1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; providing for public and private sales and conveyances of 
1.3 	certain state lands; modifying prior sale authority;amending Laws 2012, chapter 
1.4 	236, section 28, subdivision 6; Laws 2013, chapter 73, section 30.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6.Adding lands; zoning conformance. Any lands to be sold under this 
1.8 	section must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St. 
1.9 	Louis County may add land, including county fee land, to the lots offered for sale to permit 
1.10 	conformance with zoning requirements or when it is determined at the sole discretion of 
1.11 	the county board to be in the best interest of the county. The added lands must be included 
1.12 	in the appraised value of the lot.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Laws 2013, chapter 73, section 30, is amended to read:
1.14 	Sec. 30. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
1.15 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 1.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.17 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell 
1.18 	by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described 
1.19 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.20 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.21 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
1.22 	accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be 
1.23 	sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to 
2.1 	the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development 
2.2 	purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall 
2.3 	grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, 
2.4 	for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian 
2.5 	protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the 
2.6 	land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the 
2.7 	Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of 
2.8 	the river to provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by the 
2.9 	Department of Natural Resources, and a 66-foot strip across the easement is allowed 
2.10 	for road access and utilities at a location agreed upon by the county and the state. The 
2.11 	easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3), shall be lying 75 
2.12 	feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek to provide riparian 
2.13 	protection and access for management by the Department of Natural Resources, and a 
2.14 	33-foot 50-foot strip across the easement easements is allowed for road access and utilities 
2.15 	at a location agreed upon by the county and the state.
2.16 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
2.17 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
2.18 	Range 11 West;
2.19 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
2.20 	Range 11 West; and
2.21 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
2.22 	Range 11 West.
2.23 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.24 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.

2.25 	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.26 	WATERS; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 2.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
2.28 	Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described 
2.29 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
2.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
2.31 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors 
2.32 	and ensure accuracy.
2.33 	(c) The lands to be sold are in Beltrami County and are described as:
2.34 	(1) the North 200 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 34, Township 147 North, Range 
2.35 	31 West (.6 acres) on Big Lake (PIN No. 43.00239.00);
3.1 	(2) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 
3.2 	154 North, Range 30 West (2.38 acres) on the Tamarack River (PIN No. 49.00120.02);
3.3 	(3) Riverside Addition Lot 001, Block 007, Section 1, Township 146 North, Range 
3.4 	33 West (3.23 acres) on the Mississippi River (PIN No. 80.03110.00); and
3.5 	(4) all of that strip of land lying South of Mill Lot 1 of Lake Street in Lot 7, Section 
3.6 	1, Township 148 North, Range 32 West (0.3 acres) on Gull Lake (PIN No. 85.00053.00).
3.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
3.8 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

3.9 	Sec. 4. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
3.10 	WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
 3.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
3.12 	Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
3.13 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
3.14 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
3.15 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
3.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
3.17 	(1) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 46, Range 
3.18 	21 (PID number 75-010-4010);
3.19 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 46, Range 
3.20 	21 (PID number 75-010-4040);
3.21 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 47, Range 
3.22 	18 (PID number 60-026-0600);
3.23 	(4) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 47, Range 
3.24 	18 (PID number 60-026-0610);
3.25 	(5) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 47, Range 
3.26 	18 (PID number 60-026-1460);
3.27 	(6) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 47, Range 
3.28 	18 (PID number 60-026-1770);
3.29 	(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 21, Township 47, Range 
3.30 	18 (PID number 60-052-3780);
3.31 	(8) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter which lies 
3.32 	northwest of a line located 100 feet northwest of the following described line: Beginning 
3.33 	at a point on the east line of Section 21, 641.74 feet South of the northeast corner; thence 
3.34 	southwest 35 degrees, 28 minutes, 40 seconds, 5,000 feet and there terminating. Except 
3.35 	a strip which lies southeast of the following described line: Beginning at a point 100 
4.1 	feet northwest from point on above described line, 2,289.56 feet southwest of point of 
4.2 	beginning; thence northeast to a point 125 feet northwest from point on said above 
4.3 	described line, 2,039.56 feet southwest of point of beginning; thence northeast and parallel 
4.4 	with above described line 500 feet, and there terminating. Section 21, Township 47, Range 
4.5 	18 (PID number 60-052-3845);
4.6 	(9) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 47, Range 
4.7 	18 (PID number 39-020-0730);
4.8 	(10) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, except Interstate Highway 35, 
4.9 	Section 29, Township 47, Range 18 (PID number 39-020-0740);
4.10 	(11) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 32, Township 48, 
4.11 	Range 18 (PID number 33-010-8220);
4.12 	(12) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 47, Range 
4.13 	21 (PID number 36-033-5580); and
4.14 	(13) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 2, Township 46, 
4.15 	Range 21 (PID number 75-010-0230).
4.16 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
4.17 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

