Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 407-H.F.No. 2622 
                  An act relating to state lands; authorizing the 
                  department of natural resources to sell certain state 
                  land in the counties of Itasca and St. Louis. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [SALE OF SCHOOL TRUST FUND LAND IN ITASCA 
        COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 89.01, 
        subdivision 5, the commissioner of natural resources may sell 
        school trust fund land in Itasca county described in this 
        section in the manner prescribed for trust fund land under 
        Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.  The land and improvements must 
        be appraised separately.  If the purchasers are not Scott and 
        Julie Ramsdell for parcel number 1 or Corrine DeWitt for parcel 
        number 2, the purchaser must reimburse the owner of the 
        improvements for the appraised value of the improvements. 
           (b) The land to be conveyed is two parcels.  Parcel number 
        1, consisting of approximately 5.33 acres, is that part of the 
        North Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 147 
        North, Range 25 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Itasca 
        County, Minnesota described as follows:  Commencing at the 
        Northwest corner of said North Half of the Northeast Quarter; 
        thence East, bearing assigned, on the North line thereof 428.89 
        feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; 
        thence continue East 981.31 feet; thence South 235.00 feet to 
        intersect the South line of the North 235.00 feet of the North 
        Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence West on said South line 
        995.99 feet to intersect a line bearing South 3 degrees 28 
        minutes 33 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence 
        North 3 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds East 235.43 feet to the 
        point of beginning and there terminate. 
           Parcel number 2 consisting of approximately 1.08 acres, is 
        that part of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 
        16, Township 147 North, Range 25 West of the Fifth Principal 
        Meridian, Itasca County, Minnesota described as follows:  
        Commencing at the Northwest corner of said North Half of the 
        Northeast Quarter; thence East, bearing assigned, on the North 
        line thereof 228.89 feet to the point of beginning of the land 
        to be described; thence continue East 200.00 feet; thence South 
        3 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds West 235.43 feet to intersect 
        the South line of the North 235.00 feet of said North Half of 
        the Northeast Quarter; thence West on said south line 200.00 
        feet to intersect a line bearing South 3 degrees 28 minutes 33 
        seconds West from the point of beginning; thence North 3 degrees 
        28 minutes 33 seconds East 235.43 feet to the point of beginning 
        and there terminate. 
           (c) The land sales will resolve an inadvertent trespass 
        that was identified by a private survey.  The public interest 
        will be best served when this trespass is resolved. 
           Sec. 2.  [ST. LOUIS COUNTY CANNISTER SITE.] 
           Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 89.01, 
        subdivision 5, or any other law to the contrary, the sale by the 
        commissioner of natural resources of the following described 
        state land located inside Kabetogama State Forest to St. Louis 
        County is hereby ratified and confirmed:  The Northwest Quarter 
        of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, 
        Township 68 North, Range 20 West, St. Louis County. 
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
        enactment. 
           Presented to the governor April 8, 1994 
           Signed by the governor April 11, 1994, 2:26 p.m.