1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; modifying aquaculture provisions; modifying 
1.3 	disposal restrictions for certain livestock taken by wild animals; modifying 
1.4 	provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying 
1.5 	requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying penalty and 
1.6 	license provisions; modifying invasive species control provisions; modifying 
1.7 	certain acquisition procedures; authorizing local coyote bounties; modifying 
1.8 	watercraft safety program; modifying certain committees; modifying method 
1.9 	of determining value of acquired stream easements; modifying state park and 
1.10 	state forest provisions; providing for disposition of certain proceeds; adding to 
1.11 	and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing public and private 
1.12 	sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land; requiring reports; 
1.13 	requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money;
1.14 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4982, subdivision 12, by 
1.15 	adding a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; 35.82, subdivision 2; 
1.16 	84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.942, subdivision 1; 84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.11, 
1.17 	subdivision 2a; 84D.13, subdivision 3; 85.012, subdivision 40; 86B.101; 89.021, 
1.18 	by adding a subdivision; 89.032, subdivision 2; 94.342, by adding a subdivision; 
1.19 	97A.015, subdivision 52; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 
1.20 	97A.145, subdivision 2; 97A.311, subdivision 5; 97A.331, subdivision 4, by 
1.21 	adding a subdivision; 97A.345; 97A.421, subdivision 4a; 97A.433, by adding 
1.22 	a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.502; 97A.535, subdivision 2a; 
1.23 	97A.545, subdivision 5; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 
1.24 	97B.045, by adding a subdivision; 97B.075; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, 
1.25 	subdivision 1; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a subdivision; 97B.667; 
1.26 	97B.711, by adding a subdivision; 97B.803; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.087, 
1.27 	subdivision 2; 97C.205; 97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.341; Minnesota Statutes 
1.28 	2009 Supplement, sections 84.95, subdivision 2; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; 
1.29 	97A.451, subdivision 2; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97C.395, subdivision 1; Laws 
1.30 	2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 176, 
1.31 	article 4, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.32 	17; 84D; 97B; 97C; 348; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, 
1.33 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; 
1.34 	Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.346.
1.35 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	ARTICLE 1
2.2 	GAME AND FISH

2.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a 
2.4 	subdivision to read:
2.5 		Subd. 10a.Fish collector. "Fish collector" means an individual who has been 
2.6 	certified under section 17.4989 to oversee the collection of fish samples from a facility or 
2.7 	a water body for disease testing by a certified laboratory.

2.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.9 		Subd. 12.Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, 
2.10 	statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes 
2.11 	in the Fish Health Blue Book for all lots of fish in a facility or the Diagnostic Manual 
2.12 	for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) 
2.13 	to test for causative pathogens. The samples for inspection must be collected by a fish 
2.14 	health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation with the producer. Testing of samples 
2.15 	must be done by an approved laboratory.
2.16 	(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic 
2.17 	necrosis (IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in 
2.18 	nonsalmonids must include at least a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 
2.19 	percent confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease (ovarian fluids must 
2.20 	be sampled for certification of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and infectious hematopoietic 
2.21 	necrosis). Bacterial diseases must be sampled at the 95 percent confidence level with a 
2.22 	five percent incidence of disease. The inspection must be performed by a fish health 
2.23 	inspector in cooperation with the producer with subsequent examination of the collected 
2.24 	tissues and fluids for the detection of certifiable diseases.
2.25 	(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases for wild fish must follow the guidelines of 
2.26 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.

2.27 	Sec. 3. [17.4989] FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING.
2.28 		Subdivision 1.Training. Fish collector training may be offered by any organization 
2.29 	or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. 
2.30 	The class and practicum must include the following components:
2.31 	(1) accurate identification of licensed water bodies listed according to section 
2.32 	17.4984 and ensuring that collection is taking place at the correct site;
2.33 	(2) identification of fish internal organs;
3.1 	(3) fish dissection and sample preparation as identified by the Department of Natural 
3.2 	Resources based on specific testing requirements or as outlined in the Fish Health 
3.3 	Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the 
3.4 	International Office of Epizootics (OIE);
3.5 	(4) recording and reporting data;
3.6 	(5) sample preparation and shipping;
3.7 	(6) a field collection site test to demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills, overseen 
3.8 	by a certified fish health inspector; and
3.9 	(7) a certificate of successful completion signed by a certified fish health inspector 
3.10 	on a form provided by the commissioner.
3.11 		Subd. 2.Certification time period. Fish collector certification is valid for five years 
3.12 	and is not transferable. A person may renew certification only by successfully completing 
3.13 	certification training. Certification shall be revoked if the certified person is convicted 
3.14 	of violating any of the statutes or rules governing testing for aquatic species diseases. 
3.15 	Certification may be suspended during an investigation associated with misconduct or 
3.16 	violations of fish health testing and collection. The commissioner shall notify the person 
3.17 	that certification is being revoked or suspended.
3.18 		Subd. 3.Conflict of interest. A fish collector may not oversee the collection of fish 
3.19 	from a facility or a water body when the collector has a conflict of interest in connection 
3.20 	with the outcome of the testing.

3.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.22 		Subd. 3.Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating trout, salmon,
3.23 	salmonids or catfish and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public 
3.24 	waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months by a 
3.25 	certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to approved the Fish 
3.26 	Health Blue Book laboratory methods.
3.27 	(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
3.28 	(VHS) susceptible list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public 
3.29 	waters must test for VHS virus using the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the 
3.30 	Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of 
3.31 	Epizootics (OIE). The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, 
3.32 	prescribe alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish 
3.33 	Health Blue Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that 
3.34 	biosecurity measures will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the 
4.1 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner 
4.2 	must provide reasonable notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.
4.3 	(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all 
4.4 	fish that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must 
4.5 	be maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or 
4.6 	accredited veterinarian.
4.7 	(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The 
4.8 	fee by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be 
4.9 	prepaid or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the 
4.10 	inspection and processing of samples is completed.
4.11 	(c) (e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner 
4.12 	shall notify the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made 
4.13 	according to the Fish Health Blue Book by a person certified as a fish health inspector.
4.14 	(d) (f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may 
4.15 	be inspected by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock 
4.16 	for purposes of pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow 
4.17 	guidelines listed in the Fish Health Blue Book.
4.18 	(e) (g) Salmonids and catfish must have a fish health inspection before being 
4.19 	transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being transported directly to 
4.20 	an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the commissioner determines 
4.21 	that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted for this purpose need 
4.22 	only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The commissioner must 
4.23 	conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five working days of 
4.24 	receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately transported from a 
4.25 	containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has been obtained for a 
4.26 	health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

4.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4994, is amended to read:
4.28 	17.4994 SUCKER EGGS.
4.29 	Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement, 
4.30 	which authorizes sucker eggs to be taken at a rate of one quart of eggs for each 1-1/2 acres 
4.31 	of licensed surface waters except that for intensive culture systems, sucker eggs may be 
4.32 	taken at a rate of two quarts per 1,000 muskellunge fry being reared for the fee prescribed 
4.33 	in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. The Taking of sucker eggs from public waters is 
4.34 	subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commissioner 
4.35 	may limit the amount of sucker eggs that a person with a sucker egg license endorsement 
5.1 	may take based on the number of sucker eggs taken historically by the licensee, new 
5.2 	requests for eggs, and the condition of the spawning runs at those historical streams and 
5.3 	rivers that have produced previous annual quotas.

5.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 35.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.5 		Subd. 2.Disposition of carcasses. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 1b and 
5.6 	paragraph paragraphs (d) and (f), every person owning or controlling any domestic animal 
5.7 	that has died or been killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
5.8 	consumption, shall as soon as reasonably possible bury the carcass at a depth adequate to 
5.9 	prevent scavenging by other animals in the ground or thoroughly burn it or dispose of it 
5.10 	by another method approved by the board as being effective for the protection of public 
5.11 	health and the control of livestock diseases. The board, through its executive director, 
5.12 	may issue permits to owners of rendering plants located in Minnesota which are operated 
5.13 	and conducted as required by law, to transport carcasses of domestic animals and fowl 
5.14 	that have died, or have been killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or 
5.15 	animal consumption, over the public highways to their plants for rendering purposes in 
5.16 	accordance with the rules adopted by the board relative to transportation, rendering, and 
5.17 	other provisions the board considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease. The board 
5.18 	may issue permits to owners of rendering plants located in an adjacent state with which a 
5.19 	reciprocal agreement is in effect under subdivision 3.
5.20 	(b) Carcasses collected by rendering plants under permit may be used for pet food or 
5.21 	mink food if the owner or operator meets the requirements of subdivision 1b.
5.22 	(c) An authorized employee or agent of the board may enter private or public 
5.23 	property and inspect the carcass of any domestic animal that has died or has been killed 
5.24 	other than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption. Failure to dispose of 
5.25 	the carcass of any domestic animal within the period specified by this subdivision is 
5.26 	a public nuisance. The board may petition the district court of the county in which a 
5.27 	carcass is located for a writ requiring the abatement of the public nuisance. A civil action 
5.28 	commenced under this paragraph does not preclude a criminal prosecution under this 
5.29 	section. No person may sell, offer to sell, give away, or convey along a public road or on 
5.30 	land the person does not own, the carcass of a domestic animal when the animal died or 
5.31 	was killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption unless it is 
5.32 	done with a special permit pursuant to this section. The carcass or parts of a domestic 
5.33 	animal that has died or has been killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
5.34 	consumption may be transported along a public road for a medical or scientific purpose 
5.35 	if the carcass is enclosed in a leakproof container to prevent spillage or the dripping of 
6.1 	liquid waste. The board may adopt rules relative to the transportation of the carcass of any 
6.2 	domestic animal for a medical or scientific purpose. A carcass on a public thoroughfare 
6.3 	may be transported for burial or other disposition in accordance with this section.
6.4 	No person who owns or controls diseased animals shall negligently or willfully 
6.5 	permit them to escape from that control or to run at large.
6.6 	(d) A sheep producer may compost sheep carcasses owned by the producer on 
6.7 	the producer's land without a permit and is exempt from compost facility specifications 
6.8 	contained in rules of the board.
6.9 	(e) The board shall develop best management practices for dead animal disposal 
6.10 	and the Pollution Control Agency feedlot program shall distribute them to livestock 
6.11 	producers in the state.
6.12 	(f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to livestock killed by wild animals or domestic dogs 
6.13 	and the carcass is out-of-sight of the public, and will be used to attract the offending 
6.14 	predators back to the kill site.

6.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.942, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.16 		Subdivision 1.Preparation. The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare 
6.17 	a comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan plans designed to accomplish the 
6.18 	policy of section 84.941. The comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan shall 
6.19 	include a strategic plan as outlined in subdivision 2. The strategic plan must be completed 
6.20 	by July 1, 1986. The management plan must also include the long-range and operational 
6.21 	plans as described in subdivisions 3 and 4. The management plan must be completed by 
6.22 	July 1, 1988.

6.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.95, subdivision 2, is amended 
6.24 	to read:
6.25 		Subd. 2.Purposes and expenditures. Money from the reinvest in Minnesota 
6.26 	resources fund may only be spent for the following fish and wildlife conservation 
6.27 	enhancement purposes:
6.28 	(1) development and implementation of the comprehensive fish and wildlife 
6.29 	management plan plans under section 84.942; 
6.30 	(2) implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program established by 
6.31 	section 103F.515; 
6.32 	(3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water quality, reduce soil 
6.33 	erosion and crop surpluses;
7.1 	(4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on lakes, streams, 
7.2 	wetlands, and public and private forest lands;
7.3 	(5) acquisition and development of public access sites and recreation easements to 
7.4 	lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and wildlife oriented recreation;
7.5 	(6) matching funds with government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes and 
7.6 	bands, and the private sector for acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat;
7.7 	(7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and habitat;
7.8 	(8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules;
7.9 	(9) information and education;
7.10 	(10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 88.80 and for other 
7.11 	forest wildlife management projects; and 
7.12 	(11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes.

7.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.14 		Subd. 3.Bait harvest from infested waters. (a) The Taking of wild animals from 
7.15 	infested waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in 
7.16 	paragraph (b) and section 97C.341.
7.17 	(b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because 
7.18 	they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as defined in 
7.19 	section 17.4982, subdivision 6, the taking of wild animals may be permitted for:
7.20 	(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according 
7.21 	to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and  
7.22 	(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian 
7.23 	water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain 
7.24 	Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow 
7.25 	traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length.
7.26 	(c) Equipment and gear authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested 
7.27 	water by permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any 
7.28 	waters other than waters specified in the permit.

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

7.30 	Sec. 10. [84D.105] COMMERCIAL DOCK AND BOAT LIFT INSTALLERS; 
7.31 	INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING REQUIRED.
7.32 	An individual installing or removing docks or boat lifts for a fee on more than 
7.33 	one lake shall attend at least one hour of training during the previous 36 months on 
7.34 	the identification and methods to prevent the spread of invasive species, if a training 
8.1 	session is conducted within 50 miles of the individual's place of business and the cost 
8.2 	does not exceed $10. A person conducting invasive species training of dock and boat lift 
8.3 	installers, as provided in this section, must be approved for invasive species training by 
8.4 	the commissioner. A person conducting invasive species training of dock and boat lift 
8.5 	installers shall issue a certificate of training to an individual who attends invasive species 
8.6 	training for at least one hour. The certificate shall include the name, address, and phone 
8.7 	number of the person conducting the training, the location of the training, the date and 
8.8 	time of the training, the name of the individual receiving the training, and the name of 
8.9 	the business employing the installer, if applicable. An individual who is required to have 
8.10 	training under this section shall have a valid certificate of training in possession while the 
8.11 	individual is installing or removing docks or boat lifts.