4.18 	Sec. 5. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
4.19 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 4.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
4.21 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
4.22 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
4.23 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to 
4.24 	correct errors and ensure accuracy.
4.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: that 
4.26 	part of Government Lot 3, Section 2, Township 141 North, Range 31 West, described as 
4.27 	follows: COMMENCING at the intersection of the north line of said Government Lot 3 
4.28 	with the westerly right-of-way line of the former Northern Pacific Railroad and assuming 
4.29 	said north line bears North 87 degrees 17 minutes 45 seconds West; thence South 38 
4.30 	degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds East along said westerly right-of-way line (also being the 
4.31 	west line of Lot 8, Block 1, and Outlot G, LODGES OF BLUEWATER, Plat of record, 
4.32 	said county) for a distance of 163.98 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be herein 
4.33 	described; thence continue South 38 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds East, along said 
4.34 	westerly right-of-way line 190.84 feet; thence southeasterly 116.26 feet, continuing along 
4.35 	said westerly right-of-way line, along a tangential curve concave to the southwest, having 
5.1 	a radius of 1,587.28 feet and a central angle of 4 degrees 11 minutes 47 seconds; thence 
5.2 	South 51 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West 6 feet, more or less, to the ordinary low 
5.3 	water line of Leech Lake; thence northwesterly along said ordinary low water line to the 
5.4 	intersection with a line bearing South 51 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West from the 
5.5 	point of beginning; thence North 51 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds East 8 feet, more or 
5.6 	less, to the point of beginning; containing 0.02 acres, more or less.
5.7 	(d) The land borders Leech Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
5.8 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's 
5.9 	land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to an adjacent 
5.10 	landowner who will in turn sell other shoreline to the Department of Natural Resources.

5.11 	Sec. 6. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
5.12 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 5.13 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
5.14 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County 
5.15 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
5.16 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
5.17 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
5.18 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
5.19 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
5.20 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 134, 
5.21 	Range 29 (PIN 980271200000009);
5.22 	(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 134, 
5.23 	Range 29 (PIN 980271300000009);
5.24 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 134, 
5.25 	Range 29 (PIN 980274200000009); and
5.26 	(4) Outlot 5, Oreland, Deerwood Township, Section 19, Township 46, Range 28 
5.27 	(PIN 591160009050009).
5.28 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
5.29 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

5.30 	Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
5.31 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 5.32 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
5.33 	Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
5.34 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
6.1 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
6.2 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
6.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
6.4 	(1) an undivided 3/32 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
6.5 	Little Pine Township, Section 15, Township 138, Range 25 (PIN 740154400000AC0); and
6.6 	(2) an undivided 23/32 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
6.7 	Little Pine Township, Section 15, Township 138, Range 25 (PIN 740154400000AD0).
6.8 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
6.9 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

6.10 	Sec. 8. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND AND EXCHANGE FOR 
6.11 	PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY; DAKOTA COUNTY.
 6.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, and the 
6.13 	public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner of revenue 
6.14 	shall convey to Dakota County for no consideration the tax-forfeited land that is described 
6.15 	in paragraph (c).
6.16 	(b) The conveyance to Dakota County must be in a form approved by the attorney 
6.17 	general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to 
6.18 	correct errors and ensure accuracy.
6.19 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Dakota County and is described as Outlot 
6.20 	A of Fairway Hills (PID No. 10-25600-00-010).
6.21 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), 
6.22 	Dakota County may exchange the parcel of land described in paragraph (c) with Northern 
6.23 	Natural Gas for another parcel necessary for a Dakota County highway right-of-way.
6.24 	(e) The county has determined that the county's highway right-of-way and 
6.25 	tax-forfeited land management interests would be best served if the land is acquired for 
6.26 	the public purpose of completing a highway right-of-way exchange.

