HF 696

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:40am

A bill for an act
relating to state lands; providing for certain private sales to resolve trespass
issues; adding to and deleting from certain state parks; authorizing public and
private sales of surplus state land; modifying previous sales authorization and
land description; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0273; Laws
2007, chapter 131, article 2, section 38; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1,
section 21, subdivisions 4, 5.

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

ARTICLE 1

STATE LAND ADMINISTRATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0273, is amended to read:

84.0273 ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARY LINES RELATING TO
CERTAIN STATE LANDHOLDINGS.

new text begin (a) new text end In order to resolve boundary line issues affecting the ownership interests of the
state and adjacent landowners, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the name
of the state upon terms the commissioner deems appropriate, convey, by a boundary line
agreement, quitclaim deed, or management agreement in such form as the attorney general
approves, such rights, titles, and interests of the state in state lands for such rights, titles
and interests in adjacent lands as are necessary for the purpose of establishing boundaries.
A notice of the proposed conveyance and a brief statement of the reason therefor shall be
published once in the State Register by the commissioner between 15 and 30 days prior
to conveyance. The provisions of this deleted text begin section deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end are not intended to replace or
supersede laws relating to land exchange or disposal of surplus state property.

new text begin (b) In order to resolve trespass issues affecting the ownership interests of the state
and adjacent landowners, the commissioner of natural resources, in the name of the state,
may sell surplus lands not needed for natural resource purposes at private sale to adjoining
property owners and leaseholders. The conveyance must be by quitclaim in a form
approved by the attorney general for a consideration not less than the value determined
according to section 94.10, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (c) Paragraph (b) applies to all state-owned lands managed by the commissioner of
natural resources, except school trust land as defined in section 92.025. For acquired lands,
the commissioner may sell the surplus lands as provided in paragraph (b) notwithstanding
the offering to public entities, public sale, and related notice and publication requirements
of sections 94.09 to 94.165. For consolidated conservation lands, the commissioner may
sell the surplus lands as provided in paragraph (b) notwithstanding the classification and
public sale provisions of chapters 84A and 282.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

[85.012] [Subd. 38.] Lake Shetek State Park, Murray County.

The
following areas are deleted from Lake Shetek State Park:

(1) Blocks 3 and 4 of Forman Acres according to the plat on file and of record in the
Office of the Recorder for Murray County;

(2) the Hudson Acres subdivision according to the plat on file and of record in the
Office of the Recorder for Murray County; and

(3) that part of Government Lot 6 deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end that part of Government Lot 7 new text begin , and that part
of Government Lot 8 new text end of Section 6, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of
Government Lot 1 and that part of Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North,
Range 40 West, Murray County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of said Section 6; thence on a bearing based
on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996 Adjustment), of South 00 degrees
deleted text begin 22 minutes 05 seconds East 1405.16 deleted text end new text begin 17 minutes 23 seconds East 1247.75 new text end feet along the
east line of said Section 6; thence deleted text begin North 89 degrees 07 minutes 01 second West 1942.39 deleted text end new text begin
South 88 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 1942.74 new text end feet; thence South 03 degrees 33
minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner of Block 5 of FORMAN
ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County
Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds West 525.30 feet along
the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line of the Private Roadway of
FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said Private Roadway and the POINT
OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West 796.30 feet along
the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and an existing
1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 minutes 26 seconds West 100.06
feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and
an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds West
279.60 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line;
thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 feet along the southerly line
of said Private Roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN DNR
LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West 470.40
feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 262.69 feet to
a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds West 332.26 feet to a DNR
MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds West 341.79 feet to the east line of
Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOV. LOT 8, OF SEC. 6 AND LOT A OF GOV. LOT 1, OF
SEC 7 TP. 107 RANGE 40, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record
in the Murray County Recorder's Office and a DNR MON; thence South 14 degrees 28
minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along the east line of said Lot A to the northerly most
corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES, according to the record plat thereof on file and of
record in the Murray County Recorder's Office and an existing steel fence post; thence
South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 418.97 feet along the northeasterly line of
said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 35, 34, 33, 32 of HUDSON ACRES to
an existing 1 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of Lot 32
and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 48 degrees
33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31A to an
existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner thereof and
the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 33 degrees 53
minutes 30 seconds East 224.96 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 and along
the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 29 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch
inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 29 and the most
northerly corner of Lot 28 of deleted text begin HUDSONS deleted text end new text begin HUDSON new text end ACRES; thence South 45 degrees 23
minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 28 and along
the northeasterly line of Lots 27, 26, 25, 24 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch
inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 24 and the most
northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes
53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 23 and along the
northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside
diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 21 and the most northerly
corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds
East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20 and along the northeasterly
line of Lots 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside
diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 14 and the most northerly
corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds
East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13 and along the northeasterly
line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron
pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the northwest corner of Lot 10
of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 49 seconds East 224.90 feet
along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON
ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner
of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON ACRES; thence North 84
degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north line of said Lot 7 and
along the north line of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch
inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1 of HUDSON ACRES;
thence southeasterly, easterly and northerly along a non-tangential curve concave to the
north having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees deleted text begin 41 minutes 58 seconds deleted text end new text begin 42
minutes 00 seconds new text end , a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12
seconds East; thence continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described
curve concave to the south having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42
minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47
seconds West and a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not
tangent to said curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40
seconds West 201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds
West 196.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West
530.34 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01
feet to a DNR MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet to
a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes deleted text begin 32 deleted text end new text begin 30 new text end seconds West 226.66 feet to a
DNR MON; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR
MON; thence North 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON;
thence North 24 degrees 09 minutes deleted text begin 58 deleted text end new text begin 57 new text end seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON;
thence North 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence
North 76 degrees 04 minutes deleted text begin 53 deleted text end new text begin 52 new text end seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence
North 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North
64 degrees 28 minutes deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 26 new text end seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82
degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees
45 minutes 07 seconds East 26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

