1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring reimbursement of certain land-transaction 
1.3 	costs; adding and deleting land from certain state parks; establishing new state 
1.4 	forest; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited, surplus, and other land; 
1.5 	authorizing and modifying certain land exchanges; authorizing leases of certain 
1.6 	land;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 84.415, by adding a subdivision; 
1.7 	84.63; 84.631; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.17; 92.50, by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision; Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 48.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.11 	to read:
1.12 		Subd. 8.Reimbursing costs. In addition to fees specified in this section or in rules 
1.13 	adopted by the commissioner, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for 
1.14 	cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical 
1.15 	Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic 
1.16 	Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the license 
1.17 	application, preparing the license terms, or constructing the utility line.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.63, is amended to read:
1.19 	84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND FEDERAL 
1.20 	GOVERNMENTS.
1.21 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
1.22 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States or to the 
1.23 	state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, upon state-owned lands under the administration 
1.24 	of the commissioner of natural resources, permanent or temporary easements for specified 
2.1 	periods or otherwise for trails, highways, roads including limitation of right of access from 
2.2 	the lands to adjacent highways and roads, flowage for development of fish and game 
2.3 	resources, stream protection, flood control, and necessary appurtenances thereto, such 
2.4 	conveyances to be made upon such terms and conditions including provision for reversion 
2.5 	in the event of non-user as the commissioner of natural resources may determine.
2.6 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
2.7 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
2.8 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
2.9 	and preparing the easement; and
2.10 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
2.11 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
2.12 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
2.13 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
2.14 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
2.15 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
2.16 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
2.17 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
2.18 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
2.19 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
2.20 	withdrawn or denied.
2.21 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
2.22 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
2.23 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
2.24 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
2.25 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
2.26 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
2.27 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
2.28 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
2.29 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
2.30 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail, 
2.31 	highway, road, or other improvements.

3.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.631, is amended to read:
3.2 	84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
3.3 	(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural 
3.4 	resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the 
3.5 	commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property 
3.6 	owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable 
3.7 	alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not 
3.8 	cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.
3.9 	(b) The commissioner shall:
3.10 	(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
3.11 	(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;
3.12 	(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
3.13 	(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the 
3.14 	circumstances.
3.15 	(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a 
3.16 	road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application 
3.17 	is withdrawn or denied.
3.18 	(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application 
3.19 	fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to 
3.20 	cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing 
3.21 	special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant 
3.22 	an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall 
3.23 	pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
3.24 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
3.25 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
3.26 	(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the 
3.27 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
3.28 	(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management 
3.29 	account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
3.30 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
3.31 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
3.32 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
4.1 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
4.2 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
4.3 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

4.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.5 	read:
4.6 		Subd. 42a.Riverlands State Forest.
 
4.7 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.17, is amended to read:
4.8 	89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.
4.9 	(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner may grant 
4.10 	and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under 
4.11 	the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not 
4.12 	inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles 
4.13 	for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the 
4.14 	commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The 
4.15 	approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or 
4.16 	permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with 
4.17 	the approval of the Executive Council.
4.18 	(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would 
4.19 	be under state management.
4.20 	(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5, after deducting the reasonable costs 
4.21 	incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school 
4.22 	trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective 
4.23 	permanent fund for the lands.
4.24 	(d) The commissioner may require a performance bond, security deposit, or other form 
4.25 	of security for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises 
4.26 	by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.
4.27 	(e) In addition to other payments required by this section, the applicant must reimburse 
4.28 	the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services 
4.29 	provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of 
4.30 	natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of 
4.31 	Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
4.32 	or monitoring construction of improvements on the leased premises.

5.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.2 	read:
5.3 		Subd. 4.Reimbursing costs. In addition to other payments required by this section, the 
5.4 	applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, 
5.5 	or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the 
5.6 	commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department 
5.7 	of Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
5.8 	or constructing improvements on the leased premises.

