1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying refund provisions; modifying 
1.3 	commissioner's authority; modifying restrictions in migratory feeding and resting 
1.4 	areas; providing certain exemptions from local law; modifying wild animal and 
1.5 	fish taking, possession, and licensing requirements; modifying provisions relating 
1.6 	to the possession of certain weapons; removing bow and gun case requirements; 
1.7 	authorizing certain fees; authorizing acquisition of and requiring grants of certain 
1.8 	easements; modifying management authority for tax-forfeited lands; adding 
1.9 	to and deleting from certain state parks; modifying state trails; removing land 
1.10 	from the Minnesota wild and scenic rivers program; authorizing public and 
1.11 	private sales and exchanges of state land; requiring wind energy lease; modifying 
1.12 	previous sales authorization and land descriptions; requiring location of sites for 
1.13 	veterans cemetery; requiring increase in appraised estimates for timber sales; 
1.14 	requiring forest lease pilot project; requiring rulemaking; requiring reports; 
1.15 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4981; 
1.16 	17.4988, subdivision 3; 84.027, subdivision 13; 84.0273; 84.788, subdivision 
1.17 	11; 84.798, subdivision 10; 84.82, subdivision 11; 84.922, subdivision 12; 
1.18 	85.015, subdivision 13; 86B.415, subdivision 11; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 
1.19 	97A.095, subdivision 2; 97A.137, by adding subdivisions; 97A.405, subdivision 
1.20 	4; 97A.421, subdivision 1; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.445, subdivision 1; 
1.21 	97A.451, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97A.465, subdivision 1b; 
1.22 	97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 29; 97A.525, subdivision 1; 97B.035, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 97B.045, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97B.051; 
1.24 	97B.055, subdivision 3; 97B.086; 97B.111, subdivision 1; 97B.328, subdivision 
1.25 	3; 97B.651; 97B.811, subdivisions 2, 3; 97B.931, subdivision 1; 97C.315, 
1.26 	subdivision 1; 97C.355, subdivision 2; 97C.371, by adding a subdivision; 
1.27 	97C.385, subdivision 2; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 282.04, subdivision 1; Laws 
1.28 	1996, chapter 407, section 32, subdivision 3; Laws 2007, chapter 131, article 2, 
1.29 	section 38; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, sections 21, subdivisions 4, 5; 
1.30 	34; article 2, section 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.31 	chapters 84; 97B; 97C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.525, 
1.32 	subdivision 2; 97B.301, subdivisions 7, 8; 97C.405.
1.33 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	ARTICLE 1
2.2 	GAME AND FISH POLICY

2.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4981, is amended to read:
2.4 	17.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC 
2.5 	FARMS.
2.6 	(a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life. Cultured aquatic life 
2.7 	is not wildlife. Aquatic farms must be licensed and given classifications to prevent or 
2.8 	minimize impacts on natural resources. The purpose of sections 17.4981 to 17.4997 is to: 
2.9 	(1) prevent public aquatic life from entering an aquatic farm;
2.10 	(2) prevent release of nonindigenous or exotic species into public waters without 
2.11 	approval of the commissioner;
2.12 	(3) protect against release of disease pathogens to public waters;
2.13 	(4) protect existing natural aquatic habitats and the wildlife dependent on them; and
2.14 	(5) protect private aquatic life from unauthorized taking or harvest.
2.15 	(b) Private aquatic life that is legally acquired and possessed is an article of interstate 
2.16 	commerce and may be restricted only as necessary to protect state fish and water resources.
2.17 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall establish license and other fees as 
2.18 	provided in section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, that would make aquaculture licensing 
2.19 	and enforcement self-sustaining. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner 
2.20 	may, by written order published in the State Register, establish the fees required by this 
2.21 	section. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 
2.22 	14.386 does not apply. The commissioner shall develop best management practices for 
2.23 	aquaculture to ensure the long-term sustainability of aquaculture and wetlands used for 
2.24 	aquaculture, including, but not limited to, fish farming in man-made ponds.

2.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4988, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.26 		Subd. 3.Inspection and additional fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the 
2.27 	commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for the 
2.28 	services listed in clauses (1) to (3) and the additional fee required under subdivision 2, 
2.29 	paragraph (a). The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more 
2.30 	or less than the cost of providing the service. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking 
2.31 	provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The services covered under 
2.32 	this provision include:
2.33 	(1) initial inspection of each water to be licensed;
3.1 	(2) fish health inspection and certification, including initial tissue sample collection, 
3.2 	basic fish health assessment, viral pathogen testing, and bacteriological testing; and
3.3 	(3) initial inspection for containment and quarantine facility inspections.

3.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.027, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
3.5 		Subd. 13.Game and fish rules. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may 
3.6 	adopt rules under sections 97A.0451 to 97A.0459 and this subdivision that are authorized 
3.7 	under:
3.8 	(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to set open seasons and areas, to close seasons and 
3.9 	areas, to select hunters for areas, to provide for tagging and registration of game and fish, to 
3.10 	prohibit or allow taking of wild animals to protect a species, to prevent or control wildlife 
3.11 	disease, to open or close bodies of water or portions of bodies of water for night bow 
3.12 	fishing, and to prohibit or allow importation, transportation, or possession of a wild animal;
3.13 	(2) sections 84.093, 84.15, and 84.152 to set seasons for harvesting wild ginseng 
3.14 	roots and wild rice and to restrict or prohibit harvesting in designated areas; and
3.15 	(3) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive 
3.16 	species, unregulated nonnative species, and infested waters.
3.17 	(b) If conditions exist that do not allow the commissioner to comply with sections 
3.18 	97A.0451 to 97A.0459, the commissioner may adopt a rule under this subdivision 
3.19 	by submitting the rule to the attorney general for review under section 97A.0455, 
3.20 	publishing a notice in the State Register and filing the rule with the secretary of state and 
3.21 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission, and complying with section 97A.0459, and 
3.22 	including a statement of the emergency conditions and a copy of the rule in the notice. The 
3.23 	emergency conditions for opening a water body or portion of a water body for night bow 
3.24 	fishing under this section may include the need to temporarily open the area to evaluate 
3.25 	compatibility of the activity on that body of water prior to permanent rulemaking. The 
3.26 	notice may be published after it is received from the attorney general or five business days 
3.27 	after it is submitted to the attorney general, whichever is earlier.
3.28 	(c) Rules adopted under paragraph (b) are effective upon publishing in the State 
3.29 	Register and may be effective up to seven days before publishing and filing under 
3.30 	paragraph (b), if:
3.31 	(1) the commissioner of natural resources determines that an emergency exists;
3.32 	(2) the attorney general approves the rule; and
3.33 	(3) for a rule that affects more than three counties the commissioner publishes the 
3.34 	rule once in a legal newspaper published in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth, or for a 
4.1 	rule that affects three or fewer counties the commissioner publishes the rule once in a legal 
4.2 	newspaper in each of the affected counties.
4.3 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e), a rule published under paragraph (c), clause 
4.4 	(3), may not be effective earlier than seven days after publication.
4.5 	(e) A rule published under paragraph (c), clause (3), may be effective the day the 
4.6 	rule is published if the commissioner gives notice and holds a public hearing on the rule 
4.7 	within 15 days before publication.
4.8 	(f) The commissioner shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected 
4.9 	by rules adopted under paragraphs (b) and (c) by public announcements, posting, and 
4.10 	other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.
4.11 	(g) Notwithstanding section 97A.0458, a rule adopted under this subdivision is 
4.12 	effective for the period stated in the notice but not longer than 18 months after the rule is 
4.13 	adopted.

4.14 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.788, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
4.15 		Subd. 11.Refunds. The commissioner may issue a refund on a registration, not 
4.16 	including any issuing fees paid under subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or section 84.027, 
4.17 	subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3), if the refund request is received within 12 
4.18 	months 60 days of the original registration, the registration is not used or transferred, and:
4.19 	(1) the off-highway motorcycle was registered incorrectly by the commissioner 
4.20 	or the deputy registrar; or
4.21 	(2) the off-highway motorcycle was registered twice, once by the dealer and once by 
4.22 	the customer.

4.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.798, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
4.24 		Subd. 10.Refunds. The commissioner may issue a refund on a registration, not 
4.25 	including any issuing fees paid under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or section 84.027, 
4.26 	subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3), if the refund request is received within 12 
4.27 	months 60 days of the original registration and the vehicle was registered incorrectly by 
4.28 	the commissioner or the deputy registrar., the registration is not used or transferred, and:
4.29 	(1) the off-road vehicle was registered incorrectly; or
4.30 	(2) the off-road vehicle was registered twice, once by the dealer and once by the 
4.31 	customer.

4.32 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
5.1 		Subd. 11.Refunds. The commissioner may issue a refund on a registration, not 
5.2 	including any issuing fees paid under subdivision 2, paragraph (e), or section 84.027, 
5.3 	subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3), if the refund request is received within 12 
5.4 	months 60 days of the original registration, the registration is not used or transferred, and:
5.5 	(1) the snowmobile was registered incorrectly by the commissioner or the deputy 
5.6 	registrar; or
5.7 	(2) the snowmobile was registered twice, once by the dealer and once by the 
5.8 	customer.

5.9 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.922, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
5.10 		Subd. 12.Refunds. The commissioner may issue a refund on a registration, not 
5.11 	including any issuing fees paid under subdivision 2, paragraph (e), or section 84.027, 
5.12 	subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3), if the refund request is received within 12 
5.13 	months 60 days of the original registration, the registration is not used or transferred, and:
5.14 	(1) the vehicle was registered incorrectly by the commissioner or the deputy 
5.15 	registrar; or
5.16 	(2) the vehicle was registered twice, once by the dealer and once by the customer.

5.17 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.415, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
5.18 		Subd. 11.Refunds. The commissioner may issue a refund on a license or title, not 
5.19 	including any issuing fees paid under subdivision 8 or section 84.027, subdivision 15, 
5.20 	paragraph (a), clause (3), or 86B.870, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), if the refund request 
5.21 	is received within 12 months 60 days of the original license or title, the license or title 
5.22 	is not used or transferred, and:
5.23 	(1) the watercraft was licensed or titled incorrectly by the commissioner or the 
5.24 	deputy registrar;
5.25 	(2) the customer was incorrectly charged a title fee; or
5.26 	(3) the watercraft was licensed or titled twice, once by the dealer and once by the 
5.27 	customer.

5.28 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.29 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
5.30 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
5.31 	clauses (5), (6), (7), (11), (13), (14), and (15), (16), and (17), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), 
5.32 	(9) (10), (11), and (12), and (13), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. 
6.1 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
6.2 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 
6.3 	97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and shall be 
6.4 	used for deer habitat improvement or deer management programs. 
6.5 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
6.6 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
6.7 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
6.8 	management account and shall be used for deer and bear management programs, including 
6.9 	a computerized licensing system. 
6.10 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding 
6.11 	and wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer 
6.12 	feeding and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency 
6.13 	deer feeding and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. When 
6.14 	the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild 
6.15 	cervidae health management at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $2,500,000 for the first 
6.16 	time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund. 
6.17 	The commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance 
6.18 	committees every two years on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild 
6.19 	cervidae health management has been spent. 
6.20 	Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer 
6.21 	feeding and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal 
6.22 	year, the unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer 
6.23 	and bear management programs and computerized licensing.

6.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.25 		Subd. 2.Waterfowl feeding and resting areas. The commissioner may, by rule, 
6.26 	designate any part of a lake as a migratory feeding and resting area. Before designation, 
6.27 	the commissioner must receive a petition signed by at least ten local resident licensed 
6.28 	hunters describing the area of a lake that is a substantial feeding or resting area for 
6.29 	migratory waterfowl, and find that the statements in the petition are correct, and that 
6.30 	adequate, free public access to the lake exists near the designated area. The commissioner 
6.31 	shall post the area as a migratory waterfowl feeding and resting area. Except as authorized 
6.32 	in rules adopted by the commissioner, a person may not enter a posted migratory waterfowl 
6.33 	feeding and resting area, during a period when hunting of migratory waterfowl is allowed, 
6.34 	with watercraft or aircraft propelled by a motor, other than an electric motor of less than 
7.1 	30 pounds thrust with battery power of 12 volts or less. The commissioner may, by rule, 
7.2 	further restrict the use of electric motors in migratory waterfowl feeding and resting areas.

