SF 2205

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; providing for public 
  1.3             and private sales of certain state lands; removing 
  1.4             land from certain state forests; removing land from 
  1.5             the Mississippi Recreational River Land Use District; 
  1.6             amending Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, 
  1.7             subdivisions 3, 5, 8; Laws 2003, First Special Session 
  1.8             chapter 13, section 16. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, subdivision 
  1.11  3, is amended to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 3.  [APPRAISAL.] (a) An appraisal shall be made in 
  1.13  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 
  1.14  3, except as modified by this subdivision.  Improvements that 
  1.15  are owned by the lessee shall be appraised separately.  
  1.16     (b) An appraiser shall be selected by the county.  The 
  1.17  appraiser selected shall meet the minimal appraisal standards 
  1.18  established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or the 
  1.19  federal Veterans Administration, and be licensed under Minnesota 
  1.20  Statutes, section 82B.03, and be approved by the department of 
  1.21  natural resources to appraise the property to be sold. 
  1.22     (c) The costs of appraisal shall be allocated by the county 
  1.23  to the lots offered for sale and the successful purchaser on 
  1.24  each lot shall reimburse the county for the appraisal costs 
  1.25  allocated to the lot purchased.  If no one purchases a lot, the 
  1.26  county is responsible for the appraisal cost.  
  1.27     (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of 
  2.1   the land or leasehold improvements, the leaseholder may select 
  2.2   an appraiser that meets the qualifications set forth herein to 
  2.3   reappraise the land and improvements.  The leaseholder must give 
  2.4   notice of its intent to object to the appraised value of the 
  2.5   land and buildings within ten days of the date of the mailing or 
  2.6   service of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).  The 
  2.7   reappraisal must be delivered by the leaseholder to the county 
  2.8   auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of 
  2.9   notice of appraised value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or 
  2.10  the initial appraisal shall be conclusive.  The leaseholder is 
  2.11  responsible for the costs of this reappraisal.  If the parcel is 
  2.12  reappraised within the time set forth herein and the county and 
  2.13  the leaseholder fail to agree on the value of the land and 
  2.14  improvements within 30 days of the date of delivery of the 
  2.15  reappraisal by a date set by the county, each of the appraisers 
  2.16  shall agree upon the selection of a third appraiser to conduct a 
  2.17  third appraisal that shall be conclusive as to the value of 
  2.18  the land and improvements.  The cost of this appraisal shall be 
  2.19  paid equally by the county and the leaseholder. 
  2.20     Sec. 2.  Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, subdivision 5, 
  2.21  is amended to read: 
  2.22     Subd. 5.  [SURVEY.] (a) Itasca county shall cause each lot 
  2.23  to be surveyed according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 505, and 
  2.24  the Itasca county platting and subdivision ordinance, each lot 
  2.25  prior to offering it for sale by a licensed surveyor.  
  2.26     (b) The costs of survey shall be allocated by the county to 
  2.27  the lots offered for sale and the successful purchaser on each 
  2.28  lot shall reimburse the county for the survey costs allocated to 
  2.29  the lot purchased.  If no one purchases the lot, the county is 
  2.30  responsible for the survey costs.  All surveying must be 
  2.31  conducted by a licensed surveyor.  
  2.32     Sec. 3.  Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, subdivision 8, 
  2.33  is amended to read: 
  2.34     Subd. 8.  [SUNSET.] This section expires five years after 
  2.35  the day of final enactment on June 1, 2007. 
  2.36     Sec. 4.  Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 13, 
  3.1   section 16, is amended to read: 
  3.2      Sec. 16.  [PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
  3.3   BELTRAMI COUNTY.] 
  3.4      (a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale 
  3.5   provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the 
  3.6   commissioner of natural resources may sell to Waskish township 
  3.7   the consolidated conservation state's interest in land that is 
  3.8   described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of 
  3.9   Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282. 
  3.10     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  3.11  attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the 
  3.12  state if it is not used for public airport purposes.  The 
  3.13  conveyance must reserve an easement to ensure public access and 
  3.14  state management access to the public and private lands to the 
  3.15  west and south.  The attorney general may make necessary changes 
  3.16  in the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.  
  3.17  The consideration for the conveyance must not be less than the 
  3.18  appraised value of the land and timber and any survey costs.  
  3.19  Proceeds shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, 
  3.20  chapter 84A.  No payments made under State Lease Numbered 
  3.21  144-015-0558 will be refunded, but payments made may be credited 
  3.22  against the payments due. 
  3.23     (c) The land and interests in land that may be conveyed is 
  3.24  located in Beltrami county and is described as:  the Southwest 
  3.25  Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; the Northeast Quarter of the 
  3.26  Southwest Quarter; the North 10 acres of the Southeast Quarter 
  3.27  of the Southwest Quarter; and the West 10 acres of the Northwest 
  3.28  Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 20, Township 
  3.29  154 North, Range 30 West. 
  3.30     Sec. 5.  [DELETION FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON STATE FOREST.] 
  3.31     [89.021] [Subd. 21.] [GEORGE WASHINGTON STATE FOREST.] The 
  3.32  following area is deleted from George Washington State Forest, 
  3.33  Itasca County:  that part of the Northeast Quarter of the 
  3.34  Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 59 North, Range 25 
  3.35  West, lying northeasterly of County State-Aid Highway 7, 
  3.36  containing 1.20 acres more or less. 
  4.1      Sec. 6.  [DELETION FROM FOOT HILLS STATE FOREST.] 
  4.2      [89.021] [Subd. 19.] [FOOT HILLS STATE FOREST.] The 
  4.3   following area is deleted from Foot Hills State Forest, Cass 
  4.4   County:  Lot Four (4), Section 8, Township 140 North, Range 31 
  4.5   West, except that part of the E. 300 ft. thereof lying N. of the 
  4.6   centerline of the Hiram Township road known as Mountain Maple 
  4.7   Lane.  A more exact legal description will not be known until a 
  4.8   survey is completed to delineate the sale parcel from the water 
  4.9   access site to be retained.  The portion of the lot to be sold 
  4.10  at public sale does not contain lakeshore.  The lakeshore will 
  4.11  be retained as part of the water access site. 
