1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state lands; providing for the sale of 
  1.3             certain tax-forfeited lands in St. Louis, Koochiching, 
  1.4             and Fillmore counties. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  1.7   ON PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
  1.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  1.9   282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  1.10  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis county shall sell by 
  1.11  private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that 
  1.12  are described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) under the 
  1.13  remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  The 
  1.14  conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  
  1.15     (b) The land described in this paragraph must be sold by 
  1.16  private sale for $100, plus applicable deed taxes and recording 
  1.17  and other fees, only to Daniel L. and Shelby K. Karakas, husband 
  1.18  and wife.  The land to be conveyed is located in Greenwood 
  1.19  township and is described as follows: 
  1.20     That part of unplatted Government Lot 5 in section 1, 
  1.21     Township 62, Range 17 lying within the following lines:  
  1.22     (1) on the south by the southerly line of Government Lot 5, 
  1.23     (2) on the west by the easterly line of the westerly 25 
  1.24     feet of Lot 2, Breezy Point Third Addition extended 
  1.25     northerly to the shoreline, and (3) on the east by the 
  2.1      easterly line of Government Lot 5, being .07 acres more or 
  2.2      less. 
  2.3      The property is a small intervening strip of land between 
  2.4   Lake Vermilion and the Karakas' property.  It is not accessible 
  2.5   or usable for any other purpose than as part of other property.  
  2.6   The county assessor has determined that the Karakas' property 
  2.7   has been assessed, and the Karakas have paid taxes on the 
  2.8   property, as shoreland.  The St. Louis county auditor and 
  2.9   assessor have reviewed the proposed sale and have determined 
  2.10  that the purchase price is equitable and that this sale best 
  2.11  serves the land management interests of St. Louis county.  
  2.12     (c) The land described in this paragraph must be sold by 
  2.13  private sale for $50 plus applicable deed taxes and recording 
  2.14  fees only to Thomas A. and Nancy R. Ernst, husband and wife.  
  2.15  The land to be conveyed is located in Greenwood township and is 
  2.16  described as follows:  
  2.17     That part of unplatted Government Lot 5 in Section 1, 
  2.18     Township 62, Range 17 lying within the following lines:  
  2.19     (1) on the south by the southerly line of Government Lot 5, 
  2.20     (2) on the west by the westerly line of Lot 2, Breezy Point 
  2.21     Third Addition extended northerly to the shoreline, and (3) 
  2.22     on the east by the easterly line of the westerly 25 feet of 
  2.23     Lot 2, Breezy Point Third Addition extended northerly to 
  2.24     the shoreline, being .02 acres more or less. 
  2.25     The property is a small intervening strip of land between 
  2.26  Lake Vermilion and the Ernsts' property.  It is not accessible 
  2.27  or usable for any other purpose than as part of other property.  
  2.28  The county assessor has determined that the Ernsts' property has 
  2.29  been assessed, and the Ernsts' have paid taxes on the property, 
  2.30  as shoreland.  The St. Louis county auditor and assessor have 
  2.31  reviewed the proposed sale and have determined that the purchase 
  2.32  price is equitable and that this sale best serves the land 
  2.33  management interests of St. Louis county.  
  2.34     (d) The land described in this paragraph must be sold by 
  2.35  private sale for $4,569 plus applicable deed taxes and recording 
  2.36  fees only to Ed Steblay.  The land to be conveyed is described 
  3.1   as follows:  
  3.2      That part of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northwest 
  3.3      one-quarter of Section 5, Township 55 North, Range 14 West 
  3.4      of the 4th principal meridian, further described as 
  3.5      follows:  Beginning at the Northeast corner of said 
  3.6      Sixteenth Section which is a five-eighths inch iron rod, 
  3.7      thence Westerly on the North line a distance of 11.55 feet 
  3.8      to the highwater mark of Whiteface Reservoir, thence along 
  3.9      the highwater mark; azimuth=189 degrees, 36 minutes, 13 
  3.10     seconds a distance of 42.80 feet; thence azimuth=241 
  3.11     degrees, 00 minutes, 26 seconds a distance of 100.09 feet; 
  3.12     thence azimuth=264 degrees, 57 minutes, 17 seconds a 
  3.13     distance of 71.34 feet; thence azimuth=123 degrees, 53 
  3.14     minutes, 18 seconds a distance of 62.08 feet; thence 
  3.15     azimuth=157 degrees, 11 minutes, 24 seconds a distance of 
  3.16     50.37 feet; thence azimuth=103 degrees, 24 minutes, 42 
  3.17     seconds a distance of 56.77 feet; thence azimuth=63 
  3.18     degrees, 53 minutes, 21 seconds a distance of 59.80 feet to 
  3.19     a point on the East line of said Sixteenth Section; thence 
  3.20     Northerly on the East line a distance of 165.28 feet to the 
  3.21     point of beginning.  This parcel contains 0.36 acres more 
  3.22     or less.  