7.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a 
7.4 	subdivision to read:
7.5 		Subd. 4.Exemption from certain local ordinances. (a) Wildlife management 
7.6 	areas that are established according to section 86A.05, subdivision 8; designated under 
7.7 	section 97A.133 or 97A.145; and 160 contiguous acres or larger are exempt from local 
7.8 	ordinances that limit the taking of game and fish or vegetation management in the unit as 
7.9 	authorized by state law.
7.10 	(b) Wildlife management areas that are established according to section 86A.05, 
7.11 	subdivision 8; designated under section 97A.133 or 97A.145; and at least 40 contiguous 
7.12 	acres and less than 160 contiguous acres are exempt from local ordinances that:
7.13 	(1) restrict trapping;
7.14 	(2) restrict the discharge of archery equipment;
7.15 	(3) restrict the discharge of shotguns with shot sizes of F or .22 inch diameter, 
7.16 	or smaller diameter shot;
7.17 	(4) restrict noise;
7.18 	(5) require dogs on a leash; or
7.19 	(6) would in any manner restrict the management of vegetation in the unit as 
7.20 	authorized by state law.
7.21 	(c) Existing wildlife management area restrictions in place as of May 1, 2009, under 
7.22 	Minnesota Rules, part 6230.0200, or under local ordinance, are not superseded by this 
7.23 	section.

7.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.137, is amended by adding a 
7.25 	subdivision to read:
7.26 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a 
7.27 	portable stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a 
7.28 	valid bear license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged 
7.29 	and registered as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand 
7.30 	overnight under this subdivision must affix the person's name and address to the stand in 
7.31 	such a manner that it can be read from the ground.

7.32 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.405, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.1 		Subd. 4.Replacement licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed deer 
8.2 	hunters to change zone, license, or season options. The commissioner may issue a 
8.3 	replacement license if the applicant submits the original deer license and unused tags that 
8.4 	are being replaced and the applicant pays any increase in cost between the original and 
8.5 	the replacement license. A refund of the difference in fees may be issued when a person 
8.6 	changes from a regular deer license to a youth deer license. When a person submits both 
8.7 	an archery and a firearms license for replacement, the commissioner may apply the value 
8.8 	of both licenses towards the replacement license fee.
8.9 	(b) A replacement license may be issued only if the applicant has not used any 
8.10 	tag from the original license or licenses and meets the conditions of paragraph (c). The 
8.11 	original license or licenses and all unused tags for the licenses being replaced must be 
8.12 	submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement license is issued.
8.13 	(c) A replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as 
8.14 	otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
8.15 	(1) when the season for the license being surrendered has not yet opened; or
8.16 	(2) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms or archery deer license to 
8.17 	an all season deer license;
8.18 	(3) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms license to a multizone 
8.19 	deer license; or
8.20 	(4) when the person is changing from a regular firearms deer license to a youth 
8.21 	deer license.
8.22 	(d) Notwithstanding section 97A.411, subdivision 3, a replacement license is valid 
8.23 	immediately upon issuance if the license being surrendered is valid at that time.

8.24 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.25 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation 
8.26 	of the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license 
8.27 	is void when:
8.28 	(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing 
8.29 	animals, take small game or to take fish by angling or spearing;
8.30 	(2) a third conviction occurs within one year under a minnow dealer's license;
8.31 	(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425
8.32 	that do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be 
8.33 	recorded, or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;  
8.34 	(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a 
8.35 	private fish hatchery license;
9.1 	(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is 
9.2 	for a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or  
9.3 	(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, 
9.4 	or possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.
9.5 	(b) Except for big game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one 
9.6 	year after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild 
9.7 	animals under a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to 
9.8 	the game and fish law violation.  

9.9 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
9.10 		Subd. 7.Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may 
9.11 	issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a resident who is an owner or 
9.12 	tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, as 
9.13 	defined in section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to take 
9.14 	additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. A person may receive only one 
9.15 	license per year under this subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, only 
9.16 	one co-owner or cotenant may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The 
9.17 	license issued under this subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes 
9.18 	or owned by the holder of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land 
9.19 	is located. The holder of the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or 
9.20 	dependent. Notwithstanding sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision 
9.21 	2, the holder of the license may purchase an additional license for taking deer and may 
9.22 	take an additional deer under that license.
9.23 	(b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer 
9.24 	hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first 
9.25 	Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under 
9.26 	section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (13) clause (5).

9.27 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.445, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.28 		Subdivision 1.Angling; Take a Kid Fishing Weekends. A resident over age 18 age 
9.29 	16 years or older may take fish by angling without an angling or fish house license during 
9.30 	one three-day consecutive period of the open water angling season and one three-day 
9.31 	consecutive period of the ice angling season designated by rule of the commissioner 
9.32 	if accompanied by a child who is under age 16. The commissioner shall publicize the 
9.33 	three-day periods as "Take a Kid Fishing Weekend" for the open water angling season and 
9.34 	"Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend" for the ice angling season.

10.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subd. 2.Residents under age 16; fishing. (a) A resident under the age of 16 years 
10.3 	may take fish without a license.
10.4 	(b) A resident under the age of 16 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal 
10.5 	consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A 
10.6 	resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable 
10.7 	requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.

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

10.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 
10.10 	subdivision to read:
10.11 		Subd. 8.Residents 90 years of age or older; fishing. A resident age 90 or older 
10.12 	may take fish without a license.

10.13 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.465, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
10.14 		Subd. 1b.Residents discharged from active service. (a) A resident who has served 
10.15 	at any time during the preceding 24 months in federal active service, as defined in section 
10.16 	190.05, subdivision 5c, outside the United States as a member of the National Guard, or as 
10.17 	a reserve component or active duty member of the United States armed forces and has 
10.18 	been discharged from active service may take small game and fish without a license if the 
10.19 	resident possesses official military discharge papers. The resident must obtain the seals, 
10.20 	tags, and coupons required of a licensee, which must be furnished without charge.
10.21 	(b) The commissioner shall issue, without fee, a deer license, valid for a deer of 
10.22 	either sex, to a resident who has served at any time during the preceding 24 months in 
10.23 	federal active service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, outside the United 
10.24 	States as a member of the National Guard, or as a reserve component or active duty 
10.25 	member of the United States armed forces and has been discharged from active service. 
10.26 	Eligibility under this paragraph is limited to one license per resident.

10.27 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.28 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
10.29 	only, are:
10.30 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
10.31 	(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
10.32 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $23;
10.33 	(4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
11.1 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
11.2 	season, $26;
11.3 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
11.4 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
11.5 	season, $26;
11.6 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
11.7 	(9) to take bear, $38;
11.8 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
11.9 	(11) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $52;
11.10 	(12) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
11.11 	(13) all season license to take three deer throughout the state in any open deer 
11.12 	season, except as restricted under section 97B.305, $78;
11.13 	(14) (12) to take prairie chickens, $20;
11.14 	(15) (13) for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular 
11.15 	firearms season, $13; 
11.16 	(16) (14) for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
11.17 	(17) (15) for persons under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
11.18 	muzzleloader season, $13.

11.19 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.20 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
11.21 	to nonresidents, are:
11.22 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $73;
11.23 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
11.24 	season, $135;
11.25 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $135;
11.26 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
11.27 	season, $135;
11.28 	(5) to take bear, $195;
11.29 	(6) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $78;
11.30 	(7) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;
11.31 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
11.32 	(9) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $270;
11.33 	(10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
11.34 	(11)(10)  for persons under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the regular 
11.35 	firearms season in any open season option or time period, $13; 
12.1 	(12)(11)  for persons under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
12.2 	(13)(12)  for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13.
12.3 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
12.4 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9)(8). An additional commission may not be assessed 
12.5 	on this surcharge.

12.6 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.7 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
12.8 	to nonresidents, are:
12.9 	(1) to take fish by angling, $37.50;
12.10 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 
12.11 	$26.50;
12.12 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $22;
12.13 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 
12.14 	and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50;
12.15 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
12.16 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 
12.17 	consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50.; and
12.18 	(7) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.
12.19 	(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
12.20 	issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 
12.21 	on this surcharge.

12.22 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
12.23 		Subd. 11.Fish houses and, dark houses, and shelters; residents. Fees for the 
12.24 	following licenses are:
12.25 	(1) annual for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50; 
12.26 	(2) annual for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26;
12.27 	(3) three-year for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50; and
12.28 	(4) three-year for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78.

12.29 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
12.30 		Subd. 12.Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish 
12.31 	house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:
12.32 	(1) annual, $33; 
12.33 	(2) seven consecutive days, $19; and
13.1 	(3) three-year, $99.

13.2 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.475, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
13.3 		Subd. 29.Private fish hatcheries. The fees for the following licenses to be issued 
13.4 	to residents and nonresidents are:
13.5 	(1) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales under $200, $70;
13.6 	(2) for a private fish hatchery, with annual sales of $200 or more, $210 for the base 
13.7 	license. The commissioner must establish an additional fee based on the acreage of the 
13.8 	operation. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order 
13.9 	published in the State Register, establish the additional fee required by this subdivision. 
13.10 	The fee is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 
13.11 	does not apply; and
13.12 	(3) to take sucker eggs from public waters for a private fish hatchery, $400, plus 
13.13 	$6 for each quart in excess of 100 quarts.

13.14 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.525, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.15 		Subdivision 1.Residents Generally. A residentperson may transport wild animals 
13.16 	within the state by common carrier without being in the vehicle if the residentperson 
13.17 	has the license required to take the animals and they are shipped to the resident.The 
13.18 	wild animals that may be transported by common carrier are: person or to a licensed 
13.19 	taxidermist, tanner, or fur buyer.
13.20 	(1) deer, bear, elk, and moose;
13.21 	(2) undressed game birds; and
13.22 	(3) fish.

13.23 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.24 		Subd. 2.Possession of crossbows. A person may not possess a crossbow outdoors
13.25 	or in a motor vehicle during the open season for any game, unless the crossbow is unstrung, 
13.26 	and in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehiclenot armed with a bolt or arrow.

13.27 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.28 		Subd. 2.Exception for disabled persons. The restrictions in subdivision 1 do 
13.29 	not apply to a disabled person if:
13.30 	(1) the person possesses a permit under section 97B.055, subdivision 3; and
13.31 	(2) the person is participating in a hunt sponsored by a nonprofit organization under a 
13.32 	permit from the commissioner or is hunting on property owned or leased by the person; and
14.1 	(3) (2) the firearm is not loaded in the chamber until the vehicle is stationary, or is a 
14.2 	hinge action firearm with the action open until the vehicle is stationary.

14.3 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, is amended by adding a 
14.4 	subdivision to read:
14.5 		Subd. 3.Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges. (a) Notwithstanding 
14.6 	provisions to the contrary under this chapter, a person may transport an unloaded, uncased 
14.7 	firearm, excluding a pistol as defined in paragraph (b), in a motor vehicle while at a 
14.8 	shooting range, as defined under section 87A.01, subdivision 3, where the person has 
14.9 	received permission from the lawful owner or possessor to discharge firearms; lawfully 
14.10 	hunting on private or public land; or travelling to or from a site the person intends to hunt 
14.11 	lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless:
14.12 	(1) within the seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, 
14.13 	subdivision 4;
14.14 	(2) within an area where the discharge of a firearm has been prohibited under section 
14.15 	471.633;
14.16 	(3) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a population 
14.17 	of 2,500 or more;
14.18 	(4) on school grounds; or
14.19 	(5) otherwise restricted under section 97A.091, 97B.081, or 97B.086.
14.20 	(b) For the purposes of this section, a "pistol" includes a weapon designed to be fired 
14.21 	by the use of a single hand and with an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a 
14.22 	barrel or barrels of a length less than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel 
14.23 	of a length less than 16 inches in the case of a rifle:
14.24 	(1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more solid projectiles by means 
14.25 	of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or 
14.26 	explosive substances; or
14.27 	(2) for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or 
14.28 	other gas, or vapor.
14.29 	Pistol does not include a device firing or ejecting a shot measuring .18 of an inch, or less, 
14.30 	in diameter and commonly known as a "BB gun," a scuba gun, a stud gun, or nail gun 
14.31 	used in the construction industry or children's pop guns or toys.

14.32 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.051, is amended to read:
14.33 	97B.051 TRANSPORTATION OF ARCHERY BOWS.
15.1 	Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person may not transport 
15.2 	an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is: not armed with a bolt or arrow.
15.3 	(1) unstrung;
15.4 	(2) completely contained in a case; or
15.5 	(3) in the closed trunk or rear-most enclosed portion of a motor vehicle that is not 
15.6 	accessible from the passenger compartment.

