Bill Text: MN SF886 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Omnibus lands bill
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-08 - HF substituted on General Orders HF740 [SF886 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF886-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to state lands; modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying land
1.3acquisition account; adding to and deleting from state parks and forests;
1.4authorizing certain exchanges and sales of state lands; conveyance of certain
1.5tax-forfeited lands;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.0274,
1.6subdivision 6; 94.165.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.0274, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 6. State's responsibilities. When the state proposes to purchase land for
1.10natural resources purposes, the commissioner of natural resources and, where applicable,
1.11the commissioner of administration shall have the following responsibilities:
1.12(a) The responsibility to deal fairly and openly with the landowner in the purchase of
1.13property;
1.14(b) The responsibility to refrain from discussing price with the landowner before
1.15an appraisal has been made. In addition, the same person shall not both appraise and
1.16negotiate for purchase of a tract of land. This paragraph does not apply to the state when
1.17discussing with a landowner the trout stream easement payment determined under section
1.1884.0272, subdivision 2, the native prairie bank easement payment determined under
1.19section 84.96, subdivision 5, or the Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer easement
1.20payment determined under section 84.0277, subdivision 2;
1.21(c) The responsibility to use private fee appraisers to lower the state's acquisition
1.22costs to the greatest extent practicable; and
1.23(d) The responsibility to acquire land in as expeditious a manner as possible. No
1.24option shall be made for a period of greater than two months if no survey is required or for
1.25nine months if a survey is required, unless the landowner, in writing, expressly requests
2.1a longer period of time. Provided that, if county board approval of the transaction is
2.2required pursuant to section97A.145 , no time limits shall apply. If the state elects not
2.3to purchase property upon which it has an option, it shall pay the landowner $500 after
2.4the expiration of the option period. If the state elects to purchase the property, unless the
2.5landowner elects otherwise, payment to the landowner shall be made no later than 90 days
2.6following the state's election to purchase the property provided that the title is marketable
2.7and the owner acts expeditiously to complete the transaction.
2.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 94.165, is amended to read:
2.994.165 LAND ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.
2.10 Subdivision 1. Creation of account. There is created in the state treasury a land
2.11acquisition account.
2.12 Subd. 2. Appropriation. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
2.13of natural resources for:
2.14(1) the acquisition of natural resource lands or interests in lands within the outdoor
2.15recreation system established in chapter 86A;
2.16(2) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering saleable any
2.17state-owned property administered by the commissioner; and
2.18(3) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in exchanging any
2.19state-owned property administered by the commissioner.
2.20 Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must file a report to the house of representatives
2.21Ways and Means and the senate Finance committees and the Environment and Natural
2.22Resources committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1 of each
2.23year indicating all purchases and sales from this account.
2.24 Sec. 3. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
2.25 Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The
2.26following area is added to Flandrau State Park: West 130 feet by 272.25 feet of Lot B
2.27of Outlot 304, City of New Ulm.
2.28 Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County.
2.29The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion State Park:
2.30(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
2.31Township 62, Range 15, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly
2.32of McKinley Park Road;
2.33(2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28,
2.34Township 62, Range 15, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road;
3.1(3) Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 62, Range 15;
3.2(4) Government Lot 5, Section 23, Township 62, Range 15;
3.3(5) those islands in Lake Vermilion located south of the westerly extension of
3.4the south line of Government Lot 6, west of the northerly extension of the east line of
3.5Government Lot 8, and east of the northerly extension of the west line of Government Lot
3.68, all in Section 13, Township 62, Range 15;
3.7(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
3.8Township 62, Range 15, that lies south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway
3.9169; and
3.10(7) the East 845 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
3.11Township 62, Range 15, lying south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway 169.
3.12 Subd. 3. [85.012][Subd. 53.] Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County. The following
3.13area is added to Sibley State Park: the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121,
3.14Range 35, except a square area of land containing two acres located in the southeast corner
3.15of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, Range 35.
3.16 Sec. 4. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
3.17 Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis
3.18County. The following areas are deleted from Lake Vermilion State Park:
3.19(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
3.20Township 62, Range 15, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road; and
3.21(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
3.22Township 62, Range 15, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road.
3.23 Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The
3.24following area is deleted from Whitewater State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter of
3.25the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 107, Range 10, described as follows:
3.26Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
3.27Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds
3.28West, along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 1,146.55
3.29feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing North 00
3.30degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, along said east line, 254.93 feet to the northeast
3.31corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South 88 degrees
3.3226 minutes 03 seconds West, along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
3.33Northwest Quarter, 643.06 feet; thence South 18 degrees 36 minutes 33 seconds East,
3.3431.00 feet; thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East, 229.91 feet; thence
3.35South 65 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds East, 446.86 feet, to the point of beginning.
4.1 Sec. 5. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
4.2[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. The following area is added to the
4.3Snake River State Forest: Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.
4.4 Sec. 6. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.
4.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, Anoka
4.6County shall convey to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority the tax-forfeited
4.7lands described in paragraph (d) according to this section.
4.8(b) No monetary compensation or consideration is required for, and no conditions
4.9attach to, the conveyance except as provided in this paragraph. The deed for the lands
4.10described in paragraph (d) must contain a restrictive covenant providing that upon resale by
4.11the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority of all or any portion of those parcels to a
4.12nongovernmental entity, the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority shall pay to the
4.13county ten percent of the gross sale proceeds from the sale. "Gross sale proceeds" means
4.14the purchase price negotiated between the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority
4.15and the buyer, excluding the amount of special assessments reinstated by the city of Lino
4.16Lakes and payable by the buyer upon or after closing and excluding any other closing costs
4.17payable by the buyer. Anoka County shall apply the proceeds received from the Lino Lakes
4.18Economic Development Authority according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.08, clause
4.19(4). The restrictive covenant for any parcel expires 30 years after the date of the deed.
4.20(c) The commissioner of revenue must release the tax-forfeited lands from the trust
4.21in favor of the taxing district and convey the property on behalf of the state by quitclaim
4.22deed. The commissioner shall deliver the deeds for conveyance of the property described
4.23in paragraph (d) to Anoka County for recording no later than 90 days after the effective
4.24date of this act.
4.25(d) The lands to be conveyed are located in Anoka County and are described as:
4.26(1) parcel 17-31-22-11-0002;
4.27(2) parcel 17-31-22-12-0051;
4.28(3) parcel 17-31-22-12-0053;
4.29(4) parcel 17-31-22-12-0059;
4.30(5) parcel 17-31-22-12-0060;
4.31(6) parcel 17-31-22-12-0063;
4.32(7) parcel 17-31-22-13-0049;
4.33(8) parcel 17-31-22-13-0053;
4.34(9) parcel 17-31-22-13-0054;
4.35(10) parcel 17-31-22-13-0055;
5.1(11) parcel 17-31-22-13-0056;
5.2(12) parcel 17-31-22-13-0057;
5.3(13) parcel 17-31-22-24-0062;
5.4(14) parcel 17-31-22-24-0063; and
5.5(15) parcel 17-31-22-24-0064.
