1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state and local lands; modifying land acquisition requirements; 
1.3 	modifying land owners' bill of rights; modifying recordation requirements for 
1.4 	mineral interests; modifying zoning provisions for nonconforming parcels; 
1.5 	adding to and deleting from state parks; exempting certain exchanged land from 
1.6 	the tax-forfeited land assurance fee; authorizing certain leases of tax-forfeited 
1.7 	lands; authorizing public and private sales and conveyances of certain state lands; 
1.8 	providing for status of certain land in St. Louis County;amending Minnesota 
1.9 	Statutes 2006, sections 84.0272, subdivision 3; 84.0274, subdivision 5; 93.55, 
1.10 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 394.36, by adding a subdivision; 462.357, 
1.11 	subdivision 1e; Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 21.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 3.Minimal value acquisition. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, if the 
1.15 	commissioner determines that lands or interests in land have a value less than $5,000
1.16 	$100,000, the commissioner may acquire the lands for the value determined by the 
1.17 	commissioner without an appraisal. The commissioner shall make the determination based 
1.18 	upon available information including, but not limited to:
1.19 	(1) the most recent assessed market value of the land or interests in land as 
1.20 	determined by the county assessor of the county in which the land or interests in land 
1.21 	is located;
1.22 	(2) a sale price of the land or interests in land, provided the sale occurred within 
1.23 	the past year;
1.24 	(3) the sale prices of comparable land or interests in land located in the vicinity 
1.25 	and sold within the past year; or
1.26 	(4) an appraisal of the land or interests in land conducted within the past year.
2.1 	(b) In the event the value is minimal less than $1,000, the commissioner may add a 
2.2 	transaction incentive, provided that the sum of the incentive plus the value of the land 
2.3 	does not exceed $1,000.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0274, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 5.Owner's rights. When the state proposes to purchase in fee or any lesser 
2.6 	interest in land which will be administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the 
2.7 	landowner shall have the following rights:
2.8 	(a) The right to be informed of the specific intended use of the property and of any 
2.9 	change in the intended use of the property which occurs during the acquisition process. 
2.10 	The owner shall also be informed that the documents regarding the purchase will be public 
2.11 	records if the land is purchased by the state;
2.12 	(b) The right to be paid a fair price for the property. The price shall include the 
2.13 	fair market value of the land plus:
2.14 	(1) All necessary incidental costs such as abstracting and recording fees related 
2.15 	to the sale. The costs of clearing title defects, paying taxes, and attorney's fees are not 
2.16 	reimbursable; and
2.17 	(2) Any penalties incurred by the owner where the property is security for a loan 
2.18 	or advance of credit that contains a provision requiring or permitting the imposition of a 
2.19 	penalty if the loan or advance of credit is prepaid;
2.20 	(c) The right to payment, at the owner's election, in a lump sum or in up to four 
2.21 	annual installments;
2.22 	(d) The right to have the property fairly appraised by the state. The state's appraiser 
2.23 	shall physically inspect the property and shall allow the owner along when the appraisal 
2.24 	is made. The state's appraiser shall certify in the appraisal report to having physically 
2.25 	inspected the property and having given the landowner an opportunity to go along on 
2.26 	inspections. Notwithstanding section 13.44, subdivision 3, before an offer is made,  the 
2.27 	landowner shall be given a resume of the state's certified appraisal. The resume shall 
2.28 	include the appraiser's conclusions as to value, acreage and type of land, value of buildings 
2.29 	and other improvements, value of timber, special damages and any special elements of 
2.30 	value informed of the value determined pursuant to section 84.0272;
2.31 	(e) The right to retain a qualified independent appraiser to conduct an appraisal at any 
2.32 	time prior to certification of the state's appraisal of the property and to be reimbursed for 
2.33 	appraisal fees as provided in section 117.232, subdivision 1, if the land is sold to the state 
2.34 	and to have that appraisal considered along with the state's in certifying the selling price; 
3.1 	(f) The right to have the state acquire the property by means of condemnation upon 
3.2 	the owner's request with the agreement of the commissioner;
3.3 	(g) The right to receive or waive relocation assistance, services, payments and 
3.4 	benefits as provided in sections 117.52 and 117.521; 
3.5 	(h) The right to accept the state's offer for the property and contest the state's offer 
3.6 	for relocation and moving expenses;
3.7 	(i) The right to continue occupancy of the property until full payment is received, 
3.8 	provided that when the owner elects to receive payment in annual installments pursuant to 
3.9 	clause (c), the owner may retain occupancy until the first payment is made; and
3.10 	(j) The right to seek the advice of counsel regarding any aspect of the land 
3.11 	transaction.

3.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.13 		Subdivision 1.Forfeiture; failure to record. If the owner of a mineral interest fails 
3.14 	to record the verified statement required by section 93.52, before January 1, 1975, as to 
3.15 	any interests owned on or before December 31, 1973, or within one year after acquiring 
3.16 	such interests as to interests acquired after December 31, 1973, and not previously 
3.17 	recorded under section 93.52, the mineral interest shall forfeit to the state after notice and 
3.18 	opportunity for hearing as provided in this section. However, before completing the 
3.19 	procedures set forth in subdivision 2, the commissioner of natural resources may lease the 
3.20 	severed mineral interest as provided in subdivisions 1a and 3.

3.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
3.22 	read:
3.23 		Subd. 1b.Exemption for forfeiture. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, a severed 
3.24 	mineral interest for which a statement was recorded as required under section 93.52, but 
3.25 	for which no new statement was recorded when the interest was subsequently conveyed 
3.26 	on or after December 31, 1969, but before July 1, 2007, is not subject to forfeiture if: (1) 
3.27 	substantial compliance can be shown as provided in subdivision 2, and (2) a new statement 
3.28 	is recorded within one year of any conveyance of ownership on or after July 1, 2007.

3.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 394.36, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.30 	to read:
3.31 		Subd. 5.Ownership of nonconforming parcel not relevant. A county must not 
3.32 	make a permit or other approval for use, development, or sale or other disposition of a 
4.1 	nonconforming lot or parcel of land dependent on the ownership, or the relationship of 
4.2 	the buyer to the seller, of the lot or parcel.

