1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance or 
  1.3             public sale of certain tax-forfeited and other public 
  1.4             lands in Anoka, Cass, Douglas, Hennepin, Houston, 
  1.5             Hubbard, Mower, Ramsey, Sherburne, and Steele counties.
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  1.8   PUBLIC WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  1.9      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  1.10  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  1.11  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  1.12  city of Coon Rapids the tax-forfeited land bordering public 
  1.13  water that is described in paragraph (c). 
  1.14     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  1.15  attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 
  1.16  if it is not used for park or open space purposes.  The 
  1.17  conveyance must provide that no landscape changes, stormwater 
  1.18  discharge, or watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology 
  1.19  and vegetative characteristics of the land are allowed beyond 
  1.20  those conditions that exist at the time of the conveyance in 
  1.21  order that the wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife 
  1.22  habitats are maintained in perpetuity. 
  1.23     (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Anoka 
  1.24  county and is described as follows: 
  1.25     City of Coon Rapids, (PIN No. 14-31-24-43-0025) that part 
  2.1   of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and that part 
  2.2   of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter in Section 14, 
  2.3   Township 31 North, Range 24 West, Anoka county, Minnesota, 
  2.4   described as follows:  Commencing at the northwest corner of 
  2.5   said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence due East 
  2.6   (assumed bearing) along the north line of said Southeast Quarter 
  2.7   of the Southwest Quarter, a distance of 680 feet; thence South 7 
  2.8   degrees 16 minutes East 720.7 feet to the actual point of 
  2.9   beginning of the tract of land to be described; thence South 87 
  2.10  degrees 06 minutes East to the centerline of Coon Creek; thence 
  2.11  northerly, westerly and northwesterly along the centerline of 
  2.12  said creek to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the 
  2.13  Southwest Quarter; thence East along said north line to the 
  2.14  southwesterly right-of-way line of United States Highway No. 10; 
  2.15  thence southeasterly along said highway right-of-way line to the 
  2.16  westerly railroad right-of-way line of Burlington Northern, 
  2.17  Inc.; thence southerly along said railroad right-of-way line to 
  2.18  the south line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
  2.19  Quarter; thence West along the south line of said Southwest 
  2.20  Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and along the south line of 
  2.21  said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to the southwest 
  2.22  corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
  2.23  thence North along the west line of said Southeast Quarter of 
  2.24  the Southwest Quarter to a point distant 900 feet South of the 
  2.25  initial point of commencement, as measured along the west line 
  2.26  of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence East 
  2.27  and parallel with the north line of said Southeast Quarter of 
  2.28  the Southwest Quarter to an intersection with a line drawn 
  2.29  southerly from the actual point of beginning and parallel with 
  2.30  the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
  2.31  Quarter, thence northerly to the actual point of beginning; 
  2.32  EXCEPT that part platted as Robinson's Preserve. 
  2.33     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  2.34  interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the 
  2.35  city of Coon Rapids to use for park or open space purposes. 
  2.36     Sec. 2.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  3.1   WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  3.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  3.3   282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  3.4   Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  3.5   city of St. Francis the tax-forfeited lands bordering public 
  3.6   water that are described in paragraph (c). 
  3.7      (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  3.8   attorney general and provide that the lands revert to the state 
  3.9   if they are not used for park or open space purposes.  The land 
  3.10  described in paragraph (c), clause (3), shall be used for open 
  3.11  space purposes only.  No landscape changes, stormwater 
  3.12  discharge, or watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology 
  3.13  and vegetative characteristics of the lands are allowed beyond 
  3.14  those conditions that exist at the time of the conveyances in 
  3.15  order that the wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife 
  3.16  habitats are maintained in perpetuity. 