8.12 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
8.13 		Subd. 2a.Harvest of bait from infested waters. The commissioner may issue a 
8.14 	permit to allow the harvest of bait:
8.15 	(1) from waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated 
8.16 	because they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as 
8.17 	defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 6; and
8.18 	(2) from infested waters as allowed under section 97C.341, paragraph (c). 
8.19 	The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive 
8.20 	species. Before receiving a permit, a person annually must satisfactorily complete aquatic 
8.21 	invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner.

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

8.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.24 		Subd. 3.Criminal penalties. (a) A person who violates a provision of section
8.25 	sections84D.06, 84D.07, 84D.08, or to 84D.10, or a rule adopted under section 84D.12, is 
8.26 	guilty of a misdemeanor.  
8.27 	(b) A person who possesses, transports, or introduces a prohibited invasive species in 
8.28 	violation of section 84D.05 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who imports, purchases, 
8.29 	sells, or propagates a prohibited invasive species in violation of section 84D.05 is guilty 
8.30 	of a gross misdemeanor.  
8.31 	(c) A person who refuses to obey an order of a peace officer or conservation officer 
8.32 	to remove prohibited invasive species or aquatic macrophytes from any watercraft, trailer, 
8.33 	or plant harvesting equipment is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

9.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.015, subdivision 52, is amended to read:
9.2 		Subd. 52.Unprotected birds. "Unprotected birds" means English sparrow, 
9.3 	blackbird, starling, magpie, cormorant, common pigeon, Eurasian collared dove, chukar 
9.4 	partridge, quail other than bobwhite quail, and mute swan.

9.5 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
9.6 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 
9.7 	subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; 
9.8 	review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes 
9.9 	in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant 
9.10 	information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for 
9.11 	improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
9.12 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised 
9.13 	of at least three affected persons:
9.14 	(1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding 
9.15 	activities related to trout and salmon stamp and walleye stamp funding;
9.16 	(2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding 
9.17 	activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management funding 
9.18 	and excluding review of the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, 
9.19 	paragraphs (b) and (c);
9.20 	(3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, 
9.21 	paragraph (a), clause (2);
9.22 	(4) an Ecological Resources Subcommittee to review ecological services funding;
9.23 	(5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement and 
9.24 	operations support;
9.25 	(6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding 
9.26 	issues related to trout and salmon;
9.27 	(7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and 
9.28 	address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;
9.29 	(8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding 
9.30 	issues related to pheasants; 
9.31 	(9) a subcommittee to review the report on the wild turkey management account and 
9.32 	address funding issues related to wild turkeys; and
9.33 	(10) a subcommittee to review the walleye stamp and address funding issues related 
9.34 	to walleye stocking; and
10.1 	(11) a subcommittee to review trapping license revenue and expenditures and 
10.2 	trapping issues.
10.3 	(c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight 
10.4 	Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual 
10.5 	report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and 
10.6 	revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the 
10.7 	subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report 
10.8 	in a timely manner.
10.9 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 
10.10 	biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 
10.11 	of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 
10.12 	to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with 
10.13 	jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
10.14 	(e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the 
10.15 	Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not 
10.16 	be the chair of any of the subcommittees.
10.17 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the 
10.18 	commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 
10.19 	over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
10.20 	(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the 
10.21 	Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, 2010
10.22 	2011.

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

10.24 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.25 		Subd. 3.Fishing may not be restricted. Seasons or methods of taking fish other 
10.26 	than minnows may not be restricted under this section.

10.27 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.28 		Subd. 2.Acquisition procedure. (a) Lands purchased or leased under this section 
10.29 	must be acquired in accordance with this subdivision.
10.30 	(b) The commissioner must notify the county board and the town officers where the 
10.31 	land is located and furnish them a description of the land to be acquired. The county board 
10.32 	must approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition within 90 days after being notified. 
10.33 	The commissioner may extend the time up to 30 days. The soil and water conservation 
11.1 	district supervisors shall counsel the county board on drainage and flood control and the 
11.2 	best utilization and capability of the land.
11.3 	(c) If the county board approves the acquisition within the prescribed time, the 
11.4 	commissioner may acquire the land.
11.5 	(d) If the county board disapproves the acquisition, it must state valid reasons. 
11.6 	The commissioner may not purchase or lease the land if the county board disapproves 
11.7 	the acquisition and states its reasons within the prescribed time period. The landowner 
11.8 	or the commissioner may appeal the disapproval to the district court having jurisdiction 
11.9 	where the land is located.
11.10 	(e) For acquisitions north of U.S. Highway 2, the commissioner or the owner of 
11.11 	the land may submit the proposed acquisition to the Land Exchange Board if: (1) the 
11.12 	county board does not give reason for disapproval, or does not approve or disapprove the 
11.13 	acquisition within the prescribed time period; or (2) the court finds that the disapproval is 
11.14 	arbitrary and capricious, or that the reasons stated for disapproval are invalid.
11.15 	(f) For acquisitions south of U.S. Highway 2, the commissioner or the owner of 
11.16 	the land may submit the proposed acquisition to the Land Exchange Board if: (1) the 
11.17 	county board does not give reason for disapproval, or does not approve or disapprove the 
11.18 	acquisition within the prescribed time period; or (2) the commissioner or the owner finds 
11.19 	that the disapproval is arbitrary and capricious, that the reasons stated for disapproval are 
11.20 	invalid, or that the acquisition is in the public interest.
11.21 	(f) (g) The Land Exchange Board must conduct a hearing and make a decision on 
11.22 	the acquisition within 60 days after receiving the proposal. The Land Exchange Board 
11.23 	must give notice of the hearing to the county board, the commissioner, the landowner, 
11.24 	and other interested parties. The Land Exchange Board must consider the interests of the 
11.25 	county, the state, and the landowner in determining whether the acquisition is in the public 
11.26 	interest. If a majority of the Land Exchange Board members approves the acquisition, 
11.27 	the commissioner may acquire the land. If a majority disapproves, the commissioner 
11.28 	may not purchase or lease the land.

11.29 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.30 		Subd. 5.Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not 
11.31 	including any issuing fees paid under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, if the request is 
11.32 	received within 90 days of the original license purchase and: 
11.33 	(1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license 
11.34 	and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner; 
12.1 	(2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is 
12.2 	called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of 
12.3 	the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of 
12.4 	cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or
12.5 	(3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.; or
12.6 	(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate 
12.7 	in the activity.
12.8 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.

12.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.331, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.10 		Subd. 4.Taking and possessing big game out of season. (a) A person that takes or 
12.11 	illegally possesses big game during the closed season is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
12.12 	The restitution value for a trophy deer taken or illegally possessed during the closed 
12.13 	season is according to paragraphs (b) to (d).
12.14 	(b) The restitution value for trophy deer shall be determined based on the animal's 
12.15 	trophy score. The trophy score for deer shall be determined using the scoring system 
12.16 	developed by the Boone and Crockett Club.
12.17 	(c) For typical trophy deer, the following restitution values, based on the Boone and 
12.18 	Crockett Club score, are:
12.19 	(1) 135 or over and less than 160, $2,000;
12.20 	(2) 160 or over and less than 180, $3,000;
12.21 	(3) 180 or over and less than 200, $4,000; and
12.22 	(4) 200 or over, $5,000.
12.23 	(d) For nontypical trophy deer, the following restitution values, based on the Boone 
12.24 	and Crockett Club score, are:
12.25 	(1) 160 or over and less than 185, $2,000;
12.26 	(2) 185 or over and less than 205, $3,000;
12.27 	(3) 205 or over and less than 225, $4,000; and
12.28 	(4) 225 or over, $5,000.

12.29 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.331, is amended by adding a 
12.30 	subdivision to read:
12.31 		Subd. 4b.Hunting big game while under revocation. Notwithstanding section 
12.32 	97A.421, subdivision 7, a person who takes big game during the time the person is 
12.33 	prohibited from obtaining a license to take big game under section 97A.421 is guilty 
12.34 	of a gross misdemeanor.

13.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.345, is amended to read:
13.2 	97A.345 RESTITUTION VALUE OF WILD ANIMALS.
13.3 	(a) Except for trophy deer restitution values provided under section 97A.331, 
13.4 	subdivision 4, the commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14, prescribe the 
13.5 	dollar value to the state of species of wild animals. The value may reflect the value to 
13.6 	other persons to legally take the wild animal, the replacement cost, or the intrinsic value 
13.7 	to the state of the wild animals. Species of wild animals with similar values may be 
13.8 	grouped together.
13.9 	(b) The value of a wild animal under the rules adopted by the commissioner is prima 
13.10 	facie evidence of a wild animal's value under section 97A.341.  
13.11 	(c) The commissioner shall report annually to the legislature the amount of restitution 
13.12 	collected under section 97A.341 and the manner in which the funds were expended.

13.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.421, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
13.14 		Subd. 4a.Suspension for failure to appear in court or pay a fine or surcharge.
 13.15 	When a court reports to the commissioner that a person (1) has failed to appear in court 
13.16 	under the summons issued in response to a notice to appear or fails to comply with other 
13.17 	orders of the court regarding the appearance or proceedings for a violation of the game 
13.18 	and fish laws or (2) has been convicted of violating a provision of the game and fish 
13.19 	laws, has been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against them, 
13.20 	and refused or failed to comply with that sentence or to pay the fine or surcharge, the 
13.21 	commissioner shall suspend the game and fish license and permit privileges of the person 
13.22 	until notified by the court that the person has appeared in court under clause (1) or that any 
13.23 	fine or surcharge due the court has been paid under clause (2).

13.24 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.433, is amended by adding a 
13.25 	subdivision to read:
13.26 		Subd. 5.Mandatory separate selection. The commissioner must conduct 
13.27 	a separate selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only 
13.28 	individuals who have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never 
13.29 	received a license are eligible for this separate selection.

13.30 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.31 		Subdivision 1.Number of licenses to be issued License issuance. The 
13.32 	commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for a turkey season the number of 
14.1 	licenses to be issued rules setting turkey seasons the methods for issuing licenses for 
14.2 	those seasons.

14.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.445, subdivision 1a, 
14.4 	is amended to read:
14.5 		Subd. 1a.Angling in a state park. (a) A resident may take fish by angling without 
14.6 	an angling license:
14.7 	(1) when shore fishing or wading on state-owned land within a state park.; or
14.8 	(2) when angling from a boat or float, this subdivision applies only to those or 
14.9 	through the ice on water bodies completely encompassed within the statutory boundary of 
14.10 	the state park.
14.11 	(b) The exemption from an angling license does not apply to waters where a trout 
14.12 	stamp is required.

14.13 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is 
14.14 	amended to read:
14.15 		Subd. 2.Residents under age 16 18; fishing. (a) A resident under the age of 16
14.16 	18 years may take fish without a license.
14.17 	(b) A resident under the age of 16 18 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal 
14.18 	consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A 
14.19 	resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable 
14.20 	requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.

14.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2011.

14.22 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.502, is amended to read:
14.23 	97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
14.24 	(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road 
14.25 	authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor 
14.26 	vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural 
14.27 	resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and 
14.28 	the tracking of wild animals.  
14.29 	(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public 
14.30 	road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the 
14.31 	deer was not taken illegally.

15.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.535, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
15.2 		Subd. 2a.Quartering of deer allowed. A deer that has been tagged as required in 
15.3 	subdivision 1 may be quartered at the site of the kill. The animal's head or genitalia must 
15.4 	remain attached to one of the quarters. When male deer are taken in a lottery deer area or 
15.5 	areas with antler point restrictions, the animal's head must remain attached to one of the 
15.6 	quarters. The quarters must be presented together for registration under subdivision 2 and 
15.7 	must remain together until the deer is processed for storage.

15.8 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.545, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.9 		Subd. 5.Birds must be in undressed condition; exceptions. (a) Except as 
15.10 	provided in paragraph (b), a person may ship or otherwise transport game birds in an 
15.11 	undressed condition only.
15.12 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the birds being shipped or otherwise transported:
15.13 	(1) were taken on a shooting preserve and are marked or identified in accordance 
15.14 	with section 97A.121, subdivision 5;  
15.15 	(2) were taken, dressed, and lawfully shipped or otherwise transported in another 
15.16 	state; or
15.17 	(3) are migratory game birds that were lawfully tagged and packed by a federally 
15.18 	permitted migratory bird preservation facility.; or
15.19 	(4) are doves shipped or transported in accordance with federal law.

15.20 	Sec. 29. [97B.0215] PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.
15.21 	A parent or guardian may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit a person under the 
15.22 	age of 18 to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in 
15.23 	violation of the game and fish laws.

15.24 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.25 		Subd. 2.Apprentice hunter validation requirements. A resident born after 
15.26 	December 31, 1979, who is age 12 13 or older over and who does not possess a hunter 
15.27 	education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An 
15.28 	apprentice hunter validation is valid for only one two license year years in a lifetime. An 
15.29 	individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small game and,
15.30 	deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in Minnesota whose 
15.31 	license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter 
15.32 	validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.