[85.012] [Subd. 44a.] Moose Lake State Park, Carlton County.

The
following areas are deleted from Moose Lake State Park, all in Township 46 North, Range
19 West, Carlton County:

(1) Parcel A: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
of Section 28;

(2) Parcel B: the West 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the
centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to a taking for highway purposes of a
100.00-foot wide strip for access and also subject to highway and road easements;

(3) Parcel C: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the
centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to taking for highway purposes of a
road access under S.P. 0919 (311-311) 901 from State Trunk Highway 73 to old County
Road 21, said access being 100.00 feet in width with triangular strips of land adjoining it at
the northerly line of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to highway and road easements;

(4) Parcel G: that part of Government Lot deleted text begin 1 deleted text end new text begin 2 new text end of Section 28, which lies northerly
of the westerly extension of the northerly line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter of said Section 28, and southerly of the westerly extension of the northerly line of
the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28;

(5) Parcel H: the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 28;

(6) Parcel I: the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, except
the West 660.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter; and

(7) Parcel J: that part of the North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28,
described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said North One-Half of the
Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along the north
line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 660.01 feet to the east
line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter and the actual
point of beginning; thence continue South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along
the north line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 657.40 feet to
the southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28;
thence South 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds West, parallel to the west line of said North
One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 715.12 feet to the westerly right-of-way
of US Interstate Highway 35; thence along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate
Highway 35 a distance of 457.86 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the southeast,
having a radius of 1,0 54.93 feet, a central angle of 24 degrees 52 minutes 03 seconds, and
a chord bearing of South 39 degrees 00 minutes 37 seconds West; thence South 46 degrees
44 minutes 11 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate Highway 35
a distance of 295.30 feet to the northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73;
thence 163.55 feet along said northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73 on
a nontangential curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 1, 984.88 feet, a central
angle of 4 degrees 43 minutes 16 seconds, and a chord bearing of South 77 degrees 39
minutes 40 seconds West to the east line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of
the Southeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of
1, 305.90 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and there terminating.

Sec. 4. new text begin ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Ramsey, Hennepin
and Dakota Counties. new text end

new text begin The following area is added to Fort Snelling State Park, Hennepin
County: that part of Section 20, Township 29 North, Range 23 West, described as follows:
From monument number 2, located on the westerly extension of the south boundary
of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines; thence South 89 degrees 52
minutes 00 seconds East along said south boundary of the Bureau of Mines, 478.97 feet to
reference point 1 on the easterly right-of-line of Trunk Highway No. 55 and the point of
beginning; thence South 48 degrees 48 minutes 53 seconds East, 458.74 feet along the
easterly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 55; thence North 23 degrees 48
minutes 00 seconds East, 329.00 feet to the south boundary of the Bureau of Mines; thence
North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, 478.07 feet along said south boundary of
the Bureau of Mines to the point of beginning.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 42.] Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County.
new text end

new text begin The following areas are added to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs County:
new text end

new text begin (1) Government Lot 4 of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; all
in Section 25, Township 42, Range 27, less a tract to highway described as follows:
Commencing at a point approximately 270.0 feet East of the southwest corner of
Government Lot 4, Section 25, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Engineers Station
71+00; thence North 26 degrees 56 minutes West to the west line of Section 25 at
Engineers Station 77+07.4 a distance of 607.4 feet and there terminating. The above
describes the center line of an 82.5-foot right-of-way for the reconstruction of County
State-Aid Highway No. 26 and contains 0.23 acres in addition to the present 66-foot
right-of-way, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) Government Lot 5, Section 25, Township 42, Range 27;
new text end

