SF 1750

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)

Posted on 04/05/2012 11:19 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to natural resources; modifying Heartland Trail; providing for expedited 1.3exchanges of certain lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, state 1.4recreation areas, and state forests; authorizing public and private sale of certain 1.5state lands; modifying certain easements; modifying certain lease provisions; 1.6modifying Mississippi River management plan;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.72010, sections 84.631; 85.015, subdivision 12; 92.50, subdivision 1; proposing 1.8coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92. 1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.631, is amended to read: 1.1184.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS. 1.12(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner new text begin of natural new text end 1.13 new text begin resources new text end , on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the 1.14commissioner's jurisdiction other than school trust land, to a private person requesting an 1.15easement for access to property owned by the person only if the following requirements 1.16are met: (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) 1.17the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or natural 1.18resource management impacts. 1.19(b) The commissioner shall: 1.20(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement; 1.21(2) new text begin limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust new text end 1.22 new text begin land; new text end 1.23 new text begin (3) new text end provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and 1.24(3) new text begin (4) new text end impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under 1.25the circumstances. 2.1(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application 2.2for a road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the 2.3application is withdrawn or denied. 2.4(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the 2.5application fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a 2.6monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of 2.7the road and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner 2.8must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits 2.9the fee. The applicant shall pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner 2.10of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant 2.11has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for 2.12the easement. 2.13(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the 2.14unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue. 2.15(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land 2.16management account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the 2.17commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section. 2.18    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 2.19    Subd. 12. Heartland Trail, Clay, Becker, Hubbard, and Cass Counties. 2.20(a) The trail shall originate at Moorhead in Clay County and extend in an easterly 2.21direction through Detroit Lakes in Becker County to mile post 90.92 at Park Rapids in 2.22Hubbard County; thence in an easterly direction along the Burlington Northern Railroad 2.23right-of-way through Walker in Cass County; thence in a northerly direction along the 2.24Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way to Cass Lake in Cass County, and there 2.25terminate. new text begin A segment shall be established that connects the trail to Itasca State Park. new text end 2.26(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking. 2.27    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 92.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.28    Subdivision 1. Lease terms. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may lease 2.29land under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control: 2.30(1) to remove sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, peat, and black dirt; 2.31(2) to store ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and tailings from ore milling 2.32plants; 2.33(3) for roads or railroads; or 2.34(4) for other uses consistent with the interests of the state. 3.1(b) The commissioner shall offer the lease at public or private sale for an amount 3.2and under terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. Commercial leases for 3.3more than ten years and leases for removal of peat that cover 320 or more acres must be 3.4approved by the Executive Council. 3.5(c) The lease term may not exceed ten new text begin 21 new text end years except: 3.6(1) leases of lands for storage sites for ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and 3.7tailings from ore milling plants, or for the removal of peat new text begin for nonagricultural purposes new text end 3.8may not exceed a term of 25 years; new text begin and new text end 3.9(2) leases for the use of peat lands for agricultural purposes may not exceed 21 3.10years; and 3.11(3) leases for commercial purposes, including major resort, convention center, or 3.12recreational area purposes, may not exceed a term of 40 years. 3.13(d) Leases must be subject to sale and leasing of the land for mineral purposes and 3.14contain a provision for cancellation for just cause at any time by the commissioner upon 3.15six months' written notice. A longer notice period, not exceeding three years, may be 3.16provided in leases for storing ore, waste materials from mines or rock or tailings from ore 3.17milling plants. The commissioner may determine the terms and conditions, including the 3.18notice period, for cancellation of a lease for the removal of peat and commercial leases. 3.19(e) Money received from leases under this section must be credited to the fund to 3.20which the land belongs. 3.21    Sec. 4. new text begin [92.80] CREATION OF CHILDREN'S STATE FOREST. new text end 3.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose and scope. new text end new text begin (a) This section facilitates the expedited new text end 3.23 new text begin exchange of state-owned lands located within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area new text end 3.24 new text begin Wilderness. new text end 3.25 new text begin (b) For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 apply only to new text end 3.26 new text begin the extent specified in this section. new text end 3.27     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Classes of land; definitions. new text end new text begin The classes of state land that may be involved new text end 3.28 new text begin in an expedited exchange under this section are: new text end 3.29 new text begin (1) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; new text end 3.30 new text begin (2) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress; new text end 3.31 new text begin (3) all other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of new text end 3.32 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources; and new text end 3.33 new text begin (4) all lands acquired by the state through tax forfeiture, held subject to a trust in new text end 3.34 new text begin favor of the taxing districts, and under the control of county authorities for classification, new text end 3.35 new text begin appraisal, and sale. new text end 4.1     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Priority. new text end new text begin An exchange of state land under this section shall give priority to new text end 4.2 new text begin exchanges that provide the most opportunity for revenue generation for the permanent new text end 4.3 new text begin school fund, and priority shall be given to lands within the Superior National Forest in new text end 4.4 new text begin the Mesabi Purchase Unit in St. Louis County and in the following townships in St. new text end 4.5 new text begin Louis County: new text end 4.6 new text begin (1) Township 59 North, Range 14 West; new text end 4.7 new text begin (2) Township 59 North, Range 13 West; new text end 4.8 new text begin (3) Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and new text end 4.9 new text begin (4) Township 60 North, Range 12 West. new text end 4.10     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Valuation of land. new text end new text begin (a) In an exchange of school trust land, university land, new text end 4.11 new text begin or other land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources for land owned new text end 4.12 new text begin by the