5.9 	Sec. 7. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 48, is amended to read:
5.10 	Sec. 48. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 5.11 		Subdivision 1.Exchange of land. (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in 
5.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources 
5.13 	may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota 
5.14 	Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
5.15 	Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).
5.16 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is described 
5.17 	as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.
5.18 	(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders Low 
5.19 	Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the Whiteface 
5.20 	River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by 
5.21 	the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access 
5.22 	to adjacent state forest lands.
5.23 		Subd. 2.Gifts of land. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342 or 94.343, 
5.24 	or any other law to the contrary, the Land Exchange Board may consider a gift of land from 
5.25 	the exchange partner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.085, subdivision 1, paragraph 
5.26 	(d), in addition to land proposed for exchange with the state land referenced in subdivision 
5.27 	1, paragraph (b), in determining whether the proposal is in the best interests of the school 
5.28 	trust.

5.29 	Sec. 8. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
 5.30 	[85.012] [Subd. 38A.] Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. 
5.31 	Louis County. The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground 
5.32 	Mine State Park, St. Louis County, and are designated as the Granelda Unit:
6.1 	(1) Lot 3 of Section 28 and Lot 5 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all 
6.2 	West of the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey 
6.3 	thereof;
6.4 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Southeast 
6.5 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and Lots 
6.6 	numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 
6.7 	4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government survey thereof;
6.8 	(3) Lots 1 and 2 of Section 32 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 4th 
6.9 	Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof; and
6.10 	(4) Lot 4 of Section 23 in Township 63 North of Range 18, all West of the 4th Principal 
6.11 	Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof.

6.12 	Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE PARK.
 6.13 	[85.012] [Subd. 43.] Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. The following area 
6.14 	is deleted from Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County: a tract of land located in the 
6.15 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 108 North, Range 27 
6.16 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, more particularly 
6.17 	described as follows:
6.18 	Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 21; thence on an assumed bearing 
6.19 	of South 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds East, along the west line of the Northwest 
6.20 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 21, a distance of 545.00 feet, to the 
6.21 	south line of the North 545.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
6.22 	of said Section 21, also being the south line of Minneopa Cemetery and the point of 
6.23 	beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 26 
6.24 	seconds East, along said south line of Minneopa Cemetery, a distance of 228.95 feet; 
6.25 	thence southwesterly 58.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the west line of Block 
6.26 	188 and the northerly line of the railroad right-of-way, said point of intersection being 
6.27 	31.90 feet distant, measured at right angles from the south line of said Minneopa 
6.28 	Cemetery; thence continue southwesterly along said railroad right-of-way 187 feet, more 
6.29 	or less, to a point on the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
6.30 	said Section 21; thence North 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds West, along said west 
6.31 	line to the point of beginning.

