1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; modifying prior authorized public sale terms; authorizing 
1.3 	public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited land in St. Louis County;
1.4 	amending Laws 2005, chapter 161, section 19.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2005, chapter 161, section 19, is amended to read:
1.7 	Sec. 19.  PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING  PUBLIC 
1.8 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.  
1.9 	
1.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and  282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.11 	St. Louis County may sell the  tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described 
1.12 	in  paragraphs (c) to (g), under the remaining provisions of  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
1.13 	
1.14 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the  attorney general.  The 
1.15 	attorney general may make necessary  changes to legal descriptions to correct errors and 
1.16 	ensure  accuracy.  
1.17 	
1.18 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and  is described as:  
1.19 	
1.20 	(1) the westerly 400 feet of the easterly 800 feet of Lot  4, Section 13, Township 54 
1.21 	North, Range 17 West; and  
1.22 	
1.23 	(2) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest  Quarter, Section 33, 
1.24 	Township 51 North, Range 16 West.  
2.1 	
2.2 	(d) Except as provided in clause (6), the conveyances of land under this paragraph 
2.3 	must  retain for the state a 150-foot trout stream easement lying 75  feet on each side of 
2.4 	the centerline of the stream.  The land to  be sold is located in St. Louis County and is 
2.5 	described as:  
2.6 	
2.7 	(1) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section  7, Township 50 North, 
2.8 	Range 18 West;  
2.9 	
2.10 	(2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter and the North  Half of the Northwest 
2.11 	Quarter, Section 8, Township 50 North,  Range 18 West;  
2.12 	
2.13 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, except  the North Half, and that 
2.14 	part of the West 10 acres of the  Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying south 
2.15 	of Lester  River and the West 10 acres of the Northeast Quarter of the  Northeast Quarter 
2.16 	lying north of Lester River, except the North  5 acres, Section 17, Township 51 North, 
2.17 	Range 13 West;  
2.18 	
2.19 	(4) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except  the West Half, and the 
2.20 	East 165 feet of the West Half of the  Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
2.21 	5, Township  51 North, Range 13 West;  
2.22 	
2.23 	(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast  Quarter, Section 34, 
2.24 	Township 58 North, Range 20 West; and  
2.25 	
2.26 	(6) Government Lot 2, Section 17, Township 51 North, Range  12 West, Wonderland 
2.27 	1st Addition to the town of Duluth, Lot 22,  Block 1 (trout stream easement on tax-forfeited 
2.28 	land lying 75 feet on the southwest side of the centerline of the stream).  
2.29 	
2.30 	(e) The conveyance of land under this paragraph must  contain a deed restriction that 
2.31 	is 75 feet in width along the  shoreline, excluding a 15-foot access strip.  The land to be  
2.32 	sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:  Lot 6,  Lot 7, and Lot 8, except 
2.33 	the easterly 50 feet, Erickson's Beach,  town of Fayal, Section 27, Township 57 North, 
2.34 	Range 17 West.  
2.35 	
3.1 	(f) The conveyance of land under this paragraph must  contain a deed restriction that 
3.2 	is 75 feet in width along the  shoreline.  The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County  
3.3 	and is described as:  Lots 64 and 65, Vermilion Dells, 1st  Addition Greenwood, Section 2, 
3.4 	Township 62 North, Range 16 West.  
3.5 	
3.6 	(g) The conveyances of land under this paragraph must  retain for the state a 150-foot 
3.7 	conservation easement lying 75  feet on each side of the centerline of the stream.  The land 
3.8 	to  be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:  
3.9 	
3.10 	(1) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section  31, Township 52 North, 
3.11 	Range 14 West;  
3.12 	
3.13 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section  31, Township 52 North, 
3.14 	Range 14 West; and  
3.15 	
3.16 	(3) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the  Southwest Quarter, except the 
3.17 	westerly 15 acres, Section 31,  Township 52 North, Range 14 West.  
3.18 	
3.19 	(h) The county has determined that the county's land  management interests would 
3.20 	best be served if the lands were  returned to private ownership.  

