Minnesota Session Laws - 2023, Regular Session

CHAPTER 9--H.F.No. 50

An act

relating to state lands; modifying requirements for conveying easements and leasing state lands; adding to and deleting from state forests; adding to state parks; authorizing sales and conveyances of certain land;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 84.63; 84.631; 84.632; 92.502; 282.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.63, is amended to read:

84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner of natural resources may determine.

(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:

(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application and preparing the easement; and

(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.

(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.

(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail, highway, road, or other improvements.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.631, is amended to read:

84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property owned by the person only if the following requirements are met:

(1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and

(2) the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;

(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;

(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and

(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.

(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application is withdrawn or denied.

(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

new text begin (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (c) and waive or assume some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.632, is amended to read:

84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed for state purposes.

(b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.

(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.

(d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of $2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 92.502, is amended to read:

92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered by the commissioner for recreational trails deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or new text end facilities. The commissioner may assess the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and facilities.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Timber sales; land leases and uses.

(a) The county auditor, with terms and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be approved by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after not less than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural resources.

(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be made in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction sales, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the balance shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. The value of each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter unpaid blocks and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may be needed to log other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block until separately scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this paragraph as security under paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, the county auditor may credit the security provided, less any down payment required for an auction sale under this paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited, provided the request and transfer is made within the same calendar year as the security was received.

(c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled. Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms of the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until scaled by a person or persons designated by the county board and approved by the commissioner of natural resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which timber is cut may be designated for scaling by the county board by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of the commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small amounts of timber not exceeding 500 cords in appraised volume may be sold for not less than the full appraised value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing notice of sale or calling for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised value of more than $200 the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut products in the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales, directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in effect at one time.

(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, and at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage and camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of hay, stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden sites and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed deleted text begin ten deleted text end new text begin 25 new text end years; provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than deleted text begin $12,000 deleted text end new text begin $50,000 new text end per year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.

(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose of taking and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is needed and suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin, dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that the use would be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of natural resources. The request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county is notified to the contrary by the commissioner of natural resources within six months after receipt of a request for approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the commissioner of natural resources.

(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period of time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, licenses, or leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.

(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said timber has been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in section 216B.2424, subdivision 1, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this section without first holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. One printed notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least ten days before the hearing, and posted notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the hearing.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis County auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who bids the highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the commissioner of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above the appraised price need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of the different species of timber.

(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the county board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an irrevocable bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in paragraph (b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, at the written request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter of credit to be reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been harvested and for which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of the bank letter of credit after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent of the value of the timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or cash deposit is provided for the down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting of timber has taken place on the contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, the county may allow the transfer of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited.

new text begin (k) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land under the terms and conditions prescribed by the county board for the purposes of investigating, analyzing, and developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem services. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Conservation easements. new text end

new text begin The county auditor, with prior review and consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and under the terms and conditions prescribed by the county board, including reversion in the event of nonuse, may convey conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01 on tax-forfeited land. new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [282.41] SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Sale authorized; applicability. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of this chapter, St. Louis County may in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots that are currently leased. St. Louis County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited lands under this section that are necessary for roadway access and for creating conforming lot sizes. This section applies only to St. Louis County. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Method of sale. new text end

new text begin (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date the county mails a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service. The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint. new text end

new text begin (b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may offer the lands for sale at public auction under section 282.01, subdivision 3. If a person other than the leaseholder purchases the parcel, the purchaser must make payment in full to the leaseholder in the manner provided in section 92.06, subdivision 4, for the value of any improvements as determined under subdivision 3. new text end

new text begin (c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale, and the county may reoffer the property for sale. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appraisal. new text end

new text begin (a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with section 282.01, subdivision 3, except as modified by this subdivision. Improvements that are owned by the lessee must be appraised separately. new text end

new text begin (b) The county must select the appraiser. The appraiser selected must meet the minimal appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or the federal Veterans Administration and must be licensed under section 82B.03, to appraise the property to be sold. new text end

new text begin (c) The county must allocate the costs of appraisal to the lots offered for sale, and the successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the appraisal costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases a lot, the county is responsible for the appraisal cost. new text end

new text begin (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements, the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets the qualifications in paragraph (b) to reappraise the improvements. The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the appraised value of the improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The leaseholder must deliver the reappraisal to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice of appraised value under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). If the reappraisal is not delivered to the county auditor according to this paragraph, the initial appraisal is conclusive. The leaseholder is responsible for the costs of the reappraisal. If the parcel is reappraised within the time required in this paragraph and the county and the leaseholder fail to agree on the value of the improvements by a date set by the county, each of the appraisers must agree upon the selection of a third appraiser to conduct a third appraisal that is conclusive as to the value of the improvements. The cost of the third appraisal must be paid equally by the county and the leaseholder. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Proceeds. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county must deposit the proceeds from the sale of land described in subdivision 1 into an environmental trust fund as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended. new text end

new text begin (b) The following amounts may be withheld by the county board and not deposited into an environmental trust fund: new text end

new text begin (1) the costs of appraisal, abstracts, and surveys; new text end

new text begin (2) money received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by the county in fee; new text end

new text begin (3) amounts the county paid to lessees for improvements; and new text end

new text begin (4) the costs of sale to lessees or other parties, including the costs of advertising, realtors, and closing services. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Survey. new text end

new text begin (a) Before offering a lot for sale, St. Louis County must have each lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor. new text end

new text begin (b) The county must allocate the costs of the survey to the lots offered for sale, and the successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the survey costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Adding lands; zoning conformance. new text end