  4.12     Sec. 7.  [DELETION FROM PAUL BUNYAN STATE FOREST.] 
  4.13     [89.021] [Subd. 38.] [PAUL BUNYAN STATE FOREST.] The 
  4.14  following area is deleted from Paul Bunyan State Forest, Hubbard 
  4.15  County:  that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
  4.16  Quarter (SW1/4-NW1/4), Section 36, Township 142 North, Range 34 
  4.17  West, described as follows:  Beginning at the W. quarter corner 
  4.18  of Section 36, Township 142, Range 34, proceed N. on the section 
  4.19  line 824.25 ft., thence S. 89 deg. 56 min. 44 sec. E. 100 ft., 
  4.20  thence S. parallel to the section line 824.25 ft., thence N. 89 
  4.21  deg. 56 min. 44 sec. W. 100 ft. to the point of beginning, 
  4.22  comprising 1.89 acres. 
  4.23     Sec. 8.  [DELETION FROM MISSISSIPPI RECREATIONAL RIVER LAND 
  4.24  USE DISTRICT IN WRIGHT COUNTY.] 
  4.25     The following area is deleted from the Mississippi 
  4.26  Recreational River Land Use District in Wright County:  that 
  4.27  part of government lots 1 and 2 of Section 14, Government lot 1 
  4.28  of Section 23, and the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 
  4.29  121 North, Range 23 West, lying beyond 300 feet of the ordinary 
  4.30  high water level of the Mississippi River. 
  4.31     Sec. 9.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN 
  4.32  COUNTY.] 
  4.33     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
  4.34  Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Aitkin 
  4.35  County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
  4.36  in paragraph (c). 
  5.1      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  5.2   attorney general for no less than the appraised value of the 
  5.3   land. 
  5.4      (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is 
  5.5   described as:  208 feet by 208 feet in Government Lot 3, as in 
  5.6   Document #176347, Section 33, Township 45 North, Range 27 West 
  5.7   (PIN 11-0-074000). 
  5.8      (d) The sale corrects an inadvertent trespass and the 
  5.9   county has determined that the county's land management 
  5.10  interests would best be served if the lands were returned to 
  5.11  private ownership. 
  5.12     Sec. 10.  [PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
  5.13  AITKIN COUNTY.] 
  5.14     (a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale 
  5.15  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the 
  5.16  commissioner of natural resources may sell to Shamrock Township 
  5.17  the consolidated conservation land described in paragraph (c) 
  5.18  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
  5.19  84A and 282. 
  5.20     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  5.21  attorney general.  The consideration for the conveyance must be 
  5.22  for no less than the appraised value of the land and timber and 
  5.23  any survey costs.  Proceeds shall be disposed of according to 
  5.24  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A. 
  5.25     (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is 
  5.26  described as:  that part of the Southeast Quarter of the 
  5.27  Southeast Quarter lying north of the township road in Section 9, 
  5.28  Township 49 North, Range 23 West. 
  5.29     Sec. 11.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  5.30  PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.] 
  5.31     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  5.32  282.018, subdivision 1, Aitkin County may sell the tax-forfeited 
  5.33  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  5.34  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  5.35  282. 
  5.36     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  6.1   attorney general.  
  6.2      (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is 
  6.3   described as:  the East 400 feet of the West 1,150 feet of 
  6.4   Government Lot 7, Section 3, Township 51 North, Range 23 West 
  6.5   (PIN 06-0-005200). 
  6.6      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  6.7   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  6.8   returned to private ownership. 
  6.9      Sec. 12.  [PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; BELTRAMI 
  6.10  COUNTY.] 
  6.11     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, the 
  6.12  commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale, for 
  6.13  less than the appraised value, the surplus land that is 
  6.14  described in paragraph (c). 
  6.15     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  6.16  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
  6.17  changes in the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
  6.18  accuracy. 
  6.19     (c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and 
  6.20  is described as:  the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
  6.21  of Section 32 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
  6.22  of Section 33, all in Township 147 North, Range 34 West. 
  6.23     (d) The land described in paragraph (c) is a former gravel 
  6.24  pit and the commissioner of natural resources has determined 
  6.25  that the land is no longer necessary for natural resource 
  6.26  purposes.  The land has been offered at public auction and 
  6.27  received no bids. 
  6.28     Sec. 13.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  6.29  PUBLIC WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.] 
  6.30     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  6.31  282.018, subdivision 1, Chisago County may sell the 
  6.32  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
  6.33  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
  6.34  Statutes, chapter 282. 
  6.35     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  6.36  attorney general.  
