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

1.5 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
1.7 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
1.8 	land described in paragraph (c).
1.9 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.10 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
1.11 	accuracy.
1.12 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
1.13 	(1) Lots 1 and 3, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section 7, Township 49 
1.14 	North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00240);
1.15 	(2) Lots 5 to 9 odd-numbered lots, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section 
1.16 	7, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00260);
1.17 	(3) that part of Lot 13, Block 3, described as follows: Commencing at the northwest 
1.18 	corner; running thence East 23 feet; thence southwesterly to the west line of said lot; 
1.19 	thence North along said lot 9 feet to the place of beginning, Section 7, Township 49 North, 
1.20 	Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00290);
1.21 	(4) part of Lots 97, 99, and 101, Block 137, Duluth Proper Third Division, Section 
1.22 	28, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-1350-10560);
1.23 	(5) part of that part of the Southeast Quarter described as follows: Commencing 
1.24 	at a point 20 rods West of the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 
2.1 	6; thence westerly along the northerly line of said quarter section 8 rods; thence South 
2.2 	at right angles with last mentioned line 20 rods; thence East 8 rods; thence North 20 
2.3 	rods to the place of beginning. One acre, except that part adjoining Lots 1, 2, and 3, 
2.4 	Block 11, Resurvey of Murray and Howes Addition, lying South of the south line of 
2.5 	the 8th Street extension, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 
2.6 	010-2700-00320);
2.7 	(6) Lot 14, Block 1, including that part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park, 
2.8 	2nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number 
2.9 	010-3980-00140);
2.10 	(7) Lot 15, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park, 
2.11 	2nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number 
2.12 	010-3980-00150); and
2.13 	(8) Lot 16, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park, 
2.14 	2nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number 
2.15 	010-3980-00160).
2.16 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.17 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

2.18 	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.19 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 2.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
2.21 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
2.22 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
2.23 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
2.24 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
2.25 	accuracy.
2.26 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
2.27 	(1) the West 133 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except 
2.28 	the South 110 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 
2.29 	010-2710-04090);
2.30 	(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
2.31 	except the West 133 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 
2.32 	010-2710-04100);
2.33 	(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 50 North, 
2.34 	Range 17 West (parcel number 275-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide, 
3.1 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary 
3.2 	high water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
3.3 	(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except that part West of the road, 
3.4 	Section 25, Township 53 North, Range 21 West (parcel number 285-0010-03900);
3.5 	(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying North and 
3.6 	West of the East Two River, Section 4, Township 57 North, Range 18 West (parcel 
3.7 	number 295-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an 
3.8 	easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline 
3.9 	of the river, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
3.10 	(6) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 55 North, 
3.11 	Range 16 West (parcel number 320-0010-2630);
3.12 	(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 13, Township 55 North, 
3.13 	Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0020-02070);
3.14 	(8) all of Lot 20 and the easterly Half of Lot 21, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, 
3.15 	Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0100-00200);
3.16 	(9) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except that part subject 
3.17 	to flowage rights, Section 28, Township 52 North, Range 15 West (parcel number 
3.18 	365-0010-05120);
3.19 	(10) Lot 7, plat of Grand Lake, except that part platted as Klimeks Addition, Section 
3.20 	31, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0010-06000); 
3.21 	(11) Lot 5, plat of Grand Lake, Section 31, Township 51 North, Range 16 West 
3.22 	(parcel number 380-0010-06030);
3.23 	(12) Lot 3, Section 34, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 
3.24 	380-0010-06870). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an 
3.25 	easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide 
3.26 	riparian protection and angler access. One 15-foot strip is allowed for lake access and a 
3.27 	dock;
3.28 	(13) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the North Half of the South 
3.29 	Half and except the North Half and Lot 6, Section 6, Township 52 North, Range 19 
3.30 	West (parcel number 470-0010-00940). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no 
3.31 	consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high 
3.32 	water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
3.33 	(14) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 52 North, 
3.34 	Range 17 West (parcel number 475-0010-01630). Conveyance of this land must provide, 
3.35 	for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on 
3.36 	each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
4.1 	(15) Lot 12, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24, Township 
4.2 	51 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00120). Conveyance of this land 
4.3 	must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, 
4.4 	lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection 
4.5 	and angler access;
4.6 	(16) Lots 13 to 16, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24, 
4.7 	Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00130). Conveyance of this 
4.8 	land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, 
4.9 	lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection 
4.10 	and angler access;
4.11 	(17) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 50 
4.12 	North, Range 16 West (parcel number 530-0010-05250); and
4.13 	(18) Lot 2, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 
4.14 	673-0010-0070).
4.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
4.16 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

4.17 	Sec. 3. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
4.18 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 4.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
4.20 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
4.21 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
4.22 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
4.23 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
4.24 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
4.25 	accuracy.
4.26 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
4.27 	(1) the West Half of the East Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of 
4.28 	the Northwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 54 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 
4.29 	305-0010-00757);
4.30 	(2) the easterly 600 feet of Lot 2, plat of Grand Lake, lying south of the North 1200 
4.31 	feet, Section 25, Township 52 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0020-04127). 
4.32 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that 
4.33 	is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide riparian protection 
4.34 	and angler access;
5.1 	(3) Lot 3, Town Park Terrace, Hermantown, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 
5.2 	15 West (parcel number 395-0180-00030). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no 
5.3 	consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side 
5.4 	of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
5.5 	(4) an undivided 1/2 interest of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
5.6 	Section 12, Township 55 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 420-0030-01880). 
5.7 	Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that 
5.8 	is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the river, to provide 
5.9 	riparian protection and angler access;
5.10 	(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter described as follows: 
5.11 	Beginning 205 feet East of the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
5.12 	Quarter; running thence North 208 feet; thence East 130 feet; thence southerly along 
5.13 	the center of Rock Creek to the south line of said forty; thence West 165 feet to the 
5.14 	point of beginning, Section 29, Township 55 North, Range 18 West (parcel number 
5.15 	435-0020-05430); and
5.16 	(6) that part of Lot 7 lying southwesterly of the westerly line of the Alborn Branch 
5.17 	of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range 
5.18 	19 West (parcel number 440-0010-00505). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no 
5.19 	consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high 
5.20 	water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access.
5.21 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
5.22 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.