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2nd Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/27/2023 09:51am

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A bill for an act
relating to state lands; modifying requirements for conveying easements and leasing
state lands; adding to and deleting from state forests; adding to state parks;
authorizing sales and conveyances of certain land; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, sections 84.63; 84.631; 84.632; 92.502; 282.04, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.63, is amended to read:


84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a
federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
of natural resources may determine.

(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:

(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
and preparing the easement; and

(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.

(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.

(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail,
highway, road, or other improvements.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume
some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner
determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.631, is amended to read:


84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural
resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property
owned by the person only if the following requirements are met:

(1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and

(2) the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or
natural resource management impacts.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;

(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;

(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and

(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the
circumstances.

(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a
road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application
is withdrawn or denied.

(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application
fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to
cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing
special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant
an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall
pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management
account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (c) and waive or assume some or all of
the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.632, is amended to read:


84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the
name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application
of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed
for state purposes.

(b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the
easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.

(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which
money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money
must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.

(d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources
shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of
$2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant
shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner
shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full.
The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn
or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account
in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of
the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 92.502, is amended to read:


92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for recreational trails deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin ornew text end facilities. The commissioner may assess
the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
facilities.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Timber sales; land leases and uses.

(a) The county auditor, with terms
and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be approved
by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less
than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after not less
than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered
at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor
at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw
the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be
followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural
resources.

(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be made
in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction sales,
the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the balance
shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a
single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less than 15
percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory
completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. The value of
each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With
the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter unpaid blocks
and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may be needed to log
other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block until separately
scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this paragraph as security under
paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, the county auditor may credit
the security provided, less any down payment required for an auction sale under this
paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter
to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited, provided the request and
transfer is made within the same calendar year as the security was received.

(c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled.
Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so
designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall
contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species
of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per
piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised
prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of
the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the
parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the
notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same
rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available
for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale
of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms of
the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the forfeited
tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the county board
as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may
be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until scaled by a person
or persons designated by the county board and approved by the commissioner of natural
resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which timber is cut may be designated
for scaling by the county board by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The
county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated
by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of
the commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered
at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small
amounts of timber not exceeding 500 cords in appraised volume may be sold for not less
than the full appraised value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing
notice of sale or calling for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised
value of more than $200 the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a
scale of cut products in the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales,
directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in effect at one time.

(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, and
at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage and
camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of hay,
stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden sites
and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed deleted text begintendeleted text endnew text begin 25new text end years;
provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than deleted text begin$12,000deleted text endnew text begin $50,000new text end
per year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale
in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall
remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the
lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation shall
be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be audited and
allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.

(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, at
the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose of taking
and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled
iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is needed and
suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin,
dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that the use would
be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile
for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of natural resources. The
request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county is notified to the contrary
by the commissioner of natural resources within six months after receipt of a request for
approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may
continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the commissioner of
natural resources.

(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant
permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores,
tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed
to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed
for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period of
time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, licenses, or
leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.

(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said timber has
been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first
offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of
peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in
section 216B.2424, subdivision 1, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands
upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal
of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited
lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the
lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop
biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this
section without first holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. One printed
notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least ten days before the hearing, and posted
notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the hearing.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis County
auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who bids the
highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the commissioner
of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above the appraised price
need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of the different species
of timber.

(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the county
board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an irrevocable
bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in paragraph
(b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, at the written
request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter of credit to be
reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been harvested and for
which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of the bank letter of credit
after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent of the value of the
timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or cash deposit is provided for the
down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting of timber has taken place on the
contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, the county may allow the transfer
of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under
this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited.

new text begin (k) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land
under the terms and conditions prescribed by the county board for the purposes of
investigating, analyzing, and developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem
services.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Conservation easements. new text end

new text begin The county auditor, with prior review and
consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and under the terms and conditions
prescribed by the county board, including reversion in the event of nonuse, may convey
conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01 on tax-forfeited land.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [282.41] SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Sale authorized; applicability. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of this chapter, St. Louis County may
in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots that are currently leased. St. Louis
County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited lands under this section that are necessary
for roadway access and for creating conforming lot sizes. This section applies only to St.
Louis County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Method of sale. new text end

