1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state lands; allowing private easements 
  1.3             across tax-forfeited land; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.4             2000, section 282.04, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 282.04, is 
  1.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 4a.  [PRIVATE EASEMENTS.] (a) A county board may 
  1.9   convey a road easement across unsold tax-forfeited land to an 
  1.10  individual requesting an easement for access to private property 
  1.11  owned by the individual if: 
  1.12     (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access 
  1.13  to the individual's property; and 
  1.14     (2) exercising the easement will not cause significant 
  1.15  adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts. 
  1.16     (b) The county auditor shall require an individual applying 
  1.17  for an easement under paragraph (a) to pay the appraised value 
  1.18  of the easement.  The conveyance must provide that the easement 
  1.19  reverts to the state in trust for the taxing district in the 
  1.20  event of nonuse. 
  1.21     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.22     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.