5.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing bodies
5.7of Anoka County and the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority and their chief
5.8clerical officers timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section
5.9645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
5.10 Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.11WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
5.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
5.13Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
5.14in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
5.15(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
5.16general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
5.17(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
5.18(1) Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
5.19number 92-010-0900);
5.20(2) Government Lot 3, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
5.21number 92-010-0960);
5.22(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter or Government Lot 3, Section
5.2331, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5790);
5.24(4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township
5.2548 North, Range 21 West, described as: commencing at the northwest corner of the
5.26Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 800 feet; thence East 150
5.27feet; thence North 800 feet; thence West 150 feet to the point of beginning, subject to
5.28Highway 210 easement, Section 3, Township 48 North, Range 21 West (parcel ID number
5.2929-140-0240); and
5.30(5) Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Tamarack Acres, Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 21
5.31West (parcel ID numbers 57-230-0020, 57-230-0040, 57-230-0060, and 57-230-0080).
5.32(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
5.33best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
5.34 Sec. 8. FOND DU LAC RESERVATION LANDS; CARLTON COUNTY.
6.1 (a) If a parcel of land subject to sale under Minnesota Statutes, sections282.01 to
6.2282.13 , includes land within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, the Carlton County
6.3auditor shall first offer the land to the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa for
6.4sale at the appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made
6.5a part of the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land,
6.6the Carlton County auditor shall give written notice to the band. If the band wants to
6.7buy the land, the band shall submit a written offer to the Carlton County auditor within
6.8two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at least the appraised value, the
6.9Carlton County auditor shall accept it.
6.10 (b) The following parcels are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a):
6.11 (1) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.12number 92-010-0790);
6.13 (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter or Government Lot 11, Section
6.145, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0830); and
6.15 (3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 49 North,
6.16Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0670).
6.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
6.18Carlton County and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes,
6.19section645.021 .
6.20 Sec. 9. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
6.21CASS COUNTY.
6.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
6.23Cass County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
6.24paragraph (c).
6.25(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
6.26attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
6.27and ensure accuracy.
6.28(c) The land to be sold is in Cass County and is described as: Lot 3, Block 1, Jack Pine
6.29Shores in Section 28, Township 140 North, Range 31 West (Parcel ID No. 16-470-0130).
6.30(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
6.31best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
6.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.1 Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
7.2WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
7.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, and the public
7.4sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell by
7.5private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters
7.6that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
7.7chapter 282.
7.8(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
7.9attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
7.10and ensure accuracy.
7.11(c) The lands to be sold are in Crow Wing County and are described as:
7.12(1) parcel ID No. 060354202B00009;
7.13(2) parcel ID No. 060354303A00009;
7.14(3) parcel ID No. 060354304CA0009; and
7.15(4) parcel ID No. 1010300100AA009.
7.16(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
7.17best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
7.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.19 Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
7.20WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
7.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
7.221, Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is
7.23described in paragraph (c).
7.24(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
7.25attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
7.26and ensure accuracy.
7.27(c) The land to be sold is in Crow Wing County and is described as: parcel ID
7.28No. 840063205I00009.
7.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
7.30best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
7.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.32 Sec. 12. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
7.33BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
8.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
8.2commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
8.3bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
8.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
8.6and ensure accuracy.
8.7(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
8.8(1) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 28
8.9West, lying and being south of that certain stream or creek running from Borden Lake into
8.10Mille Lacs Lake; subject to the right-of-way of existing highway, excepting therefrom that
8.11part of said parcel lying easterly of said existing highway;
8.12(2) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
8.13Range 28 West, which lies between a line parallel to and 700 feet distant northwesterly
8.14from the following described line:
8.15From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
8.16northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes
8.17with said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
8.18angle of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the
8.19left at an angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point
8.20of beginning of line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last
8.21above-described course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on
8.22a 3 degree 00 minute curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of
8.23572.2 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there
8.24terminating. Subject to the easement on that portion taken by the Department of
8.25Highways, State of Minnesota, for highway purposes; and
8.26(3) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
8.27Range 28 West, which lies between two lines parallel with and distant 700 feet and 775
8.28feet northwesterly of the following described line:
8.29From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
8.30northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes with
8.31said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle
8.32of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
8.33angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point of beginning of
8.34line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last above-described
8.35course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 3 degree 00 minute
9.1curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of 572.2 feet; thence on
9.2tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there terminating.
9.3Containing 24.7 acres, more or less.
9.4(d) The land borders the Garrison Creek diversion channel that drains into Mille
9.5Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is no
9.6longer needed for fisheries production and that the state's land management interests
9.7would best be served if the land were sold. The strip of land east of Highway 169 and
9.8bordering Mille Lacs Lake will be retained for natural resources purposes.
9.9 Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.10WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY.
9.11(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
9.12commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
9.13public water that is described in paragraph (c).
9.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
9.15general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
9.16accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
9.17value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
9.18the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
9.19unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
9.20(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: all
9.21that part of Government Lot One, Section 25, Township 114 North, Range 21 West of the
9.225th Principal Meridian and Sullivan's First Addition to Marion Heights as surveyed and
9.23platted by J. E. Hill, September 23, 1910, and on file with the Register of Deeds Office,
9.24Dakota County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: beginning on the
9.25north quarter line of said section, 433.0 feet South of the north quarter corner thereof;
9.26thence North 57 degrees 00 minutes East, 291.2 feet; thence North 63 degrees 05 minutes
9.27East, 404.9 feet; thence South 78 degrees 30 minutes East, 329.9 feet; thence South 73
9.28degrees 50 minutes East, 227.3 feet; thence South 24 degrees 54 minutes West, 193.3 feet;
9.29thence South 08 degrees 57 minutes West, 134.0 feet; thence South 09 degrees 25 minutes
9.30East, 161.1 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 292.9 feet; thence North 50
9.31degrees 13 minutes West, 209.8 feet; thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes West, 87.5 feet;
9.32thence South 45 degrees 35 minutes West, 189.6 feet; thence South 83 degrees 11 minutes
9.33West, 261.7 feet; thence North 68 degrees 06 minutes West, 146.8 feet to the north quarter
9.34line of said Section 25; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes East, 222.3 feet along the
10.1north quarter line of said section to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to
10.2the contained 11.21 acres more or less and subject to existing road easements.
10.3(d) The land borders Marion Lake, with a portion of the land flooded due to control
10.4of lake elevation. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is
10.5not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests
10.6would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for inclusion
10.7in a city park.