  7.1      (c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is 
  7.2   described as: 
  7.3      (1) an undivided 4/7th interest in and to that part of 
  7.4   Government Lot 3 described as follows:  Beginning at the 
  7.5   southwest corner of the recorded plat of Bergquist's Beach; 
  7.6   thence South 64 degrees 16 minutes East, along the southerly 
  7.7   line of Bergquist's Beach, a distance of 216 feet more or less 
  7.8   to the high water line of North Center Lake; thence southerly 
  7.9   along the high water line of the bay to North Center Lake, a 
  7.10  distance of 300 feet more or less, to the point of intersection 
  7.11  with the southerly projection of the westerly line of 
  7.12  Bergquist's Beach; thence North 16 degrees 18 minutes East along 
  7.13  said southerly projection of the westerly line of Bergquist's 
  7.14  Beach a distance of 50 feet more or less to the point of 
  7.15  beginning, Section 21, Township 34, Range 21; 
  7.16     (2) all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
  7.17  Quarter lying south of the centerline of County Ditch No. 5, 
  7.18  Section 9, Township 34, Range 21; 
  7.19     (3) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast 
  7.20  Quarter, Section 32, Township 33, Range 21; 
  7.21     (4) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
  7.22  Quarter described as follows:  Beginning at the center of 
  7.23  Section 32; thence South along the north/south quarter line of 
  7.24  Section 32, 446 feet; thence East deflecting 90 degrees to the 
  7.25  left 126.20 feet to the point of beginning on the easterly 
  7.26  right-of-way line of Trunk Highway No. 61; thence continuing 
  7.27  East along the easterly projection of the last described course 
  7.28  469.20 feet to a point 595.40 feet East of the west line of the 
  7.29  Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence North 
  7.30  deflecting 90 degrees to the left 178.20 feet; thence East 
  7.31  deflecting 90 degrees to the right 725 feet more or less to the 
  7.32  east line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of 
  7.33  Section 32; thence southerly along said east line 1,059.00 feet 
  7.34  more or less to the southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of 
  7.35  the Southeast Quarter of Section 32; thence westerly along the 
  7.36  south line of the Northwest Quarter of Southeast Quarter of 
  8.1   Section 32, 1,125.00 feet more or less to the easterly 
  8.2   right-of-way line of Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northerly 
  8.3   along said easterly right-of-way line 903.00 feet more or less 
  8.4   to the point of beginning.  Except that part beginning at the 
  8.5   center of Section 32; thence South 446 feet; thence East 595.40 
  8.6   feet; thence North 178.20 feet to the point of beginning; thence 
  8.7   continuing East 725 feet; thence South 301 feet; thence West 725 
  8.8   feet; thence North 301 feet to the point of beginning, Section 
  8.9   32, Township 33, Range 21; 
  8.10     (5) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast 
  8.11  Quarter described as follows:  Beginning at the northeast corner 
  8.12  of Section 29; thence West 49 feet; thence South 156 feet; 
  8.13  thence East 49 feet; thence North 156 feet to the point of 
  8.14  beginning; and also beginning 3 rods west of the northeast 
  8.15  corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
  8.16  Section 29; thence West 140 feet; thence South to the center of 
  8.17  Goose Creek; thence following the center of Goose Creek to a 
  8.18  point directly South of the point of beginning; thence North to 
  8.19  the point of beginning, Section 29, Township 36, Range 21; and 
  8.20     (6) Outlot E of Kates Estates. 
  8.21     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  8.22  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  8.23  returned to private ownership. 
  8.24     Sec. 14.  [LAND EXCHANGE; COOK COUNTY.] 
  8.25     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.344, 
  8.26  subdivision 3, Cook County may, with the approval of the Land 
  8.27  Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, 
  8.28  article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining 
  8.29  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.348, 
  8.30  determine the value of the land to be exchanged that is 
  8.31  described in paragraph (b) by including the value of the 
  8.32  buildings and improvements located on the land. 
  8.33     (b) The land to be obtained by Cook County from the United 
  8.34  States in the exchange is all in Section 30, Township 66 North, 
  8.35  Range 4 West, described as: 
  8.36     (1) that part of Government Lot 6 described as follows: 
  9.1      Commencing at the point created by the intersection of the 
  9.2      north line of Lot 6 at the west line of the public landing 
  9.3      as the point of beginning; thence South on the west line of 
  9.4      said public landing tract a distance of 100.00 feet 
  9.5      (measured at right angles); thence West parallel to the 
  9.6      north line of Lot 6 for 215.00 feet; thence due North 
  9.7      100.00 feet to the north line of Lot 6; thence East on the 
  9.8      north line of Lot 6 a distance of 225.00 feet, more or 
  9.9      less, to the point of beginning, which is also described as:
  9.10     Assuming the north boundary of said Government Lot 6 to lie 
  9.11     South 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East from the iron 
  9.12     pipe which is on the east end of said north boundary, then 
  9.13     North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West along said 
  9.14     north boundary a distance of 384.75 feet to the point of 
  9.15     beginning; thence South 16 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds 
  9.16     West a distance of 103.06 feet; thence North 88 degrees 30 
  9.17     minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 215.00 feet; thence 
  9.18     North 00 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 
  9.19     100.00 feet to a point which lies on the north boundary; 
  9.20     thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East along 
  9.21     said north boundary a distance of 239.93 feet back to the 
  9.22     point of beginning; and 
  9.23     (2) that part of Government Lot 7 described as follows: 
  9.24     Assuming the south boundary of Government Lot 7 to lie 
  9.25     South 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East and from the 
  9.26     iron pipe which is on the east end of said south boundary, 
  9.27     run North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West along said 
  9.28     south boundary a distance of 346.53 feet to the point of 
  9.29     beginning; thence continue North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 
  9.30     seconds West along said south boundary a distance of 388.17 
  9.31     feet; thence North 03 degrees 16 minutes 36 seconds West a 
  9.32     distance of 183.65 feet; thence North 23 degrees 01 minute 
  9.33     18 seconds East a distance of 113.59 feet; thence North 68 
  9.34     degrees 27 minutes 48 seconds East a distance of 225.73 
  9.35     feet; thence North 75 degrees 27 minutes 57 seconds East a 
  9.36     distance of 88.62 feet; thence North 82 degrees 47 minutes 
 10.1      51 seconds East to the shore of Saganaga Lake; thence 
 10.2      southwesterly along the shoreline to a point which lies on 
 10.3      the north boundary of the county public landing; thence 
 10.4      South 38 degrees 19 minutes 12 seconds West along said 
 10.5      northerly boundary of the county public landing a distance 
 10.6      of 90 feet, more of less; thence South 57 degrees 28 
 10.7      minutes 36 seconds West along said northerly boundary of 
 10.8      the county public landing a distance of 169.25 feet; thence 
 10.9      South 47 degrees 38 minutes 48 seconds East along the 
 10.10     southwesterly boundary of the county public landing a 
 10.11     distance of 92.42 feet back to the point of beginning. 