16.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.2 		Subd. 5.Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law 
16.3 	to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a 
16.4 	muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who 
16.5 	obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have 
16.6 	magnification capabilities.
16.7 	(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable to 
16.8 	identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual impairment 
16.9 	and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in writing by
16.10 	(1) a licensed physician, or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant 
16.11 	acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist,;  or (3) 
16.12 	a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from the 
16.13 	physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.
16.14 	(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based 
16.15 	on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, 
16.16 	ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
16.17 	(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting 
16.18 	under the special permit.
16.19 	(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under 
16.20 	this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
16.21 	(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making 
16.22 	a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A 
16.23 	physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or 
16.24 	optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually 
16.25 	impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

16.26 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, is amended by adding a 
16.27 	subdivision to read:
16.28 		Subd. 4.Exception for livestock producers taking predators. The restrictions 
16.29 	in subdivision 1 do not apply to a livestock producer or producer's employee while 
16.30 	taking unprotected wild animals or predatory domestic dogs on the person's farm when 
16.31 	experiencing predatory loss of livestock from wild animal or domestic dog predation and 
16.32 	the firearm does not have a round in the chamber while the person is in the motor vehicle.

16.33 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is 
16.34 	amended to read:
17.1 		Subd. 3.Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters. (a) The commissioner may 
17.2 	issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a 
17.3 	stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a 
17.4 	permanent physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The 
17.5 	permit recipient must be:
17.6 	(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or 
17.7 	other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or
17.8 	(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal 
17.9 	disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.
17.10 	(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence 
17.11 	verified in writing by a licensed physician or, chiropractor, or certified nurse practitioner 
17.12 	or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician. The 
17.13 	commissioner may request additional information from the physician or chiropractor 
17.14 	if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section 
17.15 	97A.418, the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, 
17.16 	establish reasonable minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In 
17.17 	addition to providing the medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must 
17.18 	possess a valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 169.345 or license 
17.19 	plates issued under section 168.021.
17.20 	(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may 
17.21 	take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no 
17.22 	antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a 
17.23 	party to take an antlerless deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 3.
17.24 	(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.
17.25 	(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under 
17.26 	this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.
17.27 	(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a 
17.28 	false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician, 
17.29 	certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, or chiropractor who fraudulently 
17.30 	certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently disabled as described in this 
17.31 	section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
17.32 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for 
17.33 	the entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance 
17.34 	that an applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant 
17.35 	requests a lifetime permit.

18.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.075, is amended to read:
18.2 	97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.
18.3 	(a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with 
18.4 	a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, 
18.5 	except as provided in this section.
18.6 	(b) Big game may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour 
18.7 	after sunset.
18.8 	(c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday 
18.9 	nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset 
18.10 	during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. On the opening day of the 
18.11 	duck season, shooting hours for migratory game birds, except woodcock and doves, 
18.12 	begin at 9:00 a.m.

18.13 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.14 		Subdivision 1.Qualifications for crossbow permits. (a) The commissioner may 
18.15 	issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a 
18.16 	crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a 
18.17 	permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section 
18.18 	also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or 
18.19 	holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 97B.035, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
18.20 	(b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability 
18.21 	must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years 
18.22 	after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must 
18.23 	be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the 
18.24 	required period of time must be verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified 
18.25 	nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed 
18.26 	physician; or (2) a licensed chiropractor. A person who has received a special permit 
18.27 	under this section because of a permanent disability is eligible for subsequent special 
18.28 	permits without providing medical evidence and verification of the disability.
18.29 	(c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.

18.30 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.31 		Subdivision 1.Possession of firearms prohibited. (a) A person may not take deer 
18.32 	by archery while in possession of a firearm.
18.33 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a handgun carried in compliance with section 
18.34 	624.714.

19.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.325, is amended to read:
19.2 	97B.325 DEER BIG GAME STAND RESTRICTIONS.
19.3 	A person may not take deer, elk, or moose from a constructed platform or other 
19.4 	structure that is located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway or is 
19.5 	higher than 16 feet above the ground. The height restriction does not apply on private 
19.6 	property or to a portable stand that is chained, belted, clamped, or tied with rope.

19.7 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.405, is amended to read:
19.8 	97B.405 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTERS.
19.9 	(a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt bear in an 
19.10 	area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. 
19.11 	The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially 
19.12 	select the hunters for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to hunters that have 
19.13 	previously applied and have not been selected.
19.14 	(b) In the case of a drawing, the commissioner shall allow a person to apply for a 
19.15 	permit in more than one area at the same time and rank the person's choice of area.
19.16 	(c) A person selected through a drawing must purchase a license by the Friday 
19.17 	closest to July 31. Any remaining available licenses not purchased shall be issued 
19.18 	beginning the following Wednesday to those who applied unsuccessfully. Any remaining 
19.19 	available licenses not purchased by unsuccessful applicants may then be issued the 
19.20 	following week beginning on Wednesday to any eligible person as prescribed by the 
19.21 	commissioner on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

19.23 	Sec. 39. [97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.
19.24 	Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the 
19.25 	private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum 
19.26 	must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a 
19.27 	bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum 
19.28 	must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For 
19.29 	purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.

19.30 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.515, is amended by adding a 
19.31 	subdivision to read:
20.1 		Subd. 4.Taking elk causing damage or nuisance. The commissioner may 
20.2 	authorize the taking of elk that are causing damage or nuisance by licensed hunters from 
20.3 	August 15 to March 1 under rules prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner 
20.4 	may issue licenses to hunters impartially selected from a list of elk hunt applicants who 
20.5 	indicated on their application that they would be interested and available to respond to 
20.6 	an elk damage or nuisance situation. Notwithstanding section 97A.433, subdivision 2, 
20.7 	clause (2), a person receiving a license to hunt elk under this subdivision does not lose 
20.8 	eligibility for future elk hunts.

20.9 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.667, is amended to read:
20.10 	97B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY 
20.11 	ROAD AUTHORITIES.
20.12 	When a drainage watercourse is impaired by a beaver dam and the water damages 
20.13 	or threatens to damage a public road, the road authority, as defined in section 160.02, 
20.14 	subdivision 25, may remove the impairment and any associated beaver lodge within 300 
20.15 	feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the road authority may remove 
20.16 	or kill or arrange to have removed or killed by any lawful means a beaver associated 
20.17 	with the lodge. A road authority that kills or arranges to have killed a beaver under this 
20.18 	section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Wildlife Division within 
20.19 	ten days after the animal is killed. A road authority may, after consultation with the 
20.20 	Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, implement a local beaver 
20.21 	control program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver interfering with or 
20.22 	damaging a public road. The local control program may include the offering of a bounty 
20.23 	for the lawful taking of beaver.

20.24 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.711, is amended by adding a subdivision 
20.25 	to read:
20.26 		Subd. 4.Shooting grouse prohibited near motor vehicle. A person in the vicinity 
20.27 	of a motor vehicle may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow at a grouse, or at a 
20.28 	decoy of a grouse placed by an enforcement officer, unless the person is at least ten feet 
20.29 	from the vehicle and the vehicle's engine is shut off. This subdivision does not apply to a 
20.30 	person with a disability permit issued under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

20.31 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.803, is amended to read:
20.32 	97B.803 MIGRATORY WATERFOWL SEASONS AND LIMITS.
21.1 	(a) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons, limits, and areas for taking migratory 
21.2 	waterfowl in accordance with federal law.
21.3 	(b) The regular duck season may not open before the Saturday closest to October 1.

21.4 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.5 		Subd. 3.Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance 
21.6 	with the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, 
21.7 	establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special 
21.8 	management waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State 
21.9 	Register, amend daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based 
21.10 	on available harvest, angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 
21.11 	1837 Ceded Territory in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa 
21.12 	v. Minnesota, 119 S. Ct. 1187 (1999). The midseason adjustments in daily, possession, or 
21.13 	size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 
21.14 	does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner shall attempt to 
21.15 	notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public announcement, 
21.16 	posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

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

21.18 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.087, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.19 		Subd. 2.Application for tag. Application for special fish management tags must 
21.20 	be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each tag. A person may not 
21.21 	make more than one tag application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one 
21.22 	application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management tag for that season
21.23 	calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

21.24 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.205, is amended to read:
21.25 	97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.
21.26 	(a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a 
21.27 	quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:
21.28 	(1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 
21.29 	17.4985 and 17.4986;
21.30 	(2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 97C.081;
21.31 	(3) is a minnow being transported under section 97C.505 or 97C.515;
22.1 	(4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 
22.2 	97C.821; or
22.3 	(5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for 
22.4 	certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999.
22.5 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:
22.6 	(1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and
22.7 	(2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.
22.8 	(c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or 
22.9 	experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water 
22.10 	body if the fish: 
22.11 	(1) were lawfully taken;
22.12 	(2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and
22.13 	(3) do not otherwise exceed the statewide possession limits.
22.14 	(d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting 
22.15 	organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:
22.16 	(1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;
22.17 	(2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary 
22.18 	equipment; and
22.19 	(3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the 
22.20 	needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization 
22.21 	operating the rearing pond.
22.22 	(e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, 
22.23 	transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, white 
22.24 	crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, yellow, 
22.25 	and brown bullheads taken by angling, except as otherwise ordered by the commissioner 
22.26 	upon documentation of an emergency fish disease in Minnesota waters, as defined in 
22.27 	section 17.4982, subdivision 9. No more than four of each species may be transported at 
22.28 	any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches in total length. The 
22.29 	commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prohibit transportation 
22.30 	of live fish under this paragraph to help prevent spread of an emergency fish disease 
22.31 	documented to occur in Minnesota waters. The order is exempt from the rulemaking 
22.32 	provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

22.33 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.34 		Subdivision 1.Lines. (a) An angler may not use more than one line except as 
22.35 	provided in paragraph (b), and:
23.1 	(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and
23.2 	(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated 
23.3 	by the commissioner in Lake Superior.
23.4 	(b) During the open water period, an angler may use two lines if the angler purchases 
23.5 	a second line endorsement for $10 and the endorsement is purchased with the angling 
23.6 	license. An angler with a two-line endorsement is prohibited from the use of two lines on 
23.7 	experimental or special management waters that have reduced limits for any species that 
23.8 	are not based on size. Daily and possession limits during the open water season for fish 
23.9 	taken by a person with a two-line endorsement are one-half the daily and possession limits 
23.10 	for the corresponding fish taken under a standard angling license, rounded down to the 
23.11 	next whole number, if necessary. By March 1, 2011, the commissioner shall provide for 
23.12 	public education on the availability of and restrictions under a two-line endorsement.

23.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2011.

23.14 	Sec. 48. [97C.338] TRANSPORTATION AND BAIT USE OF LARGE 
23.15 	BULLHEADS AND WHITE SUCKERS.
23.16 		Subdivision 1.Large bullheads. (a) Notwithstanding section 97C.205, paragraph 
23.17 	(a), up to 100 bullheads that are greater than seven inches and equal to or less than ten 
23.18 	inches in length may be taken, possessed, transported, and held for use as live bait as 
23.19 	provided in this section.
23.20 	(b) Bullheads taken under this section may be taken from the wild by:
23.21 	(1) angling;
23.22 	(2) dip net; or
23.23 	(3) seines used as authorized for noncommercial taking of minnows under sections 
23.24 	97C.505 and 97C.511, subdivision 1, and as prescribed by the commissioner.
23.25 	(c) Bullheads taken and possessed under this section count towards the daily and 
23.26 	possession limits for bullheads prescribed by the commissioner.
23.27 	(d) Bullheads taken and possessed under this section must be transported in a 
23.28 	container with a locking lid or other device to prevent escape, and live bullheads may not 
23.29 	be released into the wild.
23.30 	(e) A person transporting or holding bullheads under this section must allow 
23.31 	inspection of the bullheads by the commissioner at any time.
23.32 	(f) A person may not transport live bullheads taken or possessed under this 
23.33 	section across the Minnesota state border without an appropriate commercial license 
23.34 	and transportation permit.
24.1 		Subd. 2.Bullhead transportation north of State Highway 210. Live bullheads, 
24.2 	regardless of size, may not be transported north of State Highway 210 except under an 
24.3 	appropriate commercial fishing, aquatic farm, private hatchery, or minnow dealer license 
24.4 	or as specifically authorized by permit.
24.5 		Subd. 3.Large white suckers. Notwithstanding section 97C.205, paragraph (a), 
24.6 	white suckers that are over 12 inches in length and have been legally purchased from a 
24.7 	licensed commercial vendor may be transported alive if the person transporting them 
24.8 	has in personal possession a valid sales receipt from the vendor. To be valid, the sales 
24.9 	receipt must:
24.10 	(1) show the number of fish purchased;
24.11 	(2) show the date and time of the purchase; and
24.12 	(3) have a date and time of purchase that is not more than 96 hours prior to the time 
24.13 	the suckers are being transported.

