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Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session
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CHAPTER 238-S.F.No. 1444
An act relating to state lands; providing for the sale
of certain tax-forfeited lands in St. Louis,
Koochiching, Hennepin, and Fillmore counties;
authorizing conveyance of certain state lands to the
city of Eveleth; authorizing conveyance of lots within
the Mississippi headwaters corridor; authorizing a
sale of land to the city of Mankato; amending Laws
1995, chapter 108, section 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. [TRANSFER OF NONCONFORMING SHORELAND LOTS
WITHIN MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS CORRIDOR.]
Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] The definitions in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.365, apply to this section.
Subd. 2. [AUTHORIZATION.] Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.215, the counties of Crow Wing, Hubbard,
Cass, and Morrison may allow the sale or transfer, as a separate
parcel, of a lot within shoreland, as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.205, subdivision 4, that:
(1) is located wholly within the Mississippi headwaters
corridor, as identified in the plan or is located anywhere
within Hubbard county;
(2) is one of a group of two or more contiguous lots that
have been under the same common ownership since July 1, 1981;
and
(3) does not meet the residential lot size requirements in
the model standards and criteria adopted by the commissioner of
natural resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.211.
Subd. 3. [SELLER TO INFORM BUYER.] Before a contiguous lot
is sold under the authority granted in subdivision 2, the seller
shall inform the buyer in writing of the extent to which the lot
does not meet the residential lot size requirements in the model
standards and criteria adopted by the commissioner of natural
resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.211.
Subd. 4. [REPEALER.] This section is repealed effective
January 1, 1997.
Sec. 2. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON
PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis county may sell by
private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that
are described in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) under the
remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. The
conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
(b) The land to be conveyed is located in Greenwood
township and is described as follows:
That part of unplatted Government Lot 5 in section 1,
Township 62, Range 17 lying within the following lines:
(1) on the south by the southerly line of Government Lot 5,
(2) on the west by the easterly line of the westerly 25
feet of Lot 2, Breezy Point Third Addition extended
northerly to the shoreline, and (3) on the east by the
easterly line of Government Lot 5, being .07 acres more or
less.
The property is a small intervening strip of land between
Lake Vermilion and private property. The St. Louis county
auditor and assessor have reviewed the proposed sale and have
determined that the purchase price is equitable and that this
sale best serves the land management interests of St. Louis
county.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Greenwood
township and is described as follows:
That part of unplatted Government Lot 5 in Section 1,
Township 62, Range 17 lying within the following lines:
(1) on the south by the southerly line of Government Lot 5,
(2) on the west by the westerly line of Lot 2, Breezy Point
Third Addition extended northerly to the shoreline, and (3)
on the east by the easterly line of the westerly 25 feet of
Lot 2, Breezy Point Third Addition extended northerly to
the shoreline, being .02 acres more or less.
The property is a small intervening strip of land between
Lake Vermilion and private property. The St. Louis county
auditor and assessor have reviewed the proposed sale and have
determined that the purchase price is equitable and that this
sale best serves the land management interests of St. Louis
county.
(d) The land to be conveyed is described as follows:
That part of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northwest
one-quarter of Section 5, Township 55 North, Range 14 West
of the 4th principal meridian, further described as
follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said
Sixteenth Section which is a five-eighths inch iron rod,
thence Westerly on the North line a distance of 11.55 feet
to the highwater mark of Whiteface Reservoir, thence along
the highwater mark; azimuth=189 degrees, 36 minutes, 13
seconds a distance of 42.80 feet; thence azimuth=241
degrees, 00 minutes, 26 seconds a distance of 100.09 feet;
thence azimuth=264 degrees, 57 minutes, 17 seconds a
distance of 71.34 feet; thence azimuth=123 degrees, 53
minutes, 18 seconds a distance of 62.08 feet; thence
azimuth=157 degrees, 11 minutes, 24 seconds a distance of
50.37 feet; thence azimuth=103 degrees, 24 minutes, 42
seconds a distance of 56.77 feet; thence azimuth=63
degrees, 53 minutes, 21 seconds a distance of 59.80 feet to
a point on the East line of said Sixteenth Section; thence
Northerly on the East line a distance of 165.28 feet to the
point of beginning. This parcel contains 0.36 acres more
or less.
This sale will resolve a problem arising from a resurvey.
The St. Louis county auditor and assessor have reviewed the
proposed sale and have determined that the purchase price is
equitable and that this sale best serves the land management
interests of St. Louis county.