6.27 	Sec. 9. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
6.28 	WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
 6.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
6.30 	Goodhue County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
6.31 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
6.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
6.33 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
7.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as: part of 
7.2 	Government Lots 5, 6, and 8, Section 19, Township 112 North, Range 17 West, city 
7.3 	of Cannon Falls (PID No. 52.719.2400).
7.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
7.5 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

7.6 	Sec. 10. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
7.7 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 7.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
7.9 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell 
7.10 	by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described 
7.11 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
7.12 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
7.13 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
7.14 	accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be 
7.15 	sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to 
7.16 	the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development 
7.17 	purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall 
7.18 	grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, 
7.19 	for the lands described in paragraph (c). An easement for each of the lands described 
7.20 	in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (4), and (5), shall be 75 feet in width on each side of the 
7.21 	centerline of the Little West Branch Knife River to provide riparian protection and access 
7.22 	for anglers and for management by the Department of Natural Resources, and a 66-foot 
7.23 	strip across the easements is allowed for road access and utilities at a location agreed upon 
7.24 	by the county and the state. An easement for each of the lands described in paragraph 
7.25 	(c), clauses (2) and (3), shall be 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the 
7.26 	unnamed tributary to Little West Branch Knife River to provide riparian protection and 
7.27 	access for management by the Department of Natural Resources, and a 50-foot strip 
7.28 	across the easements is allowed for road access and utilities at a location agreed upon by 
7.29 	the county and the state. An easement for each of the lands described in paragraph (c), 
7.30 	clauses (3), (5), (6), and (7), shall be 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the 
7.31 	unnamed tributary to West Branch Knife River to provide riparian protection and access 
7.32 	for management by the Department of Natural Resources.
7.33 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
7.34 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
7.35 	Range 11 West;
8.1 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
8.2 	Range 11 West;
8.3 	(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
8.4 	Range 11 West;
8.5 	(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
8.6 	Range 11 West;
8.7 	(5) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North, 
8.8 	Range 11 West;
8.9 	(6) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 5, 
8.10 	Township 52 North, Range 11 West; and
8.11 	(7) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 5, 
8.12 	Township 52 North, Range 11 West.
8.13 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
8.14 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.

8.15 	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
8.16 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 8.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
8.18 	Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
8.19 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
8.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
8.21 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
8.22 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
8.23 	(1) an undivided interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
8.24 	7, Township 63, Range 9 (parcel number 28-6309-07020);
8.25 	(2) an undivided interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
8.26 	7, Township 63, Range 9 (parcel number 28-6309-07140);
8.27 	(3) an undivided interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
8.28 	8, Township 63, Range 9 (parcel number 28-6309-08285);
8.29 	(4) an undivided interest in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
8.30 	8, Township 63, Range 9 (parcel number 28-6309-08345);
8.31 	(5) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1, Township 53, Range 
8.32 	10 (parcel number 29-5310-01070); and
8.33 	(6) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 53, Range 
8.34 	10 (parcel number 29-5310-01250).
9.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
9.2 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

9.3 	Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
9.4 	WATER; MARTIN COUNTY.
 9.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
9.6 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Martin County may sell 
9.7 	by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph 
9.8 	(c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
9.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
9.10 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
9.11 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Martin County and is described as property 
9.12 	identification number 232300240.
9.13 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
9.14 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

