<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2760<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to state lands; providing for valuation of bond-financed property; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>modifying provisions for sale and exchange of state land; modifying prior sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>authorization; providing for release of certain reversionary interest; designating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>state waysides and forests; adding to and deleting from state forests and parks; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>authorizing sales, conveyances, and exchange of certain state lands;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.013, by adding a subdivision; 89.021, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>adding a subdivision; 92.115, by adding a subdivision; 94.3495, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>3, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, 5, 9; proposing coding for new <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 94.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>May 18, 2016<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2760 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>That the House recede from its amendment and that S.F. No. 2760 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a>"<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.013, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 21c. Saint Croix Boom Site Wayside, Washington County.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11a. Centennial State Forest.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 92.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Closing costs.</b> The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>the state deed tax.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Public sale requirements.</b> (a) After complying with subdivision 1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>before any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>newspaper of general distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>situated. The notice shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>general description of the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>of sale. The commissioner shall also provide electronic notice of sale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>appraised value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>merchantable timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(c) The purchaser of state land must pay recording fees and the state deed tax.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(c) (d) Except as provided under paragraph (d) (e), parcels remaining unsold after <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>the offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay at least 75 percent of the appraised <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>value. The sale shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner orders a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>reappraisal or withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(d) (e) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>to find a buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>negotiated by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>determined by the commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>between the commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>price for sales of $10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>the proceeds of the sale.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>[94.101] VALUATION OF BOND-FINANCED PROPERTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>Notwithstanding the valuation provisions of sections 16A.695, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>and 94.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the sale of state bond-financed property <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner may determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the value of such property based on the data specified in section 84.0272, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>provided that the value of the property is $50,000 or less.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Classes of land; definitions.</b> (a) The classes of public land that may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>94.342, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, except for:;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) school trust land as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>92.025</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>94.342, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>a governmental subdivision of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(b) "School trust land" has the meaning given under section 92.025.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(c) "University land" means land granted to the state by acts of Congress for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>university purposes.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Valuation of land.</b> (a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>but the county board must approve the value determined for the Class 2 land and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>governmental subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>land. In an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>determined by the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the Class 3 land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation process provided under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><statute_ref>84.0272, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or obtain a market analysis from a qualified real estate broker or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>(2) determine the value for each forty or lot, or a portion thereof, using the most current <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>township or county assessment schedules for similar land types from the county assessor <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>of the county in which the lands are located. Merchantable timber value must should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>determined and considered in finalizing valuation of the lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) All (c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>94.343, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>lands, other than school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>are not of the same value.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.3495, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Reversionary interest;</b><b> Mineral and water power rights and other </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>reservations.</b> (a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>to the conveying governmental unit if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>governing body for former Class 3 land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>94.343, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>94.344, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. County fee land given in exchange is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>to the reservation provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>373.01, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (g).<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Method of sale.</b> (a) The leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>private sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>under subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section. The purchase price is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>appraised value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>purchase a parcel, a leaseholder must pay in cash to the county an amount equal to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>appraised value of the land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>of appraised value to the leaseholder by the county. The 180-day period runs from the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>of mailing of a copy of the appraisal to the leaseholder at the address shown upon the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>recent lease agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>The county may use any alternative method of notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Procedure for the service of a summons and complaint.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered, the county may offer <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the lands for sale at public auction under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>282.01, subdivision 3 7
         </statute_ref>. If a person other than the leaseholder purchases the parcel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>the purchaser must make payment in full to the leaseholder in the manner provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>92.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for the value of any improvements as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>determined under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>property may be reoffered for sale.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Survey.</b> (a) Prior to offering it for sale, St. Louis County shall have each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>lot surveyed by a licensed surveyor., with the exception of those lots that do not have <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>adequate survey monumentation as determined by the county surveyor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The costs of the survey must be allocated by the county to the lots offered for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>sale and the successful purchaser on each lot shall reimburse the county for the survey <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>costs allocated to the lot purchased. If no one purchases the lot, the county is responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>for the survey costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Sunset.