10.8 Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
10.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
10.10of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
10.11(c).
10.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
10.13general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
10.14accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
10.15value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
10.16the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
10.17unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
10.18(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: Block
10.199, Lots 6, 7, and 8; Block 10, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Block 11, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16,
10.2017, 18, 19, and 27; Block 12, Lots 1, 2, and 3; Block 13, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14;
10.21Block 15, Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17; Block 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Block 7, Lots
10.225 and 10, all lying in Lyndale Lakes Club Second Addition, Section 11, Township 114,
10.23Range 21, containing approximately 4.4 acres, more or less.
10.24(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
10.25for natural resources purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
10.26served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.
10.27 Sec. 15. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN RICHARD J. DORER
10.28MEMORIAL HARDWOOD STATE FOREST; FILLMORE COUNTY.
10.29(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
10.30subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
10.31Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
10.32according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
10.33exchange the land described in paragraph (b).
11.1(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Fillmore County and is
11.2described as:
11.3(1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12,
11.4Township 104 North, Range 11 West, lying southerly of the Root River; and
11.5(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7,
11.6Township 104 North, Range 10 West, lying southerly of the Root River. Containing a
11.7total of 21.3 acres, more or less.
11.8(c) The state land borders the Root River, but there is no land access to the state land.
11.9The land to be acquired in the exchange will improve access to adjacent state forest lands.
11.10 Sec. 16. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.11FREEBORN COUNTY.
11.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.13Freeborn County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described
11.14in paragraph (c).
11.15(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.16attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.17and ensure accuracy.
11.18(c) The land to be sold is in Freeborn County and is described as: Parcel ID No.
11.1925.040.0040 in Section 34, Township 104 North, Range 23 West.
11.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.21best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
11.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
11.23 Sec. 17. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.24ITASCA COUNTY.
11.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.26Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
11.27paragraph (c).
11.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.29attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.30and ensure accuracy.
11.31(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East Half of Lot 2,
11.32Section 23, Township 60 North, Range 27 West (property number 38.123.1301).
11.33(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.34best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
12.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.2 Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.3(a) Notwithstanding the public sale and the timber value appraisal provisions of
12.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining
12.5landowner the tax-forfeited lands that were reserved in a previous tax-forfeited land sale
12.6and that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.7Statutes, chapter 282. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 3,
12.8paragraph (b), the land may be sold for the appraised value without an appraisal of the
12.9timber value.
12.10(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.11attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.12and ensure accuracy.
12.13(c) The lands to be sold are lands reserved from previous tax-forfeited land sales
12.14that are within 50 feet of the centerline of any legal highway or any legal roadway with
12.15public use.
12.16(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.17be best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The lands to be sold have
12.18not been treated as separate parcels and have been taxed as private land since they were
12.19reserved from sale.
12.20 Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.21WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
12.23and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
12.24by private sale the undivided partial interest to the owner of the remaining interest the
12.25tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of
12.26Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
12.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.29and ensure accuracy.
12.30(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: an undivided 1/128
12.31interest in Government Lot 3, in Section 23, Township 56, Range 24.
12.32(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
12.33best served if the partial interest was returned to private ownership.
12.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
13.1 Sec. 20. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.2WATER; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.
13.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
13.4Koochiching County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
13.5in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.7attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
13.8accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
13.9conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easement
13.10shall be 75 feet in width lying easterly to the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian
13.11protection and angler access.
13.12(c) The land to be sold is located in Koochiching County and is described as:
13.13Beginning at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
13.14Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence about ten rods to the bank of
13.15Billy Creek; thence, in a northeasterly direction along Billy Creek to a point where
13.16Billy Creek intersects the east line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
13.17Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence South 35 rods to the point of
13.18beginning (approximately 2.5 acres). Also known as part of the Southeast Quarter of the
13.19Southwest Quarter lying east of Billy Creek, Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25
13.20West (approximately 2.5 acres).
13.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
13.22best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
13.23 Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.24WATER; LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY.
13.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
13.26commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
13.27public water that is described in paragraph (c).
13.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
13.29general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
13.30accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
13.31value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
13.32the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
13.33unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
13.34(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is described
13.35as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township
14.1118, Range 42, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast
14.2Quarter of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes
14.306 seconds West, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1,323.46 feet
14.4to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue South 89 degrees 52
14.5minutes 06 seconds West, along said south line, a distance of 627.00 feet (38 rods); thence
14.6North 35 degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 346.50 feet; thence North 05
14.7degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 239.25 feet; thence North 14 degrees 01
14.8minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes 39
14.9seconds East, a distance of 34 feet, to the centerline of the Lac Qui Parle River; thence
14.10northeasterly and southeasterly, along the centerline of said river to intersect a line that
14.11bears North 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence
14.12South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 762 feet, to the point of
14.13beginning. Containing a total of 15.66 acres, more or less.
14.14(d) The land borders the Lac Qui Parle River. The Department of Natural Resources
14.15has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
14.16land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit
14.17of government for inclusion in a county park.
14.18 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
14.19(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
14.20or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
14.21described in paragraph (c).
14.22(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
14.23general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.24(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
14.25(1) an 1/2 undivided interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
14.26Section 19, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and
14.27(2) the West 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4,
14.28Township 57 North, Range 7 West.
14.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.30best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.31 Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.32WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
15.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
15.2Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
15.3paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
15.4(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
15.5general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
15.6(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
15.7(1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, Township
15.858 North, Range 6 West;
15.9(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
15.10Range 9 West; and
15.11(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
15.12Range 9 West.
15.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
15.14best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
15.15 Sec. 24. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND
15.16BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
15.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
15.18and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell
15.19by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
15.20in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
15.21(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.22attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
15.23accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be
15.24sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to
15.25the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development
15.26purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall
15.27grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37,
15.28for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian
15.29protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the
15.30land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the
15.31Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of
15.32the river. The easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3),
15.33shall be lying 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek and
15.34a 33-foot strip across the easement is allowed for road access and utilities at a location
15.35agreed upon by the county and the state.
16.1(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
16.2(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.3Range 11 West;
16.4(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.5Range 11 West; and
16.6(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.7Range 11 West.
16.8(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
16.9best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.
16.10 Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.11WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
16.131, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
16.14may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
16.15paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.16(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.17attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
16.18ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
16.19conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
16.20described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (5). The easements shall serve to provide
16.21riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easements
16.22for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), shall be 75 feet in width, lying
16.23southerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described in paragraph
16.24(c), clause (5), shall be 75 feet in width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream.
