<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of tax-forfeited property;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, by adding subdivisions; repealing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 282.01, subdivisions 9, 10, 11; 383A.76.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Classification as conservation or nonconservation.</b> It is the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>general policy of this state to encourage the best use of tax-forfeited lands, recognizing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>(a) When acting on behalf of the state under laws allowing the county board to classify <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>and manage tax-forfeited lands held by the state in trust for the local units as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>section 281.25, the county board has the discretion to decide that some lands in public <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>ownership should be retained and managed for public benefits while other lands should be <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>returned to private ownership. Parcels of land becoming the property of the state in trust <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>under law declaring the forfeiture of lands to the state for taxes must be classified by the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>county board of the county in which the parcels lie as conservation or nonconservation. In <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>making the classification the board shall consider the present use of adjacent lands, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>productivity of the soil, the character of forest or other growth, accessibility of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>to established roads, schools, and other public services, their peculiar suitability or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>desirability for particular uses, and the suitability of the forest resources on the land for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>multiple use, and sustained yield management. The classification, furthermore, must: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>encourage and foster a mode of land utilization that will facilitate the economical and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>adequate provision of transportation, roads, water supply, drainage, sanitation, education, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>and recreation; (2) facilitate reduction of governmental expenditures; (3) conserve and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>develop the natural resources; and (4) protect and sustain important environmental and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>ecological systems; and (5) foster and develop agriculture and other industries in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>districts and places best suited to them.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>In making the classification the county board may use information made available <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>by any office or department of the federal, state, or local governments, or by any other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>person or agency possessing pertinent information at the time the classification is made. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>The lands may be reclassified from time to time as the county board considers necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>or desirable, except for conservation lands held by the state free from any trust in favor of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>any taxing district.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>If the lands are located within the boundaries of an organized town, with taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>valuation in excess of $20,000, or incorporated municipality, the classification or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>reclassification and sale must first be approved by the town board of the town or the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>governing body of the municipality in which the lands are located. The town board of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>the town or the governing body of the municipality is considered to have approved <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>the classification or reclassification and sale if the county board is not notified of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>disapproval of the classification or reclassification and sale within 60 days of the date the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>request for approval was transmitted to the town board of the town or governing body <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>of the municipality. If the town board or governing body desires to acquire any parcel <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>lying in the town or municipality by procedures authorized in this section, it must file a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>written application with the county board to withhold the parcel from public sale. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>application must be filed within 60 days of the request for classification or reclassification <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>and sale. The county board shall then withhold the parcel from public sale for six months. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>A municipality or governmental subdivision shall pay maintenance costs incurred by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>the county during the six-month period while the property is withheld from public sale, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>provided the property is not offered for public sale after the six-month period. A clerical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>error made by county officials does not serve to eliminate the request of the town board <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>or governing body if the board or governing body has forwarded the application to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>county auditor. If the town board or governing body of the municipality fails to submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>application and a resolution of the board or governing body to acquire the property within <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>the withholding period, the county may offer the property for sale upon the expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>the withholding period.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(b) Whenever the county board deems it appropriate, the board may hold a meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>for the purpose of reclassifying tax-forfeited land that has not been sold or released from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the trust. The criteria and procedures for reclassification are the same as those required for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>an initial classification.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>(c) Prior to meeting for the purpose of classifying or reclassifying tax-forfeited lands, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>the county board must give notice of its intent to meet for that purpose as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>paragraph. The notice must be given no more than 90 days and no less than 60 days before <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>the date of the meeting; provided that if the meeting is rescheduled, notice of the new <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>date, time, and location must be given at least 14 days before the date of the rescheduled <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>meeting. The notice must be posted on a Web site. The notice must also be mailed or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>otherwise delivered to each person who has filed a request for notice of special meetings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>with the public body, regardless of whether the matter is considered at a regular or special <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>meeting. The notice must be mailed or delivered at least 60 days before the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>meeting. If the meeting is rescheduled, notice of the new date, time, and location must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>mailed or delivered at least 14 days before the date of the rescheduled meeting. The public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>body shall publish the notice once, at least 30 days before the meeting, in a newspaper of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>general circulation within the area of the public body's authority. The board must also mail <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>a notice by electronic means to each person who requests notice of meetings dealing with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>this subject and who agrees as provided in chapter 325L to accept notice that is mailed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>by electronic means. Receipt of actual notice under the conditions specified in section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>13D.04, subdivision 7, satisfies the notice requirements of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>The board may classify or reclassify tax-forfeited lands at any regular or special <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>meeting, as those terms are defined in chapter 13D and may conduct only this business, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>this business as well as other business or activities at the meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>(d) At the meeting, the county board must allow any person or agency possessing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>pertinent information to make or submit comments and recommendations about the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>pending classification or reclassification. In addition, representatives of governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>entities in attendance must be allowed to describe plans, ideas, or projects that may <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>involve use or acquisition of the property by that or another governmental entity. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>county board must solicit and consider any relevant components of current municipal or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>metropolitan comprehensive land use plans that incorporate the area in which the land <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>is located. After allowing testimony, the board may classify, reclassify, or delay taking <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>action on any parcel or parcels. In order for a state agency or a governmental subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>of the state to preserve its right to request a purchase or other acquisition of a forfeited <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>parcel, it may, at any time following forfeiture, file a written request to withhold the parcel <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>from sale or lease to others under the provisions of subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(e) When classifying, reclassifying, appraising, and selling lands under this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>the county board may designate the tracts as assessed and acquired, or may by resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>provide for the subdivision of the tracts into smaller units or for the grouping of several <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>tracts into one tract when the subdivision or grouping is deemed advantageous for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>conservation or sale purposes. This paragraph does not authorize the county board to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>subdivide a parcel or tract of tax-forfeited land that, as assessed and acquired, is withheld <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>from sale under section 282.018, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(f) A county board may by resolution elect to use the classification and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>reclassification procedures provided in paragraphs (g), (h), and (i), instead of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>procedures provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d). Once an election is made under this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>paragraph, it is effective for a minimum of five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(g) The classification or reclassification of tax-forfeited land that has not been sold or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>released from the trust may be made by the county board using information made available <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>to it by any office or department of the federal, state, or local governments, or by any other <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>person or agency possessing pertinent information at the time the classification is made.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(h) If the lands are located within the boundaries of an organized town or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>incorporated municipality, a classification or reclassification and sale must first be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>approved by the town board of the town or the governing body of the municipality in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>which the lands are located. The town board of the town or the governing body of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>municipality is considered to have approved the classification or reclassification and sale <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>if the county board is not notified of the disapproval of the classification or reclassification <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>and sale within 60 days of the date the request for approval was transmitted to the town <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>board of the town or governing body of the municipality. If the town board or governing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>body disapproves of the classification or reclassification and sale, the county board must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>follow the procedures in paragraphs (c) and (d), with regard to the parcel, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>additionally cause to be published in a newspaper a notice of the date, time, location, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>purpose of the required meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(i) If a town board or a governing body of a municipality or a park and recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>board in a city of the first class desires to acquire any parcel lying in the town or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>municipality by procedures authorized in this section, it may file a written request under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>subdivision 1a, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Conveyance</b><b>; generally</b><b> to public entities</b><b>.</b> (a) Upon written request <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>from a state agency or a governmental subdivision of the state, a parcel of unsold <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>tax-forfeited land must be withheld from sale or lease to others for a maximum of six <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>months. The request must be submitted to the county auditor. Upon receipt, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>auditor must withhold the parcel from sale or lease to any other party for six months, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>must confirm the starting date of the six-month withholding period to the requesting <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>agency or subdivision. If the request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>governmental subdivision must pay the maintenance costs incurred by the county during <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>the period the parcel is withheld. The county board may approve a sale or conveyance to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>the requesting party during the withholding period. A conveyance of the property to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>requesting party terminates the withholding period.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>A governmental subdivision of the state must not make, and a county auditor must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>not act upon, a second request to withhold a parcel from sale or lease within 18 months <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>of a previous request for that parcel. A county may reject a request made under this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>paragraph if the request is made more than 30 days after the county has given notice to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>requesting state agency or governmental subdivision of the state that the county intends to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>sell or otherwise dispose of the property.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(b) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board, for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>their market value as determined by the county board, to an organized or incorporated <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>governmental subdivision of the state for any public purpose for which the subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>authorized to acquire property or. When the term "market value" is used in this section, it <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>means an estimate of the full and actual market value of the parcel as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>county board, but in making this determination, the board and the persons employed by or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>under contract with the board in order to perform, conduct, or assist in the determination, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 82B.