3.21 	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
3.22 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 3.23 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
3.24 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
3.25 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
3.26 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. 
3.27 	Conveyances of the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (4), (7), and (9), must retain 
3.28 	for the state the easements indicated. The attorney general may make changes to the land 
3.29 	descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
3.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
3.31 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter beginning 511 feet 
3.32 	East of the northwest corner; running thence southwesterly to a point 511 feet South of 
3.33 	the northwest corner; thence North to said northwest corner; thence East to the point of 
3.34 	beginning and Lot 4 lying westerly of the county road, Section 3, Township 57 North, 
3.35 	Range 15 West;
4.1 	(2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 26, 
4.2 	Township 60 North, Range 16 West;
4.3 	(3) the northerly 400 feet of the southerly 600 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the 
4.4 	Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 56 North, Range 18 West;
4.5 	(4) Lot 1 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way and except 
4.6 	the easterly 375 feet and except the westerly 335 feet of the easterly 710 feet North of the 
4.7 	railway right-of-way; Lot 5, except the railway right-of-way, 3 14/100 acres; and Lot 6, 
4.8 	except the railway right-of-way, 3 14/100 acres, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 
4.9 	19 West (stream easement 75 feet wide on each side of the centerline of the unnamed 
4.10 	coldwater tributary to the St. Louis River for the protection of riparian vegetation and 
4.11 	to permit public angling);
4.12 	(5) Lot 3, except the North 900 feet and except the South 100 feet of the North 
4.13 	1000 feet of the West 600 feet and except the West 633 feet of the South 80 feet of the 
4.14 	North 1080 feet and except that party lying southerly of the North 1080 feet, Section 6, 
4.15 	Township 56 North, Range 20 West;
4.16 	(6) the northerly 330 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
4.17 	12, Township 55 North, Range 20 West;
4.18 	(7) Lot 3 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way and Lot 4 
4.19 	South of the St. Louis River, except 2 AC for the County Road and except the railway 
4.20 	right-of-way, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 19 West (stream easement 75 feet 
4.21 	wide on each side of the centerline of the unnamed coldwater tributary to the St. Louis 
4.22 	River for the protection of riparian vegetation and to permit public angling);
4.23 	(8) the South Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
4.24 	Quarter, Section 8, Township 55 North, Range 19 West;
4.25 	(9) Lots 6 and 7, Section 33, Township 52 North, Range 20 West (stream easement 
4.26 	300 feet in width from the centerline of the St. Louis River);
4.27 	(10) Lot 14, Michael's Beach Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North, 
4.28 	Range 17 West;
4.29 	(11) an undivided 1/4 interest, Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
4.30 	22, Township 63 North, Range 12 West;
4.31 	(12) an undivided 1/4 interest, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
4.32 	23, Township 63 North, Range 12 West; and 
4.33 	(13) the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter, Section 28, Township 51 
4.34 	North, Range 15 West.
4.35 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
4.36 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

5.1 	Sec. 3. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
5.2 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 5.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
5.4 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may 
5.5 	sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
5.6 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
5.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
5.8 	conveyance must retain for the state a stream easement 300 feet in width from the 
5.9 	centerline of the St. Louis River for the protection of riparian vegetation and to permit 
5.10 	public angling. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description 
5.11 	to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
5.12 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
5.13 	Government Lot 4, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 20 West.
5.14 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
5.15 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

5.16 	Sec. 4. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 5.17 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
5.18 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
5.19 	land described in paragraph (c).
5.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
5.21 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
5.22 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
5.23 	That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 
5.24 	56 North, Range 18 West, lying East of the East right-of-way line of Fermoy Road as 
5.25 	located on this day of recording. This parcel contains 4.23 acres, more or less.
5.26 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
5.27 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.