16.25(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
16.26(1) Lots 377 through 399, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue,
16.27Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-3110-01950);
16.28(2) part of Lot 2 beginning at the northwest corner; thence southerly 628.4 feet;
16.29thence southeasterly at an angle of 102 degrees 17 minutes, 693 feet; thence southerly at
16.30an angle of 90 degrees, 12 feet to the point of beginning; thence northerly 112 feet; thence
16.31easterly 300 feet to the shore of Stone Lake; thence southwesterly along the lakeshore to
16.32the point of beginning, except that part north of the road, Section 27, Township 55 North,
16.33Range 12 West (parcel 230-0010-04549);
16.34(3) Lot 440, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
16.35Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00460);
17.1(4) Lot 493, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
17.2Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01020); and
17.3(5) Lot 533, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
17.4Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01430).
17.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
17.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
17.7 Sec. 26. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
17.8WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
17.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
17.10St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
17.11in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
17.12(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
17.13attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
17.14ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
17.15conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
17.16described in paragraph (c), clauses (8) to (13). The easements shall serve to provide
17.17riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement
17.18for the land described in paragraph (c), clause (8), shall lie southerly of the centerline
17.19of the stream and 75 feet in width lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The
17.20easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (10) and (13), shall be 75 feet in
17.21width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described
17.22in paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the
17.23centerline of the stream. The easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses
17.24(11) and (12), shall be 75 feet in width, lying southerly of the centerline of the stream.
17.25(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
17.26(1) Lots 32 through 44, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue,
17.27Section 35, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-4400-01330);
17.28(2) Lot 4, Block 2, Rearrangement of Part of Stony Brook Park, Section 13,
17.29Township 58 North, Range 18 West (parcel 175-0062-00090);
17.30(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 52 North,
17.31Range 18 West (parcel 205-0010-03430);
17.32(4) Lots 1 and 2, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North,
17.33Range 17 West (parcel 320-0100-00010);
17.34(5) Lots 1 to 12, Block 6; Lots 1 to 7 and 15 to 24, Block 7; and Block 12, Ellsburg,
17.35Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
18.1(6) Lots 1 to 24, Block 8; Lots 1 to 6 and 17 to 24, Block 9; and Block 10, Ellsburg,
18.2Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
18.3(7) part of Lot 18, lying North of the intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the
18.4county road and the west line of the river and South of a line beginning on the easterly
18.5road right-of-way 450 feet northerly of said intersection; thence easterly to a point on the
18.6westerly line of the river 450 feet northerly of said intersection, McDavitt, Section 19,
18.7Township 56 North, Range 18 West (parcel 435-0010-03392);
18.8(8) the northerly 435.6 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
18.9except the westerly 400 feet, Section 12, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel
18.10520-0012-00555);
18.11(9) the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
18.12Quarter, Section 15, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0012-01460);
18.13(10) Lots 477 to 479, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51
18.14North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00840);
18.15(11) Lot 534, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.16Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01440);
18.17(12) Lot 543, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.18Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01530);
18.19(13) Lot 544, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.20Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01540); and
18.21(14) the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 feet of the northerly 265 feet of the
18.22Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660
18.23feet of the southerly 395 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
18.2434, Township 57 North, Range 15 West (parcel 570-0012-04792).
18.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.27 Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.28(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
18.29or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
18.30land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
18.31chapter 282.
18.32(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.33general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.34(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
19.1(1) part of Lot 37, Block 4, except the Southwest Half and except the East 7.5 feet,
19.2Grant Park Division of Duluth, Section 30, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel
19.3010-1960-00670);
19.4(2) beginning 1,088.74 feet North of an iron monument marking the east side of
19.5Vermilion Road 455.34 feet East of the southwest corner of Section 10 and extending
19.6easterly 231.49 feet; thence southerly 100.46 feet; thence westerly 238.82 feet to the east
19.7side of Vermilion Road; thence northerly 100 feet to the point of beginning, also called
19.8Lot 2, Block 3, private plat, Aurora Lands In The City, Section 10, Township 58 North,
19.9Range 15 West (parcel 100-0080-00980); and
19.10(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North,
19.11Range 20 West, except:
19.12(i) the railroad right-of-way, 2.90 acres;
19.13(ii) two acres for the state highway;
19.14(iii) that part northeasterly of the highway;
19.15(iv) that part of the North 400 feet lying westerly of the highway;
19.16(v) the South 320 feet of the North 720 feet; and
19.17(vi) that part lying South of the North 1,020 feet (parcel 425-0040-04030).
19.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would
19.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.20 Sec. 28. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
19.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions
19.22in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources
19.23may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota
19.24Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota
19.25Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
19.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.28and ensure accuracy.
19.29(c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are
19.30described as:
19.31(1) Section 6, Township 54, Range 17;
19.32(2) Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, Township 54, Range 18;
19.33(3) Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33,
19.34Township 55, Range 17;
20.1(4) Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 36, Township 55, Range
20.218; and
20.3(5) Sections 25, 26, 34, and 36, Township 56, Range 18.
20.4(d) Prior to initiating a land exchange pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343,
20.5the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with the Legislative Permanent School
20.6Fund Commission to obtain its advice on the proposed priority lands for exchange.
20.7 Sec. 29. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.8WATER; STEVENS COUNTY.
20.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 94.09 to 94.16, the
20.10commissioner of natural resources shall convey to a local unit of government the surplus
20.11land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
20.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
20.14ensure accuracy. The commissioner shall convey the land described in paragraph (c) to
20.15a local unit of government for no consideration, but the conveyance must provide that
20.16the land described in paragraph (c) be open to public use and reverts to the state if the
20.17land is used for anything other than land that is open to public use at no charge. The
20.18conveyance must include the reservation of a road easement for ingress and egress through
20.19the property to the adjoining water access site.
20.20(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Stevens County and is described as:
20.21that part of Government Lot 8, Section 30, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, lying
20.22between the water's edge of Pomme De Terre Lake and the following described line:
20.23beginning at a point on the south line of Government Lot 8, 2,546 feet East and 1,333.3
20.24feet North of the southwest corner of Section 30; thence westerly along the south line
20.25of said Government Lot 8, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 362.1
20.26feet; thence North 12 degrees West, a distance of 522 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30
20.27minutes East, a distance of 200 feet to Pomme De Terre Lake, and there terminating,
20.28including all riparian rights appurtenant thereto. Excepting therefrom the North 190.00
20.29feet. Containing 2.09 acres more or less.
20.30(d) The legislature has determined that the state's land management interests are best
20.31served if the land is conveyed to a local unit of government.
20.32 Sec. 30. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.33WATERS; WINONA COUNTY.
21.1(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
21.2subdivision 3, Winona County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
21.3required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
21.4remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
21.5land described in paragraph (c).
21.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
21.8and ensure accuracy.
21.9(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Winona County and is described as:
21.10Lot 5, Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 9 West, containing ten acres, more or less.
