HF 740

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/09/2013 04:00 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state lands; modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying land 1.3acquisition account; providing for school forests; adding to and deleting from 1.4state parks and forests; authorizing certain exchanges and sales of state lands; 1.5conveyance of certain tax-forfeited lands;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, 1.6sections 84.0274, subdivision 6; 89.41; 94.165; 282.01, subdivisions 1a, 1d; 1.7Laws 1989, chapter 136, section 1. 1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.0274, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 1.10    Subd. 6. State's responsibilities. When the state proposes to purchase land for 1.11natural resources purposes, the commissioner of natural resources and, where applicable, 1.12the commissioner of administration shall have the following responsibilities: 1.13(a) The responsibility to deal fairly and openly with the landowner in the purchase of 1.14property; 1.15(b) The responsibility to refrain from discussing price with the landowner before 1.16an appraisal has been made. In addition, the same person shall not both appraise and 1.17negotiate for purchase of a tract of land new text begin . This paragraph does not apply to the state when new text end 1.18 new text begin discussing with a landowner the trout stream easement payment determined under section new text end 1.19 new text begin 84.0272, subdivision 2, the native prairie bank easement payment determined under new text end 1.20 new text begin section 84.96, subdivision 5, or the Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer easement new text end 1.21 new text begin payment determined under section 84.0277, subdivision 2 new text end ; 1.22(c) The responsibility to use private fee appraisers to lower the state's acquisition 1.23costs to the greatest extent practicable; and 1.24(d) The responsibility to acquire land in as expeditious a manner as possible. No 1.25option shall be made for a period of greater than two months if no survey is required or for 2.1nine months if a survey is required, unless the landowner, in writing, expressly requests 2.2a longer period of time. Provided that, if county board approval of the transaction is 2.3required pursuant to section 97A.145, no time limits shall apply. If the state elects not 2.4to purchase property upon which it has an option, it shall pay the landowner $500 after 2.5the expiration of the option period. If the state elects to purchase the property, unless the 2.6landowner elects otherwise, payment to the landowner shall be made no later than 90 days 2.7following the state's election to purchase the property provided that the title is marketable 2.8and the owner acts expeditiously to complete the transaction. 2.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.41, is amended to read: 2.1089.41 EDUCATIONAL UNITS MAY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN new text begin SCHOOL new text end 2.11 FORESTS. 2.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment and maintenance of school forests. new text end Any school 2.13district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch 2.14thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution 2.15or agency of the state, all herein referred to as agencies, may establish and maintain 2.16 new text begin school new text end forests as herein provided new text begin according to this section new text end , subject to the approval of the 2.17commissioner of natural resources. Any such agency may use for the purpose of such a 2.18forest any land belonging to it, or may acquire land therefor by gift or with contributed 2.19funds. new text begin For the purpose of a school forest, an agency may use land the agency owns or uses new text end 2.20 new text begin under an agreement or may acquire land by gift or with contributed funds. new text end 2.21     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Conveyance of tax-forfeited land for school forest use. new text end For the purposes 2.22of such forest new text begin school forests established under this section, new text end any tax-forfeited lands may be 2.23sold by the county board to any such new text begin an new text end agency or may be conveyed by the commissioner of 2.24revenue to any such new text begin an new text end agency in like manner as provided for the sale or conveyance of such 2.25 new text begin tax-forfeited new text end lands to governmental subdivisions under section 282.01 and amendments 2.26thereof. new text begin A conveyance under this subdivision is made without monetary compensation or new text end 2.27 new text begin consideration for the conveyance, but the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and new text end 2.28 new text begin reversion provisions under section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d, paragraph (e). new text end 2.29     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Monitoring and reporting. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall annually monitor new text end 2.30 new text begin tax-forfeited lands conveyed according to subdivision 2 to determine whether the new text end 2.31 new text begin lands continue to be used as school forests. The commissioner shall submit an annual new text end 2.32 new text begin monitoring report to the commissioner of revenue that identifies any lands no longer new text end 2.33 new text begin used as school forests. new text end 2.34 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 3.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 94.165, is amended to read: 3.294.165 LAND ACQUISITION ACCOUNT. 3.3     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Creation of account. new text end There is created in the state treasury a land 3.4acquisition account. 3.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Appropriation. new text end Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 3.6of natural resources for new text begin : new text end 3.7 new text begin (1) new text end the acquisition of natural resource lands or interests in lands within the outdoor 3.8recreation system established in chapter 86A new text begin ; new text end 3.9 new text begin (2) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering saleable any new text end 3.10 new text begin state-owned property administered by the commissioner; and new text end 3.11 new text begin (3) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in exchanging any new text end 3.12 new text begin state-owned property administered by the commissioner new text end . 3.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Report. new text end The commissioner must file a report to the house of representatives 3.14Ways and Means and the senate Finance committees and the Environment and Natural 3.15Resources committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1 of each 3.16year indicating all purchases and sales from this account. 3.17    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 3.18    Subd. 1a. Conveyance to public entities. (a) Upon written request from a state 3.19agency or a governmental subdivision of the state, a parcel of unsold tax-forfeited land 3.20must be withheld from sale or lease to others for a maximum of six months. The request 3.21must be submitted to the county auditor. Upon receipt, the county auditor must withhold 3.22the parcel from sale or lease to any other party for six months, and must confirm the 3.23starting date of the six-month withholding period to the requesting agency or subdivision. 3.24If the request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the governmental 3.25subdivision must pay the maintenance costs incurred by the county during the period the 3.26parcel is withheld. The county board may approve a sale or conveyance to the requesting 3.27party during the withholding period. A conveyance of the property to the requesting 3.28party terminates the withholding period. 3.29A governmental subdivision of the state must not make, and a county auditor must 3.30not act upon, a second request to withhold a parcel from sale or lease within 18 months 3.31of a previous request for that parcel. A county may reject a request made under this 3.32paragraph if the request is made more than 30 days after the county has given notice to the 3.33requesting state agency or governmental subdivision of the state that the county intends to 3.34sell or otherwise dispose of the property. 4.1(b) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board, for 4.2their market value as determined by the county board, to an organized or incorporated 4.3governmental subdivision of the state for any public purpose for which the subdivision is 4.4authorized to acquire property. When the term "market value" is used in this section, it 4.5means an estimate of the full and actual market value of the parcel as determined by the 4.6county board, but in making this determination, the board and the persons employed by or 4.7under contract with the board in order to perform, conduct, or assist in the determination, 4.8are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 82B. 4.9(c) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be released from the trust in favor of 4.10the taxing districts on application to the county board by a state agency for an authorized 4.11use at not less than their market value as determined by the county board. 4.12(d) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board to an 4.13organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the state or state agency for less 4.14than their market value if: 4.15(1) the county board determines that a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest 4.16because a reduced price is necessary to provide an incentive to correct the blighted 4.17conditions that make the lands undesirable in the open market, or the reduced price will 4.18lead to the development of affordable housing; and 4.19(2) the governmental subdivision or state agency has documented its specific plans 4.20for correcting the blighted conditions or developing affordable housing, and the specific 4.21law or laws that empower it to acquire real property in furtherance of the plans. 4.22If the sale under this paragraph is to a governmental subdivision of the state, the 4.23commissioner of revenue must convey the property on behalf of the state by quit claim 4.24deed. If the sale under this paragraph is to a state agency, the commissioner must issue a 4.25conveyance document that releases the property from the trust in favor of the taxing 4.26districts. 