Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 249-S.F.No. 127 
                  An act relating to state lands; authorizing the 
                  conveyance of certain tax-forfeited and acquired land 
                  that borders public water or natural wetlands in 
                  Hennepin county. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON 
        PUBLIC WATER OR NATURAL WETLANDS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, TO THE CITY 
        OF EDEN PRAIRIE.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding 
        Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, and 
        the public sale provision of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
        Hennepin county may convey to the city of Eden Prairie, without 
        consideration, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water or 
        natural wetlands in the city of Eden Prairie that is described 
        in subdivision 2, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
        Statutes, chapter 282. 
           (b) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
        Eden Prairie for park and open space purposes. 
           (c) The conveyance 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 park and open space 
        purposes under applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations. 
           Subd. 2.  [DESCRIPTION.] The land that may be conveyed is 
        located in Hennepin county and is designated as PIN No. 
        25-116-22-33-0003.  It is legally described as:  That Part of 
        Outlot I, Bluffs West, Embraced within the Southwest quarter of 
        Section 25, Township 116, Range 22, according to the plat on 
        file in the office of the Hennepin county recorder. 
           Sec. 2.  [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
        282.018, subdivision 1, and the sale provision of Minnesota 
        Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin county may convey to the city of 
        Champlin for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering 
        public water that is described in paragraph (c). 
           (b) The conveyance 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 park purposes. 
           (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin 
        county and is described as: 
           That part of Lot 11, Block 5, auditor's subdivision No. 5, 
        Hennepin county, Minnesota, lying North of a line parallel with 
        and distant 43.0 feet North of the South line of Government Lot 
        3, Section 19, Township 120, Range 21, Hennepin county, 
        Minnesota, and lying East of a line parallel with and distant 
        36.5 feet East of the West line of said Government Lot 3 (except 
        U.S. Highway No. 169).  Subject to permanent easement for 
        sanitary sewers granted to the metropolitan council on March 2, 
        1995, by the Hennepin county auditor.  Subject to easements of 
        record. 
           (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
        the city of Champlin for park purposes. 
           Sec. 3.  [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
        282.018, subdivision 1, Hennepin county may sell to the 
        Minnesota department of transportation the tax-forfeited land 
        bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). 
           (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the 
        attorney general. 
           (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in the city of 
        Champlin, Hennepin county and is described as:  
           That part of Lot 11, Block 5, auditor's subdivision No. 15, 
        Hennepin county, Minnesota, lying South of a line parallel with 
        and distant 43.0 feet North of the South line of Government Lot 
        3, Section 19, Township 120, Range 21, Hennepin county, 
        Minnesota, and lying West of a line parallel with and distant 
        36.5 feet East of the West line of said Government Lot 3 (except 
        U.S. Highway No. 169).  Subject to permanent easement for 
        sanitary sewers granted to the metropolitan council on March 2, 
        1995, by the Hennepin county auditor.  Subject to easements of 
        record. 
           Sec. 4.  [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
        282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provision of 
        Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin county may convey to 
        the city of Corcoran for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 
        bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). 
           (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the 
        attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the 
        state of Minnesota if it is not used for open space and for 
        creek and floodplain maintenance. 
           (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin 
        county and is described as: 
           That part of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter 
        lying southwesterly of county road No. 10 and lying 
        northwesterly of a line bearing North 46 degrees 30 minutes 8 
        seconds East from a point in South line thereof, distant 47.4 
        feet East from Southwest corner thereof and running to the 
        centerline of county road No. 10 and lying southeasterly of a 
        line bearing North 46 degrees 30 minutes 8 seconds East from a 
        point in West line thereof distant 362.63 feet North from 
        Southwest corner thereof and running to centerline of county 
        road No. 10 subject to a permanent easement for highway purposes 
        as described in registrar of titles document No. 2405452, 
        recorded July 30, 1993, in volume 2077, page 622704. 
           (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by 
        the city of Corcoran for open space and for creek and floodplain 
        maintenance. 
           Sec. 5.  [SALE OF STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
        94.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4, the commissioner may sell the 
        acquired state land bordering public water that is described in 
        paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
        Statutes, chapter 94. 
           (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
        attorney general. 
           (c) The land that may be sold is located on Lake 
        Minnetonka, in Hennepin county, in the city of Orono and is 
        described as follows:  
           PARCEL 1. 
