SF 2760

Conference Committee Report - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/18/2016 05:37pm

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2760

1.2A bill for an act

1.3relating to state lands; providing for valuation of bond-financed property;
1.4modifying provisions for sale and exchange of state land; modifying prior sales
1.5authorization; providing for release of certain reversionary interest; designating
1.6state waysides and forests; adding to and deleting from state forests and parks;
1.7authorizing sales, conveyances, and exchange of certain state lands;amending
1.8Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.013, by adding a subdivision; 89.021, by
1.9adding a subdivision; 92.115, by adding a subdivision; 94.3495, subdivisions 2,
1.103, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2; Laws
1.112012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, 5, 9; proposing coding for new
1.12law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 94.
1.13May 18, 2016
1.14The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas
1.15President of the Senate
1.16The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt
1.17Speaker of the House of Representatives
1.18We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2760 report that we have agreed upon
1.19the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
1.20That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 2760 be further
1.21amended as follows:
1.22Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"1.23    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.013, is amended by adding a
1.24subdivision to read:
1.25    Subd. 21c. Saint Croix Boom Site Wayside, Washington County.

1.26    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.27to read:
1.28    Subd. 11a. Centennial State Forest.

1.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 92.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.30read:
2.1    Subd. 3. Closing costs. The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and
2.2the state deed tax.

2.3    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended
2.4to read:
2.5    Subd. 2. Public sale requirements. (a) After complying with subdivision 1 and
2.6before any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before
2.7the sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale in a
2.8newspaper of general distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold is
2.9situated. The notice shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a
2.10general description of the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms
2.11of sale. The commissioner shall also provide electronic notice of sale.
2.12(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or
2.13appraised value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for
2.14merchantable timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include
2.15expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including
2.16survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.
2.17(c) The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and the state deed tax.
2.18(c) (d) Except as provided under paragraph (d) (e), parcels remaining unsold after
2.19the offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay at least 75 percent of the appraised
2.20value. The sale shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner orders a
2.21reappraisal or withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.
2.22(d) (e) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker
2.23to find a buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be
2.24negotiated by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as
2.25determined by the commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement
2.26between the commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale
2.27price for sales of $10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from
2.28the proceeds of the sale.

2.29    Sec. 5. [94.101] VALUATION OF BOND-FINANCED PROPERTY.
2.30Notwithstanding the valuation provisions of sections 16A.695, subdivision 3,
2.31and 94.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the sale of state bond-financed property
2.32administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner may determine
2.33the value of such property based on the data specified in section 84.0272, subdivision 3,
2.34provided that the value of the property is $50,000 or less.

3.1    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.2    Subd. 2. Classes of land; definitions. (a) The classes of public land that may be
3.3involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:
3.4    (1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in
3.5section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:;
3.6    (i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and
3.7    (ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;
3.8    (2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in
3.9section 94.342, subdivision 2; and
3.10    (3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by
3.11a governmental subdivision of the state.
3.12(b) "School trust land" has the meaning given under section 92.025.
3.13(c) "University land" means land granted to the state by acts of Congress for
3.14university purposes.

3.15    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.16    Subd. 3. Valuation of land. (a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land,
3.17the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources,
3.18but the county board must approve the value determined for the Class 2 land and the
3.19governmental subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3
3.20land. In an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be
3.21determined by the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental
3.22subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 land.
3.23    (b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1)
3.24cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation process provided under section
3.2584.0272, subdivision 3, or obtain a market analysis from a qualified real estate broker or
3.26(2) determine the value for each forty or lot, or a portion thereof, using the most current
3.27township or county assessment schedules for similar land types from the county assessor
3.28of the county in which the lands are located. Merchantable timber value must should be
3.29determined and considered in finalizing valuation of the lands.
3.30    (b) All (c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged
3.31under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value.
3.32For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given
3.33under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the
3.34lands, other than school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but
3.35are not of the same value.
4.1(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be
4.2exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.

4.3    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.4    Subd. 7. Reversionary interest; Mineral and water power rights and other
4.5reservations. (a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under
4.6this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts
4.7to the conveying governmental unit if:
4.8    (1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of
4.9the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and
4.10    (2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying
4.11governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural
4.12resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the
4.13governing body for former Class 3 land.
4.14    (b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section
4.1594.343, subdivision 4 . Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation
4.16provisions of section 94.344, subdivision 4. County fee land given in exchange is subject
4.17to the reservation provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (g).

4.18    Sec. 9. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.19    Subd. 2. Method of sale. (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at
4.20private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county
4.21under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the
4.22appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To
4.23purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the
4.24appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice
4.25of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date
4.26of mailing of a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most
4.27recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service.
4.28The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil
4.29Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint.
4.30    (b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may offer
4.31the lands for sale at public auction under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
4.32282.01, subdivision 3 7 . If a person other than the leaseholder purchases the parcel,
4.33the purchaser must make payment in full to the leaseholder in the manner provided in
5.1Minnesota Statutes, section 92.06, subdivision 4, for the value of any improvements as
5.2determined under subdivision 3.
5.3    (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale and the
5.4property may be reoffered for sale.

5.5    Sec. 10. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.6    Subd. 5. Survey. (a) Prior to offering it for sale, St. Louis County shall have each
5.7lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor., with the exception of those lots that do not have
5.8adequate survey monumentation as determined by the county surveyor.
5.9    (b) The costs of the survey must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for
5.10sale and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the survey
5.11costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible
5.12for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.

5.13    Sec. 11. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
5.14    Subd. 9. Sunset. This section expires five seven years after the effective date.