4.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.357, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
4.4 		Subd. 1e.Nonconformities. (a) Any nonconformity, including the lawful use or 
4.5 	occupation of land or premises existing at the time of the adoption of an additional control 
4.6 	under this chapter, may be continued, including through repair, replacement, restoration, 
4.7 	maintenance, or improvement, but not including expansion, unless:
4.8 	(1) the nonconformity or occupancy is discontinued for a period of more than one 
4.9 	year; or
4.10 	(2) any nonconforming use is destroyed by fire or other peril to the extent of greater 
4.11 	than 50 percent of its market value, and no building permit has been applied for within 
4.12 	180 days of when the property is damaged. In this case, a municipality may impose 
4.13 	reasonable conditions upon a building permit in order to mitigate any newly created 
4.14 	impact on adjacent property.
4.15 	(b) Any subsequent use or occupancy of the land or premises shall be a conforming 
4.16 	use or occupancy. A municipality may, by ordinance, permit an expansion or impose upon 
4.17 	nonconformities reasonable regulations to prevent and abate nuisances and to protect the 
4.18 	public health, welfare, or safety. This subdivision does not prohibit a municipality from 
4.19 	enforcing an ordinance that applies to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or 
4.20 	similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.
4.21 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a municipality shall regulate the repair, 
4.22 	replacement, maintenance, improvement, or expansion of nonconforming uses and 
4.23 	structures in floodplain areas to the extent necessary to maintain eligibility in the National 
4.24 	Flood Insurance Program and not increase flood damage potential or increase the degree 
4.25 	of obstruction to flood flows in the floodway.
4.26 	(d) A municipality must not make a permit or other approval for use, development, 
4.27 	or sale or disposition of a nonconforming lot or parcel of land dependent on the ownership, 
4.28 	or the relationship of the buyer to the seller, of the lot or parcel.

4.29 	Sec. 7. Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 21, is amended to read:
4.30 	Sec. 21. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PRIVATE SALE; 
4.31 	ITASCA COUNTY.
 4.32 	(a) For the purpose of a land exchange for use in connection with a proposed 
4.33 	steel mill in Itasca County referenced in Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 8, 
4.34 	subdivision 3, title examination and approval of the land described in paragraph (b) 
5.1 	shall be undertaken as a condition of exchange of the land for class B land, and shall be 
5.2 	governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 94.344, subdivisions 9 and 10, and the provisions 
5.3 	of this section. Notwithstanding the evidence of title requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 
5.4 	section 94.344, subdivisions 9 and 10, the county attorney shall examine one or more title 
5.5 	reports or title insurance commitments prepared or underwritten by a title insurer licensed 
5.6 	to conduct title insurance business in this state, regardless of whether abstracts were 
5.7 	created or updated in the preparation of the title reports or commitments. The opinion of 
5.8 	the county attorney, and approval by the attorney general, shall be based on those title 
5.9 	reports or commitments.
5.10 	(b) The land subject to this section is located in Itasca County and is described as:
5.11 	(1) Sections 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, and 29, Township 
5.12 	56 North, Range 22 West;
5.13 	(2) Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, and 14, Township 56 North, Range 23 West;
5.14 	(3) Section 30, Township 57 North, Range 22 West; and
5.15 	(4) Sections 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36, Township 57 North, Range 23 West.
5.16 	(c) Riparian land given in exchange by Itasca County for the purpose of the steel 
5.17 	mill referenced in paragraph (a), is exempt from the restrictions imposed by Minnesota 
5.18 	Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3.
5.19 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
5.20 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell, 
5.21 	by private sale, any land received in exchange for the purpose of the steel mill referenced 
5.22 	in paragraph (a), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The 
5.23 	sale must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
5.24 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 284.28, subdivision 8, or any other 
5.25 	law to the contrary, land acquired through an exchange under this section is exempt from 
5.26 	payment of three percent of the sales price required to be collected by the county auditor 
5.27 	at the time of sale for deposit in the state treasury.

5.28 	Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 5.29 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The 
5.30 	following area is added to Flandrau State Park, Brown County: that part of Lot 2, Block 
5.31 	One, Conklin Addition in the city of New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, according to the 
5.32 	plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Brown County, Minnesota, described 
5.33 	as follows: beginning at the southerly most corner of Lot 2, Block One, Conklin Addition 
5.34 	in the city of New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota; thence North 55 degrees 29 minutes 
5.35 	26 seconds East (assumed bearing) along the southeasterly line of said Lot 2 a distance of 
6.1 	107.92 feet; thence South 60 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West a distance of 102.48 feet 
6.2 	to the westerly line of Lot 2; thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 23 seconds East along 
6.3 	said westerly line of Lot 2 a distance of 11.10 feet to the point of beginning; containing 
6.4 	508 square feet, more or less, and subject to easements of record in said County and State.
6.5 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The 
6.6 	following area is added to Whitewater State Park, Winona County: that part of the 
6.7 	Southeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 107 North, Range 10 West, Winona County, 
6.8 	Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest 
6.9 	Quarter of Section 17, Township 107 North, Range 10 West; thence on an assumed 
6.10 	bearing of South 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds East along the south line of said 
6.11 	Northwest Quarter, 303.04 feet; thence continue South 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds 
6.12 	East along said south line 1327.79 feet; thence South 00 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds 
6.13 	West, 300.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds West parallel with said 
6.14 	south line, 1027.83 feet; thence South 00 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds West, 300.00 
6.15 	feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds West parallel with said south line, 
6.16 	597 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the east line of the Southeast Quarter of said 
6.17 	Section 18 being also the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 
6.18 	39 seconds West parallel with said south line, 330 feet, more or less, to the centerline of a 
6.19 	township road; thence North 16 degrees 01 minutes 55 seconds West along said centerline, 
6.20 	170.44 feet; thence northwesterly along said centerline on a tangential curve concave 
6.21 	southwesterly, having a central angle of 10 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds, radius of 
6.22 	2426.00 feet, for an arc length of 464.25 feet to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of 
6.23 	Section 18; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds East along the north line of 
6.24 	said Southeast Quarter, 547.06 feet to the southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; 
6.25 	thence South 00 degrees East, a distance of 600 feet, more or less, along the said east line 
6.26 	to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 5.78 acres, more or less.