15.7 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.8 		Subd. 3.Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters. (a) The commissioner may 
15.9 	issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a 
15.10 	stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a 
15.11 	permanent physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The 
15.12 	permit recipient must be:
15.13 	(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or 
15.14 	other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or
15.15 	(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal 
15.16 	disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.
15.17 	(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence 
15.18 	verified in writing by a licensed physician or chiropractor. The commissioner may 
15.19 	request additional information from the physician or chiropractor if needed to verify the 
15.20 	applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section 97A.418, the commissioner 
15.21 	may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, establish reasonable minimum 
15.22 	standards for permits to be issued under this section. In addition to providing the medical 
15.23 	evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must possess a valid disability parking 
15.24 	certificate authorized by section 169.345 or license plates issued under section 168.021.  
15.25 	(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may 
15.26 	take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no 
15.27 	antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a 
15.28 	party to take an antlerless deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 3.  
15.29 	(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.
15.30 	(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under 
15.31 	this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
15.32 	(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a 
15.33 	false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician or 
15.34 	chiropractor who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently 
15.35 	disabled as described in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
16.1 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for 
16.2 	the entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance 
16.3 	that an applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant 
16.4 	requests a lifetime permit.

16.5 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
16.6 	97B.086 POSSESSION OF NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT.
16.7 	(a) A person may not possess night vision goggle equipment while taking wild 
16.8 	animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of persons, 
16.9 	a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
16.10 	(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
16.11 	(1) unloaded;
16.12 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm 
16.13 	by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of 
16.14 	the firearm exposed; and
16.15 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
16.16 	(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
16.17 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
16.18 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
16.19 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm 
16.20 	or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
16.21 	(e) This section does not apply to night vision goggle equipment possessed by peace 
16.22 	officers or military personnel while exercising their duties.

16.23 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; requirements. The commissioner may establish 
16.25 	criteria, special seasons, and limits for persons who have a physical disability to take big 
16.26 	game and small game with firearms and by archery in designated areas. A person hunting 
16.27 	under this section who has a physical disability must have a verified statement of the 
16.28 	disability by a licensed physician and must be participating in a program for physically 
16.29 	disabled hunters sponsored by a nonprofit organization that is permitted under subdivision 
16.30 	2. Notwithstanding section 97B.055, subdivision 3, the commissioner may authorize hunt 
16.31 	participants to shoot from a stationary motor vehicle. A license is not required for a person 
16.32 	to assist a physically disabled person hunting during a special season under this section.

16.33 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.328, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.1 		Subd. 3.Definition. For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, 
17.2 	fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer 
17.3 	and that has been placed by a person. Liquid scents, salt, and minerals, and bird feeders 
17.4 	containing grains or nuts that are at least six feet above the ground are not bait or feed. 
17.5 	Food that has not been placed by a person and resulting from normal or accepted farming, 
17.6 	forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard management, or other similar land 
17.7 	management activities is not bait or feed.

17.8 	Sec. 35. [97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.
17.9 	Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the 
17.10 	private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum 
17.11 	must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a 
17.12 	bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum 
17.13 	must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For 
17.14 	purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.

17.15 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.651, is amended to read:
17.16 	97B.651 UNPROTECTED MAMMALS AND BIRDS.
17.17 		Subdivision 1.Taking unprotected mammals and birds. Mammals that are 
17.18 	unprotected wild animals and unprotected birds may be taken at any time and in any 
17.19 	manner, except with artificial lights, or by using a motor vehicle in violation of section 
17.20 	97B.091. Poison may not be used to take unprotected mammals or unprotected birds 
17.21 	unless the safety of humans and domestic livestock is ensured. Unprotected mammals and 
17.22 	unprotected birds may be possessed, bought, sold, or transported in any quantity, except 
17.23 	importation or exportation is restricted as provided in subdivision 2. 
17.24 		Subd. 2.Taking and possessing live coyotes. A person may not export a live 
17.25 	coyote out of the state or import a live coyote into the state unless authorized under a 
17.26 	permit from the commissioner.

17.27 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.811, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.28 		Subd. 2.Hours for placing decoys. Except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4, 
17.29 	a person may not place decoys in public waters or on public lands more than one hour
17.30 	two hours before lawful shooting hours for waterfowl.

17.31 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.811, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
18.1 		Subd. 3.Restrictions on leaving decoys unattended. During the open season 
18.2 	for waterfowl, a person may not leave decoys in public waters between sunset and one 
18.3 	hour before lawful shooting hours or leave decoys unattended during other times for 
18.4 	more than four consecutive hours unless:
18.5 	(1) the decoys are in waters adjacent to completely surrounded by private land under 
18.6 	the control of the hunter; and and there is no public access to the water.
18.7 	(2) there is not natural vegetation growing in water sufficient to partially conceal 
18.8 	a hunter.

18.9 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.931, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.10 		Subdivision 1.Restrictions. A person may not tend a trap set for wild animals 
18.11 	between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. a person on foot 
18.12 	may use a portable artificial light to tend traps. While using a light in the field, the person 
18.13 	may not possess or use a firearm other than a handgun or rifle capable of firing only 
18.14 	rimfire cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber including .22 magnum.

18.15 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.16 		Subdivision 1.Lines. An angler may not use more than one line except two lines 
18.17 	may be used to take fish:
18.18 	(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and through the ice; or
18.19 	(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated 
18.20 	by the commissioner in Lake Superior if the angler purchases a second line endorsement 
18.21 	for $10.

18.22 	Sec. 41. [97C.346] PROHIBITION ON RETURNING CERTAIN NETTED 
18.23 	ROUGH FISH TO WATERS.
18.24 	A person may not release carp or buffalo taken by netting back into the water.

18.25 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.355, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.26 		Subd. 2.License required. A person may not leave a dark house or, fish house, or 
18.27 	shelter unattended on the ice at any time between midnight and one hour before sunrise 
18.28 	unless the house or shelter is licensed and has a the license tag attached to the exterior in a 
18.29 	readily visible location, except as provided in this subdivision. The commissioner must 
18.30 	issue a tag with a dark house or, fish house, or shelter license, marked with a number to 
18.31 	correspond with the license and the year of issue. A dark house or, fish house, or shelter
19.1 	license is not required of a resident on boundary waters where the adjacent state does not 
19.2 	charge a fee for the same activity.

19.3 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.371, is amended by adding a 
19.4 	subdivision to read:
19.5 		Subd. 5.Nonresidents. Nonresidents may spear from a fish house or dark house.

19.6 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.385, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.7 		Subd. 2.Summer Angling limits must be same as and spearing limits. (a) If the 
19.8 	commissioner reduces the limit of a species of game fish taken by spearing in any waters 
19.9 	under section 97A.045, subdivision 2, the commissioner must reduce the limit for taking 
19.10 	of the species by angling in the waters during the following open season for angling.  
19.11 	(b) The commissioner shall not limit the size of a northern pike allowed to be taken 
19.12 	by spear.

19.13 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.14 		Subdivision 1.Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by 
19.15 	angling are as follows:
19.16 	(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and 
19.17 	smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend 
19.18 	to the last Sunday in February;
19.19 	(2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;
19.20 	(3) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located outside or partially within 
19.21 	the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 15 to March 31;
19.22 	(4) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located entirely within the 
19.23 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 1 to March 31;
19.24 	(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to 
19.25 	October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 
19.26 	97C.415, subdivision 2; 
19.27 	(5) (6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake 
19.28 	on all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and
19.29 	(6) (7) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
19.30 	(b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are 
19.31 	spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.

20.1 	Sec. 46. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 2, section 25, the effective date, is amended to 
20.2 	read:

20.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments to paragraph (a) are effective March 1, 
20.4 	2009 2010.

20.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2009.

20.6 	Sec. 47. ELK MANAGEMENT PLAN.
 20.7 	(a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of natural 
20.8 	resources shall:
20.9 	(1) develop an elk management plan consistent with the requirements under 
20.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.516;
20.11 	(2) present the elk management plan to the Kittson, Marshall, and Roseau County 
20.12 	Boards; and
20.13 	(3) begin implementing the plan.
20.14 	(b) If the commissioner fails to meet all the requirements in paragraph (a), the 
20.15 	commissioner shall establish an open season for elk in Kittson, Marshall, and Roseau 
20.16 	Counties to begin in 2009 and continue until the elk population reaches 30 or less in 
20.17 	Marshall County and 30 or less in Kittson County.

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

20.19 	Sec. 48. RULEMAKING.
 20.20 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt or amend rules to establish 
20.21 	minimum size limits for muskellunge on inland waters consistent with the provisions 
20.22 	of this section. The commissioner must:
20.23 	(1) establish a 48-inch statewide minimum size restriction for muskellunge and 
20.24 	muskellunge-northern pike hybrids in inland waters, except for the lakes listed in clause 
20.25 	(2) that are managed specifically for muskellunge-northern pike hybrids in Carver, Dakota, 
20.26 	Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties; and
20.27 	(2) establish a 40-inch minimum size restriction for muskellunge-northern pike 
20.28 	hybrids in the following lakes in Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and 
20.29 	Washington Counties:

20.30		LAKE
	COUNTY
	
20.31		Bryant
	Hennepin
	
20.32		Bush
	Hennepin
	
20.33		Calhoun
	Hennepin
	
21.1		Cedar
	Hennepin
	
21.2		Cedar
	Scott
	
21.3		Clear
	Washington
	
21.4		Crystal
	Dakota
	
21.5		Crystal
	Hennepin
	
21.6		Eagle
	Carver
	
21.7		Elmo
	Washington
	
21.8		Gervais
	Ramsey
	
21.9		Island
	Ramsey
	
21.10		Isles
	Hennepin
	
21.11		Johanna
	Ramsey
	
21.12		Nokomis
	Hennepin
	
21.13		Orchard
	Dakota
	
21.14		Phalen
	Ramsey
	
21.15		Pierson
	Carver
	
21.16		Silver
	Ramsey
	
21.17		Wasserman
	Carver
	
21.18		Weaver
	Hennepin
	
21.19 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.20 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt the rules. Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.21 	14.386, does not apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

21.22 	Sec. 49. LET'S GO FISHING; APPROPRIATION.
 21.23 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated 
21.24 	from the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural resources for grants to Let's 
21.25 	Go Fishing of Minnesota to provide community outreach to senior citizens, youth, and 
21.26 	veterans and for the costs associated with the establishment and recruitment of new 
21.27 	chapters. The grants must be matched with cash or in-kind contributions from nonstate 
21.28 	sources.

21.29 	Sec. 50.  REPEALER.
 21.30 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.525, subdivision 2; 97B.301, subdivisions 7 
21.31 	and 8; and 97C.405, are repealed.

22.1 	ARTICLE 2
22.2 	STATE LAND ADMINISTRATION

22.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0273, is amended to read:
22.4 	84.0273 ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARY LINES RELATING TO 
22.5 	CERTAIN STATE LANDHOLDINGS.
22.6 	(a) In order to resolve boundary line issues affecting the ownership interests of the 
22.7 	state and adjacent landowners, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the name 
22.8 	of the state upon terms the commissioner deems appropriate, convey, by a boundary line 
22.9 	agreement, quitclaim deed, or management agreement in such form as the attorney general 
22.10 	approves, such rights, titles, and interests of the state in state lands for such rights, titles 
22.11 	and interests in adjacent lands as are necessary for the purpose of establishing boundaries. 
22.12 	A notice of the proposed conveyance and a brief statement of the reason therefor shall be 
22.13 	published once in the State Register by the commissioner between 15 and 30 days prior 
22.14 	to conveyance. The provisions of this sectionparagraph are not intended to replace or 
22.15 	supersede laws relating to land exchange or disposal of surplus state property.
22.16 	(b) In order to resolve trespass issues affecting the ownership interests of the state 
22.17 	and adjacent landowners, the commissioner of natural resources, in the name of the state, 
22.18 	may sell surplus lands not needed for natural resource purposes at private sale to adjoining 
22.19 	property owners and leaseholders. The conveyance must be by quitclaim in a form 
22.20 	approved by the attorney general for a consideration not less than the value determined 
22.21 	according to section 94.10, subdivision 1.
22.22 	(c) Paragraph (b) applies to all state-owned lands managed by the commissioner of 
22.23 	natural resources, except school trust land as defined in section 92.025. For acquired lands, 
22.24 	the commissioner may sell the surplus lands as provided in paragraph (b) notwithstanding 
22.25 	the offering to public entities, public sale, and related notice and publication requirements 
22.26 	of sections 94.09 to 94.165. For consolidated conservation lands, the commissioner may 
22.27 	sell the surplus lands as provided in paragraph (b) notwithstanding the classification and 
22.28 	public sale provisions of chapters 84A and 282.

22.29 	Sec. 2. [84.0277] CAMP RIPLEY BUFFER EASEMENTS.
22.30 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition authorized. The commissioner may acquire, from 
22.31 	willing sellers, perpetual conservation easements on behalf of the state and federal 
22.32 	government consistent with Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer project. This 
22.33 	project is geographically defined as a three-mile zone around Camp Ripley in central 
22.34 	Minnesota.
23.1 		Subd. 2.Payments; terms. Notwithstanding sections 84.0272, subdivision 1, 
23.2 	and 84.0274, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the commissioner may make payments to a 
23.3 	landowner under this subdivision to acquire a perpetual conservation easement according 
23.4 	to subdivision 1. The onetime payment may be based on the following:
23.5 	(1) if the easement prohibits the construction of any new buildings or permanent 
23.6 	structures upon the land, the commissioner may pay 60 percent of the most recent assessed 
23.7 	market value of the land as determined by the county assessor of the county in which the 
23.8 	land is located; or
23.9 	(2) if the easement prohibits the construction of any new buildings or permanent 
23.10 	structures upon the land and grants the public the right to access the land for natural 
23.11 	resource-based outdoor recreation, the commissioner may pay 70 percent of the most 
23.12 	recent assessed market value of the land as determined by the county assessor of the 
23.13 	county in which the land is located.