5.15    Sec. 12. SAINT CROIX BOOM SITE WAYSIDE.
5.16The following area is designated as the Saint Croix Boom Site Wayside: that part
5.17of Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, excepting
5.18therefrom the westerly 75 feet of Governmental Lot 3, which lies southeasterly of Line
5.191 described below:
5.20Line 1: Commencing at Government Meander Corner No. 5 on the east line of said
5.21Section 15; thence northerly on an azimuth of 01 degree 01 minute 36 seconds along said
5.22east line for 50.80 feet to the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described; thence on an
5.23azimuth of 222 degrees 13 minutes 44 seconds for 466.01 feet; thence southwesterly for
5.24642.53 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the northwest, having a radius of 3,769.72
5.25feet, a delta angle of 09 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds and a chord azimuth of 226 degrees
5.2659 minutes 07 seconds; thence on an azimuth of 231 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds for
5.27389.72 feet; thence deflect to the left on a tangential curve, having a radius of 904.93 feet
5.28and a delta angle of 16 degrees 44 minutes 05 seconds, for 264.31 feet; thence on an azimuth
5.29of 215 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds for 657.38 feet; thence on an azimuth of 305 degrees
5.3000 minutes 25 seconds for 10.00 feet; thence on an azimuth of 215 degrees 00 minutes 25
5.31seconds for 175.86 feet; thence deflect to the right on a tangential curve, having a radius of
5.32612.96 feet and a delta angle of 17 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds for 186.29 feet; thence
5.33on an azimuth of 142 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds for 10.00 feet; thence westerly for
6.1602.56 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the north, having a radius of 622.96 feet,
6.2a delta angle of 55 degrees 25 minutes 11 seconds and a chord azimuth of 260 degrees 07
6.3minutes 50 seconds; thence on an azimuth of 287 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 15.80
6.4feet; thence on an azimuth of 197 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 90.00 feet; thence on
6.5an azimuth of 287 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 180.02 feet and there terminating.
6.6No access is permitted to Trunk Highway 95 from the lands described above, except
6.7that access is permitted between:
6.8(1) points distant 502.82 feet and 562.82 feet easterly of the point of termination of
6.9Line 1 described above;
6.10(2) points distant 892.54 feet and 952.54 feet southwesterly of the point of beginning
6.11of Line 1 described above;
6.12(3) points distant 1,314.26 feet and 1,374.26 feet southwesterly of the point of
6.13beginning of Line 1 described above; and
6.14(4) points distant 1,759.57 and 1,819.57 feet southwesterly of the point of beginning
6.15of Line 1 described above.

6.16    Sec. 13. CENTENNIAL STATE FOREST.
6.17The following areas are designated as the Centennial State Forest:
6.18(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 139 North,
6.19Range 27 West;
6.20(2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
6.21Quarter, and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 139
6.22North, Range 27 West;
6.23(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter,
6.24Section 19, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
6.25(4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the South Half of the Northeast
6.26Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the East Half of the Southwest
6.27Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter, Section 20, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
6.28(5) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the
6.29Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
6.30(6) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast
6.31Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section
6.3228, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
6.33(7) Section 29, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
7.1(8) the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the North
7.2Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
7.330, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
7.4(9) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 140 North, Range
7.527 West;
7.6(10) the Northeast Quarter, the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast
7.7Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;
7.8(11) the Southwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 140 North, Range 27 West; and
7.9(12) Section 36, Township 140 North, Range 28 West.

7.10    Sec. 14. DELETION FROM STATE PARKS.
7.11    Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 42.] Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs
7.12County. The following area is deleted from Mille Lacs Kathio State Park: that part of
7.13Government Lot 3, Section 33, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, described as follows:
7.14Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said corner being
7.15marked by a 2-1/2 inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land Management
7.16Monument); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed bearing,
7.17along the north line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the point of
7.18beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55
7.19seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with
7.20disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes
7.2155 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar
7.22with plastic cap stamped MN DNR LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27
7.23seconds East, a distance of 170.18 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR
7.24PROPERTY; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14
7.25feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod; thence continuing South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds
7.26West, a distance of 10.50 feet; thence North 07 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a
7.27distance of 70.68 feet; thence North 18 degrees 01 minute 43 seconds East, a distance of
7.28100.09 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 1.46 acres, more or less.
7.29    Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 61.] Zippel Bay State Park, Lake of the Woods County.
7.30 The following area is deleted from Zippel Bay State Park: the South Half of the Northwest
7.31Quarter of Section 14, Township 162 North, Range 33 West.

7.32    Sec. 15. ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.
8.1    Subdivision 1. [89.021] [Subd. 4.] Bear Island State Forest. The following area is
8.2added to the Bear Island State Forest: all of Township 62 North, Range 12 West.
8.3    Subd. 2. [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. The following areas
8.4are added to the Cloquet Valley State Forest:
8.5(1) Sections 17 to 20 and 29 to 32, Township 54 North, Range 16 West;
8.6(2) Sections 2 to 11, 15 to 23, and 26 to 35, Township 53 North, Range 17 West;
8.7(3) Sections 13 to 35, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;
8.8(4) Section 36, Township 53 North, Range 18 West; and
8.9(5) Section 36, Township 54 North, Range 18 West.
8.10    Subd. 3. [89.021] [Subd. 27.] Kabetogama State Forest. The following areas
8.11are added to the Kabetogama State Forest:
8.12(1) Sections 2 and 3, Township 62 North, Range 19 West; and
8.13(2) Sections 6 and 7, Township 63 North, Range 21 West.
8.14    Subd. 4. [89.021] [Subd. 50.] Sturgeon River State Forest. The following area is
8.15added to the Sturgeon River State Forest: all of Township 60 North, Range 20 West.
8.16    Subd. 5. [89.021] [Subd. 55.] Whiteface River State Forest. The following area is
8.17added to the Whiteface River State Forest: the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
8.18Section 11, Township 56 North, Range 19 West.

8.19    Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND
8.20KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
8.21(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
8.22subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the
8.23commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
8.24required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
8.25remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
8.26state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).
8.27(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases
8.28for farming of wild rice:
8.29(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;
8.30(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;
8.31(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and
8.32(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.
9.1(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be
9.2included in the estimate of market value.
9.3(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually
9.4agreed upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable
9.5parcels of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or
9.6other regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.
9.7(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in
9.8Koochiching County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to
9.9provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be
9.10at least equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.

