1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; providing for 
  1.3             acquisitions of stream easements; providing for 
  1.4             maintenance of leased property; permitting aquatic 
  1.5             plant grants; making certain state park permit 
  1.6             exemptions; providing for federal law compliance; 
  1.7             modifying certain appropriations; providing for the 
  1.8             Cuyuna Lakes Trail; restricting the taking of fish in 
  1.9             certain private fish hatcheries on aquatic farms; 
  1.10            authorizing sale, conveyance, or exchange of certain 
  1.11            tax-forfeited and surplus lands; allowing certain 
  1.12            zoning nonconformities in the Lower Saint Croix 
  1.13            National Scenic Riverway; deleting and adding areas to 
  1.14            certain state parks; allowing certain snowmobile trail 
  1.15            grants to be used for reimbursement of snowmobile 
  1.16            trail grooming equipment; appropriating money; 
  1.17            amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.0272; 
  1.18            84.153; 84.975, by adding a subdivision; 85.015, by 
  1.19            adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.20            97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 97C.025; 282.018, 
  1.21            subdivision 1; 394.36, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.22            462.357, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2001, First 
  1.23            Special Session chapter 2, section 5, subdivisions 2, 
  1.24            5, 6, 7, 8, 11; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.25            Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A. 
  1.26  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.27     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.0272, is 
  1.28  amended to read: 
  1.29     84.0272 [PROCEDURE IN ACQUIRING LANDS.] 
  1.30     Subdivision 1.  [ACQUISITION PROCEDURE.] When the 
  1.31  commissioner of natural resources is authorized to acquire lands 
  1.32  or interests in lands the procedure set forth in this section 
  1.33  shall apply.  The commissioner of natural resources shall first 
  1.34  prepare a fact sheet showing the lands to be acquired, the legal 
  1.35  authority for their acquisition, and the qualities of the land 
  2.1   that make it a desirable acquisition.  The commissioner of 
  2.2   natural resources shall cause the lands to be appraised.  An 
  2.3   appraiser shall before entering upon the duties of office take 
  2.4   and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge 
  2.5   the duties as appraiser according to the best of the appraiser's 
  2.6   ability and that the appraiser is not interested directly or 
  2.7   indirectly in any of the lands to be appraised or the timber or 
  2.8   improvements thereon or in the sale thereof and has entered into 
  2.9   no agreement or combination to purchase the same or any part 
  2.10  thereof, which oath shall be attached to the report of the 
  2.11  appraisal.  The commissioner of natural resources may pay less 
  2.12  than the appraised value, but shall not agree to pay more than 
  2.13  ten percent above the appraised value, except that if the 
  2.14  commissioner pays less than the appraised value for a parcel of 
  2.15  land, the difference between the purchase price and the 
  2.16  appraised value may be used to apply to purchases at more than 
  2.17  the appraised value.  The sum of accumulated differences between 
  2.18  appraised amounts and purchases for more than the appraised 
  2.19  amount may not exceed the sum of accumulated differences between 
  2.20  appraised amounts and purchases for less than the appraised 
  2.21  amount.  New appraisals may be made at the discretion of the 
  2.22  commissioner of natural resources. 
  2.23     Subd. 2.  [STREAM EASEMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding 
  2.24  subdivision 1, the commissioner may acquire permanent stream 
  2.25  easements for angler access, fish management, and habitat work 
  2.26  for a one-time payment based on a value attributed to both the 
  2.27  stream and the easement corridor.  The payment shall equal: 
  2.28     (1) the per linear foot of stream within the easement 
  2.29  corridor times $5; plus 
  2.30     (2) the easement corridor acres times the estimated market 
  2.31  value. 
  2.32     (b) The estimated market value is equal to: 
  2.33     (1) the total farm market value plus the timberlands value; 
  2.34  divided by 
  2.35     (2) the acres of deeded farmland plus the acres of timber. 
  2.36     (c) The total farm market value, timberlands value, acres 
  3.1   of deeded farmland, and acres of timber are determined from data 
  3.2   collected by the department of revenue during its annual spring 
  3.3   mini abstract survey.  The commissioner must use the most recent 
  3.4   available data for the city or township within which the 
  3.5   easement corridor is located. 
  3.6      (d) The commissioner shall periodically review the easement 
  3.7   payment rates under this subdivision to determine whether the 
  3.8   stream easement payments reflect current shoreland market 
  3.9   values.  If the commissioner determines that the easements do 
  3.10  not reflect current shoreland market values, the commissioner 
  3.11  shall report to the senate and house of representatives natural 
  3.12  resources policy committees with recommendations for changes to 
  3.13  this subdivision that are necessary for the stream easement 
  3.14  payment rates to reflect current shoreland market values.  The 
  3.15  recommendations may include an adjustment to the dollar amount 
  3.16  in paragraph (a), clause (1). 
  3.17     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.153, is 
  3.18  amended to read: 
  3.19     84.153 [PROPERTY; LEASING, RENTING.] 
  3.20     (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized at public or 
  3.21  private vendue and at such prices and under such terms and 
  3.22  conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, to lease any 
  3.23  buildings or lands not now authorized to be leased, acquired in 
  3.24  the name of the state of Minnesota by any of the several 
  3.25  divisions of the department which are not presently needed for 
  3.26  the uses and purposes of any of the divisions of the 
  3.27  department.  The purposes for which such leases may be executed 
  3.28  shall be in the furtherance of the interests of conservation and 
  3.29  such uses shall not result in any permanent injury to the land.  
  3.30  No such lease shall be made for a term to exceed two years and 
  3.31  shall contain a provision for cancellation at any time by the 
  3.32  commissioner upon three months written notice.  All money 
  3.33  received from these leases shall be credited to the fund from 
  3.34  which the property was acquired, except an amount equal to the 
  3.35  cost of maintenance of the leased property shall be credited to 
  3.36  the fund charged with the cost of maintenance.  Money credited 
  4.1   for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the 
  4.2   commissioner for that purpose.  
  4.3      (b) The commissioner is hereby authorized to rent or lease 
  4.4   to employees of the various divisions of the department such 
  4.5   cabins, buildings, or living quarters as are now or may 
  4.6   hereafter be constructed upon state-owned lands under the 
  4.7   control of the several divisions of the department, when this 
  4.8   occupancy is found to be necessary or beneficial to the work of 
  4.9   the department.  These leases or rental agreements shall be upon 
  4.10  a month to month basis and provide for surrender by the lessee 
  4.11  upon demand at any time the lessee's services with the state may 
  4.12  be terminated, without the necessity of any written notice.  All 
  4.13  receipts from rents shall be paid in to the state treasurer and 
  4.14  credited to the fund charged with the cost of maintenance of 
  4.15  such buildings and are hereby appropriated for such use.  
  4.16     (c) All instruments and transactions so negotiated shall be 
  4.17  approved as to form, validity, and execution by the attorney 
  4.18  general.  
  4.19     (d) Hunting of wild game is prohibited on any land which 
  4.20  has been posted by the lessee to prohibit hunting.  Such 
  4.21  prohibition shall apply to all persons including the lessee.  
  4.22     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.975, is 
  4.23  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  4.24     Subd. 4.  [AQUATIC PLANT GRANTS.] The commissioner may make 
  4.25  grants for aquatic plant restoration projects, research, and 
  4.26  propagation. 
  4.27     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.015, is 
  4.28  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  4.29     Subd. 24.  [CUYUNA LAKES TRAIL, CROW WING AND AITKIN 
  4.30  COUNTIES.] The trail shall provide for separate alignments 
  4.31  insofar as practical, one paved and one unpaved, to maximize use 
  4.32  and to minimize user conflicts and maintenance costs.  The trail 
  4.33  alignments shall originate in Crow Wing county at the Paul 
  4.34  Bunyan trail in the city of Baxter and shall extend in an 
  4.35  east-northeasterly direction to the city of Riverton, Crow Wing 
  4.36  county, where they shall connect to the Sagamore Mine segment of 
  5.1   the Cuyuna Country state recreation area.  The trail alignments 
  5.2   shall then continue in a northeasterly direction, generally 
  5.3   along and using former railroad rights-of-way insofar as 
  5.4   practical, to connect with the main body of the Cuyuna Country 
  5.5   state recreation area, the communities of Ironton and Crosby in 
  5.6   Crow Wing county, and the Croft Mine historical park.  The trail 
  5.7   alignments shall then continue in an east-northeasterly 
  5.8   direction, generally along and using former railroad 
  5.9   rights-of-way insofar as practical, to the city of Cuyuna in 
  5.10  Crow Wing county, and then continue east to the city of Aitkin, 
  5.11  Aitkin county, and there terminate. 
  5.12     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.054, is 
  5.13  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.14     Subd. 9.  [LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK.] A state park permit is 
  5.15  not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle 
  5.16  entry to, use of roads to, or parking at the department of 
  5.17  natural resources regional headquarters portion of Lake Bemidji 
  5.18  state park. 
  5.19     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, is 
  5.20  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.21     Subd. 2a.  [FEDERAL AID DISPOSITION.] (a) Federal aid 
  5.22  reimbursements under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration 
  5.23  Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, shall 
  5.24  be deposited in the game and fish fund. 
  5.25     (b) Federal aid reimbursements under the Federal Aid in 
  5.26  Fish Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 
  5.27  to 777k, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund. 
  5.28     Sec. 7.  [97A.057] [FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTION ON 
  5.29  LICENSE REVENUE.] 
  5.30     Subdivision 1.  [COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.] The 
  5.31  commissioner shall take any action necessary to comply with the 
  5.32  Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code, 
  5.33  title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish 
  5.34  Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to 
  5.35  777k. 
  5.36     Subd. 2.  [RESTRICTION ON LICENSE REVENUE.] Money accruing 
  6.1   to the state from fees charged for hunting and angling licenses 
  6.2   shall not be used for any purpose other than game and fish 
  6.3   activities and related activities under the administration of 
  6.4   the commissioner. 
  6.5      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.025, is 
  6.6   amended to read: 
  6.7      97C.025 [FISHING AND MOTORBOATS PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN 
  6.8   AREAS.] 
  6.9      (a) The commissioner may prohibit fishing or restrict the 
  6.10  taking of fish or the operation of motorboats by posting waters 
  6.11  that: 
  6.12     (1) are designated as spawning beds or fish preserves; or 
  6.13     (2) are being used by the commissioner for fisheries 
  6.14  research or management activities; or 
  6.15     (3) are licensed by the commissioner as a private fish 
  6.16  hatchery or aquatic farm under section 97C.211, subdivision 1, 
  6.17  or 17.4984, subdivision 1. 