23.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
23.15 		Subd. 13.Arrowhead Region Trails, in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, 
23.16 	Koochiching, and Itasca Counties. (a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St. 
23.17 	Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to 
23.18 	McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in 
23.19 	Itasca County and there terminate;
23.20 	(2) The NorthshoreC. J. Ramstad Memorial Trail shall originate in Duluth in 
23.21 	St. Louis County and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence 
23.22 	northeasterly to Grand Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international 
23.23 	boundary in the vicinity of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;
23.24 	(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais 
23.25 	in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 
23.26 	to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to 
23.27 	Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. 
23.28 	Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminate.
23.29 	(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
23.30 	(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands 
23.31 	for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring 
23.32 	any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall 
23.33 	obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative 
23.34 	Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative 
24.1 	Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to 
24.2 	make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.

24.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subdivision 1.Timber sales; land leases and uses. (a) The county auditor may 
24.5 	sell timber upon any tract that may be approved by the natural resources commissioner. 
24.6 	The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less than the appraised value determined 
24.7 	by the county board to the highest bidder after not less than one week's published notice 
24.8 	in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered at the public sale and not sold 
24.9 	may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor at not less than the appraised 
24.10 	value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw the timber from sale. The 
24.11 	appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be followed in the cutting of 
24.12 	said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural resources.
24.13 	(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be 
24.14 	made in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction 
24.15 	sales, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the 
24.16 	balance shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and 
24.17 	sold as a single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less 
24.18 	than 15 percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the 
24.19 	satisfactory completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. 
24.20 	The value of each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that 
24.21 	block. With the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter 
24.22 	unpaid blocks and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may 
24.23 	be needed to log other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid 
24.24 	block until separately scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this 
24.25 	paragraph as security under paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, 
24.26 	the county auditor may credit the security provided, less any down payment required for 
24.27 	an auction sale under this paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder 
24.28 	by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it 
24.29 	be credited, provided the request and transfer is made within the same calendar year as 
24.30 	the security was received.
24.31 	(c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled. 
24.32 	Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so 
24.33 	designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice 
24.34 	shall contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each 
24.35 	species of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord 
25.1 	or per piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the 
25.2 	appraised prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price 
25.3 	of each of the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber 
25.4 	from the parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber 
25.5 	shown in the notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall 
25.6 	pay at the same rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been 
25.7 	cut or was available for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. 
25.8 	Where the final scale of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available 
25.9 	for cutting under terms of the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment 
25.10 	shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be 
25.11 	audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county. No 
25.12 	timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may be removed from the parcels of land or other 
25.13 	designated landings until scaled by a person or persons designated by the county board 
25.14 	and approved by the commissioner of natural resources. Landings other than the parcel 
25.15 	of land from which timber is cut may be designated for scaling by the county board by 
25.16 	written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The county board may, by written 
25.17 	agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated by the purchaser when the 
25.18 	timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of the commissioner of natural 
25.19 	resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered at the consumer's landing. 
25.20 	No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small amounts of timber not 
25.21 	exceeding $3,000 in appraised valuation may be sold for not less than the full appraised 
25.22 	value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing notice of sale or calling 
25.23 	for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised value of more than $200 
25.24 	the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut products in 
25.25 	the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales, directly or indirectly to any 
25.26 	individual shall be in effect at one time.
25.27 	(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land 
25.28 	to individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, 
25.29 	and at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage 
25.30 	and camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of 
25.31 	hay, stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden 
25.32 	sites and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten 
25.33 	years; provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 per 
25.34 	year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale in 
25.35 	the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall 
25.36 	remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the 
26.1 	lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation 
26.2 	shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be 
26.3 	audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.
26.4 	(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land 
26.5 	to individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, 
26.6 	at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose 
26.7 	of taking and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited 
26.8 	stockpiled iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is 
26.9 	needed and suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, 
26.10 	settling basin, dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and 
26.11 	that the use would be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. 
26.12 	The use of a stockpile for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of 
26.13 	natural resources. The request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county 
26.14 	is notified to the contrary by the commissioner of natural resources within six months 
26.15 	after receipt of a request for approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has 
26.16 	been approved, the county may continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is 
26.17 	withdrawn by the commissioner of natural resources.
26.18 	(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant 
26.19 	permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, 
26.20 	tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed 
26.21 	to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed 
26.22 	for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period 
26.23 	of time, not exceeding 15 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, 
26.24 	licenses, or leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.
26.25 	(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said 
26.26 	timber has been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a 
26.27 	misdemeanor.
26.28 	(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first 
26.29 	offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal 
26.30 	of peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined 
26.31 	in section 216B.2424, subdivision 1, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited 
26.32 	lands upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for 
26.33 	the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops 
26.34 	from tax-forfeited lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of 
26.35 	natural resources if the lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of 
26.36 	peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by 
27.1 	the county auditor pursuant to this section without first holding a public hearing on the 
27.2 	auditor's intention to lease. One printed notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least 
27.3 	ten days before the hearing, and posted notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before 
27.4 	the hearing shall be given of the hearing.
27.5 	(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis 
27.6 	County auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who 
27.7 	bids the highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the 
27.8 	commissioner of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above the 
27.9 	appraised price need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of 
27.10 	the different species of timber.
27.11 	(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the 
27.12 	county board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an 
27.13 	irrevocable bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined 
27.14 	in paragraph (b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, 
27.15 	at the written request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter 
27.16 	of credit to be reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been 
27.17 	harvested and for which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of 
27.18 	the bank letter of credit after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 
27.19 	percent of the value of the timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or 
27.20 	cash deposit is provided for the down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting 
27.21 	of timber has taken place on the contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, 
27.22 	the county may allow the transfer of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the 
27.23 	contract holder by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in 
27.24 	writing that it be credited.

27.25 	Sec. 5. Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.26 		Subd. 3.Acquisition and management. The commissioner of natural resources is 
27.27 	authorized to acquire by gift, lease, or purchase the lands for the Iron Range off-highway 
27.28 	vehicle recreation area. Any lease with local government units shall be for at least ten 
27.29 	years and may be paid up front at the request of either party. The commissioner shall 
27.30 	manage the unit as a state recreation area as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.31 	86A.05, subdivision 3. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee in the trails and 
27.32 	waterways division of the department of natural resources shall develop and manage the 
27.33 	area for off-highway vehicle recreational use.

27.34 	Sec. 6. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.1 		Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 38.] Lake Shetek State Park, Murray County. The 
28.2 	following areas are deleted from Lake Shetek State Park:
28.3 	(1) Blocks 3 and 4 of Forman Acres according to the plat on file and of record in the 
28.4 	Office of the Recorder for Murray County;
28.5 	(2) the Hudson Acres subdivision according to the plat on file and of record in the 
28.6 	Office of the Recorder for Murray County; and
28.7 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 and, that part of Government Lot 7, and that part 
28.8 	of Government Lot 8 of Section 6, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of 
28.9 	Government Lot 1 and that part of Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North, 
28.10 	Range 40 West, Murray County, Minnesota, described as follows:
28.11 	Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of said Section 6; thence on a bearing based 
28.12 	on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996 Adjustment), of South 00 degrees 
28.13 	22 minutes 05 seconds East 1405.16 17 minutes 23 seconds East 1247.75 feet along the 
28.14 	east line of said Section 6; thence North 89 degrees 07 minutes 01 second West 1942.39
28.15 	South 88 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 1942.74 feet; thence South 03 degrees 33 
28.16 	minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner of Block 5 of FORMAN 
28.17 	ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County 
28.18 	Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds West 525.30 feet along 
28.19 	the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line of the Private Roadway of 
28.20 	FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said Private Roadway and the POINT 
28.21 	OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West 796.30 feet along 
28.22 	the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and an existing 
28.23 	1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 minutes 26 seconds West 100.06 
28.24 	feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and 
28.25 	an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds West 
28.26 	279.60 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line; 
28.27 	thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 feet along the southerly line 
28.28 	of said Private Roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN DNR 
28.29 	LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West 470.40 
28.30 	feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 262.69 feet to 
28.31 	a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds West 332.26 feet to a DNR 
28.32 	MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds West 341.79 feet to the east line of 
28.33 	Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOV. LOT 8, OF SEC. 6 AND LOT A OF GOV. LOT 1, OF 
28.34 	SEC 7 TP. 107 RANGE 40, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record 
28.35 	in the Murray County Recorder's Office and a DNR MON; thence South 14 degrees 28 
28.36 	minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along the east line of said Lot A to the northerly most 
29.1 	corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES, according to the record plat thereof on file and of 
29.2 	record in the Murray County Recorder's Office and an existing steel fence post; thence 
29.3 	South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 418.97 feet along the northeasterly line of 
29.4 	said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 35, 34, 33, 32 of HUDSON ACRES to 
29.5 	an existing 1 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of Lot 32 
29.6 	and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 48 degrees 
29.7 	33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31A to an 
29.8 	existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner thereof and 
29.9 	the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 33 degrees 53 
29.10 	minutes 30 seconds East 224.96 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 and along 
29.11 	the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 29 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch 
29.12 	inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 29 and the most 
29.13 	northerly corner of Lot 28 of HUDSONS HUDSON ACRES; thence South 45 degrees 23 
29.14 	minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 28 and along 
29.15 	the northeasterly line of Lots 27, 26, 25, 24 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch 
29.16 	inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 24 and the most 
29.17 	northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes 
29.18 	53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 23 and along the 
29.19 	northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside 
29.20 	diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 21 and the most northerly 
29.21 	corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds 
29.22 	East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20 and along the northeasterly 
29.23 	line of Lots 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside 
29.24 	diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 14 and the most northerly 
29.25 	corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds 
29.26 	East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13 and along the northeasterly 
29.27 	line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron 
29.28 	pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the northwest corner of Lot 10 
29.29 	of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 49 seconds East 224.90 feet 
29.30 	along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON 
29.31 	ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner 
29.32 	of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON ACRES; thence North 84 
29.33 	degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north line of said Lot 7 and 
29.34 	along the north line of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch 
29.35 	inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1 of HUDSON ACRES; 
29.36 	thence southeasterly, easterly and northerly along a non-tangential curve concave to the 
30.1 	north having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 41 minutes 58 seconds 42 
30.2 	minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12 
30.3 	seconds East; thence continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described 
30.4 	curve concave to the south having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42 
30.5 	minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47 
30.6 	seconds West and a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not 
30.7 	tangent to said curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40 
30.8 	seconds West 201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds 
30.9 	West 196.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West 
30.10 	530.34 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01 
30.11 	feet to a DNR MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet to 
30.12 	a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes 32 30 seconds West 226.66 feet to a 
30.13 	DNR MON; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR 
30.14 	MON; thence North 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON; 
30.15 	thence North 24 degrees 09 minutes 58 57 seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON; 
30.16 	thence North 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence 
30.17 	North 76 degrees 04 minutes 53 52 seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence 
30.18 	North 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 
30.19 	64 degrees 28 minutes 25 26 seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82 
30.20 	degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees 
30.21 	45 minutes 07 seconds East 26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.