United States, the examination and value determination of the land shall be done new text end 4.13 new text begin in a manner as agreed to between the commissioner and the authorized representative of new text end 4.14 new text begin the United States. new text end 4.15 new text begin (b) In an exchange of tax-forfeited land for land owned by the United States, the new text end 4.16 new text begin examination and value determination shall be done in a manner as agreed to between the new text end 4.17 new text begin county board and the authorized representative of the United States. new text end 4.18 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding section 94.343 or any other law to the contrary, all lands new text end 4.19 new text begin exchanged under this section shall be exchanged for an equal amount of acres of land and new text end 4.20 new text begin shall, through exchanges that reunite mineral rights with surface ownership and other new text end 4.21 new text begin means, provide as close to an equal land value exchange as possible. new text end 4.22     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Title. new text end new text begin Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the new text end 4.23 new text begin parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to new text end 4.24 new text begin the exchange may use title insurance to aid in the determination. new text end 4.25     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Approval by Land Exchange Board. new text end new text begin In accordance with the Minnesota new text end 4.26 new text begin Constitution, article XI, section 10, all expedited land exchanges under this section require new text end 4.27 new text begin the unanimous approval of the Land Exchange Board. new text end 4.28     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Conveyance. new text end new text begin (a) Conveyance of school trust land, university land, or other new text end 4.29 new text begin land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources shall be made by deed new text end 4.30 new text begin executed by the commissioner in the name of the state. Conveyance of tax-forfeited land new text end 4.31 new text begin shall be by a deed executed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state. new text end 4.32 new text begin (b) School trust land, university land, and other land under the control of the new text end 4.33 new text begin commissioner of natural resources and given in exchange are subject to reservations new text end 4.34 new text begin under section 94.343, subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section new text end 4.35 new text begin 10. Tax-forfeited land given in exchange is subject to reservations under section 94.344, new text end 4.36 new text begin subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10. new text end 5.1 new text begin (c) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie. new text end 5.2     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Land status. new text end new text begin Except as provided under section 92.81, land received in new text end 5.3 new text begin exchange for school trust land, university land, or other land under the control of the new text end 5.4 new text begin commissioner of natural resources is subject to the same trust, if any, and otherwise has new text end 5.5 new text begin the same status as the land given in exchange. Land received in exchange for tax-forfeited new text end 5.6 new text begin land is subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision in which it lies and all new text end 5.7 new text begin laws relating to tax-forfeited land. new text end 5.8    Sec. 5. new text begin [92.82] PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN new text end 5.9 new text begin BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS; COOK, LAKE, AND ST. new text end 5.10 new text begin LOUIS COUNTIES. new text end 5.11 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding sections 92.06, 92.13, 92.14, 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 5.12 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell to the United States by private sale the surplus new text end 5.13 new text begin land, including the land bordering public water, that is described in paragraph (d). new text end 5.14 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 5.15 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 5.16 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 5.17 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding sections 92.115, 92.12, and 94.10, an appraisal of the lands is new text end 5.18 new text begin not required, and the value of the lands shall be determined in the same manner as the new text end 5.19 new text begin exchange with the United States of other state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters new text end 5.20 new text begin Canoe Area Wilderness. new text end 5.21 new text begin (d) The land that may be sold is state-owned land under the control of the new text end 5.22 new text begin commissioner of natural resources and located within the boundary of the Boundary new text end 5.23 new text begin Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. The state-owned new text end 5.24 new text begin lands may include the state land for which the school trust interest was extinguished new text end 5.25 new text begin through condemnation, university lands granted to the state by acts of Congress, and all new text end 5.26 new text begin other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of the commissioner new text end 5.27 new text begin of natural resources. new text end 5.28 new text begin (e) Conveyance of state lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness new text end 5.29 new text begin to the United States will preserve the spectacular wild areas while producing economic new text end 5.30 new text begin benefits for the state. new text end 5.31 new text begin (f) Payment for state lands for which the school trust interest was extinguished new text end 5.32 new text begin through condemnation shall be used to pay the award under the condemnation action. new text end 5.33    Sec. 6. new text begin DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS. new text end 6.1     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 28] Interstate State Park, Chisago County. new text end new text begin The new text end 6.2 new text begin following area is deleted from Interstate State Park: that part of Lots 8, 9, and 10 of Block new text end 6.3 new text begin 35 of the Plat of the Town of Taylor's Falls, on file and of record in the Chisago County new text end 6.4 new text begin Recorder's Office, described as follows: beginning at the northwest corner of said Lot 10; new text end 6.5 new text begin thence on an assumed bearing of South 08 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds West 151.46 feet new text end 6.6 new text begin along the west line of said Lots 10, 9, and 8 to the southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence new text end 6.7 new text begin South 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds East 160.00 feet along the south line of said Lot 8; new text end 6.8 new text begin thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds East 150.00 feet to a point which is 140.00 new text end 6.9 new text begin feet east of the northwest corner of said Lot 10 as measured along the north line thereof; new text end 6.10 new text begin thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds West 140.00 feet to the point of beginning. new text end 6.11     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 40] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis County. new text end 6.12 new text begin The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park: that part of Government new text end 6.13 new text begin Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, new text end 6.14 new text begin described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of said section; new text end 6.15 new text begin thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the north new text end 6.16 new text begin line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 31 degrees 35 new text end 6.17 new text begin minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy Beach Road; thence new text end 6.18 new text begin North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline 374.52 feet to the north new text end 6.19 new text begin line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds West along the north new text end 6.20 new text begin line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning. new text end 6.21    Sec. 7. new text begin ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS. new text end 6.