7.1 	Sec. 10. RIVERLANDS STATE FOREST; BOUNDARIES.
 7.2 	[89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. The following areas are designated as 
7.3 	the Riverlands State Forest:
7.4 	(1) those parts of Carlton County in Township 49 North, Range 16 West, described as 
7.5 	follows:
7.6 	(i) Government Lots 4, 5, and 6, the westerly 50 feet of Government Lot 3, the easterly 
7.7 	50 feet of Government Lot 8, and Government Lot 7 except that part conveyed to the State 
7.8 	of Minnesota for highway right-of-way, Section 30;
7.9 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and all of Government Lot 
7.10 	14 except the North 890 feet of the West 765 feet and except the railroad right-of-way, 
7.11 	Section 31; and
7.12 	(iii) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of Section 32;
7.13 	(2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 17 West, described as 
7.14 	follows:
7.15 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 6 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
7.16 	of Section 7;
7.17 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast 
7.18 	Quarter lying south of Township Road 5703, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
7.19 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the 
7.20 	Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter 
7.21 	of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15;
7.22 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 16;
7.23 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 17;
7.24 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 18;
7.25 	(vi) Government Lots 3, 7, 8, and 9, Section 22;
7.26 	(vii) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying within 50 feet of 
7.27 	the St. Louis River in Section 23;
7.28 	(viii) Government Lots 11 and 12 and that part of Government Lot 6 lying South of the 
7.29 	North 700 feet except the railroad right-of-way, Section 26; and
7.30 	(ix) Government Lot 3 in Section 27;
8.1 	(3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 18 West, described as 
8.2 	follows:
8.3 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10, the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
8.4 	the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
8.5 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, reserving a 66-foot-wide access 
8.6 	easement across Government Lot 2 for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 
8.7 	51 North, Range 17 West, and that part of Government Lot 6, Section 1, and Government 
8.8 	Lot 6, Section 2, described as follows:
8.9 	Commencing at an iron pin at the centerline curve point of Trunk Highway No. 2, being 
8.10 	the Minnesota Department of Transportation Station No. 2637 + 00, said point bears 
8.11 	North 76 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds West, assumed bearing 762.00 feet from the 
8.12 	point of intersection of the tangent of said Trunk Highway No. 2, being an 
8.13 	aluminum-capped monument on the cap of which are stamped the figures "2644 62.0" 
8.14 	and the letters "PI," "Minn Highway Dept. Monument," thence South 13 degrees 42 
8.15 	minutes 00 seconds West 100.00 feet along the prolongation of the radial line from said 
8.16 	curve point, to the southerly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 2, the point 
8.17 	of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence easterly 622.50 feet along said 
8.18 	southerly right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve, concave to the North, having 
8.19 	a radius of 5,830.00 feet, a central angle of 6 degrees 07 minutes 04 seconds, and the 
8.20 	chord of said curve bears South 79 degrees 21 minutes 32 seconds East; thence South 
8.21 	26 degrees 25 minutes 57 seconds West 284.19 feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 
8.22 	14 seconds West 769 feet, more or less, to the shore of the St. Louis River; thence 
8.23 	northerly along said shore to its intersection with a line that bears North 76 degrees 18 
8.24 	minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 18 
8.25 	minutes 00 seconds East 274 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, Section 1; and
8.26 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 12;
8.27 	(4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 17 West, described as 
8.28 	follows:
8.29 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Section 3;
8.30 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Northwest Quarter of the 
8.31 	Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and East Half of the Southeast 
8.32 	Quarter, Section 9;
8.33 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 5, and 8 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
8.34 	Section 16;
9.1 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
9.2 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20;
9.3 	(v) Government Lot 1 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 29;
9.4 	(vi) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of 
9.5 	Southwest Quarter, Section 30; and
9.6 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 31;
9.7 	(5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 18 West, described as 
9.8 	follows:
9.9 	(i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 27;
9.10 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 28, except railroad right-of-way;
9.11 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 28;
9.12 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 29;
9.13 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 30;
9.14 	(vi) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 35; and
9.15 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
9.16 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
9.17 	Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 36, reserving a 
9.18 	66-foot-wide access easement across Government Lots 5 and 6 and the Southwest Quarter 
9.19 	of the Southeast Quarter for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 51 North, 
9.20 	Range 17 West;
9.21 	(6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 19 West, described as 
9.22 	follows:
9.23 	(i) that part of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 26, lying North of the St. Louis 
9.24 	River and Government Lot 7, Section 28;
9.25 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 28, lying northerly of G.N. right-of-way and Government 
9.26 	Lot 5, Section 30;
9.27 	(iii) Government Lots 7 and 10, Section 30, except right-of-way;
9.28 	(iv) Government Lot 9, Section 30; and
9.29 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 31, lying northerly of the northerly railroad right-of-way 
9.30 	line;
10.1 	(7) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 20 West, described as 
10.2 	follows:
10.3 	(i) Government Lot 2, Section 16;
10.4 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 22;
10.5 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 26;
10.6 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 36; and
10.7 	(v) Government Lots 6, 7, and 8, Section 36, except railroad right-of-way;
10.8 	(8) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 15 West, described as 
10.9 	follows:
10.10 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 16;
10.11 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Section 17, and Government Lot 6, Section 
10.12 	17, except the West 330 feet; and
10.13 	(iii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 19;
10.14 	(9) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as 
10.15 	follows:
10.16 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
10.17 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
10.18 	Section 21;