9.11    Sec. 17. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST; ANOKA COUNTY
9.12LAND TRANSFER.
9.13(a) Notwithstanding Laws 1998, chapter 407, article 7, section 1, subdivision 2,
9.14paragraph (c), or other law to the contrary, the state shall extinguish the state's reversionary
9.15interest in land transferred by deeds according to paragraph (b), and release Anoka County
9.16from the requirement to use the land for governmental purposes. The release must be by quit
9.17claim deed, for no consideration, in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
9.18general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
9.19(b) This section applies to land transferred:
9.20(1) by quit claim deed dated December 21, 2000, recorded on December 26, 2000,
9.21as Anoka County Recorder Document No. 1541488, conveying the following described
9.22property: all that part of Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 31, Range 24 West,
9.23Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of said
9.24Government Lot 1, Section 6; thence South 00 degrees 51 minutes 13 seconds West along
9.25the east line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 84.79 feet; thence South 45 degrees
9.2651 minutes 25 seconds West 153.51 feet; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 19 seconds
9.27West to the southeasterly shoreline of the Rum River; thence northeasterly along said
9.28shoreline to the north line of said Government Lot 1; thence easterly along said north line
9.29of Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning. AND all that part of Government Lot 4 and
9.30that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 31, Township
9.3132, Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at the southwest
9.32corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31; thence North 13
9.33degrees 16 minutes 11 seconds East 473.34 feet; thence North 07 degrees 54 minutes 43
9.34seconds East 186.87 feet; thence North 14 degrees 08 minutes 33 seconds West 154.77
9.35feet; thence North 62 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds West 567.69 feet; thence South 27
10.1degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds West 182.54 feet; thence North 57 degrees 22 minutes 29
10.2seconds West to the southeasterly shoreline of the Rum River; thence southwesterly along
10.3said shoreline to the south line of said Government Lot 4; thence easterly along said south
10.4line of Government Lot 4 to the point of beginning. For the purpose of these descriptions,
10.5the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31 has an
10.6assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 08 minutes 19 seconds East; and
10.7(2) by quit claim deed dated July 18, 2012, recorded on July 24, 2012, as Anoka
10.8County Recorder Document No. 2036093.001, conveying the following described
10.9property: that part of Government Lot 3 and Government Lot 4, Section 31, Township 32,
10.10Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the southwest
10.11corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 31; thence North
10.1213 degrees 16 minutes 11 seconds East 473.34 feet; thence North 07 degrees 54 minutes
10.1343 seconds East 186.87 feet; thence North 14 degrees 08 minutes 33 seconds West 154.77
10.14feet; thence North 62 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds West 567.69 feet; thence South 27
10.15degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds West 182.54 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be
10.16described; thence North 27 degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds East 182.54 feet; thence South
10.1762 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds East 40.77 feet; thence North 25 degrees 45 minutes
10.1830 seconds East 74.43 feet; thence northerly 88.30 feet along a tangential curve concave
10.19to the West having a radius of 186.15 feet and a central angle of 27 degrees 10 minutes
10.2050 seconds; thence North 01 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds West, tangent to said curve,
10.21140.53 feet; thence North 71 degrees 56 minutes 34 seconds West to the southeasterly
10.22shoreline of the Rum River; thence southwesterly along said shoreline to its intersection
10.23with a line bearing North 57 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds West from the point of
10.24beginning; thence South 57 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East to the point of beginning.
10.25(c) Anoka County has determined that the county's land management interests would
10.26best be served by entering a long-term lease to use the land for veterans housing.

10.27    Sec. 18. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.28WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
10.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
10.301, Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters described
10.31in paragraph (c) by public sale, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
10.32chapter 282.
10.33(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
10.34attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
10.35and ensure accuracy.
11.1(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
11.2(1) PID 15.00136.00;
11.3(2) PID 46.00182.00;
11.4(3) PID 48.00169.00;
11.5(4) PID 80.06391.00;
11.6(5) PID 49.00516.00;
11.7(6) PID 49.00522.00; and
11.8(7) PID 49.00523.00.
11.9(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.10best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

11.11    Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND;
11.12BELTRAMI COUNTY.
11.13(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections
11.14282.221 to 282.226, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the
11.15consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).
11.16(b) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the wild rice farming
11.17lessee shall be included in the estimate of market value.
11.18(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:
11.19(1) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and
11.20the South 150 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
11.21Quarter and the East 150 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the
11.22Southwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 155 North, Range 30 West; and
11.23(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and that
11.24part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
11.2533, Township 155 North, Range 30 West, described as follows:
11.26Beginning at the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
11.27of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes East, assumed bearing,
11.28660 feet along the north line of said Northeast Quarter to the east line of said Northeast
11.29Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 45 minutes East 50 feet along said east line; thence
11.30South 57 degrees 48 minutes West 772 feet to a point on the west line of said Northeast
11.31Quarter which is 462 feet South from the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 31
11.32minutes West 462 feet along the west line to the point of beginning.
11.33Containing 28.4 acres, more or less.
11.34(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the sale if mutually agreed
11.35upon by the commissioner and the buyer to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels of land in
12.1state ownership after the sale or to meet county zoning standards or other regulatory needs
12.2for the wild rice farming operations. The commissioner may make necessary changes to
12.3the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
12.4(e) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
12.5for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best
12.6be served if the land were returned to private ownership for continued use in wild rice
12.7cultivation.
12.8(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 84A.03, 84A.51, and 282.226,
12.9the proceeds from the sale must first be applied to reimburse the commissioner for the
12.10sale costs and expenses of the parcel under this section and the land exchange costs and
12.11expenses for the land leased for wild rice farming operations exchanged under section 16.
12.12The remaining proceeds are to be distributed as provided by law.

12.13    Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
12.14(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
12.15Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining
12.16landowner, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
12.17(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less
12.18than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to
12.19the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
12.20(c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: PID
12.2130.00119.01.
12.22(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
12.23best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

12.24    Sec. 21. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.25WATER; CARVER COUNTY.
12.26(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
12.27and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carver County may
12.28convey the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) to
12.29Carver County for less than the assessed market value as determined by the county board.
12.30(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
12.31that the land reverts to the state if Carver County stops using the land for the public
12.32purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
12.33description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
13.1(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carver County and is described as: Outlot
13.2B, Tuscany Village, city of Watertown (PID 85.4450550).
13.3(d) Carver County has determined that the land is needed by the county for public
13.4use, which may include but is not limited to open space, trails, or a wetland bank
13.5restoration project according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243, in
13.6which a conditional use deed or deed restrictions may be recorded.

