Minnesota Session Laws - 2002, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 257-S.F.No. 3258 
                  An act relating to state lands; providing for a land 
                  exchange with city of Garfield. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN STATE AND CITY OF 
        GARFIELD.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 
        94.344 and 222.63, or any other statute to the contrary, the 
        commissioner of transportation, with the unanimous approval of 
        the Minnesota land exchange board, may convey the land described 
        in paragraph (b) to the city of Garfield in exchange for the 
        land described in paragraph (c). 
           (b) The land to be conveyed to the city of Garfield by the 
        state is located in Douglas county and is described as: 
           That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
           and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
           32, Township 129 North, Range 38 West, being part of the 
           unplatted city of Garfield, according to the recorded plat 
           thereof, Douglas county, Minnesota, described as follows:  
           Commencing at the west quarter corner of said Section 32; 
           thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 35 minutes 
           46 seconds East along the east-west quarter line of said 
           Section 32 a distance of 1109.88 feet to the point of 
           beginning of the land to be described, said point being 
           25.00 feet northeasterly at a right angle from the last 
           center line position of the Burlington Northern Railroad 
           tracks; thence South 56 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds East, 
           parallel with said center line 3.17 feet; thence 
           southeasterly parallel with said center line along a 
           tangential curve concave to the southwest, radius 5754.60 
           feet, central angle 09 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds a 
           distance of 932.39 feet; thence continuing parallel with 
           said center line tangent to said curve South 47 degrees 31 
           minutes 26 seconds East 61.55 feet; thence South 00 degrees 
           27 minutes 13 seconds East 54.50 feet; thence northwesterly 
           along a non-tangential curve concave to the southwest, 
           central angle 02 degrees 36 minutes 03 seconds, radius 
           23987.56 feet, an arc distance of 1088.91 feet to the north 
           line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
           the chord bears North 52 degrees 07 minutes 36 seconds West 
           1088.82; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 46 seconds East 
           75.42 feet to the point of beginning. 
           Containing 1.29 acres more or less. 
           (c) The land to be conveyed to the state by the city of 
        Garfield is located in Douglas county and is described as: 
           That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
           and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
           32, Township 129 North, Range 38 West, being part of the 
           unplatted city of Garfield, according to the recorded plat 
           thereof, Douglas county, Minnesota, described as follows: 
           Commencing at the west quarter corner of said Section 32; 
           thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 35 minutes 
           46 seconds East along the east-west quarter line of said 
           Section 32 a distance of 1109.88 feet, said point being 
           25.00 feet northeasterly at a right angle from the last 
           center line position of the Burlington Northern Railroad 
           tracks; thence South 56 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds East, 
           parallel with said center line 3.17 feet; thence 
           southeasterly parallel with said center line along a 
           tangential curve concave to the southwest, radius 5754.60 
           feet, central angle 09 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds a 
           distance of 932.39 feet; thence continuing parallel with 
           said center line tangent to said curve South 47 degrees 31 
           minutes 26 seconds East 61.55 feet to the point of 
           beginning of the land to be described; thence South 00 
           degrees 27 minutes 13 seconds East 54.50 feet; thence 
           northwesterly along a non-tangential curve concave to the 
           southwest, central angle 02 degrees 36 minutes 03 seconds, 
           radius 23987.56 feet, an arc distance of 1088.91 feet to 
           the north line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
           Quarter; the chord bears North 52 degrees 07 minutes 36 
           seconds West 1088.82; thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes 46 
           seconds West along said north line 123.38 feet to the 
           northeasterly right-of-way line of county state-aid highway 
           No. 82; thence South 56 degrees 48 minutes 26 seconds East 
           along said right-of-way line 168.76 feet; thence continuing 
           along said right-of-way line on a tangential curve concave 
           to the southwest, central angle 09 degrees 17 minutes 00 
           seconds, an arc distance of 914.57 feet; thence continuing 
           along said right-of-way line tangent to said curve South 47 
           degrees 31 minutes 26 seconds East 577.91 feet; thence 
           North 42 degrees 28 minutes 34 seconds East 110.00 feet; 
           thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 26 seconds West 516.37 
           feet to the point of beginning. 
           Containing 2.72 acres more or less. 
           (d) The land conveyed to the state in paragraph (c) shall 
        become part of the state rail bank and shall be administered 
        according to Minnesota Statutes, section 222.63. 
           Presented to the governor March 20, 2002 
           Signed by the governor March 22, 2002, 2:01 p.m.