10.19 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
10.20 	Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
10.21 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
10.22 	(iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
10.23 	(v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
10.24 	(vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
10.25 	(vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
10.26 	(viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
10.27 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3 
10.28 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
10.29 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 
10.30 	27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road 
11.1 	that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally 
11.2 	southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
11.3 	(ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
11.4 	(x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
11.5 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
11.6 	(xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
11.7 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 
11.8 	1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
11.9 	Grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
11.10 	Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline 
11.11 	of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West 
11.12 	direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the 
11.13 	access contemplated herein;
11.14 	(xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
11.15 	(xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter 
11.16 	of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the 
11.17 	Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the 
11.18 	Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
11.19 	an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government 
11.20 	Lot 1 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
11.21 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
11.22 	Lot 4, Section 29; and
11.23 	(xiv) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
11.24 	(10) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 17 West, described 
11.25 	as follows:
11.26 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
11.27 	Quarter, Section 24, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 
11.28 	66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
11.29 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
11.30 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 
11.31 	29, Township 52 North, Range 16 West, said access road being measured 33 feet from each 
11.32 	side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in 
11.33 	a generally North-South direction;
12.1 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
12.2 	Section 25, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide 
12.3 	access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 5 for the purpose of access to 
12.4 	Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that 
12.5 	may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road 
12.6 	being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
12.7 	at various widths and running in a generally northwesterly-southeasterly direction and any 
12.8 	future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
12.9 	herein;
12.10 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 4, 5, and 6 and all that part of Government Lot 3 lying East of 
12.11 	U.S. Highway 53, Section 26, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
12.12 	a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 3 for the purpose 
12.13 	of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned 
12.14 	land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 26, said access 
12.15 	road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently 
12.16 	existing at various widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction 
12.17 	and reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road 
12.18 	easement across said Government Lots 4, 5, and 6 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or 
12.19 	Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, 
12.20 	assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road being measured 
12.21 	33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various 
12.22 	widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction and any future 
12.23 	extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
12.24 	herein; and
12.25 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 36, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
12.26 	successors and assigns an access road easement across the West 66 feet of said Government 
12.27 	Lot 2 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
12.28 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in the Southwest 
12.29 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
12.30 	(11) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 19 West, described 
12.31 	as follows:
12.32 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 16;
12.33 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 17; and
12.34 	(iii) Government Lot 1, Section 19;
13.1 	(12) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 20 West, described 
13.2 	as follows:
13.3 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 13;
13.4 	(ii) Government Lot 6, Section 24;
13.5 	(iii) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 24, described as follows:
13.6 	Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 24, which is also the northwest 
13.7 	corner of Government Lot 8; thence South 01 degree 36 minutes 01 second East (bearing 
13.8 	assigned) 1,230.11 feet along the west line of Government Lot 8 to the centerline of St. 
13.9 	Louis County Highway 29 and the point of beginning; thence North 46 degrees 59 
13.10 	minutes 59 seconds East along said centerline 445.91 feet; thence South 43 degrees 00 
13.11 	minutes 01 second East 82.57 feet to an iron pipe monument on the westerly bank of 
13.12 	the St. Louis River; thence continuing South 43 degrees 00 minutes 01 second East 30 
13.13 	feet, more or less, to the water's edge of the St. Louis River; thence southwesterly along 
13.14 	said water's edge to the west line of said Government Lot 8; thence North 01 degree 36 
13.15 	minutes 01 second West along the west line of said Government Lot 8 to the point of 
13.16 	beginning;
13.17 	(iv) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
13.18 	Section 26; and
13.19 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 34;
13.20 	(13) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described 
13.21 	as follows:
13.22 	(i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West 
13.23 	of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
13.24 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
13.25 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
13.26 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
13.27 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
13.28 	Section 5;
13.29 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
13.30 	Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
13.31 	Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
13.32 	Section 6;
14.1 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
14.2 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
14.3 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
14.4 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
14.5 	Quarter, Section 7;
14.6 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
14.7 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
14.8 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