30.22 	Sec. 7. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.23 		Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 44a.] Moose Lake State Park, Carlton County. The 
30.24 	following areas are deleted from Moose Lake State Park, all in Township 46 North, Range 
30.25 	19 West, Carlton County:
30.26 	(1) Parcel A: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
30.27 	of Section 28;
30.28 	(2) Parcel B: the West 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
30.29 	of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 
30.30 	centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to a taking for highway purposes of a 
30.31 	100.00-foot wide strip for access and also subject to highway and road easements;
30.32 	(3) Parcel C: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
30.33 	of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 
30.34 	centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to taking for highway purposes of a 
30.35 	road access under S.P. 0919 (311-311) 901 from State Trunk Highway 73 to old County 
31.1 	Road 21, said access being 100.00 feet in width with triangular strips of land adjoining it at 
31.2 	the northerly line of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to highway and road easements;
31.3 	(4) Parcel G: that part of Government Lot 1 2 of Section 28, which lies northerly 
31.4 	of the westerly extension of the northerly line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
31.5 	Quarter of said Section 28, and southerly of the westerly extension of the northerly line of 
31.6 	the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28;
31.7 	(5) Parcel H: the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
31.8 	Quarter of Section 28;
31.9 	(6) Parcel I: the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, except 
31.10 	the West 660.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter; and
31.11 	(7) Parcel J: that part of the North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, 
31.12 	described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said North One-Half of the 
31.13 	Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along the north 
31.14 	line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 660.01 feet to the east 
31.15 	line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter and the actual 
31.16 	point of beginning; thence continue South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along 
31.17 	the north line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 657.40 feet to 
31.18 	the southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28; 
31.19 	thence South 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds West, parallel to the west line of said North 
31.20 	One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 715.12 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
31.21 	of US Interstate Highway 35; thence along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate 
31.22 	Highway 35 a distance of 457.86 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the southeast, 
31.23 	having a radius of 1,0 54.93 feet, a central angle of 24 degrees 52 minutes 03 seconds, and 
31.24 	a chord bearing of South 39 degrees 00 minutes 37 seconds West; thence South 46 degrees 
31.25 	44 minutes 11 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate Highway 35 
31.26 	a distance of 295.30 feet to the northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73; 
31.27 	thence 163.55 feet along said northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73 on 
31.28 	a nontangential curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 1, 984.88 feet, a central 
31.29 	angle of 4 degrees 43 minutes 16 seconds, and a chord bearing of South 77 degrees 39 
31.30 	minutes 40 seconds West to the east line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of 
31.31 	the Southeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 
31.32 	1, 305.90 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and there terminating.

31.33 	Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 31.34 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Ramsey, Hennepin 
31.35 	and Dakota Counties. The following area is added to Fort Snelling State Park, Hennepin 
32.1 	County: that part of Section 20, Township 29 North, Range 23 West, described as follows: 
32.2 	From monument number 2, located on the westerly extension of the south boundary 
32.3 	of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines; thence South 89 degrees 52 
32.4 	minutes 00 seconds East along said south boundary of the Bureau of Mines, 478.97 feet to 
32.5 	reference point 1 on the easterly right-of-line of Trunk Highway No. 55 and the point of 
32.6 	beginning; thence South 48 degrees 48 minutes 53 seconds East, 458.74 feet along the 
32.7 	easterly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 55; thence North 23 degrees 48 
32.8 	minutes 00 seconds East, 329.00 feet to the south boundary of the Bureau of Mines; thence 
32.9 	North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, 478.07 feet along said south boundary of 
32.10 	the Bureau of Mines to the point of beginning.
32.11 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 42.] Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County.
 32.12 	The following areas are added to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County:
32.13 	(1) Government Lot 4 of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; all 
32.14 	in Section 25, Township 42, Range 27, less a tract to highway described as follows: 
32.15 	Commencing at a point approximately 270.0 feet East of the southwest corner of 
32.16 	Government Lot 4, Section 25, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Engineers Station 
32.17 	71+00; thence North 26 degrees 56 minutes West to the west line of Section 25 at 
32.18 	Engineers Station 77+07.4 a distance of 607.4 feet and there terminating. The above 
32.19 	describes the center line of an 82.5-foot right-of-way for the reconstruction of County 
32.20 	State-Aid Highway No. 26 and contains 0.23 acres in addition to the present 66-foot 
32.21 	right-of-way, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota;
32.22 	(2) Government Lot 5, Section 25, Township 42, Range 27;
32.23 	(3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 
32.24 	West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, EXCEPT that part of Government Lot 1, Section 
32.25 	26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, described as 
32.26 	follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89 
32.27 	degrees 09 minutes 54 seconds West, bearing based on Mille Lacs County Coordinate 
32.28 	System, along the north line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 665.82 feet to a 
32.29 	3/4 inch iron rod with survey cap stamped "MN DNR LS 16098" (DNR monument); 
32.30 	thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 241.73 feet to a DNR 
32.31 	monument; thence continuing South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 
32.32 	42.18 feet to a P.K. nail in the centerline of County Road 26; thence southeasterly along 
32.33 	the centerline of County Road 26 a distance of 860 feet, more or less, to the east line of 
32.34 	said Government Lot 1; thence North 00 degrees 22 minutes 38 seconds East along the 
32.35 	east line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 763 feet, more or less, to the point of 
32.36 	beginning, containing 6.6 acres, more or less. AND EXCEPT, that part of Government 
33.1 	Lot 1, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, described as follows: Commencing 
33.2 	at a point where the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
33.3 	25, Township 42, Range 27, intersects the meander line of lake commonly known and 
33.4 	designated as "Warren Lake"; thence North along the west line of said forty a distance 
33.5 	of 20 rods; thence West at right angles to the meander line of said Warren Lake; thence 
33.6 	in a southeasterly direction to the point of beginning; and
33.7 	(4) Government Lot 2, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs 
33.8 	County, Minnesota.

33.9 	Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 33.10 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Lake Bemidji State Park, Beltrami County.
 33.11 	The following area is deleted from Lake Bemidji State Park, all in Beltrami County: that 
33.12 	part of Government Lot 5, Section 24, Township 147 North, Range 33 West, Beltrami 
33.13 	County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the most easterly corner of Lot 
33.14 	2, Block 1, Shady Cove, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence northeasterly 
33.15 	along the northeasterly extension of the line between Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 in said plat, 
33.16 	a distance of 66.00 feet, to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence 
33.17 	continuing along last described course a distance of 150.00 feet; thence deflecting to the 
33.18 	left 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 607.70 feet; thence westerly along a 
33.19 	line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of said Government Lot 5 to the west line of 
33.20 	said Government Lot 5; thence South along the westerly boundary of said Government 
33.21 	Lot 5 to intersect a line 66.00 feet northeasterly of, as measured at a right angle to and 
33.22 	parallel with the northeasterly line of Block 1, said Shady Cove; thence southeasterly 
33.23 	along said parallel line to the point of beginning.
33.24 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 24a.] Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County.
 33.25 	The following areas are deleted from Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County:
33.26 	(1) beginning at a point 200 feet West from the southeast corner of Lot 2, Section 26, 
33.27 	Township 106 North, Range 5 West; thence West on lot line between Lots 2 and 3, 380 
33.28 	feet; thence North 58 degrees East, 320 feet; thence South 32 degrees East, 205 feet to 
33.29 	place of beginning, containing 85/100 of an acre, more or less, Winona County, Minnesota;
33.30 	(2) commencing at a point 200 feet West from the northeast corner of Lot 3, Section 
33.31 	26, Township 106 North, Range 5 West; thence South 33 degrees East 300 feet; thence 
33.32 	South 58 degrees West 290 feet; thence North 32 degrees West, 490 feet to the lot line 
33.33 	between Lots 2 and 3; thence East 350 feet to the place of beginning, containing 3 acres, 
33.34 	more or less, Winona County, Minnesota;
34.1 	(3) that part of the recorded plat of East Richmond, Winona County, Minnesota, 
34.2 	lying within Section 27, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, that lies northwesterly of the 
34.3 	southeasterly line of Jefferson Street, as dedicated in said plat and that lies southwesterly 
34.4 	of the southwesterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61;
34.5 	(4) Lots 7 and 8, Block B, of Fern Glen Acres, the same being located upon and 
34.6 	forming a part of Government Lot 1, Section 35; Lot 9 in Block B of Fern Glen Acres, 
34.7 	township of Richmond, according to the recorded plat thereof; beginning at the southeast 
34.8 	corner of Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres, South 33 degrees East 140 feet; thence South 
34.9 	70 degrees West 208 feet; thence North 33 degrees West 140 feet to the southwest line of 
34.10 	Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres; thence North 57 degrees East on the southwest line of 
34.11 	Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres, to place of beginning, all in Government Lot 1, Section 
34.12 	35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, containing 3/4 acre more or less;
34.13 	(5) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5, Winona 
34.14 	County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit: 
34.15 	Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres; 
34.16 	thence in a northeasterly direction and along the southerly line of said Lot 9 for a distance 
34.17 	of 36.0 feet; thence deflect to the right 90 degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of 107.81 feet 
34.18 	to an iron pipe which marks the point of beginning; thence continue in a southeasterly 
34.19 	direction along the last described course for a distance of 73.78 feet; thence deflect to 
34.20 	the left 9 degrees 04 minutes, for a distance of 32.62 feet; thence deflect to the right 90 
34.21 	degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of 73.23 feet; thence deflect to the right 89 degrees 20 
34.22 	minutes, for a distance of 104.04 feet; thence deflect to the right 9 degrees 44 minutes, for 
34.23 	a distance of 35.00 feet; thence deflect to the right 90 degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of 
34.24 	64.75 feet; thence deflect to the right on a curve (Delta angle 90 degrees 00 minutes, radius 
34.25 	20.00 minutes) for an arc distance of 31.42 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
34.26 	(6) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5, Winona 
34.27 	County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows: 
34.28 	Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of Fern Glen Acres; thence in 
34.29 	a northeasterly direction along the southerly line of said Lot 9, a distance of 56.00 feet; 
34.30 	thence at a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes a distance of 180.00 feet 
34.31 	to an iron pipe monument which marks the point of beginning; thence at a deflection angle 
34.32 	to the left of 80 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds a distance of 113.20 feet to the southerly 
34.33 	right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 84 
34.34 	degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds and southeasterly along the southerly right-of-way line of 
34.35 	said U.S. Highway No. 61 a distance of 147.73 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the 
34.36 	right of 87 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 193.87 feet; thence at a deflection 
35.1 	angle to the right of 88 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 132.18 feet; thence at 
35.2 	a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds a distance of 93.23 
35.3 	feet; thence at a deflection angle to the left of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds a distance 
35.4 	of 30.35 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
35.5 	(7) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, 
35.6 	Winona County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows: 
35.7 	Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of the Plat of Fern Glen 
35.8 	Acres; thence in a northeasterly direction along the southerly line of said Lot 9 a distance 
35.9 	of 56.00 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes a distance 
35.10 	of 180.00 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the left of 9 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds a 
35.11 	distance of 164.29 feet to an iron pipe monument which marks the point of beginning; 
35.12 	thence at a deflection angle to the left of 89 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds a distance 
35.13 	of 102.19 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence at a 
35.14 	deflection angle to the right of 92 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds and southeasterly along 
35.15 	the southerly right-of-way line of said U.S. highway a distance of 85.10 feet; thence at a 
35.16 	deflection angle to the right of 87 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 187.89 feet; 
35.17 	thence at a deflection angle to the right of 88 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 
35.18 	85.02 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 91 degrees 14 minutes 30 seconds a 
35.19 	distance of 91.68 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
35.20 	(8) that part of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5, 
35.21 	Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of 
35.22 	Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 57 degrees 
35.23 	East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 feet to an iron 
35.24 	pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron pipe and the 
35.25 	point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 107.35 feet to 
35.26 	an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 12.11 
35.27 	feet; thence South 40 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East 100.7 feet; thence North 48 
35.28 	degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 17.83 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing North 
35.29 	48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 111.83 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing 
35.30 	North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 70.61 feet to an iron pipe at a point on the 
35.31 	southerly boundary line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along 
35.32 	said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 100.7 feet on a bearing North 40 degrees 
35.33 	29 minutes 30 seconds West to an iron pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 
35.34 	seconds West 80.54 feet to the point of beginning;
35.35 	(9) that part of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 
35.36 	West, Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest 
36.1 	corner of Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 
36.2 	57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 
36.3 	feet to an iron pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron 
36.4 	pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 101.05 feet to an iron pipe being 
36.5 	the point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 111.83 feet to 
36.6 	an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 17.56 feet; 
36.7 	thence South 41 degrees 53 minutes East 192.4 feet; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 
36.8 	30 seconds East 94.05 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing North 48 degrees 30 minutes 
36.9 	30 seconds East 105.95 feet to an iron pipe at a point on the southerly boundary line of 
36.10 	U.S. Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along said southerly boundary line a chord 
36.11 	distance of 192.4 feet on a bearing of North 41 degrees 53 minutes West to an iron pipe; 
36.12 	thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 70.61 feet to the point of beginning;
36.13 	(10) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, 
36.14 	Winona County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of 
36.15 	Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 57 degrees 
36.16 	East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 feet to an 
36.17 	iron pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet; thence South 46 
36.18 	degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron pipe, the point of beginning; 
36.19 	thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 52.45 feet to an iron pipe at a point 
36.20 	on the southerly boundary line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence 
36.21 	along said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 76.80 feet on a bearing of North 
36.22 	43 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West to an iron pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30 
36.23 	minutes 30 seconds West 105.95 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees 
36.24 	30 minutes 30 seconds West 94.05 feet; thence South 43 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds 
36.25 	East 76.80 feet; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 55.93 feet to an iron 
36.26 	pipe; thence continuing North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 91.62 feet to the 
36.27 	point of beginning;
36.28 	(11) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, 
36.29 	Winona County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of 
36.30 	Lot 8 of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 
36.31 	57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 
36.32 	feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron pipe; 
36.33 	thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron pipe which is 
36.34 	the point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West and along the 
36.35 	south line of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 237 of Deeds on Page 
36.36 	693, for a distance of 147.55 feet; thence South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East 
37.1 	127.91 feet; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East and along the northerly 
37.2 	line of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed to Vincent Zanon in Book 252 of Deeds 
37.3 	on page 663, for a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the southerly right-of-way line of 
37.4 	U.S. Highway No. 61; thence North 44 degrees 38 minutes 48 seconds West and along 
37.5 	said southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61 for a distance of 111.94 feet to an 
37.6 	iron pipe in place at the southeast corner of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed in 
37.7 	Book 237 of Deeds on page 693; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 
37.8 	52.45 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
37.9 	(12) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 
37.10 	West, Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest 
37.11 	corner of Lot 8 of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; 
37.12 	thence North 57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds 
37.13 	East 217.66 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to 
37.14 	an iron pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron 
37.15 	pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West and along the south line of the 
37.16 	property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 237 of Deeds on page 693, for a distance 
37.17 	of 147.55 feet; thence South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East 127.91 feet to the 
37.18 	point of beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East 112 
37.19 	feet; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East and along the north line of the 
37.20 	property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 240 of Deeds on page 367, for a distance 
37.21 	of 200 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence North 44 
37.22 	degrees 38 minutes 48 seconds West and along the said southerly right-of-way line of 
37.23 	U.S. Highway No. 61 for a distance of 112 feet; thence South 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 
37.24 	seconds West for a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and
37.25 	(13) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, 
37.26 	Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner 
37.27 	of Lot 8, Block "B" of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence 
37.28 	North 57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 
37.29 	217.66 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron 
37.30 	pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 599.10 feet to an iron pipe, the 
37.31 	point of beginning; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 46.54 feet to a 
37.32 	point on the southerly boundary line of Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along 
37.33 	said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 73.05 feet, bearing South 46 degrees 00 
37.34 	minutes East; thence continuing along said southerly boundary line South 43 degrees 33 
37.35 	minutes West 10.0 feet; thence continuing along said southerly boundary line a chord 
37.36 	distance of 28.50 feet bearing South 46 degrees 30 minutes East; thence South 45 degrees 
38.1 	00 minutes West 41.95 feet to an iron pipe in place; thence South 33 degrees 32 minutes 
38.2 	West 255.0 feet; thence North 43 degrees 30 minutes 22 seconds West 146.84 feet; thence 
38.3 	North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 184.1 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 43 
38.4 	degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 65.9 feet to the point of beginning.

