1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, forests, and 
1.3 	recreation areas; providing for public and private sales, conveyances, and 
1.4 	exchanges of certain state lands; authorizing removal of certain land from 
1.5 	the sustainable forest incentive program; providing for disposition of certain 
1.6 	proceeds from tax-forfeited land sales in Itasca County; modifying prior sale 
1.7 	provisions;amending Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, subdivision 5, as 
1.8 	amended; Laws 2005, chapter 161, section 19.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 31, subdivision 5,  as amended by Laws 
1.11 	2004, chapter 262, article 3, section 2, is amended to read:
1.12 	
1.13 	Subd. 5. Survey. (a) Itasca county shall cause each lot  to be surveyed  by a licensed 
1.14 	surveyor, except that a survey is not required for Lots 11 and 12, Plat of Third River, 
1.15 	according to the plat of record in the Office of the Recorder for Itasca County.  
1.16 	
1.17 	(b) The costs of survey shall be allocated by the county to  the lots offered for sale 
1.18 	and the successful purchaser on each  lot shall reimburse the county for the survey costs 
1.19 	allocated to  the lot purchased.  If no one purchases the lot, the county is  responsible for the 
1.20 	survey costs.  All surveying must be  conducted by a licensed surveyor.  

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

3.19 	Sec. 3. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 3.20 		Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 14.]Crow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, 
3.21 	and Morrison Counties. The following areas are added to Crow Wing State Park, 
3.22 	Cass County:
3.23 	(1) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
3.24 	and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 24, Township 133 
3.25 	North, Range 30 West;
3.26 	(2) that part of Government Lot 4 lying southerly of Cass County State-Aid Highway 
3.27 	36 and that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying southerly and 
3.28 	westerly of Cass County State-Aid Highway 36 and also lying westerly of the Gull River, 
3.29 	all in Section 19, Township 133 North, Range 29 West; and
3.30 	(3) that part of Government Lot 2 lying westerly of the Gull River, Section 30, 
3.31 	Township 133 North, Range 29 West.
3.32 		Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 21.]Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. The 
3.33 	following areas are added to Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County:
3.34 	(1) beginning at the corners of Sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, in Township 112 North, 
3.35 	Range 13 West; thence running South along the east line of said Section 14, 660 feet; 
4.1 	thence at right angles East 2,220 feet; thence at right angles North 1,522 feet; thence 
4.2 	West 900 feet to the center of the Lake City and Frontenac public highway; thence South 
4.3 	860 feet, more or less, along the centerline of said public highway to the north line of 
4.4 	said Section 12; thence West 1,320 feet, more or less, along said north line to the point 
4.5 	of beginning;
4.6 	(2) that part of Government Lot 3 of Section 12 and Government Lot 1 and the 
4.7 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, all in Township 112 North, 
4.8 	Range 13 West, described as follows: Beginning at a point 600 feet North of the southwest 
4.9 	corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 13; thence run 
4.10 	due North 60 feet, more or less, to south line of Convent property; thence due East 900 
4.11 	feet to the southeast corner of Convent property; thence due North 1,062 feet to a point 
4.12 	which is 460 feet due South of a stone monument at corner of Convent property; thence 
4.13 	due East 150 feet; thence South 16 degrees East 1,104 feet, more or less, to a point which 
4.14 	is 450 feet due East of the southeast corner of Convent property above described; thence 
4.15 	due East 407 feet; thence due South 660 feet, more or less, to south line of Government 
4.16 	Lot 1 of said Section 13, which point is 1,757 feet East of southwest corner of Northeast 
4.17 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 13; thence West along said south line of 
4.18 	Government Lot 1, 1,167 feet, more or less, to center of Wells Creek; thence northwesterly 
4.19 	along center of Wells Creek 800 feet, more or less, to a point which is due East of the place 
4.20 	of beginning; thence due West 100 feet to place of beginning. Also right-of-way 60 feet 
4.21 	wide adjoining on the North of this tract is given, which runs East and West 150 feet; and 
4.22 	(3) commencing at the northeast corner of the Ursuline Convent Lands (where a 
4.23 	stone is set) in the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 112 North, Range 13 West; 
4.24 	thence East on the line of continuation of the north line, which runs East and West of 
4.25 	said "Convent Lands," a distance of 20 feet for a place of beginning; thence South and 
4.26 	parallel with the east line of said "Convent Lands," a distance of 400 feet; thence East 
4.27 	to the line of low water mark of Lake Pepin a distance of 750 feet, be the same more or 
4.28 	less; thence in a northwesterly direction and following said line of low water mark of said 
4.29 	Lake Pepin to a point where the same intersects the said continuation of said north line 
4.30 	of said "Ursuline Convent Lands" if continued to said line of low water mark of said 
4.31 	Lake Pepin; thence West and on said continued north line to the place of beginning, said 
4.32 	premises being a part of Lot 3, Section 12.
4.33 		Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 27a.]Grand Portage State Park, Cook County. The 
4.34 	following area is added to Grand Portage State Park, all in Section 30, Township 64 North, 
4.35 	Range 7 East, Cook County: All of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying 
4.36 	northerly of the center line of Minnesota Trunk Highway 61.
5.1 		Subd. 4. [85.012] [Subd. 42.]Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County.
 5.2 	The following area is added to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County: That 
5.3 	part of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, described as 
5.4 	follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89 
5.5 	degrees 09 minutes 54 seconds West, bearing based on Mille Lacs County Coordinate 
5.6 	System, along the north line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 665.82 feet to a 
5.7 	3/4-inch iron rod with survey cap stamped "MN DNR LS 16098" (DNR monument); 
5.8 	thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 241.73 feet to a DNR 
5.9 	monument, thence continuing South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 
5.10 	42.18 feet to a P.K. nail in the centerline of County Road 26; thence southeasterly along the 
5.11 	centerline of County Road 26 a distance of 860 feet, more or less, to the east line of said 
5.12 	Government Lot 1; thence North 00 degrees 22 minutes 38 seconds East along the east line 
5.13 	of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 763 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
5.14 		Subd. 5. [85.012] [Subd. 53b.]Split Rock Creek State Park, Pipestone County.
 5.15 	The following areas are added to Split Rock Creek State Park, all in Township 105 North, 
5.16 	Range 46 West, Pipestone County:
5.17 	(1) the Northeast Quarter; the Southwest Quarter; and the Southeast Quarter, except 
5.18 	that part beginning at a point on the east line of said Southeast Quarter, 1,112 feet North of 
5.19 	the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence West 561 feet to a point; thence 
5.20 	North 529 feet to a point; thence East 561 feet to a point on the east line of said Southeast 
5.21 	Quarter; thence South along the east line of said Southeast Quarter 528 feet to the point of 
5.22 	beginning, all in Section 22; and 
5.23 	(2) the North 105 acres, more or less, of the North Half of Section 27, lying North 
5.24 	and West of the southeasterly right-of-way line of the former Chicago, Rock Island and 
5.25 	Pacific Railway Company, now abandoned, as it was originally located on and across said 
5.26 	Section 27 and that part of the North Half of Section 27 beginning at the northeast corner 
5.27 	of said Section 27; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 
5.28 	1,608.29 feet; thence South 46 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 155.63 
5.29 	feet; thence deflect left along a curve having a delta angle of 11 degrees 46 minutes, a 
5.30 	radius of 844.28 feet, for a distance of 173.39 feet; thence South 34 degrees 18 minutes 00 
5.31 	seconds West, a distance of 909.30 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 00 seconds 
5.32 	East, a distance of 1,718.36 feet; thence North 01 degree 03 minutes 00 seconds East, a 
5.33 	distance of 120.70 feet; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance 
5.34 	of 623.70 feet to the east line of said Section 27; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 
5.35 	seconds East, along said east line, a distance of 882.95 feet, to the point of beginning.
6.1 		Subd. 6. [85.012] [Subd. 60.]William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
 6.2 	The following areas are added to William O'Brien State Park, all in Township 32 North, 
6.3 	Range 20 West, Washington County:
6.4 	(1) the South 165.0 feet of the North 495.0 feet of the West Half of the Southeast 
6.5 	Quarter of Section 36;
6.6 	(2) the South 165.0 feet of the North 660.0 feet of the West Half of the Southeast 
6.7 	Quarter of Section 36; and 
6.8 	(3) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36 lying 
6.9 	South of the North 660 feet thereof and lying North of the South 200 feet of the North 
6.10 	1,326.20 feet of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, except that part 
6.11 	thereof conveyed to the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company by 
6.12 	deed recorded in Book 74 of Deeds, page 491 in the Office of the Washington County 
6.13 	Recorder.