13.7    Sec. 22. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; CASS COUNTY.
13.8(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, and the
13.9public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Cass County shall convey
13.10to the city of Pillager for no consideration the tax-forfeited lands that are described in
13.11paragraph (c).
13.12(b) The city of Pillager shall initiate the conveyance by application to the Cass
13.13County Board. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.14attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
13.15and ensure accuracy.
13.16(c) The lands to be conveyed are located in Cass County and are described as:
13.17(1) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 133, Range 30,
13.18less that part lying North of State Highway 210 and also less that part of the Southeast
13.19Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 133, Range 30, described as
13.20follows: beginning at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
13.21Quarter; thence North along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
13.22Quarter a distance of 815 feet; thence North 87 degrees 30 minutes West a distance of 740
13.23feet; thence South 783.7 feet to the south line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
13.24Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East a distance of 740 feet to the point of
13.25beginning. Also less that part platted as The Crossing, on file and of record in the office of
13.26the county recorder in and for Cass County, Minnesota (parcel 93-217-2403);
13.27(2) Lot 3, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0315);
13.28(3) Lot 5, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0325);
13.29(4) Lot 6, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0330);
13.30(5) Lot 7, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0335);
13.31(6) Lot 3, Block 7, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0715);
13.32(7) Lot 4, Block 7, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0720); and
13.33(8) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township
13.34133, Range 30, described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of the Northeast
13.35Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 133, Range 30; thence South
14.1along the east line of said 40 a distance of 624 feet; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes
14.2West a distance of 264 feet; thence North 31 degrees 14 minutes West a distance of 231
14.3feet; thence North 4 degrees 14 minutes West a distance of 429.5 feet to the north line of
14.4Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East a
14.5distance of 415 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.37 acres more or less, and less
14.6right-of-way for public road along east line (parcel 93-217-3101).

14.7    Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
14.8(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
14.9of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
14.10(c). Before proceeding with the sale, the commissioner must acquire easement or fee
14.11interests for the alternative Tower Hill alignment of the Heartland State Trail.
14.12(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local homeowners association at the
14.13value offered in 1988, as adjusted for inflation by the implicit price deflator for government
14.14consumption expenditures and gross investment for state and local governments prepared
14.15by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce,
14.16plus sale costs. The commissioner may make changes to the land description to correct
14.17errors and ensure accuracy.
14.18(c) The lands to be sold are located in Cass County and are described as:
14.19(1) that part of the former Burlington Northern Railroad located in Government Lot
14.205, Section 9, Township 143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass
14.21County, Minnesota, which lies northerly of the south line of said Government Lot 5 and
14.22southerly of the centerline of Cove Drive Northwest as it existed in 2013;
14.23(2) a strip of land 100.00 feet in width extending over and across Government Lots 1,
14.242, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township
14.25143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, Minnesota,
14.26said strip of land being 50.00 feet on each side of the centerline of the main track (now
14.27removed) of the former Burlington Northern Railroad as originally located and established;
14.28(3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 21, Township 143 North, Range 31 West
14.29of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, Minnesota, which lies within the former
14.30Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way;
14.31(4) a strip of land 100.00 feet in width that lies across Government Lot 1, Section
14.3220, Township 143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County,
14.33Minnesota, said strip of land being 50.00 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the
14.34main track (now removed) of the former Burlington Northern Railroad, and which lies
14.35northeasterly of the following described line:
15.1Commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89
15.2degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West, assumed bearing along the north line thereof 924.84
15.3feet to the easterly right-of-way line of the Heartland Trail; thence southwesterly 350.93
15.4feet along said right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast
15.5having a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 3 degrees 38 minutes 10 seconds
15.6and chord bears South 32 degrees 20 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of
15.7350.87 feet; thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds East not tangent to said curve
15.8608.55 feet to the northwesterly right-of-way of the former Burlington Northern Railroad;
15.9thence southwesterly 131.12 feet along last said right-of-way, along a nontangential curve
15.10concave to the southeast, having a radius of 3,869.83 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 56
15.11minutes 29 seconds and a chord bearing of South 53 degrees 10 minutes 19 seconds
15.12West for a chord distance of 131.11 feet and to the point of beginning of the line to be
15.13described; thence South 50 degrees 47 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 102.74 feet
15.14to the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way of said former Burlington Northern
15.15Railroad and there terminating; and
15.16(5) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 143 North, Range 31 West,
15.17Cass County, Minnesota, described as follows:
15.18Commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89
15.19degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West assumed bearing along the north line thereof 924.84
15.20feet to the easterly right-of-way of the Heartland Trail; thence southwesterly 350.93 feet
15.21along said right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast having
15.22a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 3 degrees 38 minutes 10 seconds and the chord
15.23bears South 32 degrees 20 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of 350.87 feet
15.24to the point of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence South 89 degrees
15.2514 minutes 06 seconds East not tangent to said curve 608.55 feet to the northwesterly
15.26right-of-way of the former Burlington Northern Railroad; thence southwesterly 131.12
15.27feet along last said right-of-way, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast,
15.28having a radius of 3,869.83 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 56 minutes 29 seconds and a
15.29chord bearing of South 53 degrees 10 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of
15.30131.11 feet; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West not tangent to last said
15.31curve 549.52 feet to said right-of-way of Heartland Trail; thence northeasterly 91.72
15.32feet along last said right-of-way along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast,
15.33having a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 0 degrees 57 minutes 01 second and
15.34the chord bears North 30 degrees 02 minutes 43 seconds East for a chord distance of
15.3591.72 feet to the point of beginning.
16.1(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the Steamboat Loop
16.2of the Heartland State Trail is not needed for natural resource purposes after control of the
16.3alternative Tower Hill alignment and that the state's land management interests would best
16.4be served if the lands were then conveyed to a local homeowners association.

16.5    Sec. 24. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.6WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.
16.7(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.8and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may
16.9convey to the city of Taylors Falls for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering
16.10public water that is described in paragraph (c).
16.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
16.12that the land reverts to the state if the city of Taylors Falls stops using the land for an
16.13authorized public use under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a. The
16.14attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
16.15accuracy.
16.16(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Chisago County and is described as: that
16.17part of Block 11 of the village of Taylors Falls bounded on the north by a line found by
16.18continuing the line between Lots 1 and 2 of Block 5 easterly in a straight line to the St.
16.19Croix River and bounded on the south by a line found by continuing the line between Lots
16.204 and 5 of Block 4 easterly in a straight line to the St. Croix River.
16.21(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Taylors Falls for
16.22an authorized public use.

16.23    Sec. 25. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.24WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.
16.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.26and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may
16.27convey to the city of Wyoming for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public
16.28water that is described in paragraph (c).
16.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
16.30that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wyoming stops using the land for an authorized
16.31public use under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a. The attorney general
16.32may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
16.33(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Chisago County and is described as: Outlot
16.34D of Wyoming Business Park.
17.1(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Wyoming for
17.2an authorized public use.