14.9 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
14.10 	Quarter, Section 8;
14.11 	(vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
14.12 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
14.13 	Quarter, Section 17;
14.14 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 4, Section 29;
14.15 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
14.16 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
14.17 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
14.18 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
14.19 	Section 30; and
14.20 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31;
14.21 	(14) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 36, Township 53 North, 
14.22 	Range 14 West, St. Louis County;
14.23 	(15) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 18 West, described 
14.24 	as follows:
14.25 	(i) Government Lots 3, 6, 7, and 8, Section 6; and
14.26 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 7;
14.27 	(16) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 19 West, described 
14.28 	as follows:
14.29 	(i) all that part of Government Lot 5 lying within 50 feet of the St. Louis River, Section 
14.30 	5, and Government Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 12;
14.31 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9, Section 13;
15.1 	(iii) all that portion of Government Lot 1, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet of the East 
15.2 	bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
15.3 	(iv) all that portion of Government Lots 2, 4, and 5, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet 
15.4 	of the West bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
15.5 	(v) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, lying West of the former DM&IR 
15.6 	railroad right-of-way;
15.7 	(vi) Government Lots 8 and 10, Section 23;
15.8 	(vii) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 23, lying 
15.9 	West of the former DM&IR railroad right-of-way;
15.10 	(viii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 8, Section 31; and
15.11 	(ix) Government Lot 5, Section 33;
15.12 	(17) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described 
15.13 	as follows:
15.14 	(i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
15.15 	(ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
15.16 	Section 21;
15.17 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
15.18 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
15.19 	(v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
15.20 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
15.21 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
15.22 	Section 31;
15.23 	(18) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described 
15.24 	as follows:
15.25 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
15.26 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
15.27 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
15.28 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
15.29 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
15.30 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
15.31 	Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
16.1 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of 
16.2 	County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
16.3 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
16.4 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
16.5 	(19) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 18 West, described 
16.6 	as follows:
16.7 	(i) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the railroad right-of-way, Section 
16.8 	15;
16.9 	(ii) Government Lot 2, except the North 660 feet of the East 990 feet, Section 16;
16.10 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 16;
16.11 	(iv) Government Lot 3, Section 20;
16.12 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Section 21;
16.13 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, and 7, Section 22;
16.14 	(vii) those parts of Government Lots 2 and 9, except railroad right-of-way, Section 22;
16.15 	(viii) all that part of Government Lot 6, Section 22, lying West of the Duluth Mesaba 
16.16 	and Northern Railway Company's right-of-way;
16.17 	(ix) Government Lot 9, Section 22, except the following parcels:
16.18 	(A) beginning at a point where the south line of company road, called Kelsey Road, 
16.19 	intersects with the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
16.20 	on the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 54, Range 18; 
16.21 	thence West along the south line of said company road 627 feet; thence South 348 1/3 feet; 
16.22 	thence East 627 feet to the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern 
16.23 	Railway; thence North on the west line of said right-of-way 348 1/3 feet to commencement;
16.24 	(B) beginning at the quarter corner between Sections 22 and 23, Township 54, Range 
16.25 	18; thence running North along the section line 114 feet, 6 inches, to the south line of Kelsey 
16.26 	Road; thence northwesterly along the south line of Kelsey Road 348 feet, 8 inches, to the 
16.27 	boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway, thence South 
16.28 	along the easterly boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
16.29 	274 feet to the quarter line on Section 22; thence easterly along said quarter line 304 feet, 
16.30 	6 inches, to the point of beginning; and
17.1 	(C) commencing at the southwest corner of Riverside Cemetery as recorded in "P" of 
17.2 	Plats, Page 15; thence easterly along the south line of said cemetery to a point where said 
17.3 	cemetery line intersects the westerly line of Highway No. 7, also known as Mesaba Trunk 
17.4 	Highway; thence southerly along the westerly line of said Highway No. 7 to a point where 
17.5 	said westerly line of said Highway No. 7 intersects the south line of Lot 9, Section 22, 
17.6 	Township 54, Range 18; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 9 to a point 
17.7 	where the southerly line intersects the easterly line of the DM & N Railway Company's 
17.8 	right-of-way; thence northerly along the easterly side of said DM & N Railway Company's 
17.9 	right-of-way to beginning;
17.10 	(x) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 29;
17.11 	(xi) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 30; and
17.12 	(xii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Section 31;
17.13 	(20) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 19 West, described 
17.14 	as follows:
17.15 	(i) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Section 5;
17.16 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 8;
17.17 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 20;
17.18 	(iv) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 29;
17.19 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
17.20 	(vi) Government Lot 5, except the South 1,320 feet, Section 32; and
17.21 	(vii) Government Lot 2, Section 33;
17.22 	(21) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described 
17.23 	as follows:
17.24 	(i) Governments Lot 1 and 2, Section 11;
17.25 	(ii) Government Lot 9, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
17.26 	(iii) Government Lot 10, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
17.27 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
17.28 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter, 
17.29 	Section 21;
18.1 	(vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
18.2 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of 
18.3 	the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
18.4 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