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

24.15 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.341, is amended to read:
24.16 	97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.
24.17 	(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game 
24.18 	fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. The commissioner may authorize use of game fish eggs as 
24.19 	bait and prescribe restrictions on their use.
24.20 	(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known 
24.21 	waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present, except as 
24.22 	provided in paragraph (c). For purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic 
24.23 	worms, amphibians, invertebrates, and insects used for angling taking wild animals.
24.24 	(c) Cisco and rainbow smelt taken under rules adopted by the commissioner may 
24.25 	be used as:
24.26 	(1) fresh or frozen bait on Lake Superior; or
24.27 	(2) bait that has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a 
24.28 	manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner.

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

24.30 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is 
24.31 	amended to read:
24.32 		Subdivision 1.Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by 
24.33 	angling are as follows:
25.1 	(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and 
25.2 	smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend 
25.3 	to the last Sunday in February;
25.4 	(2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;
25.5 	(3) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located outside or partially within 
25.6 	the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 15 to March 31;
25.7 	(4) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located entirely within the 
25.8 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 1 to March 31;
25.9 	(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to 
25.10 	October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 
25.11 	97C.415, subdivision 2;
25.12 	(6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on 
25.13 	all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and
25.14 	(7) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
25.15 	(b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are 
25.16 	spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.
25.17 	(c) The commissioner shall close the season for taking smallmouth bass until the 
25.18 	Monday following the third Sunday in June each year in the following areas:
25.19 	(1) that part of the Rum River from the city of Anoka dam to the confluence with the 
25.20 	Mississippi River;
25.21 	(2) that part of Elm Creek below the Mill Pond Falls to the confluence with the 
25.22 	Mississippi River;
25.23 	(3) that part of the Mississippi River within 100 yards both upstream and downstream 
25.24 	of the shoreline of Elm Creek at its confluence with the Mississippi River; and
25.25 	(4) that part of the Mississippi River from the Coon Rapids Dam to State Highway 
25.26 	No. 610.

25.27 	Sec. 51. [348.125] COYOTE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OPTION.
25.28 	A county or town board may, by resolution, offer a bounty for the taking of coyotes 
25.29 	(Canis latrans) by all legal methods. The resolution may be made applicable to the whole 
25.30 	or any part of the county or town. The bounty must apply during the months specified in 
25.31 	the resolution and be in an amount determined by the board.

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

25.33 	Sec. 52. ZONE 3 DEER SEASON AND RESTRICTIONS; 2010.
 26.1 	For the 2010 deer season, notwithstanding rules of the commissioner of natural 
26.2 	resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.311, paragraph (a), the commissioner 
26.3 	shall allow a nine-day early A season in Zone 3 beginning the Saturday nearest November 
26.4 	6 and a nine-day late B season in Zone 3 beginning the Saturday nearest November 20. 
26.5 	Zone 3 is defined in rules of the Department of Natural Resources. The penalty provisions 
26.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.301, apply to specific restrictions under this section.

26.7 	Sec. 53. LAKE FLORIDA FISHING RESTRICTIONS.
 26.8 	The commissioner shall prohibit fishing on Lake Florida in the area surrounding 
26.9 	the outlet and carp trap one month prior to the open season for walleye, sauger, northern 
26.10 	pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, as provided under Minnesota 
26.11 	Statutes, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).

26.12 	Sec. 54. SPECIAL REGULATIONS; FISH LAKE RESERVOIR; ST. LOUIS 
26.13 	COUNTY.
 26.14 	By March 1, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt special 
26.15 	regulations for Fish Lake Reservoir in St. Louis County under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.16 	97C.005. The special regulations shall be effective beginning with the 2011 fishing season.

26.17 	Sec. 55. RULEMAKING; SPEARING ON CASS LAKE.
 26.18 	The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 
26.19 	6264.0400, subpart 69, to allow a person to take fish by spearing on Cass Lake and provide 
26.20 	for double the restitution rate under current rules for muskellunge taken illegally on Cass 
26.21 	Lake. A person taking muskellunge by spear on Cass Lake is subject to Minnesota 
26.22 	Statutes, sections 97A.420 and 97A.421, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (2). The 
26.23 	commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.24 	14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not 
26.25 	apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

26.26 	Sec. 56. INCIDENTAL TAKINGS REPORT.
 26.27 	By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall report to the 
26.28 	legislative natural resource policy committees on a process for reporting and tagging 
26.29 	muskrat or otter incidentally taken in a beaver trap during the beaver season.

26.30 	Sec. 57. PILOT WALK-IN PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 27.1 	(a) $1,400,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
27.2 	commissioner of natural resources for a two-year pilot walk-in public access program. The 
27.3 	commissioner shall work with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and other interested 
27.4 	persons to design a pilot program. The commissioner shall pursue additional funding 
27.5 	and coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture. The commissioner 
27.6 	shall contract with landowners at locations within the agricultural areas of the state for 
27.7 	recreational access on lands containing at least 40 contiguous acres of game habitat. 
27.8 	At a minimum, all of the locations must be open to the public for taking game during 
27.9 	prescribed seasons from September 1 to the end of the small game season each year. Land 
27.10 	under contract pursuant to this section shall be treated the same as land made available 
27.11 	without charge for recreational purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 604A.20 to 
27.12 	604A.27. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2012.
27.13 	(b) By February 15, 2011, the commissioner shall provide a progress report to the 
27.14 	house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction 
27.15 	over natural resources policy and budget on the pilot walk-in public access program. 
27.16 	The report shall include:
27.17 	(1) the number of acres and location of each pilot walk-in public access contract;
27.18 	(2) information on landowner acceptance of the program;
27.19 	(3) information on the design of the program, including payments for landowner 
27.20 	contracts and other criteria for the program;
27.21 	(4) a copy of the landowner contract used for the pilot program;
27.22 	(5) potential concerns raised by interested parties regarding a walk-in public access 
27.23 	program, including:
27.24 	(i) concerns from adjacent landowners and options for addressing those concerns; 
27.25 	and
27.26 	(ii) potential concerns from landowners that may participate, including property 
27.27 	damage, and options for addressing those concerns;
27.28 	(6) a proposed source of revenue for continuation of the program and the leverage of 
27.29 	federal funds; and
27.30 	(7) habitat criteria for the public access walk-in contracts, including any 
27.31 	recommendations on use of money from other sources for restoration and enhancement of 
27.32 	the walk-in access sites.

27.33 	Sec. 58.  REPEALER.
 27.34 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 97A.435, 
27.35 	subdivision 5; 97B.511; and 97B.515, subdivision 3, are repealed.
28.1 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.346, is repealed.

28.2 	ARTICLE 2
28.3 	NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

28.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.101, is amended to read:
28.5 	86B.101 WATERCRAFT SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.
28.6 		Subdivision 1.Safety and education program. The commissioner shall continue 
28.7 	and expand the comprehensive boat watercraft safety and education program. The 
28.8 	commissioner shall cooperate with boaters watercraft owners, governmental subdivisions, 
28.9 	state agencies, other states, and the federal government in the operation of the program.
28.10 		Subd. 2.Youth watercraft safety and education course. (a) The commissioner 
28.11 	shall establish an educational course and a testing program for personal watercraft and 
28.12 	watercraft operators and for persons age 12 or older but younger than age 18 required to 
28.13 	take the watercraft safety and education course. The course shall have an invasive species 
28.14 	component that includes the identification of invasive species and invasive species control 
28.15 	requirements. The commissioner shall prescribe a written test as part of the course. A 
28.16 	personal watercraft educational course and testing program that emphasizes safe and legal 
28.17 	operation must be required for persons age 13 or older but younger than age 18 operating 
28.18 	personal watercraft.
28.19 	(b) The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person age 12 
28.20 	or older but younger than age 18 who successfully completes the educational program 
28.21 	and the written test.
28.22 		Subd. 3.Operator's permit. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's 
28.23 	permit to a person who successfully qualifies for a watercraft operator's permit under the 
28.24 	boat watercraft safety and education program.
28.25 		Subd. 4.Boat Watercraft safety and education program; reciprocity with other 
28.26 	states. The commissioner may enter into reciprocity agreements or otherwise certify boat
28.27 	watercraft safety and education programs from other states that are substantially similar to 
28.28 	in-state programs. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person 
28.29 	who provides proof of completion of a program subject to a reciprocity agreement or 
28.30 	certified as substantially similar.

28.31 	Sec. 2. REPORT ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR STATE NATURAL 
28.32 	RESOURCE LANDS.
 29.1 	By October 1, 2010, the commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with 
29.2 	the commissioners of revenue and management and budget, shall use a stakeholder process 
29.3 	that includes representatives from affected local units of government and other interested 
29.4 	parties and shall report to the senate and house of representatives natural resources and tax 
29.5 	policy and finance committees and divisions with recommended changes to payment in 
29.6 	lieu of taxes for natural resource lands under Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.061 and 
29.7 	477A.11 to 477A.145. The report shall include an analysis of the current payment and 
29.8 	distribution system, and any recommended changes to:
29.9 	(1) the purpose of the payment system and the criteria for payments;
29.10 	(2) the rate of payments for specific classes of natural resource lands; and
29.11 	(3) the formula for distribution of the payments to local units of government.

29.12 	ARTICLE 3
29.13 	STATE LANDS

29.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0272, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.15 		Subd. 2.Stream easements. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner 
29.16 	may acquire permanent stream easements for angler access, fish management, and habitat 
29.17 	work for a onetime payment based on a value attributed to both the stream and the 
29.18 	easement corridor. The payment shall equal:
29.19 	(1) the per linear foot of stream within the easement corridor times $5; plus
29.20 	(2) the easement corridor acres times the estimated market value.
29.21 	(b) The estimated market value is equal to:
29.22 	(1) the total farm market value plus the timberlands value agricultural market value 
29.23 	plus the rural vacant market value plus the managed forest market value; divided by
29.24 	(2) the acres of deeded farmland plus the acres of timber agricultural land plus the 
29.25 	rural vacant land plus the managed forest land.
29.26 	(c) The total farm market value, timberlands value, acres of deeded farmland, and 
29.27 	acres of timber agricultural market value, rural vacant market value, and managed forest 
29.28 	market value or equivalent are determined from data collected by the Department of 
29.29 	Revenue during its annual spring mini abstract survey. If the Department of Revenue 
29.30 	changes its property type groups for its annual spring mini abstract survey, the agricultural 
29.31 	market value, the rural vacant market value, and the managed forest market value shall be 
29.32 	determined by the commissioner from data collected by the Department of Revenue in a 
29.33 	manner that provides the most reasonable substitute for the market values as presently 
29.34 	reported. The commissioner must use the most recent available data for the city or 
29.35 	township within which the easement corridor is located.
30.1 	(d) The commissioner shall periodically review the easement payment rates under 
30.2 	this subdivision to determine whether the stream easement payments reflect current 
30.3 	shoreland market values. If the commissioner determines that the easements do not reflect 
30.4 	current shoreland market values, the commissioner shall report to the senate and house of 
30.5 	representatives natural resources policy committees with recommendations for changes 
30.6 	to this subdivision that are necessary for the stream easement payment rates to reflect 
30.7 	current shoreland market values. The recommendations may include an adjustment to the 
30.8 	dollar amount in paragraph (a), clause (1).

30.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.012, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
30.10 		Subd. 40. McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis County and Itasca Counties, which 
30.11 	is hereby renamed from McCarthy Beach Memorial State Park.

30.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision 
30.13 	to read:
30.14 		Subd. 1a.Boundaries designated. The commissioner of natural resources may 
30.15 	acquire by gift or purchase land or interests in land adjacent to a state forest. The 
30.16 	commissioner shall propose legislation to change the boundaries of established state 
30.17 	forests for the acquisition of land adjacent to the state forests, provided that the lands meet 
30.18 	the definition of forest land as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 4.

30.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.032, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.20 		Subd. 2.Acquisition for state forests. The commissioner may acquire lands or 
30.21 	interest in lands for state forest purposes. The land or interests in land may be subject 
30.22 	to mineral reservations.

30.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 94.342, is amended by adding a subdivision 
30.24 	to read:
30.25 		Subd. 7.Exception for riparian land in Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
30.26 	Wilderness.  Notwithstanding subdivision 3, any state-owned riparian land within the 
30.27 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness may be given in exchange for nonriparian land 
30.28 	outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

30.29 	Sec. 6. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended by Laws 2009, 
30.30 	chapter 176, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:
31.1 	Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN 
31.2 	COUNTY.
 31.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner 
31.4 	of natural resources shall sell to the city of Wayzata the surplus land that is described in 
31.5 	paragraph (c) upon verification that the city has acquired the adjacent parcel, currently 
31.6 	occupied by a gas station.
31.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
31.8 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
31.9 	and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land described in paragraph (c) to 
31.10 	the city of Wayzata, for up to $75,000 plus transaction costs, but the conveyance must 
31.11 	provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for a public road and reverts to 
31.12 	the state if the city of Wayzata fails to provide for public use of the land as a road or 
31.13 	abandons the public use of the land.
31.14 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
31.15 	Tract F, Registered Land Survey No. 1168.
31.16 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
31.17 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of 
31.18 	Wayzata.

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

31.20 	Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 9, is amended to read:
31.21 	Sec. 9. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
 31.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
31.23 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
31.24 	(c).
31.25 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
31.26 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
31.27 	and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the White Earth Band of 
31.28 	Ojibwe for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner $1, but the 
31.29 	conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state 
31.30 	if the band fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The 
31.31 	conveyance may reserve an easement for ingress and egress.
31.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as: 
31.33 	the West 400 feet of the South 750 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 145 
31.34 	North, Range 38 West, containing 6.89 acres, more or less.
32.1 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land and building 
32.2 	are no longer needed for natural resource purposes.