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(c) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be released from the trust in favor of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>taxing districts on application of to the county board by a state agency for an authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>use at not less than their market value as determined by the county board.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(d) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board to an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the state or state agency for less <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>than their market value if:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(1) the county board determines that a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>because a reduced price is necessary to provide an incentive to correct the blighted <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>conditions that make the lands undesirable in the open market, or the reduced price will <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>lead to the development of affordable housing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(2) the governmental subdivision or state agency has documented its specific plans <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>for correcting the blighted conditions or developing affordable housing, and the specific <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>law or laws that empower it to acquire real property in furtherance of the plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>If the sale under this paragraph is to a governmental subdivision of the state, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>commissioner of revenue must convey the property on behalf of the state by quit claim <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>deed. If the sale under this paragraph is to a state agency, the commissioner must issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>conveyance document that releases the property from the trust in favor of the taxing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(e) Nonconservation tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue may convey by deed in the name <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>of the state a tract of tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts to a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>governmental subdivision for an authorized public use, if an application is submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>the commissioner which includes a statement of facts as to the use to be made of the tract <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>and the need therefor and the favorable recommendation of the county board. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>purposes of this paragraph, "authorized public use" means a use that allows an indefinite <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>segment of the public to physically use and enjoy the property in numbers appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>to its size and use, or is for a public service facility. Authorized public uses as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>in this paragraph are limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(1) a road, or right-of-way for a road;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(2) a park that is both available to, and accessible by, the public that contains <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>amenities such as campgrounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, trails, or shelters;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(3) trails for walking, bicycling, snowmobiling, or other recreational purposes, along <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>with a reasonable amount of surrounding land maintained in its natural state;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(4) transit facilities for buses, light rail transit, commuter rail or passenger rail, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>including transit ways, park-and-ride lots, transit stations, maintenance and garage <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>facilities, and other facilities related to a public transit system;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(5) public beaches or boat launches;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(6) public parking;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(7) civic recreation or conference facilities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>(8) public service facilities such as fire halls, police stations, lift stations, water <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>towers, sanitation facilities, water treatment facilities, and administrative offices.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>provided in subdivision 1g, but the conveyance is subject to the conditions provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>law, including, but not limited to, the reversion provisions of subdivisions 1c and 1d.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(f) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>tax-forfeited land to a local governmental subdivision of the state by quit claim deed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>on behalf of the state upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>governmental subdivision has certified to the board that prior to forfeiture the subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>was entitled to the parcel under a written development agreement or instrument, but <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or consideration is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>(g) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>tax-forfeited land to the association of a common interest community by quit claim deed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the association certifies to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>board that prior to forfeiture the association was entitled to the parcel under a written <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>agreement, but the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>consideration is required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(h) Conservation tax-forfeited land may be sold to a governmental subdivision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>state for less than its market value for either: (1) creation or preservation of wetlands; <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(2) drainage or storage of storm water under a storm water management plan; or (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>preservation, or restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state. The deed must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>contain a restrictive covenant limiting the use of the land to one of these purposes for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>30 years or until the property is reconveyed back to the state in trust. At any time, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>governmental subdivision may reconvey the property to the state in trust for the taxing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>districts. The deed of reconveyance is subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>No part of a purchase price determined under this paragraph shall be refunded upon a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>reconveyance, but the amount paid for a conveyance under this paragraph may be taken <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>into account by the county board when setting the terms of a future sale of the same <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>property to the same governmental subdivision under paragraph (b) or (d). If the lands <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>are unplatted and located outside of an incorporated municipality and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>of natural resources determines there is a mineral use potential, the sale is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>approval of the commissioner of natural resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>(i) A park and recreation board in a city of the first class is a governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>subdivision for the purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Conveyance; targeted neighborhood lands.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>subdivision 1a, in the case of tax-forfeited lands located in a targeted neighborhood, as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>defined in section 