  3.23     This sale will resolve a problem arising from a resurvey.  
  3.24  The St. Louis county auditor and assessor have reviewed the 
  3.25  proposed sale and have determined that the purchase price is 
  3.26  equitable and that this sale best serves the land management 
  3.27  interests of St. Louis county. 
  3.28     Sec. 2.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON 
  3.29  PUBLIC WATERS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
  3.30     Subdivision 1.  [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding 
  3.31  Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
  3.32  St. Louis county may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering 
  3.33  public water that are described in subdivision 2, under the 
  3.34  remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
  3.35     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  3.36  attorney general. 
  4.1      (c) The county has determined that the county's land 
  4.2   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  4.3   returned to private ownership. 
  4.4      Subd. 2.  [DESCRIPTIONS.] The parcels of land that may be 
  4.5   conveyed are located in St. Louis county and, as set forth in 
  4.6   each of the following clauses, are legally described as 
  4.7   specified and are located on the water body named.  
  4.8      (1) Lots 88 and 89, Plat of Vermilion Dells, Sec. 11, Twp. 
  4.9   62, Rge. 16 W.  Located on Lake Vermilion; 
  4.10     (2) That part of Lot 90 lying within Sec. 2, Twp. 62, Rge. 
  4.11  16 W.  Located on Lake Vermilion; and 
  4.12     (3) That part of Lot 90 lying within Sec. 11, Twp. 62, Rge. 
  4.13  16 W.  Located on Lake Vermilion. 
  4.14     Sec. 3.  [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.] 
  4.15     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  4.16  282.018, subdivision 1, Koochiching county may sell for not less 
  4.17  than the appraised value the tax-forfeited land bordering public 
  4.18  water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining 
  4.19  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
  4.20     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  4.21  attorney general. 
  4.22     (c) The land that may be conveyed is three parcels. 
  4.23     Parcel number 1 is:  Plat of Forest Point - Lot 62. 
  4.24     Parcel number 2 is:  Two acres of Government Lot 2 
  4.25  described as follows: 
  4.26     Commencing at waters edge of Rainy River where 1/4 line on 
  4.27  West side of Lot 2 intersects said river, thence due South 40 
  4.28  rods alongside 1/4 line, thence due East 8 rods, thence due 
  4.29  North 40 rods, thence due West 8 rods to place of beginning.  
  4.30  Section 33, Township 160N, Range 26W. 
  4.31     Parcel number 3 is:  Plat of Mizpah - Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 
  4.32  17, and 18, Block 4. 
  4.33     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  4.34  management interests would best be served if the lands described 
  4.35  in paragraph (c) were returned to private ownership. 
  4.36     Sec. 4.  [FILLMORE COUNTY; SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND TO 
  5.1   THE CITY OF PRESTON.] 
  5.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  5.3   282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  5.4   Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Fillmore county may sell to the 
  5.5   city of Preston the tax-forfeited lands bordering the Root river 
  5.6   in the city of Preston that are described in paragraph (c), 
  5.7   under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  5.8   282. 
  5.9      (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  5.10  attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the 
  5.11  state of Minnesota if it is not used for recreational trail 
  5.12  purposes. 
  5.13     (c) The land that may be conveyed is legally described as 
  5.14  Lots 3 and 4, Block 3, John Kaercher's Addition, City of Preston.
  5.15     (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
  5.16  the city for recreational trail purposes. 
  5.17     Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  5.18     Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final 
  5.19  enactment.