  6.18  An area may be posted under this paragraph if necessary to 
  6.19  prevent excessive depletion of fish or interference with 
  6.20  fisheries research or management activities or private fish 
  6.21  hatchery or aquatic farm operations.  
  6.22     (b) The commissioner will consider the following criteria 
  6.23  in determining if waters licensed under a private fish hatchery 
  6.24  or aquatic farm should be posted under paragraph (a): 
  6.25     (1) the waters contain game fish brood stock that are vital 
  6.26  to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm operation; 
  6.27     (2) game fish are present in the licensed waters only as a 
  6.28  result of aquaculture activities by the licensee; and 
  6.29     (3) no public access to the waters existed when the waters 
  6.30  were first licensed. 
  6.31  A private fish hatchery or aquatic farm licensee may not take 
  6.32  fish or authorize others to take fish in licensed waters that 
  6.33  are posted under paragraph (a), except as provided in section 
  6.34  17.4983, subdivision 3, and except that if waters are posted to 
  6.35  allow the taking of fish under special restrictions, licensees 
  6.36  and others who can legally access the waters may take fish under 
  7.1   those special restrictions. 
  7.2      (b) (c) Except as provided in paragraph (c) paragraphs (b) 
  7.3   and (d), a person may not take fish or operate a motorboat if 
  7.4   prohibited by posting under paragraph (a). 
  7.5      (c) (d) An owner of riparian land adjacent to an area 
  7.6   posted under paragraph (a) may operate a motorboat through the 
  7.7   area by the shortest direct route at a speed of not more than 
  7.8   five miles per hour.  
  7.9      Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 282.018, 
  7.10  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.11     Subdivision 1.  [LAND ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC WATERS.] (a) 
  7.12  All land which is the property of the state as a result of 
  7.13  forfeiture to the state for nonpayment of taxes, regardless of 
  7.14  whether the land is held in trust for taxing districts, and 
  7.15  which borders on or is adjacent to meandered lakes and other 
  7.16  public waters and watercourses, and the live timber growing or 
  7.17  being thereon, is hereby withdrawn from sale except as 
  7.18  hereinafter provided.  The authority having jurisdiction over 
  7.19  the timber on any such lands may sell the timber as otherwise 
  7.20  provided by law for cutting and removal under such conditions as 
  7.21  the authority may prescribe in accordance with approved, 
  7.22  sustained yield forestry practices.  The authority having 
  7.23  jurisdiction over the timber shall reserve such timber and 
  7.24  impose such conditions as the authority deems necessary for the 
  7.25  protection of watersheds, wildlife habitat, shorelines, and 
  7.26  scenic features.  Within the area in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis 
  7.27  counties described in the Act of Congress approved July 10, 1930 
  7.28  (46 Stat. 1020), the timber on tax-forfeited lands shall be 
  7.29  subject to like restrictions as are now imposed by that act on 
  7.30  federal lands.  
  7.31     (b) Of all tax-forfeited land bordering on or adjacent to 
  7.32  meandered lakes and other public waters and watercourses and so 
  7.33  withdrawn from sale, a strip two rods in width, the ordinary 
  7.34  high-water mark being the waterside boundary thereof, and the 
  7.35  land side boundary thereof being a line drawn parallel to the 
  7.36  ordinary high-water mark and two rods distant landward 
  8.1   therefrom, hereby is reserved for public travel thereon, and 
  8.2   whatever the conformation of the shore line or conditions 
  8.3   require, the authority having jurisdiction over such lands shall 
  8.4   reserve a wider strip for such purposes.  
  8.5      (c) Any tract or parcel of land which has 50 150 feet or 
  8.6   less of waterfront may be sold by the authority having 
  8.7   jurisdiction over the land, in the manner otherwise provided by 
  8.8   law for the sale of such lands, if the authority determines that 
  8.9   it is in the public interest to do so.  If the authority having 
  8.10  jurisdiction over the land is not the commissioner of natural 
  8.11  resources, the land may not be offered for sale without the 
  8.12  prior approval of the commissioner of natural resources. 
  8.13     (d) Where the authority having jurisdiction over lands 
  8.14  withdrawn from sale under this section is not the commissioner 
  8.15  of natural resources, the authority may submit proposals for 
  8.16  disposition of the lands to the commissioner.  The commissioner 
  8.17  of natural resources shall evaluate the lands and their public 
  8.18  benefits and make recommendations on the proposed dispositions 
  8.19  to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over 
  8.20  natural resources.  The commissioner shall include any 
  8.21  recommendations of the commissioner for disposition of lands 
  8.22  withdrawn from sale under this section over which the 
  8.23  commissioner has jurisdiction.  The commissioner's 
  8.24  recommendations may include a public sale, sale to a private 
  8.25  party, acquisition by the department of natural resources for 
  8.26  public purposes, or a cooperative management agreement with, or 
  8.27  transfer to, another unit of government. 
  8.28     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 394.36, is 
  8.29  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  8.30     Subd. 1a.  [SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES.] Notwithstanding 
  8.31  subdivision 1, Minnesota Rules, parts 6105.0351 to 6105.0550, 
  8.32  may allow for the continuation and improvement of substandard 
  8.33  structures, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6105.0354, 
  8.34  subpart 30, in the Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. 
  8.35     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 462.357, is 
  8.36  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  9.1      Subd. 1f.  [SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES.] Notwithstanding 
  9.2   subdivision 1e, Minnesota Rules, parts 6105.0351 to 6105.0550, 
  9.3   may allow for the continuation and improvement of substandard 
  9.4   structures, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 6105.0354, 
  9.5   subpart 30, in the Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. 
  9.6      Sec. 12.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  9.7   section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  9.8   Subd. 2.  Land and Mineral Resources Management
  9.9        7,079,000      7,273,000
  9.10                Summary by Fund
  9.11  General               6,500,000     6,679,000
  9.12  Natural Resources       152,000       156,000
  9.13  Game and Fish           427,000       438,000
  9.14  $307,000 the first year and $308,000 
  9.15  the second year are for iron ore 
  9.16  cooperative research, of which $200,000 
  9.17  the first year and $200,000 the second 
  9.18  year are available only as matched by 
  9.19  $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of 
  9.20  state money.  The match may be cash or 
  9.21  in-kind.  Any unencumbered balance 
  9.22  remaining in the first year does not 
  9.23  cancel but is available for the second 
  9.24  year. 
  9.25  $370,000 the first year and $372,000 
  9.26  the second year are for mineral 
  9.27  diversification.  
  9.28  $100,000 the first year and $101,000 
  9.29  the second year are for minerals 
  9.30  cooperative environmental research, of 
  9.31  which $50,000 the first year and 
  9.32  $50,500 the second year are available 
  9.33  only as matched by $1 of nonstate money 
  9.34  for each $1 of state money.  The match 
  9.35  may be cash or in-kind.  Any 
  9.36  unencumbered balance remaining in the 
  9.37  first year does not cancel but is 
  9.38  available for the second year. 
  9.39     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  9.40  following final enactment. 
  9.41     Sec. 13.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  9.42  section 5, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  9.43  Subd. 5.  Parks and Recreation 
  9.44  Management 
  9.45      40,295,000     41,218,000
  9.46                Summary by Fund
  9.47  General              23,452,000    24,023,000
 10.1   Natural Resources    16,843,000    17,195,000
 10.2   $638,000 the first year and $640,000 
 10.3   the second year are from the water 
 10.4   recreation account in the natural 
 10.5   resources fund for state park 
 10.6   development projects.  If the 
 10.7   appropriation in either year is 
 10.8   insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 10.9   other year is available for it. 
 10.10  $4,000,000 the first year and 
 10.11  $4,000,000 the second year are for 
 10.12  payment of a grant to the metropolitan 
 10.13  council for metropolitan area regional 
 10.14  parks maintenance and operations.  The 
 10.15  portion of this appropriation allocated 
 10.16  to the Minneapolis park and recreation 
 10.17  board includes money for the Bassett's 
 10.18  Creek trail to connect the Cedar Lake 
 10.19  trail and the Luce Line trail. 
 10.20  $247,000 the first year and $253,000 
 10.21  the second year are for state forest 
 10.22  campground operations. 
 10.23  $4,103,000 the first year and 
 10.24  $4,453,000 the second year are from the 
 10.25  natural resources fund for state park 
 10.26  and recreation area operations and 
 10.27  acquisition.  This appropriation is 
 10.28  from the revenue deposited to the 
 10.29  natural resources fund under Minnesota 
 10.30  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 10.31  (e), clause (2).  Of this amount: 
 10.32  (1) $1,805,000 the first year and 
 10.33  $1,805,000 the second year are to 
 10.34  restore camping and day use in state 
 10.35  parks, make camping available in the 
 10.36  spring and fall, provide maintenance to 
 10.37  the facilities and security for park 
 10.38  visitors, and partially fund winter 
 10.39  operations; 
 10.40  (2) $280,000 the first year and 
 10.41  $290,000 the second year are to fund 
 10.42  state park emergency maintenance 
 10.43  projects; 
 10.44  (3) $413,000 the first year and 
 10.45  $413,000 the second year are to fund 
 10.46  state park resource management 
 10.47  activities; 
 10.48  (4) $185,000 the first year is to fund 
 10.49  the purchase of the campground 
 10.50  manager/point-of-sale system for 28 
 10.51  state parks; 
 10.52  (5) $100,000 the first year and 
 10.53  $100,000 the second year are to make 
 10.54  improvements to the state park Web site 
 10.55  and provide additional state park 
 10.56  informational brochures and more state 
 10.57  park maps; 
 10.58  (6) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 
 10.59  the second year are to replace 
 10.60  computers in the field and regional 
 10.61  office locations according to 
 11.1   department standards; 
 11.2   (7) $75,000 the first year is to 
 11.3   complete master plans for both Big Bog 
 11.4   and Red River state recreation areas; 
 11.5   (8) $600,000 $200,000 the second year 
 11.6   is for operating costs, including 
 11.7   fisheries management, of the Red River 
 11.8   state recreation area; 
 11.9   (9) $200,000 the first year and 
 11.10  $200,000 $100,000 the second year are 
 11.11  for operating costs of the Big Bog 
 11.12  state recreation area; and 
 11.13  (10) $995,000 the first year and 
 11.14  $995,000 the second year are is for 
 11.15  acquisition of in-holdings for state 
 11.16  parks and recreation areas; and 
 11.17  (11) $1,495,000 the second year is for 
 11.18  state park operations. 
 11.19  The appropriations in clauses (2) to 
 11.20  (10) (11) are one-time appropriations. 
 11.21  $4,130,000 the first year and 
 11.22  $5,130,000 the second year are from the 
 11.23  natural resources fund for a grant to 
 11.24  the metropolitan council for 
 11.25  metropolitan area regional parks and 
 11.26  trails maintenance and operations.  
