Minnesota Legislature
SF 1750
Conference Committee Report - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/19/2012 06:43pm
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 1750
1.3relating to natural resources; modifying Heartland Trail; providing for expedited
1.4exchanges of certain lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, state
1.5recreation areas, and state forests; authorizing public and private sale of certain
1.6state lands; modifying certain easements; modifying certain lease provisions;
1.7modifying Mississippi River management plan;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.82010, sections 84.631; 85.015, subdivision 12; 92.50, subdivision 1; proposing
1.9coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.
1.10April 19, 2012
1.11The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.12President of the Senate
1.13The Honorable Kurt Zellers
1.14Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.15We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 1750 report that we have agreed upon
1.16the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.17That the House and Senate recede from their amendments and that S.F. No. 1750
1.18be further amended as follows:
1.19Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.20 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.631, is amended to read:
1.2184.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
1.22(a) Except as provided in section85.015, subdivision 1b , the commissioner of natural
1.23resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
1.24commissioner's jurisdictionother than school trust land, to a private person requesting an
1.25easement for access to property owned by the person only if the following requirements
1.26are met: (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2)
1.27the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or natural
1.28resource management impacts.
1.29(b) The commissioner shall:
1.30(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
2.1(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust
2.2land;
2.3(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
2.4(3) (4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under
2.5the circumstances.
2.6(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application
2.7for a road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the
2.8application is withdrawn or denied.
2.9(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the
2.10application fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a
2.11monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of
2.12the road and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner
2.13must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits
2.14the fee. The applicant shall pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner
2.15of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant
2.16has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for
2.17the easement.
2.18(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
2.19unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
2.20(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land
2.21management account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the
2.22commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
2.23 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.24 Subd. 12. Heartland Trail, Clay, Becker, Hubbard, and Cass Counties.
2.25(a) The trail shall originate at Moorhead in Clay County and extend in an easterly
2.26direction through Detroit Lakes in Becker County to mile post90.92 at Park Rapids in
2.27Hubbard County; thence in an easterly direction along the Burlington Northern Railroad
2.28right-of-way through Walker in Cass County; thence in a northerly direction along the
2.29Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way to Cass Lake in Cass County, and there
2.30terminate. A segment shall be established that connects the trail to Itasca State Park.
2.31(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
2.32 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 92.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.33 Subdivision 1. Lease terms. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may lease
2.34land under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control:
3.1(1) to remove sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, peat, and black dirt;
3.2(2) to store ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and tailings from ore milling
3.3plants;
3.4(3) for roads or railroads; or
3.5(4) for other uses consistent with the interests of the state.
3.6(b) The commissioner shall offer the lease at public or private sale for an amount
3.7and under terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. Commercial leases for
3.8more than ten years and leases for removal of peat that cover 320 or more acres must be
3.9approved by the Executive Council.
3.10(c) The lease term may not exceedten 21 years except:
3.11(1) leases of lands for storage sites for ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and
3.12tailings from ore milling plants, or for the removal of peat for nonagricultural purposes
3.13may not exceed a term of 25 years; and
3.14(2)leases for the use of peat lands for agricultural purposes may not exceed 21
3.15years; and
3.16(3) leases for commercial purposes, including major resort, convention center, or
3.17recreational area purposes, may not exceed a term of 40 years.
3.18(d) Leases must be subject to sale and leasing of the land for mineral purposes and
3.19contain a provision for cancellation for just cause at any time by the commissioner upon
3.20six months' written notice. A longer notice period, not exceeding three years, may be
3.21provided in leases for storing ore, waste materials from mines or rock or tailings from ore
3.22milling plants. The commissioner may determine the terms and conditions, including the
3.23notice period, for cancellation of a lease for the removal of peat and commercial leases.
3.24(e) Money received from leases under this section must be credited to the fund to
3.25which the land belongs.
3.26 Sec. 4. [92.80] EXPEDITED EXCHANGE OF LAND WITHIN BOUNDARY
3.27WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS FOR FEDERALLY OWNED LANDS.
3.28 Subdivision 1. Purpose and scope. (a) The purpose of this section is to expedite
3.29the exchange of a portion of the state-owned lands located within the Boundary Waters
3.30Canoe Area Wilderness. The state owns 116,559 acres of land within the wilderness area,
3.3186,295 acres of which are school trust land.
3.32(b) Exchange of school trust lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
3.33Wilderness for federally owned lands located outside the wilderness area will preserve the
3.34spectacular wild areas while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools.
4.1(c) For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 apply only to
4.2the extent specified in this section.
4.3 Subd. 2. Classes of land; definitions. The classes of state land that may be involved
4.4in an expedited exchange under this section are:
4.5(1) school trust land as defined in section 92.025;
4.6(2) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;
4.7(3) all other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of
4.8the commissioner of natural resources; and
4.9(4) all lands acquired by the state through tax forfeiture, held subject to a trust in
4.10favor of the taxing districts, and under the control of county authorities for classification,
4.11appraisal, and sale.
4.12 Subd. 3. Priority. An exchange of state land under this section shall give priority to
4.13exchanges that provide the most opportunity for revenue generation for the permanent
4.14school fund, and priority shall be given to lands within the Superior National Forest in
4.15the Mesabi Purchase Unit in St. Louis County and in the following townships in St.
4.16Louis County:
4.17(1) Township 59 North, Range 14 West;
4.18(2) Township 59 North, Range 13 West;
4.19(3) Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and
4.20(4) Township 60 North, Range 12 West.
4.21 Subd. 4. Valuation of land; goals. (a) In an exchange of school trust land,
4.22university land, or other land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources
4.23for land owned by the United States, the examination and value determination of the land
4.24shall be done in a manner as agreed to between the commissioner and the authorized
4.25representative of the United States.
4.26(b) In an exchange of tax-forfeited land for land owned by the United States, the
4.27examination and value determination shall be done in a manner as agreed to between the
4.28county board and the authorized representative of the United States.
4.29(c) All lands exchanged under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of
4.30at least substantially equal value. For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially
4.31equal value" has the meaning given under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
4.32No payment is due either party if the lands are of substantially equal value but are not
4.33of the same value.
4.34(d) The goals of the exchange shall be:
4.35(1) the state receiving at least as many acres as the number given in exchange by
4.36the state; and
5.1(2) reuniting mineral and surface rights.
5.2 Subd. 5. Title. Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the
5.3parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to
5.4the exchange may use title insurance to aid in the determination.
5.5 Subd. 6. Approval by Land Exchange Board. In accordance with the Minnesota
5.6Constitution, article XI, section 10, all expedited land exchanges under this section require
5.7the unanimous approval of the Land Exchange Board.
5.8 Subd. 7. Conveyance. (a) Conveyance of school trust land, university land, or other
5.9land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources shall be made by deed
5.10executed by the commissioner in the name of the state. Conveyance of tax-forfeited land
5.11shall be by a deed executed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state.
5.12(b) School trust land, university land, and other land under the control of the
5.13commissioner of natural resources and given in exchange is subject to reservations under
5.14section 94.343, subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10.
5.15Tax-forfeited land given in exchange is subject to reservations under section 94.344,
5.16subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10.
5.17(c) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie.
5.18 Subd. 8. Land status. Land received in exchange for school trust land, university
5.19land, or other land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources is subject to
5.20the same trust, if any, and otherwise has the same status as the land given in exchange.
5.21Land received in exchange for tax-forfeited land is subject to a trust in favor of the
5.22governmental subdivision in which it lies and all laws relating to tax-forfeited land.
5.23 Sec. 5. [92.82] PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN
5.24BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS; COOK, LAKE, AND ST.
5.25LOUIS COUNTIES.
5.26(a) Notwithstanding sections 92.06, 92.13, 92.14, 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
5.27commissioner of natural resources may sell to the United States by private sale the surplus
5.28land, including the land bordering public water, that is described in paragraph (d).
5.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
5.30attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
5.31and ensure accuracy.
5.32(c) Notwithstanding sections 92.115, 92.12, and 94.10, an appraisal of the lands is
5.33not required, and the value of the lands shall be determined in the same manner as the
5.34exchange with the United States of other state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters
5.35Canoe Area Wilderness.