9.15 	Sec. 13. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
9.16 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 9.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
9.18 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land 
9.19 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
9.20 	(b) The commissioner may sell the land for less than the appraised value of the 
9.21 	land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
9.22 	errors and ensure accuracy.
9.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the 
9.24 	Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 42 North, Range 17 West of the Fourth Principal 
9.25 	Meridian, lying North and East of the Lower Tamarack River; and the Southwest Quarter 
9.26 	of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 42 North, 
9.27 	Range 17 West. Together with a 66-foot road easement for ingress and egress over that 
9.28 	part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 42 North, Range 17 West, the center 
9.29 	line of which is described as commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 28; thence 
9.30 	South 89 degrees 29 minutes 23 seconds West bearing assumed along the north line of said 
9.31 	Northeast Quarter, also being the center line of County Road No. 25; a distance of 1,314.86 
9.32 	feet to the point of beginning of the center line to be described; thence South 1 degree 13 
9.33 	minutes 12 seconds East along said center line 256.50 feet; thence along said center line on 
9.34 	a tangential curve concave to the northeast, with a delta angle of 14 degrees 31 minutes 5.8 
10.1 	seconds and a radius of 1,607.75 feet, a distance of 407.80 feet; thence South 15 degrees 
10.2 	45 minutes 10 seconds East along said center line 529.02 feet; thence along said center line 
10.3 	on a tangential curve concave to the West, with a delta angle of 15 degrees 15 minutes 30 
10.4 	seconds and a radius of 2,127.73 feet, a distance of 566.63 feet; thence South 0 degrees 29 
10.5 	minutes 40 seconds East along said center line 525.22 feet; thence along said center line on 
10.6 	a tangential curve concave to the northwest, with a delta angle of 15 degrees 54 minutes 
10.7 	39 seconds and a radius of 1,330.09 feet, a distance of 369.36 feet to intersect the south 
10.8 	line of said Northeast Quarter and there terminating. Containing 81.4 acres, more or less.
10.9 	(d) The land borders the Lower Tamarack River. The Department of Natural 
10.10 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and 
10.11 	that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was returned 
10.12 	to private or public ownership.