38.5 	Sec. 10. RUM RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER AREA.
 38.6 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall remove the following land within 
38.7 	the Rum River Wild and Scenic River Area in Mille Lacs County from the Minnesota 
38.8 	wild and scenic rivers program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.301 to 103F.345: 
38.9 	the West Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 38, 
38.10 	Range 27, and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
38.11 	said section, township, and range.
38.12 	(b) The commissioner shall amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 6105, and the 
38.13 	management plan for the area to reflect this change. The commissioner may use the good 
38.14 	cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to 
38.15 	amend rules under this section. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except 
38.16 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

38.17 	Sec. 11. WIND ENERGY LEASE.
 38.18 	By June 30, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources must enter a 30-year 
38.19 	lease of state land, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 92.502, paragraph (b), with 
38.20 	the Mountain Iron Economic Development Authority for installation of up to four wind 
38.21 	turbines and access roads. The land covered by the lease is located in St. Louis County 
38.22 	and is described as: the South Half of Section 16, Township 59 North, Range 15 West.

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

38.24 	Sec. 12. VETERANS CEMETERY.
 38.25 	The commissioner of natural resources shall work with the commissioner of 
38.26 	veterans affairs to locate sites throughout the state that would be appropriate for a new 
38.27 	veterans cemetery.

38.28 	Sec. 13. LAKE VERMILION EASEMENTS.
 38.29 	By July 30, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources shall grant easements 
38.30 	across state land administered by the commissioner to private landowners on Bass Bay on 
38.31 	the north shore of Lake Vermilion to access Mud Creek Road (County Highway 408).

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

39.2 	Sec. 14. SIGNS.
 39.3 	The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt a suitable marking design to 
39.4 	mark the C. J. Ramstad Memorial Trail and shall erect the appropriate signs after the 
39.5 	commissioner has been assured of the availability of funds from nonstate sources sufficient 
39.6 	to pay all costs related to designing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.

39.7 	ARTICLE 3
39.8 	LAND SALES

39.9 	Section 1. Laws 2007, chapter 131, article 2, section 38, is amended to read:
39.10 	Sec. 38. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
39.11 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 39.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
39.13 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land 
39.14 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
39.15 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
39.16 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
39.17 	and ensure accuracy. If sold by private sale, the commissioner may only sell the land to a 
39.18 	governmental subdivision of the state. If sold by private sale, the conveyance may be for 
39.19 	less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
39.20 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental 
39.21 	subdivision fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
39.22 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as 
39.23 	follows, Parcels A and B containing altogether 31.55 acres, more or less:
39.24 	(1) Parcel A: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
39.25 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
39.26 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
39.27 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 399.98 feet on and along the east-west 
39.28 	quarter line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 13 
39.29 	minutes 48 seconds West, 504.57 feet on and along the said east-west quarter line; thence 
39.30 	South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 
39.31 	line of said Section 30; thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds East, 504.44 feet 
39.32 	on and along the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence North 17 degrees 54 minutes 
39.33 	26 seconds East, 1378.11 feet to the point of beginning; and 
40.1 	(2) Parcel B: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
40.2 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
40.3 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
40.4 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 904.55 feet along the east-west quarter 
40.5 	line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 
40.6 	seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence 
40.7 	North 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds West, 369.30 feet along said south 1/16 line; 
40.8 	thence North 42 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds West, 248.00 feet; thence North 02 
40.9 	degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East, 488.11 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 19 
40.10 	seconds East, 944.68 feet to a point on the east-west quarter line of said Section 30; 
40.11 	thence South 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East, 236.03 feet along said east-west 
40.12 	quarter line to the point of beginning. 
40.13 	(d) The land borders Long Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
40.14 	land was donated to the state with the understanding that the land would be used as a 
40.15 	wildlife sanctuary. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is 
40.16 	not needed for natural resource purposes.

40.17 	Sec. 2. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, is amended to read:
40.18 	Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN 
40.19 	COUNTY.
 40.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09and 94.10 to 94.16, the 
40.21 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale shall sell to the city of Wayzata 
40.22 	the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) upon verification that the city has 
40.23 	acquired the adjacent parcel, currently occupied by a gas station.
40.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
40.25 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
40.26 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land described in paragraph (c) to the 
40.27 	city of Wayzata, for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner
40.28 	no more than $100,000 plus transaction costs, but the conveyance must provide that 
40.29 	the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the a public road and reverts to the state 
40.30 	if the city of Wayzata fails to provide for public use of the land as a road or abandons 
40.31 	the public use of the land.
40.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
40.33 	Tract F, Registered Land Survey No. 1168.
41.1 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
41.2 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of 
41.3 	Wayzata.

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

41.5 	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
41.6 	WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 41.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
41.8 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
41.9 	in paragraph (c).
41.10 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
41.11 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
41.12 	and ensure accuracy.
41.13 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
41.14 	(1) parts of Government Lot 3, Section 33, and the Southeast Quarter of the 
41.15 	Southwest Quarter, Section 28, all in Township 50 North, Range 23 West, Aitkin County, 
41.16 	Minnesota, described as follows:
41.17 	Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 33; thence South 88 degrees 
41.18 	07 minutes 19 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the northerly line of said 
41.19 	Government Lot 3, a distance of 1020.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to 
41.20 	herein be described; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 660.00 feet; 
41.21 	thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 300 feet; thence South 1 degree 
41.22 	52 minutes 41 seconds East 660.00 feet to the northerly line of said Government Lot 
41.23 	3; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 15.08 feet to the northwest 
41.24 	corner of said Government Lot 3; thence South 1 degree 08 minutes 57 seconds East 
41.25 	326.00 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Big Sandy Lake Reservoir; thence 
41.26 	easterly along the said shoreline to a point which bears South 1 degree 52 minutes 
41.27 	41 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 
41.28 	seconds West 330.00 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning of the tract to 
41.29 	herein be described and there terminating, containing 3.89 acres, more or less; and
41.30 	(2) those parts of Government Lot 3, Section 33 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
41.31 	Southwest Quarter, Section 28, all in Township 50 North, Range 23 West, described 
41.32 	as follows:
41.33 	Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 33; thence South 88 degrees 
41.34 	07 minutes 19 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the northerly line of said 
41.35 	Government Lot 3, a distance of 920.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract 
42.1 	to herein be described; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 660.00 
42.2 	feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 100.00 feet; thence South 
42.3 	1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds East 990.00 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of 
42.4 	Big Sandy Lake Reservoir; thence easterly along the said shoreline to a point which 
42.5 	bears South 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence 
42.6 	North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 341.60 feet, more or less, to the point of 
42.7 	beginning of the tract to herein be described and there terminating.
42.8 	(d) The land borders Big Sandy Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
42.9 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

42.10 	Sec. 4. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANOKA COUNTY.
 42.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
42.12 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to the city of Ham Lake the surplus land 
42.13 	that is described in paragraph (c).
42.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
42.15 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
42.16 	and ensure accuracy.
42.17 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as:
42.18 	That part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 32 North, Range 23 West, 
42.19 	described as follows: beginning at the quarter corner on the east line of Section 
42.20 	20, thence northerly along the east line of said Section 20, a distance of 1,250 
42.21 	feet; thence westerly and parallel to the east and west quarter line of Section 20, a 
42.22 	distance of 400 feet; thence southerly and parallel to the east line of Section 20, a 
42.23 	distance of 750 feet; thence westerly and parallel to the east and west quarter line 
42.24 	of Section 20, a distance of 750 feet; thence southerly and parallel to the east line 
42.25 	of Section 20, a distance of 500 feet, to the east and west quarter line of Section 
42.26 	20; thence easterly along the quarter line a distance of 1,150 feet to the point of 
42.27 	beginning, containing 20 acres, more or less.
42.28 	(d) The city of Ham Lake currently leases the state land for a hiking trail in 
42.29 	connection with Anoka County's management of adjacent public lands used for a 
42.30 	county park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
42.31 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of Ham 
42.32 	Lake.

42.33 	Sec. 5. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
42.34 	WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.
 43.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
43.2 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
43.3 	in paragraph (c).
43.4 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
43.5 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
43.6 	and ensure accuracy.
43.7 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as: the 
43.8 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 24 
43.9 	West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
43.10 	(d) The land borders Sand Shore Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
43.11 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
43.12 	natural resource purposes.

43.13 	Sec. 6. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
43.14 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 43.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
43.16 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
43.17 	in paragraph (c).
43.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
43.19 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
43.20 	and ensure accuracy.
43.21 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: 
43.22 	Government Lot 7, Section 25, Township 149 North, Range 33 West, containing 22 acres, 
43.23 	more or less.
43.24 	(d) The land borders Bass Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
43.25 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

43.26 	Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
43.27 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 43.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
43.29 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
43.30 	in paragraph (c).
43.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
43.32 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
43.33 	and ensure accuracy.
44.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: the 
44.2 	West Half of the Northwest Quarter, Section 29, Township 147 North, Range 34 West, 
44.3 	containing 80 acres, more or less.
44.4 	(d) The land borders Grant Creek. The Department of Natural Resources has 
44.5 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

44.6 	Sec. 8. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
44.7 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 44.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
44.9 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
44.10 	in paragraph (c).
44.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
44.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
44.13 	and ensure accuracy.
44.14 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 21 
44.15 	of Longwood Point, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the Office 
44.16 	of the County Recorder in and for Cass County, Minnesota, in Section 5, Township 139 
44.17 	North, Range 26 West, containing 3.03 acres, more or less.
44.18 	(d) The land borders Washburn Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
44.19 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

44.20 	Sec. 9. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
44.21 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 44.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
44.23 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
44.24 	in paragraph (c).
44.25 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
44.26 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
44.27 	and ensure accuracy.
44.28 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: 
44.29 	Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 3, Township 141 North, Range 27 West, containing 
44.30 	81.15 acres, more or less.
44.31 	(d) The land borders Mable Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
44.32 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
44.33 	resource purposes.