6.1(d) The land that may be sold is state-owned land under the control of the
6.2commissioner of natural resources and located within the boundary of the Boundary
6.3Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. The state-owned
6.4lands may include the state land for which the school trust interest was extinguished
6.5through condemnation, university lands granted to the state by acts of Congress, and all
6.6other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of the commissioner
6.7of natural resources.
6.8(e) Conveyance of state lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
6.9to the United States will preserve the spectacular wild areas while producing economic
6.10benefits for the state.
6.11(f) Payment for state lands for which the school trust interest was extinguished
6.12through condemnation shall be used to pay the award under the condemnation action.
6.13 Sec. 6. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
6.14 Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 28] Interstate State Park, Chisago County. The
6.15following area is deleted from Interstate State Park: that part of Lots 8, 9, and 10 of Block
6.1635 of the Plat of the Town of Taylor's Falls, on file and of record in the Chisago County
6.17Recorder's Office, described as follows: beginning at the northwest corner of said Lot 10;
6.18thence on an assumed bearing of South 08 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds West 151.46 feet
6.19along the west line of said Lots 10, 9, and 8 to the southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence
6.20South 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds East 160.00 feet along the south line of said Lot 8;
6.21thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds East 150.00 feet to a point which is 140.00
6.22feet east of the northwest corner of said Lot 10 as measured along the north line thereof;
6.23thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds West 140.00 feet to the point of beginning.
6.24 Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 40] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis County.
6.25The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park: that part of Government
6.26Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota,
6.27described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of said section;
6.28thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the north
6.29line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 31 degrees 35
6.30minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy Beach Road; thence
6.31North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline 374.52 feet to the north
6.32line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds West along the north
6.33line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning.
7.1 Sec. 7. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.
7.2 Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 11b] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area,
7.3Meeker County. The following area is added to the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation
7.4Area, Meeker County: the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Government
7.5Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, all in Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West, Meeker County,
7.6Minnesota, LESS AND EXCEPT the following two tracts:
7.7(1) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West,
7.8lying North of the south line of said Section 20 and East of a line at right angles to and
7.9beginning at a point on said line 734.6 feet East of its intersection with the centerline of
7.10County Road No. 169; and
7.11(2) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8 of Section 20, Township 118 North,
7.12Range 30 West, lying West of County Road No. 169.
7.13 Subd. 2. [85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
7.14Area, St. Louis County. The following areas are added to the Iron Range Off-Highway
7.15Vehicle Recreation Area:
7.16(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 25,
7.17Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly
7.18of the DM & IR Railroad; and
7.19(2) the East 100 feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 58 North,
7.20Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
7.21 Sec. 8. DELETION FROM STATE RECREATION AREA.
7.22[85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St.
7.23Louis County. The following areas are deleted from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
7.24Recreation Area:
7.25(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northwest
7.26Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all
7.27in Section 26, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying
7.28northwesterly of the Gilbert mine pit in said section;
7.29(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township
7.3058 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northwesterly of Deep
7.31Lake in said section; and
7.32(3) the South Half of Section 36, except the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
7.33Quarter, all in Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
8.1 Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
8.2[89.021] [Subd. 18] Fond du Lac State Forest. The following areas are deleted
8.3from the Fond du Lac State Forest:
8.4(1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30
8.5of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and
8.6(2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section
8.725 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West.
8.8 Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
8.9[89.021] [Subd. 35] Nemadji State Forest. The following areas are added to
8.10the Nemadji State Forest:
8.11(1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30
8.12of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and
8.13(2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section
8.1425 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West.
8.15 Sec. 11. MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CRITICAL AREA
8.16ADMINISTRATION.
8.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 6105.0800 to 6105.0960, or other law to
8.18the contrary, those portions of the Mississippi River within the boundaries of the cities
8.19of Dayton and Ramsey are exempt from designation as a component of the Minnesota
8.20wild, scenic, and recreational rivers system.
8.21(b) The zoning standards in effect in the cities of Dayton and Ramsey on March 1,
8.222012, shall become the minimum standards for future critical area ordinance approval by
8.23the commissioner of natural resources, but the commissioner may, by written approval,
8.24allow varied standards, provided the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, are
8.25satisfied.
8.26(c) For purposes of land use districts within the Mississippi River corridor critical
8.27area under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, the commissioner of natural resources
8.28shall classify the city of Dayton as rural open space according to the governor's Executive
8.29Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12, 1979.
8.30 Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
8.31WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
9.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
9.2Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
9.3in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
9.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.6and ensure accuracy.
9.7(c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:
9.8(1) parcel 01.00113.00;
9.9(2) parcel 01.00204.00;
9.10(3) parcel 34.00558.00; and
9.11(4) parcel 34.00568.00.
9.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
9.13best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.15 Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.16WATER; BIG STONE COUNTY.
9.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
9.18Big Stone County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
9.19in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
9.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
9.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
9.22(c) The land to be sold is located in Big Stone County and is described as:
9.23(1) Lots 1 to 12, Block 3, Original Plat; and
9.24(2) Outlot 160, city of Ortonville.
9.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
9.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.27 Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
9.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
9.29of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
9.30(c).
9.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.33and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the United States for less than the
9.34value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
10.1that the land be managed for conservation purposes and reverts to the state if the United
10.2States fails to manage the land for conservation purposes.
10.3(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: that
10.4part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range
10.524 West, lying northwesterly of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
10.6Railroad, and that part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township
10.727 North, Range 24 West, described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of said
10.8East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 49
10.9minutes 47 seconds West along the north line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter, a
10.10distance of 127.6 feet; thence South 24 degrees 20 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance of
10.11437.59 feet; thence South 47 degrees 28 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 522.97
10.12feet; thence South 1/2 degree 31 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 866.39 feet to the
10.13northwesterly line of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Railroad;
10.14thence North 44 degrees 39 minutes 07 seconds East, along said northwesterly line, a
10.15distance of 130.52 feet to the east line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence
10.16North 00 degrees 42 minutes 27 seconds East, along the east line of said East Half of
10.17the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 1,487.79 feet to the point of beginning; containing
10.1830.72 acres, more or less.
10.19(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
10.20management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the United States.
10.21The land was part of the Black Dog Preserve Scientific and Natural Area, which was
10.22de-designated by the commissioner, effective November 21, 2011. The United States,
10.23acting by and through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, wishes to acquire the
10.24land for inclusion in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
10.25 Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.26WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
10.27(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
10.28Goodhue County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
10.29paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
10.30(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
10.31general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
10.32(c) The land to be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as:
10.33(1) part of Lot 3, Welch Township, Section 26, Township 114 North, Range 16
10.34West (parcel 46.126.0070); and
11.1(2) Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 6, Emerald Valley, city of Wanamingo (parcels
11.270.147.1010, 70.147.1020, 70.147.1030, 70.147.1040, and 70.147.1050).
11.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
11.4best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
11.5 Sec. 16. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
11.6WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
11.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
11.8282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
11.9282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no
11.10consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph
11.11(c).
11.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.14and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if
11.15the governmental subdivision stops using the land as a flood plain and open space and
11.16for wetland mitigation purposes.
11.17(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: that
11.18part of Government Lot 3 lying South of the North 45 rods thereof and North of Nichols
11.19Shoreland and lying westerly of Magda Drive, Section 36, Township 119 North, Range 22
11.20West (Hennepin County tax identification no. 36-119-22 11 0004).
11.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.22best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a
11.23flood plain and open space and for wetland mitigation purposes.
11.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
11.25 Sec. 17. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
11.26WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
11.27(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
11.28282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
11.29282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no
11.30consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph
11.31(c).
11.32(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.33attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.1and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the
12.2governmental subdivision stops using the land for preservation of wetlands.
12.3(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
12.4Government Lot 1, Section 19, Township 120 North, Range 22 West (Hennepin County
12.5tax identification no. 19-120-22 22 0001).
12.6(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.7be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for
12.8preservation of wetlands.
12.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.10 Sec. 18. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.11WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
12.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
12.13282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.14282, Hennepin County may convey to the city of Corcoran for no consideration the
12.15tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
12.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.17attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
12.18ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city
12.19of Corcoran stops using the land for a recreational trail and for storm water ponding.
