HF 3916

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/03/2022 02:04pm

A bill for an act
relating to state lands; modifying requirements for conveying easements and leasing
state lands; adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing
sale of certain surplus state land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
84.632; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 84.63; 84.631; 92.502.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 84.63, is amended to read:

84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a
federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
of natural resources may determine.

(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:

(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
and preparing the easement; and

(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.

(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.

(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail,
highway, road, or other improvements.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume
some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner
determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 84.631, is amended to read:

84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural
resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property
owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable
alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not
cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;

(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;

(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and

(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the
circumstances.

(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a
road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application
is withdrawn or denied.

(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application
fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to
cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing
special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant
an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall
pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management
account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (c) and waive or assume some or all of
the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.632, is amended to read:

84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the
name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application
of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed
for state purposes.

(b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the
easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.

(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which
money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money
must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.

(d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources
shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of
$2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant
shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner
shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full.
The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn
or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account
in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may
elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of
the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests.
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Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 92.502, is amended to read:

92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for recreational trails deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or new text end facilities. The commissioner may assess
the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
facilities.

Sec. 5. new text begin ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
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new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County. The following
area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County: all that part of the Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range 21 West of the
5th principal meridian, lying South of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway,
and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof.
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Sec. 6. new text begin DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
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new text begin new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. new text end The following areas are deleted from
Cloquet Valley State Forest:
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new text begin (1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3
for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's
presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section
27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road
that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally
southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
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new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
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new text begin (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
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new text begin (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots
1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline
of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West
direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the
access contemplated herein;
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new text begin (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
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new text begin (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns
an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government
Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29; and
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new text begin (xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
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new text begin (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West
of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 5;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 6;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 7;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 8; and
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new text begin (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 17;
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new text begin (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 31;
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new text begin (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
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new text begin (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of
County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
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new text begin (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 21;
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new text begin (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's
land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in
Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being
measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and
known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 28;
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new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 29;
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new text begin (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 30;
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new text begin (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
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new text begin (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and
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new text begin (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
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new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35.
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Sec. 7. new text begin ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
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new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. The following areas are added to
Riverlands State Forest:
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new text begin (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North,
Range 17 West;
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new text begin (2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
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new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North,
Range 19 West;
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new text begin (4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and
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new text begin (5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West.
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Sec. 8. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CASS COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
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new text begin (1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32,
Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a
rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East
and West; and
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new text begin (2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning
at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said
Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline
of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said
Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point
of beginning.
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new text begin (d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The
Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if
the land was returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 9. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream easements.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South
13 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom
the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way.
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new text begin (d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other
state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream easements are reserved on the Root
River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would best be served
if the land was returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 10. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
HENNEPIN COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market
value.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly
and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn
parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and
southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot
5 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5.
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new text begin (d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
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Sec. 11. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as:
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new text begin (1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range
24 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing
at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09
seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the
point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of
345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet
to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1;
thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North
1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said
Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line
of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an
easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of
Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is
described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence
South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof,
a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence
North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7
degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and
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new text begin (2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat
thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder.
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new text begin (d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 12. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c),
subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2
rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine
County, Minnesota.
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new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
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Sec. 13. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
SHERBURNE COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
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new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as:
that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North,
Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described
line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line
of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing
per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a
Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly
line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of
beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle
Lake and there terminating.
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new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land were returned to private ownership.
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