4.27(e) Nonconservation tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts 4.28may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a 4.29governmental subdivision for an authorized public use, if an application is submitted to the 4.30commissioner which includes a statement of facts as to the use to be made of the tract and 4.31the favorable recommendation of the county board. For the purposes of this paragraph, 4.32"authorized public use" means a use that allows an indefinite segment of the public to 4.33physically use and enjoy the property in numbers appropriate to its size and use, or is for a 4.34public service facility. Authorized public uses as defined in this paragraph are limited to: 4.35(1) a road, or right-of-way for a road; 5.1(2) a park that is both available to, and accessible by, the public that contains 5.2improvements such as campgrounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, trails, or shelters; 5.3(3) trails for walking, bicycling, snowmobiling, or other recreational purposes, along 5.4with a reasonable amount of surrounding land maintained in its natural state; 5.5(4) transit facilities for buses, light rail transit, commuter rail or passenger rail, 5.6including transit ways, park-and-ride lots, transit stations, maintenance and garage 5.7facilities, and other facilities related to a public transit system; 5.8(5) public beaches or boat launches; 5.9(6) public parking; 5.10(7) civic recreation or conference facilities; and 5.11(8) public service facilities such as fire halls, police stations, lift stations, water 5.12towers, sanitation facilities, water treatment facilities, and administrative offices. 5.13No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, except as 5.14provided in subdivision 1g, but the conveyance is subject to the conditions provided in 5.15law, including, but not limited to, the reversion provisions of subdivisions 1c and 1d. 5.16(f) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation 5.17tax-forfeited land to a local governmental subdivision of the state by quit claim deed 5.18on behalf of the state upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the 5.19governmental subdivision has certified to the board that prior to forfeiture the subdivision 5.20was entitled to the parcel under a written development agreement or instrument, but 5.21the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or consideration is 5.22required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance. 5.23(g) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation 5.24tax-forfeited land to the association of a common interest community by quit claim deed 5.25upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the association certifies to the 5.26board that prior to forfeiture the association was entitled to the parcel under a written 5.27agreement, but the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or 5.28consideration is required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance. 5.29(h) Conservation tax-forfeited land may be sold to a governmental subdivision of 5.30the state for less than its market value for either: (1) creation or preservation of wetlands; 5.31(2) drainage or storage of storm water under a storm water management plan; or (3) 5.32preservation, or restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state. The deed must 5.33contain a restrictive covenant limiting the use of the land to one of these purposes for 5.3430 years or until the property is reconveyed back to the state in trust. At any time, the 5.35governmental subdivision may reconvey the property to the state in trust for the taxing 5.36districts. The deed of reconveyance is subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue. 6.1No part of a purchase price determined under this paragraph shall be refunded upon a 6.2reconveyance, but the amount paid for a conveyance under this paragraph may be taken 6.3into account by the county board when setting the terms of a future sale of the same 6.4property to the same governmental subdivision under paragraph (b) or (d). If the lands 6.5are unplatted and located outside of an incorporated municipality and the commissioner 6.6of natural resources determines there is a mineral use potential, the sale is subject to the 6.7approval of the commissioner of natural resources. 6.8(i) A park and recreation board in a city of the first class is a governmental 6.9subdivision for the purposes of this section. 6.10 new text begin (j) Tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts may be conveyed new text end 6.11 new text begin by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a governmental subdivision for new text end 6.12 new text begin a school forest under section 89.41. An application that includes a statement of facts as new text end 6.13 new text begin to the use to be made of the tract and the favorable recommendation of the county board new text end 6.14 new text begin and the commissioner of natural resources must be submitted to the commissioner of new text end 6.15 new text begin revenue. No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, but new text end 6.16 new text begin the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and reversion provisions of subdivisions new text end 6.17 new text begin 1c and 1d, paragraph (e). At any time, the governmental subdivision may reconvey the new text end 6.18 new text begin property back to the state in trust for the taxing districts. The deed of reconveyance is new text end 6.19 new text begin subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue. new text end 6.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 6.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1d, is amended to read: 6.22    Subd. 1d. Reverter for failure to use; conveyance to state. (a) After three years 6.23from the date of any conveyance of tax-forfeited land to a governmental subdivision for 6.24an authorized public use as provided in this section, regardless of when the deed for the 6.25authorized public use was executed, if the governmental subdivision has failed to put the 6.26land to that use, or abandons that use, the governing body of the subdivision must: (1) 6.27with the approval of the county board, purchase the property for an authorized public 6.28purpose at the present market value as determined by the county board, or (2) authorize 6.29the proper officers to convey the land, or the part of the land not required for an authorized 6.30public use, to the state of Minnesota in trust for the taxing districts. If the governing body 6.31purchases the property under clause (1), the commissioner of revenue shall, upon proper 6.32application submitted by the county auditor, convey the property on behalf of the state by 6.33quit claim deed to the subdivision free of a use restriction and the possibility of reversion 6.34or defeasement. If the governing body decides to reconvey the property to the state under 6.35this clause, the officers shall execute a deed of conveyance immediately. The conveyance 7.1is subject to the approval of the commissioner and its form must be approved by the 7.2attorney general. For 15 years from the date of the conveyance, there is no failure to put 7.3the land to the authorized public use and no abandonment of that use if a formal plan of 7.4the governmental subdivision, including, but not limited to, a comprehensive plan or land 7.5use plan, shows an intended future use of the land for the authorized public use. 7.6(b) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use 7.7deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue on or after January 1, 7.82007, may be acquired by that governmental subdivision after 15 years from the date 7.9of the conveyance if the commissioner determines upon written application from the 7.10subdivision that the subdivision has in fact put the property to the authorized public use for 7.11which it was conveyed, and the subdivision has made a finding that it has no current plans 7.12to change the use of the lands. Prior to conveying the property, the commissioner shall 7.13inquire whether the county board where the land is located objects to a conveyance of the 7.14property to the subdivision without conditions and without further act by or obligation of 7.15the subdivision. If the county does not object within 60 days, and the commissioner makes 7.16a favorable determination, the commissioner shall issue a quit claim deed on behalf of 7.17the state unconditionally conveying the property to the governmental subdivision. For 7.18purposes of this paragraph, demonstration of an intended future use for the authorized 7.19public use in a formal plan of the governmental subdivision does not constitute use for 7.20that authorized public use. 7.21(c) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use 7.22deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue before January 1, 2007, 7.23is released from the use restriction and possibility of reversion on January 1, 2022, if the 7.24county board records a resolution describing the land and citing this paragraph. The 7.25county board may authorize the county treasurer to deduct the amount of the recording 7.26fees from future settlements of property taxes to the subdivision. 7.27(d) new text begin Except for tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish a school forest under section new text end 7.28 new text begin 89.41, new text end property conveyed under a conditional use deed executed under this section by 7.29the commissioner of revenue, regardless of when the deed for the authorized public use 7.30was executed, is released from the use restriction and reverter, and any use restriction or 7.31reverter for which no declaration of reversion has been recorded with the county recorder 7.32or registrar of titles, as appropriate, is nullified on the later of: (1) January 1, 2015; (2) 30 7.33years from the date the deed was acknowledged; or (3) final resolution of an appeal to 7.34district court under subdivision 1e, if a lis pendens related to the appeal is recorded in the 7.35office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, prior to January 1, 2015. 8.1 new text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish a new text end 8.2 new text begin school forest under section 89.41 is subject to a perpetual conditional use deed and reverter. new text end 8.3 new text begin The property reverts to the state in trust for the taxing districts by operation of law if the new text end 8.4 new text begin commissioner of natural resources determines and reports to the commissioner of revenue new text end 8.5 new text begin under section 89.41, subdivision 3, that the governmental subdivision has failed to use the new text end 8.6 new text begin land for school forest purposes for three consecutive years. The commissioner of revenue new text end 8.7 new text begin shall record a declaration of reversion for land that has reverted under this paragraph. new text end 8.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 8.9    Sec. 6. Laws 1989, chapter 136, section 1, is amended to read: 8.10    Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF ST. PETER STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY 8.11TO LEO A. HOFFMANN CENTER, INC. 8.12     new text begin (a) new text end Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.24 and 94.09 to 94.16, the 8.13commissioner of administration may convey the land described in this section without 8.14consideration to Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. of St. Peter, Minnesota. 