</b> This section expires five seven years after the effective date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>SAINT CROIX BOOM SITE WAYSIDE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>The following area is designated as the Saint Croix Boom Site Wayside: that part <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>of Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, excepting <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>therefrom the westerly 75 feet of Governmental Lot 3, which lies southeasterly of Line <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>1 described below:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>Line 1: Commencing at Government Meander Corner No. 5 on the east line of said <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>Section 15; thence northerly on an azimuth of 01 degree 01 minute 36 seconds along said <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>east line for 50.80 feet to the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described; thence on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>azimuth of 222 degrees 13 minutes 44 seconds for 466.01 feet; thence southwesterly for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>642.53 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the northwest, having a radius of 3,769.72 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>feet, a delta angle of 09 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds and a chord azimuth of 226 degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>59 minutes 07 seconds; thence on an azimuth of 231 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>389.72 feet; thence deflect to the left on a tangential curve, having a radius of 904.93 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>and a delta angle of 16 degrees 44 minutes 05 seconds, for 264.31 feet; thence on an azimuth <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>of 215 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds for 657.38 feet; thence on an azimuth of 305 degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>00 minutes 25 seconds for 10.00 feet; thence on an azimuth of 215 degrees 00 minutes 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>seconds for 175.86 feet; thence deflect to the right on a tangential curve, having a radius of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>612.96 feet and a delta angle of 17 degrees 24 minutes 49 seconds for 186.29 feet; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>on an azimuth of 142 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds for 10.00 feet; thence westerly for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>602.56 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the north, having a radius of 622.96 feet, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>a delta angle of 55 degrees 25 minutes 11 seconds and a chord azimuth of 260 degrees 07 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>minutes 50 seconds; thence on an azimuth of 287 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 15.80 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>feet; thence on an azimuth of 197 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 90.00 feet; thence on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>an azimuth of 287 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds for 180.02 feet and there terminating.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>No access is permitted to Trunk Highway 95 from the lands described above, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>that access is permitted between:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(1) points distant 502.82 feet and 562.82 feet easterly of the point of termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>Line 1 described above;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(2) points distant 892.54 feet and 952.54 feet southwesterly of the point of beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>of Line 1 described above;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(3) points distant 1,314.26 feet and 1,374.26 feet southwesterly of the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>beginning of Line 1 described above; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(4) points distant 1,759.57 and 1,819.57 feet southwesterly of the point of beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>of Line 1 described above.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>CENTENNIAL STATE FOREST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>The following areas are designated as the Centennial State Forest:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 139 North, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(2) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>Quarter, and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 139 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Section 19, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the South Half of the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the East Half of the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter, Section 20, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(5) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(6) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>28, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(7) Section 29, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(8) the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the North <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>30, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(9) the North Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 140 North, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(10) the Northeast Quarter, the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 140 North, Range 27 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(11) the Southwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 140 North, Range 27 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(12) Section 36, Township 140 North, Range 28 West.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>DELETION FROM STATE PARKS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>[85.012] [Subd. 42.] Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Mille Lacs </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var><b>County.</b> The following area is deleted from Mille Lacs Kathio State Park: that part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>Government Lot 3, Section 33, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, described as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said corner being <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>marked by a 2-1/2 inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land Management <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Monument); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed bearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>along the north line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>55 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>with plastic cap stamped MN DNR LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>seconds East, a distance of 170.18 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>PROPERTY; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod; thence continuing South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>West, a distance of 10.50 feet; thence North 07 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>distance of 70.68 feet; thence North 18 degrees 01 minute 43 seconds East, a distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>100.09 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 1.46 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>[85.012] [Subd. 61.] Zippel Bay State Park, Lake of the Woods County. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var> The following area is deleted from Zippel Bay State Park: the South Half of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>Quarter of Section 14, Township 162 North, Range 33 West.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>[89.021] [Subd. 4.] Bear Island State Forest.</b> The following area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>added to the Bear Island State Forest: all of Township 62 North, Range 12 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>[89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest.</b> The following areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>are added to the Cloquet Valley State Forest:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(1) Sections 17 to 20 and 29 to 32, Township 54 North, Range 16 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(2) Sections 2 to 11, 15 to 23, and 26 to 35, Township 53 North, Range 17 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(3) Sections 13 to 35, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(4) Section 36, Township 53 North, Range 18 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(5) Section 36, Township 54 North, Range 18 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>[89.021] [Subd. 27.] Kabetogama State Forest.</b> The following areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>are added to the Kabetogama State Forest:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>(1) Sections 2 and 3, Township 62 North, Range 19 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(2) Sections 6 and 7, Township 63 North, Range 21 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>[89.021] [Subd. 50.] Sturgeon River State Forest.</b> The following area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>added to the Sturgeon River State Forest: all of Township 60 North, Range 20 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>[89.021] [Subd. 55.] Whiteface River State Forest.</b> The following area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>added to the Whiteface River State Forest: the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>Section 11, Township 56 North, Range 19 West.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b>EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var><b>KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>for farming of wild rice:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>included in the estimate of market value.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>agreed upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>parcels of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>other regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>Koochiching County borders the Lost River.  