1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land; 
1.3 	authorizing acquisition of certain land.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ACQUISITION; 
1.6 	NICOLLET COUNTY.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Conveyance of surplus land. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, the commissioner of administration may upon 
1.9 	recommendation of the commissioner of human services, convey to the city of St. Peter 
1.10 	for no consideration the surplus land or any state interest in land that is described in 
1.11 	paragraph (c).
1.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.13 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
1.14 	accuracy. The commissioner of administration may grant utility easements for no 
1.15 	consideration in conjunction with the conveyances under this section.
1.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Nicollet County and is described as:
1.17 	(1) all that part of the following described parcel lying westerly of the westerly 
1.18 	right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.
1.19 	Said parcel described as follows:
1.20 	That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, 
1.21 	city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
1.22 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
1.23 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
1.24 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
2.1 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
2.2 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the point of 
2.3 	beginning; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 178.6 feet, 
2.4 	more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade 
2.5 	Road; thence northeasterly, on said centerline, a distance of 98.3 feet, more or less, to the 
2.6 	north line of said Government Lot 6; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds 
2.7 	West, on said north line; a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
2.8 	(2) all that part of the following described parcel lying easterly of the westerly 
2.9 	right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.
2.10 	Said parcel described as follows:
2.11 	That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, 
2.12 	city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
2.13 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
2.14 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
2.15 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
2.16 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
2.17 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the point of 
2.18 	beginning; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 178.6 feet, 
2.19 	more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade 
2.20 	Road; thence northeasterly, on said centerline, a distance of 98.3 feet, more or less, to the 
2.21 	north line of said Government Lot 6; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, 
2.22 	on said north line; a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and
2.23 	(3) that part of the East 25.00 of a 150.00 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired 
2.24 	in Book R page 338, in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, 
2.25 	Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, 
2.26 	lying South of the southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 99, per 
2.27 	MN/DOT Right-of-Way Map 31-68 and North of the following described line:
2.28 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
2.29 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
2.30 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
2.31 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
2.32 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence North 64 
2.33 	degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 86.15 feet; thence northwesterly 127.21 
2.34 	feet on a tangential curve to the right, having a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 
2.35 	26 degrees 01 minutes 59 seconds to the point of beginning of the line to be described; 
2.36 	thence continuing northwesterly 31.24 feet on said tangential curve to the right, having 
3.1 	a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 06 degrees 23 minutes 34 seconds and 
3.2 	there terminating.
3.3 	(d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state 
3.4 	purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land 
3.5 	was conveyed to and used by the city of St. Peter.
3.6 		Subd. 2.Acquisition authority. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 
3.7 	commissioner of administration, upon recommendation of the commissioner of human 
3.8 	services, may acquire from the city of St. Peter, without monetary consideration, land 
3.9 	located in Nicollet County, described as follows:
3.10 	(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, 
3.11 	Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota:
3.12 	Lying East of the east line of the 150.007 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired in 
3.13 	Book R page 338, in said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29; 
3.14 	AND
3.15 	Lying South of the following described line:
3.16 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 
3.17 	29 minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast 
3.18 	Quarter, a distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said 
3.19 	Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south 
3.20 	line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the 
3.21 	point of beginning; thence North 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 
3.22 	86.15 feet; thence northwesterly 127.21 feet on a tangential curve to the right, having a 
3.23 	radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 26 degrees 01 minutes 51 seconds to the 
3.24 	point of termination. Said point of termination being on the east line of the previously 
3.25 	referenced railroad right-of-way and there terminating; and
3.26 	(2) that part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 
3.27 	West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota described as:
3.28 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
3.29 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
3.30 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
3.31 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
3.32 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence South 64 
3.33 	degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 179 feet, more or less, to the centerline 
3.34 	of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road, and the point of beginning; 
3.35 	thence continuing South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 25.8 feet, 
3.36 	more or less, to the existing right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 169, per Map 14-80; 
4.1 	thence southwesterly along said right-of-way a distance of 91.7 feet, more or less, to the 
4.2 	northerly line of a parcel recorded as Document No. 274882, Nicollet County records; 
4.3 	thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said parcel a distance of 27.5 feet, more or 
4.4 	less, to the centerline of said Freeman Drive; thence northeasterly along said centerline a 
4.5 	distance of 93.2 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
4.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
4.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to legal descriptions to correct errors and 
4.8 	ensure accuracy.