HF 1207

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale
of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in
Washington County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING
PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County may sell the
tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by private sale,
under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
282.
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new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general for the appraised value of the land.
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new text begin (c) The land to be sold is property ID number
22.032.21.12.0001, located in Washington County, and described
as: the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section
22, Township 32 North, Range 21 West of the 4th Principal
Meridian, except the following: that part platted as GREEN
VALLEY-2ND PLAT according to the recorded plat thereof. And
also except the South 220 feet of the West 40 feet of said
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. And also except the
East 300 feet of the West 750.41 feet of said Northwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter. And also except commencing at the
northwest corner of Lot 4, GREEN VALLEY according to the
recorded plat thereof, which point is on the north line of said
Section 22; thence East (North 90 degrees 00 minutes East) along
the north line of said GREEN VALLEY and said north line of
Section 22 a distance of 418 feet to the northeast corner of Lot
7 of said GREEN VALLEY and the point of beginning; thence South
00 degrees 03 minutes East, along the easterly line of said Lot
7, a distance of 295.6 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot
7 and the north line of GREEN VALLEY-2ND PLAT, according to the
recorded plat thereof; thence South 76 degrees 49 minutes East,
along said north line of GREEN VALLEY-2ND PLAT, a distance of
872.7 feet; thence North 54 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds East a
distance of 202.8 feet; thence North 78 degrees 04 minutes 30
seconds East a distance of 505 feet, more or less, to the shore
of Shields Lake; thence northerly, along the shore of Shields
Lake, a distance of 280 feet, more or less, to said north line
of Section 22; thence West along said north line a distance of
1573.16 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
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new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would be best served if the lands were
returned to private ownership.
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