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HF 859

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/22/2018 02:46pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 02/06/2017
1st Engrossment Posted on 02/16/2017

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; providing for conveyance of unused or divided lands
owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation; removing and modifying
highways on the trunk highway system; authorizing conveyance of certain
state-owned lands in Koochiching County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
sections 161.115, subdivision 190; 161.44, subdivisions 5, 6a, by adding a
subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 32.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 190, is amended to read:


Subd. 190.

Route No. 259.

Beginning at a point on Statutory Route No. 100, at or near
Henderson; thence extending in a general southeasterly direction to a point deleted text beginon Statutory
Route No. 123,
deleted text end at or near Le Sueur.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner of transportation
and the governing body of Le Sueur County to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route
No. 123 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under section 6, paragraph
(b).
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Conveyance to highest bidder in certain cases.

If the larger tract has been
platted into lots or divided into smaller tracts and the commissioner elects to proceed under
this subdivision, deleted text beginor ifdeleted text end the lands constituted an entire tract and the person from whom the
lands were acquired and the person's spouse are deceased, or deleted text beginifdeleted text end the offers as provided for
are not accepted and the amount of money not tendered within the time prescribed, the lands
may be sold and conveyed to thenew text begin owner of the land abutting upon the lands in the same
manner and under the same terms provided under subdivision 2, or the commissioner may
sell the lands to the
new text end highest responsible bidder upon three weeks' published notice of such
sale in a newspaper or other periodical of general circulation in the general area where the
lands are located. All bids may be rejected and new bids received upon like advertisement.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:


Subd. 6a.

Services of licensed real estate broker.

If the lands deleted text beginremain unsold after being
offered for sale to the highest bidder
deleted text endnew text begin are withdrawn from sale under subdivision 6bnew text end, the
commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find a buyer. The
sale price may be negotiated by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the
appraised market value as determined by the commissioner. The broker's fee must be
established by prior agreement between the commissioner and the broker, and must not
exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of $10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be
paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 6b. new text end

new text begin Unsold lands. new text end

new text begin If lands remain unsold after being offered for sale to the highest
bidder, the commissioner may offer the remaining lands to any person who agrees to pay
the minimum bid established for the public sale. The sale must continue until all eligible
lands have been sold or the commissioner withdraws the remaining lands from sale. The
lands to be sold must be listed on the department's Unsold Property Inventory list.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginCONVEYANCE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES; MCKINSTRY SURPLUS
LANDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may convey as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 161.44, land described in paragraph (b), including
any improvements on the lands, owned in fee by the state for trunk highway purposes, but
no longer needed, to the Minnesota Historical Society for historical purposes. The conveyance
must be without financial consideration. The lands conveyed must become a part of the
state's historic sites program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
new text end

new text begin (b) The lands that may be conveyed are specifically related to the properties of the
McKinstry Mounds and portions of the McKinstry Village site owned by the Department
of Transportation, located along Trunk Highway 11 in Koochiching County.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginLEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 123 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 54, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Le Sueur County to transfer jurisdiction of
Legislative Route No. 123 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under
paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginLEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 225 REMOVED.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes, section 161.115, subdivision 156, is repealed effective the day
after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the
commissioner and the governing body of Becker County to transfer jurisdiction of Legislative
Route No. 225 and after the commissioner notifies the revisor of statutes under paragraph
(b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from Minnesota
Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor electronically
or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 101 REMOVED; REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.115, subdivision 32, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: HF0859-1

161.115 ADDITIONAL TRUNK HIGHWAYS.

No active language found for: 161.115.32