  3.17     (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in Anoka 
  3.18  county and are described as follows: 
  3.19     (1) City of St. Francis, (PIN No. 05-33-24-13-0001) Lot 14, 
  3.20  Oak Grove River Lots; 
  3.21     (2) City of St. Francis, (PIN No. 05-33-24-13-0002) Lot 15, 
  3.22  Oak Grove River Lots; and 
  3.23     (3) City of St. Francis (PIN No. 32-34-24-31-0016) all that 
  3.24  part of Outlot 19, Village of St. Francis, lying westerly of the 
  3.25  westerly right-of-way line of Butterfield Drive; EXCEPT the 
  3.26  south 190.00 feet of the west 150.00 feet of said Outlot 19; 
  3.27  ALSO EXCEPT the north 100.00 feet of the south 300.00 feet of 
  3.28  the west 150.00 feet of said Outlot 19; ALSO EXCEPT all that 
  3.29  part of said Outlot 19 described as follows:  Commencing at the 
  3.30  northeast corner of Lot 6, Block 5, Village of St. Francis; 
  3.31  thence North along said westerly right-of-way line of 
  3.32  Butterfield Drive 749.74 feet, more or less, to the north line 
  3.33  of said Outlot 19; thence westerly along said north line 230.00 
  3.34  feet to the point of beginning; thence continue westerly along 
  3.35  said north line to the northeast corner of Outlot 18, Village of 
  3.36  St. Francis; thence South along the east line of said Outlot 18 
  4.1   to the southeast corner thereof; thence West along the south 
  4.2   line of said Outlot 18 a distance of 81.00 feet; thence South at 
  4.3   right angles 284.74 feet; thence East at right angles 341.00 
  4.4   feet, more or less, to a point 230.00 feet west of said westerly 
  4.5   right-of-way line of Butterfield Drive, as measured along said 
  4.6   north line of Outlot 19; thence North to the actual point of 
  4.7   beginning; ALSO EXCEPT all that part of said Outlot 19 described 
  4.8   as follows:  Beginning at the northeast corner of said Lot 6, 
  4.9   Block 5, Village of St. Francis; thence North along said 
  4.10  westerly right-of-way line of Butterfield Drive 749.74 feet, 
  4.11  more or less, to said north line of Outlot 19; thence westerly 
  4.12  along said north line 230.00 feet; thence southerly parallel 
  4.13  with said westerly right-of-way line 749.74 feet, more or less, 
  4.14  to the south line of said Outlot 19; thence easterly 230.00 
  4.15  feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. 
  4.16     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  4.17  interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the 
  4.18  city of St. Francis to use for park or open space purposes 
  4.19  according to paragraph (b). 
  4.20     Sec. 3.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  4.21  WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  4.22     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  4.23  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  4.24  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  4.25  city of Ramsey the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 
  4.26  that is described in paragraph (c). 
  4.27     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  4.28  attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the 
  4.29  state if it is not used for open space purposes.  The conveyance 
  4.30  must provide that no landscape changes, stormwater discharge, or 
  4.31  watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology and vegetative 
  4.32  characteristics of the land are allowed beyond those conditions 
  4.33  that exist at the time of the conveyance in order that the 
  4.34  wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife habitats are 
  4.35  maintained in perpetuity. 
  4.36     (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Anoka 
  5.1   county and is described as follows: 
  5.2      City of Ramsey, (PIN No. 26-32-25-42-0017) Outlot B, 
  5.3   Chestnut Hill. 
  5.4      (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  5.5   interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the 
  5.6   city of Ramsey to use for open space purposes. 
  5.7      Sec. 4.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  5.8   WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  5.9      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  5.10  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  5.11  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  5.12  town of Columbus the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water 
  5.13  that are described in paragraph (c). 
  5.14     (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  5.15  attorney general and must provide that the lands revert to the 
  5.16  state if they are not used for open space purposes.  The 
  5.17  conveyances must provide that no landscape changes, stormwater 
  5.18  discharge, or watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology 
  5.19  and vegetative characteristics of the lands are allowed beyond 
  5.20  those conditions that exist at the time of the conveyances in 
  5.21  order that the wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife 
  5.22  habitats are maintained in perpetuity. 
  5.23     (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in Anoka 
  5.24  county and are described as follows: 
  5.25     (1) Township of Columbus, (PIN No. 30-33-22-42-0007) Lot 
  5.26  31, Breezy Shore; and 
  5.27     (2) Township of Columbus, (PIN No. 30-33-22-42-0008) Lot 
  5.28  32, Breezy Shore. 
  5.29     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  5.30  interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the 
  5.31  town of Columbus to use for open space purposes. 
  5.32     Sec. 5.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  5.33  WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  5.34     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
  5.35  103F.535, and 282.018, and the public sale provisions of 
  5.36  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  6.1   city of Lino Lakes or the commissioner of natural resources the 
  6.2   tax-forfeited land bordering public water or natural wetlands 
  6.3   that is described in paragraph (c). 