21.11(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
21.12best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.
1.3acquisition account; adding to and deleting from state parks and forests;
1.4authorizing certain exchanges and sales of state lands; conveyance of certain
1.5tax-forfeited lands;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.0274,
1.6subdivision 6; 94.165.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.0274, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 6. State's responsibilities. When the state proposes to purchase land for
1.10natural resources purposes, the commissioner of natural resources and, where applicable,
1.11the commissioner of administration shall have the following responsibilities:
1.12(a) The responsibility to deal fairly and openly with the landowner in the purchase of
1.13property;
1.14(b) The responsibility to refrain from discussing price with the landowner before
1.15an appraisal has been made. In addition, the same person shall not both appraise and
1.16negotiate for purchase of a tract of land. This paragraph does not apply to the state when
1.17discussing with a landowner the trout stream easement payment determined under section
1.1884.0272, subdivision 2, the native prairie bank easement payment determined under
1.19section 84.96, subdivision 5, or the Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer easement
1.20payment determined under section 84.0277, subdivision 2;
1.21(c) The responsibility to use private fee appraisers to lower the state's acquisition
1.22costs to the greatest extent practicable; and
1.23(d) The responsibility to acquire land in as expeditious a manner as possible. No
1.24option shall be made for a period of greater than two months if no survey is required or for
1.25nine months if a survey is required, unless the landowner, in writing, expressly requests
2.1a longer period of time. Provided that, if county board approval of the transaction is
2.2required pursuant to section
2.3to purchase property upon which it has an option, it shall pay the landowner $500 after
2.4the expiration of the option period. If the state elects to purchase the property, unless the
2.5landowner elects otherwise, payment to the landowner shall be made no later than 90 days
2.6following the state's election to purchase the property provided that the title is marketable
2.7and the owner acts expeditiously to complete the transaction.
2.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 94.165, is amended to read:
2.994.165 LAND ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.
2.10 Subdivision 1. Creation of account. There is created in the state treasury a land
2.11acquisition account.
2.12 Subd. 2. Appropriation. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
2.13of natural resources for:
2.14(1) the acquisition of natural resource lands or interests in lands within the outdoor
2.15recreation system established in chapter 86A;
2.16(2) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering saleable any
2.17state-owned property administered by the commissioner; and
2.18(3) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in exchanging any
2.19state-owned property administered by the commissioner.
2.20 Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must file a report to the house of representatives
2.21Ways and Means and the senate Finance committees and the Environment and Natural
2.22Resources committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1 of each
2.23year indicating all purchases and sales from this account.
2.24 Sec. 3. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
2.25 Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The
2.26following area is added to Flandrau State Park: West 130 feet by 272.25 feet of Lot B
2.27of Outlot 304, City of New Ulm.
2.28 Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County.
2.29The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion State Park:
2.30(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
2.31Township 62, Range 15, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly
2.32of McKinley Park Road;
2.33(2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28,
2.34Township 62, Range 15, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road;
3.1(3) Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 62, Range 15;
3.2(4) Government Lot 5, Section 23, Township 62, Range 15;
3.3(5) those islands in Lake Vermilion located south of the westerly extension of
3.4the south line of Government Lot 6, west of the northerly extension of the east line of
3.5Government Lot 8, and east of the northerly extension of the west line of Government Lot
3.68, all in Section 13, Township 62, Range 15;
3.7(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
3.8Township 62, Range 15, that lies south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway
3.9169; and
3.10(7) the East 845 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
3.11Township 62, Range 15, lying south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway 169.
3.12 Subd. 3. [85.012][Subd. 53.] Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County. The following
3.13area is added to Sibley State Park: the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121,
3.14Range 35, except a square area of land containing two acres located in the southeast corner
3.15of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, Range 35.
3.16 Sec. 4. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
3.17 Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis
3.18County. The following areas are deleted from Lake Vermilion State Park:
3.19(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
3.20Township 62, Range 15, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road; and
3.21(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
3.22Township 62, Range 15, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road.
3.23 Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The
3.24following area is deleted from Whitewater State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter of
3.25the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 107, Range 10, described as follows:
3.26Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
3.27Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds
3.28West, along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 1,146.55
3.29feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing North 00
3.30degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, along said east line, 254.93 feet to the northeast
3.31corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South 88 degrees
3.3226 minutes 03 seconds West, along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
3.33Northwest Quarter, 643.06 feet; thence South 18 degrees 36 minutes 33 seconds East,
3.3431.00 feet; thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East, 229.91 feet; thence
3.35South 65 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds East, 446.86 feet, to the point of beginning.
4.1 Sec. 5. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
4.2[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. The following area is added to the
4.3Snake River State Forest: Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.
4.4 Sec. 6. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.
4.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, Anoka
4.6County shall convey to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority the tax-forfeited
4.7lands described in paragraph (d) according to this section.
4.8(b) No monetary compensation or consideration is required for, and no conditions
4.9attach to, the conveyance except as provided in this paragraph. The deed for the lands
4.10described in paragraph (d) must contain a restrictive covenant providing that upon resale by
4.11the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority of all or any portion of those parcels to a
4.12nongovernmental entity, the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority shall pay to the
4.13county ten percent of the gross sale proceeds from the sale. "Gross sale proceeds" means
4.14the purchase price negotiated between the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority
4.15and the buyer, excluding the amount of special assessments reinstated by the city of Lino
4.16Lakes and payable by the buyer upon or after closing and excluding any other closing costs
4.17payable by the buyer. Anoka County shall apply the proceeds received from the Lino Lakes
4.18Economic Development Authority according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.08, clause
4.19(4). The restrictive covenant for any parcel expires 30 years after the date of the deed.
4.20(c) The commissioner of revenue must release the tax-forfeited lands from the trust
4.21in favor of the taxing district and convey the property on behalf of the state by quitclaim
4.22deed. The commissioner shall deliver the deeds for conveyance of the property described
4.23in paragraph (d) to Anoka County for recording no later than 90 days after the effective
4.24date of this act.
4.25(d) The lands to be conveyed are located in Anoka County and are described as:
4.26(1) parcel 17-31-22-11-0002;
4.27(2) parcel 17-31-22-12-0051;
4.28(3) parcel 17-31-22-12-0053;
4.29(4) parcel 17-31-22-12-0059;
4.30(5) parcel 17-31-22-12-0060;
4.31(6) parcel 17-31-22-12-0063;
4.32(7) parcel 17-31-22-13-0049;
4.33(8) parcel 17-31-22-13-0053;
4.34(9) parcel 17-31-22-13-0054;
4.35(10) parcel 17-31-22-13-0055;
5.1(11) parcel 17-31-22-13-0056;
5.2(12) parcel 17-31-22-13-0057;
5.3(13) parcel 17-31-22-24-0062;
5.4(14) parcel 17-31-22-24-0063; and
5.5(15) parcel 17-31-22-24-0064.