 11.27  This appropriation is from the revenue 
 11.28  deposited to the natural resources fund 
 11.29  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 11.30  297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
 11.31  (3).  Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 11.32  Statutes, section 16A.28, the money in 
 11.33  both years is available until June 30, 
 11.34  2004. 
 11.35  $1,000,000 the first year is from the 
 11.36  natural resources fund for a grant to 
 11.37  the city of St. Paul to restore East 
 11.38  Como Lake trail and lakeshore in Como 
 11.39  Park.  The money is available until 
 11.40  expended.  This appropriation is from 
 11.41  the revenue deposited to the natural 
 11.42  resources fund under Minnesota 
 11.43  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 11.44  (e), clause (3). 
 11.45     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
 11.46  following final enactment. 
 11.47     Sec. 14.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 11.48  section 5, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 11.49  Subd. 6.  Trails and Waterways 
 11.50  Management 
 11.51      19,263,000     19,616,000
 11.52                Summary by Fund
 11.53  General               2,053,000     2,083,000
 11.54  Natural Resources    16,315,000    16,223,000
 12.1   Game and Fish           895,000     1,310,000
 12.2   $4,424,000 the first year and 
 12.3   $4,424,000 the second year are from the 
 12.4   snowmobile trails and enforcement 
 12.5   account in the natural resources fund 
 12.6   for snowmobile grants-in-aid.  
 12.7   $600,000 each year is dedicated to the 
 12.8   grant-in-aid system from the snowmobile 
 12.9   trails and enforcement account in the 
 12.10  natural resources fund made available 
 12.11  by the increase to one percent in the 
 12.12  unrefunded gas tax for snowmobile 
 12.13  activity. 
 12.14  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.15  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 12.16  encumbered under contract on or before 
 12.17  June 30, 2003, for the snowmobile, 
 12.18  all-terrain vehicle, off-highway 
 12.19  vehicle, and off-road vehicle grants in 
 12.20  this subdivision are available until 
 12.21  June 30, 2004. 
 12.22  $259,000 the first year and $261,000 
 12.23  the second year are from the water 
 12.24  recreation account in the natural 
 12.25  resources fund for a safe harbor 
 12.26  program on Lake Superior. 
 12.27  $852,000 the first year and $852,000 
 12.28  the second year are from the natural 
 12.29  resources fund for state trail 
 12.30  operations.  This appropriation is from 
 12.31  the revenue deposited to the natural 
 12.32  resources fund under Minnesota 
 12.33  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 12.34  (e), clause (2).  This is a one-time 
 12.35  appropriation.  
 12.36  $684,000 the first year and $684,000 
 12.37  the second year are from the natural 
 12.38  resources fund for trail grants to 
 12.39  local units of government on land to be 
 12.40  maintained for at least 20 years for 
 12.41  the purposes of the grant.  This 
 12.42  appropriation is from the revenue 
 12.43  deposited to the natural resources fund 
 12.44  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.45  297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).  
 12.46  This is a one-time 
 12.47  appropriation.  Notwithstanding 
 12.48  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
 12.49  money in both years is available until 
 12.50  June 30, 2004. 
 12.51  The appropriation from the general fund 
 12.52  of $1,400,000 authorized in Laws 1998, 
 12.53  chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 26, 
 12.54  for Skunk Hollow trail in Yellow 
 12.55  Medicine and Chippewa counties is 
 12.56  reappropriated for the purpose of 
 12.57  developing the Minnesota River trail 
 12.58  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.59  85.015, subdivision 22. 
 12.60  $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
 12.61  the second year are from the water 
 12.62  recreation account in the natural 
 12.63  resources fund for preconstruction, 
 13.1   acquisition, and staffing needs for the 
 13.2   Mississippi Whitewater trail authorized 
 13.3   by Minnesota Statutes, section 
 13.4   85.0156.  This is a one-time 
 13.5   appropriation. 
 13.6   $150,000 the first year is from the 
 13.7   water recreation account in the natural 
 13.8   resources fund for necessary 
 13.9   improvements and repairs at the Knife 
 13.10  river harbor of refuge and marina.  
 13.11  This appropriation is available until 
 13.12  spent. 
 13.13  $100,000 the first year is from the 
 13.14  water recreation account in the natural 
 13.15  resources fund for an inventory of the 
 13.16  Red River of the North, to make 
 13.17  recommendations to the legislature on 
 13.18  the cost of improvements necessary for 
 13.19  the canoe and boating route on the 
 13.20  river, and for mapping and signing the 
 13.21  lower portion of the river from 
 13.22  Breckenridge to Georgetown.  
 13.23     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
 13.24  following final enactment. 
 13.25     Sec. 15.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 13.26  section 5, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 13.27  Subd. 7.  Fish Management
 13.28      27,692,000     28,948,000
 13.29                Summary by Fund
 13.30  General                 646,000       660,000
 13.31  Natural Resources       191,000       197,000
 13.32  Game and Fish        26,855,000    28,091,000
 13.33  $222,000 the first year and $227,000 
 13.34  the second year are for resource 
 13.35  population surveys in the 1837 treaty 
 13.36  area.  Of this amount, $84,000 the 
 13.37  first year and $85,000 the second year 
 13.38  are from the game and fish fund. 
 13.39  $303,000 the first year and $311,000 
 13.40  the second year are for the reinvest in 
 13.41  Minnesota programs of game and fish, 
 13.42  critical habitat, and wetlands 
 13.43  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.44  section 84.95, subdivision 2.  
 13.45  $666,000 the first year and $671,000 
 13.46  the second year are from the trout and 
 13.47  salmon management account for only the 
 13.48  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 13.49  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 13.50  3. 
 13.51  $205,000 the first year and $207,000 
 13.52  the second year are available for 
 13.53  aquatic plant restoration. 
 13.54  $4,735,000 the first year and 
 14.1   $5,451,000 the second year are from the 
 14.2   heritage enhancement account in the 
 14.3   game and fish fund for only the 
 14.4   purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.5   Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 14.6   (e), clause (1).  This appropriation is 
 14.7   from the revenue deposited to the game 
 14.8   and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.9   section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
 14.10  (1).  Of this amount: 
 14.11  (1) $1,980,000 the first year and 
 14.12  $1,980,000 the second year are to carry 
 14.13  out projects such as installing lake 
 14.14  aeration systems, removing access 
 14.15  barriers for physically disabled 
 14.16  anglers, building fishing piers, 
 14.17  modifying dams, constructing rough fish 
 14.18  barriers, conducting creel surveys, 
 14.19  improving streams, improving spawning 
 14.20  areas, repairing hatcheries and rearing 
 14.21  ponds, stabilizing lake shorelines, and 
 14.22  acquiring aquatic management areas and 
 14.23  trout stream easements; and to provide 
 14.24  field offices with some discretionary 
 14.25  money for local habitat improvements 
 14.26  and restorations in partnership with 
 14.27  local stakeholders and other department 
 14.28  units, for lake and stream surveys and 
 14.29  assessments, and for equipment to do 
 14.30  field projects; 
 14.31  (2) $250,000 the first year and 
 14.32  $250,000 the second year are to provide 
 14.33  more fishing opportunities for children 
 14.34  and other anglers on small lakes and 
 14.35  ponds in the Twin Cities metropolitan 
 14.36  area; 
 14.37  (3) $150,000 the first year and 
 14.38  $150,000 the second year are to protect 
 14.39  and restore aquatic vegetation and 
 14.40  other aquatic habitat in cooperation 
 14.41  with local stakeholders; 
 14.42  (4) $500,000 the first year and 
 14.43  $500,000 the second year are for asset 
 14.44  preservation and improvement of state 
 14.45  fish hatcheries and rearing ponds; 
 14.46  (5) $500,000 the first year and 
 14.47  $500,000 the second year are for 
 14.48  acquisitions of the division of 
 14.49  fisheries' highest priority 
 14.50  acquisitions; 
 14.51  (6) $150,000 the first year and 
 14.52  $150,000 the second year are to 
 14.53  maintain funding for three field 
 14.54  positions to do fish management 
 14.55  activities including fish culture and 
 14.56  stocking, lake and stream monitoring, 
 14.57  and habitat improvement; 
 14.58  (7) $553,000 the first year and 
 14.59  $553,000 the second year are for 
 14.60  accelerated walleye stocking; 
 14.61  (8) $134,000 the first year is for 
 14.62  restoration and aeration of Powderhorn 
 14.63  Lake in Minneapolis; 
 15.1   (9) $850,000 the second year is to make 
 15.2   grants loans from the stream protection 
 15.3   and improvement loan program under 
 15.4   Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.705; 
 15.5   and 
 15.6   (10) $518,000 the first year and 
 15.7   $518,000 the second year are available 
 15.8   for aquatic plant restoration. 
 15.9   The appropriations in clauses (1), 
 15.10  except for $950,000 each year, (2) to 
 15.11  (5), and (8) to (10) are one-time 
 15.12  appropriations. 
 15.13  The division of fisheries shall provide 
 15.14  a written report to the chairs of the 
 15.15  house and senate natural resources 
 15.16  policy and finance committees by 
 15.17  January 1, 2003, on how the accelerated 
 15.18  walleye stocking money was spent, 
 15.19  including, but not limited to, lakes 
 15.20  that were stocked and the amount of 
 15.21  fry, frylings, or fingerlings stocked. 
 15.22  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.23  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 15.24  encumbered under contract on or before 
 15.25  June 30, 2003, for the aquatic 
 15.26  restoration grants in this subdivision 
 15.27  are available until until June 30, 2004.
 15.28     Sec. 16.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 15.29  section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 15.30  Subd. 8.  Wildlife Management 
 15.31      22,948,000     23,521,000
 15.32                Summary by Fund
 15.33  General               1,636,000     1,655,000
 15.34  Game and Fish        21,312,000    21,866,000
 15.35  $106,000 the first year and $106,000 
 15.36  the second year are for resource 
 15.37  population surveys in the 1837 treaty 
 15.38  area.  Of this amount, $26,000 the 
 15.39  first year and $26,000 the second year 
 15.40  are from the game and fish fund. 
 15.41  $552,000 the first year and $565,000 
 15.42  the second year are for the reinvest in 
 15.43  Minnesota programs of game and fish, 
 15.44  critical habitat, and wetlands 
 15.45  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.46  section 84.95, subdivision 2. 
 15.47  $1,419,000 the first year and 
 15.48  $1,430,000 the second year are from the 
 15.49  wildlife acquisition surcharge account 
 15.50  for only the purposes specified in 
 15.51  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.071, 
 15.52  subdivision 2a. 
