1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.5 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
1.6 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
1.7 	described in paragraph (c).
1.8 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.9 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.10 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
1.11 	(1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st 
1.12 	Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
1.13 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range 
1.14 	15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road 
1.15 	running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No. 
1.16 	135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner 
1.17 	of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north 
1.18 	line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West 
1.19 	102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South 
1.20 	28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes 
1.21 	42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve 
1.22 	concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15 
2.1 	minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said 
2.2 	curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
2.3 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44 
2.4 	feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds 
2.5 	East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of way line and said line there terminating. Surface 
2.6 	only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
2.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
2.8 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.