6.14 	Sec. 4. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 6.15 		Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 2.]Banning State Park, Pine County. The 
6.16 	following area is deleted from Banning State Park, Pine County: the West Half of the 
6.17 	Northwest Quarter, Section 26, Township 43 North, Range 20 West.
6.18 		Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 52a.]Schoolcraft State Park, Cass and Itasca Counties.
 6.19 	The following areas are deleted from Schoolcraft State Park, Itasca County, all in 
6.20 	Township 143 North, Range 25 West:
6.21 	(1) Government Lots 5, 6, 9, and 12 of Section 2; and
6.22 	(2) Government Lot 4 of Section 11.
6.23 		Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 60.]William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
 6.24 	The following area is deleted from William O'Brien State Park, all in Section 26, 
6.25 	Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County: that part of the South Half of 
6.26 	the Northeast Quarter lying east of Oxboro Avenue.

6.27 	Sec. 5. DELETIONS FROM STATE RECREATION AREAS.
 6.28 		Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 12a.]Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
6.29 	Recreation Area, St. Louis County. The following areas are deleted from the Iron Range 
6.30 	Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis County:
6.31 	(1) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 4, Township 58 North, 
6.32 	Range 17 West;
6.33 	(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Southeast Quarter, 
6.34 	Section 8, Township 58 North, Range 17 West; and 
7.1 	(3) Section 9, Township 58 North, Range 17 West.
7.2 		Subd. 2. [85.013] [Subd. 17a.]Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, 
7.3 	Hennepin, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sibley, and Le Sueur Counties. The following 
7.4 	area is deleted from the Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Sibley County: the 
7.5 	Rush River Wayside.

7.6 	Sec. 6. ADDITIONS TO RUM RIVER STATE FOREST.
 7.7 	[89.021] [Subd. 43.] Rum River State Forest.  The following areas are added to 
7.8 	Rum River State Forest:
7.9 	(1) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 
7.10 	25 West, Kanabec County;
7.11 	(2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 39 North, 
7.12 	Range 26 West, Mille Lacs County;
7.13 	(3) Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10; the West Half of Section 11; the Northwest Quarter, 
7.14 	North Half of the Southwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
7.15 	of Section 14; the North Half of the South Half and the North Half of Section 15; the 
7.16 	Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the North Half of the South Half, and the 
7.17 	North Half of Section 16; the North Half of Section 17; the North Half of Section 18; the 
7.18 	Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
7.19 	Quarter of Section 24; the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the 
7.20 	Northwest Quarter of Section 25; and the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 
7.21 	26; all in Township 40 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County;
7.22 	(4) the East Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, 
7.23 	Township 41 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County;
7.24 	(5) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 42 
7.25 	North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County; and
7.26 	(6) Section 36, Township 41 North, Range 28 West, Morrison County.