 15.53  $1,245,000 the first year and 
 15.54  $1,269,000 the second year are from the 
 15.55  deer habitat improvement account for 
 15.56  only the purposes specified in 
 16.1   Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
 16.2   subdivision 1, paragraph (b). 
 16.3   $147,000 the first year and $148,000 
 16.4   the second year are from the deer and 
 16.5   bear management account for only the 
 16.6   purposes specified in Minnesota 
 16.7   Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 16.8   1, paragraph (c). 
 16.9   $699,000 the first year and $708,000 
 16.10  the second year are from the waterfowl 
 16.11  habitat improvement account for only 
 16.12  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 16.13  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 16.14  2. 
 16.15  $546,000 the first year and $546,000 
 16.16  the second year are from the pheasant 
 16.17  habitat improvement account for only 
 16.18  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 16.19  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 16.20  4.  In addition to the purposes 
 16.21  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.22  section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this 
 16.23  appropriation may be used for pheasant 
 16.24  restocking efforts. 
 16.25  $308,000 the first year and $313,000 
 16.26  the second year are from the game and 
 16.27  fish fund for activities relating to 
 16.28  reduction and prevention of property 
 16.29  damage by wildlife.  $50,000 each year 
 16.30  is for emergency damage abatement 
 16.31  materials. 
 16.32  $8,000 the first year and $8,000 the 
 16.33  second year are from the game and fish 
 16.34  fund for the wild turkey management 
 16.35  program.  This amount shall be included 
 16.36  in the department's base to be 
 16.37  transferred to the wild turkey 
 16.38  management account and is appropriated 
 16.39  for purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.40  section 97A.075, subdivision 5. 
 16.41  $86,000 the first year and $87,000 the 
 16.42  second year are from the wild turkey 
 16.43  management account for only the 
 16.44  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 16.45  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 16.46  5. 
 16.47  $3,060,000 the first year and 
 16.48  $3,265,000 the second year are from the 
 16.49  heritage enhancement account in the 
 16.50  game and fish fund for only the 
 16.51  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 16.52  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 16.53  (e), clause (1).  This appropriation is 
 16.54  from the revenue deposited to the game 
 16.55  and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.56  section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
 16.57  (1).  Of this amount: 
 16.58  (1) $250,000 the first year and 
 16.59  $250,000 the second year are for 
 16.60  prescribed burning of grassland, 
 16.61  wetland, and forest habitats; 
 16.62  (2) $250,000 the first year and 
 17.1   $225,000 the second year are for 
 17.2   prairie grassland development including 
 17.3   the restoration of native species of 
 17.4   grasses and forbs on public lands and 
 17.5   for the improvement of existing stands 
 17.6   through interseeding and other 
 17.7   practices to improve stand diversity; 
 17.8   (3) $200,000 the first year and 
 17.9   $200,000 the second year are for the 
 17.10  development of forest openings and to 
 17.11  enhance mast production, regenerate 
 17.12  stands, improve thermal cover in order 
 17.13  to maintain healthy sustainable forest 
 17.14  wildlife populations, and improve 
 17.15  wildlife-related recreational 
 17.16  opportunities in forest habitats; 
 17.17  (4) $300,000 the first year and 
 17.18  $225,000 the second year are for 
 17.19  restoration of drained wetland basins 
 17.20  and improvement of existing basins 
 17.21  through water level maintenance and 
 17.22  water control structures to maintain 
 17.23  and improve habitats for wetland 
 17.24  dependent wildlife; 
 17.25  (5) $300,000 the first year and 
 17.26  $300,000 the second year are for the 
 17.27  completion of applied management 
 17.28  research and monitoring projects for 
 17.29  wetlands and forest wildlife 
 17.30  populations; 
 17.31  (6) $95,000 the first year and $400,000 
 17.32  the second year are for the state of 
 17.33  Minnesota to assume management of the 
 17.34  wolf, including monitoring wolf 
 17.35  populations, conducting cooperative 
 17.36  wolf depredation management, conducting 
 17.37  telemetry, and other applied research 
 17.38  and includes funding for a cooperative 
 17.39  agreement for depredation management 
 17.40  with United States Department of 
 17.41  Agriculture Wildlife Services.  
 17.42  $305,000 the second year is only 
 17.43  available if the federal government 
 17.44  finalizes delisting the wolf from 
 17.45  protection under the Endangered Species 
 17.46  Act of 1973; 
 17.47  (7) $125,000 the first year and 
 17.48  $125,000 the second year are for the 
 17.49  shearing and burning of brushland 
 17.50  habitats to maintain and improve high 
 17.51  priority brushland ecosystems on public 
 17.52  and private lands across northern 
 17.53  Minnesota for sharp-tailed grouse, 
 17.54  moose, deer, and many other species 
 17.55  dependent on these areas; 
 17.56  (8) $1,000,000 the first year and 
 17.57  $1,000,000 the second year are for 
 17.58  development and rehabilitation of 
 17.59  wildlife management area lands and 
 17.60  includes boundary surveys and posting, 
 17.61  site cleanup and erosion control, 
 17.62  access development, grant 
 17.63  administration, and appropriate cover 
 17.64  establishment for wildlife habitat.  
 17.65  $945,000 the first year and $950,000 
 18.1   the second year are available for 
 18.2   grants to local outdoor sports clubs 
 18.3   for habitat improvement projects on 
 18.4   wildlife management area lands.  The 
 18.5   unencumbered balance in the first year 
 18.6   does not cancel but is available for 
 18.7   the second year; 
 18.8   (9) $35,000 the first year and $35,000 
 18.9   the second year are for waterfowl 
 18.10  development in Canada as authorized in 
 18.11  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.127; 
 18.12  (10) $30,000 the first year and $30,000 
 18.13  the second year are to provide funds to 
 18.14  match private contributions for the 
 18.15  purpose of completing the capture, 
 18.16  relocation, and monitoring of prairie 
 18.17  chickens being reintroduced in west 
 18.18  central Minnesota; and 
 18.19  (11) $475,000 the first year and 
 18.20  $475,000 the second year are for 
 18.21  statewide technical assistance to 
 18.22  improve wildlife habitats on private 
 18.23  lands, including vegetation 
 18.24  establishment, management, and 
 18.25  stewardship planning, and other 
 18.26  wildlife habitat development and 
 18.27  management techniques. 
 18.28  The appropriations in clauses (1) to 
 18.29  (11) are one-time appropriations. 
 18.30  $13,000 the first year and $13,000 the 
 18.31  second year are to publicize the 
 18.32  critical habitat license plate match 
 18.33  program. 
 18.34  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 18.35  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 18.36  encumbered under contract on or before 
 18.37  June 30, 2003, for the wildlife habitat 
 18.38  grants in this subdivision are 
 18.39  available until June 30, 2004. 
 18.40     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
 18.41  following final enactment. 
 18.42     Sec. 17.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 18.43  section 5, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 18.44  Subd. 11.  Operations Support
 18.45      33,292,000     33,674,000
 18.46                Summary by Fund
 18.47  General              20,528,000    20,656,000
 18.48  Natural Resources     4,405,000     4,490,000
 18.49  Game and Fish         8,359,000     8,528,000
 18.50  $413,000 the first year and $418,000 
 18.51  the second year are for technical 
 18.52  assistance and grants to assist local 
 18.53  government units and organizations in 
 18.54  the metropolitan area to acquire and 
 19.1   develop natural areas and greenways. 
 19.2   $556,000 the first year and $572,000 
 19.3   the second year are for the community 
 19.4   assistance program to provide for 
 19.5   technical assistance and regional 
 19.6   resource enhancement grants. 
 19.7   $2,538,000 the first year and 
 19.8   $2,595,000 the second year are for the 
 19.9   operations of the youth programs.  Of 
 19.10  these amounts, $478,000 the first year 
 19.11  and $491,000 the second year are from 
 19.12  the natural resources fund. 
 19.13  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.14  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 19.15  encumbered under contract on or before 
 19.16  June 30, 2003, for the metro greenways, 
 19.17  Red River, and community assistance 
 19.18  program grants in this subdivision are 
 19.19  available until June 30, 2004. 
 19.20  The commissioner may contract with and 
 19.21  make grants to nonprofit agencies to 
 19.22  carry out the purposes, plans, and 
 19.23  programs of the office of youth 
 19.24  programs, Minnesota Conservation Corps. 
 19.25  $304,000 the first year and $304,000 
 19.26  the second year are from the natural 
 19.27  resources fund for grants to be divided 
 19.28  equally between the city of St. Paul 
 19.29  for the Como Zoo and Conservatory and 
 19.30  the city of Duluth Zoo.  This 
 19.31  appropriation is from the revenue 
 19.32  deposited to the natural resources fund 
 19.33  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 19.34  297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (5).  
 19.35  This is a one-time 
 19.36  appropriation.  Notwithstanding 
 19.37  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
 19.38  money in both years is available until 
 19.39  June 30, 2004. 
 19.40  $199,000 the first year is for grants 
 19.41  to Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties 
 19.42  for emergency communications 
 19.43  equipment.  This appropriation is 
 19.44  available until spent.  Of this amount, 
 19.45  $106,000 is for a grant to Cook county 
 19.46  for a communications system upgrade and 
 19.47  development of radio paths along the 
 19.48  north shore of Lake Superior; $47,000 
 19.49  is for a grant to Lake county to 
 19.50  upgrade the existing communications 
 19.51  tower in the Two Harbors area; and 
 19.52  $46,000 is for a grant to St. Louis 
 19.53  county to enhance the emergency 
 19.54  alerting system by installing a 
 19.55  dispatching transmitter in the Crane 
 19.56  Lake area. 
 19.57     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
 19.58  following final enactment. 
 19.59     Sec. 18.  [DELETIONS FROM BIG STONE LAKE STATE PARK.] 
 19.60     [85.012] [Subd. 6.] [BIG STONE LAKE STATE PARK, BIG STONE 
 20.1   COUNTY.] The following areas are deleted from Big Stone Lake 
 20.2   state park, Big Stone county: 
 20.3      All those parts of Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 
 20.4   13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of the plat SECOND ADDITION TO 
 20.5   SUNSET VIEW, according to the plat on file and of record in the 
 20.6   office of the recorder of Big Stone county, Minnesota, being in 
 20.7   Government Lot 1, Section 13, Township 122 North, Range 47 West; 
 20.8   and that part of Government Lot 1, Section 13, Township 122 
 20.9   North, Range 47 West, Big Stone county, Minnesota, being a strip 
 20.10  of land 80 feet in width lying northerly of the plat SECOND 
 20.11  ADDITION TO SUNSET VIEW, according to the plat on file and of 
 20.12  record in the office of the recorder for Big Stone county, 
 20.13  Minnesota, the southerly line of said strip is coincident with 
 20.14  the northerly lines of Lots 3 through 19, inclusive, of said 
 20.15  plat, the westerly boundary of said strip being the northerly 
 20.16  extension of the west line of Lot 19 of said plat. 