10.13 	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
10.14 	WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 10.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
10.16 	Pine County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by public sale under 
10.17 	the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
10.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less 
10.19 	than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
10.20 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
10.21 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Pine County and are described as:
10.22 	(1) East Half of Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter, Section 26, Township 
10.23 	42, Range 16 (PIN No. 02.0243.001 split);
10.24 	(2) Southwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 13, Township 44, Range 21 
10.25 	(PIN No. 05.0126.000);
10.26 	(3) Government Lot 2, subject to a 4 rod easement on North side, Section 2, 
10.27 	Township 44, Range 18 (PIN No. 07.0017.000);
10.28 	(4) North Half of Northwest Quarter and Southeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter, 
10.29 	Section 2, Township 44, Range 18 (PIN No. 07.0019.000);
10.30 	(5) Southeast Quarter, subject to highway easement, Section 3, Township 44, Range 
10.31 	18 (PIN No. 07.0045.000);
10.32 	(6) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, together with and subject to easements, 
10.33 	Section 3, Township 42, Range 18 (PIN No. 11.0006.001);
10.34 	(7) Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter, together with and subject to easements, 
10.35 	Section 3, Township 42, Range 18 (PIN No. 11.0006.004);
11.1 	(8) that part of the Southwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter described as follows: 
11.2 	commencing at northwest corner; thence 660 feet South to point of beginning; thence East 
11.3 	1,320 feet; thence South 330 feet; thence West 1,320 feet; thence North 330 feet to point 
11.4 	of beginning, Section 30, Township 42, Range 18 (PIN No. 11.0193.000);
11.5 	(9) that part of the Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter bounded by the following 
11.6 	four lines: on the East side by the Grindstone River; on the North by a line extended 
11.7 	westerly from north line of Lot 12, Block 1, Foss' Riverside Lots; on the West by a line 
11.8 	615 feet West of and parallel to east line of section; and on the South by a line extended 
11.9 	westerly from south line of Lot 15, Block 1 Foss' Riverside Lots, Section 20, Township 
11.10 	42, Range 21 (PIN No. 12.0300.000);
11.11 	(10) that part of the Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter described as: 
11.12 	commencing at the northeast corner of Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter; thence 
11.13 	West along north line 615 feet to point of beginning; thence South at right angles to 
11.14 	intersection with north line of Lot 12, Block 1, Foss' Riverside Lots extended; thence East 
11.15 	along north line of Lot 12 extended to Grindstone River; thence along river to north line 
11.16 	of Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter; thence westerly along north line to point of 
11.17 	beginning, Section 20, Township 42, Range 21 (PIN No. 12.0302.000);
11.18 	(11) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 43, Range 18 
11.19 	(PIN No. 14.0204.000);
11.20 	(12) South Half of Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 45, Range 18 (PIN 
11.21 	No. 16.0037.000);
11.22 	(13) Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter and South Half of Southeast Quarter, 
11.23 	Section 5, Township 45, Range 18 (PIN No. 16.0042.000);
11.24 	(14) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 45, Range 18 
11.25 	(PIN No. 16.0058.000);
11.26 	(15) Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 45, Range 18, 
11.27 	(PIN No. 16.0059.000);
11.28 	(16) Government Lot 2 and Government Lot 3, Section 19, Township 45, Range 18 
11.29 	(PIN No. 16.0204.000);
11.30 	(17) Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 45, Range 18 (PIN No. 16.0205.000);
11.31 	(18) Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter, less West 20 rods, subject to 
11.32 	right-of-way, Section 22, Township 45, Range 18 (PIN No. 16.0232.000);
11.33 	(19) Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 44, Range 20 
11.34 	(PIN No. 17.0323.000);
11.35 	(20) Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter lying West of right-of-way of Highway 
11.36 	35, Section 26, Township 44, Range 20 (PIN No. 17.0330.000);
12.1 	(21) Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 14, Township 40, Range 21 
12.2 	(PIN No. 18.0104.000);
12.3 	(22) Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 40, Range 20 (PIN No. 19.0024.000);
12.4 	(23) East Half of Southwest Quarter West of Hay Creek, Section 34, Township 43, 
12.5 	Range 16 (PIN No. 20.0270.000);
12.6 	(24) Southeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 45, Range 17 
12.7 	(PIN No. 21.0147.000);
12.8 	(25) West Half of West Half, Section 9, Township 44, Range 17 (PIN No. 
12.9 	24.0053.000);
12.10 	(26) South Half of Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 43, Range 21 (PIN 
12.11 	No. 27.0456.000);
12.12 	(27) Government Lot 2, Section 29, Township 39, Range 21 (PIN No. 28.0453.000);
12.13 	(28) West Half of Northeast Quarter and West Half of Southeast Quarter, Section 22, 
12.14 	Township 42, Range 19 (PIN No. 30.0207.000);
12.15 	(29) Northwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter, Section 26, Township 42, Range 19 
12.16 	(PIN No. 30.0252.000);
12.17 	(30) North Half of Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 42, Range 19 (PIN 
12.18 	No. 30.0257.000);
12.19 	(31) Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 45, Range 20 
12.20 	(PIN No. 31.0117.000);
12.21 	(32) Southwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 45, Range 20 
12.22 	(PIN No. 31.0118.000);
12.23 	(33) North Half of Southeast Quarter except railroad, Section 18, Township 45, 
12.24 	Range 20 (PIN No. 31.0123.000);
12.25 	(34) North Half of Northeast Quarter and East Half of Northwest Quarter, Section 
12.26 	9, Township 42, Range 17 (PIN No. 32.0070.000); and
12.27 	(35) Southeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 42, Range 17 
12.28 	(PIN No. 32.0165.000 split).
12.29 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
12.30 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

12.31 	Sec. 15. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
12.32 	WATER; PINE COUNTY.
 12.33 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
12.34 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Pine County may 
13.1 	convey the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to the town of Wilma, under the 
13.2 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
13.4 	that the land reverts to the state if the town of Wilma stops using the land for the public 
13.5 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
13.6 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
13.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Pine County and is described as: Southwest 
13.8 	Quarter of Southeast Quarter, less South 660 feet, Section 8, Township 42, Range 17 
13.9 	(PIN No. 32.0065.001).
13.10 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the town of Wilma for a 
13.11 	town hall and public park.

