1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state lands; authorizing public and 
  1.3             private sales of certain tax-forfeited lands; amending 
  1.4             Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 30. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  1.7   PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.] 
  1.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  1.9   282.018, subdivision 1, Aitkin county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  1.10  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  1.11  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  1.12  282.  If the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and 
  1.13  (3), meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 
  1.14  282.01, subdivision 7a, the county may use the alternative sale 
  1.15  procedure described under that section. 
  1.16     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  1.17  attorney general. 
  1.18     (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin county and is 
  1.19  described as: 
  1.20     (1) Lot 3, less the North 60 feet, Plat of Bridge Park; 
  1.21     (2) all that part of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 lying 
  1.22  northeast of the creek, Section 28, Township 52 North, Range 23 
  1.23  West; and 
  1.24     (3) all that part of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 
  1.25  lying south and east of the Snake river, Section 9, Township 43 
  2.1   North, Range 23 West.  
  2.2      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  2.3   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  2.4   returned to private ownership. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  2.6   PUBLIC WATER; ISANTI COUNTY.] 
  2.7      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  2.8   282.018, subdivision 1, Isanti county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  2.9   land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  2.10  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  2.11  282. 
  2.12     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  2.13  attorney general. 
  2.14     (c) The land to be sold is located in Isanti county and is 
  2.15  described as: 
  2.16     Lot 1, Block 1, River Ridge Second Addition (02.065.0020). 
  2.17     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  2.18  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  2.19  returned to private ownership. 
  2.20     Sec. 3.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  2.21  PUBLIC WATER; ISANTI COUNTY.] 
  2.22     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  2.23  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  2.24  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Isanti county may sell by 
  2.25  private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
  2.26  is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
  2.27  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
  2.28     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  2.29  attorney general for the fair market value as determined by the 
  2.30  Isanti county board of commissioners. 
  2.31     (c) The land to be sold is located in Isanti county and is 
  2.32  described as: 
  2.33     (1) Lot A, Block 17, Third Francis Lake Shores 
  2.34  (02.055.1110); 
  2.35     (2) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 21, Township 35, 
  2.36  Range 24 described as follows: 
  3.1      Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence 
  3.2      North along the west line thereof 147.73 feet; thence East 
  3.3      at right angles with the west line of said Government Lot 2 
  3.4      to the shore of Lake Francis; thence southerly along the 
  3.5      shore line of Lake Francis to its intersection with the 
  3.6      south line of Government Lot 2; thence West along the south 
  3.7      line of Government Lot 2 to the point of beginning and 
  3.8      there to terminate.  Subject to an easement for road 
  3.9      purposes over the West 33 feet thereof (02.021.2100); 
  3.10     (3) Lot 19, Block 1, River Ridge (02.064.0150); 
  3.11     (4) Lot 5, Block 1, River Ridge Second Addition 
  3.12  (02.065.0060); 
  3.13     (5) Lot 6, Block 1, River Ridge Second Addition 
  3.14  (02.065.0070); 
  3.15     (6) Lot 7, Block 1, River Ridge Second Addition 
  3.16  (02.065.0080); 
  3.17     (7) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 21, Township 34, 
  3.18  Range 22, described as follows: 
  3.19     Beginning at the northeast corner of said Section 21; 
  3.20     thence South, along the east line thereof, 1,380 feet; 
  3.21     thence South 66 degrees 26 minutes West for 570 feet; 
  3.22     thence South 5 degrees 4 minutes West for 560 feet; thence 
  3.23     South 50 degrees 35 minutes West for 240 feet; thence South 
  3.24     35 degrees 11 minutes West for 181 feet to the point of 
  3.25     beginning of the tract hereby described; thence South 69 
  3.26     degrees 17 minutes East for 112.48 feet to a point near the 
  3.27     top of the bank adjacent to the shore of Typo Lake; thence 
  3.28     South 35 degrees 11 minutes West, along or near said bank, 
  3.29     for 59 feet; thence North 83 degrees 49 minutes West for 
  3.30     124.4 feet; thence North 35 degrees 11 minutes East for 91 
  3.31     feet to the point of beginning (08.021.1900); 
  3.32     (8) the East half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast 
  3.33  Quarter, Section 10, Township 34, Range 25 (12.010.1900); and 
  3.34     (9) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 
  3.35  11, Township 34, Range 25 (12.011.1900). 
