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Minnesota Session Laws - 1996, Regular Session
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CHAPTER 319-H.F.No. 2846
An act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale
of certain tax-forfeited lands in Aitkin, Anoka, Crow
Wing, Faribault, Hubbard, St. Louis, Sherburne,
Wadena, and Washington counties; authorizing the sale
of certain trust land in Crow Wing county; requiring
the conveyance of certain state land to the city of
Hastings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON
PUBLIC WATER; WADENA COUNTY.]
Subdivision 1. [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Wadena 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 county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if the lands were
returned to private ownership.
(c) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and must reserve to the state an easement 66
feet in width, measured from the ordinary high water level of
Union Creek, for trout stream management.
Subd. 2. [DESCRIPTIONS.] The lands that may be conveyed
are located in Wadena county and are legally described as
follows:
(1) City of Wadena (Parcel No. 22700080), Lot Eight (8),
Block One (1), Winkels Addition to Wadena, according to the plat
on file in the office of the Wadena County Recorder;
(2) City of Wadena (Parcel No. 227700100), Lot Ten (10),
Block One (1), Winkels Addition to Wadena, according to the plat
on file in the office of the Wadena County Recorder; and
(3) City of Wadena (Parcel No. 227700120), Lot Twelve (12),
Block One (1), Winkels Additions to Wadena, according to the
plat on file in the office of the Wadena County Recorder.
Sec. 2. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING ON
PUBLIC WATER; ANOKA COUNTY.]
Subdivision 1. [SALE REQUIREMENTS.] (a) Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Anoka county may convey the tax-forfeited lands bordering public
water that are described in subdivision 2 under the remaining
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if the lands were sold
to the cities in which they are located.
(c) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and must provide that the lands revert to the
state if they are not used for open space purposes.
(d) No landscape changes, stormwater discharge, or
watercourse alterations that affect the hydrology and vegetative
characteristics of the lands are allowed beyond those conditions
that exist at the time of the transfer or sale in order that the
wetland characteristics and resulting wildlife habitats are
maintained in perpetuity.
Subd. 2. [DESCRIPTIONS.] The lands that may be conveyed
are located in Anoka county and are legally described as follows:
(1) City of Anoka (PIN No. 35-32-25-31-0003), all that part
of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 35,
Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota lying southerly
of the centerline of a creek, said centerline being described as
follows:
Commencing at a point on the east line of Government Lot 2,
Section 35, Township 32, Range 25 distant 120 feet north from
the southeast corner of said Government Lot 2; thence northerly
along the east line of said Government Lot 2, said line having a
bearing of North and South, for a distance of 1083.00 feet to
the centerline of creek; thence North 44 degrees 58 minutes 20
seconds West a distance of 97.29 feet; thence North 67 degrees
56 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 138.64 feet; thence
North 75 degrees 56 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 216.92
feet; thence South 89 degrees 39 minutes 55 seconds West a
distance of 180.17 feet; thence South 57 degrees 56 minutes 35
seconds West a distance of 416.78 feet; thence South 70 degrees
54 minutes 50 seconds West a distance of 283.00 feet, more or
less, to its intersection with the northerly shore line of the
Mississippi River extended southeasterly across said creek
centerline and there terminating.
Also known as part of Lot 26, Auditor's Subdivision No. 96,
Anoka County, Minnesota.
And all that part of said Lot 26, Auditor's Subdivision No.
96, Anoka County, Minnesota lying northerly of said centerline
of creek, lying southerly of the south line of Lot 31, said
Auditor's Subdivision No. 96, and lying easterly of the west
line of said Lot 31 extended southerly to said centerline of
creek.
(2) City of Anoka (PIN No. 35-32-25-31-0006), Lot 31,
Auditor's Subdivision No. 96, Anoka County, Minnesota, according
to the plat on file in the office of the Anoka County Recorder.