6.27 	Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 6.28 	[85.012] [Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The following area is 
6.29 	deleted from Flandrau State Park, Brown County: that part of Outlot 293 in the city of 
6.30 	New Ulm, according to the Plat of the City of New Ulm, of record in the Office of the 
6.31 	County Recorder, Brown County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the 
6.32 	southerly most corner of Lot 2, Block One, Conklin Addition in the city of New Ulm, 
6.33 	Brown County, Minnesota; thence North 55 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds East (assumed 
6.34 	bearing), along the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, a distance of 107.92 feet to the point of 
6.35 	beginning; thence continuing North 55 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds East, along said 
7.1 	southerly line of Lot 2, a distance of 80.95 feet, to the easterly most corner of said Lot 2; 
7.2 	thence South 19 degrees 33 minutes 58 seconds East, along the southeasterly prolongation 
7.3 	of the easterly line of said Lot 2, a distance of 10.0 feet; thence South 62 degrees 31 
7.4 	minutes 07 seconds West, 78.97 feet to the point of beginning, containing 391 square feet, 
7.5 	more or less, and subject to easement of record in said county and state.

7.6 	Sec. 10. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
7.7 	WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 7.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
7.9 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
7.10 	in paragraph (c). 
7.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
7.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
7.13 	and ensure accuracy. 
7.14 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows:
7.15 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 50 North, Range 25 West, containing 
7.16 	5.8 acres, more or less; and 
7.17 	(2) Government Lot 4, Section 24, Township 50 North, Range 25 West, containing 
7.18 	0.9 acres, more or less.
7.19 	(d) The land borders the Willow River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
7.20 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
7.21 	natural resource purposes.

7.22 	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
7.23 	WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 7.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
7.25 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
7.26 	in paragraph (c). 
7.27 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
7.28 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
7.29 	and ensure accuracy. 
7.30 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as 
7.31 	follows: Government Lot 2, Section 8, Township 48 North, Range 25 West, containing 
7.32 	34.6 acres, more or less.
8.1 	(d) The land borders Gun Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
8.2 	determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the land was 
8.3 	sold.

8.4 	Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND 
8.5 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 8.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, and the classification 
8.7 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by 
8.8 	public sale the consolidated conservation land bordering public water that is described in 
8.9 	paragraph (c).
8.10 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
8.11 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
8.12 	and ensure accuracy. 
8.13 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as 
8.14 	follows: Government Lot 1, Section 7, Township 47 North, Range 26 West, containing 
8.15 	1.25 acres, more or less.
8.16 	(d) The land borders the Mississippi River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
8.17 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
8.18 	natural resource purposes.

8.19 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
8.20 	AITKIN COUNTY.
 8.21 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 
8.22 	Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
8.23 	sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).
8.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
8.25 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
8.26 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
8.27 	appraised value of the land and timber and survey costs. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
8.28 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A. 
8.29 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows: 
8.30 	the North 370 feet of the East 590 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
8.31 	Section 24, Township 48 North, Range 24 West, containing 5.0 acres, more or less.
8.32 	(d) The land will be sold "as is" to the current leaseholder who will assume 
8.33 	responsibility for any site cleanup needed due to the use of the land for a concrete plant by 
9.1 	the previous leaseholder. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the 
9.2 	land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

9.3 	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
9.4 	AITKIN COUNTY.
 9.5 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
9.6 	84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by public sale the consolidated conservation land 
9.7 	that is described in paragraph (c).
9.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
9.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
9.10 	and ensure accuracy. 
9.11 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows: 
9.12 	the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 47 North, Range 26 
9.13 	West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
9.14 	(d) The land is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural 
9.15 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

9.16 	Sec. 15. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
9.17 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 9.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
9.19 	commissioner of natural resources may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state 
9.20 	for no payment the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
9.21 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
9.22 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
9.23 	and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph 
9.24 	(c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to 
9.25 	provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
9.26 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Beltrami County and is described as 
9.27 	follows: that part of Government Lot 3, Section 4, Township 146 North, Range 34 West, 
9.28 	described as follows: starting from meander corner number 4, which is located on the 
9.29 	north section line of Section 4, Township 146 North, Range 34 West, 1518.0 feet in an 
9.30 	easterly direction from the northwest corner of said section; thence South 16 degrees 17 
9.31 	minutes East a distance of 131.6 feet; thence South 46 degrees 35 minutes East a distance 
9.32 	of 206.8 feet; thence South 6 degrees 37 minutes East a distance of 89.4 feet; thence South 
9.33 	14 degrees 32 minutes East a distance of 139.0 feet; thence South 10 degrees 34 minutes 
9.34 	West a distance of 221.5 feet; thence South 83 degrees 46 minutes West a distance of 
10.1 	178.5 feet to the starting point; thence South 47 degrees 15 minutes West a distance of 
10.2 	275.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 53 minutes East a distance of 285.7 feet; thence North 
10.3 	61 degrees 27 minutes East a distance of 122.0 feet; thence North 73 degrees 47 minutes 
10.4 	East a distance of 300.0 feet; thence North 12 degrees 40 minutes West a distance of 37.6 
10.5 	feet; thence North 20 degrees 30 minutes West a distance of 113.5 feet; thence North 51 
10.6 	degrees 15 minutes West a distance of 320.7 feet; thence South 38 degrees 15 minutes 
10.7 	West a distance of 116.8 feet to the starting point, containing 3.5 acres, more or less.
10.8 	(d) The land borders Grant Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The land 
10.9 	was donated to the state for use as a public campground and is used by local residents 
10.10 	as a day-use park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's 
10.11 	land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local 
10.12 	unit of government.

10.13 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
10.14 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 10.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
10.16 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
10.17 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
10.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
10.19 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
10.20 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 
10.21 	for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
10.22 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the band fails 
10.23 	to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The commissioner 
10.24 	may include conservation restrictions in the conveyance deed to ensure the property is 
10.25 	maintained as open space.
10.26 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as follows: 
10.27 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 14, Township 142 North, Range 29 West, containing 
10.28 	35.54 acres, more or less; and 
10.29 	(2) Government Lot 6, Section 14, Township 142 North, Range 29 West, containing 
10.30 	2.06 acres, more or less.
10.31 	(d) The land is located on Bear Island in Leech Lake and is not contiguous to other 
10.32 	state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not 
10.33 	needed for natural resource purposes.