  3.36     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  4.1   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  4.2   returned to private ownership. 
  4.3      Sec. 4.  Laws 1999, chapter 161, section 30, is amended to 
  4.4   read: 
  4.5      Sec. 30.  [~~PRIVATE~~ CONVEYANCE OF ~~COUNTY~~ LAND; ITASCA 
  4.6   COUNTY.] 
  4.7      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, ~~section~~ sections 
  4.8   282.018, subdivision 1, and 373.01, subdivision 1, clause 
  4.9   (4), ~~Itasca county may privately~~ and the public sale provisions 
  4.10  of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, the commissioner of revenue 
  4.11  shall convey the land described in paragraph (b) as 
  4.12  tax-forfeited to the former owner for no consideration. 
  4.13     (b) The land to be conveyed is described as:  
  4.14     That portion of Government Lot 2 lying and being North of 
  4.15     the Ball Club river in Section 31, Township 145, Range 25, 
  4.16     according to the government survey thereof on file and of 
  4.17     record with the county recorder of and for said county and 
  4.18     state. 
  4.19     Subject to reservations, restrictions, and easements as 
  4.20     they appear of record.  
  4.21     (c) The land described in paragraph (b) was donated to 
  4.22  Itasca county to develop a park.  Itasca county has chosen not 
  4.23  to develop a park and has determined that the land should be 
  4.24  returned to the donor. 
  4.25     Sec. 5.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  4.26  PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.] 
  4.27     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  4.28  282.018, subdivision 1, Lake county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  4.29  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  4.30  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  4.31  282. 
  4.32     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  4.33  attorney general. 
  4.34     (c) The land to be sold is located in Lake county and is 
  4.35  described as: 
  4.36     (1) an undivided 1/200 interest in Government Lot 7, North 
  5.1   of CSAH 16, Section 30, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; 
  5.2      (2) an undivided 24 percent interest in Government Lot 8, 
  5.3   Section 30, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and 
  5.4      (3) a 1/200 interest in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Section 
  5.5   30, Township 63 North, Range 11 West. 
  5.6      (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  5.7   management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  5.8   returned to private ownership. 
  5.9      Sec. 6.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  5.10  PUBLIC WATER; MARTIN COUNTY.] 
  5.11     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  5.12  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  5.13  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Martin county may sell by 
  5.14  private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
  5.15  is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
  5.16  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.  
  5.17     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  5.18  attorney general. 
  5.19     (c) The land to be sold is located in Martin county and is 
  5.20  described as: 
  5.21     (1) Parcel No. 23-164-0010, Lot 001, Block 001, Lake Park 
  5.22  Addition, city of Fairmont; 
  5.23     (2) Parcel No. 23-164-0380, Lot 021, Block 002, Lake Park 
  5.24  Addition, city of Fairmont; 
  5.25     (3) Parcel No. 23-164-0400, Lot 025, Block 002, Lake Park 
  5.26  Addition, city of Fairmont; and 
  5.27     (4) Parcel No. 23-164-0450, Lot 004, Block 003, Lake Park 
  5.28  Addition, city of Fairmont.  
  5.29     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  5.30  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  5.31  returned to private ownership. 
  5.32     Sec. 7.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  5.33  PUBLIC WATER; NORMAN COUNTY.] 
  5.34     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  5.35  282.018, subdivision 1, Norman county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  5.36  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  6.1   under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  6.2   282. 
  6.3      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  6.4   attorney general. 
  6.5      (c) The land to be sold is located in Norman county and is 
  6.6   described as: 
  6.7      (1) Section 12, Township 146, Range 49, commencing at a 
  6.8   point 369.13 feet North and 2318.07 feet West of the southeast 
  6.9   corner of Section 12-146-49; East 363.3 feet, North 514.71 feet, 
  6.10  northwest and westerly 1193.15 feet, South 290.6 feet, to the 
  6.11  center of Marsh river, southerly along the river center line to 
  6.12  the south line of Section 12 (Parcel 18-7034000); and 
  6.13     (2) Section 13, Township 146, Range 49, that part of the S 
  6.14  1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, south of river (Parcel 
  6.15  18-7049000). 