<statute_ref>469.201, subdivision 10</statute_ref> in a city of the first class, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>revenue shall convey by quit claim deed in the name of the state any tract of tax-forfeited <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts, to a political subdivision of the state that <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>submits an application to the commissioner of revenue and the favorable recommendation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>of the county board. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "targeted neighborhood" <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>has the meaning given in section 469.201, subdivision 10, except that the land must be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>located within a first class city.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(b) The application under paragraph (a) must include a statement of facts as to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>use to be made of the tract, the need therefor, and a resolution, adopted by the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>body of the political subdivision, finding that the conveyance of a tract of tax-forfeited <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>land to the political subdivision is necessary to provide for the redevelopment of land as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>productive taxable property. Deeds of conveyance issued under paragraph (a) are not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>conditioned on continued use of the property for the use stated in the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Deed of conveyance; form; approvals.</b> The deed of conveyance for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>property conveyed for a an authorized public use under the authorities in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>1a, paragraph (e), must be on a form approved by the attorney general and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>conditioned on continued use for the purpose stated in the application as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>section. These deeds are conditional use deeds that convey a defeasible estate. Reversion <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>of the estate occurs by operation of law and without the requirement for any affirmative <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>act by or on behalf of the state when there is a failure to put the property to the approved <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>authorized public use for which it was conveyed, or an abandonment of that use, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>provided in subdivision 1d.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>    Subd. 1d. <b>Reverter for failure to use; conveyance to state.</b> (a) If after three years <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>from the date of the conveyance a governmental subdivision to which tax-forfeited land <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>has been conveyed for a specified an authorized public use as provided in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), fails to put the land to that use, or abandons that use, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>governing body of the subdivision may, must: (1) with the approval of the county board, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>purchase the property for an authorized public purpose at the present appraised market <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>value as determined by the county board. In that case, the commissioner of revenue shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>upon proper written application approved by the county board, issue an appropriate deed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>to the subdivisions free of a use restriction and reverter. The governing body may also, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>(2) authorize the proper officers to convey the land, or the part of the land not required for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>an authorized public use, to the state of Minnesota. in trust for the taxing districts. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>governing body purchases the property under clause (1), the commissioner of revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>shall, upon proper application submitted by the county auditor, convey the property on <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>behalf of the state by quit claim deed to the subdivision free of a use restriction and the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>possibility of reversion or defeasement. If the governing body decides to reconvey the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>property to the state under this clause, the officers shall execute a deed of conveyance <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>immediately. The conveyance is subject to the approval of the commissioner and its form <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>must be approved by the attorney general. A sale, lease, transfer, or other conveyance <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>of tax-forfeited lands by a housing and redevelopment authority, a port authority, an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>economic development authority, or a city as authorized by chapter 469 is not an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>abandonment of use and the lands shall not be reconveyed to the state nor shall they <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>revert to the state. A certificate made by a housing and redevelopment authority, a port <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>authority, an economic development authority, or a city referring to a conveyance by it <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>and stating that the conveyance has been made as authorized by chapter 469 may be filed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>with the county recorder or registrar of titles, and the rights of reverter in favor of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>provided by subdivision 1e will then terminate. No vote of the people is required for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>conveyance. For the purposes of this paragraph, there is no failure to put the land to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>authorized public use and no abandonment of that use if a formal plan of the governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>subdivision, including, but not limited to, a comprehensive plan or land use plan that <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>shows an intended future use of the land for the authorized public use.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(b) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>deed executed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), by the commissioner of revenue on or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>after January 1, 2007, may be acquired by that governmental subdivision after 15 years <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>from the date of the conveyance if the commissioner determines upon written application <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>from the subdivision that the subdivision has in fact put the property to the authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>public use for which it was conveyed, and the subdivision has made a finding that it <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>has no current plans to change the use of the lands. Prior to conveying the property, the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>commissioner shall inquire whether the county board where the land is located objects to a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>conveyance of the property to the subdivision without conditions and without further act <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>by or obligation of the subdivision. If the county does not object within 60 days, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>commissioner makes a favorable determination, the commissioner shall issue a quit claim <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>deed on behalf of the state unconditionally conveying the property to the governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>subdivision. For purposes of this paragraph, demonstration of an intended future use <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>for the authorized public use in a formal plan of the governmental subdivision does not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>constitute use for that authorized public use.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(c) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>use deed executed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), by the commissioner of revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>before January 1, 2007, is released from the use restriction and possibility of reversion on <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>January 1, 2022, if the county board records a resolution describing the land and citing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>this paragraph. The county board may authorize the county treasurer to deduct the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>of the recording fees from future settlements of property taxes to the subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(d) All property conveyed under a conditional use deed executed under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>1a, paragraph (e), by the commissioner of revenue is released from the use restriction and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>reverter, and any use restriction or reverter for which no declaration of reversion has been <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, is nullified on the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>later of: (1) January 1, 2015; (2) 30 years from the date the deed was acknowledged; or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(3) final resolution of an appeal to district court under subdivision 1e, if a lis pendens <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>related to the appeal is recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>as appropriate, prior to January 1, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Subd. 1g. <b>Conditional use deed fees.