new text begin (3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27
West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, EXCEPT that part of Government Lot 1, Section
26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, described as
follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89
degrees 09 minutes 54 seconds West, bearing based on Mille Lacs County Coordinate
System, along the north line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 665.82 feet to a
3/4 inch iron rod with survey cap stamped "MN DNR LS 16098" (DNR monument);
thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 241.73 feet to a DNR
monument; thence continuing South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of
42.18 feet to a P.K. nail in the centerline of County Road 26; thence southeasterly along
the centerline of County Road 26 a distance of 860 feet, more or less, to the east line of
said Government Lot 1; thence North 00 degrees 22 minutes 38 seconds East along the
east line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 763 feet, more or less, to the point of
beginning, containing 6.6 acres, more or less. AND EXCEPT, that part of Government
Lot 1, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, described as follows: Commencing
at a point where the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section
25, Township 42, Range 27, intersects the meander line of lake commonly known and
designated as "Warren Lake"; thence North along the west line of said forty a distance
of 20 rods; thence West at right angles to the meander line of said Warren Lake; thence
in a southeasterly direction to the point of beginning; and
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new text begin (4) Government Lot 2, Section 26, Township 42 North, Range 27 West, Mille Lacs
County, Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 21.] Lake Bemidji State Park, Beltrami County.
new text end

new text begin The following area is deleted from Lake Bemidji State Park, all in Beltrami County: that
part of Government Lot 5, Section 24, Township 147 North, Range 33 West, Beltrami
County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the most easterly corner of Lot
2, Block 1, Shady Cove, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence northeasterly
along the northeasterly extension of the line between Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 in said plat,
a distance of 66.00 feet, to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence
continuing along last described course a distance of 150.00 feet; thence deflecting to the
left 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 607.70 feet; thence westerly along a
line perpendicular to the westerly boundary of said Government Lot 5 to the west line of
said Government Lot 5; thence South along the westerly boundary of said Government
Lot 5 to intersect a line 66.00 feet northeasterly of, as measured at a right angle to and
parallel with the northeasterly line of Block 1, said Shady Cove; thence southeasterly
along said parallel line to the point of beginning.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 24a.] Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County.
new text end

new text begin The following areas are deleted from Great River Bluffs State Park, Winona County:
new text end

new text begin (1) beginning at a point 200 feet West from the southeast corner of Lot 2, Section 26,
Township 106 North, Range 5 West; thence West on lot line between Lots 2 and 3, 380
feet; thence North 58 degrees East, 320 feet; thence South 32 degrees East, 205 feet to
place of beginning, containing 85/100 of an acre, more or less, Winona County, Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) commencing at a point 200 feet West from the northeast corner of Lot 3, Section
26, Township 106 North, Range 5 West; thence South 33 degrees East 300 feet; thence
South 58 degrees West 290 feet; thence North 32 degrees West, 490 feet to the lot line
between Lots 2 and 3; thence East 350 feet to the place of beginning, containing 3 acres,
more or less, Winona County, Minnesota;
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new text begin (3) that part of the recorded plat of East Richmond, Winona County, Minnesota,
lying within Section 27, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, that lies northwesterly of the
southeasterly line of Jefferson Street, as dedicated in said plat and that lies southwesterly
of the southwesterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61;
new text end

new text begin (4) Lots 7 and 8, Block B, of Fern Glen Acres, the same being located upon and
forming a part of Government Lot 1, Section 35; Lot 9 in Block B of Fern Glen Acres,
township of Richmond, according to the recorded plat thereof; beginning at the southeast
corner of Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres, South 33 degrees East 140 feet; thence South
70 degrees West 208 feet; thence North 33 degrees West 140 feet to the southwest line of
Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres; thence North 57 degrees East on the southwest line of
Lot 9, Block B, Fern Glen Acres, to place of beginning, all in Government Lot 1, Section
35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West, containing 3/4 acre more or less;
new text end