13.12 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 13.13 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
13.14 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
13.15 	land described in paragraph (c).
13.16 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
13.17 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
13.18 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
13.19 	(1) Block 28, Bayview Addition to Duluth, Section 12, Range 15 West, Township 
13.20 	49 North;
13.21 	(2) Lot 87, Block 75, Duluth Proper Third Division, Section 28, Range 14 West, 
13.22 	Township 50 North;
13.23 	(3) the North 13 feet for street, Lot 5, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division, 1st Rear 
13.24 	Duluth, Section 2, Range 14 West, Township 50 North;
13.25 	(4) Lot 15, Block 13, Andersons 3rd Addition to Virginia, Section 17, Range 17 
13.26 	West, Township 58 North;
13.27 	(5) Lot 3, except the part platted and except the part beginning 247.12 feet East of 
13.28 	the southwest corner; thence East 663.99 feet North 27 degrees 49 minutes East 222.33 
13.29 	feet to the south line of highway North 62 degrees 11 minutes West 772.37 feet southerly 
13.30 	605.57 feet to the point of beginning and except the West 146.81 feet and except the 
13.31 	East 100.08 feet of the West 246.81 feet, Town of Beatty, Section 20, Range 18 West, 
13.32 	Township 63 North;
13.33 	(6) Lot 7, Gethesemane Acres Hermantown, Section 9, Range 15 West, Township 
13.34 	50 North; and
14.1 	(7) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying West of the 
14.2 	Keewatin Highway, except the southerly 14-55/100 feet, Hibbing, Section 15, Range 21 
14.3 	West, Township 57 North.
14.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
14.5 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

14.6 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 14.7 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
14.8 	St. Louis County may sell tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining 
14.9 	landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
14.10 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less 
14.11 	than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
14.12 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.13 	(c) The lands to be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
14.14 	(1) PID No. 010-4390-01120;
14.15 	(2) PID No. 010-4390-01200;
14.16 	(3) PID No. 010-4400-00070;
14.17 	(4) PID No. 010-4400-00080;
14.18 	(5) PID No. 010-4400-00090;
14.19 	(6) PID No. 010-4400-00100;
14.20 	(7) PID No. 010-4400-00110;
14.21 	(8) PID No. 010-4400-00120;
14.22 	(9) PID No. 010-4400-00130;
14.23 	(10) PID No. 010-4400-00140;
14.24 	(11) PID No. 010-4400-00150;
14.25 	(12) PID No. 010-4400-00160;
14.26 	(13) PID No. 010-4400-00170;
14.27 	(14) PID No. 010-4400-00180;
14.28 	(15) PID No. 010-4400-00190;
14.29 	(16) PID No. 010-4400-00200;
14.30 	(17) PID No. 010-4400-00210;
14.31 	(18) PID No. 010-4400-00240;
14.32 	(19) PID No. 010-4400-00440;
14.33 	(20) PID No. 010-4400-00450;
14.34 	(21) PID No. 010-4400-00460;
14.35 	(22) PID No. 010-4400-00470;
15.1 	(23) PID No. 010-4400-00480;
15.2 	(24) PID No. 010-4400-00490;
15.3 	(25) PID No. 010-4400-00500;
15.4 	(26) PID No. 010-4400-00510;
15.5 	(27) PID No. 010-4400-00520;
15.6 	(28) PID No. 010-4400-00530;
15.7 	(29) PID No. 010-4400-00540;
15.8 	(30) PID No. 010-4400-00550;
15.9 	(31) PID No. 010-4400-00560;
15.10 	(32) PID No. 010-4400-00570;
15.11 	(33) PID No. 010-4400-00580;
15.12 	(34) PID No. 010-4400-00590;
15.13 	(35) PID No. 010-4400-00600; and
15.14 	(36) PID No. 010-4400-00610.
15.15 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e), the proceeds from the sale of land described 
15.16 	in paragraph (c) must be deposited by the county into an environmental trust fund as 
15.17 	provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended.
15.18 	(e) The costs of appraisals, abstracts, surveys, sale preparations, advertising, realtors, 
15.19 	and closing services may be withheld by the county board and not deposited into an 
15.20 	environmental trust fund.
15.21 	(f) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
15.22 	best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