17.3    Sec. 26. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
17.4BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
17.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
17.6commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
17.7bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
17.8(b) The commissioner may sell the portion of the land that consists of a road
17.9right-of-way to a local unit of government for less than the value of the land as determined
17.10by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the portion of the land
17.11described in paragraph (c) that is a road right-of-way be used for the public and reverts
17.12to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons
17.13the public use of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal
17.14description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
17.15(c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described
17.16as: that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 149 North, Range 38 West,
17.17described as follows:
17.18Commencing at a point on the east shore of Pine Lake where the same intersects
17.19the road running east and west; thence, easterly along the south shoulder of said road for
17.20about 465 feet to the center of State-Aid Road No. 7; thence north along said State-Aid
17.21Road No. 7, for a distance of 100 feet; thence westerly for about 465 feet to the shore
17.22of Pine Lake; thence, southerly along the shore of said lake for 100 feet to the point of
17.23beginning, and being a part of Lot 22 of Spruce Grove Park plat.
17.24Containing 1.19 acres, more or less, and subject to 33-feet-wide platted road
17.25dedicated to public use.
17.26(d) The land borders Pine Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
17.27determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
17.28land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private or
17.29public ownership.

17.30    Sec. 27. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
17.31WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
17.32(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
17.33Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
17.34in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
18.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.2general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.3(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
18.4(1) Outlet A, Forthun Park Third Addition, city of Baxter, Section 7, Township
18.5133, Range 28 (PIN 0336300090A0009);
18.6(2) Lot 33, Block 6, Hamlet Shores, Deerwood Township, Section 26, Township 46,
18.7Range 28 (PIN 591110060330009); and
18.8(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Bay Lake Township, Section 9,
18.9Township 45, Range 28 (PIN 500094200000009).
18.10(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.11best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

18.12    Sec. 28. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
18.13WATER; GRANT COUNTY.
18.14(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
18.15Grant County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
18.16paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
18.17(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.18general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.19(c) The land to be sold is located in Grant County and is described as:
18.20(1) that part of Section 13, Township 127, Range 44, commencing at a point on
18.21the southeasterly line of Third Street where the southwesterly line of Vienna Avenue
18.22would intersect, if extended, in the city of Herman, according to the plat thereof; thence
18.23southeasterly along the southwesterly line of Vienna Avenue, if extended, to the lake;
18.24thence following the shore of said lake to the point where it would be intersected by the
18.25southeasterly line of Third Street in said city; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly
18.26line of Third Street to the point of beginning (parcel number 20-0420-000);
18.27(2) a part of Government Lot 1, Section 11, Township 128 North, Range 41 West of
18.28the 5th P.M. and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: to find the point of
18.29beginning commence at the northeast corner of said Section 11; thence on an assumed
18.30bearing of South and along the east line of said Section 11 a distance of 33.0 feet; thence
18.31South 42 degrees 31 feet West 157.78 feet to the point of beginning; thence from the point
18.32of beginning South 29 degrees 04 feet West 687.4 feet; South 79 degrees 50 feet West
18.33559.0 feet more or less to the intersection with the water line of Peterson Lake; thence
18.34northwesterly and northeasterly and following along the water line of said Peterson Lake
18.35to the intersection with the north line of said Section 11; thence easterly and along said
19.1north line 754.4 feet more or less to the intersection with a line drawn North from the
19.2point of beginning; thence South and along said line 117.0 feet more or less to the point of
19.3beginning, subject to existing road easements of record (parcel number 03-0090-000); and
19.4(3) Lot 6, Sunnyside Camp, Barrett, Minnesota, according to a plat thereof on file
19.5in the register of deed office in and for the county of Grant, State of Minnesota (parcel
19.6number 18-0129-000).
19.7(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.8best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

19.9    Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.10WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
19.11(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
19.12Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph
19.13(c) by public sale under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
19.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.16and ensure accuracy.
19.17(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID
19.1826-020-2206.
19.19(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
19.20best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

19.21    Sec. 30. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.22WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
19.23(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
19.24and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
19.25the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining
19.26landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
19.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less
19.28than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to
19.29the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
19.30(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID
19.3126-004-3202.
19.32(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
19.33best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

20.1    Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
20.2(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
20.3Itasca County may sell tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining
20.4landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
20.5(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less
20.6than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to
20.7the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
20.8(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID
20.991-019-3316.
20.10(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
20.11best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

20.12    Sec. 32. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.13WATER; KANDIYOHI COUNTY.
20.14(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
20.151, Kandiyohi County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water described
20.16in paragraph (c) by public sale under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
20.17chapter 282.
20.18(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.19attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
20.20and ensure accuracy.
20.21(c) The lands to be sold are located in Kandiyohi County and described as:
20.22(1) PID 27-029-0025;
20.23(2) PID 16-033-0050; and
20.24(3) PID 17-026-0120.
20.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
20.26best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

20.27    Sec. 33. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.28WATER; KITTSON COUNTY.
20.29(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
20.30Kittson County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by public sale
20.31under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
20.32(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.33attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
20.34and ensure accuracy.
21.1(c) The land to be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: Section 28,
21.2Township 161 North, Range 48 West, containing 7.46 acres (parcel 30.0283780).
21.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
21.4best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

21.5    Sec. 34. KLONDIKE CLEAN WATER RETENTION PROJECT; KITTSON
21.6COUNTY.
21.7    Subdivision 1. School trust land exchange. (a) Notwithstanding the riparian
21.8restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner
21.9of natural resources shall, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required
21.10under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining
21.11provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 and 94.343, exchange the school trust
21.12land described in paragraph (c) for land of equal or greater value owned by the Two
21.13Rivers Watershed District.
21.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
21.16and ensure accuracy.
21.17(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Kittson County and is described as:
21.18the South Half, Section 12, Township 161 North, Range 45 West.
21.19(d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests
21.20would best be served if the land was exchanged to facilitate the Klondike clean water
21.21retention project.
21.22    Subd. 2. Land recommendation. The commissioner of natural resources, in
21.23consultation with the Two Rivers Watershed District, shall make recommendations
21.24regarding the disposition of the acquired wildlife management area land that is included
21.25in the Klondike clean water retention project. The commissioner must make the
21.26recommendations within six months after the completion of the project's environmental
21.27assessment worksheet.
21.28    Subd. 3. Rich fen enhancement. The commissioner of natural resources and the
21.29Two Rivers Watershed District shall, as part of the Klondike clean water retention project,
21.30implement a cooperative rich fen management plan that provides for the long-term
21.31enhancement and protection of the rich fen.
22.1    Subd. 4. Completion. The requirements under subdivisions 1 to 3 must be
22.2completed by December 31, 2017, or as provided in the Klondike preliminary project plan
22.3approved by the Two Rivers Watershed District, whichever is later.
22.4    Subd. 5. Wetland credits. Any wetland mitigation credits resulting from projects
22.5on lands exchanged or conveyed under this section must be used to mitigate transportation
22.6projects consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs
22.7(l) and (m).