12.20(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
12.21Outlot A, Lake Jubert Estates (Hennepin County tax identification no. 29-119-23 43 0008).
12.22(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.23be best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Corcoran for a recreational trail and
12.24for storm water ponding.
12.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.26 Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.27(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.28282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited
12.29lands that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.30Statutes, chapter 282.
12.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
13.1ensure accuracy. The purchaser must provide a certified survey of the parcel to be sold
13.2that is acceptable to Itasca County and must pay all survey and appraisal costs.
13.3(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as:
13.4(1) a parcel of land situated in Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 54 North,
13.5Range 27 West, more particularly described as follows: commencing at the southeast
13.6corner of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West,
13.7bearing assigned along the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 975.45
13.8feet to the point of beginning; thence North 59 degrees 29 minutes 01 seconds West
13.9120.07 feet more or less to intersect a line that is 100.00 feet westerly of the east line
13.10of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West on a
13.11line 100.00 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 50.41
13.12feet; thence North 23 degrees 18 minutes 59 seconds East 241.87 feet more or less to
13.13a 2-1/2 inch aluminum cap affixed to a 5/8 inch by 2-foot rebar along the east line of
13.14said Government Lot 7; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds East along the
13.15east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 332.21 feet to the point of beginning
13.16and there terminate; and
13.17(2) the South 15 feet of the East 100 feet of the West 460 feet of the Northeast
13.18Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 61 North, Range 23 West.
13.19(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.20best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
13.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
13.22 Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; KOOCHICHING
13.23COUNTY.
13.24(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
13.25Koochiching County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands that are described in
13.26paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
13.29ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the county shall grant an easement in accordance with
13.30Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, subdivision 4, to provide for public road access.
13.31(c) The land to be sold is in Koochiching County and is described as: the South Half
13.32of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 63 North,
13.33Range 25 West.
13.34(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.35best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.2 Sec. 21. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
14.3LAKE COUNTY.
14.4(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
14.5Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in
14.6paragraph (c).
14.7(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.8attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.9and ensure accuracy.
14.10(c) The land to be sold is in Lake County and is described as Government Lot 2,
14.11Government Lot 3, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, all in Section 36,
14.12Township 60 North, Range 7 West.
14.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
14.14best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.16 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
14.17(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
14.18or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
14.19described in paragraph (c).
14.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
14.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.22(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: the Northeast
14.23Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 56 North, Range 9 West.
14.24(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.25best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.26 Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.27WATERS; MORRISON COUNTY.
14.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.01, subdivision 1a, and
14.29282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
14.30282, Morrison County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for less
14.31than market value for public use as a park, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
14.32that is described in paragraph (c).
15.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
15.3ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land be for public use as a park
15.4and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision of the state abandons such use.
15.5(c) The land to be sold is located in Morrison County and is described as:
15.6Government Lot 20, Section 18, Township 133 North, Range 31 West, Morrison County,
15.7less that part described as follows: beginning at the southwest corner of said Section 18;
15.8thence North 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds East along the west line of said Section 18 a
15.9distance of 180.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance
15.10of 450.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds West a distance of 147.00
15.11feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 776.83 feet to
15.12the westerly right-of-way of State Highway 10; thence southerly along said westerly
15.13right-of-way line a distance of 14.61 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the East,
15.14having a radius of 5,789.58 feet and a central angle of 0 degrees 08 minutes 41 seconds,
15.15the chord of said curve bears South 0 degrees 14 minutes 53 seconds West; thence South 0
15.16degrees 10 minutes 32 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way line a distance of
15.1718.39 feet to the south line of said Section 18; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 30
15.18seconds West along the southerly line of said Section 18 a distance of 1,226.72 feet to
15.19the point of beginning (parcel 410029000).
15.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
15.21best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for public use as a park.
15.22 Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
15.23WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
15.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
15.25commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
15.26public water that is described in paragraph (c).
15.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
15.29ensure accuracy. The conveyance must be subject to the perpetual easement described in
15.30paragraph (d).
15.31(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
15.32that part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis
15.33County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the
15.34north line of said section; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed
15.35bearing, along the north line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence
16.1South 31 degrees 35 minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy
16.2Beach Road; thence North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline
16.3374.52 feet to the north line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20
16.4seconds West along the north line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning,
16.5containing 1.4 acres, more or less. Subject to existing easements of record.
16.6(d) Prior to the sale of the land described in paragraph (c), the commissioner shall
16.7convey a perpetual easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.631, for the
16.8benefit of Lots 50, 51, and 52 of the Plat of McCarthy's Beach over and across an existing
16.9driveway being a strip of land 16.5 feet in width, lying 8.25 feet on each side of the
16.10following described centerline: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of
16.11Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along
16.12the north line of said section 196.98 feet to the centerline of an existing driveway and the
16.13point of beginning; thence South 20 degrees 14 minutes 17 seconds East 54.79 feet;
16.14thence South 17 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds East 47.03 feet; thence South 04 degrees
16.1505 minutes 31 seconds East 44.44 feet; thence South 06 degrees 18 minutes 21 seconds
16.16West 61.38 feet; thence South 04 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds West 53.03 feet; thence
16.17South 01 degree 47 minutes 03 seconds East 90.46 feet, more or less, to the centerline of
16.18McCarthy Beach Road and there terminating, containing 0.13 acres, more or less.
16.19(e) The land to be sold is part of a parcel that borders Big Sturgeon Lake. The
16.20Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
16.21resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would be best served if
16.22the land were conveyed to an adjacent landowner to resolve an inadvertent trespass.
16.23 Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.24WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.26St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
16.27in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.29attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
16.30accuracy. The easement required under paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be memorialized
16.31on the certificate of title according to Minnesota Statutes, section 508.49, upon filing of
16.32the instrument that creates the easement.
16.33(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
17.1(1) all of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West,
17.2lying South of the Duluth and Iron Range Railway, except the East 1,184.75 feet (parcel
17.3010-2690-00520);
17.4(2) the West 135 feet of the East 1,184.75 feet of that part of Government Lot 1,
17.5Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West, South of the Duluth and Iron Range
17.6Railway (parcel 010-2690-00521);
17.7(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 58 North,
17.8Range 20 West (parcel 235-0010-03050);
17.9(4) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 59 North,
17.10Range 20 West (parcel 235-0030-05460);
17.11(5) Government Lot 4, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West, except the
17.12railway right-of-way 5.55 acres and except that part West of County State-Aid Highway 4
17.13(parcel 260-0012-00150);
17.14(6) Government Lot 5, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West (parcel
17.15260-0012-00160);
17.16(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 57 North,
17.17Range 18 West, except the North 250 feet of the East 600 feet and except the highway
17.18right-of-way (parcel 295-0016-00120);
17.19(8) Lot 7, Block 1, Reinkes Shore Lots, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54
17.20North, Range 16 West (parcel 305-0043-00070);
17.21(9) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27,
17.22Township 52 North, Range 12 West (parcel 315-0020-04395). Prior to sale of this land,
17.23the commissioner of revenue shall grant an easement according to Minnesota Statutes,
17.24section 282.37, to provide riparian protection and angler access. The easement must be
17.25150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the river;
17.26(10) Outlot 4, Rearrangement Eagles Nest, Section 22, Township 62 North, Range
17.2714 West (parcel 317-0081-00100);
17.28(11) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North,
17.29Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05400);
17.30(12) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North,
17.31Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05401);
17.32(13) Government Lot 2, Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West, except the
17.331.34 acres at the southwest corner (parcel 320-0020-00830);
17.34(14) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 17,
17.35Township 62 North, Range 12 West (parcel 465-0010-02420);
18.1(15) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 61
18.2North, Range 16 West (parcel 560-0011-04320); and
18.3(16) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 57 North,
18.4Range 15 West (parcel 570-0010-00370).
18.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.7 Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.8(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
18.9or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
18.10land described in paragraph (c).