7.27 	Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
7.28 	WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.
 7.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
7.30 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
7.31 	in paragraph (c).
7.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
7.33 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
7.34 	and ensure accuracy.
8.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as follows:
8.2 	That part of Government Lot 1 in Section 17, Township 33 North, Range 22 West, 
8.3 	commencing at a point on the southeasterly right-of-way line of County Aid Road 
8.4 	No. 4, as the road was laid out and constructed across said Government Lot 1 as of 
8.5 	January 31, 1948, which is 99 feet northeasterly from the point of the intersection 
8.6 	of said right-of-way line and the west line of said Section 17, running thence 
8.7 	southwesterly a distance of 99 feet to the said intersection of the right-of-way line 
8.8 	and the west line of Section 17; thence South along the west line of said Section 
8.9 	17 to the shoreline of Linwood Lake; thence northeasterly along the shoreline of 
8.10 	Linwood Lake a distance of 126 feet; and thence northwesterly in a straight line to 
8.11 	the point of beginning, all according to the United States government survey thereof.
8.12 	(d) The land was formerly used as a water access site on Linwood Lake and is no 
8.13 	longer needed for natural resource purposes.

8.14 	Sec. 8. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
8.15 	WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.
 8.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
8.17 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County 
8.18 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
8.19 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
8.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
8.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as:
8.22 	(1) Lot 18 of Mauritz Shores, parcel number 2-1522; and
8.23 	(2) Lot 19 of Mauritz Shores, parcel number 2-1523.
8.24 	(d) The parcels shall be subject to a "no-impact zone" in which all vegetation is to be 
8.25 	left in an unaltered state and in which no docks or permanent structures of any kind shall 
8.26 	be placed. The "no-impact zone" shall extend from the ordinary high water level of Green 
8.27 	Lake to the bluff impact zone as defined in the local shoreland ordinance. 
8.28 	(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
8.29 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

8.30 	Sec. 9. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
8.31 	WATER; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
 8.32 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
8.33 	and the public sale requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Clearwater County 
8.34 	may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph (c) to the 
9.1 	city of Bagley, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The 
9.2 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public, 
9.3 	and revert to the state in trust for the taxing districts, if the city of Bagley fails to provide 
9.4 	for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
9.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the 
9.6 	appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal 
9.7 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
9.8 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as:
9.9 	(1) all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE1/4SE1/4) 
9.10 	and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE1/4NE1/4), Section Thirty (30), 
9.11 	Township One Hundred Forty-seven (147) North, Range Thirty-seven (37), West of the 
9.12 	Fifth Principal Meridian, described as follows:
9.13 	Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot One (1) of Block One (1) of Pleasant 
9.14 	Addition of Bagley at its intersection with Highway #2 right-of-way as the point of 
9.15 	beginning; thence North on the West boundary line of said Lot One to the northern 
9.16 	boundary line of the alley North of and adjacent to Block One; thence westerly on said 
9.17 	north boundary line if produced to the east boundary line of Block Eight; thence South 
9.18 	on said east boundary line to the intersection with U.S. Highway #2 right-of-way; thence 
9.19 	easterly and following the northern boundary line of the U.S. Highway #2 right-of-way 
9.20 	to the point of beginning;
9.21 	(2) Lot Eight (8), Block One (1), Lake Lamond Addition, according to the plat 
9.22 	thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Clearwater County, 
9.23 	Minnesota;
9.24 	(3) Block Eight (8), Auditor's 2nd Subdivision of Bagley, according to the plat 
9.25 	thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Clearwater County, 
9.26 	Minnesota; and
9.27 	(4) Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Four (4), Block Thirteen (13), Auditor's 
9.28 	2nd Subdivision of Bagley, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office 
9.29 	of the County Recorder, Clearwater County, Minnesota.
9.30 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
9.31 	be best served if the lands were sold to the city of Bagley.

9.32 	Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; GOODHUE COUNTY.
 9.33 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 85.012, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
9.34 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is located 
9.35 	within the boundaries of Frontenac State Park and described in paragraph (c).
10.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
10.2 	conveyance shall reserve an easement to ensure public access to Frontenac State Park. 
10.3 	The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
10.4 	errors and ensure accuracy.
10.5 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as follows: 
10.6 	That part of the East Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 
10.7 	112 North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows:
10.8 	Commencing at the south quarter corner of said Section 4; thence on an assumed 
10.9 	bearing of North, along the north-south quarter line of said Section 4, to the centerline 
10.10 	of Hill Avenue, as now located and established; thence on a bearing of North, along said 
10.11 	north-south quarter line of said Section 4, a distance of 450.00 feet; thence on a bearing 
10.12 	of West, a distance of 500.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continuing on 
10.13 	a bearing of West, a distance of 61.00 feet; thence on a bearing of South, a distance of 
10.14 	548 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Hill Avenue; thence northeasterly along said 
10.15 	centerline a distance of 65 feet, more or less, to a line which bears South from the point of 
10.16 	beginning; thence on a bearing of North, a distance of 526 feet, more or less to the point of 
10.17 	beginning. Said parcel contains 0.75 acres, more or less.
10.18 	(d) The sale resolves an unintentional trespass that occurred when a pole barn was 
10.19 	constructed on state park land.

