as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/27/2006 |
A bill for an act
relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in
Stevens County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, Stevens County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
described in paragraph (c) to one or more adjoining landowners.
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(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for the fair
market value of the land. The attorney general may make changes to the land description
to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
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(c) The land to be sold is located in Stevens County and is described as: a strip
of land 66 feet wide, the center line of which follows the following measurements and
directions: the point of beginning being a point which is on the east right-of-way line of
T.H. 59 and 626 feet South of said north line of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18,
Township 125 North, Range 41 West; thence due East and parallel with the north line of
said Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 125 North, Range 41 West, a distance of
1,310 feet, subject to easements.
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(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
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