22.8    Sec. 35. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
22.9WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
22.10(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
22.11Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
22.12paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
22.13(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
22.14attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
22.15accuracy. Prior to each sale, the commissioner of revenue must grant a permanent
22.16conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements
22.17must be 75 feet in width on each side of the designated trout stream, to provide riparian
22.18protection and angler access.
22.19(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
22.20(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 53,
22.21Range 11 (PID 25-5311-10370);
22.22(2) the North 726 feet of the West 600 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest
22.23Quarter, except the West 200 feet South of County Road 6, Section 24, Township 57,
22.24Range 7 (PID 27-5707-24560); and
22.25(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 18, Township 54,
22.26Range 10 (PID 29-5410-18370).
22.27(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
22.28best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

22.29    Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
22.30WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
22.31(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
22.32Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
22.33paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
23.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
23.2general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
23.3(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: part of the
23.4Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 55, Range 11 (PID
23.525-5511-34525).
23.6(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
23.7best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.8    Sec. 37. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
23.9(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
23.10or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
23.11described in paragraph (c).
23.12(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
23.13parcel in paragraph (c), clause (1), may be sold for less than the appraised value of the
23.14land. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors
23.15and ensure accuracy.
23.16(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
23.17(1) Lot 11, Block 4, 1st Division, Silver Bay (PID 22-7440-04110); and
23.18(2) the West 150 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast
23.19Quarter, Section 24, Township 55, Range 9 (part of PID 29-5509-24190).
23.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
23.21best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.22    Sec. 38. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
23.23WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
23.24(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
23.25subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
23.26required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
23.27remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land
23.28bordering public water described in paragraph (c).
23.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
23.30attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
23.31and ensure accuracy.
23.32(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described
23.33as: the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range
23.349 (PID 28-6409-32790).
24.1(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
24.2best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.

24.3    Sec. 39. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
24.4WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
24.5(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
24.6subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
24.7required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
24.8remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land
24.9bordering public water described in paragraph (c).
24.10(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
24.11attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
24.12and ensure accuracy. Prior to the exchange, the commissioner of revenue must grant a
24.13permanent conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to
24.14provide for a 50-foot trail toward Camp Lake.
24.15(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described
24.16as: the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range
24.1711 (PID 28-6411-32010).
24.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
24.19best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.

24.20    Sec. 40. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND;
24.21LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
24.22(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota
24.23Statutes, sections 84A.27 and 282.14 to 282.22, the commissioner of natural resources may
24.24sell by private sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).
24.25(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to
24.26correct errors and ensure accuracy.
24.27(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake of the Woods County and is
24.28described as: the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 14, Township 160 North,
24.29Range 31 West, containing 80 acres, more or less.
24.30(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
24.31for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
24.32served if the land were returned to local government or private ownership.

25.1    Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
25.2WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
25.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
25.4commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
25.5public water that is described in paragraph (c).
25.6(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than
25.7the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
25.8that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the
25.9local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the
25.10land. The conveyance is subject to existing rights of a county road easement, water and
25.11land crossing utility licenses, a grant-in-aid trail permit, and a lease to the county for an
25.12immigration videophone site. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal
25.13description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
25.14(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake of the Woods County and is
25.15described as: the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 168 North, Range 34 West,
25.16containing 160 acres, more or less.
25.17(d) The land is adjacent to the Northwest Angle Inlet of Lake of the Woods. The
25.18Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
25.19resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if
25.20the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for a public park and other public use.

25.21    Sec. 42. MEEKER COUNTY TAX-FORFEITED LAND; RIGHTS OF STATE
25.22AS UNIT OWNER IN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY.
25.23(a) Until the tax-forfeited lands under clauses (1) to (11) have been conveyed
25.24according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.014, the auditor of Meeker County may, on
25.25behalf of the state, act as a unit owner under Minnesota Statutes, sections 515B.2-112,
25.26515B.2-114, 515B.2-118, 515B.2-119, and 515B.2-124, and may act to amend or
25.27terminate any covenants or restrictions with respect to any tax-forfeited land in Meeker
25.28County, city of Dassel, with the following legal descriptions:
25.29(1) Lots 1 through 12, Block 1, Summit Hills;
25.30(2) Lots 1 through 8, Block 2, Summit Hills;
25.31(3) Lots 1 through 33, Block 3, Summit Hills;
25.32(4) Lots 6-26, Block 3, now replatted and described as Lots 1-18, Block 1, Sunrise
25.33Circle;
25.34(5) Lots 1 through 11, Block 4, Summit Hills;
25.35(6) Lots 1 through 3, Block 5, Summit Hills;
26.1(7) Lots 1 through 10, Block 6, Summit Hills;
26.2(8) Lots 1 through 12, Block 7, Summit Hills;
26.3(9) Lots 1 through 4, Block 8, Summit Hills;
26.4(10) Lots 1 through 4, Block 9, Summit Hills; and
26.5(11) Outlots A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, Summit Hills.
26.6(b) This section expires June 30, 2026.

26.7    Sec. 43. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; MILLE LACS COUNTY.
26.8(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
26.9commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is
26.10described in paragraph (c).
26.11(b) The land must not be sold for less than the appraised value. The buyer must
26.12reimburse the commissioner for all costs and expenses, including staff costs, incurred by the
26.13commissioner in making the property salable and in selling the property. The commissioner
26.14may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
26.15(c) The land that may be sold is located in Mille Lacs County and is described as:
26.16that part of Government Lot 3, Section 33, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, described
26.17as follows:
26.18Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said corner being
26.19marked by a 2-1/2 inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land Management
26.20Monument); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed bearing,
26.21along the north line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the point of
26.22beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55
26.23seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with
26.24disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes
26.2555 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar
26.26with plastic cap stamped MN DNR LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27
26.27seconds East, a distance of 170.18 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR
26.28PROPERTY; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14
26.29feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod; thence continuing South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds
26.30West, a distance of 10.50 feet; thence North 07 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a
26.31distance of 70.68 feet; thence North 18 degrees 01 minute 43 seconds East, a distance of
26.32100.09 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 1.46 acres, more or less.
26.33(d) The land to be sold is part of a parcel that, as purchased by the state, borders on
26.34Mille Lacs Lake. The shoreline and at least 75 feet West of the shoreline will be retained
26.35by the state for natural resource purposes. The Department of Natural Resources has
27.1determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land to
27.2be sold were conveyed for use in the expansion of an existing cemetery.

