1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain tax-forfeited lands in 
1.3 	St. Louis County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
1.7 	St. Louis County may sell tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining 
1.8 	landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less 
1.10 	than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
1.11 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.12 	(c) The lands to be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
1.13 	(1) PID No. 010-4390-01120;
1.14 	(2) PID No. 010-4390-01200;
1.15 	(3) PID No. 010-4400-00070;
1.16 	(4) PID No. 010-4400-00080;
1.17 	(5) PID No. 010-4400-00090;
1.18 	(6) PID No. 010-4400-00100;
1.19 	(7) PID No. 010-4400-00110;
1.20 	(8) PID No. 010-4400-00120;
1.21 	(9) PID No. 010-4400-00130;
1.22 	(10) PID No. 010-4400-00140;
1.23 	(11) PID No. 010-4400-00150;
1.24 	(12) PID No. 010-4400-00160;
2.1 	(13) PID No. 010-4400-00170;
2.2 	(14) PID No. 010-4400-00180;
2.3 	(15) PID No. 010-4400-00190;
2.4 	(16) PID No. 010-4400-00200;
2.5 	(17) PID No. 010-4400-00210;
2.6 	(18) PID No. 010-4400-00240;
2.7 	(19) PID No. 010-4400-00440;
2.8 	(20) PID No. 010-4400-00450;
2.9 	(21) PID No. 010-4400-00460;
2.10 	(22) PID No. 010-4400-00470;
2.11 	(23) PID No. 010-4400-00480;
2.12 	(24) PID No. 010-4400-00490;
2.13 	(25) PID No. 010-4400-00500;
2.14 	(26) PID No. 010-4400-00510;
2.15 	(27) PID No. 010-4400-00520;
2.16 	(28) PID No. 010-4400-00530;
2.17 	(29) PID No. 010-4400-00540;
2.18 	(30) PID No. 010-4400-00550;
2.19 	(31) PID No. 010-4400-00560;
2.20 	(32) PID No. 010-4400-00570;
2.21 	(33) PID No. 010-4400-00580;
2.22 	(34) PID No. 010-4400-00590;
2.23 	(35) PID No. 010-4400-00600; and
2.24 	(36) PID No. 010-4400-00610.
2.25 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e), the proceeds from the sale of land described 
2.26 	in paragraph (c) must be deposited by the county into an environmental trust fund as 
2.27 	provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended.
2.28 	(e) The costs of appraisals, abstracts, surveys, sale preparations, advertising, realtors, 
2.29 	and closing services may be withheld by the county board and not deposited into an 
2.30 	environmental trust fund.
2.31 	(f) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
2.32 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.