(3) City of Anoka (PIN No. 35-32-25-34-0001), all that part
of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka
County, Minnesota lying southerly of a line hereinafter referred
to as line "B," said line "B" being described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of
Lot 14, Auditor's Subdivision No. 96, Anoka County, Minnesota
and a line parallel with and 150.00 feet northwesterly of the
southeasterly line of said Lot 14; thence southwesterly along
said parallel line and its southwesterly extension 500.00 feet;
thence southwesterly deflecting to the right 45 degrees 00
minutes 00 seconds 900.00 feet, more or less, to the thread of
the Mississippi River and said line "B" there terminating.
Except Lots 28 and 29, Auditor's Subdivision No. 96.
Also except the south 120.00 feet of said Government Lot 2.
Also except all that part of said Government Lot 2,
described as follows:
Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7, Dickenson's
Mississippi Estate, Anoka County, Minnesota, according to the
plat on file in the office of the Anoka County Recorder, said
corner being the point of beginning of a line hereinafter
referred to as line "A"; thence South 67 degrees 00 minutes 00
seconds East along the southeasterly extension of the north line
of said Lot 7 and along line "A" 75.00 feet; thence South 85
degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds East 195.00 feet; thence South 04
degrees 19 minutes 00 seconds East 310.00 feet to the point of
beginning of the land to be described; thence South 33 degrees
07 minutes 00 seconds East 213.10 feet; thence South 44 degrees
42 minutes 00 seconds East 300.00 feet; thence South 51 degrees
15 minutes 00 seconds East 230.80 feet; thence South 37 degrees
53 minutes 00 seconds East 300.00 feet; thence South 44 degrees
55 minutes 00 seconds East 300.00 feet, more or less, to the
north line of said south 210.00 feet of Government Lot 2, and
said line "A" there terminating; thence easterly along said
north line to a point on a line parallel with and 66.00 feet
easterly of said line "A," as measured at right angles to said
line "A"; thence northwesterly along said parallel line to a
point on said line "B" described above; thence southwesterly
along said line "B" to a point on said line "A"; thence
southerly along said line "A" to the point of beginning.
Also known as a part of Lot 27, Auditor's Subdivision No.
96.
(4) City of Anoka (PIN No. 35-32-25-43-0001), all that part
of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the South
Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 32, Range
25, Anoka County, Minnesota lying southwesterly of the
southwesterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 10. Also
known as part of Lot 9, Auditor's Subdivision No. 28.
Except that part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 35, Township 32, Range 25 described as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the southwesterly
line of U.S. Highway No. 10, as the same is now laid out and
constructed, with the south line of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of said Section 35, which point is 1060.70
feet West from the southeast corner of said Section 35; thence
westerly along said south line a distance of 342.60 feet; thence
to the right, deflection angle 86 degrees, 24 minutes, for a
distance of 323.70 feet, more or less, to the southwesterly line
of said U.S. Highway No. 10; thence southeasterly, northeasterly
and again southeasterly along the southwesterly line of said
U.S. Highway No. 10 to the point of beginning.
Also known as part of Lot 9, Auditor's Subdivision No. 28.
(5) City of Lino Lakes (PIN No. 36-31-22-14-0004), all that
part of Government Lot 2, Section 36, Township 31, Range 22,
which lies northerly of the centerline of a cartway easement two
rods wide, the centerline of said cartway easement is described
as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Otter Lake
Hills, thence North 89 degrees 08 minutes East along the north
line of said Otter Lake Hills extended easterly, 1083.60 feet to
the centerline of Bald Eagle Boulevard as traveled; thence South
24 degrees 28 minutes West, 418.80 feet; thence South 05 degrees
22 minutes East, 395.65 feet on said centerline for point of
beginning of said cartway; thence South 84 degrees 38 minutes
West, 63.00 feet; thence South 35 degrees 38 minutes West,
181.94 feet; thence South 60 degrees 38 minutes West, 280.00
feet; thence North 59 degrees 22 minutes West, 350.00 feet;
thence North 41 degrees 07 minutes West, 354.52 feet to the east
line of said Otter Lake Hills and there terminating.
