1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; tax-forfeited land sales; modifying apportionment of the net 
1.3 	proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
1.4 	sections 282.05; 282.08.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.05, is amended to read:
1.7 	282.05 PROCEEDS APPORTIONED.
1.8 	The net proceeds received from the sale or rental of forfeited lands shall be apportioned 
1.9 	to the general funds of the state or municipal subdivision thereof, in the manner provided 
1.10 	in section 282.08, clauses (1) to (4).

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.08, is amended to read:
1.12 	282.08 APPORTIONMENT OF PROCEEDS ~~TO TAXING DISTRICTS~~.
1.13 	The net proceeds from the sale or rental of any parcel of forfeited land, or from the sale 
1.14 	of products from the forfeited land, must be apportioned by the county auditor ~~to the taxing~~ 
1.15 	~~districts interested in the land~~, as follows:
1.16 	(1) the portion required to pay any amounts included in the appraised value under section 
1.17 	282.01, subdivision 3, as representing increased value due to any public improvement made 
1.18 	after forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount certified by the 
1.19 	appropriate governmental authority must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision 
1.20 	entitled to it;
2.1 	(2) the portion required to pay any amount included in the appraised value under section 
2.2 	282.019, subdivision 5, representing increased value due to response actions taken after 
2.3 	forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount of expenses certified by 
2.4 	the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of agriculture, must be apportioned to 
2.5 	the agency or the commissioner of agriculture and deposited in the fund from which the 
2.6 	expenses were paid;
2.7 	(3) the portion of the remainder required to discharge any special assessment chargeable 
2.8 	against the parcel for drainage or other purpose whether due or deferred at the time of 
2.9 	forfeiture, must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision entitled to it; ~~and~~
2.10 	(4) ~~any balance must be apportioned as follows:~~ the portion required to pay the sum of 
2.11 	all unpaid county costs of the property tax delinquency and forfeiture process incurred or 
2.12 	expended in connection with the parcel, including the service fee assessed pursuant to section 
2.13 	279.092, the cost of giving notice pursuant to section 281.23, subdivision 8, the costs of 
2.14 	protecting the premises from waste or trespass, and any other costs, must be apportioned 
2.15 	to the county; and
2.16 	(5) any balance must be returned to the person or entity that owned the property prior 
2.17 	to its forfeiture.
2.18 	~~(i) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 30 percent of~~ 
2.19 	~~the receipts remaining to be used for forest development on tax-forfeited land and dedicated~~ 
2.20 	~~memorial forests, to be expended under the supervision of the county board. It must be~~ 
2.21 	~~expended only on projects improving the health and management of the forest resource.~~
2.22 	~~(ii) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 20 percent of~~ 
2.23 	~~the receipts remaining to be used for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks or~~ 
2.24 	~~recreational areas as defined in sections 398.31 to 398.36, to be expended under the~~ 
2.25 	~~supervision of the county board.~~
2.26 	~~(iii) Any balance remaining must be apportioned as follows: county, 40 percent; town~~ 
2.27 	~~or city, 20 percent; and school district, 40 percent, provided, however, that in unorganized~~ 
2.28 	~~territory that portion which would have accrued to the township must be administered by~~ 
2.29 	~~the county board of commissioners.~~