18.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.12general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.13(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
18.14(1) Lot P, Block 18, Hunter/Markells Grassy Point Addition to Duluth, Section 13,
18.15Township 49 North, Range 15 West, except the railway right-of-way, including part of the
18.16adjacent vacated avenue and including part of the vacated street (parcel 010-2420-03700);
18.17and
18.18(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 57 North,
18.19Range 19 West, except that part South of the railway right-of-way and except the 5.15
18.20acres North of the railway right-of-way except beginning at a point 588 feet South of the
18.21northeast corner on the east line; thence North 79 degrees 57 minutes 49 seconds West a
18.22distance of 775 feet to the easterly right-of-way of County Highway 451; thence northerly
18.23and easterly along the right-of-way to the easterly line of forty; thence South along the
18.24east line a distance of 516 feet to the point of beginning (parcel 290-0010-00990).
18.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.27 Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.28(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
18.29other law to the contrary, St. Louis County shall sell the tax-forfeited land described in
18.30paragraph (c) to the city of Virginia.
18.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.32general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.33Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, the county shall sell
18.34the land to the city of Virginia for less than the appraised value, not to exceed $25,000.
19.1(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part of
19.2the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 58 North, Range
19.317 West, commencing at the southwest corner of said forty; thence North 87 degrees 38
19.4minutes 02 seconds East 124.67 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 23 degrees 30
19.5minutes 20 seconds West 91.12 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East
19.6parallel to the south line 252.66 feet; thence North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West
19.7415 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 350 feet; thence South 02
19.8degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south line of said forty; thence South
19.987 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 569.80 feet to the point of beginning; except
19.10assuming the west line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to bear North
19.1101 degree 57 minutes 18 seconds West and commencing at the southwest corner of said
19.12forty; thence run North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East along the south line 444.47
19.13feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West
19.14500 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 250 feet; thence South 02
19.15degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south boundary line of said forty;
19.16thence South 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 250 feet to the point of beginning.
19.171.61 acres. (parcel 090-0195-00205).
19.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.20 Sec. 28. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
19.21 Subdivision 1. Sale authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
19.2292.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
19.23chapter 282, St. Louis County may in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots
19.24that are currently leased. St. Louis County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited lands
19.25under this section necessary for roadway access and the creation of conforming lot sizes.
19.26 Subd. 2. Method of sale. (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at
19.27private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county
19.28under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the
19.29appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To
19.30purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the
19.31appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice
19.32of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date
19.33of mailing of a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most
19.34recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service.
20.1The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil
20.2Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint.
20.3 (b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may
20.4offer the lands for sale at public auction under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
20.5section282.01, subdivision 3 . If a person other than the leaseholder purchases the parcel,
20.6the purchaser must make payment in full to the leaseholder in the manner provided in
20.7Minnesota Statutes, section92.06, subdivision 4 , for the value of any improvements as
20.8determined under subdivision 3.
20.9 (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale and the
20.10property may be reoffered for sale.
20.11 Subd. 3. Appraisal. (a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with Minnesota
20.12Statutes, section282.01, subdivision 3 , except as modified by this subdivision.
20.13Improvements that are owned by the lessee must be appraised separately.
20.14 (b) The county shall select the appraiser. The appraiser selected must meet the
20.15minimal appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or
20.16the federal Veterans Administration, and be licensed under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.1782B.03 , to appraise the property to be sold.
20.18 (c) The costs of appraisal must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for sale
20.19and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the appraisal costs
20.20allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases a lot, the county is responsible for
20.21the appraisal cost.
20.22 (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements,
20.23the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets the qualifications in paragraph (b) to
20.24reappraise the improvements. The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the
20.25appraised value of the improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service
20.26of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The reappraisal must be delivered by the
20.27leaseholder to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice
20.28of appraised value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or the initial appraisal shall be
20.29conclusive. The leaseholder is responsible for the costs of the reappraisal. If the parcel is
20.30reappraised within the time required in this paragraph and the county and the leaseholder
20.31fail to agree on the value of the improvements by a date set by the county, each of the
20.32appraisers shall agree upon the selection of a third appraiser to conduct a third appraisal
20.33that shall be conclusive as to the value of the improvements. The cost of this appraisal
20.34must be paid equally by the county and the leaseholder.
21.1 Subd. 4. Proceeds. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the proceeds from
21.2the sale of land described in subdivision 1 must be deposited by the county into an
21.3environmental trust fund as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31,
21.4subdivision 4, as amended.
21.5(b) The following amounts may be withheld by a county board and not deposited
21.6into an environmental trust fund: the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; money
21.7received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by a county in fee; amounts paid to
21.8lessees for improvements; and the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, including the
21.9costs of advertising, realtors, and closing services.
21.10 Subd. 5. Survey. (a) Prior to offering it for sale, St. Louis County shall have each
21.11lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor.
21.12 (b) The costs of the survey must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for
21.13sale and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the survey
21.14costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible
21.15for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.
21.16 Subd. 6. Adding lands; zoning conformance. Any lands to be sold under this
21.17section must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St.
21.18Louis County may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning
21.19requirements. The added lands must be included in the appraised value of the lot.
21.20 Subd. 7. Roadways. St. Louis County has the authority to designate whether
21.21roads within minor subdivisions under the county platting and subdivision ordinance
21.22are public or private.
21.23 Subd. 8. Opt out; continuation of lease. The leaseholder may elect not to purchase
21.24the leased parcel if offered for sale under this section and instead continue in the annual
21.25lease program with the county, not to exceed the lifetime of the leaseholder. The fee for a
21.26lease under this subdivision shall include the amount of the estimated property tax on the
21.27parcel if it had been returned to private ownership.
21.28 Subd. 9. Sunset. This section expires five years after the effective date.
21.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
21.30 Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
21.31 Subdivision 1. Private sale of land. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
21.32section 373.01, or any other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may, without advertising
22.1for bids, sell and convey directly to the current lessee or its assigns the land described in
22.2paragraph (b). The consideration must be in an amount negotiated between the county and
22.3the lessee or its assigns. The conveyance must be executed by October 31, 2014.
22.4(b) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and consists of the parcel of
22.5property known as the Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center and adjacent property,
22.6all located within the following legal description: a parcel of land located within the
22.7Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West of the Fourth Principal
22.8Meridian lying west of Rice Lake Road.
22.9(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, or any other law to the
22.10contrary, St. Louis County may include some or all tangible and intangible personal
22.11property associated with the land to be sold as part of the negotiated sale price.
22.12(d) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the St. Louis county attorney.
22.13The county attorney may change the land description in paragraph (b) to implement the
22.14intent of St. Louis County.
22.15(e) The lessee is providing under the lease nursing home services formerly provided
22.16by the county, and the county has determined that its land management interests are best
22.17served if the ownership of the property is transferred to the lessee or its assigns.
22.18 Subd. 2. Disposition of lease. Upon the conveyance, the existing lease of the real
22.19and personal property is merged into the fee ownership.
22.20EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day
22.21after the governing body of St. Louis County and its chief clerical officer comply with
22.22Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
22.23 Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
22.24WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
22.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
22.26and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County
22.27may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
22.28paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
22.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
22.30general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
22.31(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Block
22.3221, Division No. 1, St. Paul Park, together with the south half of vacated Second Avenue
22.33adjacent to the north side of Block 21 and the west half of Front Street adjacent to the east
22.34side of Block 21 (parcel 02.027.22.41.0011).
23.1(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural
23.2Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage."
23.3Delete the title and insert:
23.5relating to natural resources; modifying Heartland Trail; providing for expedited
23.6exchanges of certain lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, state
23.7recreation areas, and state forests; authorizing public and private sale of certain
23.8state and county lands; modifying certain easements; modifying certain lease
23.9provisions; modifying Mississippi River management plan;amending Minnesota
23.10Statutes 2010, sections 84.631; 85.015, subdivision 12; 92.50, subdivision 1;
23.11proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92."
1.3relating to natural resources; modifying Heartland Trail; providing for expedited
1.4exchanges of certain lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, state
1.5recreation areas, and state forests; authorizing public and private sale of certain
1.6state lands; modifying certain easements; modifying certain lease provisions;
1.7modifying Mississippi River management plan;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.82010, sections 84.631; 85.015, subdivision 12; 92.50, subdivision 1; proposing
1.9coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.