new text begin (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at private
sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county under
subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the appraised
value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To purchase a parcel,
a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the appraised value of the
land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice of appraised value to
the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date the county mails a
copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most recent lease
agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service. The county may
use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for the
service of a summons and complaint.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may offer the
lands for sale at public auction under section 282.01, subdivision 3. If a person other than
the leaseholder purchases the parcel, the purchaser must make payment in full to the
leaseholder in the manner provided in section 92.06, subdivision 4, for the value of any
improvements as determined under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale, and the
county may reoffer the property for sale.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appraisal. new text end

new text begin (a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with section 282.01,
subdivision 3
, except as modified by this subdivision. Improvements that are owned by the
lessee must be appraised separately.
new text end

new text begin (b) The county must select the appraiser. The appraiser selected must meet the minimal
appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or the federal
Veterans Administration and must be licensed under section 82B.03, to appraise the property
to be sold.
new text end

new text begin (c) The county must allocate the costs of appraisal to the lots offered for sale, and the
successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the appraisal costs allocated
to the lot purchased. If no one purchases a lot, the county is responsible for the appraisal
cost.
new text end

new text begin (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements,
the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets the qualifications in paragraph (b) to
reappraise the improvements. The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the
appraised value of the improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service
of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The leaseholder must deliver the reappraisal
to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice of appraised
value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). If the reappraisal is not delivered to the county
auditor according to this paragraph, the initial appraisal is conclusive. The leaseholder is
responsible for the costs of the reappraisal. If the parcel is reappraised within the time
required in this paragraph and the county and the leaseholder fail to agree on the value of
the improvements by a date set by the county, each of the appraisers must agree upon the
selection of a third appraiser to conduct a third appraisal that is conclusive as to the value
of the improvements. The cost of the third appraisal must be paid equally by the county and
the leaseholder.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Proceeds. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county must deposit the
proceeds from the sale of land described in subdivision 1 into an environmental trust fund
as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended.
new text end

new text begin (b) The following amounts may be withheld by the county board and not deposited into
an environmental trust fund:
new text end

new text begin (1) the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys;
new text end

new text begin (2) money received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by the county in fee;
new text end

new text begin (3) amounts the county paid to lessees for improvements; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, including the costs of advertising, realtors,
and closing services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Survey. new text end

new text begin (a) Before offering a lot for sale, St. Louis County must have each lot
surveyed by a licensed surveyor.
new text end

new text begin (b) The county must allocate the costs of the survey to the lots offered for sale, and the
successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the survey costs allocated
to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible for the survey
costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Adding lands; zoning conformance. new text end

new text begin Any lands to be sold under this section
must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St. Louis County
may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning requirements.
The added lands must be included in the appraised value of the lot.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Roadways. new text end

new text begin St. Louis County may designate whether roads within minor
subdivisions under the county platting and subdivision ordinance are public or private.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Opt out; continuing lease. new text end

new text begin The leaseholder may elect not to purchase the leased
parcel if offered for sale under this section and instead continue in the annual lease program
with the county, not to exceed the lifetime of the leaseholder. The fee for a lease under this
subdivision must include the amount of the estimated property tax on the parcel if it had
been returned to private ownership.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from April 28, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginADDITION TO STATE PARK.
new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County. The following
area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County: all that part of the Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range 21 West of the
5th principal meridian, lying South of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway,
and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginDELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
new text end

new text begin new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest.new text end The following areas are deleted from
Cloquet Valley State Forest:
new text end

new text begin (1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
new text end

new text begin (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3
for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's
presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section
27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road
that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally
southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots
1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline
of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West
direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the
access contemplated herein;
new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
new text end

new text begin (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns
an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government
Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29; and
new text end

new text begin (xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
new text end

new text begin (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West
of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 5;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 6;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 7;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 8; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 17;
new text end

new text begin (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 31;
new text end

new text begin (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
new text end

new text begin (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of
County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
new text end

new text begin (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 21;
new text end

new text begin (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's
land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in
Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being
measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and
known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 28;
new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 30;
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and
new text end

new text begin (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
new text end

new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. Those parts of St. Louis County
described as follows are added to Riverlands State Forest:
new text end

new text begin (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North,
Range 17 West;
new text end

new text begin (2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
new text end

new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North,
Range 19 West;
new text end

new text begin (4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and
new text end