 20.17     Sec. 19.  [ADDITIONS TO CROW WING STATE PARK.] 
 20.18     [85.012] [Subd. 14.] [CROW WING STATE PARK, CROW WING, 
 20.19  CASS, AND MORRISON COUNTIES.] The following areas are added to 
 20.20  Crow Wing state park, Crow Wing county:  
 20.21     (1) all of Government Lots 1 and 2 of Section 7; all of 
 20.22  Government Lots 1, 2, and 4, the Southwest Quarter of the 
 20.23  Southwest Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 20.24  Quarter of Section 8; that part of Government Lot 4 lying west 
 20.25  of Highway 371 and that part of the West Half of the Southwest 
 20.26  Quarter lying west of Highway 371 of Section 9; and all of 
 20.27  Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 18; all in Township 44 North, 
 20.28  Range 31 West; 
 20.29     (2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
 20.30  Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and 
 20.31  Government Lot 1, lying south, west, and north of the following 
 20.32  described line:  Beginning at the southeast corner of said 
 20.33  Section 13; thence North, assumed bearing, 66.00 feet along the 
 20.34  east line of said Section 13 to Point "A"; thence North 89 
 20.35  degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West 367.23 feet; thence 
 20.36  northwesterly 1335.72 feet along a non-tangential curve concave 
 21.1   to the northeast, radius 4837.27 feet, central angle 15 degrees 
 21.2   49 minutes 16 seconds, the chord of which bears North 41 degrees 
 21.3   45 minutes 20 seconds West; thence North, not tangent to the 
 21.4   last described curve, 817.82 feet; thence northeasterly 650.80 
 21.5   feet along a non-tangential curve concave to the southeast, 
 21.6   radius 1230.00 feet, central angle 30 degrees 18 minutes 56 
 21.7   seconds the chord of which bears North 36 degrees 50 minutes 32 
 21.8   seconds East to Point "B"; thence East 868.26 feet, more or 
 21.9   less, to the east line of said Northeast Quarter of the 
 21.10  Southeast Quarter and there terminating of Section 13; and the 
 21.11  East Half of the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the 
 21.12  Southeast Quarter of Section 24; all in Township 44 North, Range 
 21.13  32 West; and 
 21.14     (3) Government Lot 3 of Section 27, Township 133 North, 
 21.15  Range 29 West. 
 21.16     Sec. 20.  [ADDITIONS TO MYRE-BIG ISLAND STATE PARK, 
 21.17  FREEBORN COUNTY.] 
 21.18     [85.012] [Subd. 27.] [MYRE-BIG ISLAND STATE PARK, FREEBORN 
 21.19  COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Myre-Big Island state 
 21.20  park, all in Township 102 North, Range 21 West, Freeborn county: 
 21.21     (1) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
 21.22  11, less therefrom land deeded to the State of Minnesota by deed 
 21.23  dated December 19, 1968, and filed January 20, 1969 in the 
 21.24  Office of the Recorder in and for Freeborn County, Minnesota in 
 21.25  Book 195 of Deeds, page 332; and 
 21.26     (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
 21.27  14, less therefrom land deeded to the State of Minnesota by deed 
 21.28  dated December 19, 1968, and filed January 20, 1969 in the 
 21.29  Office of the Recorder in and for Freeborn County, Minnesota in 
 21.30  Book 195 of Deeds, page 332. 
 21.31     Sec. 21.  [ADDITION TO BIG BOG STATE RECREATION AREA; 
 21.32  BELTRAMI COUNTY.] 
 21.33     [85.013] [Subd. 2c.] [BIG BOG STATE RECREATION AREA, 
 21.34  BELTRAMI COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Big Bog state 
 21.35  recreation area, all in Township 156 North, Range 31 West, 
 21.36  Beltrami county: 
 22.1      (1) the Southeast Quarter of Section 35; and 
 22.2      (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the 
 22.3   Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36. 
 22.4      Sec. 22.  [DELETIONS FROM CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION 
 22.5   AREA.] 
 22.6      [85.013] [Subd. 5c.] [CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION AREA, 
 22.7   CROW WING COUNTY.] The following area is deleted from Cuyuna 
 22.8   Country state recreation area, Crow Wing county:  Government 
 22.9   Lots 1 and 5 of Section 4, Township 46 North, Range 29 West. 
 22.10     Sec. 23.  [ADDITIONS TO CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION 
 22.11  AREA, CROW WING COUNTY.] 
 22.12     [85.013] [Subd. 5c.] [CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION AREA, 
 22.13  CROW WING COUNTY.] The following areas are added to Cuyuna 
 22.14  Country state recreation area, Crow Wing county, all in Township 
 22.15  46 North, Range 29 West: 
 22.16     That part of the Northwest Quarter lying East of the 
 22.17  westerly right-of-way line of the Soo Line Railroad of Section 
 22.18  1; the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
 22.19  Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of 
 22.20  Section 2; and the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the 
 22.21  Northwest Quarter of Section 11. 
 22.22     Sec. 24.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; BIG STONE 
 22.23  COUNTY.] 
 22.24     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 
 22.25  94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
 22.26  sale to the township of Prior the surplus land that is described 
 22.27  in paragraph (c). 
 22.28     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 22.29  attorney general and may be for consideration less than the 
 22.30  appraised value of the land.  The conveyance shall include a 
 22.31  restriction on the use of the land to allow only utility use and 
 22.32  prohibit all other permanent structures. 
 22.33     (c) The land to be sold is located in Big Stone county and 
 22.34  is described as:  That part of Government Lot 1, Section 13, 
 22.35  Township 122 North, Range 47 West, Big Stone county, Minnesota, 
 22.36  being a strip of land 80 feet in width lying northerly of the 
 23.1   plat SECOND ADDITION TO SUNSET VIEW, according to the plat on 
 23.2   file and of record in the office of the recorder for Big Stone 
 23.3   county, Minnesota, the southerly line of said strip is 
 23.4   coincident with the northerly lines of Lots 3 through 19, 
 23.5   inclusive, of said plat, the westerly boundary of said strip 
 23.6   being the northerly extension of the west line of Lot 19 of said 
 23.7   plat.  EXCEPTING therefrom the south 30 feet thereof.  
 23.8      (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 23.9   longer needed for any natural resource purpose and that the 
 23.10  state's land management interests would best be served if the 
 23.11  land was sold to the township of Prior to allow for upgrading 
 23.12  the septic systems and other utilities in the area. 
 23.13     Sec. 25.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 23.14  PUBLIC WATER; DOUGLAS COUNTY.] 
 23.15     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 23.16  282.018, subdivision 1, Douglas county may sell the 
 23.17  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
 23.18  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 23.19  Statutes, chapter 282. 
 23.20     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 23.21  attorney general.  
 23.22     (c) The land to be sold is located in Douglas county and is 
 23.23  described as: 
 23.24     Lot 4, Block 1, Cedar Hills 1st Addition, Section 8, 
 23.25     Township 130, Range 37. 
 23.26     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 23.27  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 23.28  returned to private ownership. 
 23.29     Sec. 26.  [PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
 23.30  BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; KANDIYOHI COUNTY.] 
 23.31     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 
 23.32  94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell 
 23.33  the surplus land and buildings bordering on public waters that 
 23.34  are described in paragraph (c) to the city of New London; or 
 23.35  notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 
 23.36  94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public 
 24.1   sale the surplus land and buildings bordering on public waters 
 24.2   that are described in paragraph (c). 
 24.3      (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 24.4   general for consideration no less than the appraised value of 
 24.5   the land and buildings.  The sale shall reserve to the state an 
 24.6   easement along the Crow river to ensure public access and access 
 24.7   for dam management and maintenance at the outlet of the mill 
 24.8   pond known as Mud lake. 
 24.9      (c) The land to be sold is located in Kandiyohi county and 
 24.10  is described as: 
 24.11     All of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 and that part of Lot 14 
 24.12  otherwise described as the Mill Lot lying north and east of the 
 24.13  Crow river, all being in Block 8 within the city of New London, 
 24.14  Minnesota, excepting therefrom the following three parcels: 
 24.15     (1) commencing at a point on the west line of Lot 8, Block 
 24.16  8 in the village of New London, 16-2/3 feet North of the 
 24.17  southwest corner of said Lot 8; running thence easterly on a 
 24.18  line parallel to the south line of said Lot 8, 100 feet to the 
 24.19  west line of Main Street; thence southerly on west line of Main 
 24.20  Street to a point, 50 feet; thence westerly on a line parallel 
 24.21  to the south line of said Lot 8 to a point, 70 feet; thence 
 24.22  northwesterly to the PLACE OF BEGINNING; 
 24.23     (2) commencing at a point 16 feet West from the northwest 
 24.24  corner of Lot 1, Block 8 of the village of New London; thence 
 24.25  120 feet South parallel with the west line of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 
 24.26  5, and 6; thence West to the bank of the Crow river; thence 
 24.27  along said bank of the Crow river to a point intersecting with a 
 24.28  line drawn North and South from a point, 100 feet West of the 
 24.29  PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence North to the north line of Block 8; 
 24.30  thence East to the PLACE OF BEGINNING; and 
 24.31     (3) commencing at a point on the north line of Block 8, 220 
 24.32  feet West of the northeast corner of said Block 8; thence West 
 24.33  50 feet; thence South 30 feet; thence southeasterly to a point 
 24.34  which is 50 feet South of the PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence due 
 24.35  North 50 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING. 
 24.36     The above described tract contains 0.46 acres to be sold. 
 25.1      (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 25.2   longer needed for any natural resource purpose other than 
 25.3   easement access for dam maintenance and that the state's land 
 25.4   management interests would best be served if the land was sold 
 25.5   by public sale or sold to the city of New London. 
 25.6      Sec. 27.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TRUST FUND LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
 25.7   WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.] 
 25.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 25.9   commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the 
 25.10  school trust fund land bordering public water that is described 
 25.11  in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions in Minnesota 
 25.12  Statutes, chapter 92. 
 25.13     (b) The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the 
 25.14  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 25.15  value of the land.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 25.16  changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
 25.17  accuracy. 
 25.18     (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca county 
 25.19  and is described as follows:  Lot 6, Block 1 of Little Island 
 25.20  Lake Leased homesites, located in Government Lot 9, Section 16, 
 25.21  Township 58 North, Range 25 West. 
 25.22     (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 25.23  longer needed for any natural resource purpose and that the 
 25.24  state's land management interests would best be served if the 
 25.25  land was sold. 