1.10April 19, 2012
1.11The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach
1.12President of the Senate
1.13The Honorable Kurt Zellers
1.14Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.15We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 1750 report that we have agreed upon
1.16the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.17That the House and Senate recede from their amendments and that S.F. No. 1750
1.18be further amended as follows:
1.19Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.20 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.631, is amended to read:
1.2184.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
1.22(a) Except as provided in section
1.23resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
1.24commissioner's jurisdiction
1.25easement for access to property owned by the person only if the following requirements
1.26are met: (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2)
1.27the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or natural
1.28resource management impacts.
1.29(b) The commissioner shall:
1.30(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
2.1(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust
2.2land;
2.3(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
2.4
2.5the circumstances.
2.6(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application
2.7for a road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the
2.8application is withdrawn or denied.
2.9(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the
2.10application fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a
2.11monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of
2.12the road and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner
2.13must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits
2.14the fee. The applicant shall pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner
2.15of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant
2.16has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for
2.17the easement.
2.18(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
2.19unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
2.20(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land
2.21management account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the
2.22commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
2.23 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.24 Subd. 12. Heartland Trail, Clay, Becker, Hubbard, and Cass Counties.
2.25(a) The trail shall originate at Moorhead in Clay County and extend in an easterly
2.26direction through Detroit Lakes in Becker County to mile post
2.27Hubbard County; thence in an easterly direction along the Burlington Northern Railroad
2.28right-of-way through Walker in Cass County; thence in a northerly direction along the
2.29Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way to Cass Lake in Cass County, and there
2.30terminate. A segment shall be established that connects the trail to Itasca State Park.
2.31(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
2.32 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 92.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.33 Subdivision 1. Lease terms. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may lease
2.34land under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control:
3.1(1) to remove sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, peat, and black dirt;
3.2(2) to store ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and tailings from ore milling
3.3plants;
3.4(3) for roads or railroads; or
3.5(4) for other uses consistent with the interests of the state.
3.6(b) The commissioner shall offer the lease at public or private sale for an amount
3.7and under terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. Commercial leases for
3.8more than ten years and leases for removal of peat that cover 320 or more acres must be
3.9approved by the Executive Council.
3.10(c) The lease term may not exceed
3.11(1) leases of lands for storage sites for ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and
3.12tailings from ore milling plants, or for the removal of peat for nonagricultural purposes
3.13may not exceed a term of 25 years; and
3.14(2)
3.15
3.16
3.17recreational area purposes, may not exceed a term of 40 years.
3.18(d) Leases must be subject to sale and leasing of the land for mineral purposes and
3.19contain a provision for cancellation for just cause at any time by the commissioner upon
3.20six months' written notice. A longer notice period, not exceeding three years, may be
3.21provided in leases for storing ore, waste materials from mines or rock or tailings from ore
3.22milling plants. The commissioner may determine the terms and conditions, including the
3.23notice period, for cancellation of a lease for the removal of peat and commercial leases.
3.24(e) Money received from leases under this section must be credited to the fund to
3.25which the land belongs.
3.26 Sec. 4. [92.80] EXPEDITED EXCHANGE OF LAND WITHIN BOUNDARY
3.27WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS FOR FEDERALLY OWNED LANDS.
3.28 Subdivision 1. Purpose and scope. (a) The purpose of this section is to expedite
3.29the exchange of a portion of the state-owned lands located within the Boundary Waters
3.30Canoe Area Wilderness. The state owns 116,559 acres of land within the wilderness area,
3.3186,295 acres of which are school trust land.
3.32(b) Exchange of school trust lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
3.33Wilderness for federally owned lands located outside the wilderness area will preserve the
3.34spectacular wild areas while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools.
4.1(c) For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 apply only to
4.2the extent specified in this section.
4.3 Subd. 2. Classes of land; definitions. The classes of state land that may be involved
4.4in an expedited exchange under this section are:
4.5(1) school trust land as defined in section 92.025;
4.6(2) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;
4.7(3) all other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of
4.8the commissioner of natural resources; and
4.9(4) all lands acquired by the state through tax forfeiture, held subject to a trust in
4.10favor of the taxing districts, and under the control of county authorities for classification,
4.11appraisal, and sale.
4.12 Subd. 3. Priority. An exchange of state land under this section shall give priority to
4.13exchanges that provide the most opportunity for revenue generation for the permanent
4.14school fund, and priority shall be given to lands within the Superior National Forest in
4.15the Mesabi Purchase Unit in St. Louis County and in the following townships in St.
4.16Louis County:
4.17(1) Township 59 North, Range 14 West;
4.18(2) Township 59 North, Range 13 West;
4.19(3) Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and
4.20(4) Township 60 North, Range 12 West.
4.21 Subd. 4. Valuation of land; goals. (a) In an exchange of school trust land,
4.22university land, or other land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources
4.23for land owned by the United States, the examination and value determination of the land
4.24shall be done in a manner as agreed to between the commissioner and the authorized
4.25representative of the United States.
4.26(b) In an exchange of tax-forfeited land for land owned by the United States, the
4.27examination and value determination shall be done in a manner as agreed to between the
4.28county board and the authorized representative of the United States.
4.29(c) All lands exchanged under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of
4.30at least substantially equal value. For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially
4.31equal value" has the meaning given under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
4.32No payment is due either party if the lands are of substantially equal value but are not
4.33of the same value.
4.34(d) The goals of the exchange shall be:
4.35(1) the state receiving at least as many acres as the number given in exchange by
4.36the state; and
5.1(2) reuniting mineral and surface rights.
5.2 Subd. 5. Title. Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the
5.3parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to
5.4the exchange may use title insurance to aid in the determination.
5.5 Subd. 6. Approval by Land Exchange Board. In accordance with the Minnesota
5.6Constitution, article XI, section 10, all expedited land exchanges under this section require
5.7the unanimous approval of the Land Exchange Board.
5.8 Subd. 7. Conveyance. (a) Conveyance of school trust land, university land, or other
5.9land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources shall be made by deed
5.10executed by the commissioner in the name of the state. Conveyance of tax-forfeited land
5.11shall be by a deed executed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state.
5.12(b) School trust land, university land, and other land under the control of the
5.13commissioner of natural resources and given in exchange is subject to reservations under
5.14section 94.343, subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10.
5.15Tax-forfeited land given in exchange is subject to reservations under section 94.344,
5.16subdivision 4, and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10.
5.17(c) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie.
5.18 Subd. 8. Land status. Land received in exchange for school trust land, university
5.19land, or other land under the control of the commissioner of natural resources is subject to
5.20the same trust, if any, and otherwise has the same status as the land given in exchange.
5.21Land received in exchange for tax-forfeited land is subject to a trust in favor of the
5.22governmental subdivision in which it lies and all laws relating to tax-forfeited land.
5.23 Sec. 5. [92.82] PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN
5.24BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS; COOK, LAKE, AND ST.
5.25LOUIS COUNTIES.
5.26(a) Notwithstanding sections 92.06, 92.13, 92.14, 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
5.27commissioner of natural resources may sell to the United States by private sale the surplus
5.28land, including the land bordering public water, that is described in paragraph (d).
5.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
5.30attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
5.31and ensure accuracy.
5.32(c) Notwithstanding sections 92.115, 92.12, and 94.10, an appraisal of the lands is
5.33not required, and the value of the lands shall be determined in the same manner as the
5.34exchange with the United States of other state-owned lands within the Boundary Waters
5.35Canoe Area Wilderness.
6.1(d) The land that may be sold is state-owned land under the control of the
6.2commissioner of natural resources and located within the boundary of the Boundary
6.3Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. The state-owned
6.4lands may include the state land for which the school trust interest was extinguished
6.5through condemnation, university lands granted to the state by acts of Congress, and all
6.6other lands acquired by the state in any manner and under the control of the commissioner
6.7of natural resources.
6.8(e) Conveyance of state lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
6.9to the United States will preserve the spectacular wild areas while producing economic
6.10benefits for the state.