8.15     new text begin (b) new text end The conveyance must be conditioned that the real property, including buildings 8.16and other improvements, reverts to the state if the property is not used as a nonprofit 8.17treatment facility. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. 8.18     new text begin (c) new text end The land that may be conveyed is vacant property without buildings on the 8.19grounds of the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center containing 10.43 acres, more or less, 8.20in Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as: 8.21    That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 8.22110 North, Range 26 West, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as: 8.23Commencing at the North Quarter Corner of Section 29; thence South 89 degrees 54 8.24minutes 24 seconds East (assumed bearing) along the North line of Section 29, a distance 8.25of 83.41 feet; thence South 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds East on a line parallel to the 8.26centerline of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 333 (Sheppard Drive), a distance of 8.27107.33 feet to the South right-of-way of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 99, also 8.28being the point of beginning; thence continuing South 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds 8.29East, 600.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds East, 800.00 feet; thence 8.30North 00 degrees 34 minutes 17 seconds West, 427.95 feet to the southerly right-of-way 8.31line of Minnesota trunk highway marked No. 99; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 48 8.32seconds West along the southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota trunk highway marked 8.33No. 99 a distance of 419.28 feet; thence North 01 degrees 00 minutes 12 seconds East 9.1along said right-of-way line 150.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 48 seconds 9.2West along said right-of-way line 385.15 feet to the point of beginning. 9.3     new text begin (d) new text end The property to be conveyed is surplus property of the St. Peter Regional 9.4Treatment Center and is not needed for state use. The property is needed by Leo A. 9.5Hoffmann Center, Inc. to construct a residential treatment facility. The property is 9.6adjacent to property presently used by Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. under a lease 9.7agreement with the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center and the best interests of the state 9.8of Minnesota and of the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. would be served by continuing 9.9and expanding the present relationship between the state and Leo A. Hoffmann Center, 9.10Inc. by conveying the property. 9.11     new text begin (e) new text end All construction plans and specifications for the residential treatment facility to 9.12be built on the site must be submitted to the commissioner of administration for review 9.13and approval. 9.14     new text begin (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.283, the Leo new text end 9.15 new text begin A. Hoffmann Center, Inc. may request the commissioner of administration to release new text end 9.16 new text begin the condition under paragraph (b) that the real property, including buildings and other new text end 9.17 new text begin improvements, reverts to the state if the property is not used as a nonprofit treatment new text end 9.18 new text begin facility. The state shall release the condition only upon payment of the appraised value of new text end 9.19 new text begin the land, plus any appraisal or other costs incurred by the state to process the requested new text end 9.20 new text begin sale, as determined by the commissioner of administration at the time of the sale of the new text end 9.21 new text begin property. The commissioner of administration may add conditions to the sale of the new text end 9.22 new text begin property deemed to be in the interest of the state. Upon receipt of full payment of the sale new text end 9.23 new text begin price, the commissioner of administration shall issue a quit claim deed for the property to new text end 9.24 new text begin the Leo A. Hoffmann Center, Inc., releasing the reverter condition. The money received new text end 9.25 new text begin from the sale shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.287. new text end 9.26    Sec. 7. new text begin ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS. new text end 9.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin [85.012][Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. new text end new text begin The new text end 9.28 new text begin following area is added to Flandrau State Park: West 130 feet by 272.25 feet of Lot B new text end 9.29 new text begin of Outlot 304, City of New Ulm. new text end 9.30     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County. new text end 9.31 new text begin The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion State Park: new text end 9.32 new text begin (1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, new text end 9.33 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly new text end 9.34 new text begin of McKinley Park Road; new text end 10.1 new text begin (2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, new text end 10.2 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road; new text end 10.3 new text begin (3) Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 62, Range 15; new text end 10.4 new text begin (4) Government Lot 5, Section 23, Township 62, Range 15; new text end 10.5 new text begin (5) those islands in Lake Vermilion located south of the westerly extension of new text end 10.6 new text begin the south line of Government Lot 6, west of the northerly extension of the east line of new text end 10.7 new text begin Government Lot 8, and east of the northerly extension of the west line of Government Lot new text end 10.8 new text begin 8, all in Section 13, Township 62, Range 15; new text end 10.9 new text begin (6) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, new text end 10.10 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, that lies south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway new text end 10.11 new text begin 169; and new text end 10.12 new text begin (7) the East 845 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, new text end 10.13 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, lying south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway 169. new text end 10.14     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin [85.012][Subd. 53.] Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County. new text end new text begin The following new text end 10.15 new text begin area is added to Sibley State Park: the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, new text end 10.16 new text begin Range 35, except a square area of land containing two acres located in the southeast corner new text end 10.17 new text begin of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, Range 35. new text end 10.18    Sec. 8. new text begin DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS. new text end 10.19     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis new text end 10.20 new text begin County. new text end new text begin The following areas are deleted from Lake Vermilion State Park: new text end 10.21 new text begin (1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, new text end 10.22 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road; and new text end 10.23 new text begin (2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, new text end 10.24 new text begin Township 62, Range 15, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road. new text end 10.25     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin [85.012][Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. new text end new text begin The new text end 10.26 new text begin following area is deleted from Whitewater State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter of new text end 10.27 new text begin the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 107, Range 10, described as follows: new text end 10.28 new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest new text end 10.29 new text begin Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds new text end 10.30 new text begin West, along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 1,146.55 new text end 10.31 new text begin feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing North 00 new text end 10.32 new text begin degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, along said east line, 254.93 feet to the northeast new text end 10.33 new text begin corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South 88 degrees new text end 10.34 new text begin 26 minutes 03 seconds West, along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the new text end 10.35 new text begin Northwest Quarter, 643.06 feet; thence South 18 degrees 36 minutes 33 seconds East, new text end 11.1 new text begin 31.00 feet; thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East, 229.91 feet; thence new text end 11.2 new text begin South 65 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds East, 446.86 feet, to the point of beginning. new text end 11.3    Sec. 9. new text begin ADDITION TO STATE FOREST. new text end 11.4 new text begin [89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. new text end new text begin The following area is added to the new text end 11.5 new text begin Snake River State Forest: Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West. new text end 11.6    Sec. 10. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ANOKA COUNTY. new text end 11.7 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, Anoka new text end 11.8 new text begin County shall convey to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority the tax-forfeited new text end 11.9 new text begin lands described in paragraph (d) according to this section. new text end 11.10 new text begin (b) No monetary compensation or consideration is required for, and no conditions new text end 11.11 new text begin attach to, the conveyance except as provided in this paragraph. The deed for the lands new text end 11.12 new text begin described in paragraph (d) must contain a restrictive covenant providing that upon resale by new text end 11.13 new text begin the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority of all or any portion of those parcels to a new text end 11.14 new text begin nongovernmental entity, the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority shall pay to the new text end 11.15 new text begin county ten percent of the gross sale proceeds from the sale. "Gross sale proceeds" means new text end 11.16 new text begin the purchase price negotiated between the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority new text end 11.17 new text begin and the buyer, excluding the amount of special assessments reinstated by the city of Lino new text end 11.18 new text begin Lakes and payable by the buyer upon or after closing and excluding any other closing costs new text end 11.19 new text begin payable by the buyer. Anoka County shall apply the proceeds received from the Lino Lakes new text end 11.20 new text begin Economic Development Authority according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.08, clause new text end 11.21 new text begin (4). The restrictive covenant for any parcel expires 30 years after the date of the deed. new text end 11.22 new text begin (c) The commissioner of revenue must release the tax-forfeited lands from the trust new text end 11.23 new text begin in favor of the taxing district and convey the property on behalf of the state by quitclaim new text end 11.24 new text begin deed. The commissioner shall deliver the deeds for conveyance of the property described new text end 11.25 new text begin in paragraph (d) to Anoka County for recording no later than 90 days after the effective new text end 11.26 new text begin date of this act. new text end 11.27 new text begin (d) The lands to be conveyed are located in Anoka County and are described as: new text end 11.28 new text begin (1) parcel 17-31-22-11-0002; new text end 11.29 new text begin (2) parcel 17-31-22-12-0051; new text end 11.30 new text begin (3) parcel 17-31-22-12-0053; new text end 11.31 new text begin (4) parcel 17-31-22-12-0059; new text end 11.32 new text begin (5) parcel 17-31-22-12-0060; new text end 11.33 new text begin (6) parcel 17-31-22-12-0063; new text end 11.34 new text begin (7) parcel 17-31-22-13-0049; new text end 12.1 new text begin (8) parcel 17-31-22-13-0053; new text end 12.2 new text begin (9) parcel 17-31-22-13-0054; new text end 12.3 new text begin (10) parcel 17-31-22-13-0055; new text end 12.4 new text begin (11) parcel 17-31-22-13-0056; new text end 12.5 new text begin (12) parcel 17-31-22-13-0057; new text end 12.6 new text begin (13) parcel 17-31-22-24-0062; new text end 12.7 new text begin (14) parcel 17-31-22-24-0063; and new text end 12.8 new text begin (15) parcel 17-31-22-24-0064. new text end 12.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing bodies new text end 12.10 new text begin of Anoka County and the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority and their chief new text end 12.11 new text begin clerical officers timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 12.12 new text begin 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. new text end 12.13    Sec. 11. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 12.14 new text begin WATER; CARLTON COUNTY. new text end 12.15 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 12.16 new text begin Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 12.17 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 12.18 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 12.19 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 12.20 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as: new text end 12.21 new text begin (1) Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID new text end 12.22 new text begin number 92-010-0900); new text end 12.23 new text begin (2) Government Lot 3, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID new text end 12.24 new text begin number 92-010-0960); new text end 12.25 new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter or Government Lot 3, Section new text end 12.26 new text begin 31, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5790); new text end 12.27 new text begin (4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township new text end 12.28 new text begin 48 North, Range 21 West, described as: commencing at the northwest corner of the new text end 12.29 new text begin Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 800 feet; thence East 150 new text end 12.30 new text begin feet; thence North 800 feet; thence West 150 feet to the point of beginning, subject to new text end 12.31 new text begin Highway 210 easement, Section 3, Township 48 North, Range 21 West (parcel ID number new text end 12.32 new text begin 29-140-0240); and new text end 12.33 new text begin (5) Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Tamarack Acres, Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 21 new text end 12.34 new text begin West (parcel ID numbers 57-230-0020, 57-230-0040, 57-230-0060, and 57-230-0080). new text end 13.1 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 13.2 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 13.3    Sec. 12. new text begin FOND DU LAC RESERVATION LANDS; CARLTON COUNTY. new text end 13.4     new text begin (a) If a parcel of land subject to sale under Minnesota Statutes, sections new text end new text begin to new text end 13.5 new text begin , includes land within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, the Carlton County new text end 13.6 new text begin auditor shall first offer the land to the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa for new text end 13.7 new text begin sale at the appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made new text end 13.8 new text begin a part of the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land, new text end 13.9 new text begin the Carlton County auditor shall give written notice to the band. If the band wants to new text end 13.10 new text begin buy the land, the band shall submit a written offer to the Carlton County auditor within new text end 13.11 new text begin two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at least the appraised value, the new text end 13.12 new text begin Carlton County auditor shall accept it. new text end 13.13     new text begin (b) The following parcels are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a): new text end 13.14     new text begin (1) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID new text end 13.15 new text begin number 92-010-0790); new text end 13.16     new text begin (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter or Government Lot 11, Section new text end 13.17 new text begin 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0830); and new text end 13.18     new text begin (3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 49 North, new text end 13.19 new text begin Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0670). new text end 13.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing body of new text end 13.21 new text begin Carlton County and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes, new text end 13.22 new text begin section new text end new text begin . new text end 13.23    Sec. 13. new text begin SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; new text end 13.24 new text begin CASS COUNTY. new text end 13.25 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 13.26 new text begin Cass County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in new text end 13.27 new text begin paragraph (c). new text end 13.28 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 13.29 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 13.30 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 13.31 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Cass County and is described as: Lot 3, Block 1, Jack Pine new text end 13.32 new text begin Shores in Section 28, Township 140 North, Range 31 West (Parcel ID No. 16-470-0130). new text end 13.33 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 13.34 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 14.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 14.2    Sec. 14. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 14.3 new text begin WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY. new text end 14.4 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, and the public new text end 14.5 new text begin sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell by new text end 14.6 new text begin private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters new text end 14.7 new text begin that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 14.8 new text begin chapter 282. new text end 14.9 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 14.10 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors new text end 14.11 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 14.12 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are in Crow Wing County and are described as: new text end 14.13 new text begin (1) parcel ID No. 060354202B00009; new text end 14.14 new text begin (2) parcel ID No. 060354303A00009; new text end 14.15 new text begin (3) parcel ID No. 060354304CA0009; and new text end 14.16 new text begin (4) parcel ID No. 1010300100AA009. new text end 14.17 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 14.18 new text begin best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 14.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 14.20    Sec. 15. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 14.21 new text begin WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY. new text end 14.22 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision new text end 14.23 new text begin 1, Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is new text end 14.24 new text begin described in paragraph (c). new text end 14.25 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 14.26 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 14.27 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 14.28 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Crow Wing County and is described as: parcel ID new text end 14.29 new text begin No. 840063205I00009. new text end 14.30 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 14.31 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 14.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 15.1    Sec. 16. new text begin PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND new text end 15.2 new text begin BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY. new text end 15.