SF 2449

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

Posted on 04/29/2014 12:48 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to natural resources; modifying disposition of certain land and revenue; 1.3adding to and deleting from state forests and recreation areas; authorizing public 1.4and private sales and exchanges of certain state lands; merging certain state 1.5parks; authorizing the purchase of a dam;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, 1.6sections 89.022; 459.06, subdivision 1; 477A.17; Minnesota Statutes 2013 1.7Supplement, section 85.012, subdivision 38a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, 1.8section 85.012, subdivision 53a. 1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.10    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 85.012, subdivision 38a, 1.11is amended to read: 1.12    Subd. 38a. Lake Vermilion new text begin -Soudan Underground Mine new text end State Park, St. Louis County. 1.13    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.022, is amended to read: 1.1489.022 DISPOSAL OF TILLABLE LAND IN MEMORIAL HARDWOOD 1.15FOREST. 1.16    Subdivision 1. Exchange or sale required. If any parcel acquired for the Memorial 1.17Hardwood Forest after July 1, 1977 contains more than ten contiguous acres of tillable 1.18land adjacent to other tillable land or to a maintained public road or a farm homestead 1.19consisting of a residence and farm buildings abutting a maintained public road, the 1.20commissioner of natural resources shall either exchange the land for other land suitable for 1.21forest purposes or declare the land as surplus land to the commissioner of administration. 1.22The commissioner of administration shall offer the land for sale in the manner provided 1.23by law not less than six months after acquisition by the state and once thereafter in each 1.24of the next two years. Tillable land is land classified as class 1, 2, or 3 as defined by the 1.25United States Soil Conservation Service. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary neither 2.1the state nor any of its subdivisions shall be required to construct or maintain any street, 2.2highway or other road to provide access to any parcel of land sold or exchanged pursuant 2.3to this section. The commissioner of natural resources may retain easements over parcels 2.4sold or exchanged pursuant to this section as are required for purposes of providing access 2.5to public waters or forest lands or access to insure stream bank stabilization and protection. 2.6    Subd. 2. Exemption. The commissioner of natural resources may apply to the 2.7Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources new text begin county board new text end for an exemption 2.8from the exchange or sale requirements of subdivision 1 in instances where it can be 2.9demonstrated that unique recreational, historical or scientific values would be destroyed 2.10by the exchange or sale of tillable land or a farm homestead new text begin has been or will be acquired new text end 2.11 new text begin for natural resource and public access purposes new text end . Exemptions shall be decided by the 2.12commission on an individual basis. new text begin The county board may approve or disapprove the new text end 2.13 new text begin exemption. new text end If the application for exemption is not decided by the commission new text begin county new text end 2.14 new text begin board new text end within 90 days, the application shall be deemed to have been denied new text begin approved new text end . 2.15    Subd. 3. Disposition. Money collected pursuant to new text begin this new text end section shall be 2.16deposited in the general fund new text begin natural resources fund established under section 16A.531, new text end 2.17 new text begin subdivision 2 new text end . 2.18    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 459.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.19    Subdivision 1. Accept donations. Any county, city, or town may by resolution of 2.20its governing body accept donations of land that the governing body deems to be better 2.21adapted for the production of timber and wood than for any other purpose, for a forest, and 2.22may manage it on forestry principles. The donor of not less than 100 acres of any such 2.23land shall be entitled to have the land perpetually bear the donor's name. The governing 2.24body of any city or town, when funds are available or have been levied therefor, may, 2.25when authorized by a majority vote by ballot of the voters voting at any general or special 2.26city election or town meeting where the question is properly submitted, purchase or 2.27obtain by condemnation proceedings, and preferably at the sources of streams, any tract 2.28of land for a forest which is better adapted for the production of timber and wood than 2.29for any other purpose, and which is conveniently located for the purpose, and manage it 2.30on forestry principles. The selection of the lands and the plan of management must be 2.31approved by the director of lands and forestry. The city or town may annually levy a tax 2.32on all taxable property within its boundaries to procure and maintain such forests. 3.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.17, is amended to read: 3.2477A.17 LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK AND SOUDAN 3.3 new text begin VERMILION-SOUDAN new text end UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; ANNUAL 3.4PAYMENTS. 3.5    (a) Beginning in fiscal year 2012, In lieu of the payment amount provided under 3.6section 477A.12, subdivision 1, clause (1), the county shall receive an annual payment 3.7for new text begin state-owned new text end land acquired for new text begin within the boundary of new text end Lake Vermilion new text begin -Soudan new text end 3.8 new text begin Underground Mine new text end State Park, established in section 85.012, subdivision 38a, and land 3.9within the boundary of Soudan Underground Mine State Park, established in section 3.1085.012, subdivision 53a, equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of the new text begin state-owned new text end land. 3.11    (b) For the purposes of this section, the appraised value of the land acquired for 3.12Lake Vermilion new text begin -Soudan Underground Mine new text end State Park for the first five years after 3.13acquisition shall be the purchase price of the land, plus the value of any portion of the land 3.14that is acquired by donation. The appraised value must be redetermined by the county 3.15assessor every five years after the land is acquired. new text begin Thereafter, the appraised value of the new text end 3.16 new text begin state-owned land shall be as determined under section 477A.12, subdivision 3. new text end 3.17    (c) The annual payments under this section shall be distributed to the taxing 3.18jurisdictions containing the property as follows: one-third to the school districts; one-third 3.19to the town; and one-third to the county. The payment to school districts is not a county 3.20apportionment under section 127A.34 and is not subject to aid recapture. Each of those 3.21taxing jurisdictions may use the payments for their general purposes. 3.22    (d) Except as provided in this section, the payments shall be made as provided 3.23in sections 477A.11 to 477A.13. 3.24    Sec. 5. new text begin DELETIONS FROM STATE RECREATION AREA. new text end 3.25 new text begin [85.013][Subd. 11b.] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Meeker County. new text end 3.26 new text begin The following areas are deleted from the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area: new text end 3.27 new text begin (1) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 118 North, new text end 3.28 new text begin Range 30 West; new text end 3.29 new text begin (2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the new text end 3.30 new text begin Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the South 15 new text end 3.31 new text begin acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 30, Township new text end 3.32 new text begin 118 North, Range 30 West; and new text end 3.33 new text begin (3) the West 15 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section new text end 3.34 new text begin 32, Township 118 North, Range 30 West. new text end 4.1    Sec. 6. new text begin ADDITION TO STATE FOREST. new text end 4.2 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 4.3 new text begin Snake River State Forest: Sections 15 and 16, Township 42 North, Range 23 West. new text end 4.4    Sec. 7. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 4.5 new text begin WATER; BECKER COUNTY. new text end 4.6 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the new text end 4.7 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering new text end 4.8 new text begin public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 4.9 new text begin (b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than new text end 4.10 new text begin the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide new text end 4.11 new text begin that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if new text end 4.12 new text begin the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use new text end 4.13 new text begin of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to new text end 4.14 new text begin correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 4.15 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as: that new text end 4.16 new text begin part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 140 new text end 4.17 new text begin North, Range 36 West, described as follows: new text end 4.18 new text begin Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast new text end 4.19 new text begin Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds new text end 4.20 new text begin East, a distance of 1,020.56 feet along the north line of said Northwest Quarter of new text end 4.21 new text begin the Northeast Quarter to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes new text end 4.22 new text begin 30 seconds West, a distance of 222.19 feet; thence North 73 degrees 06 minutes 43 new text end 4.23 new text begin seconds East, a distance of 222.99 feet; thence North 12 degrees 38 minutes 24 new text end 4.24 new text begin seconds East, a distance of 159.58 feet to the north line of said Northwest Quarter new text end 4.25 new text begin of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds West, a new text end 4.26 new text begin distance of 248.21 feet along said north line to the point of beginning, excepting the new text end 4.27 new text begin right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 34. new text end 4.28 new text begin Containing approximately 0.5 acres, more or less. new text end 4.29     new text begin (d) The land described in paragraph (c) borders the Straight River. The Department new text end 4.30 new text begin of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource new text end 4.31 new text begin purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land new text end 4.32 new text begin were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use. new text end 4.33    Sec. 8. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 4.34 new text begin WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY. new text end 5.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 5.2 new text begin Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 5.3 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 5.4 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 5.5 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 5.6 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as: new text end 5.7 new text begin (1) part of Government Lot 1, Section 17, Township 154 North, Range 30 West new text end 5.8 new text begin (PIN No. 49.00135.01); new text end 5.9 new text begin (2) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township new text end 5.10 new text begin 146 North, Range 31 West (PIN No. 46.00208.00); and new text end 5.11 new text begin (3) part of Government Lot 3, Section 32, Township 155 North, Range 30 West new text end 5.12 new text begin (PIN No. 49.00172.03). new text end 5.13 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 5.14 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 5.15    Sec. 9. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 5.16 new text begin WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY. new text end 5.17 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 5.18 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Beltrami County may new text end 5.19 new text begin sell by private sale to a state agency the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that new text end 5.20 new text begin are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 5.21 new text begin chapter 282. new text end 5.22 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 5.23 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 5.24 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as: new text end 5.25 new text begin (1) Part of Government Lot 2, Section 10, Township 146 North, Range 33 West new text end 5.26 new text begin (PIN No. 80.00240.00); and new text end 5.27 new text begin (2) Outlot A, Lind's Addition to Bemidji, Section 2, Township 146 North, Range new text end 5.28 new text begin 33 West (PIN No. 80.04443.00). new text end 5.29 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best new text end 5.30 new text begin be served if the lands were conveyed to a state agency for natural resources management. new text end 5.31    Sec. 10. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 5.32 new text begin WATER; CARVER COUNTY. new text end 5.33 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 5.34 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carver County may new text end 6.1 new text begin convey to the city of Norwood Young America for less than the appraised value the new text end 6.2 new text begin tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 6.3 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide new text end 6.4 new text begin that the land reverts to the state if the city of Norwood Young America stops using the new text end 6.5 new text begin land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make new text end 6.6 new text begin changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 6.7 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carver County and is described as: Outlot new text end 6.8 new text begin A, The Preserve 3rd Addition (parcel 58.6520890). new text end 6.9 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Norwood Young new text end 6.10 new text begin America for a public park or lake access. new text end 6.11    Sec. 11. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 6.12 new text begin WATER; CARVER COUNTY. new text end 6.13 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 282.01, subdivision 1, and new text end 6.14 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 6.15 new text begin 282, Carver County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public new text end 6.16 new text begin water that are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota new text end 6.17 new text begin Statutes, section 282. new text end 6.18 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 6.19 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 6.20 new text begin ensure accuracy. The county may convey the land to the city of Watertown for less than new text end 6.21 new text begin the market value of the land as determined by the county board, but the conveyance must new text end 6.22 new text begin provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for a public use, as described in new text end 6.23 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, which may include but is not limited new text end 6.24 new text begin to a park, trails system, public transit system facility, and public service facility, which new text end 6.25 new text begin may include a water tower, administrative offices, a lift station, and a public works facility, new text end 6.26 new text begin as well as use in a wetland bank restoration project as defined in Minnesota Statutes, new text end 6.27 new text begin sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243, in which a conditional use deed or deed restrictions may new text end 6.28 new text begin be recorded. The land described in paragraph (c) may be subsequently subdivided and new text end 6.29 new text begin conveyed, in whole or in part, to other local governmental subdivisions of the state to new text end 6.30 new text begin accomplish these public uses. The land described in paragraph (c) is subject to the reverter new text end 6.31 new text begin interest of the state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d. new text end 6.32 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Carver County and are described as: new text end 6.33 new text begin the South Half of Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117, Range 25, Carver new text end 6.34 new text begin County, Minnesota, except those parts described as follows, to wit: commencing at new text end 6.35 new text begin the southwest corner of Southeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence running North new text end 7.1 new text begin 60 rods to a point in the center of the Watertown, Chaska and Carver Road; thence new text end 7.2 new text begin southeasterly 73 rods to south line of said Southeast Quarter; thence West 44 rods to new text end 7.3 new text begin place of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the new text end 7.4 new text begin Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West, Carver County, new text end 7.5 new text begin Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the South Quarter corner of Section new text end 7.6 new text begin 9; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said Southeast new text end 7.7 new text begin Quarter 726.00 feet (44 rods) to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; new text end 7.8 new text begin thence North 36 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds West along a line that would new text end 7.9 new text begin intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter at a point 990.00 feet (60 rods) new text end 7.10 new text begin North of said South Quarter corner a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of new text end 7.11 new text begin East a distance of 493.23 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes 00 new text end 7.12 new text begin seconds West a distance of 214.00 feet to said south line of the Southeast Quarter; new text end 7.13 new text begin thence on a bearing of West a distance of 326.52 feet to the actual point of beginning; new text end 7.14 new text begin ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the Southeast new text end 7.15 new text begin Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West of the Fifth Principal new text end 7.16 new text begin Meridian, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of said new text end 7.17 new text begin Southeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said new text end 7.18 new text begin Southeast Quarter a distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 37 degrees 04 minutes 30 new text end 7.19 new text begin seconds West, along a line that will intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter new text end 7.20 new text begin at a point 990.00 feet northerly from said southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter, new text end 7.21 new text begin a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of East a distance of 273.66 feet to the new text end 7.22 new text begin point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing on a bearing of new text end 7.23 new text begin East a distance of 219.57 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes new text end 7.24 new text begin 00 seconds West to said south line of the Southeast Quarter; thence on a bearing of new text end 7.25 new text begin East along said south line a distance of 236.23 feet; thence on a bearing of North a new text end 7.26 new text begin distance of 556.20 feet; thence on a bearing of West a distance of 65.27 feet; thence new text end 7.27 new text begin South 48 degrees 20 minutes 11 seconds West a distance of 515.27 feet to the point new text end 7.28 new text begin of beginning; ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that part of the Southwest new text end 7.29 new text begin Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West, new text end 7.30 new text begin Carver County, Minnesota, lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way new text end 7.31 new text begin line of County State-Aid Highway No. 10, as described in Document No. 58827, new text end 7.32 new text begin as recorded in the office of the Carver County Recorder; ALSO EXCEPTING new text end 7.33 new text begin THEREFROM that part thereof platted as Tuscany Village (PIN No. 85.0092900). new text end 7.34 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 7.35 new text begin best be served if the land were conveyed to the city of Watertown for the use described in new text end 7.36 new text begin paragraph (b). new text end 8.1    Sec. 12. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 8.2 new text begin WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY. new text end 8.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 8.4 new text begin Chisago County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in new text end 8.5 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 8.6 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 8.7 new text begin general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 8.8 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: those parts new text end 8.9 new text begin of Lots 4, 5, and 6 in Block 2 of Starks Second Addition to Harris lying south of Goose new text end 8.10 new text begin Creek (PID No. 14.00394.00). new text end 8.11 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 8.12 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 8.13    Sec. 13. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 8.14 new text begin WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY. new text end 8.15 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 8.16 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may new text end 8.17 new text begin sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited land bordering public new text end 8.18 new text begin waters that is described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota new text end 8.19 new text begin Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 8.20 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 8.21 new text begin general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 8.22 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: that part of new text end 8.23 new text begin Government Lot 5 described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of Section 6; new text end 8.24 new text begin thence North 1 degree 5 minutes West 1,644.50 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes new text end 8.25 new text begin 30 seconds West 401.10 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 4 degrees 17 minutes new text end 8.26 new text begin 30 seconds East 150 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West 220 new text end 8.27 new text begin feet more or less to the shoreline of Chain Lake; thence northwesterly on the shoreline new text end 8.28 new text begin 150 feet more or less to a point of intersection with a line bearing South 88 degrees 22 new text end 8.29 new text begin minutes 30 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes new text end 8.30 new text begin 30 seconds East 337 feet more or less to the point of beginning, Section 5, Township 35, new text end 8.31 new text begin Range 21 (PID No. 11.00118.00). new text end 8.32 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 8.33 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 9.1    Sec. 14. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 9.2 new text begin WATER; LAKE COUNTY. new text end 9.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 9.4 new text begin Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in new text end 9.5 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 9.6 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 9.7 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 9.8 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as: new text end 9.9 new text begin (1) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 55, new text end 9.10 new text begin Range 11 (25-5511-33791); and new text end 9.11 new text begin (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 31, Township 64, Range new text end 9.12 new text begin 11 (28-6411-31250). new text end 9.13 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 9.14 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 9.15    Sec. 15. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 9.16 new text begin WATER; CROW WING COUNTY. new text end 9.17 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 9.18 new text begin Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described new text end 9.19 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 9.20 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 9.21 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 9.22 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: new text end 9.23 new text begin (1) part of Government Lot 3, City of Baxter, Section 7, Township 133, Range 28, new text end 9.24 new text begin described as: beginning at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3; thence East 300 new text end 9.25 new text begin feet along the north line of said Lot 3; thence South 1 degree 44 minutes West, 262.8 feet; new text end 9.26 new text begin thence South 32 degrees 51 minutes West, 149.6 feet to shore of Perch Lake; thence North new text end 9.27 new text begin 50 degrees 7 minutes West, 283 feet along shore of said lake to west line of said lot; thence new text end 9.28 new text begin North 1 degree 44 minutes East, 207.1 feet to point of beginning. PIN #010073103C00009; new text end 9.29 new text begin (2) Government Lot 5, City of Crosslake, Section 21, Township 137, Range 27, new text end 9.30 new text begin except: new text end 9.31 new text begin (i) 10 acres acquired by USA in condemnation decree in Register of Deeds Office in new text end 9.32 new text begin Book (E), page 151; new text end 9.33 new text begin (ii) .70 acres acquired by USA in decree in Book 31, page 120; new text end 9.34 new text begin (iii) part of Government Lot 5 described as: beginning at the quarter corner of west new text end 9.35 new text begin line of said lot; thence East 127.2 feet South 27 degrees 10 minutes East, 128.3 feet; new text end 10.1 new text begin thence South 29 degrees 21 minutes West, 70 feet; thence South 5 degrees 19 minutes new text end 10.2 new text begin West, 180 feet; thence West 134.9 feet; thence west line of said lot; thence North 354.5 new text end 10.3 new text begin feet along said west line to point of beginning; new text end 10.4 new text begin (iv) that parcel sold to James W. Oberg; new text end 10.5 new text begin (v) part to Mudek; new text end 10.6 new text begin (vi) part to Robert Souther; new text end 10.7 new text begin (vii) two parcels conveyed to Crosslake Rental and Leasing Co. as recorded on new text end 10.8 new text begin Doc #495065; new text end 10.9 new text begin (viii) that part conveyed to Unlimited Potential Enterprises on recorded Doc new text end 10.10 new text begin #565043; and new text end 10.11 new text begin (ix) that part conveyed to Paul and Patricia Willmus on recorded Doc #562741. new text end 10.12 new text begin Subject to restrictions and reservations of record and subject to easement of record. new text end 10.13 new text begin PIN #120213205BCB009; new text end 10.14 new text begin (3) Lot 6, Block 1, Vansickle Creek Estates, City of Emily, Section 23, Township new text end 10.15 new text begin 138, Range 26. PIN #211490010060009; and new text end 10.16 new text begin (4) the North 80 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 15, lying West of East 151.92 new text end 10.17 new text begin feet thereof and also the South 35 feet of the North 115 feet of Government Lot 1, Section new text end 10.18 new text begin 15, lying West of East 351.91 feet thereof with an easement of record and also the North new text end 10.19 new text begin 30 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 15, lying West of new text end 10.20 new text begin Nisswa Village Road, City of Nisswa, Section 15, Township 135, Range 29. Subject to new text end 10.21 new text begin easements, reservations, and restrictions of record. PIN #280152101AA0009. new text end 10.22 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 10.23 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 10.24    Sec. 16. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 10.25 new text begin WATERS; DAKOTA COUNTY. new text end 10.26 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and new text end 10.27 new text begin 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 10.28 new text begin Dakota County may convey to the city of Rosemount for no consideration the tax-forfeited new text end 10.29 new text begin land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 10.30 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 10.31 new text begin attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and new text end 10.32 new text begin ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city new text end 10.33 new text begin of Rosemount stops using the land for park or trail purposes. new text end 10.34 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is described as Outlot J of Outlots of Brockway (Dakota new text end 10.35 new text begin County PID No. 34-54300-00-100). new text end 11.1 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would be new text end 11.2 new text begin best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Rosemount for park or trail purposes. new text end 11.3    Sec. 17. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 11.4 new text begin WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 11.5 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 11.6 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may new text end 11.7 new text begin convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited new text end 11.8 new text begin land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 11.9 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide new text end 11.10 new text begin that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for new text end 11.11 new text begin the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to new text end 11.12 new text begin the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 11.13 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: Lot new text end 11.14 new text begin 3, Block 2, Oak Hollow (Hennepin County tax identification number 08-119-23 23 0012). new text end 11.15 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 11.16 new text begin best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a new text end 11.17 new text begin recreational trail and for maintenance of the land in its natural state. new text end 11.18    Sec. 18. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 11.19 new text begin WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 11.20 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 11.21 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may new text end 11.22 new text begin convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited new text end 11.23 new text begin land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 11.24 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide new text end 11.25 new text begin that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for new text end 11.26 new text begin the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to new text end 11.27 new text begin the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 11.28 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: new text end 11.29 new text begin Outlot B, Boulder Pointe (Hennepin County tax identification number 21-116-22 11 0021). new text end 11.30 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 11.31 new text begin be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of new text end 11.32 new text begin wetlands. new text end 12.1    Sec. 19. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 12.2 new text begin WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 12.3 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 12.4 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may new text end 12.5 new text begin convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited new text end 12.6 new text begin land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 12.7 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide new text end 12.8 new text begin that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for new text end 12.9 new text begin the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to new text end 12.10 new text begin the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 12.11 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: new text end 12.12 new text begin including adjacent part of Wawonaissa Common, Lot 19, Block 7, "Woodland Point," new text end 12.13 new text begin Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin County tax identification number 13-117-24 new text end 12.14 new text begin 21 0080). new text end 12.15 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 12.16 new text begin be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of new text end 12.17 new text begin wetlands and open water purposes. new text end 12.18    Sec. 20. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end 12.19 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 12.20 new text begin or other law to the contrary, Hennepin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited new text end 12.21 new text begin land described in paragraph (c). new text end 12.22 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 12.23 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 12.24 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: except new text end 12.25 new text begin road, Tract C, Registered Land Survey No. 0047, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin new text end 12.26 new text begin County tax identification number 24-027-24 22 0003). new text end 12.27 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 12.28 new text begin best be served if the land is sold to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for new text end 12.29 new text begin conservation, hiking, wildlife observation, and environmental education. new text end 12.30    Sec. 21. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 12.31 new text begin WATER; ISANTI COUNTY. new text end 12.32 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision new text end 12.33 new text begin 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Isanti County may new text end 13.1 new text begin convey to the city of Isanti for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public new text end 13.2 new text begin water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end 13.3 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide new text end 13.4 new text begin that the land reverts to the state if the city of Isanti stops using the land for the public new text end 13.5 new text begin purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land new text end 13.6 new text begin description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of new text end 13.7 new text begin revenue shall grant a scenic easement to be held in the name of the Department of Natural new text end 13.8 new text begin Resources for the parcel described in paragraph (c) located within Sections 24 and 25, new text end 13.9 new text begin Township 35, Range 24, to protect the scenic, recreational, and natural characteristics of new text end 13.10 new text begin the Rum River, according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.311, subdivision 6, and new text end 13.11 new text begin 103F.331, subdivision 1. The easement shall be 400 feet in width, lying easterly of the new text end 13.12 new text begin centerline of the Rum River. new text end 13.13 new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Isanti County and is described as: new text end 13.14 new text begin Section 36, Township 35, Range 24, Rum River Meadows Outlot D; ALSO Section new text end 13.15 new text begin 25, Township 35, Range 24, Villages on the Rum 5th Addition Outlot A, also in Section new text end 13.16 new text begin 24, Township 35, Range 24. new text end 13.17 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Isanti to use new text end 13.18 new text begin as a park. new text end 13.19    Sec. 22. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 13.20 new text begin WATER; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 13.21 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision new text end 13.22 new text begin 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may new text end 13.23 new text begin sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in new text end 13.24 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 13.25 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 13.26 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 13.27 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as: new text end 13.28 new text begin (1) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, less 3.42 acres for the railroad new text end 13.29 new text begin right-of-way, Section 36, Township 145, Range 25 (PIN No. 11-236-4400); and new text end 13.30 new text begin (2) Lot 4, less that part lying East of creek, Section 14, Township 58, Range 24 new text end 13.31 new text begin (PIN No. 04-114-1302). new text end 13.32 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 13.33 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 13.34    Sec. 23. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end 14.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 14.2 new text begin or other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land new text end 14.3 new text begin described in paragraph (c). new text end 14.4 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 14.5 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The new text end 14.6 new text begin land must be sold for no less than its market value. The purchaser must provide a certified new text end 14.7 new text begin survey of the land acceptable to the county and must pay all survey and appraisal costs. new text end 14.8 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: the West 50 new text end 14.9 new text begin feet of the North 380 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section new text end 14.10 new text begin 19, Township 58 North, Range 24 West. new text end 14.11 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 14.12 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 14.13    Sec. 24. new text begin EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; KANABEC COUNTY. new text end 14.14 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, new text end 14.15 new text begin subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land new text end 14.16 new text begin Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and new text end 14.17 new text begin according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, new text end 14.18 new text begin exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b). new text end 14.19 new text begin (b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Kanabec County and is new text end 14.20 new text begin described as: new text end 14.21 new text begin (1) the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the new text end 14.22 new text begin Southeast Quarter, all in Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 24 West; and new text end 14.23 new text begin (2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and new text end 14.24 new text begin South Half of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 9, Township 42 North, Range 23 West. new text end 14.25 new text begin (c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders new text end 14.26 new text begin the Snake River. The state land administered by the county borders Hay Creek. While new text end 14.27 new text begin those lands do not provide at least equal opportunity for access to the waters by the public, new text end 14.28 new text begin the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access to new text end 14.29 new text begin adjacent state forest lands. new text end 14.30    Sec. 25. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN STATE PARK; new text end 14.31 new text begin KITTSON COUNTY. new text end 14.32 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the new text end 14.33 new text begin commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land within Lake new text end 14.34 new text begin Bronson State Park described in paragraph (c). new text end 15.1 new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to new text end 15.2 new text begin correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 15.3 new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: the new text end 15.4 new text begin following lots located in the Lakeside Subdivision Plat, located within the Southeast new text end 15.5 new text begin Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 161 North, Range 46 West: new text end 15.6 new text begin (1) Lots 3 and 4, Block 1; new text end 15.7 new text begin (2) Lots 4, 5, 7 to 9, and 13 to 15, Block 4; and new text end 15.8 new text begin (3) Lots 1 to 7 and 12 to 15, Block 5. new text end 15.9 new text begin Containing 2.15 acres, more or less. new text end 15.10     new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed new text end 15.11 new text begin for natural resource purposes. new text end 15.12 new text begin (e) Proceeds of land sales under this section may be used only to acquire property new text end 15.13 new text begin within Lake Bronson State Park. new text end 15.14    Sec. 26. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 15.15 new text begin WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. new text end 15.16 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 15.17 new text begin Lake of the Woods County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that new text end 15.18 new text begin are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 15.19 new text begin chapter 282. new text end 15.20 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 15.21 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 15.22 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake of the Woods County and are described as: new text end 15.23 new text begin (1) Lot 20 and part of Lot 9, Auditors Plat #2, Section 18, Township 161, Range new text end 15.24 new text begin 33 (PIN No. 62.51.00.200); and new text end 15.25 new text begin (2) part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township new text end 15.26 new text begin 159, Range 31 (PIN No. 37.05.44.000). new text end 15.27 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 15.28 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 15.29    Sec. 27. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 15.30 new text begin WATER; MARTIN COUNTY. new text end 15.31 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 15.32 new text begin and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Martin County may new text end 15.33 new text begin sell by private sale to the adjoining owner the tax-forfeited land bordering public water new text end 16.1 new text begin that is described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, new text end 16.2 new text begin chapter 282. new text end 16.3 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 16.4 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 16.5 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: PID No. new text end 16.6 new text begin 23.039.1560. new text end 16.7 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be new text end 16.8 new text begin best served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 16.9    Sec. 28. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 16.10 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, new text end 16.11 new text begin or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited new text end 16.12 new text begin lands described in paragraph (c). new text end 16.13 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 16.14 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 16.15 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 16.16 new text begin (1) Lots 1 to 4, Block 4, Atlantic Ave. Addition to Duluth; new text end 16.17 new text begin (2) Lots 5 to 7, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2; new text end 16.18 new text begin (3) Lots 8 to 11, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2; new text end 16.19 new text begin (4) Lot 12, Block 44, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2; new text end 16.20 new text begin (5) Lots 14 to 16, Duluth Heights 1st Division; new text end 16.21 new text begin (6) that part of Lot 11 beginning at the southwest corner of said lot; thence northeast new text end 16.22 new text begin along the south line .20 feet; thence left 89 degrees 57 minutes 42 seconds a distance of new text end 16.23 new text begin 140.01 feet to a point on the north line of Lot 11 .12 feet East of the northwest corner; new text end 16.24 new text begin thence southwest to the northwest corner; thence southeast along the west line 140.01 feet new text end 16.25 new text begin to the point of beginning, Duluth Proper 1st Division West Superior Street; new text end 16.26 new text begin (7) Lots 33 to 39, odd-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division; new text end 16.27 new text begin (8) Lots 34 to 40, even-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division; new text end 16.28 new text begin (9) Lots 49 to 63, odd-numbered lots, including part of vacated 4th Ave W adjacent new text end 16.29 new text begin to Lot 63, Duluth Proper Third Division; new text end 16.30 new text begin (10) Lots 50 and 52, Duluth Proper Third Division; new text end 16.31 new text begin (11) Lots 39 to 45, odd-numbered lots, Block 179, Duluth Proper Third Division; new text end 16.32 new text begin (12) the southeasterly 30 feet of the northwesterly 100 feet, Lots 12 to 16, Soo Ry. new text end 16.33 new text begin Lease No. 7841, Marine Division of Duluth; new text end 16.34 new text begin (13) the East 12-1/2 feet of the West 37-1/2 feet of Lots 1 and 2, West Duluth 5th new text end 16.35 new text begin Division; new text end 17.1 new text begin (14) the East 10 feet of the South 63 feet of Lot 11 and the East 12-1/2 feet of the new text end 17.2 new text begin North 37 feet of Lot 11, Block 16, West Park Division of Duluth; new text end 17.3 new text begin (15) the South 13 feet for st Lot 10, Block 4, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st new text end 17.4 new text begin Rearr Duluth; new text end 17.5 new text begin (16) the North 13 feet of Lot 3, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth; new text end 17.6 new text begin (17) the North 13 feet of Lot 4, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth; new text end 17.7 new text begin (18) the South 424 feet of the North 999 feet of that part of the Northeast Quarter new text end 17.8 new text begin of the Northwest Quarter lying West of the old North Shore Road, except the highway new text end 17.9 new text begin right-of-way, 5.97 acres, and except that part lying South of the southerly highway new text end 17.10 new text begin right-of-way, Section 19, Township 51, Range 12, Town of Duluth; new text end 17.11 new text begin (19) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township new text end 17.12 new text begin 51, Range 17, Town of Industrial; new text end 17.13 new text begin (20) part of Government Lot 3, Section 2, Township 64, Range 18, Beatty Township; new text end 17.14 new text begin and new text end 17.15 new text begin (21) the South 70 feet of the East 313 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest new text end 17.16 new text begin Quarter, Section 31, Township 60, Range 17. new text end 17.17 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 17.18 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 17.19    Sec. 29. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 17.20 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 17.21 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 17.22 new text begin St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 17.23 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 17.24 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 17.25 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 17.26 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 17.27 new text begin (1) the westerly 200 feet of Lot 5, Section 31, Township 58, Range 16, Town of new text end 17.28 new text begin Biwabik; new text end 17.29 new text begin (2) Lots 8, 9, and 10, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of new text end 17.30 new text begin Breitung; new text end 17.31 new text begin (3) Lots 14 to 17, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of new text end 17.32 new text begin Breitung; new text end 17.33 new text begin (4) Lot 242, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of Breitung; new text end 17.34 new text begin (5) Lots 251 to 254, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of new text end 17.35 new text begin Breitung; and new text end 18.1 new text begin (6) Lots 8 to 20, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue. new text end 18.2 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 18.3 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 18.4    Sec. 30. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 18.5 new text begin WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 18.6 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision new text end 18.7 new text begin 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County new text end 18.8 new text begin may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in new text end 18.9 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 18.10 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 18.11 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 18.12 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end 18.13 new text begin (1) Lots 347 to 355, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue; new text end 18.14 new text begin (2) Lots 22 to 30, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.15 new text begin (3) Lots 44 to 54, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.16 new text begin (4) Lots 58 to 68, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.17 new text begin (5) Lots 78 to 84, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.18 new text begin (6) Lot 86, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.19 new text begin (7) Lot 88, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.20 new text begin (8) Lot 132, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.21 new text begin (9) Lots 206 to 212, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.22 new text begin (10) Lots 324 to 330, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue; new text end 18.23 new text begin (11) Lot 5, Section 7, Township 54, Range 16, Town of Cotton; and new text end 18.24 new text begin (12) an undivided 11/12 interest, Lot 4, Section 29, Township 63, Range 12. new text end 18.25 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 18.26 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 18.27    Sec. 31. new text begin MERGER OF SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK, ST. new text end 18.28 new text begin LOUIS COUNTY, INTO LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end 18.29 new text begin Soudan Underground Mine State Park is merged into Lake Vermilion State Park. The new text end 18.30 new text begin merged park shall be known as Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park. new text end 18.31    Sec. 32. new text begin SALE OF NONCOMPLIANT TAX-FORFEITED LAND ON new text end 18.32 new text begin MINNESOTA POINT, DULUTH. new text end 19.1 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, tax-forfeited new text end 19.2 new text begin land located on Minnesota Point in Duluth, which cannot be improved because of new text end 19.3 new text begin noncompliance with local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage, or access, new text end 19.4 new text begin may, at the discretion of the St. Louis County auditor, be offered and sold by the county new text end 19.5 new text begin auditor to any single, specific adjoining or adjacent landowner without notifying or new text end 19.6 new text begin offering to sell to all adjoining or adjacent landowners. new text end 19.7    Sec. 33. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 19.8 new text begin WATER; WADENA COUNTY. new text end 19.9 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 19.10 new text begin Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 19.11 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 19.12 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 19.13 new text begin general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 19.14 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as: new text end 19.15 new text begin (1) PIN No. 03-025-1040; new text end 19.16 new text begin (2) PIN No. 05-023-3020; new text end 19.17 new text begin (3) PIN No. 05-024-4010; new text end 19.18 new text begin (4) PIN No. 06-003-3100; new text end 19.19 new text begin (5) PIN No. 07-001-2030; new text end 19.20 new text begin (6) PIN No. 09-007-2030; new text end 19.21 new text begin (7) PIN No. 09-007-2040; new text end 19.22 new text begin (8) PIN No. 09-013-1030; new text end 19.23 new text begin (9) PIN No. 09-013-2010; new text end 19.24 new text begin (10) PIN No. 13-002-3030; new text end 19.25 new text begin (11) PIN No. 13-011-1010; new text end 19.26 new text begin (12) PIN No. 13-011-2010; new text end 19.27 new text begin (13) PIN No. 13-011-2020; new text end 19.28 new text begin (14) PIN No. 13-012-2020; new text end 19.29 new text begin (15) PIN No. 13-119-4010; new text end 19.30 new text begin (16) PIN No. 13-127-3010; new text end 19.31 new text begin (17) PIN No. 15-012-3060; new text end 19.32 new text begin (18) PIN No. 15-012-3070; new text end 19.33 new text begin (19) PIN No. 15-012-3080; new text end 19.34 new text begin (20) PIN No. 17-440-0290; new text end 19.35 new text begin (21) PIN No. 17-440-0300; new text end 20.1 new text begin (22) PIN No. 18-300-0010; new text end 20.2 new text begin (23) PIN No. 19-440-0070; new text end 20.3 new text begin (24) PIN No. 19-440-0090; new text end 20.4 new text begin (25) PIN No. 22-480-0390; new text end 20.5 new text begin (26) PIN No. 02-350-0030; new text end 20.6 new text begin (27) PIN No. 03-014-1290; new text end 20.7 new text begin (28) PIN No. 03-024-3020; new text end 20.8 new text begin (29) PIN No. 08-001-1010; new text end 20.9 new text begin (30) PIN No. 03-011-1040; new text end 20.10 new text begin (31) PIN No. 03-011-1050; new text end 20.11 new text begin (32) PIN No. 03-013-3010; new text end 20.12 new text begin (33) PIN No. 06-015-1020; new text end 20.13 new text begin (34) PIN No. 13-121-3010; new text end 20.14 new text begin (35) PIN No. 13-121-3020; new text end 20.15 new text begin (36) PIN No. 13-128-2010; new text end 20.16 new text begin (37) PIN No. 07-016-2020; and new text end 20.17 new text begin (38) PIN No. 12-024-4020. new text end 20.18 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 20.19 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 20.20    Sec. 34. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 20.21 new text begin WATER; WADENA COUNTY. new text end 20.22 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 20.23 new text begin Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in new text end 20.24 new text begin paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 20.25 new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney new text end 20.26 new text begin general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end 20.27 new text begin The land may not be sold until the existing timber contract on the land is fulfilled. new text end 20.28 new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: PIN No. new text end 20.29 new text begin 03-023-1020. new text end 20.30 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 20.31 new text begin best be served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end 20.32    Sec. 35. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC new text end 20.33 new text begin WATER; WADENA COUNTY. new text end 21.1 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, new text end 21.2 new text begin Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described new text end 21.3 new text begin in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. new text end 21.4 new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The new text end 21.5 new text begin attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and new text end 21.6 new text begin ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent new text end 21.7 new text begin conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands new text end 21.8 new text begin described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide access to anglers. The new text end 21.9 new text begin easement for land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be 66 feet in width lying new text end 21.10 new text begin north of the centerline of Union Creek. The easements for the lands described in paragraph new text end 21.11 new text begin (c), clauses (2) to (4), shall be 66 feet in width lying south of the centerline of Union Creek. new text end 21.12 new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as: new text end 21.13 new text begin (1) PIN No. 22-600-0830; new text end 21.14 new text begin (2) PIN No. 22-770-0010; new text end 21.15 new text begin (3) PIN No. 22-770-0020; and new text end 21.16 new text begin (4) PIN No. 22-770-0030. new text end 21.17 new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would new text end 21.18 new text begin best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end 21.19    Sec. 36. new text begin BRAINERD DAM; CITY OF BRAINERD. new text end 21.20 new text begin The requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.525, have been met and new text end 21.21 new text begin the city of Brainerd may purchase the Brainerd Dam on the Mississippi River in Crow new text end 21.22 new text begin Wing County. new text end 21.23    Sec. 37. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS. new text end 21.24 new text begin (a) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall combine the legislative history new text end 21.25 new text begin of Soudan Underground Mine State Park with the legislative history of Lake Vermilion new text end 21.26 new text begin State Park. new text end 21.27 new text begin (b) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall renumber section 84.157 as new text end 21.28 new text begin section 94.3435 and make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and new text end 21.29 new text begin Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering. new text end 21.30    Sec. 38. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 21.31 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.012, subdivision 53a, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 21.32    Sec. 39. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end 22.1 new text begin Sections 1 to 38 are effective the day following final enactment. new text end