 10.12     Sec. 15.  [PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; COOK COUNTY.] 
 10.13     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
 10.14  94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell 
 10.15  the surplus land and buildings bordering on public waters that 
 10.16  are described in paragraph (c). 
 10.17     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 10.18  general for consideration no less than the appraised value of 
 10.19  the land and buildings.  The conveyance shall reserve an 
 10.20  easement to the state along the waterfront for angling and 
 10.21  management purposes and an access easement across said lands to 
 10.22  ensure ingress and egress to the public for access to the Flute 
 10.23  Reed River, which is a designated trout stream.  The exact 
 10.24  location and legal description of the easements shall be 
 10.25  determined by the commissioner of natural resources. 
 10.26     (c) The land to be sold is located in Cook County and 
 10.27  described as:  Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
 10.28  Quarter, Section 20, Township 62 North, Range 4 East, beginning 
 10.29  at the quarter post between Sections 17 and 20; thence running 
 10.30  South 16 rods (264 feet); thence West 10 rods (165 feet); thence 
 10.31  North 16 rods (264 feet); thence East 10 rods (165 feet) to the 
 10.32  place of beginning.  That portion of the Northeast Quarter of 
 10.33  the Northwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 62 North, Range 4 
 10.34  East, described as follows:  Starting from a point on the east 
 10.35  line of said forty-acre tract 264 feet South of the northeast 
 10.36  corner thereof as the point of beginning; thence West 165 feet 
 11.1   along the south line of the tract of land heretofore deeded by 
 11.2   the grantors herein to the town of Hovland, which deed is 
 11.3   recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Cook County, 
 11.4   in Book R of Deeds on page 262 thereof; thence West five feet; 
 11.5   thence South 115 feet more or less to the north bank of Flute 
 11.6   Reed River; thence southeasterly along the north bank of said 
 11.7   river 214 feet more or less to the east line of the above 
 11.8   described forty-acre tract; thence North along said east line 
 11.9   237 feet more or less to the point of beginning. 
 11.10     (d) The parcel described in paragraph (c) is removed from 
 11.11  the Grand Portage State Forest. 
 11.12     (e) The parcel described in paragraph (c) is a former 
 11.13  forestry office site and it has been determined that this site 
 11.14  is no longer needed for natural resources purposes. 
 11.15     Sec. 16.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 11.16  PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.] 
 11.17     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 11.18  282.018, subdivision 1, Crow Wing County may sell the 
 11.19  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 11.20  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 11.21  Statutes, chapter 282. 
 11.22     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 11.23  attorney general.  
 11.24     (c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and 
 11.25  is described as:  undivided 1/3 interest in the Northwest 
 11.26  Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 45 North, 
 11.27  Range 28 West. 
 11.28     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 11.29  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 11.30  returned to private ownership. 
 11.31     Sec. 17.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON 
 11.32  PUBLIC WATER OR WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
 11.33     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
 11.34  103F.535, and 282.018, subdivision 1, Hennepin County may 
 11.35  subdivide a larger tract of tax-forfeited land bordering Avalon 
 11.36  Channel, Black Lake, Lake Minnetonka, and described as Lot 18, 
 12.1   also Lots 29 to 32 inclusive, Block 24, "Seton," situated in the 
 12.2   city of Mound and may sell the portion of the parcel of 
 12.3   tax-forfeited lands bordering public water or natural wetlands 
 12.4   that is described in paragraph (c) according to this section. 
 12.5      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 12.6   attorney general and must be subject to restrictions imposed by 
 12.7   the commissioner of natural resources, including but not limited 
 12.8   to the requirement that no new structures, other than docks, 
 12.9   shall be allowed on the portion of the parcel Hennepin County 
 12.10  may sell, and further requirement that the balance of the 
 12.11  tax-forfeited parcel not sold shall remain in city park status.  
 12.12  The land described in paragraph (c) must be sold under the 
 12.13  alternate sale provisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, 
 12.14  subdivision 7a. 
 12.15     (c) The parcel of land that may be sold is described as: 
 12.16  that part of Lot 29, Block 24, "Seton," lying easterly of the 
 12.17  northerly extension of the west line of the East 10 feet of Lot 
 12.18  4, Block 1, Avalon. 
 12.19     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 12.20  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 12.21  returned to private ownership. 
 12.22     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
 12.23  following final enactment and upon delivery by the city of Mound 
 12.24  to the Hennepin County auditor a deed reconveying portions of 
 12.25  tax-forfeited land to the state of Minnesota for that portion 
 12.26  described in paragraph (c) that may be sold by Hennepin County. 
 12.27     Sec. 18.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 12.28  PUBLIC WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
 12.29     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 12.30  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 12.31  chapter 282, Hennepin County may sell the tax-forfeited land 
 12.32  described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
 12.33  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
 12.34     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 12.35  attorney general for no less than the appraised value of the 
 12.36  land. 
 13.1      (c) The land to be sold is located in Hennepin County and 
 13.2   is described as:  Lot 17, Block 1, Beamish Shores Second 
 13.3   Addition. 
 13.4      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 13.5   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 13.6   returned to private ownership. 
 13.7      Sec. 19.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA 
 13.8   COUNTY.] 
 13.9      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 13.10  Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Itasca 
 13.11  County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
 13.12  in paragraph (c) to an adjoining landowner to resolve an 
 13.13  encroachment. 
 13.14     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 13.15  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 13.16  value of the land. 