And all that part of said Government Lot 2 which lies
northerly of a line described as follows: Commencing at the
northeast corner of said Otter Lake Hills, thence North 89
degrees 08 minutes East along the north line of said Otter Lake
Hills extended easterly, 1083.60 feet to the centerline of Bald
Eagle Boulevard as traveled; thence South 24 degrees 28 minutes
West, 418.80 feet; thence South 05 degrees 22 minutes East,
395.65 feet on said centerline for point of beginning of line to
be described; thence East and parallel with the north line of
Government Lot 2 to the east section line of Section 36,
Township 31, Range 22, and there terminating.
Excepting therefrom that part of the south 325.00 feet of
the north 534.00 feet of said Government Lot 2 lying easterly of
the westerly 675.00 feet thereof; subject to and together with
that cartway easement hereinbefore described and to Bald Eagle
Boulevard, and other easements and reservations of record, if
any.
(6) City of Ramsey (PIN No. 25-32-25-34-0061), Outlot O,
Flintwood Hills 2nd Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota, according
to the plat on file in the office of the Anoka County Recorder.
(7) City of Ramsey (PIN No. 21-32-25-43-0034), the east
290.00 feet of the west 1168.00 feet of the south 330.00 feet of
the north 1705.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 21,
Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota.
And the south 165.00 feet of the north 1540.00 feet of the
east 105.00 feet of the west 1273.00 feet of said Southeast
Quarter. Subject to road easement over the north 33.00 feet
thereof.
(8) City of Oak Grove (PIN No. 32-33-24-41-0001), all that
part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 32, Township 33, Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota lying
southerly of the centerline of Cedar Creek and lying easterly of
the following described line:
Commencing at the southeast corner of said Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 37
minutes 27 seconds West along the south line of said Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 299.44 feet to the point of
beginning of said line; thence North 18 degrees 06 minutes 51
seconds West to said centerline of Cedar Creek and there
terminating.
(9) City of Andover (PIN No. 29-32-24-42-0055), Outlot A,
Brandon's Lakeview Estates, Anoka County, Minnesota, according
to the plat on file in the office of the Anoka County Recorder.
Sec. 3. [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND, FARIBAULT
COUNTY.]
Subdivision 1. [CONVEYANCE.] (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, Faribault
county may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
that is described in subdivision 2 under the remaining
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The county has determined that it is in the public's
best interest to sell the parcels to the city of Minnesota Lake
for street right-of-way and for residential development.
(c) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general.
Subd. 2. [DESCRIPTION.] The land that may be conveyed is
located in Faribault county and is described as:
Lots 3 and 4, Nordaas Subdivision No. 3, Minnesota Lake,
Faribault County, Minnesota.
Sec. 4. [ST. LOUIS COUNTY; PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED
LAND.]
(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis county may sell the land in St.
Louis county described in this section by private sale 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 sold is described as:
Town of Floodwood: NE 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 36, Township
51, Range 20. The sale is in the public interest.
Sec. 5. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, Aitkin county may sell the tax-forfeited
lands bordering public water that are 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 lots that may be conveyed are located in Aitkin
county and are described as:
(1) plat of Black Rock Woods, lots 2 and 3, block 1, city
of Aitkin; and
(2) plat of Ripple View Development, lot 1, block 2, city
of Aitkin.
(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. 6. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; CROW WING COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, Crow Wing county may sell tax-forfeited
land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c)
to the owner of adjoining land under the remaining provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the
state if the purchaser, or any successor to the purchaser,
conveys the land as a separate parcel.
(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing
county and is described as: Lot one (1), Block three (3),
central addition No. 2 to Crosby, RE: 111000030010009.
(d) The size of the lot is 40 feet by 105 feet, but the
water frontage exceeds 50 feet due to a meandering creek.
(e) The county has determined the land should be returned
to private ownership.
Sec. 7. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HUBBARD COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, Hubbard 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.