10.20 	Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
10.21 	WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 10.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
10.23 	commissioner of natural resources may sell to a governmental subdivision of the state the 
10.24 	surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
10.25 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and may 
10.26 	be conveyed for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner. The 
10.27 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
10.28 	and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph 
10.29 	(c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to 
10.30 	provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
10.31 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described 
10.32 	as follows: 
10.33 	A strip of land 130 feet wide in the S1/2-NW1/4 of Section 20, Township 117 North, 
10.34 	Range 21 West, the center line of which strip has its beginning in the center of 
10.35 	Minnehaha Creek on the southeasterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, 
11.1 	St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company across the SW1/4-NW1/4 of said Section 20, 
11.2 	which point is distant 806 feet northeasterly along said railroad right-of-way line 
11.3 	from the west line of said Section 20; thence South 50 degrees 5 minutes East a 
11.4 	distance of 239 feet to a point which is 818.8 feet North of the south boundary 
11.5 	line of the SW1/4-NW1/4 and 412 feet West from the east boundary line of said 
11.6 	SW1/4-NW1/4, and thence continuing South 50 degrees 5 minutes East 100 feet; 
11.7 	thence East on a line parallel with and 753.8 feet distant from the south boundary 
11.8 	line of said SW1/4-NW1/4, to the east boundary line of said SW1/4-NW1/4. 
11.9 	Excepting the bed of Minnehaha Creek.
11.10 	(d) The sale to a local unit of government for management for public use would 
11.11 	allow continued recreational use of the land while reducing cost to state government.

11.12 	Sec. 12. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
11.13 	WATER OR WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 11.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 
11.15 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin 
11.16 	County may sell or convey for no consideration to the city of Brooklyn Park the 
11.17 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water or wetlands that is described in paragraph (c).
11.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
11.19 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Brooklyn Park stops using the land for the 
11.20 	public purposes described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions 
11.21 	imposed by the commissioner of natural resources.
11.22 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
11.23 	Unplatted, Section 30, Township 119, Range 21, the East 187.1 feet of the West 1,182.6 
11.24 	feet of the South 597 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4. Also that part of the 
11.25 	Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 lying East of the West 1,182.6 feet thereof and lying 
11.26 	southwesterly of Registered Land Survey No. 304 (Hennepin County tax identification 
11.27 	no. 30-119-21 13 0006).
11.28 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Brooklyn 
11.29 	Park for storm water retention and drainage, street and roadway, and bridge and utility 
11.30 	improvement purposes.

11.31 	Sec. 13. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
11.32 	WATER OR WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
11.33 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 
11.34 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin 
12.1 	County may sell or convey for no consideration to the city of St. Bonifacius the 
12.2 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water or wetlands that is described in paragraph (c).
12.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
12.4 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of St. Bonifacius stops using the land for the 
12.5 	public purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions 
12.6 	imposed by the commissioner of natural resources.
12.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
12.8 	Outlot A, West Minnetonka Commercial and Industrial Park (Hennepin County tax 
12.9 	identification no. 32-117-24 24 0011).
12.10 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of St. Bonifacius 
12.11 	for a natural water drainage area.

12.12 	Sec. 14.  CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
12.13 	WATER OR WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
12.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, and 103F.535, and 282.018, 
12.15 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin 
12.16 	County may sell or convey to the city of Minnetrista the tax-forfeited land bordering 
12.17 	public water or wetlands that is described in paragraph (c).
12.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
12.19 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Minnetrista stops using the land for the public 
12.20 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions imposed 
12.21 	by the commissioner of natural resources.
12.22 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
12.23 	(1) Block 10, "Minnetonka Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.24 	27-117-24 32 0032);
12.25 	(2) Block 11, "Minnetonka Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.26 	27-117-24 32 0033);
12.27 	(3) Block 12, "Minnetonka Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.28 	27-117-24 32 0034);
12.29 	(4) Block 13, "Minnetrista Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.30 	27-117-24 32 0035);
12.31 	(5) Block 14, "Minnetonka Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.32 	27-117-24 32 0036); and
12.33 	(6) Block 15, "Minnetonka Centre" (Hennepin County tax identification no. 
12.34 	27-117-24 32 0037).
13.1 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Minnetrista for 
13.2 	wetland purposes.

13.3 	Sec. 15.  CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
13.4 	WATER OR WETLANDS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
13.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 
13.6 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin 
13.7 	County may sell or convey to the city of Shorewood the tax-forfeited land bordering 
13.8 	public water or wetlands that is described in paragraph (c).
13.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
13.10 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Shorewood stops using the land for the public 
13.11 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions imposed 
13.12 	by the commissioner of natural resources.
13.13 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
13.14 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 31, 
13.15 	Township 117, Range 23, described as follows: beginning at the intersection of the east 
13.16 	line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the north line of the South 
13.17 	789.36 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence West along said 
13.18 	north line to the center line of Smithtown Road; thence northerly and northeasterly along 
13.19 	said center line to its intersection with the westerly extension of the south line of Lot 5, 
13.20 	Auditors Subdivision No 247, Hennepin County, Minnesota; thence easterly along said 
13.21 	extension and along the south line of said Lot 5 to the southeast corner of said Lot 5; 
13.22 	thence South along the east line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to the 
13.23 	point of beginning, subject to road (Hennepin County tax identification no. 31-117-23-43 
13.24 	0001); and
13.25 	(2) Lot 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 247, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin 
13.26 	County tax identification no. 31-117-23 43 0004).
13.27 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Shorewood for 
13.28 	drainage and wetland conservation purposes.

13.29 	Sec. 16. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
13.30 	WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
 13.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
13.32 	Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by public sale, 
13.33 	under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
14.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not 
14.2 	less than the appraised value of the land.
14.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: Lot 8, 
14.4 	Block 1, Anderson Addition, according to the plat on file and of record in the office of 
14.5 	the recorder for Itasca County.
14.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
14.7 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

14.8 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
14.9 	WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
 14.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
14.11 	and the public sale requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may 
14.12 	sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by private sale, under the remaining 
14.13 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
14.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the 
14.15 	appraised value of the land.
14.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: Government 
14.17 	Lot 3, Section 27, Township 55 North, Range 26 West.
14.18 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
14.19 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