6.11(f) Payment for state lands for which the school trust interest was extinguished
6.12through condemnation shall be used to pay the award under the condemnation action.
6.13 Sec. 6. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
6.14 Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 28] Interstate State Park, Chisago County. The
6.15following area is deleted from Interstate State Park: that part of Lots 8, 9, and 10 of Block
6.1635 of the Plat of the Town of Taylor's Falls, on file and of record in the Chisago County
6.17Recorder's Office, described as follows: beginning at the northwest corner of said Lot 10;
6.18thence on an assumed bearing of South 08 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds West 151.46 feet
6.19along the west line of said Lots 10, 9, and 8 to the southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence
6.20South 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds East 160.00 feet along the south line of said Lot 8;
6.21thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds East 150.00 feet to a point which is 140.00
6.22feet east of the northwest corner of said Lot 10 as measured along the north line thereof;
6.23thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 29 seconds West 140.00 feet to the point of beginning.
6.24 Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 40] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis County.
6.25The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park: that part of Government
6.26Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota,
6.27described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of said section;
6.28thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the north
6.29line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 31 degrees 35
6.30minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy Beach Road; thence
6.31North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline 374.52 feet to the north
6.32line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds West along the north
6.33line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning.
7.1 Sec. 7. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.
7.2 Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 11b] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area,
7.3Meeker County. The following area is added to the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation
7.4Area, Meeker County: the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Government
7.5Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, all in Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West, Meeker County,
7.6Minnesota, LESS AND EXCEPT the following two tracts:
7.7(1) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 20, Township 118 North, Range 30 West,
7.8lying North of the south line of said Section 20 and East of a line at right angles to and
7.9beginning at a point on said line 734.6 feet East of its intersection with the centerline of
7.10County Road No. 169; and
7.11(2) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8 of Section 20, Township 118 North,
7.12Range 30 West, lying West of County Road No. 169.
7.13 Subd. 2. [85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
7.14Area, St. Louis County. The following areas are added to the Iron Range Off-Highway
7.15Vehicle Recreation Area:
7.16(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 25,
7.17Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying southeasterly
7.18of the DM & IR Railroad; and
7.19(2) the East 100 feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 58 North,
7.20Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
7.21 Sec. 8. DELETION FROM STATE RECREATION AREA.
7.22[85.013] [Subd. 12a] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St.
7.23Louis County. The following areas are deleted from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
7.24Recreation Area:
7.25(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northwest
7.26Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all
7.27in Section 26, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying
7.28northwesterly of the Gilbert mine pit in said section;
7.29(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township
7.3058 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northwesterly of Deep
7.31Lake in said section; and
7.32(3) the South Half of Section 36, except the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
7.33Quarter, all in Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
8.1 Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
8.2[89.021] [Subd. 18] Fond du Lac State Forest. The following areas are deleted
8.3from the Fond du Lac State Forest:
8.4(1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30
8.5of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and
8.6(2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section
8.725 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West.
8.8 Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
8.9[89.021] [Subd. 35] Nemadji State Forest. The following areas are added to
8.10the Nemadji State Forest:
8.11(1) that part of Section 7 lying east of State Highway 23 and Sections 18, 19, and 30
8.12of Township 48 North, Range 15 West; and
8.13(2) that part of Sections 13 and 24 lying east of State Highway 23 and Section
8.1425 of Township 48 North, Range 16 West.
8.15 Sec. 11. MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CRITICAL AREA
8.16ADMINISTRATION.
8.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 6105.0800 to 6105.0960, or other law to
8.18the contrary, those portions of the Mississippi River within the boundaries of the cities
8.19of Dayton and Ramsey are exempt from designation as a component of the Minnesota
8.20wild, scenic, and recreational rivers system.
8.21(b) The zoning standards in effect in the cities of Dayton and Ramsey on March 1,
8.222012, shall become the minimum standards for future critical area ordinance approval by
8.23the commissioner of natural resources, but the commissioner may, by written approval,
8.24allow varied standards, provided the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, are
8.25satisfied.
8.26(c) For purposes of land use districts within the Mississippi River corridor critical
8.27area under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, the commissioner of natural resources
8.28shall classify the city of Dayton as rural open space according to the governor's Executive
8.29Order No. 79-19, published in the State Register on March 12, 1979.
8.30 Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
8.31WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
9.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
9.2Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
9.3in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
9.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.6and ensure accuracy.
9.7(c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:
9.8(1) parcel 01.00113.00;
9.9(2) parcel 01.00204.00;
9.10(3) parcel 34.00558.00; and
9.11(4) parcel 34.00568.00.
9.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
9.13best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.15 Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.16WATER; BIG STONE COUNTY.
9.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
9.18Big Stone County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
9.19in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
9.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
9.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
9.22(c) The land to be sold is located in Big Stone County and is described as:
9.23(1) Lots 1 to 12, Block 3, Original Plat; and
9.24(2) Outlot 160, city of Ortonville.
9.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
9.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.27 Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
9.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
9.29of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
9.30(c).
9.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.33and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the United States for less than the
9.34value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
10.1that the land be managed for conservation purposes and reverts to the state if the United
10.2States fails to manage the land for conservation purposes.
10.3(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: that
10.4part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range
10.524 West, lying northwesterly of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
10.6Railroad, and that part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township
10.727 North, Range 24 West, described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of said
10.8East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 49
10.9minutes 47 seconds West along the north line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter, a
10.10distance of 127.6 feet; thence South 24 degrees 20 minutes 13 seconds West, a distance of
10.11437.59 feet; thence South 47 degrees 28 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 522.97
10.12feet; thence South 1/2 degree 31 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 866.39 feet to the
10.13northwesterly line of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Railroad;
10.14thence North 44 degrees 39 minutes 07 seconds East, along said northwesterly line, a
10.15distance of 130.52 feet to the east line of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence
10.16North 00 degrees 42 minutes 27 seconds East, along the east line of said East Half of
10.17the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 1,487.79 feet to the point of beginning; containing
10.1830.72 acres, more or less.
10.19(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land
10.20management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the United States.
10.21The land was part of the Black Dog Preserve Scientific and Natural Area, which was
10.22de-designated by the commissioner, effective November 21, 2011. The United States,
10.23acting by and through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, wishes to acquire the
10.24land for inclusion in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
10.25 Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.26WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
10.27(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
10.28Goodhue County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
10.29paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
10.30(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
10.31general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
10.32(c) The land to be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as:
10.33(1) part of Lot 3, Welch Township, Section 26, Township 114 North, Range 16
10.34West (parcel 46.126.0070); and
11.1(2) Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 6, Emerald Valley, city of Wanamingo (parcels
11.270.147.1010, 70.147.1020, 70.147.1030, 70.147.1040, and 70.147.1050).
11.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
11.4best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
11.5 Sec. 16. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
11.6WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
11.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
11.8282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
11.9282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no
11.10consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph
11.11(c).
11.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.14and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if
11.15the governmental subdivision stops using the land as a flood plain and open space and
11.16for wetland mitigation purposes.
11.17(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: that
11.18part of Government Lot 3 lying South of the North 45 rods thereof and North of Nichols
11.19Shoreland and lying westerly of Magda Drive, Section 36, Township 119 North, Range 22
11.20West (Hennepin County tax identification no. 36-119-22 11 0004).
11.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.22best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a
11.23flood plain and open space and for wetland mitigation purposes.
11.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
11.25 Sec. 17. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
11.26WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
11.27(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
11.28282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
11.29282, Hennepin County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no
11.30consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph
11.31(c).
11.32(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.33attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.1and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the
12.2governmental subdivision stops using the land for preservation of wetlands.
12.3(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
12.4Government Lot 1, Section 19, Township 120 North, Range 22 West (Hennepin County
12.5tax identification no. 19-120-22 22 0001).
12.6(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.7be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for
12.8preservation of wetlands.
12.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.10 Sec. 18. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.11WATERS; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
12.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
12.13282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.14282, Hennepin County may convey to the city of Corcoran for no consideration the
12.15tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
12.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.17attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
12.18ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city
12.19of Corcoran stops using the land for a recreational trail and for storm water ponding.