The lands to be exchanged are not required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>at least equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. <b>RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST; ANOKA COUNTY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var><b>LAND TRANSFER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(a) Notwithstanding Laws 1998, chapter 407, article 7, section 1, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>paragraph (c), or other law to the contrary, the state shall extinguish the state's reversionary <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>interest in land transferred by deeds according to paragraph (b), and release Anoka County <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>from the requirement to use the land for governmental purposes. The release must be by quit <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>claim deed, for no consideration, in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(b) This section applies to land transferred:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(1) by quit claim deed dated December 21, 2000, recorded on December 26, 2000, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>as Anoka County Recorder Document No. 1541488, conveying the following described <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>property: all that part of Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 31, Range 24 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>Anoka County, Minnesota described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of said <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>Government Lot 1, Section 6; thence South 00 degrees 51 minutes 13 seconds West along <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>the east line of said Government Lot 1 a distance of 84.79 feet; thence South 45 degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>51 minutes 25 seconds West 153.51 feet; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 19 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>West to the southeasterly shoreline of the Rum River; thence northeasterly along said <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>shoreline to the north line of said Government Lot 1; thence easterly along said north line <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>of Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning. AND all that part of Government Lot 4 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 31, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>32, Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at the southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31; thence North 13 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>degrees 16 minutes 11 seconds East 473.34 feet; thence North 07 degrees 54 minutes 43 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>seconds East 186.87 feet; thence North 14 degrees 08 minutes 33 seconds West 154.77 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>feet; thence North 62 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds West 567.69 feet; thence South 27 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds West 182.54 feet; thence North 57 degrees 22 minutes 29 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>seconds West to the southeasterly shoreline of the Rum River; thence southwesterly along <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>said shoreline to the south line of said Government Lot 4; thence easterly along said south <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>line of Government Lot 4 to the point of beginning. For the purpose of these descriptions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31 has an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 08 minutes 19 seconds East; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(2) by quit claim deed dated July 18, 2012, recorded on July 24, 2012, as Anoka <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>County Recorder Document No. 2036093.001, conveying the following described <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>property: that part of Government Lot 3 and Government Lot 4, Section 31, Township 32, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>Range 24, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 31; thence North <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>13 degrees 16 minutes 11 seconds East 473.34 feet; thence North 07 degrees 54 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>43 seconds East 186.87 feet; thence North 14 degrees 08 minutes 33 seconds West 154.77 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>feet; thence North 62 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds West 567.69 feet; thence South 27 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds West 182.54 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>described; thence North 27 degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds East 182.54 feet; thence South <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>62 degrees 46 minutes 44 seconds East 40.77 feet; thence North 25 degrees 45 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>30 seconds East 74.43 feet; thence northerly 88.30 feet along a tangential curve concave <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>to the West having a radius of 186.15 feet and a central angle of 27 degrees 10 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>50 seconds; thence North 01 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds West, tangent to said curve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>140.53 feet; thence North 71 degrees 56 minutes 34 seconds West to the southeasterly <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>shoreline of the Rum  River; thence southwesterly along said shoreline to its intersection <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>with a line bearing North 57 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds West from the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>beginning; thence South 57 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East to the point of beginning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(c) Anoka County has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>best be served by entering a long-term lease to use the land for veterans housing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var><b>WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>1, Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters described <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>in paragraph (c) by public sale, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>(1) PID 15.00136.00;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(2) PID 46.00182.00;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>(3) PID 48.00169.00;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>(4) PID 80.06391.00;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(5) PID 49.00516.00;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(6) PID 49.00522.00; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>(7) PID 49.00523.00.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><b>BELTRAMI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>282.221 to 282.226, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(b) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the wild rice farming <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>lessee shall be included in the estimate of market value.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(1) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>the South 150 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>Quarter and the East 150 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>Southwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 155 North, Range 30 West; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>33, Township 155 North, Range 30 West, described as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Beginning at the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes East, assumed bearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>660 feet along the north line of said Northeast Quarter to the east line of said Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 45 minutes East 50 feet along said east line; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>South 57 degrees 48 minutes West 772 feet to a point on the west line of said Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>Quarter which is 462 feet South from the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 31 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>minutes West 462 feet along the west line to the point of beginning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Containing 28.4 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the sale if mutually agreed <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>upon by the commissioner and the buyer to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels of land in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>state ownership after the sale or to meet county zoning standards or other regulatory needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>for the wild rice farming operations.  The commissioner may make necessary changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(e) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>be served if the land were returned to private ownership for continued use in wild rice <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>cultivation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 84A.03, 84A.51, and 282.226, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>the proceeds from the sale must first be applied to reimburse the commissioner for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>sale costs and expenses of the parcel under this section and the land exchange costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>expenses for the land leased for wild rice farming operations exchanged under section 16. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>The remaining proceeds are to be distributed as provided by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>landowner, under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>30.00119.01.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var><b>WATER; CARVER COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carver County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>convey the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>Carver County for less than the assessed market value as determined by the county board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>that the land reverts to the state if Carver County stops using the land for the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carver County and is described as: Outlot <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>B, Tuscany Village, city of Watertown (PID 85.4450550).