14.20 	Sec. 18. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PRIVATE SALE; ITASCA 
14.21 	COUNTY.
 14.22 	(a) For the purpose of a land exchange for use in connection with a proposed 
14.23 	steel mill in Itasca County referenced in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8, 
14.24 	subdivision 3, title examination and approval of the land described in paragraph (b) 
14.25 	shall be undertaken as a condition of exchange of the land for class B land, and shall be 
14.26 	governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 94.344, subdivisions 9 and 10, and the provisions 
14.27 	of this section. Notwithstanding the evidence of title requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
14.28 	section 94.344, subdivisions 9 and 10, the county attorney shall examine one or more title 
14.29 	reports or title insurance commitments prepared or underwritten by a title insurer licensed 
14.30 	to conduct title insurance business in this state, regardless of whether abstracts were 
14.31 	created or updated in the preparation of the title reports or commitments. The opinion of 
14.32 	the county attorney, and approval by the attorney general, shall be based on those title 
14.33 	reports or commitments.
14.34 	(b) The land subject to this section is located in Itasca County and is described as:
15.1 	(1) Sections 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, and 29, Township 
15.2 	56 North, Range 22 West;
15.3 	(2) Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, and 14, Township 56 North, Range 23 West;
15.4 	(3) Section 30, Township 57 North, Range 22 West; and
15.5 	(4) Sections 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36, Township 57 North, Range 23 West.
15.6 	(c) Riparian land given in exchange by Itasca County for the purpose of the steel 
15.7 	mill referenced in paragraph (a), is exempt from the restrictions imposed by Minnesota 
15.8 	Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3.
15.9 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
15.10 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell, 
15.11 	by private sale, any land received in exchange for the purpose of the steel mill referenced 
15.12 	in paragraph (a), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The 
15.13 	sale must be in a form approved by the attorney general.

15.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.15 	Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
15.16 	WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
 15.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
15.18 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
15.19 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
15.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
15.21 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
15.22 	and ensure accuracy.
15.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake of the Woods County and is 
15.24 	described as follows:
15.25 	That part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, Township 168 North, Range 35 West, 
15.26 	described as follows:
15.27 	Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 7, being a 3/4-inch 
15.28 	by 24 rebar with plastic cap stamped "MN DNR LS 17005"; thence on a bearing 
15.29 	based on the 1983 Lake of the Woods County Coordinate System (1996 Adjustment) 
15.30 	of North 89 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds East along the north line of said 
15.31 	Government Lot 7 a distance of 640.21 feet to a 3/4-inch by 24 rebar with plastic 
15.32 	cap stamped "MN DNR LS 17005," and the point of beginning of the land to be 
15.33 	described; thence South 00 degrees 24 minutes 6 seconds East 40.00 feet to an 
15.34 	inplace iron rod; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds East, parallel with 
15.35 	said north line of Government Lot 7, a distance of 142.59 feet to an inplace iron rod; 
16.1 	thence North 46 degrees 18 minutes 16 seconds East 58.26 feet to an inplace iron 
16.2 	rod on the north line of said Government Lot 7; thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes 
16.3 	54 seconds East, along the north line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 184.99 
16.4 	feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.15 acres.
16.5 	(d) The sale would resolve an unintentional trespass when a portion of a cabin 
16.6 	and shed were constructed on state land.

16.7 	Sec. 20. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
16.8 	WATER; MARSHALL COUNTY.
 16.9 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
16.10 	and the public sale requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Marshall County 
16.11 	may convey to the city of Warren for no consideration the tax-forfeited lands bordering 
16.12 	public water that are described in paragraph (c).
16.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
16.14 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Warren stops using the land for a public 
16.15 	purpose.
16.16 	(c) The lands to be conveyed are located in Marshall County and are described as:
16.17 	(1) Parcel 59.0259.001;
16.18 	(2) Parcel 59.0292.000;
16.19 	(3) Parcel 59.0363.000;
16.20 	(4) Parcel 59.0393.000; and 
16.21 	(5) Parcel 59.8400.007.
16.22 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
16.23 	best be served if the lands were conveyed to the city of Warren for a public purpose.

16.24 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
16.25 	WATER; MARSHALL COUNTY.
 16.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
16.27 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Marshall County 
16.28 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
16.29 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
16.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Marshall County and is described as:
16.32 	Parcel 11.0019.001.
16.33 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
16.34 	best be served if the land was sold to the Department of Natural Resources. 

17.1 	Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
17.2 	MILLE LACS COUNTY.
 17.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
17.4 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
17.5 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
17.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
17.7 	conveyance may include any personal property owned by the state and deposited in Mille 
17.8 	Lacs Lake as part of the breakwater under water permits numbered P.A. 59-735 and P.A. 
17.9 	61-230. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to 
17.10 	correct errors and ensure accuracy.
17.11 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Mille Lacs County and is described as follows: 
17.12 	That part of Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, lying 
17.13 	between the water's edge of Mille Lacs Lake and the following described lines:
17.14 	Commencing at the intersection of the east line of said Government Lot 1 and the 
17.15 	southerly right-of-way line of County State-Aid Highway 35, formerly Highway 
17.16 	169, which point is 72.6 feet South of the meander corner on said east line; thence 
17.17 	in a northwesterly direction along said southerly right-of-way line angle measured 
17.18 	from said east line 75 degrees 10 minutes a distance of 267.0 feet to the actual point 
17.19 	of beginning of the first line to be described and Point "A"; thence deflect 89 degrees 
17.20 	55 minutes to the right in a northeasterly direction a distance of 178 feet, more or 
17.21 	less, to the water's edge of Mille Lacs Lake and there terminating.
17.22 	The second line begins at Point "A"; thence continuing northwesterly on said 
17.23 	southerly right-of-way line a distance of 17.5 feet; thence deflecting 90 degrees to 
17.24 	the right in a northeasterly direction a distance of 90 feet, more or less, to the water's 
17.25 	edge of Mille Lacs Lake and there terminating.
17.26 	(d) The sale resolves an unintentional trespass that occurred when two docks were 
17.27 	constructed on state land.