 13.17     (c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is 
 13.18  described as:  the North 150 feet of the East 175 feet of 
 13.19  Government Lot 8, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 26 West. 
 13.20     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 13.21  management interests would best be served if the parcel was 
 13.22  returned to private ownership. 
 13.23     Sec. 20.  [PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
 13.24  LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.] 
 13.25     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A, 94, 
 13.26  and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by 
 13.27  private sale the surplus land described in paragraph (c) 
 13.28  according to this section. 
 13.29     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 13.30  general and may be for less than the appraised value.  The 
 13.31  attorney general may make necessary changes in the legal 
 13.32  description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.  Proceeds 
 13.33  shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 13.34  84A. 
 13.35     (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake of the Woods 
 13.36  County and described as:  1 acre, more or less, located in the 
 14.1   North Half of the North Half of Northeast Quarter of the 
 14.2   Northwest Quarter, Section 23, Township 160 North, Range 33 
 14.3   West, known as Potamo Cemetery. 
 14.4      (d) The land described in paragraph (c) is a burial ground 
 14.5   and thus not suitable for natural resource purposes. 
 14.6      Sec. 21.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 14.7   PUBLIC WATER; MAHNOMEN COUNTY.] 
 14.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 14.9   282.018, subdivision 1, Mahnomen County may sell the 
 14.10  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 14.11  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 14.12  Statutes, chapter 282. 
 14.13     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 14.14  attorney general for no less than the appraised value of the 
 14.15  land. 
 14.16     (c) The land to be sold is located in Mahnomen County and 
 14.17  is described as:  Parcel Number R15.009.0600 in Government Lot 
 14.18  2, Section 9, Township 144 North, Range 41 West. 
 14.19     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 14.20  management interests would best be served if the land was 
 14.21  returned to private ownership. 
 14.22     Sec. 22.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TRUST FUND LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
 14.23  WATER; MILLE LACS COUNTY.] 
 14.24     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 14.25  commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the 
 14.26  school trust fund land bordering public water that is described 
 14.27  in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions in Minnesota 
 14.28  Statutes, chapter 92.  
 14.29     (b) The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the 
 14.30  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 14.31  value of the land.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 14.32  changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
 14.33  accuracy. 
 14.34     (c) The land that may be sold is located in Mille Lacs 
 14.35  County and is described as follows:  Lot 2, Section 16, Township 
 14.36  42 North, Range 26 West. 
 15.1      (d) The commissioner of natural resources has determined 
 15.2   that the land is no longer needed for any natural resource 
 15.3   purpose and that the state's land management interests would 
 15.4   best be served if the land was sold. 
 15.5      Sec. 23.  [PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING 
 15.6   PUBLIC WATER; MILLE LACS COUNTY.] 
 15.7      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 15.8   commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the 
 15.9   surplus state land bordering public water that is described in 
 15.10  paragraph (c) under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.11  chapter 94, or Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 1, 
 15.12  article 1, section 31.  
 15.13     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 15.14  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 15.15  changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
 15.16  accuracy. 
 15.17     (c) The land that may be sold is located in Mille Lacs 
 15.18  County and is described as:  Government Lots 1 and 2 of Section 
 15.19  21, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, except the south 560 feet 
 15.20  of said Government Lot 2 lying between U.S. Highway No. 169 and 
 15.21  Mille Lacs Lake; also except the north 205.97 feet of said 
 15.22  Government Lot 1 lying west of the westerly right-of-way line of 
 15.23  U.S. Highway No. 169; also except that portion taken for trunk 
 15.24  highway purposes in addition to the existing highway, together 
 15.25  with all right of access being the right of ingress to and 
 15.26  egress from all that portion of the above-described property to 
 15.27  Trunk Highway No. 169. 
 15.28     (d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land 
 15.29  management interests would best be served if the land was sold. 
 15.30     Sec. 24.  [CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; OLMSTED 
 15.31  COUNTY.] 
 15.32     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 
 15.33  94.16, the commissioner of administration shall convey to the 
 15.34  city of Rochester for no consideration the surplus land that is 
 15.35  described in paragraph (c). 
 15.36     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 16.1   attorney general. 
 16.2      (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Olmsted County 
 16.3   and is described as: 
 16.4      All that part of the Southwest Quarter and all that part of 
 16.5      the West Half of the Southeast Quarter, in Section 5, 
 16.6      Township 106 North, Range 13 West, Olmsted County, 
 16.7      Minnesota which lies south of Trunk Highway No. 14; also, 
 16.8      all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 16.9      Quarter in Section 6, Township 106 North, Range 13 West, 
 16.10     Olmsted County, Minnesota which lies south of Trunk Highway 
 16.11     No. 14; containing in all approximately 175 acres. 
 16.12     (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 16.13  longer needed for any state purpose and that the state's land 
 16.14  management interests would best be served if the land was 
 16.15  conveyed to and used by the city of Rochester. 
 16.16     Sec. 25.  [CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; REDWOOD 
 16.17  COUNTY.] 
 16.18     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695, 
 16.19  16C.23, 94.09 to 94.16, or other law to the contrary, the 
 16.20  commissioner of administration and the Minnesota Historical 
 16.21  Society may convey to the Lower Sioux Indian community in 
 16.22  Redwood County, for no consideration, the surplus land described 
 16.23  in paragraph (d). 
 16.24     (b) For the sole purposes of this act, the Lower Sioux 
 16.25  Indian community is a public agency and there is a state need to 
 16.26  convey the property described in paragraph (d) to be used by the 
 16.27  community for essential governmental purposes, including the 
 16.28  operation of programs for the interpretation of Minnesota 
 16.29  history.  
 16.30     (c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 16.31  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 16.32  changes in the legal description of paragraph (d) to correct 
 16.33  errors and ensure accuracy.  