  6.4      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  6.5   attorney general.  If the land is conveyed to the city of Lino 
  6.6   Lakes, the conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the 
  6.7   state if it is not used for open space purposes. 
  6.8      (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Anoka 
  6.9   county and is described as follows:  
  6.10     City of Lino Lakes, (PIN No. 11-31-22-34-0007) all that 
  6.11  part of Lot 6, Auditors Subdivision Number 55, Revised, lying 
  6.12  westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of Peltier Lake Drive 
  6.13  and lying southerly of the following described line:  Beginning 
  6.14  at the northeast corner of said Lot 6; thence West along the 
  6.15  north line of said Lot 6 a distance of 93.50 feet; thence South 
  6.16  05 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds West along said westerly 
  6.17  right-of-way line of Peltier Lake Drive 300.00 feet; thence West 
  6.18  parallel with said north line of Lot 6 a distance of 86.68 feet 
  6.19  to the easterly line of land held by the St. Paul Water 
  6.20  Department; thence South 06 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds East 
  6.21  along said easterly line 35.03 feet to the point of beginning of 
  6.22  the line to be described; thence East parallel with said north 
  6.23  line of Lot 6 a distance of 79.31 feet to said westerly 
  6.24  right-of-way line of Peltier Lake Drive and there terminating. 
  6.25     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  6.26  interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the 
  6.27  city of Lino Lakes or the commissioner of natural resources for 
  6.28  open space purposes. 
  6.29     Sec. 6.  [CONVEYANCE OR SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
  6.30  BORDERING PUBLIC WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  6.31     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
  6.32  103F.535, and 282.018, and the public sale provisions of 
  6.33  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  6.34  city of Fridley the tax-forfeited land bordering public water or 
  6.35  natural wetlands that is described in paragraph (c) or may sell 
  6.36  the land to adjoining landowners under the remaining provisions 
  7.1   of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
  7.2      (b) The conveyance or sale must be in a form approved by 
  7.3   the attorney general.  If the land is conveyed to the city of 
  7.4   Fridley, the conveyance must provide that the land reverts to 
  7.5   the state if it is not used for open space purposes.  If the 
  7.6   land is sold to adjoining landowners, a conservation easement in 
  7.7   a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources must 
  7.8   be reserved to the state. 
  7.9      (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Anoka 
  7.10  county and is described as follows:  
  7.11     City of Fridley, (PIN No. 15-30-24-11-0034) Tract D, 
  7.12  Registered Land Survey No. 51. 
  7.13     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  7.14  interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the 
  7.15  city of Fridley to use for open space purposes or returned to 
  7.16  private ownership. 
  7.17     Sec. 7.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  7.18  WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  7.19     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
  7.20  103F.535, and 282.018, and the public sale provisions of 
  7.21  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey to the 
  7.22  town of Linwood the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water 
  7.23  or natural wetlands that are described in paragraph (c).  
  7.24     (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  7.25  attorney general and must provide that the lands revert to the 
  7.26  state if they are not used for open space purposes.  
  7.27     (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in Anoka 
  7.28  county and are described as follows:  
  7.29     (1) Township of Linwood, (PIN No. 26-34-22-23-0021) Lot 1, 
  7.30  Block 2, Paradise Point Unit 4; and 
  7.31     (2) Township of Linwood (PIN No. 26-34-22-23-0042) Lot 6, 
  7.32  Block 4, Paradise Point Unit 4. 
  7.33     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  7.34  interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the 
  7.35  town of Linwood to use for open space purposes. 
  7.36     Sec. 8.  [CONVEYANCE OR SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
  8.1   BORDERING PUBLIC WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  8.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
  8.3   103F.535, and 282.018, and the public sale provisions of 
  8.4   Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Anoka county may convey the 
  8.5   tax-forfeited land bordering public water or natural wetlands 
  8.6   that is described in paragraph (c) to a political subdivision, 
  8.7   including the commissioner of natural resources. 
  8.8      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  8.9   attorney general.  If the land is conveyed to a political 
  8.10  subdivision other than the commissioner of natural resources, 
  8.11  the conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state 
  8.12  if it is not used for open space purposes.  The conveyance must 
  8.13  provide that no changes may be made to the landscape that would 
  8.14  alter the hydrology and vegetative characteristics of the land 
  8.15  from those conditions existing at the time of conveyance in 
  8.16  order to maintain the upland and woodland characteristics of the 
  8.17  land and the resulting wildlife habitats in perpetuity.  If the 
  8.18  land is conveyed to a political subdivision other than the 
  8.19  commissioner of natural resources, a conservation easement in a 
  8.20  form prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources must be 
  8.21  reserved to the state. 