Sec. 3. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON
PUBLIC WATERS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.]
Subdivision 1. [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
St. Louis county may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering
public water that are described in subdivision 2, under the
remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general.
(c) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if the lands were
returned to private ownership.
Subd. 2. [DESCRIPTIONS.] The parcels of land that may be
conveyed are located in St. Louis county and, as set forth in
each of the following clauses, are legally described as
specified and are located on the water body named.
(1) Lots 88 and 89, Plat of Vermilion Dells, Sec. 11, Twp.
62, Rge. 16 W. Located on Lake Vermilion;
(2) That part of Lot 90 lying within Sec. 2, Twp. 62, Rge.
16 W. Located on Lake Vermilion; and
(3) That part of Lot 90 lying within Sec. 11, Twp. 62, Rge.
16 W. Located on Lake Vermilion.
Sec. 4. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, Koochiching county may sell for not less
than the appraised value the tax-forfeited land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general.
(c) The land that may be conveyed is three parcels.
Parcel number 1 is: Plat of Forest Point - Lot 62.
Parcel number 2 is: Two acres of Government Lot 2
described as follows:
Commencing at waters edge of Rainy River where 1/4 line on
West side of Lot 2 intersects said river, thence due South 40
rods alongside 1/4 line, thence due East 8 rods, thence due
North 40 rods, thence due West 8 rods to place of beginning.
Section 33, Township 160N, Range 26W.
Parcel number 3 is: Plat of Mizpah - Lots 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, and 18, Block 4.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if the lands described
in paragraph (c) were returned to private ownership.
Sec. 5. [FILLMORE COUNTY; SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND TO
THE CITY OF PRESTON.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Fillmore county may sell to the
city of Preston the tax-forfeited lands bordering the Root river
in the city of Preston that are described in paragraph (c),
under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
282.
(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the
state of Minnesota if it is not used for recreational trail
purposes.
(c) The land that may be conveyed is legally described as
Lots 3 and 4, Block 3, John Kaercher's Addition, City of Preston.
(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by
the city for recreational trail purposes.
Sec. 6. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, Hennepin county may sell the tax-forfeited land
bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) under
the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and subject to a restrictive covenant in a form
prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources, which
includes at least a 120-foot strip for protection along Shingle
Creek and also protection of associated wetlands.
(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in the city of
Brooklyn Park, Hennepin county, and is described as:
That part of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
of section 30, township 119, range 21, lying south of the north
520.14 feet thereof and lying northwesterly of a line drawn from
a point on the east line of said southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter distant 150.60 feet south of the northeast
corner thereof to a point on the south line of said southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter distant 80 feet east of the
southwest corner thereof.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if the lands were
returned to private ownership.
Sec. 7. Laws 1995, chapter 108, section 5, is amended to
read:
Sec. 5. [SALE OF TRUST FUND LANDS.]
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the following
described trust fund lands, Lot 1, Block 1, Gold Mine on the
River, and Government Lot 7, except the part platted as Lots 2
and 3, all in Section 36, Township 67 North, Range 18 West, St.
Louis county, may be sold to the lessee under the provisions in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.
Sec. 8. [SALE OF IRRRB LANDS.]
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to
94.13, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board may
convey on behalf of the state, the land described in this
section to the city of Eveleth for no consideration. The land
that may be conveyed is described as follows: That part of the
Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section
17, Township 57 North, Range 17 West lying east of the east
right-of-way line of State Highway No. 53, and containing 1.31
acres more or less.
The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney
general, must provide that the land reverts to the state if it
ceases to be used for a public purpose, and must reserve to the
state all minerals and mineral rights. The city of Eveleth must
pay any costs and expenses related to the conveyance.
The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board has
determined that this parcel of land is not needed for its
purposes and that the city of Eveleth needs it for municipal
purposes.
Sec. 9. [MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY.]
Mankato State University may sell to the city of Mankato
for fair market value approximately 2.66 acres of land in the
area of Warren Street, Stadium Road, and Hiniker Mill Road for
use as a detention basin. The university may also grant the
city of Mankato a permanent utility easement in order to provide
the city access to the basin.
Sec. 10. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Sections 1 to 9 are effective the day following final
enactment.
Presented to the governor May 23, 1995
Signed by the governor May 25, 1995, 2:47 p.m.
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