 25.26     Sec. 28.  [LAND EXCHANGE; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.] 
 25.27     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 25.28  94.342, the commissioner of natural resources may exchange, with 
 25.29  the adjoining landowner, the acquired forest land bordering 
 25.30  public waters described in paragraph (b). 
 25.31     (b) The land to be exchanged is located in Lake of the 
 25.32  Woods county and is described as the West 450 feet of Government 
 25.33  Lot 7, Section 5, Township 167 North, Range 33 West. 
 25.34     (c) The exchange will correct an inadvertent trespass on 
 25.35  state land. 
 25.36     Sec. 29.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
 26.1   PUBLIC WATER; MEEKER COUNTY.] 
 26.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
 26.3   282.018, subdivision 1, Meeker county may sell the tax-forfeited 
 26.4   land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
 26.5   under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
 26.6   282. 
 26.7      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 26.8   attorney general.  
 26.9      (c) The land to be sold is located in Meeker county and is 
 26.10  described as: 
 26.11     Pt Southeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter (SE1/4 SE1/4) 
 26.12  beginning southeast corner Section 23, thence West 683.17 feet 
 26.13  to point of beginning, northwest 252.31 feet northwest 122 feet, 
 26.14  northeast 91 feet, southerly to south line Southeast Quarter of 
 26.15  Southeast Quarter (SE1/4 SE1/4), thence West 44 feet to point of 
 26.16  beginning.  Section 23, Township 120, Range 31 (PID 12-0213001). 
 26.17     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
 26.18  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
 26.19  returned to private ownership. 
 26.20     Sec. 30.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MORRISON 
 26.21  COUNTY.] 
 26.22     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 
 26.23  94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
 26.24  sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c). 
 26.25     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 26.26  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 26.27  value of the land.  The attorney general may make necessary 
 26.28  changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
 26.29  accuracy. 
 26.30     (c) The land to be sold is located in Morrison county and 
 26.31  is described as:  the South 33 feet of the Northwest Quarter of 
 26.32  the Southeast Quarter, the West 33 feet of Government Lot 2, and 
 26.33  the South 33 feet of the West 33 feet of the Northeast Quarter 
 26.34  of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 11, Township 132 North, 
 26.35  Range 31 West. 
 26.36     (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 27.1   longer needed for any natural resource purpose and that the 
 27.2   state's land management interests would best be served if the 
 27.3   land was returned to private ownership. 
 27.4      Sec. 31.  [CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
 27.5   RAMSEY, STEVENS, AND CARLTON COUNTIES.] 
 27.6      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 
 27.7   94.16, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of 
 27.8   administration may convey to the University of Minnesota board 
 27.9   of regents for no consideration the surplus land that is 
 27.10  described in paragraph (c). 
 27.11     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 27.12  attorney general.  The attorney general may correct the legal 
 27.13  descriptions under paragraph (c) as reasonably necessary after 
 27.14  review of a survey and title report delivered to the board of 
 27.15  regents. 
 27.16     (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Ramsey, Stevens, 
 27.17  and Carlton counties and is described as: 
 27.18     (1) the North Half of the West Half of the West Half of the 
 27.19  Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 29 North, Range 23 
 27.20  West, Ramsey county, Minnesota; 
 27.21     (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the 
 27.22  Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
 27.23  Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the 
 27.24  Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
 27.25  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of 
 27.26  the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, of Section 36, 
 27.27  Township 125, Range 42, Stevens county, Minnesota; 
 27.28     (3) the South Half of the South Half of the Northwest 
 27.29  Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of 
 27.30  Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, Stevens county, Minnesota; 
 27.31     (4) beginning at the northwest corner of the Southeast 
 27.32  Quarter of Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, Stevens county, 
 27.33  Minnesota, and running thence South on the quarter line 11.05 
 27.34  chains; thence East at right angles with said quarter line 3.16 
 27.35  chains; thence South parallel with said quarter line 2.57 chains 
 27.36  to the Morris and Cyrus public road; thence easterly along the 
 28.1   north line of said road to a point on the east line of the 
 28.2   Northwest Quarter of Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 7.25 
 28.3   chains South of the northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of 
 28.4   said Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 aforesaid; thence 
 28.5   North 7.25 chains to the northeast corner of the Northwest 
 28.6   Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 aforesaid; 
 28.7   thence West on the north line of said Northwest Quarter of 
 28.8   Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 to the northwest corner of 
 28.9   said Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, or place of 
 28.10  beginning, containing twenty one and one half acres, more or 
 28.11  less according to the government survey thereof; the same being 
 28.12  all that portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 28.13  Quarter of Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, Stevens county, 
 28.14  Minnesota, lying and being North of the public highway running 
 28.15  from the city of Morris to Cyrus, except one acre thereof in the 
 28.16  southwest corner thereof used by the city of Morris as a pumping 
 28.17  station; 
 28.18     (5) all that part of the East one half of the Southwest 
 28.19  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 125 
 28.20  North, Range 42 West, lying South of the county road running 
 28.21  from Morris, Minnesota to Cyrus, Minnesota, and contains 15 
 28.22  acres more or less according to government survey, and all lying 
 28.23  in the county of Stevens; 
 28.24     (6) Lot 3 of county subdivision of unplatted part of East 
 28.25  Half of Section 35, Township 125, Range 42, Stevens county, 
 28.26  Minnesota containing according to said county subdivision 8 and 
 28.27  3/4 acres described as follows:  Commencing at a point on the 
 28.28  North side of the county road leading from Morris to Cyrus, 
 28.29  Minnesota, 688 feet from the southeast corner of Section 35, 
 28.30  Township 125, Range 42; thence North 887 feet; thence West 440 
 28.31  feet; thence South 646 feet; thence southeast 391 feet to said 
 28.32  county road; thence northeast along said road 232 feet to the 
 28.33  place of beginning, containing 8.75 acres; 
 28.34     (7) beginning at the Quarter Post; being the southwest 
 28.35  corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 125 
 28.36  North, Range 41 West, Stevens county, Minnesota; running along 
 29.1   the county road (Morris, Minnesota to Glenwood, Minnesota) or 
 29.2   along the established line of the said county road running from 
 29.3   said quarter post North sixty three degrees and thirty minutes 
 29.4   East one and fifty six one hundredths chains; thence North sixty 
 29.5   one degrees East eight and thirteen one hundredths chains; 
 29.6   thence North eighty seven degrees and twenty five minutes East 
 29.7   seven and seven one hundredths chains; thence North sixty nine 
 29.8   degrees and thirty minutes East fourteen and eighty five one 
 29.9   hundredths chains; thence North seventy seven degrees East 
 29.10  twenty seven chains; thence leaving the said county road and 
 29.11  running North twenty five chains to a point on the north 
 29.12  boundary line of the said Section 31, Township 125, Range 41, 
 29.13  fifteen chains East of the northeast corner of the Northwest 
 29.14  Quarter of said Section 31, Township 125, Range 41; thence West 
 29.15  along the said north boundary line of the said Section 31, 
 29.16  Township 125, Range 41 to the northwest corner of the Northwest 
 29.17  Quarter of said Section 31, Township 125, Range 41; thence South 
 29.18  along the west boundary line of said Section 31, Township 125, 
 29.19  Range 41 to the place of beginning, except twelve and nine 
 29.20  tenths acres of land owned by the Northern Pacific Railway 
 29.21  Company, being used for railroad right-of-way and special snow 
 29.22  fence purposes.  The above described part of said Section 31, 
 29.23  Township 125, Range 41, contains however one hundred and sixty 
 29.24  acres, exclusive of said twelve and nine tenths acres of 
 29.25  railroad right-of-way; 
 29.26     (8) all that part of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 and NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 
 29.27  1/4 Section 36, Township 125 North, Range 42 West, Stevens 
 29.28  county, Minnesota, lying north of the main wagon road running 
 29.29  from the village of Morris, Minnesota, to the village of Cyrus, 
 29.30  Minnesota, and more particularly described as follows:  
 29.31  Beginning at a point where said road intersects the north line 
 29.32  of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4; thence in a westerly direction 16.06 
 29.33  chains to the NW corner of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said 
 29.34  Section 36; thence in a southerly direction along the west line 
 29.35  of said NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4, 5.90 chains to the north line of 
 29.36  said road right-of-way; thence in a northeasterly direction 
 30.1   along the north line of said road right-of-way 17.05 chains to 
 30.2   the point of beginning containing 4.80 acres, more or less, and 
 30.3   being the same lands conveyed to the United States by Edwin J. 
 30.4   Jones, et ux, by deed dated January 26, 1903, and Harold 
 30.5   Thorson, et ux, by deed dated February 26, 1903; 
 30.6      (9) all of that part of the Northeast Quarter of the 
 30.7   Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, 
 30.8   Township 125 North, Range 42 West, Stevens county, Minnesota, 
 30.9   lying North of the main wagon road running from the village of 
 30.10  Morris, Minnesota, to the village of Cyrus, Minnesota and 
 30.11  further described by metes and bounds as follows, to-wit: 
 30.12  Beginning at a point on the east line of the NE 1/4 of the SW 
 30.13  1/4 of the SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, two and 
 30.14  thirty one hundredths chains South of the northeast corner of 
 30.15  said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 
 30.16  125, Range 42, running North on the east line of said NE 1/4 of 
 30.17  SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, two and 
 30.18  thirty one hundredths chains to the said northeast corner of 
 30.19  said NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 125, Range 
 30.20  42; thence West on the north line of said described land, ten 
 30.21  chains, more or less to the northwest corner of said NE 1/4 of 
 30.22  SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 125, Range 42; thence 
 30.23  South on the west line of said described tract of land five and 
 30.24  ninety one hundredths chains to the said wagon road; thence 
 30.25  northeast along said wagon road, ten and sixty one hundredths 
 30.26  chains to the place of beginning on the east line of said NE 1/4 
 30.27  of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 36, Township 125, Range 42, 
 30.28  containing about four and ten one hundredths acres, more or 
 30.29  less, according to the government survey thereof; 
 30.30     (10) beginning at the northwest corner of the Southeast 
 30.31  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 125, 
 30.32  Range 42, Stevens county, Minnesota and running South two and 
 30.33  thirty hundredths chains on the west line of said Southeast 
 30.34  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, of Section 36, Township 125, 
 30.35  Range 42 to the road.  Thence northeast along the north line of 
 30.36  the road six and forty five hundredths chains to the north line 
 31.1   of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 
 31.2   36, Township 125, Range 42; thence West on the north line of 
 31.3   said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, 
 31.4   Township 125, Range 42, six and six hundredths chains, to place 
 31.5   of beginning, containing seven tenths of an acre, more or less; 
 31.6      (11) all of Section 36, Township 49, Range 18, Carlton 
 31.7   county, Minnesota, except the East Half of the Northeast 
 31.8   Quarter; all of Section 31, Township 49, Range 17, except the 
 31.9   Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Southeast 
 31.10  Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; the South Half of the 
 31.11  Southeast Quarter, the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, the 
 31.12  Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the South Half 
 31.13  of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 30, Township 49, Range 
 31.14  17; the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the South 
 31.15  Half of the Northwest Quarter, all of the Southwest Quarter, the 
 31.16  South Half of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of 
 31.17  the Southeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 49, Range 17; the 
 31.18  North Half of the Northwest Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of 
 31.19  the Northeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, 
 31.20  Township 49, Range 17, containing two thousand and ninety-four 
 31.21  and ninety-seven hundredths acres, according to government 
 31.22  survey thereof; 
 31.23     (12) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
 31.24  Section 30 in Township 49 North, Range 17 West, Carlton county, 
 31.25  Minnesota, containing forty acres, according to the official 
 31.26  plat of the survey of the said lands, returned to the general 
 31.27  land office by the surveyor general; and 
 31.28     (13) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the 
 31.29  Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, 
 31.30  Township 49 North, Range 17 West, Carlton county, Minnesota. 
 31.31     (d) Conveyance of land in Stevens county under this section 
 31.32  is subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 137.16.  Land conveyed 
 31.33  under this section retains any bonding obligations on the 
 31.34  buildings located thereon that exist at the time of conveyance. 