27.3    Sec. 44. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
27.4WATER; MURRAY COUNTY.
27.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
27.6Murray County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
27.7paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
27.8(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
27.9general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
27.10(c) The land to be sold is located in Murray County and is described as the South 827
27.11feet of the East 632 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 108, Range 43,
27.12containing 12 acres (parcel identification number 07-010-0041).
27.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
27.14best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

27.15    Sec. 45. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
27.16WATER; OLMSTED COUNTY.
27.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
27.18commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
27.19public water that is described in paragraph (c).
27.20(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than
27.21the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
27.22that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if
27.23the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use
27.24of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to
27.25correct errors and ensure accuracy.
27.26(c) The land that may be sold is located in Olmsted County and is described as: that
27.27part of Lot 9 of State Subdivision of Section 16, Township 105 North, Range 13 West,
27.28lying north of the North Branch of the Root River. Containing 1.56 acres, more or less.
27.29(d) The land borders the North Branch of the Root River and the Root River County
27.30Park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
27.31for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best
27.32be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government and used for public
27.33park purposes.

28.1    Sec. 46. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC
28.2WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
28.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
28.41, St. Louis County may sell under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
28.5chapter 282, unleased tax-forfeited lakeshore lots that were surveyed at the time leased
28.6tax-forfeited lakeshore lots were surveyed pursuant to Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28.
28.7(b) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
28.8best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership or conveyed to public entities.

28.9    Sec. 47. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
28.10(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions
28.11in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the
28.12approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota Constitution,
28.13article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
28.14sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
28.15(b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The
28.16attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
28.17and ensure accuracy.
28.18(c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are
28.19described as:
28.20(1) Section 3, Township 54 North, Range 18 West; and
28.21(2) Sections 4 and 9, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.

28.22    Sec. 48. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
28.23(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
28.24subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
28.25Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
28.26according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
28.27exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).
28.28(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is
28.29described as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.
28.30(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders
28.31Low Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the
28.32Whiteface River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to
28.33waters by the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will
28.34improve access to adjacent state forest lands.

29.1    Sec. 49. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
29.2WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
29.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
29.41, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
29.5may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
29.6paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
29.7(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
29.8attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
29.9ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
29.10conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
29.11described in paragraph (c), clauses (5) and (6). An easement for each of the lands
29.12described in paragraph (c), clauses (5) and (6), must be 75 feet from the water's edge to
29.13provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by the Department
29.14of Natural Resources.
29.15(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
29.16(1) Lot 1, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First
29.17Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00010);
29.18(2) Lot 3, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First
29.19Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00020);
29.20(3) Lot 5, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First
29.21Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00030);
29.22(4) that part of Lot 1 lying south of the Fond Du Lac Road, city of Duluth, Section 7,
29.23Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-2730-00890);
29.24(5) that part of the easterly 260 feet of Lot 1 lying South of the Whiteface River,
29.25town of Cotton, Section 12, Township 54, Range 17 (PID 305-0020-02158);
29.26(6) Lot 1, except the southerly 1,120 feet, town of Cotton, Section 13, Township 54,
29.27Range 17 (PID 305-0020-02168);
29.28(7) Outlot B, Rest Haven Beach, town of Gnesen, Section 36, Township 52, Range
29.2914 (PID 375-0060-01270);
29.30(8) Lot 6, town of Ness, Section 7, Township 52, Range 19 (PID 470-0010-01130);
29.31(9) Lot 7, except the railway right-of-way, 2.65 acres, town of Brevator, Section 16,
29.32Township 50, Range 17 (PID 275-0013-01310);
29.33(10) Lot 6, except the railway right-of-way, 3.17 acres, town of Brevator, Section 16,
29.34Township 50, Range 17 (PID 275-0013-01260);
30.1(11) that part of Lot 8 lying between the Great Northern railway right-of-way and
30.2the bank of the St. Louis River, town of Brevator, Section 17, Township 50, Range 17
30.3(PID 275-0014-00070);
30.4(12) Lot 1 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way and except
30.5the easterly 375 feet and except the westerly 335 feet of the easterly 710 feet North of
30.6the railway right-of-way, town of Arrowhead, Section 27, Township 51, Range 19 (PID
30.7225-0070-00010);
30.8(13) Lot 2 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way, 3.13 acres,
30.9town of Arrowhead, Section 26, Township 51, Range 19 (PID 225-0050-00010);
30.10(14) Lot 4 South of the St. Louis River, except 2 acres for county road and except
30.11the railway right-of-way, 3.03 acres, town of Arrowhead, Section 25, Township 51, Range
30.1219 (PID 225-0030-00020);
30.13(15) Lot 3 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way, 3.02 acres,
30.14town of Arrowhead, Section 25, Township 51, Range 19 (PID 225-0030-00010);
30.15(16) Lot 2, except the railway right-of-way, 1.70 acres, town of Stoney Brook,
30.16Section 12, Township 50, Range 18 (PID 535-0010-01800);
30.17(17) an undivided 824/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, an
30.18undivided 525/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, and an undivided
30.191/3402 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, town of Culver, Section 28,
30.20Township 51, Range 18 (PIDs 310-0010-04620, 310-0010-04622, and 310-0010-04623);
30.21(18) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of Stoneybrook,
30.22Section 9, Township 50, Range 18 (PID 535-0010-01340);
30.23(19) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying South and East of
30.24Stoneybrook, Section 9, Township 50, Range 18 (PID 535-0010-01330);
30.25(20) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 9, Township 50, Range 18
30.26(PID 535-0010-01420); and
30.27(21) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 50,
30.28Range 18 (PID 535-0010-02470).
30.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
30.30best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