</b> (a) A governmental subdivision of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>applying for a conditional use deed under subdivision 1a, paragraph (e), must submit a fee <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>of $250 to the commissioner of revenue along with the application. If the application is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>denied, the commissioner shall refund $150 of the application fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>(b) The proceeds from the fees must be deposited in a Department of Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>conditional use deed revolving fund. The sums deposited into the revolving fund are <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>appropriated to the commissioner of revenue for the purpose of making the refunds <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>described in this subdivision, and administering conditional use deed laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for applications received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>commissioner after June 30, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Subd. 1h. <b>Conveyance; form.</b> The instruments of conveyance executed and issued <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>by the commissioner of revenue under subdivision 1a, paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>and (h), and subdivision 1d, paragraph (b), must be on a form approved by the attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>general and are prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein and that the execution and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>issuance of the conveyance complies with the applicable laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for deeds executed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>commissioner of revenue after June 30, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Conservation lands; county board supervision.</b> (a) Lands classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>conservation lands, unless reclassified as nonconservation lands, sold to a governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>subdivision of the state, designated as lands primarily suitable for forest production and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>sold as hereinafter provided, or released from the trust in favor of the taxing districts, as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>herein provided, will must be held under the supervision of the county board of the county <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>within which such the parcels lie. and must not be conveyed or sold unless the lands are:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>The county board may, by resolution duly adopted, declare lands classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>conservation lands as primarily suitable for timber production and as lands which should <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>be placed in private ownership for such purposes. If such action be approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>commissioner of natural resources, the lands so designated, or any part thereof, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>sold by the county board in the same manner as provided for the sale of lands classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>nonconservation lands. Such county action and the approval of the commissioner shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>limited to lands lying within areas zoned for restricted uses under the provisions of Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>1939, chapter 340, or any amendments thereof.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(1) reclassified as nonconservation lands;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(2) conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state under subdivision 1a;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(3) released from the trust in favor of the taxing districts as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(b); or<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(4) conveyed or sold under the authority of another general or special law.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(b) The county board may, by resolution duly adopted, resolve that certain lands <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>classified as conservation lands shall be devoted to conservation uses and may submit <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>such a resolution to the commissioner of natural resources. If, upon investigation, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>the commissioner of natural resources determines that the lands covered by such the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>resolution, or any part thereof, can be managed and developed for conservation purposes, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>the commissioner shall make a certificate describing the lands and reciting the acceptance <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>thereof on behalf of the state for such purposes. The commissioner shall transmit the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>certificate to the county auditor, who shall note the same upon the auditor's records and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>record the same with the county recorder. The title to all lands so accepted shall be held <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>by the state free from any trust in favor of any and all taxing districts and such the lands <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>shall be devoted thereafter to the purposes of forestry, water conservation, flood control, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>parks, game refuges, controlled game management areas, public shooting grounds, or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>other public recreational or conservation uses, and managed, controlled, and regulated <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>for such purposes under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>the divisions of the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(c) All proceeds derived from the sale of timber, lease of crops of hay, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>revenue from lands under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>be credited to the general fund of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>In case (d) If the commissioner of natural resources shall determine determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>any tract of land so held acquired by the state under paragraph (b) and situated within or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>adjacent to the boundaries of any governmental subdivision of the state is suitable for use <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>by such the subdivision for any authorized public purpose, the commissioner may convey <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>such the tract by deed in the name of the state to such the subdivision upon the filing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>with the commissioner of a resolution adopted by a majority vote of all the members <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>of the governing body thereof, stating the purpose for which the land is desired. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>deed of conveyance shall be upon a form approved by the attorney general and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>conditioned upon continued use for the purpose stated in the resolution. All proceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>derived from the sale of timber, lease of hay stumpage, or other revenue from such <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>lands under the jurisdiction of the natural resources commissioner shall be paid into the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>general fund of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(e) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board, may lease conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>lands remaining under the jurisdiction supervision of the county board and sell timber <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>and hay stumpage thereon in the manner hereinafter provided, and all proceeds derived <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>therefrom shall be distributed in the same manner as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>282.04</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nonconservation lands; appraisal and sale.</b> (a) All parcels of land <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>classified as nonconservation, except those which may be reserved, shall be sold as <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>provided, if it is determined, by the county board of the county in which the parcels lie, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>that it is advisable to do so, having in mind their accessibility, their proximity to existing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>public improvements, and the effect of their sale and occupancy on the public burdens. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>Any parcels of land proposed to be sold shall be first appraised by the county board of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>the county in which the parcels lie. The parcels may be reappraised whenever the county <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>board deems it necessary to carry out the intent of sections 
