1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited 
1.3 	land that borders public waters in St. Louis County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
1.6 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.8 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
1.9 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.10 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.11 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
1.12 	accuracy. The conveyances must include any easements or deed restrictions specified in 
1.13 	paragraph (c).
1.14 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
1.15 	(1) the East Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
1.16 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
1.17 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
1.18 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
1.19 	(2) the East Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
1.20 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
1.21 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
1.22 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
1.23 	(3) the West Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
1.24 	Section 5, Township 50 North, Range 14 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, 
2.1 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the 
2.2 	centerline of East Branch Chester Creek, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
2.3 	(4) the West Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
2.4 	and the West Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
2.5 	Section 4, Township 51 North, Range 17 West;
2.6 	(5) all that part or strip lying North of the Savanna River, about 3 to 4 acres of the 
2.7 	Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 51 North, Range 20 West;
2.8 	(6) Government Lot 1, Section 18, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
2.9 	(7) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 53 North, 
2.10 	Range 19 West;
2.11 	(8) Lot 2, Jingwak Beach 1st Addition, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54 
2.12 	North, Range 16 West;
2.13 	(9) Lot 4, Jingwak Beach 1st Addition, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54 
2.14 	North, Range 16 West;
2.15 	(10) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, 1st Addition to Strand Lake, Section 20, Township 54 
2.16 	North, Range 16 West;
2.17 	(11) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 55 North, 
2.18 	Range 20 East. Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement 
2.19 	to the state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of East Swan River, to 
2.20 	provide riparian protection and angler access;
2.21 	(12) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter beginning at the 
2.22 	intersection of the east line of Highway 4 with the north line of the Northeast Quarter of 
2.23 	the Northwest Quarter; thence South 500 feet; thence East 350 feet; thence North 500 feet; 
2.24 	thence West 350 feet to the point of beginning, Section 19, Township 57 North, Range 
2.25 	15 West. Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the 
2.26 	state that is 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed stream, to 
2.27 	provide riparian protection and angler access. Where there is less than 75 feet from the 
2.28 	centerline of the stream channel to the north property line, the easement shall be granted to 
2.29 	the north property line;
2.30 	(13) the West Half of Lot 1, Section 22, Township 58 North, Range 16 West. 
2.31 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, a 33-foot road easement to the 
2.32 	state for access to Black Lake. The conveyance must include a deed restriction prohibiting 
2.33 	buildings, structures, tree cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations across 
2.34 	a 75-foot strip from the ordinary high water mark, except a 15-foot strip is allowed for 
2.35 	lake access and a dock; and
3.1 	(14) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the 
3.2 	North Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 32, Township 62 North, Range 18 West. 
3.3 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state 
3.4 	that is 105 feet in width on each side of the centerline of Rice River, to provide riparian 
3.5 	protection and angler access.
3.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
3.7 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

3.8 	Sec. 2. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
3.9 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 3.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
3.11 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
3.12 	may sell by private sale 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 conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
3.15 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
3.16 	accuracy. The conveyances must include any easements or deed restrictions specified in 
3.17 	paragraph (c).
3.18 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
3.19 	(1) an undivided 1369/68040 interest, Lot 8, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 
3.20 	17 West;
3.21 	(2) an undivided 1470/10080 interest, Lot 5, Section 17, Township 50 North, Range 
3.22 	17 West;
3.23 	(3) an undivided 23/288 interest, Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
3.24 	21, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
3.25 	(4) an undivided 23/288 interest, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
3.26 	Section 21, Township 50 North, Range 17 West; 
3.27 	(5) the easterly 200 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying 
3.28 	South of the river, Section 21, Township 58 North, Range 15 West. The conveyance 
3.29 	must include a deed restriction that limits removal of live trees, shrubs, and green plants 
3.30 	to 25 percent of the parcel; and
3.31 	(6) that part of Lot 7 beginning at a point 530 feet East of the southwest corner; 
3.32 	thence North 30 degrees East 208 feet; thence North 55 degrees East 198 feet; thence 10 
3.33 	feet more or less on the same line to the waters edge; thence South along the waters 
3.34 	edge to the south boundary line of Lot 7; thence 10 feet West; thence West on the same 
3.35 	line 198 feet to the point of beginning, Section 5, Township 62 North, Range 16 West. 
4.1 	The conveyance must include a deed restriction prohibiting buildings, structures, tree 
4.2 	cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations across a 75-foot strip from the 
4.3 	ordinary high water mark.
4.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
4.5 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

4.6 	Sec. 3. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND 
4.7 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 4.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
4.9 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may 
4.10 	sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
4.11 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
4.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
4.13 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
4.14 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lot 5, 
4.15 	Block 1, Williams Lakeview, town of Great Scott, Section 34, Township 60 North, Range 
4.16 	19 West.
4.17 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
4.18 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.