           That part of the West 15.7 feet of the East 539 feet of 
           Government Lot 1, Section Eight (8), Township One Hundred 
           Seventeen (117), Range Twenty-three (23), lying North of a 
           line drawn at right angles to the east line of said section 
           at a point 394.5 feet South of the meander corner on the 
           east line of said section together with an easement for 
           road purposes over that part of said 15.7 feet lying 
           southerly of said line and North of the county road. 
           ALSO, all that part of Government Lot 1, Section 8, 
           Township 117, Range 23, described as follows:  Commencing 
           at a point where a line drawn parallel with and distant 539 
           feet West of the east line of Section 8 intersects the 
           northerly line of county road known as Markeville and Maple 
           Plain Road; thence North parallel with said section line 
           556.0 feet to the shore of Maxwell's Bay, Lake Minnetonka; 
           thence southwesterly along the shore of said lake 188.78 
           feet to a point which is 710.1 feet West of said section 
           line and also the northeasterly corner of land conveyed by 
           deed recorded in Book 488 of Deeds, p. 237; thence 
           southerly along the easterly line of land so deeded 400 
           feet to the northerly line of said county road, said point 
           being 724 feet West of the section line; thence 
           southeasterly along said county road to the point of 
           commencement, EXCEPT the West 70 feet thereof, said 70 feet 
           being measured at right angles from the westerly line 
           thereof; EXCEPT that part of the entire above described 
           premises lying South of a line drawn at right angles to the 
           east line of said section at a point 394.5 feet South of 
           the meander corner of the east line of said section, 
           together with an easement for road purposes over the West 
           15 feet of that part of the above described premises lying 
           southerly of the line drawn at right angles to the east 
           line of said section at a point 394.5 feet South of the 
           meander corner on the east line of said section, according 
           to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the 
           office of the Hennepin County Recorder. 
           PARCEL 2. 
           The West 15.7 feet of the East 539 feet of that part of 
           Government Lot 1 lying North of a road, ALL IN Section 8, 
           Township 117, Range 23, and all that part of Lot 1, Section 
           8, Township 117, Range 23, described as follows:  
           Commencing at a point where a line drawn parallel with and 
           distant 539 feet West of the east line of said Section 8 
           intersects the northerly line of county road known as 
           Markeville and Maple Plain Road; thence North parallel with 
           said section line 556.0 feet to the shore of Maxwell's Bay, 
           Lake Minnetonka; thence southwesterly along the shore of 
           said lake 188.78 feet to a point which is 710.1 feet West 
           of said section line and also the northeasterly corner of 
           land conveyed by deed recorded in Book 488 of Deeds, p. 
           237; thence southerly along the easterly line of land so 
           deeded 400 feet to the northerly line of said county road, 
           said point being 724 feet West of the section line; thence 
           southeasterly along said county road to the point of 
           commencement, EXCEPT the West 70 feet thereof, EXCEPT that 
           part of the entire above described premises lying South of 
           a line drawn at right angles to the east line of said 
           section at a point 494.5 feet South of the meander corner 
           on the east line of said section, said last described line 
           being designated as line "A", and EXCEPT that part of the 
           entire above described premises lying North of a line drawn 
           at right angles to the east line of said section at a point 
           394.5 feet South of the meander corner on the east line of 
           said section. 
           PARCEL 3. 
           Commencing at a point distant 447.8 feet West of a point in 
           the east line of Government Lot 1 distant 376.35 feet South 
           from the meander corner at the northeast corner of Lot 1; 
           thence South 82.05 feet; thence South 11 degrees 47 minutes 
           West 115.38 feet to the actual point of beginning; thence 
           continuing South 11 degrees 47 minutes West 103.17 feet; 
           thence South 12 degrees 37 minutes East 71 feet to the 
           northerly line of County Road No. 51; thence westerly along 
           said road line 47.2 feet to a point distant 523.3 feet West 
           from the east line of Lot 1; thence North parallel with 
           said east line to a point due West from point of beginning; 
           thence East to beginning, Section 8, Township 117, Range 23.
           PARCEL 4. 
           Lot 1, Block 1, Moellers Addition, according to the 
           recorded plat thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 
           (d) The proceeds from the sale must be deposited in the 
        state treasury and credited to the water recreation account and 
        are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for 
        acquisition of water access sites. 
           Sec. 6.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Sections 1 to 5 are effective on the day following final 
        enactment. 
           Presented to the governor May 30, 1995 
           Signed by the governor June 1, 1995, 11:29 a.m.