18.5 	in Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road 
18.6 	being measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
18.7 	and known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
18.8 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
18.9 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
18.10 	Section 28;
18.11 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
18.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
18.13 	Section 29;
18.14 	(x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
18.15 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
18.16 	Section 30;
18.17 	(xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
18.18 	Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
18.19 	(xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
18.20 	(22) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described 
18.21 	as follows:
18.22 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
18.23 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter 
18.24 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
18.25 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
18.26 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
18.27 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
18.28 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter 
18.29 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
18.30 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
18.31 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35;
18.32 	(23) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 19 West, described 
18.33 	as follows:
19.1 	(i) an undivided two-thirds interest in Government Lot 1, Section 2;
19.2 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 9, 10, and 12, Section 2;
19.3 	(iii) Government Lot 11, Section 2, except railroad right-of-way;
19.4 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, Section 10;
19.5 	(v) Government Lot 4, Section 11;
19.6 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, and 13, Section 15;
19.7 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 16;
19.8 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 3 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
19.9 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22;
19.10 	(ix) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
19.11 	Quarter, Section 29;
19.12 	(x) Government Lot 6, Section 30; and
19.13 	(xi) Government Lots 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 31;
19.14 	(24) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 17 West, described 
19.15 	as follows:
19.16 	(i) Government Lots 2 and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and 
19.17 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3;
19.18 	(ii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, Section 3; and
19.19 	(iii) Government Lots 6 and 9, that part of Government Lot 8 lying North of Highway 
19.20 	No. 53, and that part of Government Lot 7 lying West of Highway No. 53, Section 4;
19.21 	(25) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 18 West, described 
19.22 	as follows:
19.23 	(i) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 2;
19.24 	(ii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
19.25 	Section 3;
19.26 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 11, except the following described parcel of land:
19.27 	Beginning at a point that is located 958 feet North of the southeast corner of said 
19.28 	Government Lot 11, which corner is also the southeast corner of said Section 3, and 33 
19.29 	feet West of the east line of said Lot 11; thence running North parallel with the east line 
19.30 	of said Lot 11 a distance of 700.5 feet to a point; thence southwesterly to a point that is 
20.1 	331.5 feet West and 1226 feet North of the southeast corner of said Lot 11; thence 
20.2 	southerly parallel with the east line of said lot, a distance of 268 feet to a point; thence 
20.3 	easterly a distance of 298.5 feet to the place of beginning, Section 3;
20.4 	(iv) Government Lot 12, Section 3, except the following described parcels of land:
20.5 	(A) commencing at a point along the East and West One-Quarter line of said Section 3, 
20.6 	which point is 33 feet West of the East One-Quarter corner of said Section 3, said point 
20.7 	being on the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7; thence westerly along said 
20.8 	quarter line for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence southerly at right angles and parallel 
20.9 	to the highway right-of-way in question for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence easterly 
20.10 	for a distance of 300 feet to a point in the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 
20.11 	7; thence northerly along the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 for a distance 
20.12 	of 300 feet to the point of beginning;
20.13 	(B) commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 3; thence westerly along the 
20.14 	East/West Quarter line of said Section 3 a distance of 33.00 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
20.15 	line of County Highway No. 7; thence continuing westerly along said East/West Quarter 
20.16 	line a distance of 300.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence southerly, parallel with the 
20.17 	westerly right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 a distance of 400.00 feet; thence 
20.18 	westerly, parallel with said East/West Quarter line to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
20.19 	DM&IR Railroad; thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line to said East/West 
20.20 	Quarter line; thence easterly along said East/West Quarter line to the point of beginning; 
20.21 	and
20.22 	(C) the East 33 feet of the North 300 feet of said Government Lot 12;
20.23 	(v) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 4;
20.24 	(vi) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7;
20.25 	(vii) Government Lots 6 and 7, Section 8;
20.26 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 9;
20.27 	(ix) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 17;
20.28 	(x) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
20.29 	Northwest Quarter, Section 18;
20.30 	(xi) Government Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
20.31 	Quarter, Section 19;
20.32 	(xii) Government Lots 1, 5, 8, and 9, Section 20;
21.1 	(xiii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Government Lot 3, except for 1.0 acre for 
21.2 	cemetery, Section 29;
21.3 	(xiv) Government Lot 9, Section 30;
21.4 	(xv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Section 31; and
21.5 	(xvi) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 32;
21.6 	(26) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 19 West, described 
21.7 	as follows:
21.8 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 35;
21.9 	(ii) Government Lot 2, Section 35; and
21.10 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
21.11 	Southeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
21.12 	(27) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 16 West, described 
21.13 	as follows:
21.14 	(i) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
21.15 	Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
21.16 	Quarter, Section 12; and
21.17 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 15; and
21.18 	(28) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 17 West, described 
21.19 	as follows:
21.20 	(i) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the 
21.21 	Southwest Quarter, Section 25; and
21.22 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the 
21.23 	Southeast Quarter, Section 26.