new text begin (5) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5, Winona
County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres;
thence in a northeasterly direction and along the southerly line of said Lot 9 for a distance
of 36.0 feet; thence deflect to the right 90 degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of 107.81 feet
to an iron pipe which marks the point of beginning; thence continue in a southeasterly
direction along the last described course for a distance of 73.78 feet; thence deflect to
the left 9 degrees 04 minutes, for a distance of 32.62 feet; thence deflect to the right 90
degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of 73.23 feet; thence deflect to the right 89 degrees 20
minutes, for a distance of 104.04 feet; thence deflect to the right 9 degrees 44 minutes, for
a distance of 35.00 feet; thence deflect to the right 90 degrees 00 minutes, for a distance of
64.75 feet; thence deflect to the right on a curve (Delta angle 90 degrees 00 minutes, radius
20.00 minutes) for an arc distance of 31.42 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
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new text begin (6) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5, Winona
County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of Fern Glen Acres; thence in
a northeasterly direction along the southerly line of said Lot 9, a distance of 56.00 feet;
thence at a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes a distance of 180.00 feet
to an iron pipe monument which marks the point of beginning; thence at a deflection angle
to the left of 80 degrees 56 minutes 00 seconds a distance of 113.20 feet to the southerly
right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 84
degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds and southeasterly along the southerly right-of-way line of
said U.S. Highway No. 61 a distance of 147.73 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the
right of 87 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 193.87 feet; thence at a deflection
angle to the right of 88 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 132.18 feet; thence at
a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds a distance of 93.23
feet; thence at a deflection angle to the left of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds a distance
of 30.35 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
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new text begin (7) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West,
Winona County, Minnesota, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 9 of Block "B" of the Plat of Fern Glen
Acres; thence in a northeasterly direction along the southerly line of said Lot 9 a distance
of 56.00 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes a distance
of 180.00 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the left of 9 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds a
distance of 164.29 feet to an iron pipe monument which marks the point of beginning;
thence at a deflection angle to the left of 89 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds a distance
of 102.19 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence at a
deflection angle to the right of 92 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds and southeasterly along
the southerly right-of-way line of said U.S. highway a distance of 85.10 feet; thence at a
deflection angle to the right of 87 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds a distance of 187.89 feet;
thence at a deflection angle to the right of 88 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds a distance of
85.02 feet; thence at a deflection angle to the right of 91 degrees 14 minutes 30 seconds a
distance of 91.68 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
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new text begin (8) that part of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 35, Township 106, Range 5,
Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of
Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 57 degrees
East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 feet to an iron
pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron pipe and the
point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 107.35 feet to
an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 12.11
feet; thence South 40 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East 100.7 feet; thence North 48
degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 17.83 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing North
48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 111.83 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing
North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 70.61 feet to an iron pipe at a point on the
southerly boundary line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along
said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 100.7 feet on a bearing North 40 degrees
29 minutes 30 seconds West to an iron pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30
seconds West 80.54 feet to the point of beginning;
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new text begin (9) that part of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5
West, Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest
corner of Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North
57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66
feet to an iron pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron
pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 101.05 feet to an iron pipe being
the point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 111.83 feet to
an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 17.56 feet;
thence South 41 degrees 53 minutes East 192.4 feet; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes
30 seconds East 94.05 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing North 48 degrees 30 minutes
30 seconds East 105.95 feet to an iron pipe at a point on the southerly boundary line of
U.S. Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along said southerly boundary line a chord
distance of 192.4 feet on a bearing of North 41 degrees 53 minutes West to an iron pipe;
thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West 70.61 feet to the point of beginning;
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new text begin (10) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West,
Winona County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of
Lot 8 of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North 57 degrees
East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66 feet to an
iron pipe in place; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet; thence South 46
degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron pipe, the point of beginning;
thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 52.45 feet to an iron pipe at a point
on the southerly boundary line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence
along said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 76.80 feet on a bearing of North
43 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West to an iron pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30
minutes 30 seconds West 105.95 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing South 48 degrees
30 minutes 30 seconds West 94.05 feet; thence South 43 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds
East 76.80 feet; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 55.93 feet to an iron
pipe; thence continuing North 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East 91.62 feet to the
point of beginning;
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new text begin (11) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West,
Winona County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of
Lot 8 of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence North
57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East 217.66
feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron pipe;
thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron pipe which is
the point of beginning; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West and along the
south line of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 237 of Deeds on Page
693, for a distance of 147.55 feet; thence South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East
127.91 feet; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East and along the northerly
line of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed to Vincent Zanon in Book 252 of Deeds
on page 663, for a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the southerly right-of-way line of
U.S. Highway No. 61; thence North 44 degrees 38 minutes 48 seconds West and along
said southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61 for a distance of 111.94 feet to an
iron pipe in place at the southeast corner of the property heretofore conveyed by Deed in
Book 237 of Deeds on page 693; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West
52.45 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;
new text end

new text begin (12) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5
West, Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest
corner of Lot 8 of the Plat of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet;
thence North 57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds
East 217.66 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to
an iron pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 371.05 feet to an iron
pipe; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West and along the south line of the
property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 237 of Deeds on page 693, for a distance
of 147.55 feet; thence South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East 127.91 feet to the
point of beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 33 minutes 19 seconds East 112
feet; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East and along the north line of the
property heretofore conveyed by Deed in Book 240 of Deeds on page 367, for a distance
of 200 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence North 44
degrees 38 minutes 48 seconds West and along the said southerly right-of-way line of
U.S. Highway No. 61 for a distance of 112 feet; thence South 43 degrees 53 minutes 30
seconds West for a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and
new text end