 31.35     Sec. 32.  [TAX-FORFEITED LAND IN RAMSEY COUNTY.] 
 31.36     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 32.1   Statutes, chapter 282, Ramsey county may sell by private sale 
 32.2   the tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c) under 
 32.3   the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
 32.4      (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
 32.5   general. 
 32.6      (c) The land to be sold is located in Ramsey county and is 
 32.7   described as:  
 32.8   The property defined as Laporte Meadows North of the state 
 32.9   highway 10 right-of-way. 
 32.10     (d) Ramsey county has determined that the county's land 
 32.11  management interests would be best served if the land was sold 
 32.12  to the city of Mounds View for the use of a public purpose.  
 32.13     Sec. 33.  [PUBLIC SALE OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND BORDERING 
 32.14  PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
 32.15     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 32.16  commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the 
 32.17  school trust land bordering public water that is described in 
 32.18  paragraph (c). 
 32.19     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 32.20  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 32.21  value of the land.  The conveyance must include an easement to 
 32.22  ensure public access and state management access to the 
 32.23  state-owned land on the north side of Blueberry lake.  The 
 32.24  attorney general may make necessary changes in the legal 
 32.25  description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
 32.26     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis county and 
 32.27  is approximately three acres adjacent to Blueberry lake in the 
 32.28  northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
 32.29  Quarter, Section 4, Township 61 North, Range 12 West. 
 32.30     (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 32.31  longer needed for any natural resource purpose and that the 
 32.32  state's land management interests would best be served if the 
 32.33  land was returned to private ownership.  The adjoining private 
 32.34  owner has inadvertently built part of a home, a septic system, 
 32.35  and yard improvements on the land. 
 32.36     Sec. 34.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS 
 33.1   COUNTY.] 
 33.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 459.06, 
 33.3   subdivision 3, the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.4   chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis county may 
 33.5   sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described in 
 33.6   paragraph (c). 
 33.7      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 33.8   attorney general.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
 33.9   459.06, subdivision 3, the land described in paragraph (c) is 
 33.10  withdrawn from memorial forest status. 
 33.11     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis county and 
 33.12  is described as: 
 33.13     the westerly 100 feet of the northerly 300 feet of the 
 33.14     NW1/4 of the NW1/4, Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 
 33.15     West of the Fourth Principal Meridian located in St. Louis 
 33.16     county. 
 33.17     Sec. 35.  [PUBLIC SALE OF STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 
 33.18  LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; SCOTT COUNTY.] 
 33.19     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the 
 33.20  commissioner of natural resources may sell the wildlife 
 33.21  management area land bordering public waters described in 
 33.22  paragraph (e) by public sale according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 33.23  section 97A.135, subdivision 2a. 
 33.24     (b) The conveyance shall be in a form approved by the 
 33.25  attorney general for consideration of no less than the appraised 
 33.26  value of the land. 
 33.27     (c) The deed must contain a restrictive covenant that 
 33.28  prohibits altering, disturbing vegetation in, draining, filling, 
 33.29  or placing any material or structure of any kind on or in the 
 33.30  existing wetland area located on the land; prohibits any run-off 
 33.31  from other lands or buildings into said wetland; and prohibits 
 33.32  diverting or appropriating water from said wetland. 
 33.33     (d) The consideration received for the conveyance shall be 
 33.34  deposited in the state treasury and credited to the wildlife 
 33.35  acquisition account in the game and fish fund.  The money is 
 33.36  appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for 
 34.1   wildlife land acquisition purposes. 
 34.2      (e) The land that may be sold is in the Prior Lake wildlife 
 34.3   management area in Scott county and is described as: 
 34.4      The East 1200 feet of the South 800 feet of the Southwest 
 34.5      Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 
 34.6      115 North, Range 22 West.  Including the abandoned 
 34.7      right-of-way of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and 
 34.8      Pacific Railroad Company (formerly the Hastings and Dakota 
 34.9      Railway Company).  Containing 22 acres, more or less. 
 34.10     (f) This land no longer fits into the state wildlife 
 34.11  management area system because of hunting limitations, its small 
 34.12  size, and future development planned for the area.  Proceeds 
 34.13  from the sale will be used to purchase lands more suitable for 
 34.14  wildlife management and public hunting. 
 34.15     Sec. 36.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; SHERBURNE 
 34.16  COUNTY.] 
 34.17     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 
 34.18  94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
 34.19  sale the lands that are described in paragraph (c) to the 
 34.20  adjacent landowners upon completion of an internal land exchange 
 34.21  whereby the status of the lands described in paragraph (c) will 
 34.22  become acquired state forest status. 
 34.23     (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the 
 34.24  attorney general for consideration not less than the appraised 
 34.25  value of the lands. 
 34.26     (c) The lands to be conveyed are located in Sherburne 
 34.27  county and are described as: 
 34.28     (1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 34.29  Quarter of Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 27 West, 
 34.30  Sherburne county, Minnesota, described as follows:  Beginning at 
 34.31  the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 34.32  Quarter; thence on a bearing, based on the 1983 Sherburne County 
 34.33  Coordinate System (1986 Adjustment), of South 02 degrees 42 
 34.34  minutes 52 seconds West 746.69 feet along the east line of said 
 34.35  Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to the center line of 
 34.36  a township road; thence North 71 degrees 56 minutes 43 seconds 
 35.1   West 61.36 feet along said center line; thence North 00 degrees 
 35.2   35 minutes 14 seconds West 727.25 feet to the north line of said 
 35.3   Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 
 35.4   degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East 101.15 feet along said north 
 35.5   line to the point of beginning; containing 1.35 acres; 
 35.6      (2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 35.7   Quarter of Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 27 West, 
 35.8   Sherburne county, Minnesota, described as follows:  Commencing 
 35.9   at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the 
 35.10  Southwest Quarter; thence on a bearing, based on the 1983 
 35.11  Sherburne County Coordinate System (1986 Adjustment), of South 
 35.12  02 degrees 42 minutes 52 seconds West 905.10 feet along the east 
 35.13  line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to a 
 35.14  point on the south line of the North 904.20 feet of the 
 35.15  Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 
 35.16  and the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 
 35.17  32 seconds West 123.41 feet on the westerly extension of the 
 35.18  North 904.20 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 35.19  Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds East 
 35.20  416.58 feet to the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the 
 35.21  Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds 
 35.22  East 101.15 feet along said south line to the southeast corner 
 35.23  of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence North 
 35.24  02 degrees 42 minutes 52 seconds East 417.08 feet along the east 
 35.25  line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to the 
 35.26  point of beginning; containing 1.06 acres; 
 35.27     (3) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 35.28  Quarter of Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 27 West, 
 35.29  Sherburne county, Minnesota, described as follows:  Commencing 
 35.30  at the northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the 
 35.31  Southwest Quarter; thence on a bearing, based on the 1983 
 35.32  Sherburne County Coordinate System (1986 Adjustment), of South 
 35.33  02 degrees 42 minutes 52 seconds West 746.69 feet along the east 
 35.34  line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to the 
 35.35  center line of a township road and the point of beginning; 
 35.36  thence North 71 degrees 56 minutes 43 seconds West 61.36 feet 
 36.1   along said center line; thence South 00 degrees 35 minutes 14 
 36.2   seconds East 593.77 feet to the south line of said Southeast 
 36.3   Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 43 
 36.4   minutes 53 seconds East 25.00 feet along said south line to the 
 36.5   southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 36.6   Quarter; thence North 02 degrees 42 minutes 52 seconds East 
 36.7   575.49 feet along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the 
 36.8   Southwest Quarter to the point of beginning; containing 0.59 
 36.9   acres; and 
 36.10     (4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 36.11  Quarter of Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 27 West, 
 36.12  Sherburne county, Minnesota, described as follows:  Beginning at 
 36.13  the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 36.14  Quarter; thence on a bearing, based on the 1983 Sherburne County 
 36.15  Coordinate System (1986 Adjustment), of South 02 degrees 42 
 36.16  minutes 52 seconds West 905.10 feet along the east line of said 
 36.17  Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter to a point on the 
 36.18  south line of the North 904.20 feet of the Northwest Quarter of 
 36.19  the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36; thence North 89 
 36.20  degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West 123.41 feet on the westerly 
 36.21  extension of the North 904.20 feet of said Northwest Quarter of 
 36.22  the Southeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 40 
 36.23  seconds West 904.24 feet to the north line of said Northeast 
 36.24  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 50 
 36.25  minutes 32 seconds East 171.71 feet along said north line to the 
 36.26  point of beginning; containing 3.06 acres. 
 36.27     (d) The lands described in paragraph (c) are part of an 
 36.28  internal pending land exchange.  After approval of the exchange 
 36.29  by the state land exchange board, the trust fund status of the 
 36.30  lands described in paragraph (c) will become acquired state 
 36.31  forest status.  The lands described in paragraph (c) are then 
 36.32  withdrawn from the Sand Dunes state forest and will be certified 
 36.33  as surplus by the commissioner.  The commissioner of natural 
 36.34  resources has determined, due to recent survey information, that 
 36.35  the lands described in paragraph (c) are not suitable for public 
 36.36  land management; that the state's land management interests 
 37.1   would best be served by conveyance of the land to the adjacent 
 37.2   land owners; and that the conveyance will resolve a 
 37.3   long-standing unintentional trespass. 
