TAX-FORFEITED LAND IN RAMSEY COUNTY.] 17.7 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 17.8 Statutes, chapter 282, Ramsey county may sell by private sale 17.9 the tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under 17.10 the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 17.11 (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 17.12 general. 17.13 (c) The land to be sold is located in Ramsey county and is 17.14 described as: 17.15 (Except the East 910 feet), the North 356 feet of the 17.16 Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (subject to roads), 17.17 in Section 3, Township 29, Range 22. 17.18 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 17.19 management interests would best be served if the land was sold 17.20 to Ramsey county to be used for library purposes. 17.21 Sec. 16. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 17.22 PUBLIC WATER; RAMSEY COUNTY.] 17.23 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 17.24 282.018, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the public sale provisions of 17.25 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner of revenue 17.26 shall convey to Ramsey county for no consideration the 17.27 tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 17.28 paragraph (c). 17.29 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 17.30 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 17.31 if Ramsey county stops using the land for park purposes. The 17.32 conveyance must provide that no landscape changes, stormwater 17.33 discharge, or watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology 17.34 and vegetative characteristics of the land are allowed beyond 17.35 those conditions that exist at the time of the conveyance in 17.36 order that the wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife 18.1 habitats are maintained in perpetuity. 18.2 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Ramsey county and 18.3 is described as: that part northeasterly of the railway 18.4 right-of-way and the East 400 feet of the Northeast Quarter of 18.5 the Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 30 North, Range 23 18.6 West (P.I.N. 17-30-23-31-0016-9). 18.7 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 18.8 management interests would best be served if the land was used 18.9 for park purposes. 18.10 Sec. 17. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 18.11 PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 18.12 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 18.13 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 18.14 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis county may sell by 18.15 private sale to the adjacent land owner the tax-forfeited land 18.16 bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under 18.17 the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 18.18 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 18.19 attorney general for a consideration of taxes due on the 18.20 property and any penalties, interest, and costs. 18.21 (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis county on 18.22 Hinsdale Island, Lake Vermilion, and is described as: 18.23 Plat of NE-PAH-WIN, Lot 13 (387-282-130), Township 63 18.24 North, Range 17 West. 18.25 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 18.26 management interests would best be served if the lands were 18.27 returned to private ownership. 18.28 Sec. 18. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 18.29 PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 18.30 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 18.31 282.018, subdivision 1, St. Louis county may sell the 18.32 tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 18.33 paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 18.34 Statutes, chapter 282. 18.35 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 18.36 attorney general. 19.1 (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis county and 19.2 is described as: 19.3 the NE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 20, Township 61 North, Range 19 19.4 West. 19.5 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 19.6 management interests would best be served if the lands were 19.7 returned to private ownership. 19.8 Sec. 19. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; WASHINGTON 19.9 COUNTY.] 19.10 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 19.11 Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Washington 19.12 county may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 19.13 in paragraph (c). 19.14 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 19.15 attorney general for a consideration of taxes due on the 19.16 property and any penalties, interest, and costs. 19.17 (c) The land to be sold is located in Washington county and 19.18 is described as: Parcel number 2903021310185, city of Willernie. 19.19 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 19.20 management interests would best be served if the land was 19.21 returned to private ownership. 19.22 Sec. 20. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; WASHINGTON 19.23 COUNTY.] 19.24 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 19.25 Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey to the city 19.26 of Forest Lake for no consideration the tax-forfeited land that 19.27 is described in paragraph (c). 19.28 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 19.29 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 19.30 if the city of Forest Lake stops using the land for the public 19.31 purpose described in paragraph (d). 19.32 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington county 19.33 and is described as: Lot 4, Block 1, Knob Hill, Forest Lake 19.34 township (parcel no. 12.032.21.22.0004). 19.35 (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 19.36 the city of Forest Lake to straighten a road. 20.1 Sec. 21. [CONVEYANCE OR PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 20.2 BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 20.3 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 20.4 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 20.5 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey to 20.6 New Scandia township for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 20.7 bordering public water that is described in paragraph (d). 20.8 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 20.9 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 20.10 if New Scandia township stops using the land for a public 20.11 purpose. 20.12 (c) If Washington county does not convey the land according 20.13 to paragraph (a), then notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 20.14 sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, Washington county may 20.15 sell by public sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public 20.16 water that is described in paragraph (d) under the remaining 20.17 provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The conveyance 20.18 must be in a form approved by the attorney general. 20.19 (d) The land to be conveyed or sold is located in 20.20 Washington county and is described as: 20.21 (1) Lot 16, Block 1, Holiday Beach, New Scandia township 20.22 (parcel no. 31.032.20.11.0066), subject to an easement; and 20.23 (2) Lot 17, Block 1, Holiday Beach, New Scandia township 20.24 (parcel no. 31.032.20.11.0067), subject to an easement. 