32.3 	Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 32.4 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 19.] Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, 
32.5 	Fillmore County. The following areas are added to Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, 
32.6 	all in Fillmore County:
32.7 	(1) commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, Township 102 North, Range 
32.8 	12 West; thence West 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West 1,260.4 feet; 
32.9 	thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes 
32.10 	West 541.4 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 302.7 feet; thence South 0 
32.11 	degrees 39 minutes West 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East 132 feet; 
32.12 	thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 
32.13 	East 495 feet; thence South 54 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295 
32.14 	feet; thence South 84 degrees East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet; 
32.15 	thence South 66 degrees East 462 feet; thence North 0 degrees 45 minutes East 3763 
32.16 	feet to beginning;
32.17 	(2) that part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 102 
32.18 	North, Range 12 West, lying North of the south bank of the North Branch Creek, also 
32.19 	known as Forestville Creek. Said parcel of real estate being more fully described as 
32.20 	follows: commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, proceed West, a distance 
32.21 	of 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West a distance of 1,260.4 feet; 
32.22 	thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees 
32.23 	39 minutes West, a distance of 541.4 feet to the beginning corner. From the point of 
32.24 	beginning, continue North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 302.7 feet; thence 
32.25 	South 0 degrees 39 minutes West a distance of 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 
32.26 	minutes East, a distance of 132 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West, a distance 
32.27 	of 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East a distance of 363 feet; thence South 
32.28 	54 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295 feet; thence South 84 degrees 
32.29 	East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet; thence South 66 degrees East 462 
32.30 	feet, to the section line; thence North on the section line, a distance of 1,783 feet; thence 
32.31 	North 85 degrees 34 minutes West a distance of 2,340.2 feet to the beginning corner;
32.32 	(3) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 
32.33 	12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, except the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the 
32.34 	Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, and also except that part thereof lying West 
32.35 	of the center of County Road No. 12;
33.1 	(4) that part of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 
33.2 	102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, lying northerly and easterly of the following 
33.3 	described line: commencing at a point 288.4 feet North of the southwest corner of the 
33.4 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence North 132 feet, to 
33.5 	the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence East 1,800 feet, to the center 
33.6 	of river; thence South 6 degrees East 133 feet to intersect the hereinafter described Line 
33.7 	X; thence easterly along said Line X to the hereinafter described Point A; thence South, 
33.8 	parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter to the south line of said North Half of 
33.9 	said Southwest Quarter and said line there terminating. Said Line X and Point A being 
33.10 	described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of 
33.11 	the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence running North 4.37 chains; thence East, 
33.12 	along a line referred to as Line X in the above description, a distance of 27.25 chains to a 
33.13 	point referred to as Point A in the above description;
33.14 	(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, 
33.15 	Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota; and
33.16 	(6) the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, 
33.17 	Minnesota, except the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
33.18 	said Southeast Quarter.
33.19 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 31.] Judge C. R. Magney State Park, Cook County.
 33.20 	The following areas are added to Judge C. R. Magney State Park, all in Cook County: 
33.21 	the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
33.22 	Quarter, and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 5, Township 
33.23 	62 North, Range 3 East.
33.24 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.
 33.25 	The following areas are added to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, all in Lake County: the 
33.26 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
33.27 	Quarter, all in Section 32, Township 55 North, Range 8 West.
33.28 		Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 55a.] Tettegouche State Park, Lake County. The 
33.29 	following areas are added to Tettegouche State Park:
33.30 	(1) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 15, Township 56, Range 7, Lake County, 
33.31 	Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the quarter corner between said Section 
33.32 	15 and Section 22, Township 56, Range 7; thence East, along the section line between said 
33.33 	Sections 15 and 22, a distance of 503.0 feet; thence northeasterly, deflecting to the left 75 
33.34 	degrees 00 minutes a distance of 425.0 feet, to a point designated by a two-inch iron pipe, 
33.35 	being the point of beginning; thence northwesterly, to a point on the west line of said Lot 2 
33.36 	distant approximately 970.0 feet North of said quarter corner between Sections 15 and 22; 
34.1 	thence North along said west line to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence East, along 
34.2 	the north line of said Lot 2, approximately 240.0 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction 
34.3 	to a point on the east side of a point of rocks projecting into Lake Superior, being marked 
34.4 	by an X; thence in a southwesterly direction, along the shore of said Lake Superior to the 
34.5 	point of beginning. (X mark on rock being in line making a deflection angle of 45 degrees 
34.6 	51 minutes to the left with the east-west section line from a point on the section line 503.0 
34.7 	feet East of the quarter corner between said Sections 15 and 22 and being approximately 
34.8 	830 feet from said point on said section line.); and
34.9 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 56, 
34.10 	Range 7, Lake County, Minnesota.

34.11 	Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 34.12 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 1a.] Afton State Park, Washington County. The 
34.13 	following area is deleted from Afton State Park: all that part of the Southwest Quarter of 
34.14 	Section 3, Township 27, Range 20, Washington County, Minnesota, embraced within the 
34.15 	recorded plat of ALPS ESTATES.
34.16 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 14.] Crow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, and 
34.17 	Morrison Counties. The following areas are deleted from Crow Wing State Park:
34.18 	(1) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32, 
34.19 	Crow Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of RED RIVER 
34.20 	TRAIL; and
34.21 	(2) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32, Crow 
34.22 	Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of LOGGER RUN.
34.23 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.
 34.24 	The following area is deleted from Frontenac State Park: that part of the Southeast 
34.25 	Quarter, Section 11, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, being described as BLOCK P, 
34.26 	GARRARD'S SOUTH EXTENSION TO FRONTENAC according to the plat on file and 
34.27 	of record in the Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota, including any 
34.28 	portions of vacated roadway which have attached thereto.
34.29 		Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 26.] Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County. The 
34.30 	following area is deleted from Hayes Lake State Park: the West 45.00 feet of the North 
34.31 	160.7 feet of the South 263.58 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of 
34.32 	Section 32, Township 160, Range 38, Roseau County, Minnesota.
34.33 		Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 40.] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis and 
34.34 	Itasca Counties. The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park in 
34.35 	Itasca County: all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 1, 
35.1 	Township 60 North, Range 22 West, embraced within the recorded plat of "TRUST," 
35.2 	as depicted thereon.
35.3 		Subd. 6.[85.012] [Subd. 41.] Maplewood State Park, Otter Tail County. The 
35.4 	following areas are deleted from Maplewood State Park:
35.5 	(1) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail 
35.6 	County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of South Lida Shores, according to 
35.7 	the recorded plat thereof;
35.8 	(2) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail 
35.9 	County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of Greens Isle View Addition, 
35.10 	according to the recorded plat thereof;
35.11 	(3) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail 
35.12 	County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at a point located by running West 
35.13 	401 feet from the northeast corner of said Government Lot 4 in Section 9; thence South 47 
35.14 	degrees 10 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 52 degrees 19 minutes West along the 
35.15 	lakeshore of Lake Lida a distance of 50 feet; thence South 42 degrees 50 minutes East 
35.16 	200 feet; thence North 52 degrees 19 minutes East 50 feet; thence North 42 degrees 50 
35.17 	minutes West 100 feet; thence North 47 degrees 10 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 42 
35.18 	degrees 50 minutes West, 100 feet to the point of beginning;
35.19 	(4) that part of Government Lot 5, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter 
35.20 	Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of 
35.21 	Government Lot 4 in said Section 9; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the 
35.22 	north line of said Government Lot 4, a distance of 130 feet, to intersect the shore of South 
35.23 	Lida Lake, said point of intersection being the point of beginning of the tract of land to 
35.24 	be described; thence return on a bearing of East, a distance of 130 feet, to said northeast 
35.25 	corner of Government Lot 4; thence North 03 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds West 
35.26 	224.40 feet, along the centerline of a township road; thence North 08 degrees 31 minutes 
35.27 	00 seconds East 346.60 feet along said centerline; thence North 81 degrees 14 minutes 
35.28 	00 seconds West 34.00 feet to the westerly line of said township road; thence North 08 
35.29 	degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East along said westerly line 125.00 feet; thence North 36 
35.30 	degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds West 230.00 feet; thence South 71 degrees 21 minutes 00 
35.31 	seconds West 93.00 feet, more or less to the easterly shoreline of South Lida Lake; thence 
35.32 	southeasterly along said shoreline to the point of beginning; and
35.33 	(5) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 136, Range 42, Otter Tail 
35.34 	County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the East Quarter corner of said 
35.35 	Section 33; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the east-west quarter line of 
35.36 	said Section 33, a distance of 3,994.0 feet; thence North 25 degrees East, a distance of 
36.1 	308.3 feet to the southwesterly right-of-way line of a public highway; thence North 40 
36.2 	degrees 00 minutes West, a distance of 169.0 feet, along said right-of-way; thence South 
36.3 	74 degrees 43 minutes West, a distance of 70.0 feet, more or less, to the shore of South 
36.4 	Lida Lake; thence southwesterly, along said shoreline to the south line of said Government 
36.5 	Lot 2; thence on a bearing of East, along the south line of said Government Lot 2, also 
36.6 	being said east-west quarter line to the point of beginning.
36.7 		Subd. 7.[85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County.
 36.8 	The following area is deleted from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: the Southeast 
36.9 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 55 North, Range 8 West, Lake 
36.10 	County.

36.11 	Sec. 10. ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.
 36.12 	[89.021] [Subd. 32.] Lyons State Forest. The following area is added to the Lyons 
36.13 	State Forest: Section 16, Township 135 North, Range 32 West, Cass County.

36.14 	Sec. 11. LAKE COUNTY LAND EXCHANGE.
 36.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the 
36.16 	commissioner of natural resources shall compensate Lake County or exchange state land 
36.17 	of substantially equal value for any tax-forfeited land administered by Lake County 
36.18 	encompassed by the boundary change effected under section 8, subdivision 3.

36.19 	Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANTICIPATED SAVINGS 
36.20 	TO GENERAL FUND.
 36.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, the commissioner of natural 
36.22 	resources may offer and sell surplus land at public sale for not less than 75 percent of the 
36.23 	estimated or appraised value of the land or for not less than 75 percent of the minimum 
36.24 	sale price prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, provided the land is being sold 
36.25 	to meet the requirements of Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended 
36.26 	by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 
36.27 	1, section 59.

36.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section expires June 30, 2011.

36.29 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANOKA COUNTY.
 36.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
36.31 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to a political subdivision the surplus land 
36.32 	that is described in paragraph (c).
37.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
37.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
37.3 	and ensure accuracy.
37.4 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as: the 
37.5 	East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 22 West, 
37.6 	Anoka County, Minnesota, containing 80 acres, more or less.
37.7 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
37.8 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a political 
37.9 	subdivision. A political subdivision would like to use this parcel as a wetland mitigation 
37.10 	site.
37.11 	(e) This sale is the result of the intent expressed by the city of Columbus and Anoka 
37.12 	County to allow the commissioner of natural resources to replace the approximately 80 
37.13 	acres of land with land adjacent to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area from 
37.14 	willing sellers as identified in the November 19, 2007, Department of Natural Resources' 
37.15 	land acquisition plan.