new text begin (13) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 106 North, Range 5 West,
Winona County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner
of Lot 8, Block "B" of Fern Glen Acres; thence South 33 degrees East 82.5 feet; thence
North 57 degrees East 24.4 feet; thence South 43 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East
217.66 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 42 degrees 04 minutes East 296.1 feet to an iron
pipe; thence South 46 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 599.10 feet to an iron pipe, the
point of beginning; thence North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 46.54 feet to a
point on the southerly boundary line of Trunk Highway No. 61 right-of-way; thence along
said southerly boundary line a chord distance of 73.05 feet, bearing South 46 degrees 00
minutes East; thence continuing along said southerly boundary line South 43 degrees 33
minutes West 10.0 feet; thence continuing along said southerly boundary line a chord
distance of 28.50 feet bearing South 46 degrees 30 minutes East; thence South 45 degrees
00 minutes West 41.95 feet to an iron pipe in place; thence South 33 degrees 32 minutes
West 255.0 feet; thence North 43 degrees 30 minutes 22 seconds West 146.84 feet; thence
North 43 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 184.1 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 43
degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 65.9 feet to the point of beginning.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

LAND SALES

Section 1.

Laws 2007, chapter 131, article 2, section 38, is amended to read:

Sec. 38. new text begin PUBLIC OR new text end PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by new text begin public or new text end private sale the surplus land
bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy. new text begin If sold by private sale, new text end the commissioner may only sell the land to a
governmental subdivision of the state. new text begin If sold by private sale, new text end the conveyance may be for
less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance
must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental
subdivision fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as
follows, Parcels A and B containing altogether 31.55 acres, more or less:

(1) Parcel A: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section
30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines:
commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing
of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 399.98 feet on and along the east-west
quarter line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 13
minutes 48 seconds West, 504.57 feet on and along the said east-west quarter line; thence
South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16
line of said Section 30; thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds East, 504.44 feet
on and along the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence North 17 degrees 54 minutes
26 seconds East, 1378.11 feet to the point of beginning; and

(2) Parcel B: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section
30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines:
commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing
of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 904.55 feet along the east-west quarter
line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26
seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence
North 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds West, 369.30 feet along said south 1/16 line;
thence North 42 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds West, 248.00 feet; thence North 02
degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East, 488.11 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 19
seconds East, 944.68 feet to a point on the east-west quarter line of said Section 30;
thence South 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East, 236.03 feet along said east-west
quarter line to the point of beginning.

(d) The land borders Long Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The
land was donated to the state with the understanding that the land would be used as a
wildlife sanctuary. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is
not needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 2. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) parts of Government Lot 3, Section 33, and the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 28, all in Township 50 North, Range 23 West, Aitkin County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 33; thence South 88 degrees
07 minutes 19 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the northerly line of said
Government Lot 3, a distance of 1020.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to
herein be described; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 660.00 feet;
thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 300 feet; thence South 1 degree
52 minutes 41 seconds East 660.00 feet to the northerly line of said Government Lot
3; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 15.08 feet to the northwest
corner of said Government Lot 3; thence South 1 degree 08 minutes 57 seconds East
326.00 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Big Sandy Lake Reservoir; thence
easterly along the said shoreline to a point which bears South 1 degree 52 minutes
41 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41
seconds West 330.00 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning of the tract to
herein be described and there terminating, containing 3.89 acres, more or less; and
new text end

new text begin (2) those parts of Government Lot 3, Section 33 and the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 28, all in Township 50 North, Range 23 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 33; thence South 88 degrees
07 minutes 19 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the northerly line of said
Government Lot 3, a distance of 920.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract
to herein be described; thence North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 660.00
feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds West 100.00 feet; thence South
1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds East 990.00 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of
Big Sandy Lake Reservoir; thence easterly along the said shoreline to a point which
bears South 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence
North 1 degree 52 minutes 41 seconds West 341.60 feet, more or less, to the point of
beginning of the tract to herein be described and there terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Big Sandy Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANOKA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
of natural resources may sell by private sale to the city of Ham Lake the surplus land
that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin That part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 32 North, Range 23 West,
described as follows: beginning at the quarter corner on the east line of Section
20, thence northerly along the east line of said Section 20, a distance of 1,250
feet; thence westerly and parallel to the east and west quarter line of Section 20, a
distance of 400 feet; thence southerly and parallel to the east line of Section 20, a
distance of 750 feet; thence westerly and parallel to the east and west quarter line
of Section 20, a distance of 750 feet; thence southerly and parallel to the east line
of Section 20, a distance of 500 feet, to the east and west quarter line of Section
20; thence easterly along the quarter line a distance of 1,150 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 20 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The city of Ham Lake currently leases the state land for a hiking trail in
connection with Anoka County's management of adjacent public lands used for a
county park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of Ham
Lake.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as: the
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 34 North, Range 24
West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Sand Shore 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.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:
Government Lot 7, Section 25, Township 149 North, Range 33 West, containing 22 acres,
more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Bass Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: the
West Half of the Northwest Quarter, Section 29, Township 147 North, Range 34 West,
containing 80 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Grant Creek. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BLUE EARTH COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Blue Earth County and is described as:
that part of Tracts A, B, C, and D described below:
new text end