 37.4      Sec. 37.  [LAND CONVEYANCE; CITY OF WABASHA.] 
 37.5      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09, 
 37.6   94.10, 161.43, 161.44, or any law to the contrary, the 
 37.7   commissioner of transportation may convey, for no consideration, 
 37.8   to the city of Wabasha the surplus land that is described in 
 37.9   paragraph (c). 
 37.10     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 37.11  attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state 
 37.12  if the land is not used for public purposes. 
 37.13     (c) The land conveyed is in Wabasha county and is described 
 37.14  as: 
 37.15     (1) Government Lot 4 of Section 29, Township 111 North, 
 37.16  Range 10 West, in the city of Wabasha, according to the plat 
 37.17  thereof now on file and of record in the office of the county 
 37.18  recorder in and for Wabasha county, Minnesota; 
 37.19  which lies within a distance of 12 feet on each side of the 
 37.20  following described line: 
 37.21     Beginning at a point on a line drawn parallel with and 
 37.22     distant one foot southeasterly from the northeasterly 
 37.23     extension of the dividing line between Lots 4 and 5 in 
 37.24     Block 6, Original Town of the city of Wabasha, distant 59.1 
 37.25     feet northeasterly of its intersection with the 
 37.26     northeasterly line of Lot 4 in said Block 6; thence run 
 37.27     northwesterly at an angle of 90 degrees 19 feet with said 
 37.28     parallel line (when measured from southwest to northwest) 
 37.29     for 309.2 feet; thence deflect to the right on a curve 
 37.30     having a radius of 100 feet (delta angle 89 degrees 32 
 37.31     feet) for 156.3 feet, and there terminating; 
 37.32  together with a strip 3 feet in width adjoining and westerly of 
 37.33  the above described strip and a strip 6 feet in width adjoining 
 37.34  and easterly of the first above described strip, both beginning 
 37.35  opposite a point on the above described line, distant 309.2 feet 
 37.36  northwesterly of its point of beginning (when measured along 
 38.1   said line) and extending northerly to the northeasterly line of 
 38.2   the above described tract; the title thereto being registered as 
 38.3   evidenced by Certificate of Title No. 279; and 
 38.4      (2) Government Lot 4 of Section 29, Township 111 North, 
 38.5   Range 10 West, in the city of Wabasha, according to the plat 
 38.6   thereof now on file and of record in the office of the county 
 38.7   recorder in and for Wabasha county, Minnesota; 
 38.8   which lies within a distance of 12 feet on each side of the 
 38.9   following described line: 
 38.10     Beginning at a point on a line drawn parallel with and 
 38.11     distant one foot southeasterly from the northeasterly 
 38.12     extension of the dividing line between Lots 4 and 5 in 
 38.13     Block 6, original Town of the city of Wabasha, distant 59.1 
 38.14     feet northeasterly of its intersection with the 
 38.15     northeasterly line of Lot 4 in said Block 6; thence run 
 38.16     southeasterly at an angle 89 degrees 41 feet with said 
 38.17     parallel line (when measured from southwest to southeast) 
 38.18     for a distance of 171.9 feet; thence deflect to the right 
 38.19     on a curve having a radius of 50 feet for a distance of 
 38.20     78.1 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for 8 feet, more 
 38.21     or less, to the southeasterly extension of the 
 38.22     northeasterly line of said Block 6, being the northeasterly 
 38.23     end of Pembroke Street in said city of Wabasha; 
 38.24  together with a strip 4 feet in width on each side of the above 
 38.25  described strip, beginning opposite a point on the above 
 38.26  described line, distant 171.9 feet southeasterly of its point of 
 38.27  beginning (when measured along said line) and extending to the 
 38.28  termination of said line, (being that part of the land lying 
 38.29  between the northeasterly boundary line of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 
 38.30  in the aforesaid Block 6 and the Mississippi River). 
 38.31     (d) The land to be conveyed to the city of Wabasha was part 
 38.32  of a conveyance of land from the state of Wisconsin and is not 
 38.33  needed for state purposes. 
 38.34     Sec. 38.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; WASHINGTON 
 38.35  COUNTY.] 
 38.36     (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota 
 39.1   Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Washington 
 39.2   county may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described 
 39.3   in paragraph (c). 
 39.4      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 39.5   attorney general for a consideration of taxes due on the 
 39.6   property and any penalties, interest, and costs. 
 39.7      (c) The land to be sold is located in Washington county and 
 39.8   is described as: 
 39.9      Lot 7, Block 5, Sandlewood Addition, city of Woodbury, 
 39.10  Washington county. 
 39.11     (d) The county has determined that this conveyance is 
 39.12  necessary to correct an inadvertent forfeiture due to an error 
 39.13  in transferring property by the previous owner. 
 39.14     Sec. 39.  [PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WINONA 
 39.15  COUNTY.] 
 39.16     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 
 39.17  94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
 39.18  sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c). 
 39.19     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
 39.20  attorney general for consideration no less than the appraised 
 39.21  value of the land. 
 39.22     (c) The land to be sold is located in Winona county and is 
 39.23  described as: 
 39.24     That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
 39.25  of Section 26, Township 105 North, Range 9 West, Winona county, 
 39.26  Minnesota, described as follows: 
 39.27     Beginning at the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter 
 39.28  of the Southwest Quarter; thence on a bearing, based on the 
 39.29  Winona County Coordinate System of 1983 (1986 Adjustment), of 
 39.30  South 00 degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds West along the west line 
 39.31  of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 388.05 feet; 
 39.32  thence North 85 degrees 20 minutes 05 seconds East 87.79 feet; 
 39.33  thence North 02 degrees 44 minutes 27 seconds West 353.94 feet; 
 39.34  thence North 86 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds East 423.51 feet 
 39.35  to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 39.36  Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 52 seconds West 
 40.1   along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
 40.2   Quarter 491.34 feet to the point of beginning; containing 0.82 
 40.3   acres. 
 40.4      (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no 
 40.5   longer needed for any natural resource purpose and that the 
 40.6   state's land management interests would best be served if the 
 40.7   land was returned to private ownership. 
 40.8      Sec. 40.  [CONVEYANCE TO WISCONSIN.] 
 40.9      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 161.43, 
 40.10  161.44, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of 
 40.11  transportation may convey the land described in paragraph (b) to 
 40.12  the state of Wisconsin. 
 40.13     (b) The lands to be conveyed are all those parts or parcels 
 40.14  of land situated in the county of Buffalo, state of Wisconsin, 
 40.15  more particularly described as follows: 
 40.16     (1) a strip of land for road purposes 200 feet in width, 
 40.17  being 100 feet on each side of a center line described as 
 40.18  follows:  Beginning at a point on the south line of the 
 40.19  Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, 
 40.20  Township 22 North, Range 14 West, 635 feet West of the southeast 
 40.21  corner of said Section 1; thence North 27 degrees East a 
 40.22  distance of 1,400 feet to a point in the east line of said 
 40.23  Section 1, 85 feet South of the northeast corner of the 
 40.24  Southeast Quarter of said Section 1, containing 6.3 acres more 
 40.25  or less, according to the survey thereof and being a part of the 
 40.26  Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, 
 40.27  Township 21 North, Range 14 West; 
 40.28     (2) a tract of land for road purposes situated in the 
 40.29  southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast 
 40.30  Quarter of Section 1, Township 22 North, Range 14 West, 
 40.31  described as follows:  Beginning at the southeast corner of said 
 40.32  Northeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter of said Section 1, 
 40.33  running thence North 125 feet; thence South 27 degrees West a 
 40.34  distance of 140.3 feet; thence East 63.7 feet to the place of 
 40.35  beginning, containing one-tenth of an acre; 
 40.36     (3) a strip of land for road purposes 200 feet in width, 
 41.1   being 100 feet on each side of a center line described as 
 41.2   follows:  Beginning at a point 72.6 feet North of the southwest 
 41.3   corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
 41.4   Section 13, Township 22 North, Range 14 West; thence South 30 
 41.5   degrees West, 350 feet to the north bank of the Mississippi 
 41.6   river, containing 1.6 acres and being a part of Government Lot 5 
 41.7   in said Section, Township, and Range; and 
 41.8      (4) a strip of land for road purposes 200 feet in width, 
 41.9   being 100 feet on each side of a center line described as 
 41.10  follows:  Beginning at a point in the west line of the Northeast 
 41.11  Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 22 
 41.12  North, Range 14 West, 72.6 feet North of the southwest corner of 
 41.13  said Northeast Quarter of said Northwest Quarter of said Section 
 41.14  13; thence North 27 degrees East a distance of 1,400 feet to a 
 41.15  point in the north line of said Section 13, 684.4 feet West of 
 41.16  the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
 41.17  Quarter of said Section 13; thence continuing said center line 
 41.18  in a straight line North 27 degrees, East an additional distance 
 41.19  of 2,963 feet to a point in the east and west quarter line of 
 41.20  said Section 12, Township and Range aforesaid, 660 feet East of 
 41.21  center of said Section 12, said strip containing 19.90 acres and 
 41.22  being a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
 41.23  of said Section 13 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of 
 41.24  said Section 12 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 41.25  Quarter of said Section 12, in the county of Buffalo and the 
 41.26  state of Wisconsin. 
 41.27     (c) The deed authorized by this law is intended to convey 
 41.28  to the state of Wisconsin all the interest of the state of 
 41.29  Minnesota in lands situated in the state of Wisconsin that the 
 41.30  state of Minnesota received by deed from the Wabasha-Nelson 
 41.31  Bridge Company, dated March 24, 1947, and filed of record in 
 41.32  Book 91 of Deeds, page 101, files of the register of deeds in 
 41.33  and for Buffalo county, Wisconsin. 
 41.34     Sec. 41.  [SNOWMOBILE TRAIL GRANTS; REIMBURSEMENT FOR 
 41.35  GROOMING EQUIPMENT.] 
 41.36     The commissioner of natural resources may use up to 50 
 42.1   percent of a snowmobile maintenance and grooming grant under 
 42.2   Minnesota Statutes, section 84.83, that was available as of 
 42.3   December 31, 2001, to reimburse the intended recipient for the 
 42.4   actual cost of acquiring snowmobile trail grooming equipment.  
 42.5   The cost must be incurred in fiscal year 2002 and recipients 
 42.6   seeking reimbursement under this section must provide acceptable 
 42.7   documentation of the costs to the commissioner.  All 
 42.8   applications for reimbursement under this section must be 
 42.9   received no later than September 1, 2002. 
 42.10     Sec. 42.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 42.11     Section 8 is effective the day following final enactment.