37.16 	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
37.17 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 37.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
37.19 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
37.20 	in paragraph (c).
37.21 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
37.22 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
37.23 	ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include a reservation of perpetual road easements 
37.24 	described in paragraph (c) to the state for ingress and egress for constructing, repairing, 
37.25 	maintaining, and operating an adjacent northern pike spawning and rearing area.
37.26 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: 
37.27 	All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Government Lot 1, 
37.28 	Section 21, Township 146 North, Range 31 West, bounded by the water's edge of Cass 
37.29 	Lake and the following described lines: Commencing at the southwest corner of said 
37.30 	section, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 691.2 feet on and along the west line of 
37.31 	said section to the point of beginning; thence South 58 degrees 27 minutes East, 177.64 
37.32 	feet; thence South 65 degrees 00 minutes East, 162.35 feet; thence North 52 degrees 
37.33 	07 minutes East, 175.70 feet; thence North 86 degrees 05 minutes East, 232.35 feet; 
37.34 	thence South 41 degrees 50 minutes East, 186.35 feet; thence South 25 degrees 59 minutes 
37.35 	East, 122.0 feet; thence South 33 degrees 47 minutes West, 176.13 feet; thence South 26 
38.1 	degrees 31 minutes West, 157.26 feet; thence South 50 degrees 19 minutes East, 142.34 
38.2 	feet; thence North 88 degrees 05 minutes East, 66.15 feet to point "A"; thence North 67 
38.3 	degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24 minutes East, 113.86 
38.4 	feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet to point "B"; thence South 17 
38.5 	degrees 17 minutes East, 138 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Cass Lake and 
38.6 	there terminating. And from the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 
38.7 	West, 630.92 feet on and along the west line of said Section 21; thence South 75 degrees 
38.8 	27 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes East, 210.68 feet; 
38.9 	thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence South 51 degrees 18 minutes 
38.10 	East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East, 156.60 feet; thence South 48 
38.11 	degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76 
38.12 	feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 25 
38.13 	minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes East, 410.58 feet; thence 
38.14 	South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 
38.15 	14.84 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 133 feet, more or less, to the water's 
38.16 	edge of Cass Lake and there terminating. Including all riparian rights to the contained 
38.17 	18.0 acres, more or less and subject to all existing easements.
38.18 	Subject to a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the 
38.19 	following described land in Government Lot 1 of said section described as follows: 
38.20 	Beginning at point "B," said point being on the southerly boundary of the above described 
38.21 	tract; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 20.2 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 
38.22 	minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 20.2 feet; thence 
38.23 	North 17 degrees 17 minutes West, 33.33 feet to point "B" and the point of beginning.
38.24 	Except that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 21, Township 146 North, Range 
38.25 	31 West, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 21; 
38.26 	thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 1,322.12 feet along the west line of said Section 
38.27 	21; thence South 75 degrees 27 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36 
38.28 	minutes East, 210.68 feet; thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence 
38.29 	South 51 degrees 18 minutes East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East, 
38.30 	156.60 feet; thence South 48 degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89 
38.31 	degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76 feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0 
38.32 	feet; thence South 38 degrees 25 minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38 
38.33 	minutes East, 383.52 feet, to the point of beginning; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes 
38.34 	East, 27.06 feet; thence South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80 
38.35 	degrees 48 minutes West, 2.52 feet; thence North 15 degrees 31 minutes West, 46.80 
38.36 	feet; thence North 32 degrees 31 minutes East, 18.96 feet; thence North 59 degrees 39 
39.1 	minutes East, 58.56 feet; thence North 20 degrees 23 minutes East, 105.29 feet to the 
39.2 	point of beginning; containing 0.1 acres.
39.3 	Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the 
39.4 	Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section being a strip of land 33 feet 
39.5 	wide, lying 16.5 feet on each side of the following described lines: Commencing at the 
39.6 	southwest corner of said Section 21; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 656.4 feet 
39.7 	on and along the west line of said section to the point of beginning; thence South 42 
39.8 	degrees 51 minutes East, 52.16 feet; thence South 70 degrees 04 minutes East, 214.3 feet; 
39.9 	thence South 37 degrees 58 minutes East, 219.4 feet; thence South 49 degrees 02 minutes 
39.10 	East, 252.6 feet; thence South 45 degrees 15 minutes East, 152.5 feet; thence South 50 
39.11 	degrees 19 minutes East, 119.9 feet, to the south line of Section 21 and there terminating.
39.12 	Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across 
39.13 	the northwesterly 16.5 feet of the following described land in Government Lot 1 and 
39.14 	the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section described as follows: 
39.15 	Beginning at point "A," said point being on the southern boundary of the above described 
39.16 	tract; thence North 67 degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24 
39.17 	minutes East, 113.86 feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet; thence 
39.18 	South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 
39.19 	92.38 feet; thence South 76 degrees 24 minutes West, 109.91 feet; thence South 67 
39.20 	degrees 06 minutes West, 353.28 feet; thence South 88 degrees 05 minutes West, 92.15 
39.21 	feet to point "A" and the point of beginning.
39.22 	(d) The land borders Cass Lake. The land was acquired for a northern pike spawning 
39.23 	area but has not been used for such purpose for 30 years. The Department of Natural 
39.24 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

39.25 	Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CARLTON COUNTY.
 39.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
39.27 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to a political subdivision the surplus land 
39.28 	that is described in paragraph (c).
39.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
39.30 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
39.31 	and ensure accuracy.
39.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: the 
39.33 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except state trunk 
39.34 	highway right-of-way, Section 26, Township 49 North, Range 17 West, containing 9.324 
39.35 	acres, more or less.
40.1 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
40.2 	for natural resource purposes.

40.3 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
40.4 	WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
 40.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
40.6 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carlton County may sell 
40.7 	by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph 
40.8 	(c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
40.9 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
40.10 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
40.11 	accuracy.
40.12 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
40.13 	(1) part of Government Lot 1 commencing 42 rods 17 links East of the northwest 
40.14 	corner of Section 6, Township 46, Range 18; thence South 82 rods 11 links; thence West to 
40.15 	Bear Lake; thence West on the shoreline to the section line; thence North to the northwest 
40.16 	corner; thence East to the beginning; except the highway right-of-way and except the part 
40.17 	northwest of Highway 35, Docket 214412 and except commencing at the northwest corner 
40.18 	of said Government Lot 1; thence South 0 degrees 5 minutes 51 seconds West on the west 
40.19 	line thereof 1,176.49 feet to a point on the southeast right-of-way line of the Interstate 
40.20 	Highway 35 frontage road; thence North 51 degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East on said 
40.21 	right-of-way line 209.76 feet; thence South 19 degrees 45 minutes East 120.0 feet to the 
40.22 	point of beginning; thence North 19 degrees 45 minutes West 120.0 feet; thence North 51 
40.23 	degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East 80.0 feet to the MNDOT right-of-way monument; 
40.24 	thence South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees 
40.25 	30 minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence westerly on said 
40.26 	shore 215 feet, more or less, to a point which bears 2 degrees 55 minutes East from the 
40.27 	point of beginning; thence North 2 degrees 55 minutes West 150 feet, more or less, to the 
40.28 	point of beginning, on Docket 240622 and except commencing at the northwest corner of 
40.29 	said Government Lot 1; thence East along the north line 704.22 feet; thence South parallel 
40.30 	to the west line 1,360.26 feet to the actual point of beginning; thence North 739.16 feet, 
40.31 	more or less, to the southeast right-of-way line of the I-35 frontage road; thence southwest 
40.32 	along said right-of-way line 608.48 feet, more or less, to the MNDOT monument; thence 
40.33 	South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees 30 
40.34 	minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence East on said shore 
40.35 	285 feet, more or less, to a point which bears North 00 degrees West from the point of 
41.1 	beginning; thence South 90 degrees East 15 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, 
41.2 	Docket 282721 (parcel identification number 39-010-0920); and 
41.3 	(2) that part of Government Lot 2 lying North of Moose Horn River, Docket 262968, 
41.4 	272524, and 272525, Section 11, Township 46, Range 19 (parcel identification number 
41.5 	39-030-1220).
41.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
41.7 	best be served if the land was sold to adjoining landowners.

41.8 	Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
41.9 	WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
 41.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
41.11 	Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
41.12 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
41.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
41.14 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
41.15 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
41.16 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 48 North, 
41.17 	Range 18 West (parcel number 33-010-6300);
41.18 	(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, except that part East of the Kettle 
41.19 	River, Section 26, Township 48 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 90-010-4630); and
41.20 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter or Government Lot 5, Section 
41.21 	12, Township 49 North, Range 19 West (parcel number 94-026-2020).
41.22 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
41.23 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

41.24 	Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
41.25 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 41.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, and upon 
41.27 	completion of exchange of the school trust land for acquired land, the commissioner of 
41.28 	natural resources may sell to a school district by private sale the surplus land bordering 
41.29 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
41.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
41.31 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
41.32 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a school district for less than the 
41.33 	value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide 
41.34 	that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for an educational unit managed forest and 
42.1 	reverts to the state if the school district fails to provide for or abandons the educational 
42.2 	unit managed forest use of the land.
42.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
42.4 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27;
42.5 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28;
42.6 	(3) Government Lot 11 of Section 33; and
42.7 	(4) Government Lot 14 of Section 34,
42.8 	all in Township 141 North, Range 28 West, containing a total of 98.7 acres, more or 
42.9 	less.
42.10 	(d) The land borders Nellie Lake. Independent School District No. 118, Longville, 
42.11 	has inadvertently trespassed upon the land for the establishment of an educational unit 
42.12 	managed forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 89.41. The commissioner of natural 
42.13 	resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served 
42.14 	if the land was managed as an educational unit managed forest. Since the land is currently 
42.15 	school trust land, the commissioner of natural resources shall first exchange the school 
42.16 	trust land for acquired land prior to sale.

42.17 	Sec. 19. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
42.18 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 42.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
42.20 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land 
42.21 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
42.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
42.23 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
42.24 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the 
42.25 	value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide 
42.26 	that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government 
42.27 	fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
42.28 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 7, 
42.29 	Block 1, Dell's Sleepy Hollow, Cass County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat 
42.30 	thereof, containing 0.54 acres, more or less.
42.31 	(d) The land borders Woman Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
42.32 	determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was 
42.33 	conveyed to a local unit of government.

43.1 	Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
43.2 	WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
 43.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
43.4 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
43.5 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
43.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
43.7 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
43.8 	ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include the easement specified in paragraph (c). 
43.9 	The purpose of the easement is to:
43.10 	(1) provide for the development of fish habitat, including tree planting, erosion 
43.11 	control, installation of instream structures, posting of signs, and other improvements;
43.12 	(2) permit angling by the public; and
43.13 	(3) provide ingress and egress through the property sold to the easement area.
43.14 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as: 
43.15 	that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and that part of the Northwest 
43.16 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 112, Range 15, Goodhue County, 
43.17 	Minnesota, which lie westerly of the centerline of County State-Aid Highway No. 6, 
43.18 	containing 2.6 acres, more or less.
43.19 	Reserving an easement over, under, and across that part of the above described 
43.20 	property located within a strip of land 132 feet in width, and centered on the centerline 
43.21 	of Spring Creek, as the same meanders through said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
43.22 	Quarter and said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter.
43.23 	(d) The land borders Spring Creek. The Department of Natural Resources has 
43.24 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes provided that an 
43.25 	easement right is retained. The land is separated from the wildlife management area by a 
43.26 	county road and has been subject to inadvertent trespass by the adjacent landowner.

43.27 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 43.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
43.29 	of natural resources may sell to a local unit of government by private sale the surplus land 
43.30 	that is described 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 and 
43.33 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the 
43.34 	value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide 
44.1 	that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government 
44.2 	fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
44.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
44.4 	Outlot A, Block 1, Schendel Woods, Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to the 
44.5 	recorded plat thereof, containing 13.92 acres, more or less.
44.6 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
44.7 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of 
44.8 	government. A local unit of government would like to use this parcel for a storm water 
44.9 	runoff project.

44.10 	Sec. 22. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
44.11 	WATERS; ITASCA COUNTY.
 44.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
44.13 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may 
44.14 	convey to the city of Cohasset for consideration as determined by Itasca County the land 
44.15 	described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
44.16 	282.
44.17 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
44.18 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Cohasset fails to provide for the public use 
44.19 	described in paragraph (d) or abandons the public use of the land. As a condition of 
44.20 	conveyance, the city of Cohasset must provide to Itasca County a survey of the property, 
44.21 	at no cost to Itasca County. The conveyance is subject to easements, restrictions, and 
44.22 	reservations of record. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal 
44.23 	description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
44.24 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Itasca County and is described as: that 
44.25 	part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West, described 
44.26 	as follows:
44.27 	Commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
44.28 	Quarter, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West; thence South 88 degrees 02 
44.29 	minutes 11 seconds East, along the south line of said Northwest Quarter of Southwest 
44.30 	Quarter and the south line of Government Lot 7 according to the plat of HILLCREST 
44.31 	PARK, 1,351.90 feet to the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road and the point of beginning; 
44.32 	thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 123.51 feet along a 
44.33 	nontangential curve concave to the East, said curve having a central angle of 12 degrees 08 
44.34 	minutes 28 seconds, radius of 582.87 feet, a chord bearing of North 07 degrees 35 minutes 
44.35 	37 seconds West, chord distance 123.28 feet; thence North 01 degrees 31 minutes 24 
45.1 	seconds West, along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 167.83 feet; thence northerly 
45.2 	along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 139.95 feet along a tangential curve concave 
45.3 	to the West, said curve having a central angle of 11 degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds, radius 
45.4 	of 700.85 feet; thence North 12 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds West, along the centerline 
45.5 	of the Tioga Beach Road 174.21 feet; thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga 
45.6 	Beach Road 70.93 feet, more or less, along a tangential curve concave to the East, said 
45.7 	curve having a central angle of 08 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds, radius of 463.14 feet 
45.8 	to intersect the north line of the South 665.00 feet of Government Lot 7; thence South 
45.9 	88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds East along the north line of the South 665.00 feet of 
45.10 	said Government Lot 7, a distance of 512.74 feet; thence South 65 degrees 39 minutes 
45.11 	08 seconds East, 184 feet, more or less, to the waters edge of Pokegama Lake; thence 
45.12 	southwesterly along the waters edge of Pokegama Lake to intersect the south line of said 
45.13 	Government Lot 7; thence North 88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds West, along the south 
45.14 	line of Government Lot 7, 220 feet, more or less, to the point of the beginning and there 
45.15 	terminating. Parcel contains approximately 690 front feet of shoreland on Pokegama 
45.16 	Lake and 6.8 acres.
45.17 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
45.18 	be best served if the lands are managed for a public beach and other public recreational 
45.19 	purposes by the city of Cohasset.