new text begin (5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be sold is part of parcel number 45.00258.00 described as: that part of
Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 148 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees 46
minutes 25 seconds East, bearing based on the Beltrami County Coordinate System,
South Zone, along the south line of said Section 31, a distance of 960.47 feet; thence
North 01 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 2,116.07 feet to the point
of beginning of land to be described, said point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in
diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence continue North 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds
West a distance of 108.00 feet to a point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter,
stamped LS 15483; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of
60.00 feet to the intersection with the east line of said Government Lot 3; thence South
01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds East, along said east line of Government Lot 3, a
distance of 108.00 feet to the intersection with a line bearing North 88 degrees 59 minutes
20 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 59 seconds 20
minutes West, along said line, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point of beginning (0.15
acre).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text beginPUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32,
Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a
rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East
and West; and
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning
at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said
Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline
of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said
Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point
of beginning.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The
Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if
the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CROW WING COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
that part of Government Lot 2, Section 11, Township 44, Range 28, Crow Wing County,
Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government
Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds West, assumed bearing along the
south line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 203.73 feet to the westerly right-of-way
of State Highway No. 18; thence North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, along said
westerly right-of-way 692.40 feet, to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 24
degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 70.31 feet; thence
North 89 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds West 90.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16
minutes 29 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds East
103.84 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.17 acres of land, more or less,
and is subject to existing easements of record.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text beginPUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream and access easements.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South
13 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom
the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other
state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream and access easements are reserved
on the Root River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would
best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text beginCONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and
the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Goodhue County may convey
to the city of Wanamingo for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wanamingo stops using the land for the public
purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Goodhue County and is described as: That part
of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 110 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue
County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7,
Block 2, Axelson's Hillcrest Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South
89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East (assuming that the east line of Axelson's Hillcrest
Addition also being the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, has a bearing
of North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East), a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00
degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 342.00 feet to the point of beginning;
thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North
00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 280.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees
48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes
45 seconds East, a distance of 394 feet, more or less to the north line of the Southeast Quarter
of said Section 30; thence westerly, along said north line, a distance of 150.00 feet, more
or less, to the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 11
minutes 45 seconds West, along the west line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 674
feet, more or less, to an intersection with a line bearing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 15
seconds West from said point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds
East, a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT that part of the above
description now platted as Emerald Valley (parcel number 70.380.0710).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a park trail extension.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
HENNEPIN COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market
value.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly
and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn
parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and
southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot
5 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text beginPUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range
24 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing
at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09
seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the
point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of
345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet
to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1;
thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North
1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said
Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line
of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an
easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of
Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is
described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence
South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof,
a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence
North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7
degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and
new text end

new text begin (2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat
thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c),
subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2
rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine
County, Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text beginLAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions in
Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the approval
of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342
to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described
as:
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new text begin (1) Sections 1 and 2, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
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new text begin (2) Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;
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new text begin (3) Sections 24, 25, 26, and 35, Township 54 North, Range 18 West;
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new text begin (4) Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, Township 54 North, Range 19 West; and
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new text begin (5) Sections 8, 9, 17, and 18, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.
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Sec. 20. new text beginLAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
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new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the
apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, St. Louis County may deposit
proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited land acquisition trust fund
established by St. Louis County under this section. The principal and interest from the fund
may be spent on the purchase of lands better suited for retention and management by St.
Louis County. Lands purchased with money from the land acquisition trust fund must:
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new text begin (1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein the lands
lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
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new text begin (2) be used for forestry, mineral management, or environmental services.
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Sec. 21. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
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new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
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new text begin (1) Lots 23 through 30, including part of adjacent vacant alley, Block 54, Bay View
Addition to Duluth No. 2, Township 49, Range 15, Section 11 (parcel identification number
010-0230-03300); and
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new text begin (2) Lot 2, except the South 760 feet, Township 62, Range 20, Section 18 (part of parcel
identification number 430-0010-02916).
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new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 22. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
SHERBURNE COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as:
that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North,
Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described
line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line
of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing
per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a
Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly
line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of
beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle
Lake and there terminating.
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new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land were returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 23. new text beginAUTHORIZATION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL TO EXCHANGE
SURPLUS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.3495 and 193.36, the adjutant
general of the Minnesota National Guard may, with the approval of the Land Exchange
Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, exchange the
surplus land described in paragraph (b) for an equal amount of land owned by the city of
Rosemount, regardless of a difference in market value.
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new text begin (b) The land to be exchanged is within the city of Rosemount adjacent to a Minnesota
National Guard field maintenance shop.
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