11.1 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
11.2 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 11.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
11.4 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
11.5 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
11.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
11.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
11.8 	and ensure accuracy.
11.9 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as follows: 
11.10 	that part of Government Lot 7, Section 28, Township 142 North, Range 26 West, described 
11.11 	as follows: commencing at the south quarter corner of said Section 28, from which the 
11.12 	southwest corner of said Section 28 bears, based on the Cass County Coordinate System of 
11.13 	NAD 1983, South 89 degrees 44 minutes 53 seconds West, 2775.06 feet; thence North 52 
11.14 	degrees 48 minutes 53 seconds West, 1326.13 feet to the southeast corner of that particular 
11.15 	tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and filed for record on November 9, 1961, 
11.16 	in Book 121 of Deeds, Page 598, and to a railroad spike on the centerline of County 
11.17 	State-Aid Highway 4; thence North 52 degrees 12 minutes 27 seconds West, 221.06 
11.18 	feet along the southwesterly line of said particular tract of land conveyed to the state of 
11.19 	Minnesota and the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 4 to a spike; thence North 
11.20 	51 degrees 01 minutes 41 seconds West, 111.72 feet along the southwesterly line of said 
11.21 	particular tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and the centerline of County 
11.22 	State-Aid Highway 4 to a mag nail and the point of beginning of the land to be described; 
11.23 	thence continuing North 51 degrees 01 minutes 41 seconds West, 41.42 feet along the 
11.24 	southwesterly line of said particular tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and 
11.25 	the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 4 to a mag nail; thence North 13 degrees 19 
11.26 	minutes 36 seconds East, 144.63 feet to a 3/4" x 24" rebar with plastic cap stamped "MN 
11.27 	DNR LS 17005" (DNR MON); thence continuing North 13 degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds 
11.28 	East, 5 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Little Sand Lake; thence southeasterly, a 
11.29 	distance of 50 feet, more or less, along said water's edge to a line which bears North 13 
11.30 	degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 13 degrees 
11.31 	19 minutes 36 seconds West, 5 feet, more or less, to a DNR MON, thence continuing 
11.32 	South 13 degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds West, 129.22 feet to the point of beginning and 
11.33 	there terminating. Containing 0.12 acres, more or less, subject to existing road easements.
11.34 	(d) The land is located on Little Sand Lake. The sale will be to the adjoining 
11.35 	landowner in conjunction with an acquisition to resolve an unintentional trespass by the 
12.1 	state which occurred when the Department of Natural Resources constructed a water 
12.2 	access site.

12.3 	Sec. 18. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
12.4 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 12.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
12.6 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
12.7 	in paragraph (c).
12.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
12.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
12.10 	and ensure accuracy.
12.11 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows: 
12.12 	the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 63 North, Range 
12.13 	3 East, containing 40 acres, more or less. 
12.14 	(d) The land borders Mons Creek and was acquired in a land exchange in 2003. The 
12.15 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that school trust management interests 
12.16 	would best be served if the land was sold.

12.17 	Sec. 19. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
12.18 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 12.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
12.20 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
12.21 	in paragraph (c).
12.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
12.23 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
12.24 	and ensure accuracy. 
12.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows:
12.26 	(1) Outlot A & Caribou Backlot, Cook County. Outlot A of White Sky, according to 
12.27 	the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for Cook County, Minnesota, 
12.28 	containing 0.74 acres, more or less; and 
12.29 	(2) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, Township 60 North, Range 3 West, 
12.30 	lying northerly of Cook County Road 4, southerly of the plat of White Sky, and westerly 
12.31 	of Lot 1, Block 1 of White Sky First Addition, according to the plats on file and of record 
12.32 	in the Office of the Recorder for Cook County, containing 1.02 acres, more or less.
13.1 	(d) The land borders Caribou Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
13.2 	determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the lands were 
13.3 	sold.

13.4 	Sec. 20. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
13.5 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 13.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
13.7 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
13.8 	in paragraph (c). 
13.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
13.10 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
13.11 	and ensure accuracy. 
13.12 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows: 
13.13 	that part of Government Lot 10, Section 35, Township 65 North, Range 1 West, more fully 
13.14 	described as follows: being the easterly 863.9 feet of Government Lot 10, EXCEPT the 
13.15 	southerly 40.3 feet thereof. The west and south boundary lines being perpendicular to 
13.16 	and parallel with the south boundary of Government Lot 10, respectively. Containing 
13.17 	3.3 acres, more or less.
13.18 	(d) The land borders West Bearskin Lake, was acquired in a land exchange in 
13.19 	2000, and is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources 
13.20 	has determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the land 
13.21 	was sold.

13.22 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
13.23 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 13.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
13.25 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County 
13.26 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
13.27 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
13.29 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
13.30 	accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent 
13.31 	conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to protect aquatic 
13.32 	habitat. The easement must be approved by the Crow Wing County Board and the 
13.33 	commissioner of natural resources.
14.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: 
14.2 	Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 138 North, Range 27 West, city of Fifty Lakes.
14.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
14.4 	best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

