1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of 
  1.3             certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water 
  1.4             in the city of Preston. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [FILLMORE COUNTY; SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND TO 
  1.7   THE CITY OF PRESTON.] 
  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, Fillmore county may convey for 
  1.11  no consideration to the city of Preston the tax-forfeited lands 
  1.12  bordering the Root river in the city of Preston that are 
  1.13  described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
  1.14  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
  1.15     (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  1.16  attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the 
  1.17  state of Minnesota if it is not used for recreational trail 
  1.18  purposes. 
  1.19     (c) The land that may be conveyed is legally described as 
  1.20  Lots 3 and 4, Block 3, John Kaercher's Addition, City of Preston.
  1.21     (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
  1.22  the city for recreational trail purposes.