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 15.4 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land new text end 15.5 new text begin bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 15.6 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 15.7 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 15.8 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 15.9 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: new text end 15.10 new text begin (1) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 28 new text end 15.11 new text begin West, lying and being south of that certain stream or creek running from Borden Lake into new text end 15.12 new text begin Mille Lacs Lake; subject to the right-of-way of existing highway, excepting therefrom that new text end 15.13 new text begin part of said parcel lying easterly of said existing highway; new text end 15.14 new text begin (2) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North, new text end 15.15 new text begin Range 28 West, which lies between a line parallel to and 700 feet distant northwesterly new text end 15.16 new text begin from the following described line: new text end 15.17 new text begin From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the new text end 15.18 new text begin northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes new text end 15.19 new text begin with said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an new text end 15.20 new text begin angle of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the new text end 15.21 new text begin left at an angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point new text end 15.22 new text begin of beginning of line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last new text end 15.23 new text begin above-described course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on new text end 15.24 new text begin a 3 degree 00 minute curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of new text end 15.25 new text begin 572.2 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there new text end 15.26 new text begin terminating. Subject to the easement on that portion taken by the Department of new text end 15.27 new text begin Highways, State of Minnesota, for highway purposes; and new text end 15.28 new text begin (3) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North, new text end 15.29 new text begin Range 28 West, which lies between two lines parallel with and distant 700 feet and 775 new text end 15.30 new text begin feet northwesterly of the following described line: new text end 15.31 new text begin From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the new text end 15.32 new text begin northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes with new text end 15.33 new text begin said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle new text end 15.34 new text begin of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the left at an new text end 15.35 new text begin angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point of beginning of new text end 15.36 new text begin line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last above-described new text end 16.1 new text begin course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 3 degree 00 minute new text end 16.2 new text begin curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of 572.2 feet; thence on new text end 16.3 new text begin tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there terminating. new text end 16.4 new text begin Containing 24.7 acres, more or less. new text end 16.5 new text begin (d) The land borders the Garrison Creek diversion channel that drains into Mille new text end 16.6 new text begin Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is no new text end 16.7 new text begin longer needed for fisheries production and that the state's land management interests new text end 16.8 new text begin would best be served if the land were sold. The strip of land east of Highway 169 and new text end 16.9 new text begin bordering Mille Lacs Lake will be retained for natural resources purposes. new text end 16.10    Sec. 17. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 16.11 new text begin WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY. new text end 16.12 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 16.13 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering new text end 16.14 new text begin public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 16.15 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 16.16 new text begin general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure new text end 16.17 new text begin accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the new text end 16.18 new text begin value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that new text end 16.19 new text begin the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local new text end 16.20 new text begin unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. new text end 16.21 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: all new text end 16.22 new text begin that part of Government Lot One, Section 25, Township 114 North, Range 21 West of the new text end 16.23 new text begin 5th Principal Meridian and Sullivan's First Addition to Marion Heights as surveyed and new text end 16.24 new text begin platted by J. E. Hill, September 23, 1910, and on file with the Register of Deeds Office, new text end 16.25 new text begin Dakota County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: beginning on the new text end 16.26 new text begin north quarter line of said section, 433.0 feet South of the north quarter corner thereof; new text end 16.27 new text begin thence North 57 degrees 00 minutes East, 291.2 feet; thence North 63 degrees 05 minutes new text end 16.28 new text begin East, 404.9 feet; thence South 78 degrees 30 minutes East, 329.9 feet; thence South 73 new text end 16.29 new text begin degrees 50 minutes East, 227.3 feet; thence South 24 degrees 54 minutes West, 193.3 feet; new text end 16.30 new text begin thence South 08 degrees 57 minutes West, 134.0 feet; thence South 09 degrees 25 minutes new text end 16.31 new text begin East, 161.1 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 292.9 feet; thence North 50 new text end 16.32 new text begin degrees 13 minutes West, 209.8 feet; thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes West, 87.5 feet; new text end 16.33 new text begin thence South 45 degrees 35 minutes West, 189.6 feet; thence South 83 degrees 11 minutes new text end 16.34 new text begin West, 261.7 feet; thence North 68 degrees 06 minutes West, 146.8 feet to the north quarter new text end 16.35 new text begin line of said Section 25; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes East, 222.3 feet along the new text end 17.1 new text begin north quarter line of said section to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to new text end 17.2 new text begin the contained 11.21 acres more or less and subject to existing road easements. new text end 17.3 new text begin (d) The land borders Marion Lake, with a portion of the land flooded due to control new text end 17.4 new text begin of lake elevation. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is new text end 17.5 new text begin not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests new text end 17.6 new text begin would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for inclusion new text end 17.7 new text begin in a city park. new text end 17.8    Sec. 18. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY. new text end 17.9 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner new text end 17.10 new text begin of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph new text end 17.11 new text begin (c). new text end 17.12 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 17.13 new text begin general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure new text end 17.14 new text begin accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the new text end 17.15 new text begin value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that new text end 17.16 new text begin the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local new text end 17.17 new text begin unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. new text end 17.18 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: Block new text end 17.19 new text begin 9, Lots 6, 7, and 8; Block 10, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Block 11, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, new text end 17.20 new text begin 17, 18, 19, and 27; Block 12, Lots 1, 2, and 3; Block 13, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14; new text end 17.21 new text begin Block 15, Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17; Block 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Block 7, Lots new text end 17.22 new text begin 5 and 10, all lying in Lyndale Lakes Club Second Addition, Section 11, Township 114, new text end 17.23 new text begin Range 21, containing approximately 4.4 acres, more or less. new text end 17.24 new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed new text end 17.25 new text begin for natural resources purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be new text end 17.26 new text begin served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use. new text end 17.27    Sec. 19. new text begin EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN RICHARD J. DORER new text end 17.28 new text begin MEMORIAL HARDWOOD STATE FOREST; FILLMORE COUNTY. new text end 17.29 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, new text end 17.30 new text begin subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land new text end 17.31 new text begin Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and new text end 17.32 new text begin according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, new text end 17.33 new text begin exchange the land described in paragraph (b). new text end 18.1 new text begin (b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Fillmore County and is new text end 18.2 new text begin described as: new text end 18.3 new text begin (1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, new text end 18.4 new text begin Township 104 North, Range 11 West, lying southerly of the Root River; and new text end 18.5 new text begin (2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, new text end 18.6 new text begin Township 104 North, Range 10 West, lying southerly of the Root River. Containing a new text end 18.7 new text begin total of 21.3 acres, more or less. new text end 18.8 new text begin (c) The state land borders the Root River, but there is no land access to the state land. new text end 18.9 new text begin The land to be acquired in the exchange will improve access to adjacent state forest lands. new text end 18.10    Sec. 20. new text begin SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; new text end 18.11 new text begin FREEBORN COUNTY. new text end 18.12 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 18.13 new text begin Freeborn County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described new text end 18.14 new text begin in paragraph (c). new text end 18.15 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 18.16 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 18.17 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 18.18 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Freeborn County and is described as: Parcel ID No. new text end 18.19 new text begin 25.040.0040 in Section 34, Township 104 North, Range 23 West. new text end 18.20 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 18.21 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 18.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 18.23    Sec. 21. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; GOODHUE COUNTY. new text end 18.24 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner new text end 18.25 new text begin of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph new text end 18.26 new text begin (c). new text end 18.27 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 18.28 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 18.29 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 18.30 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as: new text end 18.31 new text begin That part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 112 new text end 18.32 new text begin North, Range 15 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota described as follows: commencing new text end 18.33 new text begin at the northeast corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence West new text end 18.34 new text begin along the north line thereof a distance of 121.00 feet; thence South parallel with the east new text end 19.1 new text begin line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of 469.00 feet to the new text end 19.2 new text begin point of beginning of the land to be described; thence deflecting 74 degrees 05 minutes 35 new text end 19.3 new text begin seconds left a distance of 125.82 feet to a point on the east line of said Southwest Quarter new text end 19.4 new text begin of the Northeast Quarter; thence South along said east line of the Southwest Quarter of new text end 19.5 new text begin the Northeast Quarter a distance of 34.35 feet; thence deflecting 68 degrees 41 minutes new text end 19.6 new text begin 35 seconds right a distance of 192.41 feet; thence deflecting 21 degrees 34 minutes 56 new text end 19.7 new text begin seconds right, parallel with the north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast new text end 19.8 new text begin Quarter, a distance of 274.27 feet; thence deflecting 17 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds new text end 19.9 new text begin left a distance of 156.54 feet; thence deflecting 35 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds right a new text end 19.10 new text begin distance of 343.33 feet to the southwest corner of the East 928.00 feet of the North 545.00 new text end 19.11 new text begin feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence East along the south line new text end 19.12 new text begin of the North 545.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance new text end 19.13 new text begin of 807.00 feet to the east line of the West 7.00 feet of the East 128.00 feet of the North new text end 19.14 new text begin 545.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence North, parallel new text end 19.15 new text begin with the east line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 76.00 new text end 19.16 new text begin feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.38 acres, more or less. new text end 19.17 new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed new text end 19.18 new text begin for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be new text end 19.19 new text begin served if the land were conveyed to an adjacent landowner. new text end 19.20    Sec. 22. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 19.21 new text begin WATERS; HUBBARD COUNTY. new text end 19.22 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 19.23 new text begin Hubbard County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described new text end 19.24 new text begin in paragraph (c). new text end 19.25 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 19.26 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 19.27 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 19.28 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Hubbard County and is described as: parcel ID No. new text end 19.29 new text begin 22-30-04021. new text end 19.30 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 19.31 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 19.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 19.33    Sec. 23. new text begin SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; new text end 19.34 new text begin ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 20.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 20.2 new text begin Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in new text end 20.3 new text begin paragraph (c). new text end 20.4 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 20.5 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 20.6 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 20.7 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East Half of Lot 2, new text end 20.8 new text begin Section 23, Township 60 North, Range 27 West (property number 38.123.1301). new text end 20.9 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 20.10 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 20.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 20.12    Sec. 24. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 20.13 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale and the timber value appraisal provisions of new text end 20.14 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining new text end 20.15 new text begin landowner the tax-forfeited lands that were reserved in a previous tax-forfeited land sale new text end 20.16 new text begin and that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota new text end 20.17 new text begin Statutes, chapter 282. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 3, new text end 20.18 new text begin paragraph (b), the land may be sold for the appraised value without an appraisal of the new text end 20.19 new text begin timber value. new text end 20.20 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 20.21 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 20.22 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 20.23 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are lands reserved from previous tax-forfeited land sales new text end 20.24 new text begin that are within 50 feet of the centerline of any legal highway or any legal roadway with new text end 20.25 new text begin public use. new text end 20.26 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 20.27 new text begin be best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The lands to be sold have new text end 20.28 new text begin not been treated as separate parcels and have been taxed as private land since they were new text end 20.29 new text begin reserved from sale. new text end 20.30    Sec. 25. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 20.31 new text begin WATER; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 20.32 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 20.33 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell new text end 20.34 new text begin by private sale the undivided partial interest to the owner of the remaining interest the new text end 21.1 new text begin tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of new text end 21.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 21.3 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 21.4 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 21.5 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 21.6 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: an undivided 1/128 new text end 21.7 new text begin interest in Government Lot 3, in Section 23, Township 56, Range 24. new text end 21.8 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 21.9 new text begin best served if the partial interest was returned to private ownership. 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. 26. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 21.12 new text begin WATER; KOOCHICHING COUNTY. new text end 21.13 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 21.14 new text begin Koochiching County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described new text end 21.15 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 21.16 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 21.17 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure new text end 21.18 new text begin accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent new text end 21.19 new text begin conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easement new text end 21.20 new text begin shall be 75 feet in width lying easterly to the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian new text end 21.21 new text begin protection and angler access. new text end 21.22 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Koochiching County and is described as: new text end 21.23 new text begin Beginning at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, new text end 21.24 new text begin Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence about ten rods to the bank of new text end 21.25 new text begin Billy Creek; thence, in a northeasterly direction along Billy Creek to a point where new text end 21.26 new text begin Billy Creek intersects the east line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, new text end 21.27 new text begin Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence South 35 rods to the point of new text end 21.28 new text begin beginning (approximately 2.5 acres). Also known as part of the Southeast Quarter of the new text end 21.29 new text begin Southwest Quarter lying east of Billy Creek, Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 new text end 21.30 new text begin West (approximately 2.5 acres). new text end 21.31 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 21.32 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 21.33    Sec. 27. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 21.34 new text begin WATER; LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY. new text end 22.