 16.34     (d) The land to be conveyed is located in Redwood County, 
 16.35  consists of approximately 242 acres, and is described as: 
 16.36     (1) land owned by the Minnesota Historical Society: 
 17.1      (i) Government Lots 5 and 6, in Section 5, Township 112 
 17.2   North, Range 34 West; 
 17.3      (ii) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
 17.4   Section 8, Township 112 North, Range 34 West; and 
 17.5      (iii) all that part of the East Half of the Northwest 
 17.6   Quarter of Section 8, Township 112 North, Range 34 West, lying 
 17.7   north of Redwood County Highway No. 2; and 
 17.8      (2) land owned by the state of Minnesota: 
 17.9      (i) Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 8, Township 112 
 17.10  North, Range 34 West, EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that part of 
 17.11  Government Lot 2 of said Section 8 described as follows: 
 17.12  Beginning at a point on the south line of said Government Lot 2 
 17.13  a distance of 350.00 feet easterly of the southwest corner of 
 17.14  said Government Lot 2; thence along the south line of said 
 17.15  Government Lot 2 on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 58 
 17.16  minutes East for 422.40 feet; thence North 6 degrees 58 seconds 
 17.17  East for 115.00 feet; thence South 78 degrees 18 minutes 34 
 17.18  seconds West for 451.09 feet to the point of beginning; 
 17.19     (ii) the North 8 acres of the Southeast Quarter of the 
 17.20  Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 112 North, Range 34 
 17.21  West; 
 17.22     (iii) the North 6.76 acres of Government Lot 7 in Section 
 17.23  9, Township 112 North, Range 34 West; 
 17.24     (iv) all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the 
 17.25  Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 112 North, Range 34 
 17.26  West, lying south of Redwood County Highway No. 2; and 
 17.27     (v) all that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
 17.28  Quarter of Section 8, Township 112 North, Range 34 West, 
 17.29  described as follows:  Beginning at the northwest corner of the 
 17.30  Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 8; 
 17.31  thence along the north line of the Southwest Quarter of the 
 17.32  Northeast Quarter of said Section 8 on an assumed bearing of 
 17.33  North 89 degrees 58 minutes East for 270.90 feet; thence South 
 17.34  10 degrees 40 minutes 37 seconds West for 158.80 feet to the 
 17.35  northerly right-of-way of County Road 2; thence North 62 degrees 
 17.36  18 minutes 09 seconds West along the northerly right-of-way line 
 18.1   of County Road 2 for 272.73 feet to the north quarter line of 
 18.2   said Section 8; thence North 29.13 feet to the point of 
 18.3   beginning. 
 18.4      [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
 18.5   following final enactment. 
 18.6      Sec. 26.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 18.7   PUBLIC WATER; ROCK COUNTY.] 
 18.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 18.9   282.018, subdivision 1, Rock County may sell the tax-forfeited 
 18.10  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
 18.11  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 18.12  282. 
 18.13     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 18.14  attorney general.  A deed restriction shall be a part of the 
 18.15  sale that prevents any tillage or building construction on the 
 18.16  property, and grazing shall be limited to stocking rates 
 18.17  approved by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. 
 18.18     (c) The land to be sold is located in Rock County and is 
 18.19  described as:  the North 580.08 feet of the South 2112.08 feet 
 18.20  of the East 875 feet of the SE 1/4 of Section 26, Township 104 
 18.21  North, Range 44 West. 
 18.22     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 18.23  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 18.24  returned to private ownership. 
 18.25     Sec. 27.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 18.26  PUBLIC WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.] 
 18.27     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 18.28  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 18.29  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Roseau County may convey to a 
 18.30  public entity for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 
 18.31  bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) or may 
 18.32  sell the land to a public entity for the appraised value. 
 18.33     (b) The conveyance or sale must be in a form approved by 
 18.34  the attorney general.  A conveyance for no consideration must 
 18.35  provide that the land reverts to the state if the public entity 
 18.36  stops using the land for a public purpose. 
 19.1      (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Roseau County and 
 19.2   is described as: 
 19.3      (1) Lot 2, Soler Township, Section 2, Township 162 North, 
 19.4   Range 43 West; 
 19.5      (2) Lot 3, Soler Township, Section 2, Township 162 North, 
 19.6   Range 43 West; 
 19.7      (3) Lot 4, Soler Township, Section 2, Township 162 North, 
 19.8   Range 43 West; 
 19.9      (4) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
 19.10  18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 19.11     (5) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
 19.12  27, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 19.13     (6) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
 19.14  27, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; and 
 19.15     (7) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
 19.16  34, Township 163 North, Range 44 West.  
 19.17     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 19.18  management interests would best be served if the land were 
 19.19  conveyed to a public entity. 
 19.20     Sec. 28.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 19.21  PUBLIC WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.] 
 19.22     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 19.23  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 19.24  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Roseau County may convey to a 
 19.25  public entity for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 
 19.26  bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), sell 
 19.27  to a public entity for the appraised value, or sell by public 
 19.28  sale under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.29  chapter 282, the lands bordering public waters described in 
 19.30  paragraph (c). 
 19.31     (b) The conveyance or sale must be in a form approved by 
 19.32  the attorney general and reserve an easement for potential trail 
 19.33  purposes and a road easement across the Southeast Quarter of the 
 19.34  Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 163, Range 44, to 
 19.35  provide access to state lands and the Roseau River Access. 
 19.36     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Roseau County and 
 20.1   described as: 
 20.2      (1) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
 20.3   18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 20.4      (2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
 20.5   18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 20.6      (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
 20.7   18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 20.8      (4) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
 20.9   18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; 
 20.10     (5) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
 20.11  18, Township 163 North, Range 44 West; and 
 20.12     (6) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
 20.13  27, Township 163 North, Range 44 West. 
 20.14     (d) The county has determined that the county's best 
 20.15  interests would be served if the land were conveyed to an 
 20.16  outside interest subject to the trail and road easements. 