14.5 	Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
14.6 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 14.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
14.8 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may 
14.9 	sell to the city of Crosby the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
14.10 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
14.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
14.12 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.13 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
14.14 	Of a tract of land lying south of the herein described line and being out of and 
14.15 	part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 11, Township 46 North, 
14.16 	Range 29 West, except part to the city of Crosby, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, said line 
14.17 	described as follows: Commencing at the center of Section 11, thence South 88 degrees 
14.18 	59 minutes 19 seconds West, coincident with the south line of said Southeast Quarter of 
14.19 	the Northwest Quarter, 1291.01 feet to the southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of 
14.20 	the Northwest Quarter; thence North 02 degrees 09 minutes 21 seconds East, coincident 
14.21 	with the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 531.93 feet to the 
14.22 	point of beginning of the line herein described; thence through and across said Southeast 
14.23 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the following 21 courses and distances: 
14.24 	(1) South 71 degrees 26 minutes 55 seconds East, 27.36 feet;
14.25 	(2) South 33 degrees 07 minutes 48 seconds East, 34.76 feet;
14.26 	(3) South 87 degrees 03 minutes 06 seconds East, 64.17 feet;
14.27 	(4) South 61 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds East, 45.74 feet;
14.28 	(5) South 72 degrees 07 minutes 59 seconds East, 112.59 feet;
14.29 	(6) South 77 degrees 44 minutes 53 seconds East, 56.34 feet;
14.30 	(7) North 70 degrees 49 minutes 46 seconds East, 83.42 feet;
14.31 	(8) South 76 degrees 32 minutes 31 seconds East, 94.57 feet;
14.32 	(9) North 80 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds East, 33.03 feet;
14.33 	(10) North 83 degrees 09 minutes 05 seconds East, 41.90 feet;
14.34 	(11) North 68 degrees 51 minutes 01 seconds East, 175.87 feet;
14.35 	(12) South 58 degrees 17 minutes 34 seconds East, 54.35 feet;
15.1 	(13) South 80 degrees 01 minutes 47 seconds East, 43.42 feet;
15.2 	(14) North 36 degrees 43 minutes 03 seconds East, 84.81 feet;
15.3 	(15) North 60 degrees 06 minutes 12 seconds East, 57.47 feet;
15.4 	(16) South 83 degrees 31 minutes 42 seconds East, 90.21 feet;
15.5 	(17) North 73 degrees 59 minutes 37 seconds East, 57.44 feet;
15.6 	(18) South 65 degrees 21 minutes 29 seconds East, 81.38 feet;
15.7 	(19) North 86 degrees 47 minutes 22 seconds East, 75.46 feet;
15.8 	(20) North 47 degrees 10 minutes 02 seconds East, 52.07 feet; and 
15.9 	(21) North 63 degrees 13 minutes 46 seconds East, 48.20 feet 
15.10 	to the point of termination from which the point of commencing bears South 01 degrees 
15.11 	27 minutes 31 seconds West, 572.34 feet.
15.12 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
15.13 	best be served if the land was sold to the city of Crosby.

15.14 	Sec. 23. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
15.15 	WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY.
 15.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 
15.17 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
15.18 	Dakota County may sell or convey to the township of Ravenna for no consideration the 
15.19 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
15.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
15.21 	that the land reverts to the state if the township of Ravenna stops using the land for the 
15.22 	public purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions 
15.23 	imposed by the commissioner of natural resources. The attorney general may make 
15.24 	changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
15.25 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Dakota County and is described as: 
15.26 	Unplatted, Section 21, Township 114, Range 16, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
15.27 	Quarter, less various tracts, except West 870 feet of South 729.29 feet, except part of 
15.28 	North 594 feet lying west of Ravenna Trail, except South 480 feet lying east of West 870 
15.29 	feet, except beginning at the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
15.30 	Quarter East 22R South 20R southwest to point on west line 22R South of beginning North 
15.31 	22R to beginning, except parcels 33-02100-030-53, 33-02100-040-53, 33-02100-050-53, 
15.32 	33-02100-060-53, and 33-02100-080-53. (Dakota County tax identification number 
15.33 	33-02100-018-54).
15.34 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the township of Ravenna 
15.35 	for drainage and access to culverts.

16.1 	Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 16.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
16.3 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to a governmental subdivision the surplus 
16.4 	land that is described in paragraph (c). 
16.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
16.6 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
16.7 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of 
16.8 	the state for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the 
16.9 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public 
16.10 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use 
16.11 	or abandons the public use of the land. The commissioner may include conservation 
16.12 	restrictions in the conveyance deed to ensure the property is maintained as open space.
16.13 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described 
16.14 	as follows: 
16.15 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, 
16.16 	Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, containing 39 acres, more or less;
16.17 	(2) the east six and two-thirds acres of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter 
16.18 	of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road 
16.19 	right-of-way, containing 6.67 acres, more or less; and 
16.20 	(3) the West Quarter of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
16.21 	Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, 
16.22 	containing 4.87 acres, more or less. 
16.23 	(d) The land was conveyed to the state for wild game reservation purposes. Due 
16.24 	to adjacent residential use and local zoning restrictions, the land is no longer available 
16.25 	for hunting purposes. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the 
16.26 	state's land management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to a 
16.27 	local unit of government.

16.28 	Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
16.29 	WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 16.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
16.31 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale to a governmental subdivision 
16.32 	the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
16.33 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
16.34 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
16.35 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of 
17.1 	the state for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the 
17.2 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public 
17.3 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use or 
17.4 	abandons the public use of the land.
17.5 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as 
17.6 	follows: all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Government 
17.7 	Lot 2, Section 25, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, lying north and westerly of the 
17.8 	following described line: beginning at a point on the west line of said section 830.19 feet 
17.9 	South of the west 1/4 corner thereof; thence North 36 degrees 55 minutes East, 109.88 
17.10 	feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes, 1217.3 feet more or less to the water's edge of 
17.11 	Haydens Lake. Subject to existing road easements. Containing 1.9 acres, more or less.
17.12 	(d) The land was purchased by the state for a water access site but has never been 
17.13 	used as a water access site. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that 
17.14 	the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a 
17.15 	local unit of government.

17.16 	Sec. 26. TAX-FORFEITED LANDS LEASE; ITASCA COUNTY.
 17.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, or other law to the contrary, 
17.18 	the Itasca County auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to Minnesota Steel for a period of 
17.19 	20 years, for use as a tailings basin and buffer area. A lease entered under this section 
17.20 	is renewable.