<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(d) Carver County has determined that the land is needed by the county for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>use, which may include but is not limited to open space, trails, or a wetland bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>restoration project according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>which a conditional use deed or deed restrictions may be recorded.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; CASS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Cass County shall convey <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>to the city of Pillager for no consideration the tax-forfeited lands that are described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(b) The city of Pillager shall initiate the conveyance by application to the Cass <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>County Board. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>(c) The lands to be conveyed are located in Cass County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(1) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 133, Range 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>less that part lying North of State Highway 210 and also less that part of the Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 133, Range 30, described as <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>follows: beginning at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Quarter; thence North along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>Quarter a distance of 815 feet; thence North 87 degrees 30 minutes West a distance of 740 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>feet; thence South 783.7 feet to the south line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East a distance of 740 feet to the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>beginning. Also less that part platted as The Crossing, on file and of record in the office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>the county recorder in and for Cass County, Minnesota (parcel 93-217-2403);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>(2) Lot 3, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0315);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(3) Lot 5, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0325);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(4) Lot 6, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0330);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(5) Lot 7, Block 3, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0335);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(6) Lot 3, Block 7, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0715);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(7) Lot 4, Block 7, The Crossing (parcel 93-352-0720); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>(8) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>133, Range 30, described as follows: beginning at the northeast corner of the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 133, Range 30; thence South <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>along the east line of said 40 a distance of 624 feet; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>West a distance of 264 feet; thence North 31 degrees 14 minutes West a distance of 231 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>feet; thence North 4 degrees 14 minutes West a distance of 429.5 feet to the north line of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>distance of 415 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.37 acres more or less, and less <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>right-of-way for public road along east line (parcel 93-217-3101).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(c). Before proceeding with the sale, the commissioner must acquire easement or fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>interests for the alternative Tower Hill alignment of the Heartland State Trail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local homeowners association at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>value offered in 1988, as adjusted for inflation by the implicit price deflator for government <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>consumption expenditures and gross investment for state and local governments prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>plus sale costs. The commissioner may make changes to the land description to correct <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Cass County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(1) that part of the former Burlington Northern Railroad located in Government Lot <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>5, Section 9, Township 143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>County, Minnesota, which lies northerly of the south line of said Government Lot 5 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>southerly of the centerline of Cove Drive Northwest as it existed in 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(2) a strip of land 100.00 feet in width extending over and across Government Lots 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>said strip of land being 50.00 feet on each side of the centerline of the main track (now <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>removed) of the former Burlington Northern Railroad as originally located and established;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 21, Township 143 North, Range 31 West <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, Minnesota, which lies within the former <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>(4) a strip of land 100.00 feet in width that lies across Government Lot 1, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>20, Township 143 North, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>Minnesota, said strip of land being 50.00 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>main track (now removed) of the former Burlington Northern Railroad, and which lies <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>northeasterly of the following described line:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>Commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West, assumed bearing along the north line thereof 924.84 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>feet to the easterly right-of-way line of the Heartland Trail; thence southwesterly 350.93 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>feet along said right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>having a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 3 degrees 38 minutes 10 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>and chord bears South 32 degrees 20 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>350.87 feet; thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds East not tangent to said curve <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>608.55 feet to the northwesterly right-of-way of the former Burlington Northern Railroad; <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>thence southwesterly 131.12 feet along last said right-of-way, along a nontangential curve <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>concave to the southeast, having a radius of 3,869.83 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 56 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>minutes 29 seconds and a chord bearing of South 53 degrees 10 minutes 19 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>West for a chord distance of 131.11 feet and to the point of beginning of the line to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>described; thence South 50 degrees 47 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 102.74 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>to the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way of said former Burlington Northern <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Railroad and there terminating; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(5) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 20, Township 143 North, Range 31 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>Cass County, Minnesota, described as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>Commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 89 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West assumed bearing along the north line thereof 924.84 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>feet to the easterly right-of-way of the Heartland Trail; thence southwesterly 350.93 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>along said right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast having <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 3 degrees 38 minutes 10 seconds and the chord <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>bears South 32 degrees 20 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of 350.87 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>to the point of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence South 89 degrees <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>14 minutes 06 seconds East not tangent to said curve 608.55 feet to the northwesterly <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>right-of-way of the former Burlington Northern Railroad; thence southwesterly 131.12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>feet along last said right-of-way, along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>having a radius of 3,869.83 feet, a central angle of 1 degree 56 minutes 29 seconds and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>chord bearing of South 53 degrees 10 minutes 19 seconds West for a chord distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>131.11 feet; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 06 seconds West not tangent to last said <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>curve 549.52 feet to said right-of-way of Heartland Trail; thence northeasterly 91.72 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>feet along last said right-of-way along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>having a radius of 5,529.58 feet, a central angle of 0 degrees 57 minutes 01 second and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>the chord bears North 30 degrees 02 minutes 43 seconds East for a chord distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>91.72 feet to the point of beginning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the Steamboat Loop <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>of the Heartland State Trail is not needed for natural resource purposes after control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>alternative Tower Hill alignment and that the state's land management interests would best <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>be served if the lands were then conveyed to a local homeowners association.