17.28 	Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
17.29 	MORRISON COUNTY.
 17.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
17.31 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
17.32 	in paragraph (c).
17.33 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
17.34 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
17.35 	and ensure accuracy.
18.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Morrison County and is described as follows: 
18.2 	the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 
18.3 	28 West.
18.4 	(d) The state has determined that the school trust land management interests would 
18.5 	best be served if the land was sold, as the land has no access to a public road and minimal 
18.6 	timber value.

18.7 	Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
18.8 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 18.9 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
18.10 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
18.11 	in paragraph (c).
18.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
18.13 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
18.14 	and ensure accuracy.
18.15 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described 
18.16 	as follows: 
18.17 	That part of the E1/2-SW1/4 of Section 24, Township 136 North, Range 39 West, 
18.18 	described as follows: Beginning at Right-of-Way Monument B12 as shown on 
18.19 	State Highway Right-of-Way Plat No. 56-7 on file and of record in the Office 
18.20 	of the Register of Deeds in and for said county; thence run North 40 degrees 42 
18.21 	minutes 47 seconds West (bearings oriented to Minnesota State Plane Grid, 00 
18.22 	degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds being grid north) for 651.92 feet to Right-of-Way 
18.23 	Monument B13; thence South 82 degrees 38 minutes 47 seconds East for 304.14 
18.24 	feet; thence South 73 degrees 11 minutes 03 seconds East for 266.02 feet; thence 
18.25 	South 16 degrees 18 minutes 57 seconds West for 67.63 feet; thence southerly along 
18.26 	a tangential curve concave to East having a radius of 393.31 feet and a central angle 
18.27 	of 78 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds for 495.04 feet; thence North 64 degrees 11 
18.28 	minutes 28 seconds West for 335.11 feet to Right-of-Way Monument B12 and the 
18.29 	point of beginning; containing 3.35 acres, more or less.
18.30 	(d) The land was transferred by the Department of Transportation to the Department 
18.31 	of Natural Resources upon completion of a road project in 1974 and the Department 
18.32 	of Natural Resources has determined the land is no longer needed for natural resource 
18.33 	purposes.

18.34 	Sec. 25. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 19.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner 
19.2 	of natural resources may convey to Independent School District No. 544, Fergus Falls, the 
19.3 	surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
19.4 	(b) The conveyance must be at market value and in a form approved by the attorney 
19.5 	general. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the school 
19.6 	district does not use the land for a school facility.
19.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Otter Tail County and is described as:
19.8 	(1) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 133 North, 
19.9 	Range 43 West, excepting the area designated for the State Hospital Cemetery located in 
19.10 	the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said section 
19.11 	and that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter previously conveyed to 
19.12 	Donald Stevens pursuant to Minnesota Laws 1973, chapter 80, and described as follows:
19.13 	That part of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 27 described as follows: Beginning 
19.14 	at the SE corner of said SW1/4 of the NE1/4; thence on an assumed bearing of North 
19.15 	00 degrees 00 minutes 36 seconds West on the easterly line thereof for a distance 
19.16 	of 660.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes 12 seconds West parallel to 
19.17 	the southerly line thereof for a distance of 7.90 feet; thence South 00 degrees 19 
19.18 	minutes 48 seconds West 660.00 feet to the southerly line of said SW1/4 of the 
19.19 	NE1/4; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes 12 seconds East on last said southerly 
19.20 	line for a distance of 11.91 feet to point of beginning; also that part of the SW1/4 of 
19.21 	the NE1/4 of Section 27 described as follows: Commencing at the SE corner of said 
19.22 	SW1/4 of the NE1/4; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 40 minutes 
19.23 	12 seconds West on the southerly line of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 for a distance of 
19.24 	11.91 feet to point of beginning of tract to be described; thence North 00 degrees 
19.25 	19 minutes 48 seconds East 660.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes 12 
19.26 	seconds West parallel to the southerly line of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 for a distance 
19.27 	of 25.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 21 minutes 50 seconds East 660.05 feet to the 
19.28 	southerly line of the SW1/4 of said NE1/4 ; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes 12 
19.29 	seconds East on said southerly line for a distance of 17.00 feet to point of beginning. 
19.30 	Containing 73.5 acres, more or less; and
19.31 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 133 
19.32 	North, Range 43 West. Containing 40 acres.
19.33 	(d) The land is no longer needed for any natural resource purpose and the state's 
19.34 	land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to Independent 
19.35 	School District No. 544, Fergus Falls, for a new school facility.

20.1 	Sec. 26. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
20.2 	WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 20.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
20.4 	1, Pine County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by public sale, 
20.5 	under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
20.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less 
20.7 	than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
20.8 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
20.9 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as:
20.10 	(1) Property ID Numbers 03.0074.000, 03.0075.000, and 03.0076.000, all in Section 
20.11 	9, Township 41 North, Range 20 West;
20.12 	(2) Property ID Numbers 03.0089.000 and 03.0090.000, all in Section 10, Township 
20.13 	41 North, Range 20 West;
20.14 	(3) Property ID Number 06.0086.000 in Section 14, Township 40 North, Range 
20.15 	22 West;
20.16 	(4) Property ID Numbers 13.0053.000 and 13.0054.000, all in Section 4, Township 
20.17 	43 North, Range 20 West;
20.18 	(5) Property ID Number 13.0059.000 in Section 5, Township 43 North, Range 
20.19 	20 West;
20.20 	(6) Property ID Numbers 16.0198.000 and 16.0201.000, all in Section 19, Township 
20.21 	45 North, Range 18 West;
20.22 	(7) Property ID Number 20.0164.000 in Section 23, Township 43 North, Range 
20.23 	16 West; and
20.24 	(8) Property ID Number 45.5567.000 in Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 
20.25 	20 West.
20.26 	(d) The conveyance of land described in paragraph (c), clauses (4) and (5), shall 
20.27 	be combined and sold as a single parcel.
20.28 	(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
20.29 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