15.23 	Sec. 18. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
15.24 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 15.25 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
15.26 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
15.27 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
15.28 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
15.29 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
15.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
15.31 	(1) the easterly 220 feet of Lot A and Lot A except the easterly 220 feet and except 
15.32 	the westerly 50 feet, Block 37, Savanna Addition to Floodwood, Section 5, Range 20 
15.33 	West, Township 51 North;
15.34 	(2) the West Half of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
15.35 	Quarter, Section 5, Range 14 West, Township 50 North;
16.1 	(3) Lot 3, Town of Biwabik, Section 23, Range 16 West, Township 58 North;
16.2 	(4) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
16.3 	32, Range 17 West, Township 57 North;
16.4 	(5) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying northwesterly 
16.5 	of Little Fork River, except the North 150 and except the highway right-of-way, Section 
16.6 	18, Range 18 West, Township 62 North;
16.7 	(6) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20, Range 14 West, 
16.8 	Township 60 North;
16.9 	(7) Lot 6, Unorganized 56-14, Section 6, Range 14, Township 56; and
16.10 	(8) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the West Half and except 
16.11 	the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Range 16 West, Township 59 North.
16.12 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
16.13 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

16.14 	Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
16.15 	WATER; TODD COUNTY.
 16.16 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
16.17 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
16.18 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
16.19 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to 
16.20 	correct errors and ensure accuracy.
16.21 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Todd County and is described as: that 
16.22 	part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 129 
16.23 	North, Range 35 West, described as follows: 
16.24 	From the southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter run 
16.25 	North along the west line thereof for a distance of 603 feet to the point of beginning 
16.26 	of tract to be described; thence South 70 degrees 00 minutes East 220 feet; thence 
16.27 	South 20 degrees 00 minutes West 105 feet; thence North 60 degrees 00 minutes 
16.28 	West 173 feet; thence North 18 degrees 40 minutes West 64 feet, more or less, to the 
16.29 	west line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence North along 
16.30 	said west line for a distance of 27 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning; 
16.31 	containing 0.36 acres, more or less. Including all riparian rights to the 0.36 acres, 
16.32 	more or less, and subject to existing easements of record.
16.33 	(d) The land borders the Long Prairie River. The Department of Natural Resources 
16.34 	has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the 
17.1 	state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to an 
17.2 	adjacent landowner.

17.3 	Sec. 20. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
17.4 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 17.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
17.6 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
17.7 	may convey to the city of Cottage Grove for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 
17.8 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
17.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
17.10 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Cottage Grove stops using the land for the 
17.11 	public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to 
17.12 	the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
17.13 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington County and is described as: 
17.14 	the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 27, Range 21, 
17.15 	except 2-1/2 acres to railroad except beginning at the southeast corner and going west at 
17.16 	south line 645 feet to slough; thence northeast of slough 140 feet; thence East 635 feet, 
17.17 	more or less, to the road; thence South 140 feet to the point of beginning and also except 
17.18 	commencing at the southeast corner of aforesaid quarter-quarter section; thence North on 
17.19 	east line of above quarter-quarter section 140 feet; thence West parallel with south line of 
17.20 	said quarter-quarter section 32 feet to the point of beginning, said point being on west line 
17.21 	of town highway as now established; thence North 23-1/2 degrees West 243.6 feet; thence 
17.22 	North 45 degrees 40 minutes West 194 feet to iron stake on westerly line of town highway; 
17.23 	thence South 71 degrees 48 minutes West 455 feet to shore of Grey Cloud Island Slough; 
17.24 	thence South 6 degrees 2 minutes East 225 feet to fence as now established; thence East 
17.25 	637 feet to point of beginning (PID 30.027.21.21.0001).
17.26 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Cottage Grove 
17.27 	for a public park with minimal development.

17.28 	Sec. 21. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
17.29 	WATER; WINONA COUNTY.
 17.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
17.31 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Winona County may 
17.32 	convey the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to the city of Stockton under the 
17.33 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
18.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
18.2 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Stockton stops using the land for the public 
18.3 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make necessary changes to 
18.4 	the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.5 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Winona County and is described as: PID 
18.6 	No. 30.000.0760.
18.7 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Stockton for 
18.8 	a public park.

18.9 	Sec. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 18.10 	Sections 1 to 21 are effective the day following final enactment.