new text begin (1) Tract A. That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section
27, Township 107 North, Range 28 West, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, described
as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Block 1, Garden City; thence run
due west to the Watonwan River; thence down the river to the southwest corner of
Block 2 of said Garden City; thence North on the quarter section line to the place
of beginning;
new text end

new text begin (2) Tract B. That part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22,
Township 107 North, Range 28 West, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, described as
follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Block 12, Garden City; thence run west
to the Watonwan River; thence run North and East up said river to a point due North
of the northeast corner of said Block 12; thence South to the place of beginning;
new text end

new text begin (3) Tract C. Block 1, Block 12, and Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, Block 11, Garden City,
according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County
Recorder in and for Blue Earth County, Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (4) Tract D. That part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8, Block 2, Plat of Garden City,
shown as Parcel 26E on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat
Numbered 07-32 as the same is on file and of record in the Office of the County
Recorder in and for Blue Earth County, Minnesota; which lies westerly of Line 1
described below:
new text end

new text begin Line 1. Commencing at Right-of-Way Boundary Corner B58 as shown on said Plat
No. 07-32; thence run northerly on an azimuth of 00 degrees 09 minutes 20 seconds
along the boundary of said plat for 445.34 feet to Right-of-Way Boundary Corner
B59 and the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described; thence on an azimuth of 80
degrees 48 minutes 11 seconds for 170.80 feet; thence on an azimuth of 17 degrees
41 minutes 10 seconds for 458.72 feet; thence on an azimuth of 14 degrees 14
minutes 23 seconds for 280 feet to Right-of-Way Boundary Corner B32 as shown on
Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat No. 07-40 as the same
is on file and of record in the office of said county recorder and there terminating;
new text end

new text begin containing 11.69 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Watonwan River 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.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 21
of Longwood Point, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the Office
of the County Recorder in and for Cass County, Minnesota, in Section 5, Township 139
North, Range 26 West, containing 3.03 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Washburn Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 3, Township 141 North, Range 27 West, containing
81.15 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Mable 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.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: that
part of Government Lot 4, Section 8, Township 140 North, Range 31 West, Cass County,
Minnesota, lying southerly and westerly of the following described lines: Commencing at
the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 01 degree 39 minutes 59
seconds West on an assumed bearing along the east line of said Government Lot 4 a
distance of 420.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 87 degrees 57
minutes 14 seconds West a distance of 481.15 feet; thence southwesterly along a tangential
curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 145.00 feet, a central angle of 69
degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, for a distance of 174.61 feet; thence South 23 degrees 02
minutes 46 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 255 feet, more or less, to the
centerline of the old County Road; thence northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly a
distance of 520 feet along said centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of
County State-Aid Highway No. 6; thence northwesterly a distance of 414.53 feet along
the centerline of said County State-Aid Highway No. 6 to the point of intersection with
the west line of said Government Lot 4 and there terminating. Containing 11.16 acres,
more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Ten Mile Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance
must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the band fails
to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance may
reserve an easement for ingress and egress.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as:
the West 400 feet of the South 750 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 145
North, Range 38 West, containing 6.89 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land and building
are no longer needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) Government Lot 3, Section 9, Township 136 North, Range 28 West, containing
39.25 acres, more or less; and
new text end

new text begin (2) Government Lot 2, Section 9, Township 136 North, Range 28 West, containing
25.3 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Shaffer 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.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described
as: the North 1,000 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 25, Township 136 North, Range
27 West, excepting that portion which lies North and East of F.A.S #11, containing 32
acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Pine River. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; FILLMORE COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township
103 North, Range 10 West, described as follows: commencing at the northeast
corner of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 2; thence on
an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 22 minutes 48 seconds West, along the
north line of said North Half of the Northwest Quarter, 500.09 feet; thence South
33 degrees 21 minutes 11 seconds West, 1,520.38 feet; thence North 00 degrees
37 minutes 12 seconds West, 540.85 feet; thence south 89 degrees 22 minutes 48
seconds West, 630.00 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described;
thence North 00 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds West, 551.74 feet to the center line
of Goodview Drive; thence North 89 degrees 03 minutes 27 seconds West, along
said center line 77.26 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 18 seconds West,
along said center line, 162.78 feet; thence South 25 degrees 32 minutes 45 seconds
West, 82.13 feet; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 19 seconds West, 169.57
feet; thence South 18 degrees 48 minutes 07 seconds West, 143.54 feet; thence
South 26 degrees 31 minutes 49 seconds West, 211.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees
22 minutes 48 seconds East, 480.75 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to the
right-of-way of said Goodview Drive. Containing 4.53 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The sale would be to the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center for
installation of a geothermal heating system for the center's adjacent educational facilities.
The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
new text end