17.21 	Sec. 27. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
17.22 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; KITTSON COUNTY.
 17.23 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
17.24 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land 
17.25 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
17.26 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
17.27 	general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
17.28 	accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of the state 
17.29 	for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
17.30 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental 
17.31 	subdivision fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
17.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as follows:
18.1 	(1) Parcel 1: Lot 7, Block 4, Park Addition to Bronson, lying in the Southwest 
18.2 	Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 161 North, Range 46 West, 
18.3 	containing 0.92 acres, more or less; 
18.4 	(2) Parcel 2: that part of Lots 5 and 6, Block 4, Park Addition to Bronson, lying in 
18.5 	the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 161 North, Range 
18.6 	46 West, more particularly described as follows: commencing at the midpoint of the west 
18.7 	line of said Lot 5, which point is 33 feet East of the west line of said Southwest Quarter of 
18.8 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 30; thence East and parallel to the south line of said Lot 
18.9 	5, a distance of 157 feet; thence South on a straight line at right angles to the immediately 
18.10 	preceding line of this description to the center of the south branch of Two Rivers; thence 
18.11 	northwesterly along the center line of said south branch of Two Rivers to its intersection 
18.12 	with a north and south line parallel to the west line of said Southwest Quarter of the 
18.13 	Southwest Quarter of Section 30, and distant 33 feet East therefrom, which line is also 
18.14 	the west line of said Block 4; thence North along said west line of said Block 4, to the 
18.15 	point of beginning, containing 0.39 acres, more or less; 
18.16 	(3) Parcel 12: that part of Block 4, of the Park Addition to the village of Bronson, 
18.17 	Kittson County, Minnesota, which may be more particularly described as follows: Lot 6, 
18.18 	Block 4, with the exception of a tract consisting of the westerly 157 feet of said Lot 6, 
18.19 	deeded to the Olof Locken Post, No. 315, of the American Legion, containing 0.68 acres, 
18.20 	more or less; ALSO the following described portion of Lot 8 of said Block 4: commencing 
18.21 	at a point on the west line of said Lot 8, 140 feet North of the southwest corner of said Lot 
18.22 	8; thence North along said west line of Lot 8, a distance of 68 feet; thence East at right 
18.23 	angles to the said west line of Lot 8 to the east line of said Lot 8; thence South along the 
18.24 	east line of said Lot 8, a distance of 68 feet; thence West at right angles to said east line 
18.25 	of Lot 8 to the point of beginning, containing 0.05 acres, more or less; EXCEPTING 
18.26 	therefrom the following described tract of land: commencing at the northeast corner of 
18.27 	Block 4 in Park Addition to the village of Lake Bronson; thence South at right angles a 
18.28 	distance of 265 feet to the point of beginning; thence West at right angles a distance of 143 
18.29 	feet; thence South at right angles a distance of 111 feet to the center of the Two Rivers; 
18.30 	thence East at right angles a distance of 143 feet to the east line of Lot 8; thence North at 
18.31 	right angles a distance of 111 feet to the point of beginning, being a part of Lot 6 and Lot 8 
18.32 	of Block 4, containing altogether 0.75 acres, more or less; and 
18.33 	(4) Parcel 13: that part of Lot 8, Block 4 of the Park Addition to the village of 
18.34 	Bronson, Kittson County, Minnesota, which may be more particularly described as 
18.35 	follows: the South 140 feet of said Lot 8, Block 4, containing 0.10 acres, more or less; 
18.36 	ALSO the following portion of said Lot 8: commencing at a point on the west line of said 
19.1 	Lot 8, 208 feet North of the southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence North along said west 
19.2 	line of Lot 8, a distance of 5.6 feet; thence East at right angles to said west line of Lot 8 to 
19.3 	the east line of said Lot 8, thence South along said east line of Lot 8, a distance of 5.8 feet; 
19.4 	thence West at right angles to said east line of Lot 8, to the point of beginning, containing 
19.5 	0.004 acres, more or less; containing altogether 0.104 acres, more or less.
19.6 	(d) The land borders South Branch Two Rivers and is not contiguous to other state 
19.7 	lands. The land was acquired for park purposes but was not included in a state park. The 
19.8 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
19.9 	resource purposes.

19.10 	Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; KITTSON COUNTY.
 19.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
19.12 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
19.13 	(c). 
19.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
19.15 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
19.16 	and ensure accuracy. 
19.17 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as 
19.18 	follows: a parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, 
19.19 	Township 161 North, Range 46 West, more particularly described as follows: beginning at 
19.20 	a point which is 33 feet North of the south line and 422 feet East of the west line of said 
19.21 	Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence East parallel to said south line, 726 
19.22 	feet; thence North parallel to said west line, 300 feet; thence West parallel to said south 
19.23 	line, 726 feet; thence South parallel to said west line, 300 feet to the point of beginning. 
19.24 	Containing 5.00 acres, more or less. 
19.25 	(d) The sale may be to multiple parties, including the county for the county 
19.26 	highway right-of-way, the township for the township road, and adjoining landowners to 
19.27 	resolve unintentional agricultural trespasses. The Department of Natural Resources has 
19.28 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

19.29 	Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
 19.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
19.31 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
19.32 	(c). 
20.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
20.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
20.3 	and ensure accuracy. 
20.4 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake County and is described as follows: 
20.5 	that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 
20.6 	North, Range 6 West, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of said 
20.7 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter marked by a DNR survey marker (3/4 inch x 
20.8 	18 inch rebar with an orange cap marked MN DNR LS 16098); thence North 89 degrees 
20.9 	11 minutes 24 seconds West based on the Lake County Coordinate System North Shore 
20.10 	Zone, NAD83, 1986 adjustment, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the 
20.11 	Southwest Quarter, 439.78 feet to a DNR survey marker on the westerly right-of-way of 
20.12 	Trunk Highway 61 and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 89 degrees 11 
20.13 	minutes 24 seconds West along said south line 426.27 feet to a DNR survey marker; 
20.14 	thence North 00 degrees 48 minutes 36 seconds East 100.00 feet to a DNR survey marker; 
20.15 	thence South 89 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds East 494.20 feet to a DNR survey marker 
20.16 	on said westerly right-of-way; thence South 34 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West along 
20.17 	said westerly right-of-way 120.89 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Containing 
20.18 	1.06 acres, more or less.
20.19 	(d) The sale would be to the adjoining landowner and resolve an unintentional 
20.20 	trespass that occurred when a garage was constructed on state-owned land. The 
20.21 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
20.22 	resource purposes.