  8.22     (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Anoka 
  8.23  county and is described as follows: 
  8.24     City of Oak Grove, (PIN No. 08-33-24-24-0001) an island 
  8.25  lying in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
  8.26  Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 24 West, said island being 
  8.27  located in the Rum river. 
  8.28     (d) The county has determined that its land management 
  8.29  interests would best be served if the lands were retained in 
  8.30  public ownership and conveyed to a political subdivision to use 
  8.31  for open space purposes. 
  8.32     Sec. 9.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  8.33  WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.] 
  8.34     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  8.35  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  8.36  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner of revenue 
  9.1   shall convey the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
  9.2   is described in paragraph (c) to Anoka county. 
  9.3      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  9.4   attorney general.  Anoka county shall use the land for highway 
  9.5   ponding, public access to Round lake, and wildlife habitat. 
  9.6      (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Anoka county and 
  9.7   is described as follows: 
  9.8      City of Andover (PIN No. 29-32-24-42-0055), Outlot A, 
  9.9   Brandon's Lakeview Estates, according to the plat on file in the 
  9.10  office of the Anoka county recorder.  
  9.11     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  9.12  management interests would best be served if the land was 
  9.13  conveyed to the county for the purposes described in paragraph 
  9.14  (b). 
  9.15     Sec. 10.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  9.16  PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY.] 
  9.17     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  9.18  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  9.19  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Cass county may sell by private 
  9.20  sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are 
  9.21  described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
  9.22  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
  9.23     (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
  9.24  attorney general. 
  9.25     (c) The lands to be conveyed are located in Cass county and 
  9.26  are described as: 
  9.27     the West Quarter of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter 
  9.28     of the Southeast Quarter, section 35, Township 141 North, 
  9.29     Range 28 West. 
  9.30     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  9.31  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  9.32  returned to private ownership. 
  9.33     Sec. 11.  [EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
  9.34  WATERS; CASS COUNTY.] 
  9.35     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
  9.36  94.342, subdivision 3, 282.018, subdivision 1, or other law to 
 10.1   the contrary, Cass county may exchange land bordering public 
 10.2   water that is described in paragraph (c) under the provisions of 
 10.3   Minnesota Statutes, section 94.344. 
 10.4      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 10.5   attorney general. 
 10.6      (c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Cass 
 10.7   county and is described as: 
 10.8      That part of Government Lot 1, Section 5, Township 140 
 10.9      North, Range 28 West, Cass county, Minnesota, described as 
 10.10     follows: 
 10.11     Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 22, Block 1, 
 10.12     BROADWATER ESTATES, according to the record plat thereof, 
 10.13     on file in the office of the Cass county recorder; thence 
 10.14     South 1 degree 53 minutes 19 seconds East, bearing 
 10.15     assigned, on the west lines of said Lot 22, also being the 
 10.16     east line of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 86.46 
 10.17     feet; thence South 88 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds West 
 10.18     151 feet, more or less, to intersect the shore of Woman 
 10.19     Lake; thence northeasterly on said shore to intersect the 
 10.20     east line of said Government Lot 1; thence South 1 degree 
 10.21     53 minutes 19 seconds East 255 feet, more or less, to the 
 10.22     point of beginning and there terminate. 
 10.23     Subject to reservations, restrictions, and easements of 
 10.24     record. 
 10.25     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 10.26  management interests would best be served if the land was 
 10.27  exchanged for a private parcel. 
 10.28     Sec. 12.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 10.29  PUBLIC WATER; DOUGLAS COUNTY.] 
 10.30     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 10.31  282.018, subdivision 1, Douglas county may sell the 
 10.32  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 10.33  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 10.34  Statutes, chapter 282. 
 10.35     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 10.36  general for consideration not less than the appraised value as 
 11.1   determined by the Douglas county board. 
 11.2      (c) The land to be sold is located in Douglas county and is 
 11.3   described as: 
 11.4      Lot 43, Block 1, Christinas Moon Lake Heights, Section 28, 
 11.5      Township 129 North, Range 39 West. 
 11.6      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 11.7   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 11.8   returned to private ownership. 