12.20(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
12.21Outlot A, Lake Jubert Estates (Hennepin County tax identification no. 29-119-23 43 0008).
12.22(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.23be best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Corcoran for a recreational trail and
12.24for storm water ponding.
12.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.26 Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.27(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.28282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited
12.29lands that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.30Statutes, chapter 282.
12.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
13.1ensure accuracy. The purchaser must provide a certified survey of the parcel to be sold
13.2that is acceptable to Itasca County and must pay all survey and appraisal costs.
13.3(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as:
13.4(1) a parcel of land situated in Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 54 North,
13.5Range 27 West, more particularly described as follows: commencing at the southeast
13.6corner of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West,
13.7bearing assigned along the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 975.45
13.8feet to the point of beginning; thence North 59 degrees 29 minutes 01 seconds West
13.9120.07 feet more or less to intersect a line that is 100.00 feet westerly of the east line
13.10of said Government Lot 7; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds West on a
13.11line 100.00 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 50.41
13.12feet; thence North 23 degrees 18 minutes 59 seconds East 241.87 feet more or less to
13.13a 2-1/2 inch aluminum cap affixed to a 5/8 inch by 2-foot rebar along the east line of
13.14said Government Lot 7; thence South 01 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds East along the
13.15east line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 332.21 feet to the point of beginning
13.16and there terminate; and
13.17(2) the South 15 feet of the East 100 feet of the West 460 feet of the Northeast
13.18Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 61 North, Range 23 West.
13.19(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.20best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
13.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
13.22 Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; KOOCHICHING
13.23COUNTY.
13.24(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
13.25Koochiching County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands that are described in
13.26paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
13.29ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the county shall grant an easement in accordance with
13.30Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, subdivision 4, to provide for public road access.
13.31(c) The land to be sold is in Koochiching County and is described as: the South Half
13.32of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 63 North,
13.33Range 25 West.
13.34(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.35best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.2 Sec. 21. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
14.3LAKE COUNTY.
14.4(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
14.5Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in
14.6paragraph (c).
14.7(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.8attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.9and ensure accuracy.
14.10(c) The land to be sold is in Lake County and is described as Government Lot 2,
14.11Government Lot 3, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, all in Section 36,
14.12Township 60 North, Range 7 West.
14.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
14.14best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.16 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
14.17(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
14.18or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
14.19described in paragraph (c).
14.20(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
14.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.22(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: the Northeast
14.23Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 56 North, Range 9 West.
14.24(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.25best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.26 Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.27WATERS; MORRISON COUNTY.
14.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.01, subdivision 1a, and
14.29282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
14.30282, Morrison County may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for less
14.31than market value for public use as a park, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
14.32that is described in paragraph (c).
15.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
15.3ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land be for public use as a park
15.4and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision of the state abandons such use.
15.5(c) The land to be sold is located in Morrison County and is described as:
15.6Government Lot 20, Section 18, Township 133 North, Range 31 West, Morrison County,
15.7less that part described as follows: beginning at the southwest corner of said Section 18;
15.8thence North 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds East along the west line of said Section 18 a
15.9distance of 180.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance
15.10of 450.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 01 minute 24 seconds West a distance of 147.00
15.11feet; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 776.83 feet to
15.12the westerly right-of-way of State Highway 10; thence southerly along said westerly
15.13right-of-way line a distance of 14.61 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the East,
15.14having a radius of 5,789.58 feet and a central angle of 0 degrees 08 minutes 41 seconds,
15.15the chord of said curve bears South 0 degrees 14 minutes 53 seconds West; thence South 0
15.16degrees 10 minutes 32 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way line a distance of
15.1718.39 feet to the south line of said Section 18; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 30
15.18seconds West along the southerly line of said Section 18 a distance of 1,226.72 feet to
15.19the point of beginning (parcel 410029000).
15.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
15.21best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for public use as a park.
15.22 Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
15.23WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
15.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
15.25commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
15.26public water that is described in paragraph (c).
15.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
15.29ensure accuracy. The conveyance must be subject to the perpetual easement described in
15.30paragraph (d).
15.31(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
15.32that part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 60 North, Range 21 West, St. Louis
15.33County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at meander corner #6 on the
15.34north line of said section; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed
15.35bearing, along the north line of said section 100.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence
16.1South 31 degrees 35 minutes 24 seconds East 409.70 feet to the centerline of McCarthy
16.2Beach Road; thence North 20 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East along said centerline
16.3374.52 feet to the north line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 20
16.4seconds West along the north line of said section 347.53 feet to the point of beginning,
16.5containing 1.4 acres, more or less. Subject to existing easements of record.
16.6(d) Prior to the sale of the land described in paragraph (c), the commissioner shall
16.7convey a perpetual easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.631, for the
16.8benefit of Lots 50, 51, and 52 of the Plat of McCarthy's Beach over and across an existing
16.9driveway being a strip of land 16.5 feet in width, lying 8.25 feet on each side of the
16.10following described centerline: commencing at meander corner #6 on the north line of
16.11Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds East, assumed bearing, along
16.12the north line of said section 196.98 feet to the centerline of an existing driveway and the
16.13point of beginning; thence South 20 degrees 14 minutes 17 seconds East 54.79 feet;
16.14thence South 17 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds East 47.03 feet; thence South 04 degrees
16.1505 minutes 31 seconds East 44.44 feet; thence South 06 degrees 18 minutes 21 seconds
16.16West 61.38 feet; thence South 04 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds West 53.03 feet; thence
16.17South 01 degree 47 minutes 03 seconds East 90.46 feet, more or less, to the centerline of
16.18McCarthy Beach Road and there terminating, containing 0.13 acres, more or less.
16.19(e) The land to be sold is part of a parcel that borders Big Sturgeon Lake. The
16.20Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
16.21resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would be best served if
16.22the land were conveyed to an adjacent landowner to resolve an inadvertent trespass.
16.23 Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.24WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.26St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
16.27in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.29attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
16.30accuracy. The easement required under paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be memorialized
16.31on the certificate of title according to Minnesota Statutes, section 508.49, upon filing of
16.32the instrument that creates the easement.
16.33(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
17.1(1) all of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West,
17.2lying South of the Duluth and Iron Range Railway, except the East 1,184.75 feet (parcel
17.3010-2690-00520);
17.4(2) the West 135 feet of the East 1,184.75 feet of that part of Government Lot 1,
17.5Section 26, Township 51 North, Range 13 West, South of the Duluth and Iron Range
17.6Railway (parcel 010-2690-00521);
17.7(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 58 North,
17.8Range 20 West (parcel 235-0010-03050);
17.9(4) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 34, Township 59 North,
17.10Range 20 West (parcel 235-0030-05460);
17.11(5) Government Lot 4, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West, except the
17.12railway right-of-way 5.55 acres and except that part West of County State-Aid Highway 4
17.13(parcel 260-0012-00150);
17.14(6) Government Lot 5, Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 16 West (parcel
17.15260-0012-00160);
17.16(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 57 North,
17.17Range 18 West, except the North 250 feet of the East 600 feet and except the highway
17.18right-of-way (parcel 295-0016-00120);
17.19(8) Lot 7, Block 1, Reinkes Shore Lots, town of Cotton, Section 20, Township 54
17.20North, Range 16 West (parcel 305-0043-00070);
17.21(9) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27,
17.22Township 52 North, Range 12 West (parcel 315-0020-04395). Prior to sale of this land,
17.23the commissioner of revenue shall grant an easement according to Minnesota Statutes,
17.24section 282.37, to provide riparian protection and angler access. The easement must be
17.25150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the river;
17.26(10) Outlot 4, Rearrangement Eagles Nest, Section 22, Township 62 North, Range
17.2714 West (parcel 317-0081-00100);
17.28(11) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North,
17.29Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05400);
17.30(12) an undivided half interest in Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 55 North,
17.31Range 16 West (parcel 320-0010-05401);
17.32(13) Government Lot 2, Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West, except the
17.331.34 acres at the southwest corner (parcel 320-0020-00830);
17.34(14) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 17,
17.35Township 62 North, Range 12 West (parcel 465-0010-02420);
18.1(15) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 61
18.2North, Range 16 West (parcel 560-0011-04320); and
18.3(16) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 57 North,
18.4Range 15 West (parcel 570-0010-00370).