45.1 	Sec. 10. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
45.2 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 45.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
45.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
45.5 	in paragraph (c).
45.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
45.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
45.8 	and ensure accuracy.
45.9 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: that 
45.10 	part of Government Lot 4, Section 8, Township 140 North, Range 31 West, Cass County, 
45.11 	Minnesota, lying southerly and westerly of the following described lines: Commencing at 
45.12 	the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 01 degree 39 minutes 59 
45.13 	seconds West on an assumed bearing along the east line of said Government Lot 4 a 
45.14 	distance of 420.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 87 degrees 57 
45.15 	minutes 14 seconds West a distance of 481.15 feet; thence southwesterly along a tangential 
45.16 	curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 145.00 feet, a central angle of 69 
45.17 	degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, for a distance of 174.61 feet; thence South 23 degrees 02 
45.18 	minutes 46 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 255 feet, more or less, to the 
45.19 	centerline of the old County Road; thence northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly a 
45.20 	distance of 520 feet along said centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of 
45.21 	County State-Aid Highway No. 6; thence northwesterly a distance of 414.53 feet along 
45.22 	the centerline of said County State-Aid Highway No. 6 to the point of intersection with 
45.23 	the west line of said Government Lot 4 and there terminating. Containing 11.16 acres, 
45.24 	more or less.
45.25 	(d) The land borders Ten Mile Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
45.26 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

45.27 	Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
 45.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
45.29 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
45.30 	(c).
45.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
45.32 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
45.33 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe 
45.34 	for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
45.35 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the band fails 
46.1 	to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance may 
46.2 	reserve an easement for ingress and egress.
46.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as: 
46.4 	the West 400 feet of the South 750 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 145 
46.5 	North, Range 38 West, containing 6.89 acres, more or less.
46.6 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land and building 
46.7 	are no longer needed for natural resource purposes.

46.8 	Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
46.9 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 46.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
46.11 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
46.12 	in paragraph (c).
46.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
46.14 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
46.15 	and ensure accuracy.
46.16 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
46.17 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 9, Township 136 North, Range 28 West, containing 
46.18 	39.25 acres, more or less; and
46.19 	(2) Government Lot 2, Section 9, Township 136 North, Range 28 West, containing 
46.20 	25.3 acres, more or less.
46.21 	(d) The land borders Shaffer Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
46.22 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
46.23 	resource purposes.

46.24 	Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
46.25 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 46.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
46.27 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
46.28 	in paragraph (c).
46.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
46.30 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
46.31 	and ensure accuracy.
46.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described 
46.33 	as: the North 1,000 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 25, Township 136 North, Range 
47.1 	27 West, excepting that portion which lies North and East of F.A.S #11, containing 32 
47.2 	acres, more or less.
47.3 	(d) The land borders the Pine River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
47.4 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

47.5 	Sec. 14. CITY OF EAGAN; AUTHORITY TO EXCHANGE LAND; DAKOTA 
47.6 	COUNTY.
 47.7 	The portion of land conveyed to the city of Eagan under Laws 1995, chapter 159, 
47.8 	now described as Parcel No. 10-30601-090-00, Outlot I, Gopher Eagan Industrial Park 2nd 
47.9 	Addition, may be used for a colocation facility that provides secured space for public and 
47.10 	private Internet and telecommunications network equipment and servers, notwithstanding 
47.11 	the provision that the land reverts to the state if it is not used for public park or open space 
47.12 	purposes. The commissioner of revenue is authorized to issue a state deed that provides 
47.13 	for the land described above to be used for this purpose. The colocation facility must not 
47.14 	be used by the municipality to provide voice, video, or Internet access services to the 
47.15 	residents or businesses located in the city of Eagan. Nothing in this section is intended to 
47.16 	restrict or limit the city of Eagan from communicating with its residents and businesses 
47.17 	regarding governmental information and providing for the delivery of electronic services. 

47.18 	Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; FILLMORE COUNTY.
 47.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
47.20 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
47.21 	(c).
47.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
47.23 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
47.24 	and ensure accuracy.
47.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as:
47.26 	That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 
47.27 	103 North, Range 10 West, described as follows: commencing at the northeast 
47.28 	corner of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 2; thence on 
47.29 	an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 22 minutes 48 seconds West, along the 
47.30 	north line of said North Half of the Northwest Quarter, 500.09 feet; thence South 
47.31 	33 degrees 21 minutes 11 seconds West, 1,520.38 feet; thence North 00 degrees 
47.32 	37 minutes 12 seconds West, 540.85 feet; thence south 89 degrees 22 minutes 48 
47.33 	seconds West, 630.00 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; 
47.34 	thence North 00 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds West, 551.74 feet to the center line 
48.1 	of Goodview Drive; thence North 89 degrees 03 minutes 27 seconds West, along 
48.2 	said center line 77.26 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 18 seconds West, 
48.3 	along said center line, 162.78 feet; thence South 25 degrees 32 minutes 45 seconds 
48.4 	West, 82.13 feet; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 19 seconds West, 169.57 
48.5 	feet; thence South 18 degrees 48 minutes 07 seconds West, 143.54 feet; thence 
48.6 	South 26 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds West, 211.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 
48.7 	22 minutes 48 seconds East, 480.75 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to the 
48.8 	right-of-way of said Goodview Drive. Containing 4.53 acres, more or less.
48.9 	(d) The sale would be to the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center for 
48.10 	installation of a geothermal heating system for the center's adjacent educational facilities. 
48.11 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
48.12 	natural resource purposes.

48.13 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
48.14 	WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 48.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
48.16 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale to the city of St. Louis Park the 
48.17 	surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
48.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
48.19 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
48.20 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the city of St. Louis Park for less than the 
48.21 	value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide 
48.22 	that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the 
48.23 	city of St. Louis Park fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
48.24 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
48.25 	A strip of land 130 feet wide in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
48.26 	Section 20, Township 117 North, Range 21 West, the center line of which strip 
48.27 	has its beginning at a point on the west boundary of said Southeast Quarter of the 
48.28 	Northwest Quarter, and 753.8 feet distant from the south boundary line of said 
48.29 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and continued thence east on a line 
48.30 	parallel with the south boundary line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
48.31 	Quarter for a distance of 1,012 feet, containing 3.02 acres, more or less.
48.32 	(d) The land is adjacent to Minnehaha Creek and adjacent to other lands managed 
48.33 	by the city of St. Louis Park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that 
48.34 	the state's land management interest would best be served if the land were conveyed to 
48.35 	the city of St. Louis Park.

49.1 	Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
49.2 	WATER; HUBBARD COUNTY.
 49.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
49.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
49.5 	in paragraph (c).
49.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
49.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
49.8 	and ensure accuracy.
49.9 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hubbard County and is described as: those 
49.10 	parts of Government Lot 4 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
49.11 	16, Township 143 North, Range 34 West, Hubbard County, Minnesota, lying southerly 
49.12 	and easterly of Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat Numbered 
49.13 	29-18 and Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat Numbered 29-2 
49.14 	as the same is on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder for Hubbard 
49.15 	County, Minnesota, and lying westerly of the East 600 feet of said Government Lot 4, 
49.16 	containing 14.6 acres, more or less.
49.17 	(d) The land borders Lake Paine. The Department of Natural Resources has 
49.18 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

49.19 	Sec. 18. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
49.20 	WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
 49.21 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
49.22 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
49.23 	in paragraph (c).
49.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
49.25 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
49.26 	and ensure accuracy.
49.27 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: Lot 
49.28 	23, Eagle Point Plat, Section 11, Township 59 North, Range 25 West, containing 0.31 
49.29 	acres, more or less.
49.30 	(d) The land borders Eagle Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
49.31 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
49.32 	resource purposes.

49.33 	Sec. 19. APPORTIONMENT OF PROCEEDS; TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; 
49.34 	ITASCA COUNTY.
 50.1 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other 
50.2 	law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, Itasca 
50.3 	County may deposit proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited 
50.4 	land replacement trust fund created in Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43, as 
50.5 	amended by Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 18. The principal and interest from 
50.6 	these proceeds may be spent only on the purchase of lands to replace the tax-forfeited 
50.7 	lands sold to Minnesota Steel Industries or for lands better suited for retention by Itasca 
50.8 	County. Lands purchased with the land replacement fund must:
50.9 	(1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein they 
50.10 	lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
50.11 	(2) be for forest management purposes and dedicated as memorial forest under 
50.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 459.06, subdivision 2.

50.13 	Sec. 20. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
50.14 	WATER; KITTSON COUNTY.
 50.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
50.16 	Kittson County  may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
50.17 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
50.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
50.19 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
50.20 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: that certain 
50.21 	parcel situate in the Southwest Quarter of Section 10; Township 163 North, Range 48 
50.22 	West, described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter 
50.23 	of said Section 10; thence West along the south boundary line of said Southwest Quarter 
50.24 	a distance of 1,900 feet; thence North and parallel to the east boundary line of said 
50.25 	Southwest Quarter a distance of 1,050 feet; thence East and parallel to the south boundary 
50.26 	line of said Southwest Quarter a distance of 750 feet; thence southeasterly in a straight 
50.27 	line to the point of beginning.

50.28 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MURRAY COUNTY.
 50.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
50.30 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to the township of Murray the surplus land 
50.31 	that is described in paragraph (c).
50.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and may be 
50.33 	for consideration less than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make 
50.34 	necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
51.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Murray County and is described as: that part of 
51.2 	Government Lot 6, that part of Government Lot 7, and that part of Government Lot 8 of 
51.3 	Section 6, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of Government Lot 1 and 
51.4 	that part of Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, Murray 
51.5 	County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the east quarter corner of said 
51.6 	Section 6; thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996 
51.7 	Adjustment), of South 00 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds East 1247.75 feet along the east 
51.8 	line of said Section 6; thence South 88 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 1942.74 feet; 
51.9 	thence South 03 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner of 
51.10 	Block 5 of FORMAN ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record 
51.11 	in the Murray County Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds 
51.12 	West 525.30 feet along the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line of the 
51.13 	private roadway of FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said private roadway 
51.14 	and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West 
51.15 	796.30 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said line 
51.16 	and an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 minutes 26 seconds 
51.17 	West 100.06 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said 
51.18 	line and an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds 
51.19 	West 279.60 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said 
51.20 	line; thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 feet along the southerly 
51.21 	line of said private roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN 
51.22 	DNR LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West 
51.23 	470.40 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 262.69 
51.24 	feet to a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds West 332.26 feet to 
51.25 	a DNR MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds West 341.79 feet to the east 
51.26 	line of Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOVERNMENT LOT 8, OF SECTION 6 AND LOT 
51.27 	A OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1, OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 107, RANGE 40, according 
51.28 	to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's Office 
51.29 	and a DNR MON; thence South 14 degrees 28 minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along 
51.30 	the east line of said Lot A to the northerly most corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES, 
51.31 	according to the record plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's 
51.32 	Office and an existing steel fence post; thence South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds 
51.33 	East 418.97 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line 
51.34 	of Lots 35, 34, 33, 32 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1-inch inside diameter iron 
51.35 	pipe marking the easterly most corner of Lot 32 and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A 
51.36 	of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 48 degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet 
52.1 	along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31A to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron 
52.2 	pipe marking the easterly most corner thereof and the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of 
52.3 	HUDSON ACRES; thence South 33 degrees 53 minute 30 seconds East 224.96 feet along 
52.4 	the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 29 of 
52.5 	HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly 
52.6 	most corner of said Lot 29 and the most northerly corner of Lot 28 of HUDSON ACRES; 
52.7 	thence South 45 degrees 23 minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the northeasterly 
52.8 	line of said Lot 28 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 27, 26, 25, 24 of HUDSON 
52.9 	ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most 
52.10 	corner of said Lot 24 and the most northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES; 
52.11 	thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes 53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly 
52.12 	line of said Lot 23 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES 
52.13 	to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said 
52.14 	Lot 21 and the most northerly corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39 
52.15 	degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20 
52.16 	and along the northeasterly line of Lots 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 of HUDSON ACRES to 
52.17 	an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said 
52.18 	Lot 14 and the most northerly corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55 
52.19 	degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13 
52.20 	and along the northeasterly line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 
52.21 	1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the 
52.22 	northwest corner of Lot 10 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 
52.23 	49 seconds East 224.90 feet along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line 
52.24 	of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe 
52.25 	marking the northeast corner of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON 
52.26 	ACRES; thence North 84 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north 
52.27 	line of said Lot 7 and along the north line of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 of HUDSON ACRES to 
52.28 	an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1 
52.29 	of HUDSON ACRES; thence southeasterly, easterly, and northerly along a nontangential 
52.30 	curve concave to the North having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42 
52.31 	minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12 
52.32 	seconds East; thence continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described 
52.33 	curve concave to the South having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42 
52.34 	minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47 
52.35 	seconds West and a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not 
52.36 	tangent to said curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40 
53.1 	seconds West 201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds 
53.2 	West 196.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West 
53.3 	530.34 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01 
53.4 	feet to a DNR MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet 
53.5 	to a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 226.66 feet to a 
53.6 	DNR MON; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR 
53.7 	MON; thence North 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON; 
53.8 	thence North 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON; thence 
53.9 	North 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 
53.10 	76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 33 
53.11 	degrees 01 minute 32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 
53.12 	28 minutes 26 seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82 degrees 15 
53.13 	minutes 00 seconds East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees 45 minutes 
53.14 	07 seconds East 26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.
53.15 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
53.16 	management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the township 
53.17 	of Murray.