         <statute_ref>282.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>282.13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>(b) In an appraisal the value of the land and any standing timber on it shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>separately determined. No parcel of land containing any standing timber may be sold until <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>the appraised value of the timber on it and the sale of the land have been approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall base review of a proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>sale on the policy and considerations specified in subdivision 1. The decision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>commissioner shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for it. The commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>decision is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>does not apply. The county may appeal the decision of the commissioner in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>with chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(c) In any county in which a state forest or any part of it is located, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>auditor shall submit to the commissioner at least 60 days before the first publication of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>list of lands to be offered for sale a list of all lands included on the list which are situated <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>outside of any incorporated municipality. If, at any time before the opening of the sale, the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>commissioner notifies the county auditor in writing that there is standing timber on any <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>parcel of such land, the parcel shall not be sold unless the requirements of this section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>respecting the separate appraisal of the timber and the approval of the appraisal by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>commissioner have been complied with. The commissioner may waive the requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>of the 60-day notice as to any parcel of land which has been examined and the timber <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>value approved as required by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(d) If any public improvement is made by a municipality after any parcel of land has <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>been forfeited to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, and the improvement is assessed in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>whole or in part against the property benefited by it, the clerk of the municipality shall <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>certify to the county auditor, immediately upon the determination of the assessments for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>the improvement, the total amount that would have been assessed against the parcel of land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>if it had been subject to assessment; or if the public improvement is made, petitioned for, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>ordered in or assessed, whether the improvement is completed in whole or in part, at any <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>time between the appraisal and the sale of the parcel of land, the cost of the improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>shall be included as a separate item and added to the appraised value of the parcel of land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>at the time it is sold. No sale of a parcel of land shall discharge or free the parcel of land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>from lien for the special benefit conferred upon it by reason of the public improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>until the cost of it, including penalties, if any, is paid. The county board shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>the amount, if any, by which the value of the parcel was enhanced by the improvement and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>include the amount as a separate item in fixing the appraised value for the purpose of sale. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>In classifying, appraising, and selling the lands, the county board may designate the tracts <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>as assessed and acquired, or may by resolution provide for the subdivision of the tracts into <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>smaller units or for the grouping of several tracts into one tract when the subdivision or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>grouping is deemed advantageous for the purpose of sale. Each such smaller tract or larger <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>tract must be classified and appraised as such before being offered for sale. If any such <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>lands have once been classified, the board of county commissioners, in its discretion, may, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>by resolution, authorize the sale of the smaller tract or larger tract without reclassification.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Sale: method, requirements, effects.</b> The sale authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>subdivision 3 must be conducted by the county auditor at the county seat of the county in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>which the parcels lie, except that in St. Louis and Koochiching Counties, the sale may <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>be conducted in any county facility within the county. The sale must not be for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>the appraised value except as provided in subdivision 7a. The parcels must be sold for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>cash only and at not less than the appraised value, unless the county board of the county <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>has adopted a resolution providing for their sale on terms, in which event the resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>controls with respect to the sale. When the sale is made on terms other than for cash only <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(1) a payment of at least ten percent of the purchase price must be made at the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>purchase, and the balance must be paid in no more than ten equal annual installments, or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(2) the payments must be made in accordance with county board policy, but in no event <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>may the board require more than 12 installments annually, and the contract term must not <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>be for more than ten years. Standing timber or timber products must not be removed from <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>these lands until an amount equal to the appraised value of all standing timber or timber <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>products on the lands at the time of purchase has been paid by the purchaser. If a parcel of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>land bearing standing timber or timber products is sold at public auction for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the appraised value, the amount bid in excess of the appraised value must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>between the land and the timber in proportion to their respective appraised values. In that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>case, standing timber or timber products must not be removed from the land until the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>amount of the excess bid allocated to timber or timber products has been paid in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>to the appraised value of the land. The purchaser is entitled to immediate possession, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>subject to the provisions of any existing valid lease made in behalf of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>For sales occurring on or after July 1, 1982, the unpaid balance of the purchase price <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>is subject to interest at the rate determined pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>549.09</statute_ref>. The unpaid balance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>of the purchase price for sales occurring after December 31, 1990, is subject to interest <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>at the rate determined in section 