new text begin Any lands to be sold under this section must be considered lots of record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible, St. Louis County may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning requirements. The added lands must be included in the appraised value of the lot. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Roadways. new text end

new text begin St. Louis County may designate whether roads within minor subdivisions under the county platting and subdivision ordinance are public or private. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Opt out; continuing lease. new text end

new text begin The leaseholder may elect not to purchase the leased parcel if offered for sale under this section and instead continue in the annual lease program with the county, not to exceed the lifetime of the leaseholder. The fee for a lease under this subdivision must include the amount of the estimated property tax on the parcel if it had been returned to private ownership. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from April 28, 2022. new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin ADDITION TO STATE PARK. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County. The following area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County: all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range 21 West of the 5th principal meridian, lying South of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof. new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin DELETION FROM STATE FOREST. new text end

new text begin new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. new text end The following areas are deleted from Cloquet Valley State Forest: new text end

new text begin (1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 21; new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22; new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23; new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24; new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25; new text end

new text begin (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26; new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26; new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction; new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28; new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29; new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated herein; new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31; new text end

new text begin (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 29; and new text end

new text begin (xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35; new text end

new text begin (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4; new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 5; new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6; new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 7; new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 8; and new text end

new text begin (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17; new text end

new text begin (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20; new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 21; new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29; new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31; new text end

new text begin (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1; new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2; new text end

new text begin (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10; new text end

new text begin (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11; new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11; new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11; new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15; new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 21; new text end

new text begin (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21; new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22; new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 28; new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 29; new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30; new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and new text end

new text begin (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as follows: new text end

new text begin (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and new text end

new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35. new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin ADDITION TO STATE FOREST. new text end

new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. Those parts of St. Louis County described as follows are added to Riverlands State Forest: new text end

new text begin (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 17 West; new text end

new text begin (2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West; new text end

new text begin (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North, Range 19 West; new text end

new text begin (4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and new text end

new text begin (5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West. new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be sold is part of parcel number 45.00258.00 described as: that part of Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 148 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami County, Minnesota, described as follows: new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 25 seconds East, bearing based on the Beltrami County Coordinate System, South Zone, along the south line of said Section 31, a distance of 960.47 feet; thence North 01 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 2,116.07 feet to the point of beginning of land to be described, said point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence continue North 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 108.00 feet to a point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 60.00 feet to the intersection with the east line of said Government Lot 3; thence South 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds East, along said east line of Government Lot 3, a distance of 108.00 feet to the intersection with a line bearing North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 59 seconds 20 minutes West, along said line, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point of beginning (0.15 acre). new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: new text end

new text begin (1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East and West; and new text end

new text begin (2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CROW WING COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: that part of Government Lot 2, Section 11, Township 44, Range 28, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds West, assumed bearing along the south line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 203.73 feet to the westerly right-of-way of State Highway No. 18; thence North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, along said westerly right-of-way 692.40 feet, to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 70.31 feet; thence North 89 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds West 90.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16 minutes 29 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds East 103.84 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.17 acres of land, more or less, and is subject to existing easements of record. new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream and access easements. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South 13 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way. new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream and access easements are reserved on the Root River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Goodhue County may convey to the city of Wanamingo for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wanamingo stops using the land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Goodhue County and is described as: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 110 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7, Block 2, Axelson's Hillcrest Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East (assuming that the east line of Axelson's Hillcrest Addition also being the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, has a bearing of North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East), a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 342.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 280.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 394 feet, more or less to the north line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30; thence westerly, along said north line, a distance of 150.00 feet, more or less, to the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds West, along the west line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 674 feet, more or less, to an intersection with a line bearing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds West from said point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT that part of the above description now platted as Emerald Valley (parcel number 70.380.0710). new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a park trail extension. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market value. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot 5 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5. new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government. new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ITASCA COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: new text end

new text begin (1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range 24 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7 degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and new text end

new text begin (2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder. new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 18.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2 rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine County, Minnesota. new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin LAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end

new text begin (1) Sections 1 and 2, Township 53 North, Range 18 West; new text end

new text begin (2) Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 54 North, Range 17 West; new text end

new text begin (3) Sections 24, 25, 26, and 35, Township 54 North, Range 18 West; new text end

new text begin (4) Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, Township 54 North, Range 19 West; and new text end

new text begin (5) Sections 8, 9, 17, and 18, Township 55 North, Range 18 West. new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, St. Louis County may deposit proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited land acquisition trust fund established by St. Louis County under this section. The principal and interest from the fund may be spent on the purchase of lands better suited for retention and management by St. Louis County. Lands purchased with money from the land acquisition trust fund must: new text end

new text begin (1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein the lands lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and new text end

new text begin (2) be used for forestry, mineral management, or environmental services. new text end

Sec. 21.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands described in paragraph (c). new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as: new text end

new text begin (1) Lots 23 through 30, including part of adjacent vacant alley, Block 54, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2, Township 49, Range 15, Section 11 (parcel identification number 010-0230-03300); and new text end

new text begin (2) Lot 2, except the South 760 feet, Township 62, Range 20, Section 18 (part of parcel identification number 430-0010-02916). new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 22.

new text begin PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; SHERBURNE COUNTY. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as: that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North, Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle Lake and there terminating. new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership. new text end

Sec. 23.

new text begin AUTHORIZATION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL TO EXCHANGE SURPLUS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.3495 and 193.36, the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, exchange the surplus land described in paragraph (b) for an equal amount of land owned by the city of Rosemount, regardless of a difference in market value. new text end

new text begin (b) The land to be exchanged is within the city of Rosemount adjacent to a Minnesota National Guard field maintenance shop. new text end

Presented to the governor February 21, 2023

Signed by the governor February 21, 2023, 1:32 p.m.