20.23 	Sec. 30. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
 20.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
20.25 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
20.26 	(c).
20.27 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
20.28 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
20.29 	and ensure accuracy.
20.30 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake County and is described as follows: 
20.31 	that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 
20.32 	North, Range 6 West, described as follows: commencing at the northwest corner of said 
20.33 	Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter marked by a DNR survey marker (3/4 inch x 
20.34 	18 inch rebar with an orange cap marked MN DNR LS 16098); thence South 89 degrees 
20.35 	14 minutes 10 seconds East based on the Lake County Coordinate System North Shore 
21.1 	Zone, NAD83, 1986 adjustment, along the north line of said Northwest Quarter of the 
21.2 	Southeast Quarter, 191.15 feet to a DNR survey marker and the point of beginning; thence 
21.3 	continuing South 89 degrees 14 minutes 10 seconds East along said north line 264.92 feet 
21.4 	to a DNR survey marker on the westerly right-of-way of Trunk Highway 61; thence 
21.5 	South 34 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 200.00 
21.6 	feet; thence North 41 degrees 54 minutes 07 seconds West 224.87 feet, more or less, to the 
21.7 	point of beginning. Containing 0.50 acres, more or less. 
21.8 	(d) The sale would be to the adjoining landowner and resolve an unintentional 
21.9 	trespass that occurred when a garage and house were constructed on state-owned land. 
21.10 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
21.11 	natural resource purposes.

21.12 	Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
21.13 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 21.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
21.15 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell 
21.16 	by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph 
21.17 	(c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
21.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for a 
21.19 	consideration of $1 and relinquishment of a four-acre parcel of land that Lake County has 
21.20 	used for road relocation.
21.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: that part of 
21.22 	the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, north of County State-Aid Highway 14, 
21.23 	Section 20, Township 55 North, Range 11 West.
21.24 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
21.25 	best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

21.26 	Sec. 32. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
21.27 	WATER; NICOLLET COUNTY.
 21.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
21.29 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
21.30 	in paragraph (c). 
21.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
21.32 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
21.33 	and ensure accuracy.
22.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Nicollet County and is described as 
22.2 	follows:
22.3 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter and that part of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
22.4 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, being described as a strip of land 300.0 feet in 
22.5 	width lying adjacent to and northerly of the following described centerline of proposed 
22.6 	channel change: commencing at the center of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 
22.7 	20 West, from which the north quarter corner of said Section 8 bears North 0 degrees 
22.8 	00 minutes East, thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes East for 1280 feet on said quarter 
22.9 	line; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes East for 54.9 feet to road station 40+40 on the 
22.10 	centerline of County State-Aid Highway 24 which is the true point of beginning for the 
22.11 	centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for a distance of 
22.12 	553.5 feet on centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for 
22.13 	a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating; and from the true point of beginning 
22.14 	North 77 degrees 58 minutes West for a distance of 770 feet and there terminating; SAID 
22.15 	LANDS ALSO DESCRIBED AS: a strip of land lying and being 300.0 feet each side of 
22.16 	the following described centerline of proposed channel change: beginning at a point 
22.17 	1280.0 feet South and 54.9 feet East of the center of Section 8, Township 109 North, 
22.18 	Range 29 West; thence easterly on a bearing of South 77 degrees 00 minutes East for a 
22.19 	distance of 553.5 feet; thence easterly on a bearing of South 75 degrees 00 minutes East 
22.20 	for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating. This includes 3.005 acres in part of the 
22.21 	North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, 
22.22 	and 10.932 acres in part of Government Lot 2 of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 
22.23 	29 West. Also from the point of beginning, westerly on a bearing of North 77 degrees 
22.24 	00 minutes West for a distance of 770.0 feet and there terminating. This includes 4.098 
22.25 	acres in part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West. 
22.26 	Containing 3.01 acres, more or less; and 
22.27 	(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter and that part of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
22.28 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, Nicollet County, Minnesota, being described 
22.29 	as a strip of land 300.0 feet in width lying adjacent to and southerly of the following 
22.30 	described centerline of proposed channel change: commencing at the center of Section 
22.31 	8, Township 109 North, Range 20 West, from which the north quarter corner of said 
22.32 	Section 8 bears North 0 degrees 00 minutes East; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes East 
22.33 	for 1280 feet on said quarter line; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes East for 54.9 
22.34 	feet to road station 40+40 on the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 24 which is 
22.35 	the true point of beginning for the centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 
22.36 	58 minutes East for a distance of 553.5 feet on centerline of channel change; thence 
23.1 	South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating; and 
23.2 	from the true point of beginning North 77 degrees 58 minutes West for a distance of 
23.3 	770 feet and there terminating; SAID LANDS ALSO DESCRIBED AS: a strip of land 
23.4 	lying and being 300.0 feet each side of the following described centerline of proposed 
23.5 	channel change: beginning at a point 1280.0 feet South and 54.9 feet East of the center of 
23.6 	Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West; thence easterly on a bearing of South 
23.7 	77 degrees 00 minutes East for a distance of 553.5 feet; thence easterly on a bearing of 
23.8 	South 75 degrees 00 minutes East for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating. 
23.9 	This includes 3.005 acres in part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 
23.10 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, and 10.932 acres in part of Government Lot 2 
23.11 	of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West. Also, from the point of beginning, 
23.12 	westerly on a bearing of North 77 degrees 00 minutes West for a distance of 770.0 feet and 
23.13 	there terminating. This includes 4.098 acres in part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, 
23.14 	Township 109 North, Range 29 West. Containing 4.10 acres, more or less. 
23.15 	(d) The land borders the Minnesota River. It was acquired when a new bridge was 
23.16 	installed across the river resulting in a realignment of the river channel. The Department of 
23.17 	Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

23.18 	Sec. 33. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
23.19 	WATER; RED LAKE COUNTY.
 23.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
23.21 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
23.22 	in paragraph (c).
23.23 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
23.24 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
23.25 	and ensure accuracy. 
23.26 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Red Lake County and is described 
23.27 	as follows: 
23.28 	(1) Government Lot 10, Section 31, Township 152 North, Range 40 West, containing 
23.29 	20.17 acres, more or less; and 
23.30 	(2) Government Lot 3, Section 34, Township 152 North, Range 40 West, containing 
23.31 	21.7 acres, more or less. 
23.32 	(d) The land borders the Clearwater River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
23.33 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
23.34 	natural resource purposes.

