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

1.5 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
1.6 	WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
1.8 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may sell 
1.9 	by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in paragraph 
1.10 	(c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.11 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.12 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
1.13 	The sale is subject to a reservation of conservation easements or conditions that the 
1.14 	commissioner of natural resources may prescribe. The commissioner must provide any 
1.15 	easement requirements or conditions to Hennepin County within 120 days of the effective 
1.16 	date of this section.
1.17 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Hennepin County and are described as: Outlot 2, 
1.18 	Paradise Valley, subject to a railroad right-of-way over the West Half of the Southwest 
1.19 	Quarter, Section 4, Township 116, Range 22 (parcel identification number 04-116-22 32 
1.20 	0031).
1.21 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
1.22 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.