1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing private sales of certain tax-forfeited land.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
1.5 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.7 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
1.8 	may sell by private sale or convey for no consideration to the United States of America, 
1.9 	acting through the United States National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the 
1.10 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the 
1.11 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.13 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.14 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
1.15 	(1) Parcel A (PIN 29.031.19.22.0001): Section 29, Township 31, Range 19, 
1.16 	Government Lot 5;
1.17 	(2) Parcel B (PIN 20.031.19.22.0001): Section 20, Township 31, Range 19, 
1.18 	Government Lot 5;
1.19 	(3) Parcel C (PIN 17.031.19.32.0001): Section 17, Township 31, Range 19, 
1.20 	Government Lot 4;
1.21 	(4) Parcel D (PIN 18.032.19.11.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, 
1.22 	Government Lot 2; and
1.23 	(5) Parcel E (PIN 18.032.19.14.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, 
1.24 	Government Lot 3.
2.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.2 	best be served if the lands were sold or conveyed to the United States of America and 
2.3 	managed by the National Park Service.

2.4 	Sec. 2. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.5 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 2.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
2.7 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
2.8 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
2.9 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
2.10 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
2.11 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
2.12 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Parcel 
2.13 	A (PIN 09.032.21.43.0070): Lot 8, Block 3, excepting therefrom the East 200 feet thereof 
2.14 	of Skoglund's Park Addition, as surveyed and platted and now on file and of record in the 
2.15 	Office of the Registrar of Titles of said County of Washington, State of Minnesota.
2.16 	(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
2.17 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage. 
2.18 	The county may split the parcel described in paragraph (c), as allowed in Minnesota 
2.19 	Statutes, section 282.01, and sell the resulting parcels if the county finds a split to be 
2.20 	advantageous for the purpose of sale.

2.21 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.22 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.