Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                         CHAPTER 35--S.F.No. 325
           An act relating to state lands; authorizing sale of a 
          fractional interest in certain land in Bear Island 
          state forest; correcting an erroneous description in a 
          certain St. Louis county land sale authority; amending 
          Laws 1982, chapter 434, section 2. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [BEAR ISLAND STATE FOREST; FRACTIONAL 
INTEREST.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [FINDINGS.] The state of Minnesota acquired 
by gift in 1956 an undivided 1/16 interest in the Northeast 
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 63 
North, Range 11 West.  The deed of gift conveyed the fractional 
interest "for any purpose pertaining to the activities of the 
department of conservation, state of Minnesota, or any of its 
divisions."  The state of Minnesota has not attempted to 
partition the land or otherwise make use of this fractional 
interest.  The remaining 15/16 interest is owned by one person, 
who desires to erect a home on the land.  This home would not 
interfere with the state's management of the surrounding land as 
a state forest.  Income from the sale of the state's fractional 
interest would serve conservation purposes better than continued 
ownership of the fractional interest.  
     Subd. 2.  [CONVEYANCE.] The commissioner of natural 
resources shall convey, in the name of the state and in a form 
approved by the attorney general, to Tim Grahek, 758 East 
Madison Street, Ely, Minnesota 55731, the following described 
interest in land:  an undivided 1/16 interest in the Northeast 
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 63 
North, Range 11 West.  Consideration for the conveyance shall be 
the appraised value of the fractional interest conveyed.  The 
commissioner of natural resources shall have the land appraised 
by not less than two appraisers, at least one of whom shall be a 
resident of the county where the land is situated.  Each 
appraiser shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, 
take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and 
impartially discharge his duties as appraiser according to the 
best of his ability and that he is not interested directly or 
indirectly in any of the lands to be appraised or the timber or 
improvements thereon or in the purchase thereof and has entered 
into no agreement or combination to purchase the same or any 
part thereof, which oath shall be attached to the appraisal 
report.  The cost of the appraisal shall be added to and made a 
part of the appraised value of the fractional interest in lands 
to be sold.  The commissioner of natural resources shall certify 
the total appraised value of the fractional interest.  Proceeds 
from the sale are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
resources for purposes pertaining to the activities of the 
department.  
    Sec. 2.  Laws 1982, chapter 434, section 2, is amended to 
read: 
    Sec. 2.  [STATE LAND CONVEYANCE.] 
    St. Louis County may sell to James Madzey, at private sale 
but otherwise in the manner provided for appaisal, sale and 
conveyance of tax-forfeited land in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 
282, the following described real property in St. Louis County:  
 N. 100' of the E. 187' of NE-SW NE quarter of the SW 
quarter, Section 24 17, Township 63 56, Range 20 18. 
    The county shall provide a more accurate legal description 
of the property if it finds it appropriate. 
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     This act is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Approved April 13, 1983