24.1 	Sec. 34. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
24.2 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
24.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
24.5 	in paragraph (c).
24.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
24.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
24.8 	and ensure accuracy.
24.9 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as 
24.10 	follows: Government Lot 2, except the Northwest Quarter of Lot 2, Section 19, Township 
24.11 	58 North, Range 18 West, containing 30.84 acres, more or less.
24.12 	(d) The land borders an unnamed tributary to the West Two Rivers Reservoir. The 
24.13 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
24.14 	resource purposes.

24.15 	Sec. 35. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
24.17 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
24.18 	(c). 
24.19 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
24.20 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
24.21 	and ensure accuracy. 
24.22 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as 
24.23 	follows: Government Lot 3, Section 18, Township 68 North, Range 19 West, containing 
24.24 	23.22 acres, more or less.
24.25 	(d) The sale will be to the University of Minnesota for the off axis NOvA detector 
24.26 	project. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
24.27 	for natural resource purposes.

24.28 	Sec. 36. LAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.29 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall, with the approval of the Land 
24.30 	Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and 
24.31 	according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange the land described 
24.32 	in paragraph (b). The commissioner shall offer to exchange the land with the holder of 
24.33 	Department of Natural Resources lease number 144-011-0587 by December 31, 2007.
25.1 	(b) The land to be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is described as 
25.2 	follows: that part of Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, 
25.3 	containing 1.98 acres more or less, that is subject to Department of Natural Resources 
25.4 	lease number 144-011-0587.

25.5 	Sec. 37. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
25.6 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 25.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
25.8 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
25.9 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
25.10 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
25.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
25.12 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
25.13 	accuracy. The conveyance must reserve to the state a 100-foot easement along the 
25.14 	shoreline to protect vegetation and allow angling by the public and a 15-foot easement 
25.15 	from the public road right-of-way to allow angler walk-in access.
25.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lots 7, 8, 
25.17 	and 9, Block 2, Wonderland 1st Addition.
25.18 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
25.19 	best be served if the land was sold to an adjoining landowner.

25.20 	Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
25.21 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 25.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
25.23 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
25.24 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
25.25 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
25.26 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
25.27 	accuracy. The conveyance must reserve to the state a 150-foot easement of 75 feet on each 
25.28 	side of the centerline of the East Branch of Chester Creek and a 100-foot easement of 50 
25.29 	feet on each side of the centerline of tributaries of Chester Creek.
25.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
25.31 	(1) part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 50 
25.32 	North, Range 14 West; and
25.33 	(2) Lots 7, 8, 9, 34, 35, 36, 37, 58, 59, 60, and 61 and part of Lot 10, Englewood 
25.34 	Farms.
26.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
26.2 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

26.3 	Sec. 39. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 26.4 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
26.5 	St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land that is described in 
26.6 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
26.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
26.8 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
26.9 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
26.10 	(1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 
26.11 	63 North, Range 18 West;
26.12 	(2) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 28, Township 53 
26.13 	North, Range 13 West; and 
26.14 	(3) part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 
26.15 	58 North, Range 16 West.
26.16 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
26.17 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

26.18 	Sec. 40. SPARTA BEACH IN CITY OF GILBERT; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 26.19 	(a) This section applies to the land described in paragraph (b), which is owned by 
26.20 	the city of Gilbert. The legislature finds that any fill placed along the shoreline below the 
26.21 	historical high watermark prior to the effective date of this section does not extend beyond 
26.22 	the ordinary low watermark and does not interfere with the public right of navigation or 
26.23 	any other public right. Consistent with the common law of the state, the state shall not 
26.24 	dispute the right of the owner of the land, or the owner's successors, to enjoy exclusive use 
26.25 	of filled land in shallow waters abutting the land, subject only to the limitation that the 
26.26 	owner or owner's successors shall not interfere with the public right of navigation.
26.27 	(b) The land referred to in this section is described as follows:
26.28 	That part of the North Half of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 58 North, 
26.29 	Range 17 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, St. Louis County, Minnesota, 
26.30 	described as follows: Starting at a pipe that is on the east side of Differding Road on 
26.31 	the north line of the plat of Birch View and assuming that the north line is East and 
26.32 	West, thence running North 49 degrees 56 minutes West a distance of 291.00 feet to 
26.33 	the place of beginning; thence running South 55 degrees 19 minutes West a distance 
26.34 	of 135 feet to the shore of Ely Lake; Starting from the place of beginning, thence 
27.1 	running North 29 degrees 01 minutes West a distance of 436.50 feet; thence running 
27.2 	North 87 degrees 24 minutes West a distance of 302 feet to the shore of Ely Lake; 
27.3 	thence running along the shore to the intersection with the first described.

27.4 	Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
27.5 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 27.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
27.7 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
27.8 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
27.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
27.10 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
27.11 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may only sell the land to a governmental subdivision 
27.12 	of the state. The conveyance may be for less than the value of the land as determined by 
27.13 	the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public 
27.14 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use or 
27.15 	abandons the public use of the land.
27.16 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as 
27.17 	follows, Parcels A and B containing altogether 31.55 acres, more or less:
27.18 	(1) Parcel A: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
27.19 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
27.20 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
27.21 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 399.98 feet on and along the east-west 
27.22 	quarter line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 13 
27.23 	minutes 48 seconds West, 504.57 feet on and along the said east-west quarter line; thence 
27.24 	South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 
27.25 	line of said Section 30; thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds East, 504.44 feet 
27.26 	on and along the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence North 17 degrees 54 minutes 
27.27 	26 seconds East, 1378.11 feet to the point of beginning; and 
27.28 	(2) Parcel B: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
27.29 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
27.30 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
27.31 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 904.55 feet along the east-west quarter 
27.32 	line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 
27.33 	seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence 
27.34 	North 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds West, 369.30 feet along said south 1/16 line; 
27.35 	thence North 42 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds West, 248.00 feet; thence North 02 
28.1 	degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East, 488.11 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 
28.2 	19 seconds East, 944.68 feet to a point on the east-west quarter line of said Section 30; 
28.3 	thence South 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East, 236.03 feet along said east-west 
28.4 	quarter line to the point of beginning. 
28.5 	(d) The land borders Long Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
28.6 	land was donated to the state with the understanding that the land would be used as a 
28.7 	wildlife sanctuary. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is 
28.8 	not needed for natural resource purposes.

28.9 	Sec. 42. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 28.10 	Sections 1 to 41 are effective the day following final enactment.