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 to the city of St. Louis Park the
surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the city of St. Louis Park for less than the
value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the
city of St. Louis Park fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin A strip of land 130 feet wide in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 20, Township 117 North, Range 21 West, the center line of which strip
has its beginning at a point on the west boundary of said Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, and 753.8 feet distant from the south boundary line of said
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and continued thence east on a line
parallel with the south boundary line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter for a distance of 1,012 feet, containing 3.02 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land is adjacent to Minnehaha Creek and adjacent to other lands managed
by the city of St. Louis Park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that
the state's land management interest would best be served if the land were conveyed to
the city of St. Louis Park.
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; HUBBARD COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Hubbard County and is described as: those
parts of Government Lot 4 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
16, Township 143 North, Range 34 West, Hubbard County, Minnesota, lying southerly
and easterly of Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat Numbered
29-18 and Minnesota Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Plat Numbered 29-2
as the same is on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder for Hubbard
County, Minnesota, and lying westerly of the East 600 feet of said Government Lot 4,
containing 14.6 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Lake Paine. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: Lot
23, Eagle Point Plat, Section 11, Township 59 North, Range 25 West, containing 0.31
acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Eagle 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.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MURRAY COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
of natural resources may sell by private sale to the township of Murray the surplus land
that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and may be
for consideration less than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make
necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Murray County and is described as: that part of
Government Lot 6, that part of Government Lot 7, and that part of Government Lot 8 of
Section 6, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of Government Lot 1 and
that part of Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, Murray
County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the east quarter corner of said
Section 6; thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996
Adjustment), of South 00 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds East 1247.75 feet along the east
line of said Section 6; thence South 88 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds West 1942.74 feet;
thence South 03 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner of
Block 5 of FORMAN ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record
in the Murray County Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds
West 525.30 feet along the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line of the
private roadway of FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said private roadway
and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West
796.30 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said line
and an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 minutes 26 seconds
West 100.06 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said
line and an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds
West 279.60 feet along the southerly line of said private roadway to an angle point on said
line; thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 feet along the southerly
line of said private roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN
DNR LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West
470.40 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 262.69
feet to a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds West 332.26 feet to
a DNR MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds West 341.79 feet to the east
line of Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOVERNMENT LOT 8, OF SECTION 6 AND LOT
A OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1, OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 107, RANGE 40, according
to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's Office
and a DNR MON; thence South 14 degrees 28 minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along
the east line of said Lot A to the northerly most corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES,
according to the record plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's
Office and an existing steel fence post; thence South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds
East 418.97 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line
of Lots 35, 34, 33, 32 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1-inch inside diameter iron
pipe marking the easterly most corner of Lot 32 and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A
of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 48 degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet
along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31A to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron
pipe marking the easterly most corner thereof and the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of
HUDSON ACRES; thence South 33 degrees 53 minute 30 seconds East 224.96 feet along
the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 29 of
HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly
most corner of said Lot 29 and the most northerly corner of Lot 28 of HUDSON ACRES;
thence South 45 degrees 23 minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the northeasterly
line of said Lot 28 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 27, 26, 25, 24 of HUDSON
ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most
corner of said Lot 24 and the most northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES;
thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes 53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly
line of said Lot 23 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES
to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said
Lot 21 and the most northerly corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39
degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20
and along the northeasterly line of Lots 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 of HUDSON ACRES to
an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said
Lot 14 and the most northerly corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55
degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13
and along the northeasterly line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1
1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the
northwest corner of Lot 10 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes
49 seconds East 224.90 feet along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line
of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe
marking the northeast corner of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON
ACRES; thence North 84 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north
line of said Lot 7 and along the north line of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 of HUDSON ACRES to
an existing 1 1/2-inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1
of HUDSON ACRES; thence southeasterly, easterly, and northerly along a nontangential
curve concave to the North having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42
minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12
seconds East; thence continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described
curve concave to the South having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42
minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47
seconds West and a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not
tangent to said curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40
seconds West 201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds
West 196.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West
530.34 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01
feet to a DNR MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet
to a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 226.66 feet to a
DNR MON; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR
MON; thence North 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON;
thence North 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON; thence
North 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence North
76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 33
degrees 01 minute 32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees
28 minutes 26 seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82 degrees 15
minutes 00 seconds East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees 45 minutes
07 seconds East 26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to the township
of Murray.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
Government Lot 4, Section 36, Township 58 North, Range 16 West, St. Louis County,
Minnesota, EXCEPTING therefrom that part platted as SILVER LAKE SHORES
according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for St. Louis
County, Minnesota, containing 7.88 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Silver 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.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may not sell any part of the land described in
paragraph (c) that is being used for airport purposes by the city of Eveleth or is proposed
to be used for airport purposes by the city of Eveleth.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 North, Range
17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, except that part of the North 10 feet thereof lying
East of St. Mary's Lake and also except that part lying East of County State-Aid Highway
132, containing 26.5 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders St. Mary's 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.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; SHERBURNE COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 33 North, Range 27
West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Elk River 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.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
TODD COUNTY.
new text end