 20.17     Sec. 29.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 20.18  PUBLIC WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.] 
 20.19     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 20.20  282.018, subdivision 1, Roseau County may sell the tax-forfeited 
 20.21  land described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions 
 20.22  of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
 20.23     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 20.24  attorney general for no less than the appraised value of the 
 20.25  land. 
 20.26     (c) The land to be sold is located in Roseau County and is 
 20.27  described as:  the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
 20.28  Section 20, Township 163 North, Range 36 West. 
 20.29     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 20.30  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 20.31  returned to private ownership. 
 20.32     Sec. 30.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING 
 20.33  PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
 20.34     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
 20.35  94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and 
 20.36  rehabilitation may sell by private sale for economic development 
 21.1   purposes the surplus land bordering public water that is 
 21.2   described in paragraph (c). 
 21.3      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 21.4   attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 21.5   value of the land. 
 21.6      (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and 
 21.7   is described as: 
 21.8      (1) the Southwest Quarter, Section 7, Township 59 North, 
 21.9   Range 15 West; 
 21.10     (2) the West Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, 
 21.11  Township 59 North, Range 15 West; 
 21.12     (3) Government Lot 2, Section 18, Township 59 North, Range 
 21.13  15 West; 
 21.14     (4) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 19, Township 59 North, 
 21.15  Range 15 West; 
 21.16     (5) Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 59 North, Range 
 21.17  15 West; and 
 21.18     (6) Government Lot 4, Section 30, Township 59 North, Range 
 21.19  15 West. 
 21.20     Sec. 31.  [PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING 
 21.21  PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
 21.22     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 21.23  commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the 
 21.24  surplus state land bordering public water that is described in 
 21.25  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 21.26  Statutes, chapter 92. 
 21.27     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 21.28  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 21.29  changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
 21.30  accuracy. 
 21.31     (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis 
 21.32  County and is described as follows:  Outlot A, Lake Leander 
 21.33  Homesite Plat No. 1, Section 16, Township 60 North, Range 19 
 21.34  West. 
 21.35     (d) The conveyance shall reserve an access easement across 
 21.36  the land to ensure access to Lot 11, Block 1 of Lake Leander 
 22.1   Homesite Plat No. 1. 
 22.2      (e) The commissioner has determined that the state's land 
 22.3   management interests would best be served if the land was sold. 
 22.4      Sec. 32.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 22.5   PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
 22.6      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 22.7   282.018, subdivision 1, St. Louis County may sell the 
 22.8   tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 22.9   paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 22.10  Statutes, chapter 282. 
 22.11     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 22.12  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 22.13  changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
 22.14  accuracy. 
 22.15     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and 
 22.16  is described as: 
 22.17     (1) NE1/4 of SW1/4, Section 19, T52N, R20W; 
 22.18     (2) NE1/4 of NE1/4 and NW1/4 of NE1/4 ex part wly of 
 22.19  centerline of County Rd #44, Section 22, T56N, R12W; 
 22.20     (3) that part of NE1/4 of SE1/4 lying S of Floodwood River, 
 22.21  Section 19, T52N, R20W; 
 22.22     (4) NW1/4 of SE1/4 ex W1/2 and E165 ft of W1/2 of NW1/4 of 
 22.23  SE1/4, Section 5, T51N, R13W; 
 22.24     (5) NE1/4 of SW1/4 inc E1/2 of NW1/4 of SW1/4, Section 32, 
 22.25  T52N, R14W; 
 22.26     (6) that part of SW1/4 of SE1/4 lying W of county rd ex sly 
 22.27  2 ac, Section 21, T56N, R18W; and 
 22.28     (7) Lot 7 ex part lying S and E of centerline of Co Rd 
 22.29  #609, Section 1, T56N, R16W. 
 22.30     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 22.31  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 22.32  returned to private ownership. 
 22.33     (e) Easements:  for the NE1/4 of NE1/4 and NW1/4 of NE1/4 
 22.34  ex part wly of centerline of County Road #44, Section 22, T56N, 
 22.35  R12W and the NW1/4 of SE1/4 ex W1/2 and E165 ft of W1/2 of NW1/4 
 22.36  of the SE1/4 of Section 5, T51N, R13W, the county shall grant an 
 23.1   easement to the state to the bed of the designated trout stream 
 23.2   or tributary and a strip of land no wider than will be enclosed 
 23.3   between the top edge of the streambank and a line parallel 
 23.4   thereto and 66 feet distance therefrom on either side of the 
 23.5   stream as it crosses St. Louis County tax-forfeited land for the 
 23.6   purpose of fish stocking and the development of fish habitat in 
 23.7   the described area, including tree planting, fencing, erosion 
 23.8   control, installation of instream structures, posting of signs 
 23.9   and other improvements as deemed necessary, and angling by the 
 23.10  public in the described area; and, For the NE1/4 of SW1/4, 
 23.11  Section 19, T52N, R20W and that part of NE1/4 of SE1/4 lying S 
 23.12  of Floodwood River, Section 19, T52N, R20W, the county shall 
 23.13  grant to the state an easement to the bed of the stream and a 
 23.14  strip of land no wider than will be enclosed between the top 
 23.15  edge of the streambank and a line parallel thereto and 50 feet 
 23.16  distance therefrom on either side of the Floodwood River as it 
 23.17  crosses the St. Louis County tax-forfeited land for the purpose 
 23.18  of fish stocking and the development of fish habitat in the 
 23.19  described area, including tree planting, fencing, erosion 
 23.20  control, installation of instream structures, posting of signs 
 23.21  and other improvements as deemed necessary, and angling by the 
 23.22  public in the described area; and, For the NE1/4 of SW1/4 inc 
 23.23  E1/2 of NW1/4 of SW1/4, Section 32, T52N, R14W, the county shall 
 23.24  grant to the state an easement to the bed of the stream and a 
 23.25  strip of land no wider than will be enclosed between the top 
 23.26  edge of the streambank and a line parallel thereto and 50 feet 
 23.27  distance therefrom on either side of the inlet stream to Fish 
 23.28  Lake Reservoir as it crosses the St. Louis County tax-forfeited 
 23.29  land for the purpose of fish stocking and the development of 
 23.30  fish habitat in the described area, including tree planting, 
 23.31  fencing, erosion control, installation of instream structures, 
 23.32  posting of signs and other improvements as deemed necessary, and 
 23.33  angling by the public in the described area; and for Lot 7 ex 
 23.34  part lying S and E of centerline of Co Rd #609, Section 1, T56N, 
 23.35  R16W, the county shall grant to the state an easement of 66 feet 
 23.36  from the ordinary high water mark of Mud Hen Lake for the 
 24.1   purpose of providing protection of riparian vegetation, angler 
 24.2   access for fishing, and Department of Natural Resources access 
 24.3   for habitat improvement. 