 11.9      Sec. 13.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON 
 11.10  PUBLIC WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
 11.11     Subdivision 1.  [AUTHORIZATION.] Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 11.12  Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
 11.13  and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 11.14  282, Hennepin county may convey to the city of Eden Prairie, for 
 11.15  no consideration, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 
 11.16  or natural wetlands that is described in subdivision 3. 
 11.17     Subd. 2.  [FORM.] (a) The conveyance must be in a form 
 11.18  approved by the attorney general and provide that the property 
 11.19  reverts to the state if: 
 11.20     (1) the city of Eden Prairie stops using the property for 
 11.21  park and open space purposes; or 
 11.22     (2) paragraph (b) or (c) is violated or not completed. 
 11.23     (b) The conveyance is subject to a conservation easement in 
 11.24  favor of and approved by the Minnesota Land Trust.  The 
 11.25  conservation easement shall be subject to a trail easement along 
 11.26  the northerly 14 feet of said property for pedestrians and 
 11.27  bicycles only. 
 11.28     (c) The conveyance is subject to a wetland replacement plan 
 11.29  for construction of approximately three acres of wetland, 
 11.30  approved under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.2242, and 
 11.31  Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420. 
 11.32     (d) If the property reverts to the state, any duly recorded 
 11.33  conservation easement conveyed to the Minnesota Land Trust shall 
 11.34  remain in full force and effect. 
 11.35     Subd. 3.  [DESCRIPTION.] The land to be conveyed is located 
 11.36  in Hennepin county, designated as PIN No. 09-116-22-12-0066, and 
 12.1   described as:  
 12.2      Outlot A, Glenshire Addition, embraced within the West Half 
 12.3      of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 116 North, 
 12.4      Range 22 West, according to the plat on file in the office 
 12.5      of the Hennepin county recorder. 
 12.6      Sec. 14.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 12.7   PUBLIC WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
 12.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 12.9   282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 12.10  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin county may convey to 
 12.11  the city of Brooklyn Park for no consideration the tax-forfeited 
 12.12  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). 
 12.13     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 12.14  attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 
 12.15  if the city of Brooklyn Park stops using the land for the public 
 12.16  purpose described in paragraph (d). 
 12.17     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin county 
 12.18  and is described as: 
 12.19     Tract D, Registered Land Survey No. 0293 (PID 
 12.20     28-119-21-22-0087) 
 12.21     (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
 12.22  the city of Brooklyn Park for open space or park purposes. 
 12.23     Sec. 15.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HOUSTON 
 12.24  COUNTY.] 
 12.25     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 89.01, 
 12.26  94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell 
 12.27  by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
 12.28  (c). 
 12.29     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 12.30  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 12.31  value of the land.  The conveyance shall reserve to the state an 
 12.32  access easement to ensure access for state forest management. 
 12.33     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Houston county 
 12.34  and is described as: 
 12.35     That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
 12.36     of Section 18, Township 104 North, Range 7 West, Houston 
 13.1      county, Minnesota, as described as follows: 
 13.2      Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast 
 13.3      Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence on an assumed 
 13.4      bearing of West along the south line of said Southeast 
 13.5      Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 555.0 feet to a 3/4 inch 
 13.6      by 24 inch rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN DNR SURVEY 
 13.7      MARKER" (DNR MON) and the point of beginning; thence 
 13.8      continuing West along the south line of said Southeast 
 13.9      Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 279.99 feet to Point "A"; 
 13.10     thence continuing West along the south line of said 
 13.11     Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 113.01 feet; 
 13.12     thence North 82.50 feet; thence East 126.54 feet to Point 
 13.13     "B"; thence continuing East 137.46 feet; thence North 82.50 
 13.14     feet; thence West 162.50 feet to Point "C"; thence 
 13.15     continuing West 101.50 feet; thence North 34.71 feet to a 
 13.16     DNR MON; thence East 90.97 feet to Point "D"; thence 
 13.17     continuing East 302.03 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 
 13.18     199.71 feet to the point of beginning; containing 1.30 
 13.19     acres. 
 13.20     (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 13.21  longer needed for any natural resource purpose, other than 
 13.22  access to be provided by easement, and that the state's land 
 13.23  management interests would best be served if the land was 
 13.24  returned to private ownership to correct an inadvertent trespass.