18.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.7 Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.8(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
18.9or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
18.10land described in paragraph (c).
18.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.12general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.13(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
18.14(1) Lot P, Block 18, Hunter/Markells Grassy Point Addition to Duluth, Section 13,
18.15Township 49 North, Range 15 West, except the railway right-of-way, including part of the
18.16adjacent vacated avenue and including part of the vacated street (parcel 010-2420-03700);
18.17and
18.18(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 57 North,
18.19Range 19 West, except that part South of the railway right-of-way and except the 5.15
18.20acres North of the railway right-of-way except beginning at a point 588 feet South of the
18.21northeast corner on the east line; thence North 79 degrees 57 minutes 49 seconds West a
18.22distance of 775 feet to the easterly right-of-way of County Highway 451; thence northerly
18.23and easterly along the right-of-way to the easterly line of forty; thence South along the
18.24east line a distance of 516 feet to the point of beginning (parcel 290-0010-00990).
18.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.27 Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.28(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
18.29other law to the contrary, St. Louis County shall sell the tax-forfeited land described in
18.30paragraph (c) to the city of Virginia.
18.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.32general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.33Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, the county shall sell
18.34the land to the city of Virginia for less than the appraised value, not to exceed $25,000.
19.1(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part of
19.2the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8, Township 58 North, Range
19.317 West, commencing at the southwest corner of said forty; thence North 87 degrees 38
19.4minutes 02 seconds East 124.67 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 23 degrees 30
19.5minutes 20 seconds West 91.12 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East
19.6parallel to the south line 252.66 feet; thence North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West
19.7415 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 350 feet; thence South 02
19.8degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south line of said forty; thence South
19.987 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 569.80 feet to the point of beginning; except
19.10assuming the west line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to bear North
19.1101 degree 57 minutes 18 seconds West and commencing at the southwest corner of said
19.12forty; thence run North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East along the south line 444.47
19.13feet to the point of beginning; thence run North 02 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West
19.14500 feet; thence North 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds East 250 feet; thence South 02
19.15degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds East 500 feet to the south boundary line of said forty;
19.16thence South 87 degrees 38 minutes 02 seconds West 250 feet to the point of beginning.
19.171.61 acres. (parcel 090-0195-00205).
19.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.20 Sec. 28. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
19.21 Subdivision 1. Sale authorized. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
19.2292.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
19.23chapter 282, St. Louis County may in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots
19.24that are currently leased. St. Louis County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited lands
19.25under this section necessary for roadway access and the creation of conforming lot sizes.
19.26 Subd. 2. Method of sale. (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at
19.27private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county
19.28under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the
19.29appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To
19.30purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the
19.31appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice
19.32of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date
19.33of mailing of a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most
19.34recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service.
20.1The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil
20.2Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint.
20.3 (b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may
20.4offer the lands for sale at public auction under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
20.5section
20.6the purchaser must make payment in full to the leaseholder in the manner provided in
20.7Minnesota Statutes, section
20.8determined under subdivision 3.
20.9 (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale and the
20.10property may be reoffered for sale.
20.11 Subd. 3. Appraisal. (a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with Minnesota
20.12Statutes, section
20.13Improvements that are owned by the lessee must be appraised separately.
20.14 (b) The county shall select the appraiser. The appraiser selected must meet the
20.15minimal appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or
20.16the federal Veterans Administration, and be licensed under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.17
20.18 (c) The costs of appraisal must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for sale
20.19and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the appraisal costs
20.20allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases a lot, the county is responsible for
20.21the appraisal cost.
20.22 (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements,
20.23the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets the qualifications in paragraph (b) to
20.24reappraise the improvements. The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the
20.25appraised value of the improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service
20.26of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The reappraisal must be delivered by the
20.27leaseholder to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice
20.28of appraised value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or the initial appraisal shall be
20.29conclusive. The leaseholder is responsible for the costs of the reappraisal. If the parcel is
20.30reappraised within the time required in this paragraph and the county and the leaseholder
20.31fail to agree on the value of the improvements by a date set by the county, each of the
20.32appraisers shall agree upon the selection of a third appraiser to conduct a third appraisal
20.33that shall be conclusive as to the value of the improvements. The cost of this appraisal
20.34must be paid equally by the county and the leaseholder.
21.1 Subd. 4. Proceeds. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the proceeds from
21.2the sale of land described in subdivision 1 must be deposited by the county into an
21.3environmental trust fund as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31,
21.4subdivision 4, as amended.
21.5(b) The following amounts may be withheld by a county board and not deposited
21.6into an environmental trust fund: the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; money
21.7received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by a county in fee; amounts paid to
21.8lessees for improvements; and the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, including the
21.9costs of advertising, realtors, and closing services.
21.10 Subd. 5. Survey. (a) Prior to offering it for sale, St. Louis County shall have each
21.11lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor.
21.12 (b) The costs of the survey must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for
21.13sale and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the survey
21.14costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible
21.15for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.
21.16 Subd. 6. Adding lands; zoning conformance. Any lands to be sold under this
21.17section must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St.
21.18Louis County may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning
21.19requirements. The added lands must be included in the appraised value of the lot.
21.20 Subd. 7. Roadways. St. Louis County has the authority to designate whether
21.21roads within minor subdivisions under the county platting and subdivision ordinance
21.22are public or private.
21.23 Subd. 8. Opt out; continuation of lease. The leaseholder may elect not to purchase
21.24the leased parcel if offered for sale under this section and instead continue in the annual
21.25lease program with the county, not to exceed the lifetime of the leaseholder. The fee for a
21.26lease under this subdivision shall include the amount of the estimated property tax on the
21.27parcel if it had been returned to private ownership.
21.28 Subd. 9. Sunset. This section expires five years after the effective date.
21.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
21.30 Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
21.31 Subdivision 1. Private sale of land. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
21.32section 373.01, or any other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may, without advertising
22.1for bids, sell and convey directly to the current lessee or its assigns the land described in
22.2paragraph (b). The consideration must be in an amount negotiated between the county and
22.3the lessee or its assigns. The conveyance must be executed by October 31, 2014.
22.4(b) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and consists of the parcel of
22.5property known as the Chris Jensen Health & Rehabilitation Center and adjacent property,
22.6all located within the following legal description: a parcel of land located within the
22.7Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West of the Fourth Principal
22.8Meridian lying west of Rice Lake Road.
22.9(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, or any other law to the
22.10contrary, St. Louis County may include some or all tangible and intangible personal
22.11property associated with the land to be sold as part of the negotiated sale price.
22.12(d) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the St. Louis county attorney.
22.13The county attorney may change the land description in paragraph (b) to implement the
22.14intent of St. Louis County.
22.15(e) The lessee is providing under the lease nursing home services formerly provided
22.16by the county, and the county has determined that its land management interests are best
22.17served if the ownership of the property is transferred to the lessee or its assigns.
22.18 Subd. 2. Disposition of lease. Upon the conveyance, the existing lease of the real
22.19and personal property is merged into the fee ownership.
22.20EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.This section is effective the day
22.21after the governing body of St. Louis County and its chief clerical officer comply with
22.22Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
22.23 Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
22.24WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
22.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
22.26and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County
22.27may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
22.28paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
22.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
22.30general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
22.31(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Block
22.3221, Division No. 1, St. Paul Park, together with the south half of vacated Second Avenue
22.33adjacent to the north side of Block 21 and the west half of Front Street adjacent to the east
22.34side of Block 21 (parcel 02.027.22.41.0011).
23.1(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural
23.2Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage."
23.3Delete the title and insert:
23.5relating to natural resources; modifying Heartland Trail; providing for expedited
23.6exchanges of certain lands; adding to and deleting from state parks, state
23.7recreation areas, and state forests; authorizing public and private sale of certain
23.8state and county lands; modifying certain easements; modifying certain lease
23.9provisions; modifying Mississippi River management plan;amending Minnesota
23.10Statutes 2010, sections 84.631; 85.015, subdivision 12; 92.50, subdivision 1;
23.11proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92."