Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 275-H.F.No. 1009 
           An act relating to natural resources; authorizing 
          additions to and deletions from certain state parks; 
          authorizing the leasing of land in Lake Maria state 
          park; authorizing nonpark use of land in Interstate 
          and Fort Snelling state parks; authorizing the sale of 
          certain deleted lands. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [ADDITIONS TO AND DELETIONS FROM CERTAIN STATE 
PARKS.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [85.012] [Subd. 2.] [BANNING STATE PARK, 
PINE COUNTY.] The following area is deleted from Banning state 
park:  That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
Quarter of Section 15, Township 42 North, Range 20 West of the 
4th P.M. platted as the Original Townsite of Sandstone.  
    Subd. 2.  [85.012] [Subd. 15.] [FATHER HENNEPIN STATE PARK, 
MILLE LACS COUNTY.] The following area is added to Father 
Hennepin state park:  Lots 3, 4, and 5, Block 1, Christiansen's 
Addition to the Village of Isle.  
    Subd. 3.  [85.012] [Subd. 49.] [ST. CROIX STATE PARK, PINE 
COUNTY.] The following area is deleted from St. Croix state 
park:  The Northwest Quarter and the West Half of the Northeast 
Quarter of Section 28, Township 41 North, Range 18 West of the 
4th P.M.  
    Subd. 4.  [85.012] [Subd. 50.] [SAKATAH LAKE STATE PARK, LE 
SUEUR AND RICE COUNTIES.] The following area is deleted from 
Sakatah Lake state park:  That part of Government Lot 6 of 
Section 26, Township 109 North, Range 23 West, described as 
follows:  Commencing at the southeast corner of said Section 26; 
thence North along the east line of said section a distance of 
1754.5 feet; thence deflecting 110 degrees 07 minutes left a 
distance of 536.9 feet; thence deflecting 03 degrees 23 minutes 
left a distance of 741.1 feet; thence deflecting 113 degrees 30 
minutes right a distance of 45.0 feet to the south line of said 
Government Lot 6 and the point of beginning; thence continuing 
along the last described line a distance of 233.0 feet; thence 
deflecting 90 degrees 00 minutes right a distance of 21.0 feet; 
thence deflecting 90 degrees 00 minutes right a distance of 
232.8 feet to the south line of said Government Lot 6; thence 
westerly along said south line 21.0 feet to the point of 
beginning.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 
to 94.16, the commissioner of natural resources may sell the 
land so deleted from the park to adjacent landowners to resolve 
a survey error.  The land shall be conveyed in a form approved 
by the attorney general for a consideration of not less than the 
appraised value.  
    Subd. 5.  [85.012] [Subd. 55a.] [TETTEGOUCHE STATE PARK, 
LAKE COUNTY.] (a) The following areas are added to Tettegouche 
state park: 
    (1) Government Lot 3 and that part of Government Lot 4 of 
Section 22, Township 56 North, Range 7 West, which lies 
southeasterly of a line run parallel with and distant 100 feet 
southeasterly of the first following described line and easterly 
of the second following described line:  1.  Beginning at a 
point on the north and south quarter line of Section 28, 
Township 56 North, Range 7 West, distant 362 feet south of the 
north quarter corner thereof; thence run northeasterly at an 
angle of 67 degrees 38 minutes with said north and south quarter 
line for 765.2 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle of 
21 degrees 04 minutes for 818.5 feet; thence deflect to the left 
at an angle of 20 degrees 46 minutes for 1067.9 feet; thence 
deflect to the right at an angle of 36 degrees 00 minutes for 
1055.8 feet; thence deflect to the left on a 4 degree 00 minute 
curve, delta angle 24 degrees 58 minutes for 400.2 feet to Point 
"A"; thence continue along said curve for 224.0 feet; thence 
northeasterly along the tangent of said curve for 400.0 feet and 
there terminating; 2.  Beginning at Point "A" of the above 
described line; thence run southeasterly at right angles to the 
tangent of said 4 degree 00 minute curve at said point for 500 
feet; thence run southwesterly to a point on the west line of 
said Section 22, distant 100 feet south of the meander corner on 
the north shore of Lake Superior; and 
    (2) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 15, Township 
56 North, Range 7 West, described as follows:  Beginning at the 
water line of Lake Superior on the north and south line between 
Government Lots 1 and 2 of said Section 15; thence North 5 
degrees West 7 chains; thence North 61 degrees East 3 chains and 
57 links; thence North 47 degrees East 3 chains and 25 links; 
thence South 30 degrees East to the water line of Lake Superior; 
thence westerly along said water line to the point of beginning. 