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var><b>WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>convey to the city of Taylors Falls for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>that the land reverts to the state if the city of Taylors Falls stops using the land for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>authorized public use under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Chisago County and is described as: that <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>part of Block 11 of the village of Taylors Falls bounded on the north by a line found by <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>continuing the line between Lots 1 and 2 of Block 5 easterly in a straight line to the St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>Croix River and bounded on the south by a line found by continuing the line between Lots <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>4 and 5 of Block 4 easterly in a straight line to the St. Croix River.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Taylors Falls for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>an authorized public use.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var><b>WATER; CHISAGO COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>convey to the city of Wyoming for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wyoming stops using the land for an authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>public use under Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a. The attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Chisago County and is described as: Outlot <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>D of Wyoming Business Park.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Wyoming for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>an authorized public use.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><b>BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CLEARWATER COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>(b) The commissioner may sell the portion of the land that consists of a road <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>right-of-way to a local unit of government for less than the value of the land as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the portion of the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>described in paragraph (c) that is a road right-of-way be used for the public and reverts <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>the public use of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>as: that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 149 North, Range 38 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>described as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>Commencing at a point on the east shore of Pine Lake where the same intersects <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>the road running east and west; thence, easterly along the south shoulder of said road for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>about 465 feet to the center of State-Aid Road No. 7; thence north along said State-Aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>Road No. 7, for a distance of 100 feet; thence westerly for about 465 feet to the shore <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>of Pine Lake; thence, southerly along the shore of said lake for 100 feet to the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>beginning, and being a part of Lot 22 of Spruce Grove Park plat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>Containing 1.19 acres, more or less, and subject to 33-feet-wide platted road <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>dedicated to public use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(d) The land borders Pine Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>land management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>public ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var><b>WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(1) Outlet A, Forthun Park Third Addition, city of Baxter, Section 7, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>133, Range 28 (PIN 0336300090A0009);<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>(2) Lot 33, Block 6, Hamlet Shores, Deerwood Township, Section 26, Township 46, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>Range 28 (PIN 591110060330009); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Bay Lake Township, Section 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Township 45, Range 28 (PIN 500094200000009).<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var><b>WATER; GRANT COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>Grant County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Grant County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>(1) that part of Section 13, Township 127, Range 44, commencing at a point on <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>the southeasterly line of Third Street where the southwesterly line of Vienna Avenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>would intersect, if extended, in the city of Herman, according to the plat thereof; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>southeasterly along the southwesterly line of Vienna Avenue, if extended, to the lake; <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>thence following the shore of said lake to the point where it would be intersected by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>southeasterly line of Third Street in said city; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>line of Third Street to the point of beginning (parcel number 20-0420-000);<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>(2) a part of Government Lot 1, Section 11, Township 128 North, Range 41 West of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>the 5th P.M. and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: to find the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>beginning commence at the northeast corner of said Section 11; thence on an assumed <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>bearing of South and along the east line of said Section 11 a distance of 33.0 feet; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>South 42 degrees 31 feet West 157.78 feet to the point of beginning; thence from the point <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>of beginning South 29 degrees 04 feet West 687.4 feet; South 79 degrees 50 feet West <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>559.0 feet more or less to the intersection with the water line of Peterson Lake; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>northwesterly and northeasterly and following along the water line of said Peterson Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>to the intersection with the north line of said Section 11; thence easterly and along said <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>north line 754.4 feet more or less to the intersection with a line drawn North from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>point of beginning; thence South and along said line 117.0 feet more or less to the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>beginning, subject to existing road easements of record (parcel number 03-0090-000); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(3) Lot 6, Sunnyside Camp, Barrett, Minnesota, according to a plat thereof on file <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>in the register of deed office in and for the county of Grant, State of Minnesota (parcel <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>number 18-0129-000).<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var><b>WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(c) by public sale under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>26-020-2206.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var><b>WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>the tax-forfeited land bordering public water described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>26-004-3202.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Itasca County may sell tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) to an adjoining <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>landowner under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general for not less <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>than the appraised value of the land. The attorney general may make necessary changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>91-019-3316.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var><b>WATER; KANDIYOHI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>1, Kandiyohi County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water described <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>in paragraph (c) by public sale under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Kandiyohi County and described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(1) PID 27-029-0025;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>(2) PID 16-033-0050; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(3) PID 17-026-0120.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var><b>WATER; KITTSON COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>Kittson County may sell the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) by public sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: Section 28, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Township 161 North, Range 48 West, containing 7.46 acres (parcel 30.0283780).<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 34. <b>KLONDIKE CLEAN WATER RETENTION PROJECT; KITTSON </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><b>COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>School trust land exchange.