5.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing bodies
5.7of Anoka County and the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority and their chief
5.8clerical officers timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section
5.9645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
5.10 Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.11WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
5.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
5.13Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
5.14in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
5.15(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
5.16general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
5.17(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
5.18(1) Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
5.19number 92-010-0900);
5.20(2) Government Lot 3, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
5.21number 92-010-0960);
5.22(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter or Government Lot 3, Section
5.2331, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5790);
5.24(4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township
5.2548 North, Range 21 West, described as: commencing at the northwest corner of the
5.26Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 800 feet; thence East 150
5.27feet; thence North 800 feet; thence West 150 feet to the point of beginning, subject to
5.28Highway 210 easement, Section 3, Township 48 North, Range 21 West (parcel ID number
5.2929-140-0240); and
5.30(5) Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Tamarack Acres, Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 21
5.31West (parcel ID numbers 57-230-0020, 57-230-0040, 57-230-0060, and 57-230-0080).
5.32(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
5.33best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
5.34 Sec. 8. FOND DU LAC RESERVATION LANDS; CARLTON COUNTY.
6.1 (a) If a parcel of land subject to sale under Minnesota Statutes, sections
6.2
6.3auditor shall first offer the land to the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa for
6.4sale at the appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made
6.5a part of the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land,
6.6the Carlton County auditor shall give written notice to the band. If the band wants to
6.7buy the land, the band shall submit a written offer to the Carlton County auditor within
6.8two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at least the appraised value, the
6.9Carlton County auditor shall accept it.
6.10 (b) The following parcels are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a):
6.11 (1) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.12number 92-010-0790);
6.13 (2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter or Government Lot 11, Section
6.145, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0830); and
6.15 (3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4, Township 49 North,
6.16Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-0670).
6.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
6.18Carlton County and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes,
6.19section
6.20 Sec. 9. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
6.21CASS COUNTY.
6.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
6.23Cass County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
6.24paragraph (c).
6.25(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
6.26attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
6.27and ensure accuracy.
6.28(c) The land to be sold is in Cass County and is described as: Lot 3, Block 1, Jack Pine
6.29Shores in Section 28, Township 140 North, Range 31 West (Parcel ID No. 16-470-0130).
6.30(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
6.31best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
6.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.1 Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
7.2WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
7.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, and the public
7.4sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell by
7.5private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters
7.6that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
7.7chapter 282.
7.8(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
7.9attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
7.10and ensure accuracy.
7.11(c) The lands to be sold are in Crow Wing County and are described as:
7.12(1) parcel ID No. 060354202B00009;
7.13(2) parcel ID No. 060354303A00009;
7.14(3) parcel ID No. 060354304CA0009; and
7.15(4) parcel ID No. 1010300100AA009.
7.16(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
7.17best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
7.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.19 Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
7.20WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
7.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
7.221, Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is
7.23described in paragraph (c).
7.24(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
7.25attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
7.26and ensure accuracy.
7.27(c) The land to be sold is in Crow Wing County and is described as: parcel ID
7.28No. 840063205I00009.
7.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
7.30best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
7.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.32 Sec. 12. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
7.33BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
8.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
8.2commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
8.3bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
8.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
8.6and ensure accuracy.
8.7(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
8.8(1) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 28
8.9West, lying and being south of that certain stream or creek running from Borden Lake into
8.10Mille Lacs Lake; subject to the right-of-way of existing highway, excepting therefrom that
8.11part of said parcel lying easterly of said existing highway;
8.12(2) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
8.13Range 28 West, which lies between a line parallel to and 700 feet distant northwesterly
8.14from the following described line:
8.15From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
8.16northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes
8.17with said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
8.18angle of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the
8.19left at an angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point
8.20of beginning of line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last
8.21above-described course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on
8.22a 3 degree 00 minute curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of
8.23572.2 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there
8.24terminating. Subject to the easement on that portion taken by the Department of
8.25Highways, State of Minnesota, for highway purposes; and
8.26(3) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
8.27Range 28 West, which lies between two lines parallel with and distant 700 feet and 775
8.28feet northwesterly of the following described line:
8.29From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
8.30northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes with
8.31said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle
8.32of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
8.33angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point of beginning of
8.34line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last above-described
8.35course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 3 degree 00 minute
9.1curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of 572.2 feet; thence on
9.2tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there terminating.
9.3Containing 24.7 acres, more or less.
9.4(d) The land borders the Garrison Creek diversion channel that drains into Mille
9.5Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is no
9.6longer needed for fisheries production and that the state's land management interests
9.7would best be served if the land were sold. The strip of land east of Highway 169 and
9.8bordering Mille Lacs Lake will be retained for natural resources purposes.
9.9 Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.10WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY.
9.11(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
9.12commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
9.13public water that is described in paragraph (c).
9.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
9.15general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
9.16accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
9.17value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
9.18the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
9.19unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
9.20(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: all
9.21that part of Government Lot One, Section 25, Township 114 North, Range 21 West of the
9.225th Principal Meridian and Sullivan's First Addition to Marion Heights as surveyed and
9.23platted by J. E. Hill, September 23, 1910, and on file with the Register of Deeds Office,
9.24Dakota County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: beginning on the
9.25north quarter line of said section, 433.0 feet South of the north quarter corner thereof;
9.26thence North 57 degrees 00 minutes East, 291.2 feet; thence North 63 degrees 05 minutes
9.27East, 404.9 feet; thence South 78 degrees 30 minutes East, 329.9 feet; thence South 73
9.28degrees 50 minutes East, 227.3 feet; thence South 24 degrees 54 minutes West, 193.3 feet;
9.29thence South 08 degrees 57 minutes West, 134.0 feet; thence South 09 degrees 25 minutes
9.30East, 161.1 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 292.9 feet; thence North 50
9.31degrees 13 minutes West, 209.8 feet; thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes West, 87.5 feet;
9.32thence South 45 degrees 35 minutes West, 189.6 feet; thence South 83 degrees 11 minutes
9.33West, 261.7 feet; thence North 68 degrees 06 minutes West, 146.8 feet to the north quarter
9.34line of said Section 25; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes East, 222.3 feet along the
10.1north quarter line of said section to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to
10.2the contained 11.21 acres more or less and subject to existing road easements.
10.3(d) The land borders Marion Lake, with a portion of the land flooded due to control
10.4of lake elevation. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is
10.5not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests
10.6would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for inclusion
10.7in a city park.
10.8 Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
10.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
10.10of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
10.11(c).