45.20 	Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
45.21 	WATER; MAHNOMEN COUNTY.
 45.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
45.23 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Mahnomen County 
45.24 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
45.25 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
45.26 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
45.27 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
45.28 	The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree 
45.29 	cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 75 feet from the 
45.30 	ordinary high water level. A 15-foot strip for lake access and a dock is allowed.
45.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Mahnomen County and is described as:
45.32 	Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 1; thence 28 rods West to the point of 
45.33 	beginning; thence West 7 rods; thence South to the shoreline of North Twin Lake 9 rods, 
45.34 	more or less; thence southeast on the shoreline to a point South of the point of beginning; 
46.1 	thence North 16 rods, more or less, to the point of beginning, all in Section 29, Township 
46.2 	144 North, Range 39 West (parcel number R16 029 0200).
46.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
46.4 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

46.5 	Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MARTIN COUNTY.
 46.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
46.7 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
46.8 	(c).
46.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
46.10 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
46.11 	and ensure accuracy.
46.12 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: the 
46.13 	North 700 feet of a strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the West Half 
46.14 	of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 
46.15 	25, Township 101 North, Range 32 West, Martin County, Minnesota. The centerline of 
46.16 	said strip being the centerline of the main track (now removed) of the Minnesota and Iowa 
46.17 	Railway Company, as said centerline was originally located and established over and 
46.18 	across said Section 25. This parcel contains 1.6 acres, more or less.
46.19 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
46.20 	for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best 
46.21 	be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent landowner to improve access to the 
46.22 	landowner's property.

46.23 	Sec. 25. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN LAKE MARIA WILDLIFE 
46.24 	MANAGEMENT AREA; MURRAY COUNTY.
 46.25 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land 
46.26 	Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and 
46.27 	according to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange 
46.28 	the land described in paragraph (b).
46.29 	(b) The land that may be exchanged is located in Murray County and is described as:
46.30 	(1) the North 866 feet of the South 1555 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, 
46.31 	Township 108, Range 41, lying West of the East 450 feet thereof;
46.32 	(2) the South 689 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 108, Range 
46.33 	41; and
47.1 	(3) that part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 108, Range 41, 
47.2 	described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 7, Township 
47.3 	108, Range 41; thence running easterly along the north line of said Section 7 a distance of 
47.4 	2,769.50 feet to the intersection with the centerline of the township road; thence southerly 
47.5 	along the centerline of said township road a distance of 2,653.75 feet; thence deflecting 
47.6 	00 degrees 31 minutes right and continuing along the centerline of said township road a 
47.7 	distance of 2,051.75 feet; thence easterly and parallel to the south line of the Southwest 
47.8 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7, a distance of 464 feet; thence South 
47.9 	and parallel to the west line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, a distance of 
47.10 	3,198.00 feet, to the south line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, and the point 
47.11 	of beginning of the land to be described; thence return northerly, along the last described 
47.12 	course, a distance of 2,635 feet to the north line of said Northeast Quarter; thence 
47.13 	southwesterly, a distance of 999 feet, to a point on the west line of said Northeast Quarter, 
47.14 	distant 421.5 feet South of the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter, thence South 
47.15 	along said west line, to the southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence East, along 
47.16 	the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 910 feet to the point of beginning.
47.17 	(c) The land was acquired in part with bonding appropriations. The exchange 
47.18 	with the adjacent landowner will provide additional wildlife acres and additional water 
47.19 	frontage to the state.

47.20 	Sec. 26. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ACQUISITION; 
47.21 	NICOLLET COUNTY.
 47.22 		Subdivision 1.Conveyance of surplus land. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota 
47.23 	Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, the commissioner of administration may upon 
47.24 	recommendation of the commissioner of human services, convey to the city of St. Peter 
47.25 	for no consideration the surplus land or any state interest in land that is described in 
47.26 	paragraph (c).
47.27 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
47.28 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
47.29 	accuracy. The commissioner of administration may grant utility easements for no 
47.30 	consideration in conjunction with the conveyances under this section.
47.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Nicollet County and is described as:
47.32 	(1) all that part of the following described parcel lying westerly of the westerly 
47.33 	right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.
47.34 	Said parcel described as follows:
48.1 	That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, 
48.2 	city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
48.3 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
48.4 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
48.5 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
48.6 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
48.7 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the point of 
48.8 	beginning; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 178.6 feet, 
48.9 	more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade 
48.10 	Road; thence northeasterly, on said centerline, a distance of 98.3 feet, more or less, to the 
48.11 	north line of said Government Lot 6; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds 
48.12 	West, on said north line; a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
48.13 	(2) all that part of the following described parcel lying easterly of the westerly 
48.14 	right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.
48.15 	Said parcel described as follows:
48.16 	That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, 
48.17 	city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:
48.18 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
48.19 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
48.20 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
48.21 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
48.22 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the point of 
48.23 	beginning; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 178.6 feet, 
48.24 	more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade 
48.25 	Road; thence northeasterly, on said centerline, a distance of 98.3 feet, more or less, to the 
48.26 	north line of said Government Lot 6; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, 
48.27 	on said north line; a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and
48.28 	(3) that part of the East 25.00 of a 150.00 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired 
48.29 	in Book R page 338, in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, 
48.30 	Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, 
48.31 	lying South of the southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 99, per 
48.32 	MN/DOT Right-of-Way Map 31-68 and North of the following described line:
48.33 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
48.34 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
48.35 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
48.36 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
49.1 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence North 64 
49.2 	degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 86.15 feet; thence northwesterly 127.21 
49.3 	feet on a tangential curve to the right, having a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 
49.4 	26 degrees 01 minutes 59 seconds to the point of beginning of the line to be described; 
49.5 	thence continuing northwesterly 31.24 feet on said tangential curve to the right, having 
49.6 	a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 06 degrees 23 minutes 34 seconds and 
49.7 	there terminating.
49.8 	(d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state 
49.9 	purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land 
49.10 	was conveyed to and used by the city of St. Peter.
49.11 		Subd. 2.Acquisition authority. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 
49.12 	commissioner of administration, upon recommendation of the commissioner of human 
49.13 	services, may acquire from the city of St. Peter, without monetary consideration, land 
49.14 	located in Nicollet County, described as follows:
49.15 	(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, 
49.16 	Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota:
49.17 	Lying East of the east line of the 150.007 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired in 
49.18 	Book R page 338, in said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29; 
49.19 	AND
49.20 	Lying South of the following described line:
49.21 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 
49.22 	29 minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast 
49.23 	Quarter, a distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said 
49.24 	Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south 
49.25 	line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the 
49.26 	point of beginning; thence North 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 
49.27 	86.15 feet; thence northwesterly 127.21 feet on a tangential curve to the right, having a 
49.28 	radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 26 degrees 01 minutes 51 seconds to the 
49.29 	point of termination. Said point of termination being on the east line of the previously 
49.30 	referenced railroad right-of-way and there terminating; and
49.31 	(2) that part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 
49.32 	West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota described as:
49.33 	Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 
49.34 	minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a 
49.35 	distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast 
49.36 	Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said 
50.1 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence South 64 
50.2 	degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 179 feet, more or less, to the centerline 
50.3 	of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road, and the point of beginning; 
50.4 	thence continuing South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 25.8 feet, 
50.5 	more or less, to the existing right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 169, per Map 14-80; 
50.6 	thence southwesterly along said right-of-way a distance of 91.7 feet, more or less, to the 
50.7 	northerly line of a parcel recorded as Document No. 274882, Nicollet County records; 
50.8 	thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said parcel a distance of 27.5 feet, more or 
50.9 	less, to the centerline of said Freeman Drive; thence northeasterly along said centerline a 
50.10 	distance of 93.2 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
50.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
50.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to legal descriptions to correct errors and 
50.13 	ensure accuracy.

50.14 	Sec. 27. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; OLMSTED COUNTY.
 50.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner 
50.16 	of natural resources shall convey to the city of Oronoco for no consideration the surplus 
50.17 	land that is described in paragraph (c).
50.18 	(b) The conveyance shall occur upon the operation of the reversion clause contained 
50.19 	in the deed for the land described in paragraph (c) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 
50.20 	1965, section 85.188, and after the passage of resolutions by the Olmsted County Board 
50.21 	and the Oronoco City Council, each acknowledging that the requirements set forth in the 
50.22 	Agreement for Transfer of Oronoco Park in the City of Oronoco to the City of Oronoco 
50.23 	by Olmsted County have been sufficiently met to proceed with the conveyance. The 
50.24 	conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general, the Olmsted County 
50.25 	Board, and the Oronoco City Council. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts 
50.26 	to the state if the city of Oronoco fails to maintain and operate the land as a public park. 
50.27 	The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and 
50.28 	ensure accuracy.
50.29 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Olmsted County and is described as:
50.30 	(1) the East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
50.31 	Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West, subject to flowage rights in favor of 
50.32 	Olmsted County; and
50.33 	(2) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, 
50.34 	Township 108 North, Range 14 West.
51.1 	(d) The land is currently owned by Olmsted County and used as a public park, 
51.2 	having been conveyed by the state according to Laws 1965, chapter 810, section 9. The 
51.3 	1965 law and the corresponding conveyance document require reversion to the state if 
51.4 	the county stops operating the land as a public park. Olmsted County no longer wishes 
51.5 	to operate the public park, but the city of Oronoco has agreed to pay consideration to 
51.6 	Olmsted County to continue the park operation. The commissioner has determined that 
51.7 	the state's land management interests would best be served if, upon the land's reversion to 
51.8 	the state, the land was conveyed to and used by the city of Oronoco as a public park.

51.9 	Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PINE COUNTY.
 51.10 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
51.11 	or other law to the contrary, Pine County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
51.12 	described in paragraph (c).
51.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
51.14 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
51.15 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the East 132 
51.16 	feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, 
51.17 	Range 17 West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, subject to a public road 
51.18 	easement over, under, and across the West 66 feet thereof, and the East 132 feet of the 
51.19 	Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 17 
51.20 	West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, subject to a public road easement over, 
51.21 	under, and across the West 66 feet thereof.
51.22 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
51.23 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The county will be able to 
51.24 	access adjacent tax-forfeited property by the public road easement.

51.25 	Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
51.26 	WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.
 51.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
51.28 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
51.29 	in paragraph (c).
51.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
51.31 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
51.32 	and ensure accuracy.
52.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: 
52.2 	Government Lot 9, Section 30, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, containing 0.15 
52.3 	acres, more or less.
52.4 	(d) The land borders the Warroad River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
52.5 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
52.6 	natural resource purposes.

52.7 	Sec. 30. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION 
52.8 	LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
 52.9 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 
52.10 	Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Roseau County may sell by public or private sale the 
52.11 	consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).
52.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
52.13 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
52.14 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
52.15 	appraised value of the land and timber and survey costs. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
52.16 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
52.17 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as:
52.18 	(1) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 162 North, Range 36 West, 
52.19 	lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way of the Canadian National Railway. 
52.20 	Subject to the right-of-way of State Highway 11. Contains 0.75 acres, more or less; and
52.21 	(2) the South Half of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
52.22 	Quarter, Section 34, Township 159 North, Range 39 West, containing 10 acres, more or 
52.23 	less.
52.24 	(d) The lands are not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural 
52.25 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

52.26 	Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
 52.27 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
52.28 	or other law to the contrary, Roseau County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
52.29 	land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
52.30 	chapter 282.
52.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
52.32 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
53.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: the 
53.2 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
53.3 	Quarter, Section 20, Township 163, Range 36.
53.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
53.5 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

53.6 	Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 53.7 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
53.8 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
53.9 	land described in paragraph (c).
53.10 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
53.11 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
53.12 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is adjacent to a parcel 
53.13 	described as: that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter beginning on the 
53.14 	east line at the southerly road right-of-way; thence southerly along the east line 760.07 
53.15 	feet; thence South 89 degrees 3 minutes 23 seconds West 290 feet; thence North 1 degree 
53.16 	12 minutes 54 seconds East 764.79 feet; thence East along the southerly road right-of-way 
53.17 	290 feet to the point of beginning, Section 20, Township 58 North, Range 15 West. St. 
53.18 	Louis County shall sell an adjoining amount of land, determined by the county to rectify 
53.19 	an inadvertent trespass. The sale will ensure that the buildings causing the inadvertent 
53.20 	trespass will meet all setback requirements.
53.21 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
53.22 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

53.23 	Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 53.24 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
53.25 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
53.26 	land described in paragraph (c).
53.27 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
53.28 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
53.29 	accuracy.
53.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
53.31 	(1) Lot 90, Block 75, Duluth Proper Third Division, except the West six feet of the 
53.32 	South 50 feet of the West Half, Section 28, Township 50 North, Range 14 West;
54.1 	(2) the northerly 100 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except 
54.2 	the westerly 233 feet, and except the easterly 1,037 feet, Section 14, Township 51 North, 
54.3 	Range 13 West;
54.4 	(3) the South 150 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, 
54.5 	Township 55 North, Range 18 West;
54.6 	(4) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 1,040 feet of the Northwest 
54.7 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
54.8 	(5) the North 45.27 feet of the South 1,085.27 feet of the West 449 feet of the 
54.9 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 
54.10 	West;
54.11 	(6) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 832 feet of the Northwest 
54.12 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
54.13 	(7) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 624 feet of the Northwest 
54.14 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;
54.15 	(8) the West 33 feet of the South 416 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
54.16 	Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and
54.17 	(9) part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 58 North, 
54.18 	Range 15 West.
54.19 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
54.20 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