 13.25     Sec. 16.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 13.26  PUBLIC WATER; HUBBARD COUNTY.] 
 13.27     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 13.28  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 13.29  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hubbard county may sell by 
 13.30  private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
 13.31  is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
 13.32  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
 13.33     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 13.34  attorney general for the appraised value as determined by the 
 13.35  Hubbard county board of commissioners.  
 13.36     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hubbard county, 
 14.1   consists of about two acres, and is described as:  the North 66 
 14.2   feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
 14.3   section 17, Township 144 North, Range 34 West.  Subject to 
 14.4   easements, restrictions, and reservation of record, if any. 
 14.5      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 14.6   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 14.7   returned to private ownership. 
 14.8      Sec. 17.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 14.9   PUBLIC WATER; HUBBARD COUNTY.] 
 14.10     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 14.11  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 14.12  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hubbard county may sell by 
 14.13  private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
 14.14  is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
 14.15  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
 14.16     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 14.17  general. 
 14.18     (c) The land to be sold is located in Hubbard county, 
 14.19  consists of about 0.65 acres, and is described as: 
 14.20     That part of Government Lot 4, Section 15, Township 141 
 14.21     North, Range 33 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, 
 14.22     Hubbard county, Minnesota described as follows:  Commencing 
 14.23     at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence on 
 14.24     a record bearing of North 87 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds 
 14.25     West along the south line of said Government Lot 4 a 
 14.26     distance of 530.51 feet to the westerly right-of-way line 
 14.27     of Hubbard county road No. 2 and the POINT OF BEGINNING of 
 14.28     the parcel of land to be described; thence North 26 degrees 
 14.29     36 minutes 27 seconds West along said right-of-way line 
 14.30     125.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds 
 14.31     West 200.00 feet; thence South 28 degrees 56 minutes 56 
 14.32     seconds West 122.30 feet to the south line of said 
 14.33     Government Lot 4; thence South 87 degrees 38 minutes 33 
 14.34     seconds East along said south line 315.28 feet to the POINT 
 14.35     OF BEGINNING.  Subject to easements, restrictions and 
 14.36     reservations of record, if any.  
 15.1      (d) The sale corrects a trespass and the county has 
 15.2   determined that the county's land management interests would 
 15.3   best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. 
 15.4      Sec. 18.  [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; MOWER COUNTY.] 
 15.5      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 15.6   282.018, subdivision 1, Mower county may sell the tax-forfeited 
 15.7   land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
 15.8   under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 15.9   282. 
 15.10     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 15.11  general. 
 15.12     (c) The land to be sold is located in Mower county and is 
 15.13  described as: 
 15.14     The following portion of the South Half of the Northwest 
 15.15     Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of 
 15.16     Section 33, Township 101 North, Range 18 West:  Beginning 
 15.17     at a point 703.9 feet East of a point on the West Section 
 15.18     line 1729 feet North of the Southwest corner of said 
 15.19     Section 33; thence due East 1216 feet to the center of the 
 15.20     Cedar river; thence North 30 degrees 52 minutes West along 
 15.21     the centerline of said river 534 feet; thence North 35 
 15.22     degrees 50 minutes West along said centerline 272 feet; 
 15.23     thence North 51 degrees 20 minutes West along said 
 15.24     centerline 357 feet; thence North 12 degrees 26 minutes 
 15.25     East along said centerline 359 feet to a point 605 feet due 
 15.26     East of a point 1264.9 feet North of the place of 
 15.27     beginning; thence 605 feet due West to said point 1264.9 
 15.28     feet North of the place of beginning; thence 1264.9 feet 
 15.29     South to the place of beginning, containing 25 acres.  Also 
 15.30     an easement for cartway purposes for ingress to and egress 
 15.31     from the above-described 25 acre tract, upon a strip of 
 15.32     land 33 feet North and South, the north line of which 
 15.33     borders upon the south line of the land conveyed to the 
 15.34     Woodbury cemetery association of Lyle, Mower county, 
 15.35     Minnesota, by the deed recorded in Book 14 of Deeds, page 
 15.36     488, in the office of the register of deeds of said county, 
 16.1      and which extends from the highway along the west line of 
 16.2      said section, eastward to the said 25-acre tract. 
 16.3      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 16.4   management interests would best be served if the land was 
 16.5   returned to private ownership. 
 16.6      Sec. 19.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; RAMSEY 
 16.7   COUNTY.] 
 16.8      (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 16.9   Statutes, chapter 282, Ramsey county may convey to the city of 
 16.10  New Brighton for no consideration the tax-forfeited land that is 
 16.11  described in paragraph (c). 
