HF 3019

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; transferring highway right-of-way to state rail bank.

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

Section 1. RIGHT-OF-WAY TRANSFERRED TO STATE RAIL BANK.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281, 16B.282, 92.45, or any
other law to the contrary, the trunk highway right-of-way described in paragraph (b) is
hereby transferred to the state rail bank under Minnesota Statutes, section 222.63, being
a certain parcel of land located in the county of Otter Tail, state of Minnesota, being
more particularly described in paragraph (b).

(b) All of Tracts A, B, and C described below:

TRACT A

That part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 132 North, Range
43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, lying Northeasterly of the former
Southwesterly right-of-way line of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company);

TRACT B

A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 12,
Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip
extending from the South line to the West line of said SW1/4NW1/4; together
with that part of said SW1/4NW1/4 adjoining and Westerly of the above
described strip and Easterly of the Easterly right-of-way line of said railroad
company as located prior to 1888;

TRACT C

A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2NE1/4 of Section 11,
Township 132 North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, said strip
extending from the East to the North line of said E1/2NE1/4;

together with that part of Tract D described below:

TRACT D

A strip of land 100 feet in width, being 50 feet on each side of the former
centerline of the BNSF Railway Company (formerly the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba Railway Company) across the E1/2 of Section 2, Township 132
North, Range 43 West, Otter Tail County, Minnesota;

which lies Southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 135 feet Southeasterly of
Line 1 described below:

LINE 1.

Beginning at a point on the North and South Quarter line of said Section 2,
distant 1,060.11 feet North of the South Quarter corner thereof; thence run
Northeasterly at an angle of 72°36'15" (measured from North to East) from said
North and South Quarter line for 1,600 feet and there terminating;

together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that part of
Tract D hereinbefore described, not acquired herein, to the above described strip.