10.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
10.13general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
10.14accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
10.15value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
10.16the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
10.17unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
10.18(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: Block
10.199, Lots 6, 7, and 8; Block 10, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Block 11, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16,
10.2017, 18, 19, and 27; Block 12, Lots 1, 2, and 3; Block 13, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14;
10.21Block 15, Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17; Block 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Block 7, Lots
10.225 and 10, all lying in Lyndale Lakes Club Second Addition, Section 11, Township 114,
10.23Range 21, containing approximately 4.4 acres, more or less.
10.24(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
10.25for natural resources purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
10.26served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.
10.27 Sec. 15. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN RICHARD J. DORER
10.28MEMORIAL HARDWOOD STATE FOREST; FILLMORE COUNTY.
10.29(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
10.30subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
10.31Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
10.32according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
10.33exchange the land described in paragraph (b).
11.1(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Fillmore County and is
11.2described as:
11.3(1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12,
11.4Township 104 North, Range 11 West, lying southerly of the Root River; and
11.5(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7,
11.6Township 104 North, Range 10 West, lying southerly of the Root River. Containing a
11.7total of 21.3 acres, more or less.
11.8(c) The state land borders the Root River, but there is no land access to the state land.
11.9The land to be acquired in the exchange will improve access to adjacent state forest lands.
11.10 Sec. 16. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.11FREEBORN COUNTY.
11.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.13Freeborn County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described
11.14in paragraph (c).
11.15(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.16attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.17and ensure accuracy.
11.18(c) The land to be sold is in Freeborn County and is described as: Parcel ID No.
11.1925.040.0040 in Section 34, Township 104 North, Range 23 West.
11.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.21best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
11.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
11.23 Sec. 17. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.24ITASCA COUNTY.
11.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.26Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
11.27paragraph (c).
11.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.29attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.30and ensure accuracy.
11.31(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East Half of Lot 2,
11.32Section 23, Township 60 North, Range 27 West (property number 38.123.1301).
11.33(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.34best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
12.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.2 Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.3(a) Notwithstanding the public sale and the timber value appraisal provisions of
12.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining
12.5landowner the tax-forfeited lands that were reserved in a previous tax-forfeited land sale
12.6and that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.7Statutes, chapter 282. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 3,
12.8paragraph (b), the land may be sold for the appraised value without an appraisal of the
12.9timber value.
12.10(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.11attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.12and ensure accuracy.
12.13(c) The lands to be sold are lands reserved from previous tax-forfeited land sales
12.14that are within 50 feet of the centerline of any legal highway or any legal roadway with
12.15public use.
12.16(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
12.17be best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The lands to be sold have
12.18not been treated as separate parcels and have been taxed as private land since they were
12.19reserved from sale.
12.20 Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
12.21WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
12.23and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
12.24by private sale the undivided partial interest to the owner of the remaining interest the
12.25tax-forfeited land that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of
12.26Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
12.27(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.29and ensure accuracy.
12.30(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: an undivided 1/128
12.31interest in Government Lot 3, in Section 23, Township 56, Range 24.
12.32(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
12.33best served if the partial interest was returned to private ownership.
12.34EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
13.1 Sec. 20. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.2WATER; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.
13.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
13.4Koochiching County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
13.5in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
13.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.7attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
13.8accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
13.9conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easement
13.10shall be 75 feet in width lying easterly to the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian
13.11protection and angler access.
13.12(c) The land to be sold is located in Koochiching County and is described as:
13.13Beginning at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
13.14Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence about ten rods to the bank of
13.15Billy Creek; thence, in a northeasterly direction along Billy Creek to a point where
13.16Billy Creek intersects the east line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
13.17Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence South 35 rods to the point of
13.18beginning (approximately 2.5 acres). Also known as part of the Southeast Quarter of the
13.19Southwest Quarter lying east of Billy Creek, Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25
13.20West (approximately 2.5 acres).
13.21(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
13.22best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
13.23 Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.24WATER; LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY.
13.25(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
13.26commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
13.27public water that is described in paragraph (c).
13.28(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
13.29general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
13.30accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
13.31value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
13.32the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
13.33unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
13.34(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is described
13.35as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township
14.1118, Range 42, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast
14.2Quarter of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes
14.306 seconds West, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1,323.46 feet
14.4to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue South 89 degrees 52
14.5minutes 06 seconds West, along said south line, a distance of 627.00 feet (38 rods); thence
14.6North 35 degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 346.50 feet; thence North 05
14.7degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 239.25 feet; thence North 14 degrees 01
14.8minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes 39
14.9seconds East, a distance of 34 feet, to the centerline of the Lac Qui Parle River; thence
14.10northeasterly and southeasterly, along the centerline of said river to intersect a line that
14.11bears North 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence
14.12South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 762 feet, to the point of
14.13beginning. Containing a total of 15.66 acres, more or less.
14.14(d) The land borders the Lac Qui Parle River. The Department of Natural Resources
14.15has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
14.16land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit
14.17of government for inclusion in a county park.
14.18 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
14.19(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
14.20or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
14.21described in paragraph (c).
14.22(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
14.23general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
14.24(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
14.25(1) an 1/2 undivided interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
14.26Section 19, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and
14.27(2) the West 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4,
14.28Township 57 North, Range 7 West.
14.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.30best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
14.31 Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.32WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
15.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
15.2Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
15.3paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
15.4(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
15.5general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
15.6(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
15.7(1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, Township
15.858 North, Range 6 West;
15.9(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
15.10Range 9 West; and
15.11(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
15.12Range 9 West.
15.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
15.14best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
15.15 Sec. 24. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND
15.16BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
15.17(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
15.18and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell
15.19by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
15.20in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
15.21(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.22attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
15.23accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be
15.24sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to
15.25the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development
15.26purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall
15.27grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37,
15.28for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian
15.29protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the
15.30land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the
15.31Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of
15.32the river. The easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3),
15.33shall be lying 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek and
15.34a 33-foot strip across the easement is allowed for road access and utilities at a location
15.35agreed upon by the county and the state.
16.1(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
16.2(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.3Range 11 West;
16.4(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.5Range 11 West; and
16.6(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
16.7Range 11 West.
16.8(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
16.9best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.
16.10 Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.11WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.12(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
16.131, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
16.14may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
16.15paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.16(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.17attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
16.18ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
16.19conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
16.20described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (5). The easements shall serve to provide
16.21riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easements
16.22for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), shall be 75 feet in width, lying
16.23southerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described in paragraph
16.24(c), clause (5), shall be 75 feet in width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream.