 24.4      Sec. 33.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS 
 24.5   COUNTY.] 
 24.6      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 24.7   Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis 
 24.8   County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
 24.9   in paragraph (c). 
 24.10     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 24.11  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 24.12  changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
 24.13  accuracy. 
 24.14     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and 
 24.15  is described as: 
 24.16     (1) part of SE1/4 of SE1/4 lying within 33 ft on each side 
 24.17  of a line comm at E1/4 cor of sec; thence wly on E-W1/4 line 
 24.18  with an assumed azimuth of 269 degrees 06 minutes 51 seconds 
 24.19  384.05 ft; thence at an azimuth of 204 degrees 41 minutes 21 
 24.20  seconds 1179.68 ft; thence at an azimuth of 205 degrees 41 
 24.21  minutes 50 seconds 288 ft to N line of forty and the point of 
 24.22  beg; thence continue on previous azimuth 660 ft to W line of 
 24.23  forty, Section 11, T51N, R15W; 
 24.24     (2) NW1/4 of NE1/4 ex part lying E of a line 33 ft ely of a 
 24.25  line beg on N line at an azimuth of 269 degrees 6 minutes 49 
 24.26  seconds 361.54 ft from NE cor; thence at an azimuth of 205 
 24.27  degrees 41 minutes 0 seconds 1217.71 ft; thence at an azimuth of 
 24.28  128 degrees 43 minutes 18 seconds 362 ft to S line and ex part 
 24.29  lying W of a line which is 33 ft W of above described line, 
 24.30  Section 14, T51N, R15W; and 
 24.31     (3) that part of NE1/4 of SE1/4 lying within 33 ft ely and 
 24.32  33 ft wly of following desc line comm at E quarter cor of Sect 
 24.33  11; thence wly on E-W quarter line which has an assumed azimuth 
 24.34  (0 degrees N) of 269 degrees 6 minutes 51 seconds for 384.05 ft 
 24.35  to pt of beg of desc line; thence at an azimuth of 204 degrees 
 24.36  41 minutes 21 seconds for 1179.68 ft; thence at an azimuth of 
 25.1   205 degrees 41 minutes 50 seconds for 288 ft to S line of forty, 
 25.2   Section 11, T51N, R15W.  The county may sell the undivided 17/32 
 25.3   interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and 
 25.4   the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 34, 
 25.5   Township 59 North, Range 18 West, by private sale 
 25.6   notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 
 25.7   8, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 25.8   282, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 25.9   chapter 282, subject to the approval of the commissioner. 
 25.10     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 25.11  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 25.12  returned to private ownership. 
 25.13     Sec. 34.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS 
 25.14  COUNTY.] 
 25.15     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 25.16  Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis 
 25.17  County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
 25.18  in paragraph (c). 
 25.19     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 25.20  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 25.21  changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
 25.22  accuracy.  For the undivided 17/32 interest in the Northeast 
 25.23  Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of 
 25.24  the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 34, Township 59 North, 
 25.25  Range 18 West, the conveyance must provide that the land is 
 25.26  subject to the terms and conditions of State Taconite Iron Ore 
 25.27  Mining Lease Numbered T-5036.  The commissioner of natural 
 25.28  resources may approve sale upon a determination that the 
 25.29  taconite resource has been removed from the land to be sold. 
 25.30     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and 
 25.31  is described as: 
 25.32     (1) NW1/4 of SE1/4, Section 34, T59N, R18W (17/32 undivided 
 25.33  interest); 
 25.34     (2) NE1/4 of SE1/4, Section 34, T59N, R18W; 
 25.35     (3) NE1/4 of SW1/4, Section 34, T59N, R18W; and 
 25.36     (4) SE1/4 of NW1/4, Section 34, T59N, R18W. 
 26.1      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 26.2   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 26.3   returned to private ownership for stockpiling use. 
 26.4      Sec. 35.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS 
 26.5   COUNTY.] 
 26.6      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 26.7   Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis 
 26.8   County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
 26.9   in paragraph (c). 
 26.10     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 26.11  attorney general.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 26.12  changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
 26.13  accuracy. 
 26.14     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and 
 26.15  is described as: 
 26.16     (1) the easterly 240.00 feet of the southerly 380.00 feet 
 26.17  of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, 
 26.18  Township 62 North, Range 13 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.  
 26.19  This parcel contains 2.08 acres more or less; and 
 26.20     (2) the westerly 360.00 feet of the southerly 380.00 feet 
 26.21  of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, 
 26.22  Township 62 North, Range 13 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.  
 26.23  This parcel contains 3.14 acres more or less. 
 26.24     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 26.25  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 26.26  returned to private ownership. 
 26.27     Sec. 36.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 26.28     This act is effective the day following final enactment.