53.18 	Sec. 22. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
53.19 	WATER; RED LAKE COUNTY.
 53.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
53.21 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Red Lake County may 
53.22 	convey to the city of Red Lake Falls for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering 
53.23 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
53.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
53.25 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Red Lake Falls fails to provide for the public 
53.26 	use described in paragraph (d) or abandons the public use of the land. The attorney general 
53.27 	may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
53.28 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Red Lake County and is described as 
53.29 	follows: all that part of Block 5 which lies North of Block 6 and West of a line which 
53.30 	is a projection northerly of the west line of Lot 11 of said Block 6, all in Mill Reserve 
53.31 	Addition, containing approximately 500 feet frontage on the Clearwater River.
53.32 	(d) The city will use the land to establish a public park.

53.33 	Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
53.34 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 54.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
54.2 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
54.3 	in paragraph (c).
54.4 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
54.5 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
54.6 	and ensure accuracy.
54.7 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: 
54.8 	Government Lot 4, Section 36, Township 58 North, Range 16 West, St. Louis County, 
54.9 	Minnesota, EXCEPTING therefrom that part platted as SILVER LAKE SHORES 
54.10 	according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for St. Louis 
54.11 	County, Minnesota, containing 7.88 acres, more or less.
54.12 	(d) The land borders Silver Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
54.13 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
54.14 	resource purposes.

54.15 	Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
54.16 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 54.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
54.18 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
54.19 	in paragraph (c).
54.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
54.21 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
54.22 	and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may not sell any part of the land described in 
54.23 	paragraph (c) that is being used for airport purposes by the city of Eveleth or is proposed 
54.24 	to be used for airport purposes by the city of Eveleth.
54.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: 
54.26 	the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 North, Range 
54.27 	17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, except that part of the North 10 feet thereof lying 
54.28 	East of St. Mary's Lake and also except that part lying East of County State-Aid Highway 
54.29 	132, containing 26.5 acres, more or less.
54.30 	(d) The land borders St. Mary's Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
54.31 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
54.32 	resource purposes.

54.33 	Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 55.1 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
55.2 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County shall sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
55.3 	land described in paragraph (c) to the nearest private landowner who has owned proximate 
55.4 	land for at least 70 years.
55.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
55.6 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
55.7 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lots 150 
55.8 	and 151, NE NA MIK KA TA, town of Breitung, Section 6, Township 62 North, Range 
55.9 	15 West.
55.10 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
55.11 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

55.12 	Sec. 26. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
55.13 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 55.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
55.15 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
55.16 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
55.17 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
55.18 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
55.19 	accuracy. The conveyances must include any easements or deed restrictions specified in 
55.20 	paragraph (c).
55.21 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
55.22 	(1) the East Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.23 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
55.24 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
55.25 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
55.26 	(2) the East Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.27 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
55.28 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
55.29 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
55.30 	(3) the West Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
55.31 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
55.32 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
55.33 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
56.1 	(4) the West Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
56.2 	and the West Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
56.3 	Section 4, Township 51 North, Range 17 West;
56.4 	(5) all that part or strip lying North of the Savanna River, about 3 to 4 acres of the 
56.5 	Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 51 North, Range 20 West;
56.6 	(6) Government Lot 1, Section 18, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
56.7 	(7) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 53 North, 
56.8 	Range 19 West;
56.9 	(8) Lot 2, Jingwak Beach 1st Addition, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54 
56.10 	North, Range 16 West;
56.11 	(9) Lot 4, Jingwak Beach 1st Addition, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54 
56.12 	North, Range 16 West;
56.13 	(10) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, 1st Addition to Strand Lake, Section 20, Township 54 
56.14 	North, Range 16 West;
56.15 	(11) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 55 North, 
56.16 	Range 20 East. Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement 
56.17 	to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of East Swan River, to 
56.18 	provide riparian protection and angler access;
56.19 	(12) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter beginning at the 
56.20 	intersection of the east line of Highway 4 with the north line of the Northeast Quarter of 
56.21 	the Northwest Quarter; thence South 500 feet; thence East 350 feet; thence North 500 feet; 
56.22 	thence West 350 feet to the point of beginning, Section 19, Township 57 North, Range 
56.23 	15 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the 
56.24 	state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed stream, to 
56.25 	provide riparian protection and angler access. Where there is less than 75 feet from the 
56.26 	centerline of the stream channel to the north property line, the easement shall be granted to 
56.27 	the north property line;
56.28 	(13) the West Half of Lot 1, Section 22, Township 58 North, Range 16 West. 
56.29 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, a 33-foot road easement to the 
56.30 	state for access to Black Lake. The conveyance must include a deed restriction prohibiting 
56.31 	buildings, structures, tree cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations across 
56.32 	a 75-foot strip from the ordinary high water mark, except a 15-foot strip is allowed for 
56.33 	lake access and a dock; and
56.34 	(14) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the 
56.35 	North Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 32, Township 62 North, Range 18 West. 
56.36 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state 
57.1 	that is 105 feet in width on each side of the centerline of Rice River, to provide riparian 
57.2 	protection and angler access.
57.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
57.4 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

57.5 	Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
57.6 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
57.8 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
57.9 	shall sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
57.10 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
57.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
57.12 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
57.13 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: the 
57.14 	easterly 200 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 
57.15 	58 North, Range 15 West, except that part North of the St. Louis River.
57.16 	(d) The county shall sell the land to the adjoining landowner to remedy an 
57.17 	inadvertent trespass.

57.18 	Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
57.19 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
57.21 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
57.22 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
57.23 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
57.24 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
57.25 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
57.26 	accuracy. The conveyances must include any easements or deed restrictions specified in 
57.27 	paragraph (c).
57.28 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
57.29 	(1) an undivided 1369/68040 interest, Lot 8, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 
57.30 	17 West;
57.31 	(2) an undivided 1470/10080 interest, Lot 5, Section 17, Township 50 North, Range 
57.32 	17 West;
57.33 	(3) an undivided 23/288 interest, Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
57.34 	21, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
58.1 	(4) an undivided 23/288 interest, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
58.2 	Section 21, Township 50 North, Range 17 West; and 
58.3 	(5) that part of Lot 7 beginning at a point 530 feet East of the southwest corner; 
58.4 	thence North 30 degrees East 208 feet; thence North 55 degrees East 198 feet; thence 10 
58.5 	feet more or less on the same line to the waters edge; thence South along the waters 
58.6 	edge to the south boundary line of Lot 7; thence 10 feet West; thence West on the same 
58.7 	line 198 feet to the point of beginning, Section 5, Township 62 North, Range 16 West. 
58.8 	The conveyance must include a deed restriction prohibiting buildings, structures, tree 
58.9 	cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations across a 75-foot strip from the 
58.10 	ordinary high water mark.
58.11 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
58.12 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

58.13 	Sec. 29. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
58.14 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 58.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
58.16 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may 
58.17 	sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
58.18 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
58.19 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
58.20 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
58.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lot 5, 
58.22 	Block 1, Williams Lakeview, town of Great Scott, Section 34, Township 60 North, Range 
58.23 	19 West.
58.24 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
58.25 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

58.26 	Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
58.27 	WATER; SHERBURNE COUNTY.
 58.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
58.29 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
58.30 	in paragraph (c).
58.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
58.32 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
58.33 	and ensure accuracy.
59.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: the 
59.2 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 33 North, Range 27 
59.3 	West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
59.4 	(d) The land borders Elk River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
59.5 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
59.6 	resource purposes.

59.7 	Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
59.8 	TODD COUNTY.
 59.9 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
59.10 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is 
59.11 	described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.135, 
59.12 	subdivision 2a, the surplus land described in paragraph (c) is vacated from the Grey 
59.13 	Eagle Wildlife Management Area upon sale.
59.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
59.15 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
59.16 	and ensure accuracy.
59.17 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Todd County and is described as: the 
59.18 	East 50.00 feet of the South 165.00 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 16, Township 127 
59.19 	North, Range 33 West, Todd County, Minnesota, containing 0.19 acres, more or less.
59.20 	(d) The sale would resolve an unintentional trespass by the adjacent owner. While 
59.21 	Lot 3 of Section 16, Township 127 North, Range 33 West, borders Bunker Lake, the 
59.22 	portion of Lot 3 to be sold does not border public waters. The Department of Natural 
59.23 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

59.24 	Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON 
59.25 	COUNTY.
 59.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
59.27 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to Afton Alps the surplus land that is 
59.28 	described in paragraph (c).
59.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and may be 
59.30 	for consideration less than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make 
59.31 	necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
59.32 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
59.33 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, 
59.34 	Township 27, Range 20, Washington County, Minnesota that lies South of the North 800 
60.1 	feet thereof and North of the following described line: Commencing at a point 800 feet 
60.2 	South of the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence 
60.3 	154 feet East; thence 228 feet East; thence South 430 feet; thence East 930.58 feet; thence 
60.4 	North 430 feet, to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence West to the 
60.5 	point of commencement and said line there terminating; and
60.6 	(2) that part of the North 208 feet of the South 866 feet of the East 208 feet of 
60.7 	the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 27, Range 20, 
60.8 	Washington County, Minnesota that lies northwesterly of the following described line: 
60.9 	Commencing at the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of 
60.10 	said Section 3; thence South along the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
60.11 	Quarter, a distance of 900 feet; thence easterly, at a right angle, a distance of 660 feet, to 
60.12 	the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence northeasterly to a point on the 
60.13 	east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter distant 275 feet South of the 
60.14 	northeast corner thereof, and said line there terminating.
60.15 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
60.16 	management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent 
60.17 	landowner.

60.18 	Sec. 33. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 60.19 	Sections 1 to 32 are effective the day following final enactment.

60.20 	ARTICLE 4
60.21 	FOREST AND TIMBER MANAGEMENT

60.22 	Section 1. APPRAISED VOLUME TIMBER SALES; FISCAL YEARS 2010 
60.23 	AND 2011.
 60.24 	(a) During fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall 
60.25 	increase the amount of timber products sold from state lands under permits based solely 
60.26 	on the appraiser's estimate of the timber volume described in the permit, as provided in 
60.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 90.14, paragraph (c).
60.28 	(b) The commissioner shall evaluate sales of timber under paragraph (a) and other 
60.29 	methods used to sell timber from state lands to identify the method, or combination of 
60.30 	methods, that is most efficient and effective in protecting the fiduciary interest of the 
60.31 	state, including the permanent school fund.
60.32 	(c) By January 15, 2011, the commissioner shall report to the house of representatives 
60.33 	and senate natural resources policy and finance committees and divisions on the findings 
60.34 	of the evaluation process completed under paragraph (b).

61.1 	Sec. 2. FOREST MANAGEMENT LEASE PILOT PROJECT.
 61.2 	(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 90, the 
61.3 	commissioner of natural resources may on a pilot basis lease state-owned forest lands for 
61.4 	forest management purposes. The lease shall:
61.5 	(1) require that the lessee comply with timber harvesting and forest management 
61.6 	guidelines developed under Minnesota Statutes, section 89A.05, adopted by the Minnesota 
61.7 	Forest Resources Council, and in effect at the time that the lease is issued; and 
61.8 	(2) provide for public access for hunting, fishing, and motorized and nonmotorized 
61.9 	recreation to the leased land that is the same as would be available under state management.
61.10 	(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "state-owned forest lands" may include 
61.11 	school trust lands as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 92.025, or university land 
61.12 	granted to the state by Acts of Congress.
61.13 	(c) By December 15, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources shall provide a 
61.14 	report to the house or representatives and senate natural resources policy and finance 
61.15 	committees and divisions on the pilot project. The report must detail a plan for 
61.16 	implementation of the pilot project with a starting date that is no later than July 1, 2010.
61.17 	(d) Upon implementation of the pilot project, the commissioner shall provide an 
61.18 	annual report to the house of representatives and senate natural resources policy and 
61.19 	finance committees and divisions on the progress of the project, including the acres leased, 
61.20 	a breakdown of the types of forest land, and amounts harvested by species. The report 
61.21 	shall include a net revenue analysis comparing the lease revenue with the estimated net 
61.22 	revenue that would be obtained through state management and silvicultural practices cost 
61.23 	savings the state realizes through leasing.