         <statute_ref>279.03, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>. The interest rate is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>change each year on the unpaid balance in the manner provided for rate changes in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>549.09
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>279.03, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>, whichever, is applicable. Interest on the unpaid contract <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>balance on sales occurring before July 1, 1982, is payable at the rate applicable to the sale <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>at the time that the sale occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>    Subd. 7. <b>County sales; notice, purchase price, disposition.</b> The sale must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>commence at the time determined by the county board of the county in which the parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>are located. The county auditor shall offer the parcels of land in order in which they <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>appear in the notice of sale, and shall sell them to the highest bidder, but not for a sum <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>less than the appraised value, until all of the parcels of land have been offered. Then the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>county auditor shall sell any remaining parcels to anyone offering to pay the appraised <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>value, except that if the person could have repurchased a parcel of property under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>282.012
         </statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>282.241</statute_ref>, that person may not purchase that same parcel of property at the sale <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>under this subdivision for a purchase price less than the sum of all taxes, assessments, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>penalties, interest, and costs due at the time of forfeiture computed under section 
         <statute_ref>282.251</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>and any special assessments for improvements certified as of the date of sale. The sale <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>must continue until all the parcels are sold or until the county board orders a reappraisal or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>withdraws any or all of the parcels from sale. The list of lands may be added to and the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>added lands may be sold at any time by publishing the descriptions and appraised values. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>The added lands must be: (1) parcels of land that have become forfeited and classified <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>as nonconservation since the commencement of any prior sale; (2) parcels classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>nonconservation that have been reappraised; (3) parcels that have been reclassified as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>nonconservation; or (4) other parcels that are subject to sale but were omitted from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>existing list for any reason. The descriptions and appraised values must be published in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the same manner as provided for the publication of the original list. Parcels added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>list must first be offered for sale to the highest bidder before they are sold at appraised <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>value. All parcels of land not offered for immediate sale, as well as parcels that are offered <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>and not immediately sold, continue to be held in trust by the state for the taxing districts <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>interested in each of the parcels, under the supervision of the county board. Those parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>may be used for public purposes until sold, as directed by the county board. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>City sales; alternate procedures.</b> Land located in a home rule charter <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>or statutory city, or in a town which cannot be improved because of noncompliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage or access may be sold by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>county auditor pursuant to this subdivision if the auditor determines that a nonpublic sale <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>will encourage the approval of sale of the land by the city or town and promote its return <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>to the tax rolls. If the physical characteristics of the land indicate that its highest and best <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>use will be achieved by combining it with an adjoining parcel and the city or town has not <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>adopted a local ordinance governing minimum area, shape, frontage, or access, the land <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>may also be sold pursuant to this subdivision. If the property consists of an undivided <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>interest in land or land and improvements, the property may also be sold to the other <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>owners under this subdivision. The sale of land pursuant to this subdivision shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>subject to any conditions imposed by the county board pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>282.03</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>governing body of the city or town may recommend to the county board conditions to be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>imposed on the sale. The county auditor may restrict the sale to owners of lands adjoining <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>the land to be sold. The county auditor shall conduct the sale by sealed bid or may select <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>another means of sale. The land shall be sold to the highest bidder but in no event shall the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>land and may be sold for less than its appraised value. All owners of land adjoining the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>land to be sold shall be given a written notice at least 30 days prior to the sale. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>This subdivision shall be liberally construed to encourage the sale and utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>of tax-forfeited land, to eliminate nuisances and dangerous conditions and to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>compliance with land use ordinances.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 282.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Notice; public hearing for use change.</b> If a governmental subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>that acquired a parcel for public use under this section later determines to change the use, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>it must hold a public hearing on the proposed use change. The governmental subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>must mail written notice of the proposed use change and the public hearing to each owner <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>of property that is within 400 feet of the parcel at least ten days and no more than 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>before it holds the hearing. The notice must identify: (1) the parcel, (2) its current use, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(3) the proposed use, (4) the date, time, and place of the public hearing, and (5) where <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>to submit written comments on the proposal and that the public is invited to testify at <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>the public hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010, and applies to a change <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>in use of a parcel acquired under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, whether acquired by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>the governmental subdivision before or after the effective date of this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>    Sec. 14. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 282.01, subdivisions 9, 10, and 11; and 383A.76, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>