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 22.2 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering new text end 22.3 new text begin public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 22.4 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 22.5 new text begin general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure new text end 22.6 new text begin accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the new text end 22.7 new text begin value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that new text end 22.8 new text begin the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local new text end 22.9 new text begin unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. new text end 22.10 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is described new text end 22.11 new text begin as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township new text end 22.12 new text begin 118, Range 42, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast new text end 22.13 new text begin Quarter of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes new text end 22.14 new text begin 06 seconds West, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1,323.46 feet new text end 22.15 new text begin to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue South 89 degrees 52 new text end 22.16 new text begin minutes 06 seconds West, along said south line, a distance of 627.00 feet (38 rods); thence new text end 22.17 new text begin North 35 degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 346.50 feet; thence North 05 new text end 22.18 new text begin degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 239.25 feet; thence North 14 degrees 01 new text end 22.19 new text begin minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes 39 new text end 22.20 new text begin seconds East, a distance of 34 feet, to the centerline of the Lac Qui Parle River; thence new text end 22.21 new text begin northeasterly and southeasterly, along the centerline of said river to intersect a line that new text end 22.22 new text begin bears North 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence new text end 22.23 new text begin South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 762 feet, to the point of new text end 22.24 new text begin beginning. Containing a total of 15.66 acres, more or less. new text end 22.25 new text begin (d) The land borders the Lac Qui Parle River. The Department of Natural Resources new text end 22.26 new text begin has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's new text end 22.27 new text begin land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit new text end 22.28 new text begin of government for inclusion in a county park. new text end 22.29    Sec. 28. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY. new text end 22.30 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 22.31 new text begin or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land new text end 22.32 new text begin described in paragraph (c). new text end 22.33 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 22.34 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 22.35 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: new text end 23.1 new text begin (1) an 1/2 undivided interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, new text end 23.2 new text begin Section 19, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and new text end 23.3 new text begin (2) the West 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4, new text end 23.4 new text begin Township 57 North, Range 7 West. new text end 23.5 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 23.6 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 23.7    Sec. 29. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 23.8 new text begin WATER; LAKE COUNTY. new text end 23.9 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 23.10 new text begin Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in new text end 23.11 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 23.12 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 23.13 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 23.14 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as: new text end 23.15 new text begin (1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, Township new text end 23.16 new text begin 58 North, Range 6 West; new text end 23.17 new text begin (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North, new text end 23.18 new text begin Range 9 West; and new text end 23.19 new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North, new text end 23.20 new text begin Range 9 West. new text end 23.21 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 23.22 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 23.23    Sec. 30. new text begin PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND new text end 23.24 new text begin BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY. new text end 23.25 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 23.26 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell new text end 23.27 new text begin by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 23.28 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 23.29 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 23.30 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure new text end 23.31 new text begin accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be new text end 23.32 new text begin sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to new text end 23.33 new text begin the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development new text end 23.34 new text begin purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall new text end 24.1 new text begin grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, new text end 24.2 new text begin for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian new text end 24.3 new text begin protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the new text end 24.4 new text begin land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the new text end 24.5 new text begin Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of new text end 24.6 new text begin the river. The easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3), new text end 24.7 new text begin shall be lying 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek and new text end 24.8 new text begin a 33-foot strip across the easement is allowed for road access and utilities at a location new text end 24.9 new text begin agreed upon by the county and the state. new text end 24.10 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as: new text end 24.11 new text begin (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, new text end 24.12 new text begin Range 11 West; new text end 24.13 new text begin (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, new text end 24.14 new text begin Range 11 West; and new text end 24.15 new text begin (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, new text end 24.16 new text begin Range 11 West. new text end 24.17 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 24.18 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development. new text end 24.19    Sec. 31. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 24.20 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 24.21 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision new text end 24.22 new text begin 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County new text end 24.23 new text begin may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in new text end 24.24 new text begin paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 24.25 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 24.26 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and new text end 24.27 new text begin ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent new text end 24.28 new text begin conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands new text end 24.29 new text begin described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (5). The easements shall serve to provide new text end 24.30 new text begin riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easements new text end 24.31 new text begin for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), shall be 75 feet in width, lying new text end 24.32 new text begin southerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described in paragraph new text end 24.33 new text begin (c), clause (5), shall be 75 feet in width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. new text end 24.34 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 25.1 new text begin (1) Lots 377 through 399, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue, new text end 25.2 new text begin Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-3110-01950); new text end 25.3 new text begin (2) part of Lot 2 beginning at the northwest corner; thence southerly 628.4 feet; new text end 25.4 new text begin thence southeasterly at an angle of 102 degrees 17 minutes, 693 feet; thence southerly at new text end 25.5 new text begin an angle of 90 degrees, 12 feet to the point of beginning; thence northerly 112 feet; thence new text end 25.6 new text begin easterly 300 feet to the shore of Stone Lake; thence southwesterly along the lakeshore to new text end 25.7 new text begin the point of beginning, except that part north of the road, Section 27, Township 55 North, new text end 25.8 new text begin Range 12 West (parcel 230-0010-04549); new text end 25.9 new text begin (3) Lot 440, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 25.10 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00460); new text end 25.11 new text begin (4) Lot 493, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 25.12 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01020); and new text end 25.13 new text begin (5) Lot 533, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 25.14 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01430). new text end 25.15 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 25.16 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 25.17    Sec. 32. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 25.18 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 25.19 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 25.20 new text begin St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 25.21 new text begin in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 25.22 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 25.23 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and new text end 25.24 new text begin ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent new text end 25.25 new text begin conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands new text end 25.26 new text begin described in paragraph (c), clauses (8) to (13). The easements shall serve to provide new text end 25.27 new text begin riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement new text end 25.28 new text begin for the land described in paragraph (c), clause (8), shall lie southerly of the centerline new text end 25.29 new text begin of the stream and 75 feet in width lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The new text end 25.30 new text begin easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (10) and (13), shall be 75 feet in new text end 25.31 new text begin width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described new text end 25.32 new text begin in paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the new text end 25.33 new text begin centerline of the stream. The easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses new text end 25.34 new text begin (11) and (12), shall be 75 feet in width, lying southerly of the centerline of the stream. new text end 25.35 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 26.1 new text begin (1) Lots 32 through 44, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue, new text end 26.2 new text begin Section 35, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-4400-01330); new text end 26.3 new text begin (2) Lot 4, Block 2, Rearrangement of Part of Stony Brook Park, Section 13, new text end 26.4 new text begin Township 58 North, Range 