16.25(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
16.26(1) Lots 377 through 399, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue,
16.27Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-3110-01950);
16.28(2) part of Lot 2 beginning at the northwest corner; thence southerly 628.4 feet;
16.29thence southeasterly at an angle of 102 degrees 17 minutes, 693 feet; thence southerly at
16.30an angle of 90 degrees, 12 feet to the point of beginning; thence northerly 112 feet; thence
16.31easterly 300 feet to the shore of Stone Lake; thence southwesterly along the lakeshore to
16.32the point of beginning, except that part north of the road, Section 27, Township 55 North,
16.33Range 12 West (parcel 230-0010-04549);
16.34(3) Lot 440, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
16.35Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00460);
17.1(4) Lot 493, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
17.2Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01020); and
17.3(5) Lot 533, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
17.4Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01430).
17.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
17.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
17.7 Sec. 26. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
17.8WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
17.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
17.10St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
17.11in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
17.12(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
17.13attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
17.14ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
17.15conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
17.16described in paragraph (c), clauses (8) to (13). The easements shall serve to provide
17.17riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement
17.18for the land described in paragraph (c), clause (8), shall lie southerly of the centerline
17.19of the stream and 75 feet in width lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The
17.20easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (10) and (13), shall be 75 feet in
17.21width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described
17.22in paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the
17.23centerline of the stream. The easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses
17.24(11) and (12), shall be 75 feet in width, lying southerly of the centerline of the stream.
17.25(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
17.26(1) Lots 32 through 44, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue,
17.27Section 35, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-4400-01330);
17.28(2) Lot 4, Block 2, Rearrangement of Part of Stony Brook Park, Section 13,
17.29Township 58 North, Range 18 West (parcel 175-0062-00090);
17.30(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 52 North,
17.31Range 18 West (parcel 205-0010-03430);
17.32(4) Lots 1 and 2, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North,
17.33Range 17 West (parcel 320-0100-00010);
17.34(5) Lots 1 to 12, Block 6; Lots 1 to 7 and 15 to 24, Block 7; and Block 12, Ellsburg,
17.35Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
18.1(6) Lots 1 to 24, Block 8; Lots 1 to 6 and 17 to 24, Block 9; and Block 10, Ellsburg,
18.2Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
18.3(7) part of Lot 18, lying North of the intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the
18.4county road and the west line of the river and South of a line beginning on the easterly
18.5road right-of-way 450 feet northerly of said intersection; thence easterly to a point on the
18.6westerly line of the river 450 feet northerly of said intersection, McDavitt, Section 19,
18.7Township 56 North, Range 18 West (parcel 435-0010-03392);
18.8(8) the northerly 435.6 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
18.9except the westerly 400 feet, Section 12, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel
18.10520-0012-00555);
18.11(9) the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
18.12Quarter, Section 15, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0012-01460);
18.13(10) Lots 477 to 479, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51
18.14North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00840);
18.15(11) Lot 534, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.16Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01440);
18.17(12) Lot 543, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.18Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01530);
18.19(13) Lot 544, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
18.20Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01540); and
18.21(14) the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 feet of the northerly 265 feet of the
18.22Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660
18.23feet of the southerly 395 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
18.2434, Township 57 North, Range 15 West (parcel 570-0012-04792).
18.25(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.26best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.27 Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.28(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
18.29or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
18.30land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
18.31chapter 282.
18.32(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.33general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
18.34(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
19.1(1) part of Lot 37, Block 4, except the Southwest Half and except the East 7.5 feet,
19.2Grant Park Division of Duluth, Section 30, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel
19.3010-1960-00670);
19.4(2) beginning 1,088.74 feet North of an iron monument marking the east side of
19.5Vermilion Road 455.34 feet East of the southwest corner of Section 10 and extending
19.6easterly 231.49 feet; thence southerly 100.46 feet; thence westerly 238.82 feet to the east
19.7side of Vermilion Road; thence northerly 100 feet to the point of beginning, also called
19.8Lot 2, Block 3, private plat, Aurora Lands In The City, Section 10, Township 58 North,
19.9Range 15 West (parcel 100-0080-00980); and
19.10(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North,
19.11Range 20 West, except:
19.12(i) the railroad right-of-way, 2.90 acres;
19.13(ii) two acres for the state highway;
19.14(iii) that part northeasterly of the highway;
19.15(iv) that part of the North 400 feet lying westerly of the highway;
19.16(v) the South 320 feet of the North 720 feet; and
19.17(vi) that part lying South of the North 1,020 feet (parcel 425-0040-04030).
19.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would
19.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.20 Sec. 28. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
19.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions
19.22in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources
19.23may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board, as required under the Minnesota
19.24Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota
19.25Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
19.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.28and ensure accuracy.
19.29(c) The state lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are
19.30described as:
19.31(1) Section 6, Township 54, Range 17;
19.32(2) Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, Township 54, Range 18;
19.33(3) Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33,
19.34Township 55, Range 17;
20.1(4) Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 36, Township 55, Range
20.218; and
20.3(5) Sections 25, 26, 34, and 36, Township 56, Range 18.
20.4(d) Prior to initiating a land exchange pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343,
20.5the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with the Legislative Permanent School
20.6Fund Commission to obtain its advice on the proposed priority lands for exchange.
20.7 Sec. 29. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.8WATER; STEVENS COUNTY.
20.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 94.09 to 94.16, the
20.10commissioner of natural resources shall convey to a local unit of government the surplus
20.11land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
20.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
20.14ensure accuracy. The commissioner shall convey the land described in paragraph (c) to
20.15a local unit of government for no consideration, but the conveyance must provide that
20.16the land described in paragraph (c) be open to public use and reverts to the state if the
20.17land is used for anything other than land that is open to public use at no charge. The
20.18conveyance must include the reservation of a road easement for ingress and egress through
20.19the property to the adjoining water access site.
20.20(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Stevens County and is described as:
20.21that part of Government Lot 8, Section 30, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, lying
20.22between the water's edge of Pomme De Terre Lake and the following described line:
20.23beginning at a point on the south line of Government Lot 8, 2,546 feet East and 1,333.3
20.24feet North of the southwest corner of Section 30; thence westerly along the south line
20.25of said Government Lot 8, Township 126 North, Range 41 West, a distance of 362.1
20.26feet; thence North 12 degrees West, a distance of 522 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30
20.27minutes East, a distance of 200 feet to Pomme De Terre Lake, and there terminating,
20.28including all riparian rights appurtenant thereto. Excepting therefrom the North 190.00
20.29feet. Containing 2.09 acres more or less.
20.30(d) The legislature has determined that the state's land management interests are best
20.31served if the land is conveyed to a local unit of government.
20.32 Sec. 30. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.33WATERS; WINONA COUNTY.
21.1(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
21.2subdivision 3, Winona County may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
21.3required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
21.4remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
21.5land described in paragraph (c).
21.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
21.8and ensure accuracy.
21.9(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Winona County and is described as:
21.10Lot 5, Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 9 West, containing ten acres, more or less.
21.11(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
21.12best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel.