30.31    Sec. 50. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
30.32WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
30.33(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
30.34St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
30.35in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
31.1(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
31.2attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
31.3ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
31.4conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
31.5described in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), and (12). An easement for the lands
31.6described in paragraph (c), clause (1), must be 75 feet northerly of the centerline of the
31.7stream and 75 feet southerly of the centerline of the stream to the road right-of-way, except
31.8the West 33 feet, to provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management
31.9by the Department of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph
31.10(c), clauses (2) and (3), must be the South 150 feet lying West of County Road 48, to
31.11provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by the Department
31.12of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clause (6),
31.13must be 75 feet westerly of the centerline of the stream and 75 feet easterly of the centerline
31.14of the stream, to provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by
31.15the Department of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph
31.16(c), clause (12), must be 75 feet from water's edge, to provide riparian protection and
31.17access for anglers and for management by the Department of Natural Resources.
31.18(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
31.19(1) the West Half of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
31.20Section 5, Township 50, Range 14 (PID 010-2710-01450);
31.21(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of Canosia, Section 22,
31.22Township 51, Range 15 (PID 280-0014-00220);
31.23(3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of Canosia, Section 22,
31.24Township 51, Range 15 (PID 280-0014-00230);
31.25(4) Lots 54, 55, and 56, Lalonde Beach, town of Fairbanks, Section 6, Township 56,
31.26Range 12 (PID 335-0050-00530);
31.27(5) Lots 1 and 2, Sunnyside Park, town of Fine Lakes, Section 19, Township 50,
31.28Range 20 (PID 355-0030-00010);
31.29(6) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, town of Fredenberg, Section 10,
31.30Township 52, Range 15 (PID 365-0010-01640);
31.31(7) the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the
31.32railway right-of-way, 1.52 acres, town of Great Scott, Section 35, Township 58, Range 19
31.33(PID 385-0010-04210);
31.34(8) that part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter lying West of the railway
31.35right-of-way and North of the river, except the easterly 800 feet, town of Meadowlands,
31.36Section 15, Township 53, Range 18 (PID 440-0020-02103);
32.1(9) Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 62, Range 13 (PID 465-0030-00770);
32.2(10) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 62, Range 13 (PID 465-0030-00780);
32.3(11) the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of
32.4Waasa, Section 13, Township 60, Range 14 (PID 565-0010-02060); and
32.5(12) the North 5 acres of Lot 2, Fredenberg, Section 21, Township 52, Range 15
32.6(PID 365-0010-03680).
32.7(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
32.8best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

32.9    Sec. 51. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
32.10(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
32.11or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
32.12land described in paragraph (c).
32.13(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
32.14general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
32.15(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
32.16(1) Lot 7, Block 98, Neville Addition to Eveleth (PID 040-0145-01020);
32.17(2) the northerly 550 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, town of
32.18Colvin, Section 21, Township 56, Range 15 (PID 300-0010-03322);
32.19(3) Lot 8, Rearrangement Block 10, Ridgewood, city of Virginia, Section 18,
32.20Township 58, Range 17 (PID 090-0145-00080);
32.21(4) Lot 2, Block 4, Roosevelt Addition to Hibbing, city of Hibbing, Section 13,
32.22Township 57, Range 21 (PID 140-0200-00960);
32.23(5) the West 250 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 34,
32.24Township 56, Range 17 (PID 690-0010-05735);
32.25(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter which lies easterly, southerly, and westerly of
32.26the following described line: commencing at the southeast corner of said Section 27; thence
32.27North 89 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds West, assigned bearing, along the south line of said
32.28Section 27 1,786.84 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North
32.2915 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds West 55.43 feet; thence North 80 degrees 58 minutes 22
32.30seconds East 239.79 feet; thence North 42 degrees 41 minutes 33 seconds East 40.47 feet
32.31to the southerly right-of-way line of North Water Hen Road as described in documents
32.32numbered 0625886, 0575529, and 0571492; thence easterly along said southerly
32.33right-of-way of North Water Hen Road to said south line of Section 27 and said line there
32.34terminating, town of Ellsburg, Section 27, Township 55, Range 16 (PID 302-0010-04460);
33.1(7) Lot 10, except the East 10 feet, Block 2, city of Aurora, Section 9, Township
33.258, Range 15 (PID 100-0030-00340); and
33.3(8) all or part of Lot 4, except 2.71 acres for road, town of Linden Grove, Section 2,
33.4Township 62, Range 20 (PID 430-0010-00220).
33.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
33.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

33.7    Sec. 52. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
33.8WATER; SCOTT COUNTY.
33.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
33.10Scott County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
33.11paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
33.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
33.13general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
33.14(c) The land to be sold is located in Scott County and is described as: Lot 2, Block 5,
33.15Timber Trails (PID 270610360).
33.16(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
33.17best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

33.18    Sec. 53. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND
33.19BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WABASHA COUNTY.
33.20(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
33.21and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Wabasha County may
33.22sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
33.23in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
33.24(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
33.25general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
33.26(c) The land to be sold is located in Wabasha County and is described as:
33.27Outlot F, Eaglewood Estates First Addition to the city of Lake City, according to the
33.28plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, Wabasha County,
33.29Minnesota. Excepting therefrom: that part of Outlot F, Eaglewood Estates First Addition,
33.30lying within Eaglewood Estates Second Addition, according to the plat on file and of
33.31record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, Wabasha County, Minnesota. Also excepting
33.32therefrom: that part of said Outlot F that lies northerly of the following described line:
33.33beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 6, Block 2, Eaglewood Estates Second Addition;
34.1thence westerly to a point on the westerly line of said Outlot F, distant 361.58 feet southerly
34.2of the northwest corner of said Outlot F and there terminating (parcel R22.01851.00).
34.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would
34.4best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

34.5    Sec. 54. EFFECTIVE DATE.
34.6Sections 1 to 53 are effective the day following final enactment.
"34.7Delete the title and insert:

"34.8A bill for an act

34.9relating to state lands; providing for valuation of bond-financed property;
34.10modifying provisions for sale and exchange of state land; modifying prior sales
34.11authorization; providing for release of certain reversionary interest; designating
34.12state waysides and forests; adding to and deleting from state forests and parks;
34.13authorizing sales, conveyances, and exchange of certain state lands;amending
34.14Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.013, by adding a subdivision; 89.021, by
34.15adding a subdivision; 92.115, by adding a subdivision; 94.3495, subdivisions 2,
34.163, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2; Laws
34.172012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, 5, 9; proposing coding for new
34.18law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 94.
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35.1	We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.
35.2	Senate Conferees:
35.3	.....		.....
35.4	Foung Hawj		Tom Saxhaug
35.5	.....
35.6	Bill Weber
35.7	House Conferees:
35.8	.....		.....
35.9	Debra Kiel		Tom Hackbarth
35.10	.....
35.11	Robert Ecklund