20.25 (e) The county has determined that the county's land 20.26 management interests would best be served if the lands were 20.27 removed from the tax-forfeited roll. 20.28 Sec. 22. [CONVEYANCE OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF 20.29 TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 20.30 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 20.31 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 20.32 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey to 20.33 the city of Marine on St. Croix for no consideration the 20.34 tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 20.35 paragraph (e). 20.36 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 21.1 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 21.2 if the city of Marine on St. Croix stops using the land for a 21.3 public purpose. 21.4 (c) If Washington county does not convey the land according 21.5 to paragraph (a), then notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 21.6 sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale 21.7 provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county 21.8 may sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land 21.9 bordering public water that is described in paragraph (e), under 21.10 the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 21.11 (d) If sold by private sale, the conveyance must be in a 21.12 form approved by the attorney general for a consideration of 21.13 taxes due on the property and any penalties, interest, and costs. 21.14 (e) The land to be conveyed or sold is located in 21.15 Washington county and is described as: Lot 15, Butternut Falls, 21.16 Marine on St. Croix (parcel no. 07.031.19.34.0020). 21.17 (f) The county has determined that the county's land 21.18 management interests would best be served if the land was 21.19 removed from the tax-forfeited roll. 21.20 Sec. 23. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 21.21 WETLANDS; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 21.22 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 21.23 282.018, subdivisions 1 and 2, Washington county may sell the 21.24 tax-forfeited land bordering wetlands that is described in 21.25 paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 21.26 Statutes, chapter 282. 21.27 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 21.28 attorney general. 21.29 (c) The land to be sold is located in the city of Oakdale, 21.30 Washington county, and is described as: 21.31 (1) Lot 2, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 21.32 17.029.21.22.0010); 21.33 (2) Lot 3, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 21.34 17.029.21.22.0011); 21.35 (3) Lot 6, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 21.36 17.029.21.22.0014); 22.1 (4) Lot 7, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 22.2 17.029.21.22.0015); 22.3 (5) Lot 8, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 22.4 17.029.21.22.0016); and 22.5 (6) Lot 9, Block 2, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 22.6 17.029.21.22.0017). 22.7 (d) The county has determined that the county's land 22.8 management interests would best be served if the lands were 22.9 returned to private ownership. 22.10 Sec. 24. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 22.11 WETLANDS; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 22.12 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 22.13 282.018, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the public sale provisions of 22.14 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey to 22.15 the city of Oakdale for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 22.16 bordering wetlands that is described in paragraph (c). 22.17 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 22.18 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 22.19 if the city of Oakdale stops using the land for the public 22.20 purpose described in paragraph (d). 22.21 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington county 22.22 and is described as: 22.23 Outlot B, Oakdale Hills 2nd
Addition, except that part 22.24 platted as Charter Oaks 3rd
Addition (parcel no. 22.25 30.029.21.31.0139). 22.26 (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 22.27 the city of Oakdale for drainage. 22.28 Sec. 25. [CONVEYANCE OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF 22.29 TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING WETLANDS; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 22.30 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 22.31 282.018, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the public sale provisions of 22.32 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey to 22.33 the city of Oakdale for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 22.34 bordering wetlands that is described in paragraph (e). 22.35 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 22.36 attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 23.1 if the city of Oakdale stops using the land for drainage. 23.2 (c) If Washington county does not convey the land according 23.3 to paragraph (a), then notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 23.4 sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the public 23.5 sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington 23.6 county may sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land 23.7 bordering wetlands that is described in paragraph (e), under the 23.8 remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 23.9 (d) If sold by private sale, the conveyance must be in a 23.10 form approved by the attorney general for a consideration of 23.11 taxes due on the property and any penalties, interest, and costs. 23.12 (e) The land to be conveyed or sold is located in 23.13 Washington county and is described as: 23.14 (1) Lot 1, Block 1, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 23.15 17.029.21.22.0005); and 23.16 (2) Lot 2, Block 1, Sun Meadows First Addition (parcel no. 23.17 17.029.21.22.0006). 23.18 (f) The county has determined that the county's land 23.19 management interests would best be served if the lands were 23.20 removed from the tax-forfeited roll. 23.21 Sec. 26. [CONDEMNATION OF TRUST FUND LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 23.22 WATERS; BELTRAMI COUNTY.] 23.23 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 23.24 103F.535, the commissioner of transportation may acquire the 23.25 following described trust fund land, except minerals and mineral 23.26 rights, by eminent domain: 23.27 Those parts of Government Lots 1 and 2 of Section 36, 23.28 Township 147 North, Range 34 West of the Fifth Principal 23.29 Meridian lying southwesterly of Minnesota department of 23.30 transportation right-of-way plat no. 04-23, plat of which 23.31 is on file and of record in the office of the county 23.32 recorder in and for Beltrami county, Minnesota, bounded as 23.33 follows: southeasterly of the southwesterly projection of 23.34 the northwesterly line of said plat, northwesterly of the 23.35 southwesterly projection of the southeasterly line of said 23.36 plat, southwesterly of the southwesterly line of said plat, 24.1 and northeasterly of the shoreline of Grass Lake. 24.2 The above described tract contains 12.5 acres. 24.3 Sec. 27. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 24.4 Sections 1 to 26 are effective the day following final 24.5 enactment. Section 15 is effective the day after the governing 24.6 body of Ramsey county and its chief clerical officer timely 24.7 complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 24.8 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.