21.24 	Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 21.25 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
21.26 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
21.27 	described in paragraph (c).
21.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
21.29 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
21.30 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
22.1 	The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of 275th 
22.2 	Avenue in Section 11, Township 47 North, Range 25 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota  
22.3 	(part of parcel 15-0-017700).
22.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
22.5 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

22.6 	Sec. 12. GOODHUE COUNTY; LAND TRANSFERS.
 22.7 		Subdivision 1.Land transfers. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, 
22.8 	subdivision 1, Goodhue County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey county-owned land 
22.9 	that abuts Lake Byllesby to adjoining property owners who after the transfer will have direct 
22.10 	access to Lake Byllesby. Any sale, lease, or other conveyance must be for the market value 
22.11 	of the property as appraised by the county. A sale, lease, or other conveyance under this 
22.12 	section must reserve to the county mineral rights according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.13 	373.01, and flowage easements relating to water levels of Lake Byllesby.
22.14 	(b) This section does not apply to any county-owned land that has been developed by 
22.15 	the county as public parkland.
22.16 		Subd. 2.Effective date; local approval. This section is effective the day after the 
22.17 	governing body of Goodhue County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota 
22.18 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

22.19 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
 22.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
22.21 	other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
22.22 	described in paragraph (c).
22.23 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
22.24 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
22.25 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:
22.26 	(1) all that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 145 North, Range 26 West, 
22.27 	lying northeasterly of the northeasterly right-of-way line of CSAH 39 and northwesterly of 
22.28 	the following described line: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 
22.29 	2; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East, along the north line of said Government Lot 
22.30 	2 a distance of 286 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeasterly right-of-way line of 
22.31 	the CSAH 39 right-of-way; thence South 51 degrees 01 minute East, 260.41 feet to the point 
23.1 	of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 42 degrees 11 minutes East to intersect 
23.2 	the water's edge of Ball Club Lake and there said line terminates; and
23.3 	(2) the South two rods of the East 16 rods of Government Lot 14, Section 4, Township 
23.4 	60 North, Range 26 West of the Fourth Principle Meridian, containing approximately 0.20 
23.5 	acres.
23.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
23.7 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.8 	Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; 
23.9 	ROSEAU COUNTY.
 23.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
23.11 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus island located in 
23.12 	public water that is described in paragraph (d) to a local unit of government for less than 
23.13 	market value.
23.14 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
23.15 	errors and ensure accuracy.
23.16 	(c) The land described in paragraph (d) may be sold by quit claim deed and the 
23.17 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (d) be used for the public 
23.18 	and reverts to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or 
23.19 	abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance is subject to a flowage easement held 
23.20 	by the United States of America.
23.21 	(d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Roseau County and is described as: an 
23.22 	unsurveyed island located in the approximate center of the South Half of the Southeast 
23.23 	Quarter of Section 29, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, Roseau County, Minnesota; 
23.24 	said island contains 6.7 acres, more or less (parcel identification number 563199100).
23.25 	(e) The island is located in Warroad River and was created after statehood when dredge 
23.26 	spoils were deposited on a sandbar in the Warroad River. The Department of Natural 
23.27 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes, the 
23.28 	conveyance would further the public interest, and the state's land management interests 
23.29 	would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government for a public 
23.30 	park and other public use.