</b> (a) Notwithstanding the riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>restrictions of Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>of natural resources shall, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 and 94.343, exchange the school trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>land described in paragraph (c) for land of equal or greater value owned by the Two <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Rivers Watershed District.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Kittson County and is described as: <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>the South Half, Section 12, Township 161 North, Range 45 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>(d) The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>would best be served if the land was exchanged to facilitate the Klondike clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>retention project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Land recommendation.</b> The commissioner of natural resources, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>consultation with the Two Rivers Watershed District, shall make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>regarding the disposition of the acquired wildlife management area land that is included <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>in the Klondike clean water retention project. The commissioner must make the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>recommendations within six months after the completion of the project's environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>assessment worksheet.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Rich fen enhancement.</b> The commissioner of natural resources and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>Two Rivers Watershed District shall, as part of the Klondike clean water retention project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>implement a cooperative rich fen management plan that provides for the long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>enhancement and protection of the rich fen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Completion.</b> The requirements under subdivisions 1 to 3 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>completed by December 31, 2017, or as provided in the Klondike preliminary project plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>approved by the Two Rivers Watershed District, whichever is later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Wetland credits.</b> Any wetland mitigation credits resulting from projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>on lands exchanged or conveyed under this section must be used to mitigate transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>projects consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(l) and (m).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 35. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var><b>WATER; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>accuracy. Prior to each sale, the commissioner of revenue must grant a permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>must be 75 feet in width on each side of the designated trout stream, to provide riparian <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>protection and angler access.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 53, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>Range 11 (PID 25-5311-10370);<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(2) the North 726 feet of the West 600 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>Quarter, except the West 200 feet South of County Road 6, Section 24, Township 57, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>Range 7 (PID 27-5707-24560); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 18, Township 54, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>Range 10 (PID 29-5410-18370).<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 36. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var><b>WATER; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 55, Range 11 (PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>25-5511-34525).<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 37. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>parcel in paragraph (c), clause (1), may be sold for less than the appraised value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>land. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>(1) Lot 11, Block 4, 1st Division, Silver Bay (PID 22-7440-04110); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(2) the West 150 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>Quarter, Section 24, Township 55, Range 9 (part of PID 29-5509-24190).<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 38. <b>EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var><b>WATER; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>bordering public water described in paragraph (c).   <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>as: the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>9 (PID 28-6409-32790).<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 39. <b>EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var><b>WATER; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>bordering public water described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>and ensure accuracy. Prior to the exchange, the commissioner of revenue must grant a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>permanent conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>provide for a 50-foot trail toward Camp Lake.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>as: the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>11 (PID 28-6411-32010).<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 40. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var><b>LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>Statutes, sections 84A.27 and 282.14 to 282.22, the commissioner of natural resources may <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>sell by private sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake of the Woods County and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>described as: the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 14, Township 160 North, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>Range 31 West, containing 80 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>served if the land were returned to local government or private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 41. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><b>WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>land. The conveyance is subject to existing rights of a county road easement, water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>land crossing utility licenses, a grant-in-aid trail permit, and a lease to the county for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>immigration videophone site.  The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake of the Woods County and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>described as: the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 168 North, Range 34 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>containing 160 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>(d) The land is adjacent to the Northwest Angle Inlet of Lake of the Woods.  The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for a public park and other public use.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 42. <b>MEEKER COUNTY TAX-FORFEITED LAND; RIGHTS OF STATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var><b>AS UNIT OWNER IN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>(a) Until the tax-forfeited lands under clauses (1) to (11) have been conveyed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.014, the auditor of Meeker County may, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>behalf of the state, act as a unit owner under Minnesota Statutes, sections 515B.2-112, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>515B.2-114, 515B.2-118, 515B.2-119, and 515B.2-124, and may act to amend or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>terminate any covenants or restrictions with respect to any tax-forfeited land in Meeker <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>County, city of Dassel, with the following legal descriptions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(1) Lots 1 through 12, Block 1, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>(2) Lots 1 through 8, Block 2, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>(3) Lots 1 through 33, Block 3, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>(4) Lots 6-26, Block 3, now replatted and described as Lots 1-18, Block 1, Sunrise <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>Circle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>(5) Lots 1 through 11, Block 4, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>(6) Lots 1 through 3, Block 5, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(7) Lots 1 through 10, Block 6, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>(8) Lots 1 through 12, Block 7, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(9) Lots 1 through 4, Block 8, Summit Hills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(10) Lots 1 through 4, Block 9, Summit Hills; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>(11) Outlots A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, Summit Hills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>(b) This section expires June 30, 2026.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 43. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; MILLE LACS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>(b) The land must not be sold for less than the appraised value. The buyer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>reimburse the commissioner for all costs and expenses, including staff costs, incurred by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>commissioner in making the property salable and in selling the property. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Mille Lacs County and is described as: <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>that part of Government Lot 3, Section 33, Township 43 North, Range 27 West, described <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3, said corner being <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>marked by a 2-1/2 inch aluminum post with brass cap (Bureau of Land Management <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>Monument); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds East, assumed bearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>along the north line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 1,076.85 feet to the point of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 40.88 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>disk stamped MN DNR PROPERTY; thence continuing North 89 degrees 43 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>55 seconds East, along said north line, a distance of 299.64 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>with plastic cap stamped MN DNR LS 47461; thence South 14 degrees 26 minutes 27 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>seconds East, a distance of 170.18 feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod with disk stamped MN DNR <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>PROPERTY; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 413.14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>feet to a 3/4-inch iron rod; thence continuing South 89 degrees 43 minutes 55 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>West, a distance of 10.50 feet; thence North 07 degrees 53 minutes 17 seconds East, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>distance of 70.68 feet; thence North 18 degrees 01 minute 43 seconds East, a distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>100.09 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 1.46 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>(d) The land to be sold is part of a parcel that, as purchased by the state, borders on <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>Mille Lacs Lake. The shoreline and at least 75 feet West of the shoreline will be retained <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>by the state for natural resource purposes. The Department of Natural Resources has <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>be sold were conveyed for use in the expansion of an existing cemetery.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 44. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var><b>WATER; MURRAY COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>Murray County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Murray County and is described as the South 827 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>feet of the East 632 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 108, Range 43, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>containing 12 acres (parcel identification number 07-010-0041).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 45. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var><b>WATER; OLMSTED COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Olmsted County and is described as: that <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>part of Lot 9 of State Subdivision of Section 16, Township 105 North, Range 13 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>lying north of the North Branch of the Root River. Containing 1.56 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(d) The land borders the North Branch of the Root River and the Root River County <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>Park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government and used for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>park purposes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 46. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var><b>WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>1, St. Louis County may sell under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>chapter 282, unleased tax-forfeited lakeshore lots that were surveyed at the time leased <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>tax-forfeited lakeshore lots were surveyed pursuant to Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>(b) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership or conveyed to public entities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. <b>EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota Constitution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>(b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>(c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>(1) Section 3, Township 54 North, Range 18 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>(2) Sections 4 and 9, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 48. <b>EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>described as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>Low Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>Whiteface River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>waters by the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>improve access to adjacent state forest lands.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 49. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var><b>WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>described in paragraph (c), clauses (5) and (6). An easement for each of the lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>described in paragraph (c), clauses (5) and (6), must be 75 feet from the water's edge to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>of Natural Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(1) Lot 1, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00010);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>(2) Lot 3, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00020);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(3) Lot 5, including vacated avenue and part of adjacent street, Fond Du Lac, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>Street, city of Duluth, Section 7, Township 48, Range 15 (PID 010-1590-00030);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(4) that part of Lot 1 lying south of the Fond Du Lac Road, city of Duluth, Section 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>Township 48, Range 15  (PID 010-2730-00890);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>(5) that part of the easterly 260 feet of Lot 1 lying South of the Whiteface River, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>town of Cotton, Section 12, Township 54, Range 17 (PID 305-0020-02158);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>(6) Lot 1, except the southerly 1,120 feet, town of Cotton, Section 13, Township 54, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>Range 17 (PID 305-0020-02168);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>(7) Outlot B, Rest Haven Beach, town of Gnesen, Section 36, Township 52, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>14 (PID 375-0060-01270);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>(8) Lot 6, town of Ness, Section 7, Township 52, Range 19 (PID 470-0010-01130);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(9) Lot 7, except the railway right-of-way, 2.65 acres, town of Brevator, Section 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>Township 50, Range 17 (PID 275-0013-01310);<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>(10) Lot 6, except the railway right-of-way, 3.17 acres, town of Brevator, Section 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>Township 50, Range 17 (PID 275-0013-01260);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(11) that part of Lot 8 lying between the Great Northern railway right-of-way and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>the bank of the St. Louis River, town of Brevator, Section 17, Township 50, Range 17 <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(PID 275-0014-00070);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(12) Lot 1 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way and except <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>the easterly 375 feet and except the westerly 335 feet of the easterly 710 feet North of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>the railway right-of-way, town of Arrowhead, Section 27, Township 51, Range 19 (PID <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>225-0070-00010);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(13) Lot 2 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way, 3.13 acres, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>town of Arrowhead, Section 26, Township 51, Range 19 (PID 225-0050-00010);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(14) Lot 4 South of the St. Louis River, except 2 acres for county road and except <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>the railway right-of-way, 3.03 acres, town of Arrowhead, Section 25, Township 51, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>19 (PID 225-0030-00020);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(15) Lot 3 South of the St. Louis River, except the railway right-of-way, 3.02 acres, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>town of Arrowhead, Section 25, Township 51, Range 19 (PID 225-0030-00010);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>(16) Lot 2, except the railway right-of-way, 1.70 acres, town of Stoney Brook, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>Section 12, Township 50, Range 18 (PID 535-0010-01800);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>(17) an undivided 824/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>undivided 525/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, and  an undivided <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>1/3402 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, town of Culver, Section 28, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>Township 51, Range 18  (PIDs 310-0010-04620, 310-0010-04622, and 310-0010-04623);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(18) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of Stoneybrook, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>Section 9, Township 50, Range 18  (PID 535-0010-01340);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>(19) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying South and East of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>Stoneybrook, Section 9, Township 50, Range 18  (PID 535-0010-01330);<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>(20) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 9, Township 50, Range 18 <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>(PID 535-0010-01420); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>(21) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 50, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>Range 18 (PID 535-0010-02470).<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 50. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var><b>WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>described in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), and (12). An easement for the lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>described in paragraph (c), clause (1), must be 75 feet northerly of the centerline of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>stream and 75 feet southerly of the centerline of the stream to the road right-of-way, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>the West 33 feet, to provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>by the Department of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(c), clauses (2) and (3), must be the South 150 feet lying West of County Road 48, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clause (6), <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>must be 75 feet westerly of the centerline of the stream and 75 feet easterly of the centerline <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>of the stream, to provide riparian protection and access for anglers and for management by <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>the Department of Natural Resources. An easement for the lands described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>(c), clause (12), must be 75 feet from water's edge, to provide riparian protection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>access for anglers and for management by the Department of Natural Resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(1) the West Half of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>Section 5, Township 50, Range 14 (PID 010-2710-01450);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of Canosia, Section 22, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>Township 51, Range 15 (PID 280-0014-00220);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of Canosia, Section 22, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>Township 51, Range 15 (PID 280-0014-00230);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(4) Lots 54, 55, and 56, Lalonde Beach, town of Fairbanks, Section 6, Township 56, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>Range 12 (PID 335-0050-00530);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>(5) Lots 1 and 2, Sunnyside Park, town of Fine Lakes, Section 19, Township 50, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>Range 20 (PID 355-0030-00010);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(6) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, town of Fredenberg, Section 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>Township 52, Range 15 (PID 365-0010-01640);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>(7) the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>railway right-of-way, 1.52 acres, town of Great Scott, Section 35, Township 58, Range 19 <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>(PID 385-0010-04210);<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(8) that part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter lying West of the railway <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>right-of-way and North of the river, except the easterly 800 feet, town of Meadowlands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.36"></a><var>31.36</var>Section 15, Township 53, Range 18 (PID 440-0020-02103);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(9) Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 62, Range 13 (PID 465-0030-00770);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>(10) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 62, Range 13 (PID 465-0030-00780);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(11) the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>Waasa, Section 13, Township 60, Range 14 (PID 565-0010-02060); and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(12) the North 5 acres of Lot 2, Fredenberg, Section 21, Township 52, Range 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>(PID 365-0010-03680).<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 51. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>land described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>(1) Lot 7, Block 98, Neville Addition to Eveleth  (PID 040-0145-01020);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(2) the northerly 550 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>Colvin, Section 21, Township 56, Range 15  (PID 300-0010-03322);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>(3) Lot 8, Rearrangement Block 10, Ridgewood, city of Virginia, Section 18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>Township 58, Range 17 (PID 090-0145-00080); <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(4) Lot 2, Block 4, Roosevelt Addition to Hibbing, city of Hibbing, Section 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>Township 57, Range 21 (PID 140-0200-00960); <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(5) the West 250 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 34, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>Township 56, Range 17  (PID 690-0010-05735);<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter which lies easterly, southerly, and westerly of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>the following described line: commencing at the southeast corner of said Section 27; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>North 89 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds West, assigned bearing, along the south line of said <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>Section 27 1,786.84 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>15 degrees 17 minutes 23 seconds West 55.43 feet; thence North 80 degrees 58 minutes 22 <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>seconds East 239.79 feet; thence North 42 degrees 41 minutes 33 seconds East 40.47 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>to the southerly right-of-way line of North Water Hen Road as described in documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>numbered 0625886, 0575529, and 0571492; thence easterly along said southerly <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>right-of-way of North Water Hen Road to said south line of Section 27 and said line there <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>terminating, town of Ellsburg, Section 27, Township 55, Range 16  (PID 302-0010-04460);<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(7) Lot 10, except the East 10 feet, Block 2, city of Aurora, Section 9, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>58, Range 15  (PID 100-0030-00340); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>(8) all or part of Lot 4, except 2.71 acres for road, town of Linden Grove, Section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>Township 62, Range 20  (PID 430-0010-00220).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 52. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var><b>WATER; SCOTT COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>Scott County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Scott County and is described as: Lot 2, Block 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>Timber Trails (PID 270610360).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 53. <b>PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var><b>BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WABASHA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Wabasha County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>sell by public or private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Wabasha County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>Outlot F, Eaglewood Estates First Addition to the city of Lake City, according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, Wabasha County, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>Minnesota. Excepting therefrom: that part of Outlot F, Eaglewood Estates First Addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>lying within Eaglewood Estates Second Addition, according to the plat on file and of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles, Wabasha County, Minnesota. Also excepting <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>therefrom: that part of said Outlot F that lies northerly of the following described line: <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 6, Block 2, Eaglewood Estates Second Addition; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>thence westerly to a point on the westerly line of said Outlot F, distant 361.58 feet southerly <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>of the northwest corner of said Outlot F and there terminating (parcel R22.01851.00).<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 54. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>Sections 1 to 53 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		"<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce">"<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>relating to state lands; providing for valuation of bond-financed property; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>modifying provisions for sale and exchange of state land; modifying prior sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>authorization; providing for release of certain reversionary interest; designating <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>state waysides and forests; adding to and deleting from state forests and parks; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>authorizing sales, conveyances, and exchange of certain state lands;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.013, by adding a subdivision; 89.021, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>adding a subdivision; 92.115, by adding a subdivision; 94.3495, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>3, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, 5, 9; proposing coding for new <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 94.<br />
         		"
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               <td><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Foung Hawj<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Tom Saxhaug<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Bill Weber<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               <td><a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Debra Kiel<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Tom Hackbarth<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Robert Ecklund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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