  6.16     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  6.17  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  6.18  returned to private ownership. 
  6.19     Sec. 8.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  6.20  PUBLIC WATER; NORMAN COUNTY.] 
  6.21     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  6.22  282.018, subdivision 1, Norman county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  6.23  land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  6.24  under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  6.25  282. 
  6.26     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
  6.27  general. 
  6.28     (c) The land to be sold is located in Norman county and is 
  6.29  described as:  2.73 acres beginning at a point 26 rods North of 
  6.30  the northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
  6.31  Quarter; North 44 rods; East 19 rods; Southwest 48 rods to 
  6.32  beginning, Section 20, Township 146 North, Range 48 West. 
  6.33     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  6.34  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  6.35  returned to private ownership. 
  6.36     Sec. 9.  [PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  7.1   PUBLIC WATER; POLK COUNTY.] 
  7.2      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  7.3   282.018, subdivision 1, Polk county may sell the tax-forfeited 
  7.4   land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), 
  7.5   under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
  7.6   282. 
  7.7      (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  7.8   attorney general. 
  7.9      (c) The land to be sold is located in Polk county and is 
  7.10  described as: 
  7.11     Lots 1 to 8, Block 1, Park Addition to Erskine. 
  7.12     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  7.13  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  7.14  returned to private ownership. 
  7.15     Sec. 10.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  7.16  PUBLIC WATER; RAMSEY COUNTY.] 
  7.17     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  7.18  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  7.19  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Ramsey county may sell by 
  7.20  private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that 
  7.21  is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of 
  7.22  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282. 
  7.23     (b) The sale must be in a form approved by the attorney 
  7.24  general. 
  7.25     (c) The land to be sold is located in Ramsey county and is 
  7.26  described as:  
  7.27     (1) that part of Government Lot 1 lying within the 
  7.28  Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and southerly of 
  7.29  North Owasso Boulevard, subject to easements, Section 36, 
  7.30  Township 30, Range 23 (PIN:  36-30-23-23-0015-2); and 
  7.31     (2) the North 41-6/10 feet of part of Government Lot 1 
  7.32  lying within the Southwest Quarter, except that part West of the 
  7.33  extended westerly line of Lot 1, Lake Owasso Heights, subject to 
  7.34  roads and easements, Section 36, Township 30, Range 23 (PIN:  
  7.35  36-30-23-32-0001-5). 
  7.36     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  8.1   management interests would best be served if the land was sold 
  8.2   to the Ramsey county department of public works to install a 
  8.3   permanent water aeration system for Lake Owasso. 
  8.4      Sec. 11.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS 
  8.5   COUNTY.] (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of 
  8.6   Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, 
  8.7   St. Louis county may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
  8.8   described in paragraph (c). 
  8.9      (b) The land described in paragraph (c) may be sold by 
  8.10  private sale to the iron range resources and rehabilitation 
  8.11  board for economic development.  The sale must be in a form 
  8.12  approved by the attorney general for the appraised value of the 
  8.13  land. 
  8.14     (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis county, 
  8.15  consists of approximately 40 acres, and is described as:  the 
  8.16  Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 
  8.17  58 North, Range 15 West. 
  8.18     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  8.19  management interests would best be served if the land was 
  8.20  returned to private ownership. 
  8.21     Sec. 12.  [PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING 
  8.22  PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.] 
  8.23     (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
  8.24  282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
  8.25  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington county may sell by 
  8.26  private sale for not less than the appraised value the 
  8.27  tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
  8.28  paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
  8.29  Statutes, chapter 282.  
  8.30     (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
  8.31  attorney general. 
  8.32     (c) The land to be sold is located in Washington county and 
  8.33  is described as:  Lot 1, Block 1, Holiday Beach. 
  8.34     (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
  8.35  management interests would best be served if the lands were 
  8.36  returned to private ownership.