20.30 	Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
20.31 	WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 20.32 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
20.33 	and the public sale requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Pine County may sell 
20.34 	by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph (c), 
20.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7a.
21.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the 
21.2 	appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal 
21.3 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
21.4 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as:
21.5 	(1) Property ID Number 28.1133.000 in Section 36, Township 39 North, Range 
21.6 	22 West;
21.7 	(2) Property ID Number 12.0300.000 in Section 20, Township 42 North, Range 
21.8 	21 West;
21.9 	(3) Property ID Number 25.0107.000 in Section 9, Township 43 North, Range 
21.10 	19 West;
21.11 	(4) Property ID Number 16.0190.000 in Section 18, Township 45 North, Range 
21.12 	18 West;
21.13 	(5) Property ID Number 31.0174.000 in Section 23, Township 45 North, Range 
21.14 	20 West; and
21.15 	(6) Property ID Number 33.5487.000 in Section 16, Township 45 North, Range 
21.16 	19 West.
21.17 	(d) The conveyance of land described in paragraph (c), clause (6), must contain a 
21.18 	deed restriction on development that is 75 feet in width along the shoreline, excluding a 
21.19 	15-foot access strip.
21.20 	(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
21.21 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

21.22 	Sec. 28. PUBLIC OR  PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
21.23 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 21.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
21.25 	Pine County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph 
21.26 	(c), by public sale or as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, 
21.27 	under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
21.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the 
21.29 	appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal 
21.30 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
21.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as:
21.32 	Property ID Numbers 17.0225.000 and 17.0226.000 in Section 17, Township 44 
21.33 	North, Range 20 West.
21.34 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
21.35 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

22.1 	Sec. 29. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN NERSTRAND BIG WOODS 
22.2 	STATE PARK; RICE COUNTY.
 22.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 4, the 
22.4 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
22.5 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
22.6 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.346, exchange the land 
22.7 	located within state park boundaries that is described in paragraph (c).
22.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
22.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
22.10 	and ensure accuracy.
22.11 	(c) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Rice County and will be a 
22.12 	portion of the southerly one acre of the following described land:
22.13 	All that part of the East 10 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
22.14 	Section 3, Township 110 North, Range 19 West, lying South and West of County 
22.15 	State-Aid Highway 29, except the South one-half acre thereof.
22.16 	The exact area to be exchanged will be determined by completion of a further site analysis.
22.17 	(d) The exchange would resolve an unintentional trespass of a driveway the location 
22.18 	of which was not determined until after the state's acquisition of the land. 

22.19 	Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
22.20 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 22.21 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
22.22 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
22.23 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
22.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. 
22.25 	Conveyances of the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (4), (7), and (9), must retain 
22.26 	for the state the easements indicated. The attorney general may make changes to the land 
22.27 	descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
22.28 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
22.29 	(1) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 26, 
22.30 	Township 60 North, Range 16 West;
22.31 	(2) the northerly 400 feet of the southerly 600 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the 
22.32 	Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 56 North, Range 18 West;
22.33 	(3) Lot 3, except the North 900 feet and except the South 100 feet of the North 
22.34 	1,000 feet of the West 600 feet and except the West 633 feet of the South 80 feet of the 
23.1 	North 1,080 feet and except that part lying southerly of the North 1,080 feet, Section 6, 
23.2 	Township 56 North, Range 20 West;
23.3 	(4) the northerly 330 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
23.4 	12, Township 55 North, Range 20 West;
23.5 	(5) the South Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
23.6 	Quarter, Section 8, Township 55 North, Range 19 West;
23.7 	(6) the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter, Section 28, Township 51 North, 
23.8 	Range 15 West.
23.9 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
23.10 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.11 	Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
23.12 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 23.13 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
23.14 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
23.15 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
23.16 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
23.17 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
23.18 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
23.19 	and ensure accuracy.
23.20 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
23.21 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter beginning 511 feet 
23.22 	East of the northwest corner; running thence southwesterly to a point 511 feet South of 
23.23 	the northwest corner; thence North to said northwest corner; thence East to the point of 
23.24 	beginning and Lot 4 lying westerly of the county road, Section 3, Township 57 North, 
23.25 	Range 15 West;  
23.26 	(2) Lot 14, Michael's Beach Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North, 
23.27 	Range 17 West; 
23.28 	(3) an undivided 1/4 interest, Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22, 
23.29 	Township 63 North, Range 12 West; and
23.30 	(4) an undivided 1/4 interest, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
23.31 	23, Township 63 North, Range 12 West.
23.32 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
23.33 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.34 	Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.1 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
24.2 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
24.3 	land described in paragraph (c).
24.4 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
24.5 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
24.6 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
24.7 	That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 
24.8 	56 North, Range 18 West, lying East of the East right-of-way line of Fermoy Road as 
24.9 	located on this day of recording. This parcel contains 4.23 acres, more or less.
24.10 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
24.11 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

24.12 	Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
24.13 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
24.15 	and the public sale requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
24.16 	may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph (c) to the 
24.17 	city of Chisholm, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
24.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the 
24.19 	appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal 
24.20 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
24.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
24.22 	The East Half (E1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section 27, Township 
24.23 	58 North, Range 20 West.
24.24 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
24.25 	best served if the lands were sold to the city of Chisholm.