    (b) The following described area, to be known as the 
Palisade Valley Unit, also is added to Tettegouche state park: 
The West Half of Section 16; the South Half, the South Half of 
the Northwest Quarter, the South Half of the Northeast Quarter 
and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 
17; the South Half, the South Half of the Northeast Quarter, the 
South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of 
the Northwest Quarter of Section 18; the West Half and the 
Northeast Quarter of Section 19; the Northwest Quarter of the 
Northwest Quarter of Section 20; the Northwest Quarter of 
Section 30; all in Township 56 North, Range 7 West.  All of 
Sections 13, 24 and 25; Government Lot 6 of Section 12; the East 
Half of the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Southeast 
Quarter of Section 26; all in Township 56 North, Range 8 West. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 85.012, subdivision 1, 
tax-forfeited land located within the Palisade Valley Unit is 
not withdrawn from sale and transferred from the custody of the 
county board.  The commissioner shall manage the unit as a 
recreational state park as provided in section 86A.05, 
subdivision 3, but without major new development such as roads 
or campgrounds, other than hiking trails and backpack-only 
campsites.  In addition to other activities authorized within 
Tettegouche state park, the following activities are permitted 
in the Palisade Valley Unit:  (1) public hunting, trapping, and 
fishing; (2) the continued leasing of hunting cabins on 
tax-forfeited land for not more than 40 years after the 
effective date of this section; and (3) the continued use of 
snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles on roads and designated 
trails existing on the effective date of this section, including 
existing routes to Bear and Bean lakes.  The commissioner shall 
promulgate rules for the Palisade Valley Unit that are 
consistent with this section. 
    (c) The commissioner shall establish an advisory committee 
to provide advice regarding the planning, development, and 
operation of Tettegouche state park. 
     Sec. 2.  [LAKE MARIA STATE PARK; LIMITED TERM LEASE.] 
    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 85.011, 
85.012, 85.053, 86A.05, and 92.50, the commissioner of natural 
resources may lease up to five acres of land in Lake Maria state 
park to the party who deeded the land to the state for park 
purposes if the commissioner determines that: 
    (1) the lease will not impair public use of the park; and 
    (2) use of the leased land by the lessee will have minimal 
impact on the park. 
    The lease must have a term of not more than ten years, must 
not be renewable, and may include additional terms and 
conditions agreed to by the parties. 
    Sec. 3.  [NONPARK USE OF LAND IN INTERSTATE PARK; 85.012, 
Subd. 28.] 
    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 85.011, 
85.012, 85.053, 86A.05, and 92.50, the commissioner of natural 
resources may lease, upon such terms and conditions as the 
commissioner may prescribe, and in a form approved by the 
attorney general, up to four acres of land within Interstate 
park to the Chisago County Historical Society for the St. Croix 
Valley Heritage Center.  The lease may be for a period not to 
exceed 50 years and, at the request of the lessee, may be 
extended by the commissioner for a period not to exceed another 
50 years.  The lease must provide that the lease terminates and 
the land returns to the state if the land is not used for the 
Heritage Center.  
     Sec. 4.  [NON-PARK USE OF LAND IN FORT SNELLING STATE PARK; 
STUDY OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE PARK.] 
    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85 and 
86A, the commissioner of natural resources may authorize the 
United States Army to use, occupy, and maintain without charge 
by the state, but at no expense to the commissioner, the portion 
of Fort Snelling state park that is designated in the official 
records and drawings of the former Veterans Administration 
Hospital Reserve as area "J," and being that part of the 
property conveyed to the state of Minnesota by the United States 
of America on August 17, 1971, lying east of Taylor avenue, 
which contains 35.38 acres, more or less.  The use, occupancy, 
and maintenance may be conditioned upon terms prescribed by the 
commissioner. 
    (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall examine 
whether the continued inclusion in Fort Snelling state park of 
the property described in paragraph (a), together with that 
portion of land conveyed in the same deed that lies west of 
Taylor avenue and is commonly referred to as officers row, which 
contains 10.5 acres, more or less, is appropriate.  The 
examination must include recommendations on the appropriate use 
of the area and an analysis of the options available to the 
state for use of the area under the 1971 conveyance agreement.  
The commissioner shall report the findings to the legislature by 
January 15, 1992. 
    Sec. 5.  [GRANT AUTHORITY.] 
    The commissioner of natural resources may make a grant to 
the Chisago County Historical Society for architectural planning 
for the St. Croix Valley Heritage Center.  The grant must be 
made from money appropriated to the commissioner for acquisition 
and enhancement of state parks and must be matched equally with 
funds provided by the Chisago County Historical Society. 
    Sec. 6.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final 
enactment.  Section 5 is effective July 1, 1991. 
    Presented to the governor May 29, 1991 
    Signed by the governor June 1, 1991, 3:49 p.m.