(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hubbard
county, consists of four lots plus interests in an outlot
located on Tenth Crow Wing Lake, and is described as:
(1) Crowsnest Lot Eight (8), Block Two (2) and 1/38
Interest in Outlot A;
(2) Crowsnest Lot Fourteen (14), Block Three (3) and 1/38
Interest in Outlot A;
(3) Crowsnest Lot One (1), Block Three (3) and 1/38
Interest in Outlot A; and
(4) Crowsnest Lot Fifteen (15), Block Three (3) and 1/38
Interest in Outlot A.
(d) The county has determined that the lake has a developed
public access, the lots are best suited for residential
purposes, and the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
Sec. 8. [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; WASHINGTON
COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may convey by private
sale the tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c),
under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
282.
(b) The land described in paragraph (c) may be sold by
private sale to the owners at the time of the forfeiture. The
conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general
for a consideration equal to the aggregate of delinquent taxes
and assessments computed under Minnesota Statutes, section
282.251, together with penalties, interest, and costs that
accrued or would have accrued if the property had not forfeited
to the state.
(c) The land that may be conveyed consists of two parcels
in the city of Forest Lake, identified as PID Numbers 32288-2120
and 32288-2125, that forfeited for failure to pay taxes on
August 17, 1994.
(d) The owners of the property, which was used to provide
garage units for residential property, were not notified of the
tax delinquency and forfeiture because the names on the notices
required under law to be sent to persons with an interest in the
property were addressed to the wrong person.
Sec. 9. [CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF
HASTINGS.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 94, the
commissioner of administration shall convey the land described
in paragraph (c) to the city of Hastings for no consideration.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general and must provide that the land reverts to the
state if it is not used for park or open space purposes.
(c) The land to be conveyed is described as follows:
That part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 27 all in
the Township 115 North, Range 17 West, described as follows:
Commencing at the SE corner of Section 27, T115N, R17W,
that point also being the NE corner of Section 34, T115N, R17W;
thence S 0 degrees 57 minutes 58 seconds E bearing assumed along
the east line of said Section 34, a distance of 787.06 feet,
said point being on the center line of State Trunk Highway No.
291; thence S 86 degrees 15 minutes 45 seconds W, along said
center line, a distance of 345.69 feet; thence on a tangential
curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 1340.66 feet, a
central angle of 13 degrees 36 minutes 06 seconds, a distance of
318.27 feet; thence S 72 degrees 39 minutes 39 seconds W a
distance of 58.26 feet; thence on a tangential curve, concave to
the north, having a radius of 2646.12 feet, a central angle of 3
degrees 51 minutes 27 seconds, a distance of 178.15 feet; thence
S 76 degrees 31 minutes 06 seconds W a distance of 89.11 feet;
thence on a tangential curve, concave to the south, having a
radius of 612.91 feet, a central angle of 12 degrees 11 minutes
29 seconds, a distance of 130.42 feet; thence N 8 degrees 30
minutes 15 seconds E, not tangent to the last described curve, a
distance of 60.65 feet, thence S 74 degrees 46 minutes 37
seconds W a distance of 243.67 feet, said point being on the
west line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of said Section 34; thence
N 0 degrees 52 minutes 19 seconds W along said west line, a
distance of 986.45 feet to the northwest corner of said NE 1/4
of NE 1/4; thence N 1 degree 06 minutes 56 seconds W along the
west line of the SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of said Section 27, a distance
of 332.85 feet to the point of beginning of the land described
herein;
thence N 89 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds E a distance of
159.26 feet; thence N 0 degrees 00 minutes 10 seconds W a
distance of 136.38 feet; thence N 46 degrees 06 minutes 57
seconds W a distance of 91.01 feet; thence N 89 degrees 52
minutes 48 seconds W a distance of 97.58 feet, said point being
on the west line of said SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, thence S 1 degree
06 minutes 56 seconds E along said west line to the point of
beginning.
(d) The veterans homes board has determined that it no
longer has any use for the property, which is surrounded by land
owned by the city of Hastings.