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin [85.013] [Subd. 11b] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, new text end 6.23 new text begin Meeker County. new text end new text begin The following area is added to the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation new text end 6.24 new text begin Area, Meeker County: the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Government new text end 6.25 new text begin Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, all in Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West, Meeker County, new text end 6.26 new text begin Minnesota, LESS AND EXCEPT the following two tracts: new text end 6.27 new text begin (1) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West, new text end 6.28 new text begin lying North of the south line of said Section 20 and East of a line at right angles to and new text end 6.29 new text begin beginning at a point on said line 734.6 feet East of its intersection with the centerline of new text end 6.30 new text begin County Road No. 169; and new text end 6.31 new text begin (2) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8 of Section 20, Township 118 North, new text end 6.32 new text begin Range 30 West, lying West of County Road No. 169. new text end 6.33     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin [85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation new text end 6.34 new text begin Area, St. Louis County. new text end new text begin The following areas are added to the Iron Range Off-Highway new text end 6.35 new text begin Vehicle Recreation Area: new text end 7.1 new text begin (1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 25, new text end 7.2 new text begin Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly new text end 7.3 new text begin of the DM & IR Railroad; and new text end 7.4 new text begin (2) the East 100 feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 58 North, new text end 7.5 new text begin Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota. new text end 7.6    Sec. 8. new text begin DELETION FROM STATE RECREATION AREA. new text end 7.7 new text begin [85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. new text end 7.8 new text begin Louis County. new text end new text begin The following areas are deleted from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle new text end 7.9 new text begin Recreation Area: new text end 7.10 new text begin (1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northwest new text end 7.11 new text begin Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all new text end 7.12 new text begin in Section 26, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying new text end 7.13 new text begin northwesterly of the Gilbert mine pit in said section; new text end 7.14 new text begin (2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township new text end 7.15 new text begin 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northwesterly of Deep new text end 7.16 new text begin Lake in said section; and new text end 7.17 new text begin (3) the South Half of Section 36, except the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest new text end 7.18 new text begin Quarter, all in Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota. new text end 7.19    Sec. 9. new text begin DELETION FROM STATE FOREST. new text end 7.20 new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 18] Fond du Lac State Forest. new text end new text begin The following areas are deleted new text end 7.21 new text begin from the Fond du Lac State Forest: new text end 7.22 new text begin (1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30 new text end 7.23 new text begin of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and new text end 7.24 new text begin (2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section new text end 7.25 new text begin 25 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West. new text end 7.26    Sec. 10. new text begin ADDITION TO STATE FOREST. new text end 7.27 new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 35] Nemadji State Forest. new text end new text begin The following areas are added to new text end 7.28 new text begin the Nemadji State Forest: new text end 7.29 new text begin (1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30 new text end 7.30 new text begin of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and new text end 7.31 new text begin (2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section new text end 7.32 new text begin 25 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West. new text end 8.1    Sec. 11. new text begin MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CRITICAL AREA new text end 8.2 new text begin ADMINISTRATION. new text end 8.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 6105.0800 to 6105.0960, or other law to new text end 8.4 new text begin the contrary, those portions of the Mississippi River within the boundaries of the cities new text end 8.5 new text begin of Dayton and Ramsey are exempt from designation as a component of the Minnesota new text end 8.6 new text begin wild, scenic, and recreational rivers system. new text end 8.7 new text begin (b) The zoning standards in effect in the cities of Dayton and Ramsey on March 1, new text end 8.8 new text begin 2012, shall become the minimum standards for future critical area ordinance approval by new text end 8.9 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources, but the commissioner may, by written approval, new text end 8.10 new text begin allow varied standards, provided the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, are new text end 8.11 new text begin satisfied. new text end 8.12 new text begin (c) For purposes of land use districts within the Mississippi River corridor critical new text end 8.13 new text begin area under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, the commissioner of natural resources new text end 8.14 new text begin shall classify the city of Dayton as rural open space according to the governor's Executive new text end 8.15 new text begin Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12, 1979. new text end 8.16    Sec. 12. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 8.17 new text begin WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY. new text end 8.18 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 8.19 new text begin Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 8.20 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 8.21 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 8.22 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 8.23 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 8.24 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: new text end 8.25 new text begin (1) parcel 01.00113.00; new text end 8.26 new text begin (2) parcel 01.00204.00; new text end 8.27 new text begin (3) parcel 34.00558.00; and new text end 8.28 new text begin (4) parcel 34.00568.00. new text end 8.29 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 8.30 new text begin best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 8.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 8.32    Sec. 13. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 8.33 new text begin WATER; BIG STONE COUNTY. new text end 9.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 9.2 new text begin Big Stone County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described new text end 9.3 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 9.4 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 9.5 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 9.6 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Big Stone County and is described as: new text end 9.7 new text begin (1) Lots 1 to 12, Block 3, Original Plat; and new text end 9.8 new text begin (2) Outlot 160, city of Ortonville. new text end 9.9 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 9.10 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 9.11    Sec. 14. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY. new text end 9.12 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner new text end 9.13 new text begin of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph new text end 9.14 new text begin (c). new text end 9.15 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 9.16 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 9.17 new text begin and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the United States for less than the new text end 9.18 new text begin value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide new text end 9.19 new text begin that the land be managed for conservation purposes and reverts to the state if the United new text end 9.20 new text begin States fails to manage the land for conservation purposes. new text end 9.21 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: that new text end 9.22 new text begin part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range new text end 9.23 new text begin 24 West, lying northwesterly of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company new text end 9.24 new text begin Railroad, and that part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township new text end 9.25 new text begin 27 North, Range 24 West, described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of said new text end 9.26 new text begin East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 49 new text end 9.27 new text begin minutes 47 seconds West along the north line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter, a new text end 9.28 new text begin distance of 127.6 feet; thence South 24 degrees 20 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance of new text end 9.29 new text begin 437.59 feet; thence South 47 degrees 28 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 522.97 new text end 9.30 new text begin feet; thence South 1/2 degree 31 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 866.39 feet to the new text end 9.31 new text begin northwesterly line of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Railroad; new text end 9.32 new text begin thence North 44 degrees 39 minutes 07 seconds East, along said northwesterly line, a new text end 9.33 new text begin distance of 130.52 feet to the east line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence new text end 9.34 new text begin North 00 degrees 42 minutes 27 seconds East, along the east line of said East Half of new text end 10.1 new text begin the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 1,487.79 feet to the point of beginning; containing new text end 10.2 new text begin 30.72 acres, more or less. new text end 10.3 new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land new text end 10.4 new text begin management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the United States. new text end 10.5 new text begin The land was part of the Black Dog Preserve Scientific and Natural Area, which was new text end 10.6 new text begin de-designated by the commissioner, effective November 21, 2011. The United States, new text end 10.7 new text begin acting by and through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, wishes to acquire the new text end 10.8 new text begin land for inclusion in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. new text end 10.9    Sec. 15. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 10.10 new text begin WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY. new text end 10.11 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 10.12 new text begin Goodhue County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in new text end 10.13 new text begin paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 10.14 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 10.15 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 10.16 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as: new text end 10.17 new text begin (1) part of Lot 3, Welch Township, Section 26, Township 114 North, Range 16 new text end 10.18 new text begin West (parcel 46.126.0070); and new text end 10.19 new text begin (2) Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 6, Emerald Valley, city of Wanamingo (parcels new text end 10.20 new text begin 70.147.1010, 70.147.1020, 70.147.1030, 70.147.1040, and 70.147.1050). new text end 10.21 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 10.22 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 10.23    Sec. 16. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 10.24 new text begin WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 10.25 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and new text end 10.26 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 10.27 new text begin 282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no new text end 10.28 new text begin consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph new text end 10.29 new text begin (c). new text end 10.30 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 10.31 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 10.32 new text begin and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if new text end 10.33 new text begin the governmental subdivision stops using the land as a flood plain and open space and new text end 10.34 new text begin for wetland mitigation purposes. new text end 11.1 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: that new text end 11.2 new text begin part of Government Lot 3 lying South of the North 45 rods thereof and North of Nichols new text end 11.3 new text begin Shoreland and lying westerly of Magda Drive, Section 36, Township 119 North, Range 22 new text end 11.4 new text begin West (Hennepin County tax identification no. 36-119-22 11 0004). new text end 11.5 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 11.6 new text begin best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a new text end 11.7 new text begin flood plain and open space and for wetland mitigation purposes. new text end 11.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 11.9    Sec. 17. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 11.10 new text begin WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 11.11 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and new text end 11.12 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 11.13 new text begin 282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no new text end 11.14 new text begin consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph new text end 11.15 new text begin (c). new text end 11.16 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 11.17 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 11.18 new text begin and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the new text end 11.19 new text begin governmental subdivision stops using the land for preservation of wetlands. new text end 11.20 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: new text end 11.21 new text begin Government Lot 1, Section 19, Township 120 North, Range 22 West (Hennepin County new text end 11.22 new text begin tax identification no. 19-120-22 22 0001). new text end 11.23 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 11.24 new text begin be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for new text end 11.25 new text begin preservation of wetlands. new text end 11.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 11.27    Sec. 18. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 11.28 new text begin WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 11.29 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and new text end 11.30 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 11.31 new text begin 282, Hennepin County may convey to the city of Corcoran for no consideration the new text end 11.32 new text begin tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 12.1 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 12.2 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 12.3 new text begin ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city new text end 12.4 new text begin of Corcoran stops using the land for a recreational trail and for storm water ponding. new text end 12.5 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: new text end 12.6 new text begin Outlot A, Lake Jubert Estates (Hennepin County tax identification no. 29-119-23 43 0008). new text end 12.7 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 12.8 new text begin be best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Corcoran for a recreational trail and new text end 12.9 new text begin for storm water ponding. new text end 12.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 12.11    Sec. 19. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 12.12 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 12.13 new text begin 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited new text end 12.14 new text begin lands that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota new text end 12.15 new text begin Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 12.16 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 12.17 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 12.18 new text begin ensure accuracy. The purchaser must provide a certified survey of the parcel to be sold new text end 12.19 new text begin that is acceptable to Itasca County and must pay all survey and appraisal costs. new text end 12.20 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: new text end 12.21 new text begin (1) a parcel of land situated in Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 54 North, new text end 12.22 new text begin Range 27 West, more particularly described as follows: commencing at the southeast new text end 12.23 new text begin corner of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West, new text end 12.24 new text begin bearing assigned along the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 975.45 new text end 12.25 new text begin feet to the point of beginning; thence North 59 degrees 29 minutes 01 seconds West new text end 12.26 new text begin 120.07 feet more or less to intersect a line that is 100.00 feet westerly of the east line new text end 12.27 new text begin of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West on a new text end 12.28 new text begin line 100.00 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 50.41 new text end 12.29 new text begin feet; thence North 23 degrees 18 minutes 59 seconds East 241.87 feet more or less to new text end 12.30 new text begin a 2-1/2 inch aluminum cap affixed to a 5/8 inch by 2-foot rebar along the east line of new text end 12.31 new text begin said Government Lot 7; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds East along the new text end 12.32 new text begin east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 332.21 feet to the point of beginning new text end 12.33 new text begin and there terminate; and new text end 12.34 new text begin (2) the South 15 feet of the East 100 feet of the West 460 feet of the Northeast new text end 12.35 new text begin Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 61 North, Range 23 West. new text end 13.1 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 13.2 new text begin best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 13.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 13.4    Sec. 20. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; KOOCHICHING new text end 13.5 new text begin COUNTY. new text end 13.6 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 13.7 new text begin Koochiching County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands that are described in new text end 13.8 new text begin paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 13.9 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 13.10 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 13.11 new text begin ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the county shall grant an easement in accordance with new text end 13.12 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, subdivision 4, to provide for public road access. new text end 13.13 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Koochiching County and is described as: the South Half new text end 13.14 new text begin of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 63 North, new text end 13.15 new text begin Range 25 West. new text end 13.16 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 13.17 new text begin best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 13.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 13.19    Sec. 21. new text begin SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; new text end 13.20 new text begin LAKE COUNTY. new text end 13.21 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 13.22 new text begin Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in new text end 13.23 new text begin paragraph (c). new text end 13.24 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 13.25 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 13.26 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 13.27 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Lake County and is described as Government Lot 2, new text end 13.28 new text begin Government Lot 3, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, all in Section 36, new text end 13.29 new text begin Township 60 North, Range 7 West. new text end 13.30 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 13.31 new text begin best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 13.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 14.1    Sec. 22. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY. new text end 14.2 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 14.3 new text begin or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land new text end 14.4 new text begin described in paragraph (c). new text end 14.5 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 14.6 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 14.7 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: the Northeast new text end 14.8 new text begin Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 56 North, Range 9 West. new text end 14.9 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 14.10 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 14.11    Sec. 23. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 14.12 new text begin WATERS; MORRISON COUNTY. new text end 14.13 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.01, subdivision 1a, and new text end 14.14 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end 14.15 new text begin 282, Morrison County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for less new text end 14.16 new text begin than market value for public use as a park, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water new text end 14.17 new text begin that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 14.18 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 14.19 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 14.20 new text begin ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land be for public use as a park new text end 14.21 new text begin and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision of the state abandons such use. new text end 14.22 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Morrison County and is described as: new text end 14.23 new text begin Government Lot 20, Section 18, Township 133 North, Range 31 West, Morrison County, new text end 14.24 new text begin less that part described as follows: beginning at the southwest corner of said Section 18; new text end 14.25 new text begin thence North 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds East along the west line of said Section 18 a new text end 14.26 new text begin distance of 180.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance new text end 14.27 new text begin of 450.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds West a distance of 147.00 new text end 14.28 new text begin feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 776.83 feet to new text end 14.29 new text begin the westerly right-of-way of State Highway 10; thence southerly along said westerly new text end 14.30 new text begin right-of-way line a distance of 14.61 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the East, new text end 14.31 new text begin having a radius of 5,789.58 feet and a central angle of 0 degrees 08 minutes 41 seconds, new text end 14.32 new text begin the chord of said curve bears South 0 degrees 14 minutes 53 seconds West; thence South 0 new text end 14.33 new text begin degrees 10 minutes 32 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way line a distance of new text end 14.34 new text begin 18.39 feet to the south line of said Section 18; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 new text end 15.1 new text begin seconds West along the southerly line of said Section 18 a distance of 1,226.72 feet to new text end 15.2 new text begin the point of beginning (parcel 410029000). new text end 15.3 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 15.4 new text begin best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for public use as a park. new text end 15.5    Sec. 24. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 15.6 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 15.7 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 15.8 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering new text end 15.9 new text begin public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 15.10 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 15.11 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 15.12 new text begin ensure accuracy. The conveyance must be subject to the perpetual easement described in new text end 15.13 new text begin paragraph (d). new text end 15.14 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: new text end 15.15 new text begin that part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis new text end 15.16 new text begin County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the new text end 15.17 new text begin north line of said section; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed new text end 15.18 new text begin bearing, along the north line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence new text end 15.19 new text begin South 31 degrees 35 minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy new text end 15.20 new text begin Beach Road; thence North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline new text end 15.21 new text begin 374.52 feet to the north line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 new text end 15.22 new text begin seconds West along the north line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning, new text end 15.23 new text begin containing 1.4 acres, more or less. Subject to existing easements of record. new text end 15.24 new text begin (d) Prior to the sale of the land described in paragraph (c), the commissioner shall new text end 15.25 new text begin convey a perpetual easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.631, for the new text end 15.26 new text begin benefit of Lots 50, 51, and 52 of the Plat of McCarthy's Beach over and across an existing new text end 15.27 new text begin driveway being a strip of land 16.5 feet in width, lying 8.25 feet on each side of the new text end 15.28 new text begin following described centerline: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of new text end 15.29 new text begin Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along new text end 15.30 new text begin the north line of said section 196.98 feet to the centerline of an existing driveway and the new text end 15.31 new text begin point of beginning; thence South 20 degrees 14 minutes 17 seconds East 54.79 feet; new text end 15.32 new text begin thence South 17 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds East 47.03 feet; thence South 04 degrees new text end 15.33 new text begin 05 minutes 31 seconds East 44.44 feet; thence South 06 degrees 18 minutes 21 seconds new text end 15.34 new text begin West 61.38 feet; thence South 04 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds West 53.03 feet; thence new text end 16.1 new text begin South 01 degree 47 minutes 03 seconds East 90.46 feet, more or less, to the centerline of new text end 16.2 new text begin McCarthy Beach Road and there terminating, containing 0.13 acres, more or less. new text end 16.3 new text begin (e) The land to be sold is part of a parcel that borders Big Sturgeon Lake. The new text end 16.4 new text begin Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural new text end 16.5 new text begin resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would be best served if new text end 16.6 new text begin the land were conveyed to an adjacent landowner to resolve an inadvertent trespass. new text end 16.7    Sec. 25. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 16.8 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 16.9 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 16.10 new text begin St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described new text end 16.11 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 16.12 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 16.13 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure new text end 16.14 new text begin accuracy. The easement required under paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be memorialized new text end 16.15 new text begin on the certificate of title according to Minnesota Statutes, section 508.49, upon filing of new text end 16.16 new text begin the instrument that creates the easement. new text end 16.17 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: new text end 16.18 new text begin (1) all of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West, new text end 16.19 new text begin lying South of the Duluth and Iron Range Railway, except the East 1,184.75 feet (parcel new text end 16.20 new text begin 010-2690-00520); new text end 16.21 new text begin (2) the West 135 feet of the East 1,184.75 feet of that part of Government Lot 1, new text end 16.22 new text begin Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West, South of the Duluth and Iron Range new text end 16.23 new text begin Railway (parcel 010-2690-00521); new text end 16.24 new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 58 North, new text end 16.25 new text begin Range 20 West (parcel 235-0010-03050); new text end 16.26 new text begin (4) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 59 North, new text end 16.27 new text begin Range 20 West (parcel 235-0030-05460); new text end 16.28 new text begin (5) Government Lot 4, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West, except the new text end 16.29 new text begin railway right-of-way 5.55 acres and except that part West of County State-Aid Highway 4 new text end 16.30 new text begin (parcel 260-0012-00150); new text end 16.31 new text begin (6) Government Lot 5, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West (parcel new text end 16.32 new text begin 260-0012-00160); new text end 16.33 new text begin (7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 57 North, new text end 16.34 new text begin Range 18 West, except the North 250 feet of the East 600 feet and except the highway new text end 16.35 new text begin right-of-way (parcel 295-0016-00120); new text end 17.1 new text begin (8) Lot 7, Block 1, Reinkes Shore Lots, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54 new text end 17.2 new text begin North, Range 16 West (parcel 305-0043-00070); new text end 17.3 new text begin (9) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, new text end 17.4 new text begin Township 52 North, Range 12 West (parcel 315-0020-04395). Prior to sale of this land, new text end 17.5 new text begin the commissioner of revenue shall grant an easement according to Minnesota Statutes, new text end 17.6 new text begin section 282.37, to provide riparian protection and angler access. The easement must be new text end 17.7 new text begin 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the river; new text end 17.8 new text begin (10) Outlot 4, Rearrangement Eagles Nest, Section 22, Township 62 North, Range new text end 17.9 new text begin 14 West (parcel 317-0081-00100); new text end 17.10 new text begin (11) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North, new text end 17.11 new text begin Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05400); new text end 17.12 new text begin (12) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North, new text end 17.13 new text begin Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05401); new text end 17.14 new text begin (13) Government Lot 2, Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West, except the new text end 17.15 new text begin 1.34 acres at the southwest corner (parcel 320-0020-00830); new text end 17.16 new text begin (14) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 17, new text end 17.17 new text begin Township 62 North, Range 12 West (parcel 465-0010-02420); new text end 17.18 new text begin (15) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 61 new text end 17.19 new text begin North, Range 16 West (parcel 560-0011-04320); and new text end 17.20 new text begin (16) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 57 North, new text end 17.21 new text begin Range 15 West (parcel 570-0010-00370). new text end 17.22 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 17.23 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 17.24    Sec. 26. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 17.25 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 17.26 new text begin or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited new text end 17.27 new text begin land described in paragraph (c). new text end 17.28 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 17.29 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 17.30 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: new text end 17.31 new text begin (1) Lot P, Block 18, Hunter/Markells Grassy Point Addition to Duluth, Section 13, new text end 17.32 new text begin Township 49 North, Range 15 West, except the railway right-of-way, including part of the new text end 17.33 new text begin adjacent vacated avenue and including part of the vacated street (parcel 010-2420-03700); new text end 17.34 new text begin and new text end 18.1 new text begin (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 57 North, new text end 18.2 new text begin Range 19 West, except that part South of the railway right-of-way and except the 5.15 new text end 18.3 new text begin acres North of the railway right-of-way except beginning at a point 588 feet South of the new text end 18.4 new text begin northeast corner on the east line; thence North 79 degrees 57 minutes 49 seconds West a new text end 18.5 new text begin distance of 775 feet to the easterly right-of-way of County Highway 451; thence northerly new text end 18.6 new text begin and easterly along the right-of-way to the easterly line of forty; thence South along the new text end 18.7 new text begin east line a distance of 516 feet to the point of beginning (parcel 290-0010-00990). new text end 18.8 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 18.9 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 18.10    Sec. 27. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 18.11 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or new text end 18.12 new text begin other law to the contrary, St. Louis County shall sell the tax-forfeited land described in new text end 18.13 new text begin paragraph (c) to the city of Virginia. new text end 18.14 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 18.15 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 18.16 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, the county shall sell new text end 18.17 new text begin the land to the city of Virginia for less than the appraised value, not to exceed $25,000. new text end 18.18 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part of new text end 18.19 new text begin the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 58 North, Range new text end 18.20 new text begin 17 West, commencing at the southwest corner of said forty; thence North 87 degrees 38 new text end 18.21 new text begin minutes 02 seconds East 124.67 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 23 degrees 30 new text end 18.22 new text begin minutes 20 seconds West 91.12 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East new text end 18.23 new text begin parallel to the south line 252.66 feet; thence North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West new text end 18.24 new text begin 415 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 350 feet; thence South 02 new text end 18.25 new text begin degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south line of said forty; thence South new text end 18.26 new text begin 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 569.80 feet to the point of beginning; except new text end 18.27 new text begin assuming the west line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to bear North new text end 18.28 new text begin 01 degree 57 minutes 18 seconds West and commencing at the southwest corner of said new text end 18.29 new text begin forty; thence run North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East along the south line 444.47 new text end 18.30 new text begin feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West new text end 18.31 new text begin 500 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 250 feet; thence South 02 new text end 18.32 new text begin degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south boundary line of said forty; new text end 18.33 new text begin thence South 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 250 feet to the point of beginning. new text end 18.34 new text begin 1.61 acres. (parcel 090-0195-00205). new text end 19.1 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 19.2 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 19.3    Sec. 28. new text begin SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 19.4     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Sale authorized. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end 19.5 new text begin 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 19.6 new text begin chapter 282, St. Louis County may in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots new text end 19.7 new text begin that are currently leased. St. Louis County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited lands new text end 19.8 new text begin under this section necessary for roadway access and the creation of conforming lot sizes. new text end 19.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Method of sale. new text end new text begin (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at new text end 19.10 new text begin private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county new text end 19.11 new text begin under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the new text end 19.12 new text begin appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To new text end 19.13 new text begin purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the new text end 19.14 new text begin appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice new text end 19.15 new text begin of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date new text end 19.16 new text begin of mailing of a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most new text end 19.17 new text begin recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service. new text end 19.18 new text begin The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil new text end 19.19 new text begin Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint. new text end 19.20     new text begin (b) Except as provided under subdivision 8, if the leaseholder does not purchase new text end 19.21 new text begin the parcel so offered, the county may offer the lands for sale at public auction under the new text end 19.22 new text begin provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 282.01, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin . If a person other than new text end 19.23 new text begin the leaseholder purchases the parcel, the purchaser must make payment in full to the new text end 19.24 new text begin leaseholder in the manner provided in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 92.06, subdivision 4 new text end new text begin , new text end 19.25 new text begin for the value of any improvements as determined under subdivision 3. new text end 19.26     new text begin (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale and the new text end 19.27 new text begin property may be reoffered for sale. new text end 19.28     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Appraisal. new text end new text begin (a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with Minnesota new text end 19.29 new text begin Statutes, section new text end new text begin 282.01, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , except as modified by this subdivision. new text end 19.30 new text begin Improvements that are owned by the lessee must be appraised separately. new text end 19.31     new text begin (b) The county shall select the appraiser. The appraiser selected must meet the new text end 19.32 new text begin minimal appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or new text end 19.33 new text begin the federal Veterans Administration, and be licensed under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 19.34 new text begin , to appraise the property to be sold. new text end 20.1     new text begin (c) The costs of appraisal must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for sale new text end 20.2 new text begin and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the appraisal costs new text end 20.3 new text begin allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases a lot, the county is responsible for new text end 20.4 new text begin the appraisal cost. new text end 20.5     new text begin (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements, new text end 20.6 new text begin the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets the qualifications in paragraph (b) to new text end 20.7 new text begin reappraise the improvements. The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the new text end 20.8 new text begin appraised value of the improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service new text end 20.9 new text begin of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The reappraisal must be delivered by the new text end 20.10 new text begin leaseholder to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice new text end 20.11 new text begin of appraised value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or the initial appraisal shall be new text end 20.12 new text begin conclusive. The leaseholder is responsible for the costs of the reappraisal. If the parcel is new text end 20.13 new text begin reappraised within the time required in this paragraph and the county and the leaseholder new text end 20.14 new text begin fail to agree on the value of the improvements by a date set by the county, each of the new text end 20.15 new text begin appraisers shall agree upon the selection of a third appraiser to conduct a third appraisal new text end 20.16 new text begin that shall be conclusive as to the value of the improvements. The cost of this appraisal new text end 20.17 new text begin must be paid equally by the county and the leaseholder. new text end 20.18     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Proceeds. new text end new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the proceeds from new text end 20.19 new text begin the sale of land described in subdivision 1 must be deposited by the county into an new text end 20.20 new text begin environmental trust fund as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, new text end 20.21 new text begin subdivision 4, as amended. new text end 20.22 new text begin (b) The following amounts may be withheld by a county board and not deposited new text end 20.23 new text begin into an environmental trust fund: the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; money new text end 20.24 new text begin received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by a county in fee; amounts paid to new text end 20.25 new text begin lessees for improvements; and the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, including the new text end 20.26 new text begin costs of advertising, realtors, and closing services. new text end 20.27     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Survey. new text end new text begin (a) Prior to offering it for sale, St. Louis County shall have each new text end 20.28 new text begin lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor. new text end 20.29     new text begin (b) The costs of the survey must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for new text end 20.30 new text begin sale and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the survey new text end 20.31 new text begin costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible new text end 20.32 new text begin for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor. new text end 20.33     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Adding lands; zoning conformance. new text end new text begin Any lands to be sold under this new text end 20.34 new text begin section must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St. new text end 20.35 new text begin Louis County may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning new text end 20.36 new text begin requirements. The added lands must be included in the appraised value of the lot. new text end 21.1     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Roadways. new text end new text begin St. Louis County has the authority to designate whether new text end 21.2 new text begin roads within minor subdivisions under the county platting and subdivision ordinance new text end 21.3 new text begin are public or private. new text end 21.4     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Opt out; continuation of lease. new text end new text begin The leaseholder may elect not to purchase new text end 21.5 new text begin the leased parcel if offered for sale under this section and instead continue in the annual new text end 21.6 new text begin lease program with the county, not to exceed the lifetime of the leaseholder. The fee for a new text end 21.7 new text begin lease under this subdivision shall include the amount of the estimated property tax on the new text end 21.8 new text begin parcel if it had been returned to private ownership. new text end 21.9     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Sunset. new text end new text begin This section expires five years after the effective date. new text end 21.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 21.11    Sec. 29. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 21.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Private sale of land. new text end new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, new text end 21.13 new text begin section 373.01, or any other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may, without advertising new text end 21.14 new text begin for bids, sell and convey directly to the current lessee or its assigns the land described in new text end 21.15 new text begin paragraph (b). The consideration must be in an amount negotiated between the county and new text end 21.16 new text begin the lessee or its assigns. The conveyance must be executed by October 31, 2014. new text end 21.17 new text begin (b) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and consists of the parcel of new text end 21.18 new text begin property known as the Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center and adjacent property, new text end 21.19 new text begin all located within the following legal description: a parcel of land located within the new text end 21.20 new text begin Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West of the Fourth Principal new text end 21.21 new text begin Meridian lying west of Rice Lake Road. new text end 21.22 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, or any other law to the new text end 21.23 new text begin contrary, St. Louis County may include some or all tangible and intangible personal new text end 21.24 new text begin property associated with the Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center as part of the new text end 21.25 new text begin negotiated sale price. new text end 21.26 new text begin (d) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the St. Louis county attorney. new text end 21.27 new text begin The county attorney may change the land description in paragraph (b) to implement the new text end 21.28 new text begin intent of St. Louis County. new text end 21.29 new text begin (e) The lessee is providing under the lease nursing home services formerly provided new text end 21.30 new text begin by the county, and the county has determined that its land management interests are best new text end 21.31 new text begin served if the ownership of the property is transferred to the lessee or its assigns. new text end 21.32     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Disposition of lease. new text end new text begin Upon the conveyance, the existing lease of the real new text end 21.33 new text begin and personal property is merged into the fee ownership. new text end 22.1    Sec. 30. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 22.2 new text begin WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY. new text end 22.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 22.4 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County new text end 22.5 new text begin may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in new text end 22.6 new text begin paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 22.7 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 22.8 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 22.9 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: new text end new text begin Block new text end 22.10 new text begin 21, Division No. 1, St. Paul Park, together with the south half of vacated Second Avenue new text end 22.11 new text begin adjacent to the north side of Block 21 and the west half of Front Street adjacent to the east new text end 22.12 new text begin side of Block 21 (parcel 02.027.22.41.0011). new text end 22.13 new text begin (d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural new text end 22.14 new text begin Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage. new text end