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 that is
described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.135,
subdivision 2a, the surplus land described in paragraph (c) is vacated from the Grey
Eagle Wildlife Management Area upon sale.
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Todd County and is described as: the
East 50.00 feet of the South 165.00 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 16, Township 127
North, Range 33 West, Todd County, Minnesota, containing 0.19 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The sale would resolve an unintentional trespass by the adjacent owner. While
Lot 3 of Section 16, Township 127 North, Range 33 West, borders Bunker Lake, the
portion of Lot 3 to be sold does not border public waters. The Department of Natural
Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WASECA COUNTY.
new text end

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).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Waseca County and is described as:
all of Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West, EXCEPT
approximately 7.92 acres in the northwest corner thereof described as follows: Beginning
at the north quarter corner of said Section 9; thence West on the north line of said Section 9
to the shore of Clear Lake; thence southeasterly along the north shore of Clear Lake to the
center pier of bridge at outlet of Clear Lake; thence northeasterly 64 feet at right angles to
bridge; thence northwesterly 24 feet; thence West 21 feet to a point 365 feet South of north
line of said Section 9; thence northeasterly 700.6 feet; thence North 280 feet to north line
of said Section 9; thence West along north line of said Section 9 a distance of 1095.5 feet
to the point of beginning and containing 7.92 acres, more or less, according to Government
Survey thereof; said described land being in the northwest corner of said Government Lot
1; EXCEPT ALSO: Beginning at a point on the south line of Government Lot 1, Section
9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West, which point is 1434.08 feet West of the southeast
corner thereof and is on the center line of CSAH #4; thence North 0 degrees 00 minutes
West 191.20 feet; thence North 22 degrees 25 minutes West 363.0 feet; thence South 67
degrees 35 minutes West 383 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeasterly shoreline
of Clear Lake; thence southeasterly on said shoreline to the point of intersection of said
shoreline and the south line of Government Lot 1; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes
East 287.07 feet, more or less, on said south line of Government Lot 1, to the point of
beginning; being part of Government Lot 1 in said Section 9 and containing 3.76 acres,
more or less, all bearings in the foregoing description being referred to the south line of
Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West, as North 90 degrees
00 minutes East, and EXCEPT ALL of Blocks 1 and 2, Lake Shore Acres, a subdivision in
Government Lot 1 in the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22
West, Waseca County, Minnesota, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in
the Office of the County Recorder in and for Waseca County, Minnesota; and EXCEPT:
The East 200 feet of the South 653.4 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107
North, Range 22 West; and EXCEPT the West 107.0 feet of the East 370.0 feet of the
South 450 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West,
and containing 1.76 acres; and EXCEPT the West 170.0 feet of the East 540.0 feet of the
South 450 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West,
containing 1.76 acres; and EXCEPT the West 100 feet of the East 1400 feet of the South
200 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 107 North, Range 22 West, containing
.45 acres, and EXCEPT a parcel of land 50 feet in width immediately adjacent to and East
of the following described line: Commencing at a point 1434.08 feet West of the southeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 107 North,
Range 22 West; also identified as the southeast corner of Government Lot 1 of said Section
9; thence North 00 degrees 55 minutes 04 seconds East 191.20 feet; thence North 21
degrees 29 minutes 56 seconds West 363.00 feet, containing 33 acres, more or less.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Clear Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
of natural resources may sell by private sale to Afton Alps the surplus land that is
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and may be
for consideration less than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make
necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3,
Township 27, Range 20, Washington County, Minnesota that lies South of the North 800
feet thereof and North of the following described line: Commencing at a point 800 feet
South of the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence
154 feet East; thence 228 feet East; thence South 430 feet; thence East 930.58 feet; thence
North 430 feet, to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence West to the
point of commencement and said line there terminating; and
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of the North 208 feet of the South 866 feet of the East 208 feet of
the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 27, Range 20,
Washington County, Minnesota that lies northwesterly of the following described line:
Commencing at the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
said Section 3; thence South along the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, a distance of 900 feet; thence easterly, at a right angle, a distance of 660 feet, to
the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence northeasterly to a point on the
east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter distant 275 feet South of the
northeast corner thereof, and said line there terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent
landowner.
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 24 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end