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

1.5 	Section 1. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
1.6 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.8 	Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
1.9 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.10 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
1.11 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure 
1.12 	accuracy. Prior to each sale, the commissioner of revenue must grant a permanent 
1.13 	conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements 
1.14 	must be 75 feet in width on each side of the designated trout stream, to provide riparian 
1.15 	protection and angler access.
1.16 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
1.17 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 53, 
1.18 	Range 11 (PID 25-5311-10370);
1.19 	(2) the North 726 feet of the West 600 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
1.20 	Quarter, except the West 200 feet South of County Road 6, Section 24, Township 57, 
1.21 	Range 7 (PID 27-5707-24560); and
1.22 	(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 18, Township 54, 
1.23 	Range 10 (PID 29-5410-18370).
2.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.2 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

2.3 	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.4 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 2.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
2.6 	Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
2.7 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
2.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
2.9 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
2.10 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as: part of the 
2.11 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 55, Range 11 (PID 
2.12 	25-5511-34525).
2.13 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.14 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

2.15 	Sec. 3. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
 2.16 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
2.17 	or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
2.18 	described in paragraph (c).
2.19 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
2.20 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
2.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
2.22 	(1) Lot 11, Block 4, 1st Division, Silver Bay (PID 22-7440-04110); and
2.23 	(2) the West 150 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast 
2.24 	Quarter, Section 24, Township 55, Range 9 (part of PID 29-5509-24190).
2.25 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.26 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. 

2.27 	Sec. 4. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.28 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 2.29 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
2.30 	subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
2.31 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
2.32 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land 
2.33 	bordering public water described in paragraph (c).   
3.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
3.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
3.3 	and ensure accuracy.
3.4 	(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described 
3.5 	as: the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range 
3.6 	9 (PID 28-6409-32790).
3.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
3.8 	best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel. 

3.9 	Sec. 5. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
3.10 	WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
 3.11 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
3.12 	subdivision 3, Lake County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
3.13 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
3.14 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land 
3.15 	bordering public water described in paragraph (c).
3.16 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
3.17 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
3.18 	and ensure accuracy. Prior to the exchange, the commissioner of revenue must grant a 
3.19 	permanent conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to 
3.20 	provide for a 50-foot trail toward Camp Lake.
3.21 	(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Lake County and is described 
3.22 	as: the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 64, Range 
3.23 	11 (PID 28-6411-32010).
3.24 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
3.25 	best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.