18 West (parcel 175-0062-00090); new text end 26.5 new text begin (3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 52 North, new text end 26.6 new text begin Range 18 West (parcel 205-0010-03430); new text end 26.7 new text begin (4) Lots 1 and 2, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North, new text end 26.8 new text begin Range 17 West (parcel 320-0100-00010); new text end 26.9 new text begin (5) Lots 1 to 12, Block 6; Lots 1 to 7 and 15 to 24, Block 7; and Block 12, Ellsburg, new text end 26.10 new text begin Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West; new text end 26.11 new text begin (6) Lots 1 to 24, Block 8; Lots 1 to 6 and 17 to 24, Block 9; and Block 10, Ellsburg, new text end 26.12 new text begin Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West; new text end 26.13 new text begin (7) part of Lot 18, lying North of the intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the new text end 26.14 new text begin county road and the west line of the river and South of a line beginning on the easterly new text end 26.15 new text begin road right-of-way 450 feet northerly of said intersection; thence easterly to a point on the new text end 26.16 new text begin westerly line of the river 450 feet northerly of said intersection, McDavitt, Section 19, new text end 26.17 new text begin Township 56 North, Range 18 West (parcel 435-0010-03392); new text end 26.18 new text begin (8) the northerly 435.6 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, new text end 26.19 new text begin except the westerly 400 feet, Section 12, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel new text end 26.20 new text begin 520-0012-00555); new text end 26.21 new text begin (9) the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest new text end 26.22 new text begin Quarter, Section 15, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0012-01460); new text end 26.23 new text begin (10) Lots 477 to 479, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 new text end 26.24 new text begin North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00840); new text end 26.25 new text begin (11) Lot 534, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 26.26 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01440); new text end 26.27 new text begin (12) Lot 543, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 26.28 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01530); new text end 26.29 new text begin (13) Lot 544, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, new text end 26.30 new text begin Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01540); and new text end 26.31 new text begin (14) the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 feet of the northerly 265 feet of the new text end 26.32 new text begin Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 new text end 26.33 new text begin feet of the southerly 395 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section new text end 26.34 new text begin 34, Township 57 North, Range 15 West (parcel 570-0012-04792). new text end 26.35 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 26.36 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 27.1    Sec. 33. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 27.2 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 27.3 new text begin or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited new text end 27.4 new text begin land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 27.5 new text begin chapter 282. new text end 27.6 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 27.7 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 27.8 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 27.9 new text begin (1) part of Lot 37, Block 4, except the Southwest Half and except the East 7.5 feet, new text end 27.10 new text begin Grant Park Division of Duluth, Section 30, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel new text end 27.11 new text begin 010-1960-00670); new text end 27.12 new text begin (2) beginning 1,088.74 feet North of an iron monument marking the east side of new text end 27.13 new text begin Vermilion Road 455.34 feet East of the southwest corner of Section 10 and extending new text end 27.14 new text begin easterly 231.49 feet; thence southerly 100.46 feet; thence westerly 238.82 feet to the east new text end 27.15 new text begin side of Vermilion Road; thence northerly 100 feet to the point of beginning, also called new text end 27.16 new text begin Lot 2, Block 3, private plat, Aurora Lands In The City, Section 10, Township 58 North, new text end 27.17 new text begin Range 15 West (parcel 100-0080-00980); and new text end 27.18 new text begin (3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North, new text end 27.19 new text begin Range 20 West, except: new text end 27.20 new text begin (i) the railroad right-of-way, 2.90 acres; new text end 27.21 new text begin (ii) two acres for the state highway; new text end 27.22 new text begin (iii) that part northeasterly of the highway; new text end 27.23 new text begin (iv) that part of the North 400 feet lying westerly of the highway; new text end 27.24 new text begin (v) the South 320 feet of the North 720 feet; and new text end 27.25 new text begin (vi) that part lying South of the North 1,020 feet (parcel 425-0040-04030). new text end 27.26 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would new text end 27.27 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 27.28    Sec. 34. new text begin EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 27.29 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions new text end 27.30 new text begin in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources new text end 27.31 new text begin may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota new text end 27.32 new text begin Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota new text end 27.33 new text begin Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c). new text end 28.1 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 28.2 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 28.3 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 28.4 new text begin (c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are new text end 28.5 new text begin described as: new text end 28.6 new text begin (1) Section 6, Township 54, Range 17; new text end 28.7 new text begin (2) Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, Township 54, Range 18; new text end 28.8 new text begin (3) Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, new text end 28.9 new text begin Township 55, Range 17; new text end 28.10 new text begin (4) Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 36, Township 55, Range new text end 28.11 new text begin 18; and new text end 28.12 new text begin (5) Sections 25, 26, 34, and 36, Township 56, Range 18. new text end 28.13 new text begin (d) Prior to initiating a land exchange pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, new text end 28.14 new text begin the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with the Legislative Permanent School new text end 28.15 new text begin Fund Commission to obtain its advice on the proposed priority lands for exchange. new text end 28.16    Sec. 35. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 28.17 new text begin WATER; STEVENS COUNTY. new text end 28.18 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 94.09 to 94.16, the new text end 28.19 new text begin commissioner of natural resources shall convey to a local unit of government the surplus new text end 28.20 new text begin land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 28.21 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 28.22 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 28.23 new text begin ensure accuracy. The commissioner shall convey the land described in paragraph (c) to new text end 28.24 new text begin a local unit of government for no consideration, but the conveyance must provide that new text end 28.25 new text begin the land described in paragraph (c) be open to public use and reverts to the state if the new text end 28.26 new text begin land is used for anything other than land that is open to public use at no charge. The new text end 28.27 new text begin conveyance must include the reservation of a road easement for ingress and egress through new text end 28.28 new text begin the property to the adjoining water access site. new text end 28.29 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Stevens County and is described as: new text end 28.30 new text begin that part of Government Lot 8, Section 30, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, lying new text end 28.31 new text begin between the water's edge of Pomme De Terre Lake and the following described line: new text end 28.32 new text begin beginning at a point on the south line of Government Lot 8, 2,546 feet East and 1,333.3 new text end 28.33 new text begin feet North of the southwest corner of Section 30; thence westerly along the south line new text end 28.34 new text begin of said Government Lot 8, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 362.1 new text end 28.35 new text begin feet; thence North 12 degrees West, a distance of 522 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30 new text end 29.1 new text begin minutes East, a distance of 200 feet to Pomme De Terre Lake, and there terminating, new text end 29.2 new text begin including all riparian rights appurtenant thereto. Excepting therefrom the North 190.00 new text end 29.3 new text begin feet. Containing 2.09 acres more or less. new text end 29.4 new text begin (d) The legislature has determined that the state's land management interests are best new text end 29.5 new text begin served if the land is conveyed to a local unit of government. new text end 29.6    Sec. 36. new text begin EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 29.7 new text begin WATERS; WINONA COUNTY. new text end 29.8 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, new text end 29.9 new text begin subdivision 3, Winona County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as new text end 29.10 new text begin required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the new text end 29.11 new text begin remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the new text end 29.12 new text begin land described in paragraph (c). new text end 29.13 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 29.14 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors new text end 29.15 new text begin and ensure accuracy. new text end 29.16 new text begin (c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Winona County and is described as: new text end 29.17 new text begin Lot 5, Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 9 West, containing ten acres, more or less. new text end 29.18 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 29.19 new text begin best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel. new text end