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