HF 310

2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state lands; authorizing transfer of
certain property interests in Ramsey County.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONVEYANCE OF STATE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY
TO CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281,
16B.282, 92.45, or any other law to the contrary, the
commissioner of transportation shall convey to the city of
Mounds View all right, title, and interest of the state of
Minnesota created by corrective deed dated March 16, 1989, in
the land located in Ramsey County, described as:
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new text begin The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5,
Township 30 North, Range 23 West, Ramsey County, Minnesota;
which lies northerly and westerly of the following
described line: Commencing at the center of said Section
5; thence north on an azimuth of 359 degrees 23 minutes 10
seconds (azimuth oriented to Minnesota State Plane
Coordinate System) along the north and south quarter line
of said Section 5 for 781.42 feet to the point of beginning
of the line to be described; thence on an azimuth of 108
degrees 12 minutes 41 seconds, 231.14 feet; thence on an
azimuth of 98 degrees 27 minutes 03 seconds, 1486.78 feet;
thence run northeasterly for 447.16 feet on a nontangential
curve, concave to the northwest, having a radius of 720
feet, a delta angle of 35 degrees 35 minutes 02 seconds and
a chord azimuth of 76 degrees 55 minutes 11 seconds; thence
on an azimuth of 59 degrees 07 minutes 40 seconds, 192.89
feet; thence run northerly 398.14 feet on a nontangential
curve, concave to the northwest, having a radius of 850
feet, a delta angle of 26 degrees 50 minutes 15 seconds and
a chord azimuth of 29 degrees 26 minutes 05 seconds; thence
on an azimuth of 16 degrees 00 minutes 57 seconds, 303.65
feet to the north line of said Tract A and there
terminating;
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new text begin Containing 40.41 acres, more or less.
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new text begin (b) The conveyance shall be for consideration according to
paragraph (d) in a form approved by the attorney general.
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new text begin (c) This property was acquired by the Department of
Transportation for construction of a new portion of Trunk
Highway 10 west of Interstate Highway 35W. The property was not
needed for highway purposes. In 1988, the commissioner of
transportation deeded the property to the city of Mounds View
subject to a right of reverter.
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new text begin (d) If the city of Mounds View enters into a fully executed
development agreement to redevelop the land described in
paragraph (a) by January 1, 2007, the city shall pay the
commissioner of transportation $1,000,000 for deposit in the
trunk highway fund. If the city of Mounds View does not enter
into a fully executed development agreement to redevelop the
land described in paragraph (a) by January 1, 2007, all right,
title, and interest in the land shall revert back to the
Department of Transportation unless the land is still used for a
public purpose. If the land is not subject to a fully executed
development agreement and is still used for a public purpose on
or after January 1, 2007, the land may continue to be used for
such public purpose by the city of Mounds View, subject to a
right of reverter if the land ceases to be used for a public
purpose.
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