 16.12     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 16.13  attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 
 16.14  if the city of New Brighton stops using the land for the public 
 16.15  purpose described in paragraph (d). 
 16.16     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Ramsey county, 
 16.17  consists of about 0.48 acres, and is described as that part 
 16.18  lying southerly of Long Lake Road of Lots 2 through 6, together 
 16.19  with all of Lot 7, Block 1.  West End Addition to Minneapolis 
 16.20  Stock Yards.  The street address for the property is 1760 Long 
 16.21  Lake Road. 
 16.22     (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
 16.23  the city of New Brighton for long-term stormwater retention 
 16.24  purposes. 
 16.25     Sec. 20.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 16.26  PUBLIC WATER; SHERBURNE COUNTY.] 
 16.27     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 16.28  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
 16.29  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner of revenue may 
 16.30  convey to the county of Sherburne for no consideration the 
 16.31  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 16.32  paragraph (c). 
 16.33     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 16.34  attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 
 16.35  if the county of Sherburne stops using the land for the public 
 16.36  purpose described in paragraph (d).  The conveyance shall 
 17.1   reserve to the state all mineral rights in the property. 
 17.2      (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Sherburne county 
 17.3   and is described as:  
 17.4      All that part of Government Lot 3 lying between county 
 17.5      state-aid highway Number 1 and Elk Lake, excepting 
 17.6      therefrom the North 150 feet as measured along the 
 17.7      centerline of county state-aid highway Number 1, located in 
 17.8      Section 36, Township 35 North, Range 27 West, Blue Hill 
 17.9      Township, Sherburne county, Minnesota.  Further that this 
 17.10     parcel is also part of Parcel Number 12, Sherburne county 
 17.11     highway right-of-way plat number 9, as recorded with the 
 17.12     Sherburne county recorder's office. 
 17.13     (d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a 
 17.14  road right-of-way. 
 17.15     Sec. 21.  [LAND CONVEYANCES IN STEELE COUNTY.] 
 17.16     (a) Notwithstanding Laws 1987, chapter 146, section 1, the 
 17.17  city of Owatonna shall quitclaim and convey to the state for no 
 17.18  consideration the land described as: 
 17.19     All that part of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 17, T 
 17.20  107 N, R 20 W, Steele county, Minnesota, described by: 
 17.21  Commencing at the southeast corner of said NE1/4; thence S 88 
 17.22  degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds W, assumed bearing, 347.08 feet 
 17.23  along the south line of said NE1/4 to the True Point of 
 17.24  Beginning; thence S 88 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds W 210.00 
 17.25  feet along the south line of said NE1/4; thence N 1 degree 28 
 17.26  minutes 17 seconds W 110.00 feet; thence N 88 degrees 31 minutes 
 17.27  43 seconds E 118.58 feet; thence S 41 degrees 12 minutes 00 
 17.28  seconds E 143.03 feet to said True Point of Beginning. 
 17.29     Containing 0.415 acre, more or less. 
 17.30     Subject to easements and restrictions of record, if any. 
 17.31     (b) The private owner of the land described in this 
 17.32  paragraph shall quitclaim and convey to the state for no 
 17.33  consideration the land described as: 
 17.34     Outlot A and Outlot B, Ogle Addition. 
 17.35     (c) After the conveyances described in paragraphs (a) and 
 17.36  (b), the commissioner of administration shall quitclaim and 
 18.1   convey to the city of Owatonna for no consideration the land 
 18.2   described in paragraph (b).  The land reverts to the state if 
 18.3   the land is not used for park purposes and the state pays the 
 18.4   city of Owatonna for the appraised value of improvements. 
 18.5      (d) After the conveyances described in paragraphs (a) and 
 18.6   (b), the commissioner of administration shall quitclaim and 
 18.7   convey to the private owner described in paragraph (b) for no 
 18.8   consideration the land described in paragraph (a). 
 18.9      (e) The land conveyances described in this section shall be 
 18.10  in a form approved by the attorney general. 
 18.11     (f) The land conveyances described in this section are to 
 18.12  correct an inadvertent trespass on land conveyed by the state to 
 18.13  the city of Owatonna under Laws 1987, chapter 146, section 1. 
 18.14     Sec. 22.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 18.15     This act is effective the day following final enactment.