24.26 	Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; STEVENS COUNTY.
 24.27 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
24.28 	other law to the contrary, Stevens County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
24.29 	described in paragraph (c) to one or more adjoining landowners.
24.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the fair 
24.31 	market value of the land. The attorney general may make changes to the land description 
24.32 	to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
24.33 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Stevens County and is described as: a strip 
24.34 	of land 66 feet wide, the center line of which follows the following measurements and 
25.1 	directions: the point of beginning being a point which is on the east right-of-way line of 
25.2 	T.H. 59 and 626 feet South of said north line of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, 
25.3 	Township 125 North, Range 41 West; thence due East and parallel with the north line of 
25.4 	said Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 125 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 
25.5 	1,310 feet, subject to easements.
25.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
25.7 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

25.8 	Sec. 35. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
25.9 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 25.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
25.11 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus lands bordering public water that are 
25.12 	described in paragraph (c).
25.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
25.14 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
25.15 	and ensure accuracy.
25.16 	(c) The lands that may be sold are located in Washington County and are described 
25.17 	as follows:
25.18 	(1) all that part of the NE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 3, Township 29 North, Range 20 
25.19 	West, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north line of said tract 26 rods 
25.20 	West of the center of said Section 3; and running thence West along the quarter section 
25.21 	line to the northwest corner of said tract; thence South along the west line of said tract 80 
25.22 	rods to the southwest corner of the same; thence East along the south line of said tract to a 
25.23 	point which is 26 rods West of the southeast corner thereof; thence North parallel with 
25.24 	the east line of said tract 80 rods to the point of beginning;
25.25 	(2) the W1/2-SW1/4 of Section 3, Township 29 North, Range 20 West, except that 
25.26 	part lying westerly of the following described line: Beginning at a point on the south line 
25.27 	of said Section 3, distant 430 feet West of the southeast corner of the SW1/4-SW1/4 
25.28 	of said Section 3; thence northeasterly to the northeast corner of the SW1/4-SW1/4 of 
25.29 	Section 3; thence northwesterly to a point on the north line of the SW1/4 of Section 3, 
25.30 	distance 430 feet West of the northeast corner of the NW1/4-SW1/4 of said Section 3; and
25.31 	(3) all that part of the SE1/4-SW1/4 of Section 3, Township 29 North, Range 20 
25.32 	West, lying westerly of County State-Aid Highway 21.
25.33 	(d) The Department of Corrections transferred the land to the Department of Natural 
25.34 	Resources in 1973 and the Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land 
25.35 	is no longer needed for natural resource purposes.

26.1 	Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
26.2 	WATER; WRIGHT COUNTY.
 26.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
26.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
26.5 	in paragraph (c).
26.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
26.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
26.8 	and ensure accuracy.
26.9 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wright County and is described as follows: 
26.10 	All that part of the North 300 feet of Government Lot 2, Section 17, Township 120 
26.11 	North, Range 26 West, lying West of the following described line: Beginning at a 
26.12 	point on the north line of said lot, 134.23 feet East of the center line of Wright 
26.13 	County Aid Road No. 4, thence South 19 degrees, 1 minute West, 317.32 feet, 
26.14 	and there terminating. Subject to existing road easements. Said parcel contains 
26.15 	1.2 acres, more or less.
26.16 	(d) The land was formerly used as a water access site on Ramsey Lake and is no 
26.17 	longer needed for natural resource purposes as the water access site has been relocated 
26.18 	to other land.

26.19 	Sec. 37. LAND REPLACEMENT TRUST FUND; ITASCA COUNTY.
 26.20 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other 
26.21 	law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, Itasca 
26.22 	County must apportion the first $1,000,000 received from the sale of tax-forfeited lands 
26.23 	within Minnesota Steel Industries permit to mine area near Nashwauk, Minnesota, as 
26.24 	provided in Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, as amended. Any remaining proceeds 
26.25 	received from the sale must be deposited into a tax-forfeited land replacement trust fund 
26.26 	established by Itasca County under this section. The principal and interest from this fund 
26.27 	may be spent only on the purchase of lands to replace the tax-forfeited lands sold to 
26.28 	Minnesota Steel Industries. Lands purchased with the land replacement fund must:
26.29 	(1) become subject to trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein they lie 
26.30 	and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
26.31 	(2) be for forest management purposes and dedicated as memorial forest under 
26.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 459.06, subdivision 2.

26.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after compliance with 
26.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the governing body of Itasca 
26.35 	County.

27.1 	Sec. 38. SUSTAINABLE FOREST INCENTIVE ACT; PARCEL 
27.2 	REPLACEMENT; ITASCA COUNTY.
 27.3 	(a) The commissioner of revenue shall allow a claimant participating in the 
27.4 	Sustainable Forest Incentive Act, under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290C, to remove 
27.5 	parcels from the sustainable forest incentive program without penalty and enroll 
27.6 	replacement parcels, if the claimant:
27.7 	(1) has at least 50,000 acres of land currently enrolled in the program;
27.8 	(2) agrees to have at least 5,000 acres of land but not more than 8,000 acres of land 
27.9 	removed from the program for use in connection with a proposed steel mill in Itasca 
27.10 	County referenced in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8, subdivision 3; and
27.11 	(3) makes application on or before December 31, 2010, under the Sustainable Forest 
27.12 	Incentive Act and this section to remove from the program and to simultaneously add to 
27.13 	the program parcels of like value.
27.14 	(b) The application must be accompanied by a cover letter that makes reference to 
27.15 	this section, identifies the parcels to be removed, and identifies the parcels to be added. 
27.16 	For purposes of incentive payments and subsequent removals from the program, the 
27.17 	parcels added to the program under this section will be treated as if they were included on 
27.18 	the claimant's original application for the parcels removed from the program under this 
27.19 	section. Within 90 days of approving the application, the commissioner shall execute and 
27.20 	mail to the claimant a document in recordable form that releases the removed parcels from 
27.21 	the covenant required for parcels enrolled under the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act.

27.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.23 	Sec. 39. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 27.24 	Sections 12 to 15 are effective the day following final enactment.