54.21 	Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
54.22 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 54.23 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
54.24 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
54.25 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
54.26 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
54.27 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
54.28 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
54.29 	accuracy.
54.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
54.31 	(1) Lot 4, Block 4, Greenwood Beach, town of Duluth, Section 19, Township 51 
54.32 	North, Range 12 West;
54.33 	(2) beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 4, running thence East 450 feet; thence 
54.34 	North 200 feet; thence West 450 feet; thence South along the section line 200 feet to the 
55.1 	point of beginning, except the northerly 40 feet, Section 7, Township 54 North, Range 
55.2 	19 West;
55.3 	(3) the South 560 feet of the East 300 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast 
55.4 	Quarter, except the highway right-of-way and except the North 315 feet, Section 22, 
55.5 	Township 61 North, Range 20 West;
55.6 	(4) an undivided 1/24 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
55.7 	Section 8, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
55.8 	(5) an undivided 2/15 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
55.9 	Section 20, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
55.10 	(6) an undivided 1/3 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
55.11 	Section 21, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
55.12 	(7) an undivided 1/45 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
55.13 	Section 29, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;
55.14 	(8) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
55.15 	Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;
55.16 	(9) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
55.17 	Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;
55.18 	(10) an undivided 1369/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, 
55.19 	Section 28, Township 51 North, Range 18 West; and
55.20 	(11) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, 
55.21 	Township 63 North, Range 18 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
55.22 	Assuming the northeast line of Lot 9 in the plat of MANNIKKO (PINE RIDGE) to 
55.23 	bear North 54 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds West, and COMMENCING from the most 
55.24 	northerly corner of said Lot 9 run North 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance 
55.25 	of 107.39 feet; thence South 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 28.19 
55.26 	feet; thence South 86 degrees 24 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 82.17 feet; thence 
55.27 	South 77 degrees 07 minutes 31 seconds West, a distance of 77.70 feet; thence South 82 
55.28 	degrees 40 minutes 33 seconds West, a distance of 83.09 feet; thence South 71 degrees 26 
55.29 	minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 190.55 feet; thence North 70 degrees 55 minutes 
55.30 	26 seconds West, a distance of 76.14 feet to a point on a nontangential curve, the center 
55.31 	of which bears North 35 degrees 10 minutes 49 seconds West, being also a point on the 
55.32 	east right-of-way of "Phillips Road" as it exists in January of 1995; thence northerly along 
55.33 	said east right-of-way, on said nontangential curve, concave to the West, central angle of 
55.34 	88 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds, radius of 90.00 feet, a distance of 139.74 feet; thence 
55.35 	North 34 degrees 08 minutes 26 seconds west, along said east right-of-way, a distance of 
55.36 	105.00 feet to a tangential curve; thence northerly along said east right-of-way on said 
56.1 	tangential curve, concave to the East, central angle 69 degrees 38 minutes 31 seconds, 
56.2 	radius 68.00 feet, a distance of 82.65 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence northerly 
56.3 	along said east right-of-way, on said reverse curve, concave to the West, central angle of 
56.4 	18 degrees, more or less, radius of 116.25 feet, a distance of 36.5 feet, more or less, to 
56.5 	the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the POINT OF 
56.6 	BEGINNING of the land being described; thence northerly, continuing along said curve, a 
56.7 	distance of 96.2 feet; thence North 29 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds West, tangent to said 
56.8 	curve and along said east right-of-way, a distance of 16.32 feet; thence South 89 degrees 
56.9 	42 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 943.3 feet, more or less, to the east line of 
56.10 	said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence southerly, along said east line, a 
56.11 	distance of 30 feet, more or less, to the shore of Lake Vermilion; thence southerly, along 
56.12 	said shore, a distance of 100 feet, more or less, to the south line of said Southeast Quarter 
56.13 	of the Northeast Quarter; thence westerly, along said south line, a distance of 880 feet, 
56.14 	more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.5 acres, more or less.
56.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
56.16 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

56.17 	Sec. 35. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
56.18 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 56.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
56.20 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
56.21 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
56.22 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
56.23 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
56.24 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and 
56.25 	ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
56.26 	conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements 
56.27 	shall be up to 200 feet in width, lying 100 feet, to the extent possible given the location 
56.28 	of property lines, on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide 
56.29 	riparian protection and angler access.
56.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
56.31 	(1) Lot 22, Block 1, Wonderland 1st Addition, town of Duluth, except the highway 
56.32 	right-of-way and including part of the adjacent vacated road, Section 17, Township 51 
56.33 	North, Range 12 West; and
57.1 	(2) that part of the southerly 135 feet of the northerly 543 feet of the Northwest 
57.2 	Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying East of the westerly 968 feet and West of the 
57.3 	Sucker River, Section 30, Township 52 North, Range 12 West.
57.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
57.5 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

57.6 	Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
57.7 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
57.9 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
57.10 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
57.11 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
57.12 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
57.13 	accuracy.
57.14 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
57.15 	(1) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
57.16 	Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West, subject to an existing easement;
57.17 	(2) the North 407 feet of that part of Lot 4 lying South of the east and west centerline 
57.18 	of Section 20, Section 20, Township 51 North, Range 16 West;
57.19 	(3) Lots 1, 2, and 3, Childs Birch Grove Tracts, Grand Lake, Section 20, Township 
57.20 	51 North, Range 16 West;
57.21 	(4) Lots 28 and 29, Briar Lake Shores 3rd Addition, North Star, Section 15, 
57.22 	Township 53 North, Range 13 West; and
57.23 	(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 26, 
57.24 	Township 60 North, Range 17 West.
57.25 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
57.26 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

57.27 	Sec. 37. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
57.28 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
57.30 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
57.31 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
57.32 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
57.33 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and 
57.34 	ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
58.1 	conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements 
58.2 	shall be up to 200 feet in width, lying 100 feet, to the extent possible given the location 
58.3 	of property lines, on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide 
58.4 	riparian protection and angler access. For the parcels described in paragraph (c), clauses 
58.5 	(6) and (7), a 33-foot strip across the easement shall be allowed for road access and utilities.
58.6 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
58.7 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except 4.56 acres for a road and 
58.8 	except that part lying South and West of Highway 2, Section 8, Township 50 North, 
58.9 	Range 16 West;
58.10 	(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the 
58.11 	railway right-of-way and except the highway right-of-way, Section 17, Township 51 
58.12 	North, Range 12 West;
58.13 	(3) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
58.14 	Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
58.15 	(4) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
58.16 	Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
58.17 	(5) the West five acres of the South 15 acres of the North 30 acres of the Northeast 
58.18 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;
58.19 	(6) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
58.20 	Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West; and
58.21 	(7) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
58.22 	Quarter, except the West 25 feet, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West.
58.23 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
58.24 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

58.25 	Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
58.26 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 58.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
58.28 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
58.29 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
58.30 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
58.31 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and 
58.32 	ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
58.33 	conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements 
58.34 	shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream to 
59.1 	provide riparian protection and angler access. For the parcel described in paragraph (c), 
59.2 	clause (4), a 33-foot strip across the easement shall be allowed for road access and utilities.
59.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
59.4 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the North Half, Section 
59.5 	15, Township 50 North, Range 15 West;
59.6 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 53 North, 
59.7 	Range 20 West;
59.8 	(3) the westerly 330 feet of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
59.9 	Quarter, Section 11, Township 56 North, Range 20 West; and
59.10 	(4) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except the South Half of the 
59.11 	Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and except the North ten acres, Section 
59.12 	34, Township 50 North, Range 15 West.
59.13 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
59.14 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

59.15 	Sec. 39. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
59.16 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 59.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
59.18 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
59.19 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
59.20 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
59.21 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and 
59.22 	ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
59.23 	conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. For the parcel 
59.24 	described in paragraph (c), clause (1), the easement must be 100 feet in width from the 
59.25 	centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access. 
59.26 	For the parcel described in paragraph (c), clause (2), the easement must be 200 feet in 
59.27 	width from the centerline of the stream to provide riparian protection and angler access. 
59.28 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
59.29 	(1) Lots 511 through 515, Homecroft Park, town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 
59.30 	51 North, Range 14 West; and 
59.31 	(2) that part of the Lot 2 lying East of a line parallel with and 150 feet East of the 
59.32 	centerline of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 17, Township 51 
59.33 	North, Range 17 West.
59.34 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
59.35 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

60.1 	Sec. 40. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
60.2 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 60.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
60.4 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
60.5 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
60.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
60.7 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
60.8 	The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree 
60.9 	cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 100 feet in width, 
60.10 	lying 50 feet on each side of the centerline of streams that are tributaries to the Sand River.
60.11 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: the North 
60.12 	416 feet of the East 416 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
60.13 	10, Township 59 North, Range 17 West.
60.14 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
60.15 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

60.16 	Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON 
60.17 	COUNTY.
 60.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
60.19 	of natural resources may sell to a political subdivision by private sale the surplus land 
60.20 	that is described in paragraph (c).
60.21 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
60.22 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
60.23 	and ensure accuracy.
60.24 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
60.25 	(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, 
60.26 	Township 32, Range 21, lying South of the centerline of Highway 97; and
60.27 	(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 21 
60.28 	West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at the southwest 
60.29 	corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 
60.30 	50 minutes 33 seconds East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter 1555.59 
60.31 	feet; thence North 11 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 720.70 feet; thence North 53 
60.32 	degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds West 436.77 feet; thence North 45 degrees 10 minutes 18 
60.33 	seconds West 222.72 feet to the southerly boundary of the recorded plat of BASSWOOD 
60.34 	ESTATES, on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder; thence westerly 
60.35 	along the southerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to the southwesterly corner 
61.1 	thereof; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to 
61.2 	the most northerly corner of Lot 2 of Block 3 of said BASSWOOD ESTATES; thence 
61.3 	westerly to a point on the west line of said Southwest Quarter 407.50 feet southerly of 
61.4 	the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 19 
61.5 	seconds East along the west line of said Southwest Quarter 2238.63 feet to the point 
61.6 	of beginning.
61.7 	These parcels contain 57.2 acres, more or less.
61.8 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
61.9 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a political 
61.10 	subdivision. A political subdivision would like to use these parcels as wetland mitigation 
61.11 	sites.
61.12 	(e) This sale is the result of the intent expressed by of the city of Columbus and 
61.13 	Anoka County to allow the commissioner of natural resources to replace the approximately 
61.14 	57 acres of land with land adjacent to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area from 
61.15 	willing sellers as identified in the November 19, 2007, Department of Natural Resources' 
61.16 	land acquisition plan.

61.17 	Sec. 42. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON 
61.18 	COUNTY.
 61.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
61.20 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
61.21 	(c).
61.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
61.23 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
61.24 	and ensure accuracy.
61.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described 
61.26 	as: the West 750 feet of the East 1,130.6 feet of the North 786.72 feet of the Northwest 
61.27 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 20 West, 
61.28 	containing 13.5 acres, more or less.
61.29 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
61.30 	for natural resource purposes. The state's land management interests would best be served 
61.31 	if the land was sold to an adjacent landowner, as the property described in paragraph (c) 
61.32 	does not have legal access to a public road.

61.33 	Sec. 43. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
61.34 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 62.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
62.2 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
62.3 	may sell by private sale or convey for no consideration to the United States of America, 
62.4 	acting through the United States National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the 
62.5 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the 
62.6 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
62.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
62.8 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
62.9 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
62.10 	(1) Parcel A (PIN 29.031.19.22.0001): Section 29, Township 31, Range 19, 
62.11 	Government Lot 5;
62.12 	(2) Parcel B (PIN 20.031.19.22.0001): Section 20, Township 31, Range 19, 
62.13 	Government Lot 5;
62.14 	(3) Parcel C (PIN 17.031.19.32.0001): Section 17, Township 31, Range 19, 
62.15 	Government Lot 4;
62.16 	(4) Parcel D (PIN 18.032.19.11.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, 
62.17 	Government Lot 2; and
62.18 	(5) Parcel E (PIN 18.032.19.14.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, 
62.19 	Government Lot 3.
62.20 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
62.21 	best be served if the lands were sold or conveyed to the United States of America and 
62.22 	managed by the National Park Service.

62.23 	Sec. 44. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
62.24 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 62.25 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
62.26 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
62.27 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
62.28 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
62.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
62.30 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
62.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Parcel 
62.32 	A (PIN 09.032.21.43.0070): Lot 8, Block 3, excepting therefrom the East 200 feet thereof 
62.33 	of Skoglund's Park Addition, as surveyed and platted and now on file and of record in the 
62.34 	Office of the Registrar of Titles of said County of Washington, State of Minnesota.
63.1 	(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
63.2 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage. 
63.3 	The county may split the parcel described in paragraph (c), as allowed in Minnesota 
63.4 	Statutes, section 282.01, and sell the resulting parcels if the county finds a split to be 
63.5 	advantageous for the purpose of sale.

63.6 	Sec. 45. CONVEYANCE OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT LAND; WINONA 
63.7 	COUNTY.
 63.8 	The Rushford Area Drainage and Conservancy District, established by order of 
63.9 	the Tenth Judicial District Court on February 20, 1953, was terminated on January 1, 
63.10 	1988, by Laws 1987, chapter 239, section 140. The land that was owned by the Rushford 
63.11 	Area Drainage and Conservancy District in Winona County is now owned by the state 
63.12 	of Minnesota and is hereby transferred to the commissioner of natural resources for 
63.13 	administration and management for conservation purposes.

63.14 	Sec. 46. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
 63.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.055, subdivision 2, the proceeds 
63.16 	resulting from the 2010 sale of a transportation road easement on the Lamprey Pass 
63.17 	Wildlife Management Area to construct a road overpass on County Road 83 in Washington 
63.18 	County shall be deposited in the land acquisition account established under Minnesota 
63.19 	Statutes, section 94.165.

63.20 	Sec. 47. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 63.21 	Sections 12 to 46 are effective the day following final enactment.