SF 369

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/26/2013 01:02pm

A bill for an act
relating to state lands; providing for the sale of certain surplus state land
bordering public water in Stevens County.

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

Section 1. new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; STEVENS COUNTY.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 94.09 to 94.16, the
commissioner of natural resources shall sell by private sale to the current occupier of the
land the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
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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 shall sell the land described in paragraph (c) to
the current occupier for $1 plus transaction costs, but the conveyance must provide that
the land described in paragraph (c) be used as a sporting club and reverts to the state if
the land is used for anything other than a sporting club.
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new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Stevens County and is described as: that part
of Government Lot 8, Section 30, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, lying between
the water's edge of Pomme De Terre Lake and the following described line: beginning
at a point on the south line of Government Lot 8, 2,546 feet East and 1,333.3 feet North
of the southwest corner of Section 30; thence along the south line of said Government
Lot 8, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 362.1 feet; thence North 12
degrees West, a distance of 522 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes East, a distance
of 200 feet to Pomme De Terre Lake, including all riparian rights appurtenant thereto.
Containing 2.98 acres more or less.
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new text begin (d) The legislature has determined that the state's land management interests are best
served if the land is conveyed to the current occupier of the land who has been providing
upkeep and maintenance on the property since 1986.
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