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

1.5 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
1.7 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
1.8 	described in paragraph (c).
1.9 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.10 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.11 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
1.12 	(1) the South Half of the North Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the 
1.13 	Northwest Quarter, except the East 470 feet and except the part taken for a road, Township 
1.14 	50 North, Range 15 West, Section 29 (parcel identification number 395-0010-08713);
1.15 	(2) the East 271 feet of the West 371 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the Northwest 
1.16 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the 
1.17 	Fourth Principal Meridian. Together with the West 100 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the 
1.18 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 
1.19 	West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of the North 300 feet thereof (part 
1.20 	of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550);
2.1 	(3) the West 371 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, 
2.2 	Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of 
2.3 	the North 669.94 feet thereof (part of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550); and
2.4 	(4) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the 
2.5 	Northwest Quarter, Township 52 North, Range 19 West, Section 24 (part of parcel 
2.6 	identification number 470-0010-03830).
2.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
2.8 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.