Sec. 10. [SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; SHERBURNE COUNTY.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and
282.018, subdivision 1, Sherburne 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, subject to any additional conditions or
limitations provided in this section.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general.
(c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in Sherburne
county described as follows:
(1) That part of government Lot 5 described as follows:
North 200 feet of the South 300 feet of that part of said
Government Lot 5 that lies between the Township Road running in
a Northerly and Southerly direction across said Government Lot 5
and the brook running across said Lot 5 in Section 30, Township
35, Range 26, Baldwin Township, to be subject to reversion to
the state if the purchaser of the land is the owner of adjoining
land, and the purchaser, or any successor to the purchaser,
subsequently conveys the land separately from the adjoining land.
(2) That part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of
Section 24, Township 35, Range 27, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East Line of said Northeast Quarter
894 feet South of the Northeast Corner of said Northeast
Quarter; thence in a Southwesterly direction to a point on the
West Line of said East Half of Northeast Quarter a distance of
756 feet North of the Southwest corner of said East Half of
Northeast Quarter; thence South along said West Line a distance
of 756 feet to the Southwest corner thereof; thence East along
said South Line of said East Half of Northeast Quarter to the
Southeast Corner of said East Half of Northeast Quarter; thence
North along said East Line to the point of beginning, excepting
therefrom the following described tract: Beginning at the
Southeast corner of said East Half of Northeast Quarter; thence
North along the East Line of said East Half of Northeast Quarter
a distance of 650 feet; thence West parallel with the South Line
thereof a distance of 580 feet; thence South parallel with the
East Line of Northeast Quarter a distance of 650 feet to the
South Line thereof; thence East along said South Line a distance
of 580 feet to the point of beginning. This parcel is to be
subject to reversion to the state if any of the following events
occur:
(i) permanent buildings are built on the land; or
(ii) fill is placed on the land.
(3) That part of Government Lot 3, Section 3, Township 34,
Range 29, lying North of the Elk River, Clear Lake Township, to
be subject to reversion to the state if any of the following
events occur:
(i) permanent buildings are built on the land; or
(ii) fill is placed on the land.
(4) Lot 25, Block 1, Ann Lake Beach in Section 15, Township
34, Range 29, Orrock Township, to be subject to reversion to the
state if the purchaser of the land is the owner of adjoining
land, and the purchaser, or any successor to the purchaser,
subsequently conveys the land separately from the adjoining land.
(5) The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3,
Township 35 North, Range 29 West in Palmer Township.
(6) Outlot A, Second Fremont Lake Shores, Section 9,
Township 34, Range 26, City of Zimmerman, to be subject to
reversion to the state if:
(i) fill is placed on the land; or
(ii) the purchaser of the land is the owner of adjoining
land, and the purchaser, or any successor to the purchaser,
subsequently conveys the land separately from the adjoining land.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land
management interests would best be served if these lands were
returned to private ownership.
Sec. 11. [SALE OF STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND.]
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 89.01,
subdivision 5, the commissioner of natural resources may sell as
otherwise provided by law the parcel of state school trust land
described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the
attorney general.
(c) The land that may be sold is in Crow Wing county and is
described as:
That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
of Section 36, Township 136, Range 28, Crow Wing County,
Minnesota described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 36; thence South 85
degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East, assumed bearing along the
north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
1355.56 feet to the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter, also being the centerline of a
Township Road; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds
West along the centerline of said Township Road a distance of
899.40 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 31 seconds West
along said centerline a distance of 451.28 feet to the west line
of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence North
0 degrees 02 minutes 00 seconds West along the west line of said
Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of 108.91
feet to the point of beginning.
Subject to easements for township roads and other
easements, reservations or restrictions of record, if any.
(d) The commissioner of natural resources has determined
due to recent survey information and the township road location
and easement that the parcel is not suitable for public land
management.
Sec. 12. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
This act is effective the day following final enactment.
Presented to the governor March 14, 1996
Signed by the governor March 15, 1996, 10:56 a.m.
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