24.1 	Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 24.2 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
24.3 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
24.4 	described in paragraph (c).
24.5 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
24.6 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
24.7 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
24.8 	(1) the South Half of the North Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the 
24.9 	Northwest Quarter, except the East 470 feet and except the part taken for a road, Township 
24.10 	50 North, Range 15 West, Section 29 (parcel identification number 395-0010-08713);
24.11 	(2) the East 271 feet of the West 371 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the Northwest 
24.12 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the 
24.13 	Fourth Principal Meridian. Together with the West 100 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the 
24.14 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 
24.15 	West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of the North 300 feet thereof (part 
24.16 	of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550);
24.17 	(3) the West 371 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, 
24.18 	Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of 
24.19 	the North 669.94 feet thereof (part of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550); and
24.20 	(4) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the 
24.21 	Northwest Quarter, Township 52 North, Range 19 West, Section 24 (part of parcel 
24.22 	identification number 470-0010-03830).
24.23 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
24.24 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

24.25 	Sec. 16. ST. LOUIS COUNTY; LAND LEASE.
 24.26 		Subdivision 1.St. Louis County; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
24.27 	16A.695 and 282.04, St. Louis County may lease property legally described as part of 
24.28 	Government Lot 5 except the lake portion of Embarrass Mine, Township 58, Range 15 
24.29 	West, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 2018, 
24.30 	chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for consideration of more than $12,000 per 
24.31 	year and for a period exceeding ten years.
25.1 		Subd. 2.Department of Natural Resources; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
25.2 	section 92.50, or other law to the contrary, the commissioner may lease property in Township 
25.3 	58, Range 15, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 
25.4 	2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for a period exceeding 21 years, 
25.5 	including a lease term of 40 years.

25.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

25.7 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 25.8 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
25.9 	other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
25.10 	described in paragraph (c).
25.11 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
25.12 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
25.13 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
25.14 	(1) the East 285 feet of the North 55 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, 
25.15 	Section 13, Township 149 North, Range 32 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian (parcel 
25.16 	identification number 16.00170.00);
25.17 	(2) Lot 6, Block 12, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
25.18 	(parcel identification number 36.00027.00);
25.19 	(3) Lot 7, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
25.20 	(parcel identification number 36.00052.00);
25.21 	(4) Lot 8, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
25.22 	(parcel identification number 36.00053.00);
25.23 	(5) Lot 9, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
25.24 	(parcel identification number 36.00054.00);
25.25 	(6) Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, 
25.26 	Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00055.00);
25.27 	(7) the southerly 200 feet of vacated Block 28, Plat of Redby, less the northerly 75 feet 
25.28 	of the westerly 150 feet thereof and less the easterly 170 feet thereof, Section 20, Township 
25.29 	151 North, Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00077.00);
25.30 	(8) Lot 4, Block 29, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
25.31 	(parcel identification number 36.00081.00); and
26.1 	(9) Lot 1, Block 62, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
26.2 	(parcel identification number 36.00148.00).
26.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
26.4 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

26.5 	Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
26.6 	SHERBURNE COUNTY.
 26.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
26.8 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
26.9 	water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market 
26.10 	value.
26.11 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
26.12 	errors and ensure accuracy.
26.13 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: that 
26.14 	part of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, described as 
26.15 	follows:
26.16 	The East 400 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, 
26.17 	according to the United States Government survey thereof.
26.18 	(d) The land borders Big Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined 
26.19 	that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management 
26.20 	interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.