1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Aitkin 
1.3 	County.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
1.7 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
1.8 	described in paragraph (c).
1.9 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.10 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.11 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
1.12 	The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of 275th 
1.13 	Avenue in Section 11, Township 47 North, Range 25 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota  
1.14 	(part of parcel 15-0-017700).
1.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
1.16 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.