1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 740 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.0274, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 6. State's responsibilities. When the state proposes to purchase land for
1.5natural resources purposes, the commissioner of natural resources and, where applicable,
1.6the commissioner of administration shall have the following responsibilities:
1.7(a) The responsibility to deal fairly and openly with the landowner in the purchase of
1.8property;
1.9(b) The responsibility to refrain from discussing price with the landowner before
1.10an appraisal has been made. In addition, the same person shall not both appraise and
1.11negotiate for purchase of a tract of land. This paragraph does not apply to the state when
1.12discussing with a landowner the trout stream easement payment determined under section
1.1384.0272, subdivision 2, the native prairie bank easement payment determined under
1.14section 84.96, subdivision 5, or the Camp Ripley's Army compatible use buffer easement
1.15payment determined under section 84.0277, subdivision 2;
1.16(c) The responsibility to use private fee appraisers to lower the state's acquisition
1.17costs to the greatest extent practicable; and
1.18(d) The responsibility to acquire land in as expeditious a manner as possible. No
1.19option shall be made for a period of greater than two months if no survey is required or for
1.20nine months if a survey is required, unless the landowner, in writing, expressly requests
1.21a longer period of time. Provided that, if county board approval of the transaction is
1.22required pursuant to section 97A.145, no time limits shall apply. If the state elects not
1.23to purchase property upon which it has an option, it shall pay the landowner $500 after
1.24the expiration of the option period. If the state elects to purchase the property, unless the
1.25landowner elects otherwise, payment to the landowner shall be made no later than 90 days
1.26following the state's election to purchase the property provided that the title is marketable
1.27and the owner acts expeditiously to complete the transaction.

2.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.41, is amended to read:
2.289.41 EDUCATIONAL UNITS MAY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SCHOOL
2.3 FORESTS.
2.4    Subdivision 1. Establishment and maintenance of school forests. Any school
2.5district in the state, however organized, the University of Minnesota, or any branch
2.6thereof, any state university, community college, or other public educational institution
2.7or agency of the state, all herein referred to as agencies, may establish and maintain
2.8 school forests as herein provided according to this section, subject to the approval of the
2.9commissioner of natural resources. Any such agency may use for the purpose of such a
2.10forest any land belonging to it, or may acquire land therefor by gift or with contributed
2.11funds. For the purpose of a school forest, an agency may use land the agency owns or uses
2.12under an agreement or may acquire land by gift or with contributed funds.
2.13    Subd. 2. Conveyance of tax-forfeited land for school forest use. For the purposes
2.14of such forest school forests established under this section, any tax-forfeited lands may be
2.15sold by the county board to any such an agency or may be conveyed by the commissioner of
2.16revenue to any such an agency in like manner as provided for the sale or conveyance of such
2.17 tax-forfeited lands to governmental subdivisions under section 282.01 and amendments
2.18thereof. A conveyance under this subdivision is made without monetary compensation or
2.19consideration for the conveyance, but the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and
2.20reversion provisions under section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d, paragraph (e).
2.21    Subd. 3. Monitoring and reporting. The commissioner shall annually monitor
2.22tax-forfeited lands conveyed according to subdivision 2 to determine whether the
2.23lands continue to be used as school forests. The commissioner shall submit an annual
2.24monitoring report to the commissioner of revenue that identifies any lands no longer
2.25used as school forests.
2.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.27    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 94.165, is amended to read:
2.2894.165 LAND ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.
2.29    Subdivision 1. Creation of account. There is created in the state treasury a land
2.30acquisition account.
2.31    Subd. 2. Appropriation. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
2.32of natural resources for:
2.33(1) the acquisition of natural resource lands or interests in lands within the outdoor
2.34recreation system established in chapter 86A;
3.1(2) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering saleable any
3.2state-owned property administered by the commissioner; and
3.3(3) payment of expenses incurred by the commissioner in exchanging any
3.4state-owned property administered by the commissioner.
3.5    Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must file a report to the house of representatives
3.6Ways and Means and the senate Finance committees and the Environment and Natural
3.7Resources committees of the senate and house of representatives by October 1 of each
3.8year indicating all purchases and sales from this account.

3.9    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.10    Subd. 1a. Conveyance to public entities. (a) Upon written request from a state
3.11agency or a governmental subdivision of the state, a parcel of unsold tax-forfeited land
3.12must be withheld from sale or lease to others for a maximum of six months. The request
3.13must be submitted to the county auditor. Upon receipt, the county auditor must withhold
3.14the parcel from sale or lease to any other party for six months, and must confirm the
3.15starting date of the six-month withholding period to the requesting agency or subdivision.
3.16If the request is from a governmental subdivision of the state, the governmental
3.17subdivision must pay the maintenance costs incurred by the county during the period the
3.18parcel is withheld. The county board may approve a sale or conveyance to the requesting
3.19party during the withholding period. A conveyance of the property to the requesting
3.20party terminates the withholding period.
3.21A governmental subdivision of the state must not make, and a county auditor must
3.22not act upon, a second request to withhold a parcel from sale or lease within 18 months
3.23of a previous request for that parcel. A county may reject a request made under this
3.24paragraph if the request is made more than 30 days after the county has given notice to the
3.25requesting state agency or governmental subdivision of the state that the county intends to
3.26sell or otherwise dispose of the property.
3.27(b) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board, for
3.28their market value as determined by the county board, to an organized or incorporated
3.29governmental subdivision of the state for any public purpose for which the subdivision is
3.30authorized to acquire property. When the term "market value" is used in this section, it
3.31means an estimate of the full and actual market value of the parcel as determined by the
3.32county board, but in making this determination, the board and the persons employed by or
3.33under contract with the board in order to perform, conduct, or assist in the determination,
3.34are exempt from the licensure requirements of chapter 82B.
4.1(c) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be released from the trust in favor of
4.2the taxing districts on application to the county board by a state agency for an authorized
4.3use at not less than their market value as determined by the county board.
4.4(d) Nonconservation tax-forfeited lands may be sold by the county board to an
4.5organized or incorporated governmental subdivision of the state or state agency for less
4.6than their market value if:
4.7(1) the county board determines that a sale at a reduced price is in the public interest
4.8because a reduced price is necessary to provide an incentive to correct the blighted
4.9conditions that make the lands undesirable in the open market, or the reduced price will
4.10lead to the development of affordable housing; and
4.11(2) the governmental subdivision or state agency has documented its specific plans
4.12for correcting the blighted conditions or developing affordable housing, and the specific
4.13law or laws that empower it to acquire real property in furtherance of the plans.
4.14If the sale under this paragraph is to a governmental subdivision of the state, the
4.15commissioner of revenue must convey the property on behalf of the state by quit claim
4.16deed. If the sale under this paragraph is to a state agency, the commissioner must issue a
4.17conveyance document that releases the property from the trust in favor of the taxing
4.18districts.
4.19(e) Nonconservation tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts
4.20may be conveyed by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a
4.21governmental subdivision for an authorized public use, if an application is submitted to the
4.22commissioner which includes a statement of facts as to the use to be made of the tract and
4.23the favorable recommendation of the county board. For the purposes of this paragraph,
4.24"authorized public use" means a use that allows an indefinite segment of the public to
4.25physically use and enjoy the property in numbers appropriate to its size and use, or is for a
4.26public service facility. Authorized public uses as defined in this paragraph are limited to:
4.27(1) a road, or right-of-way for a road;
4.28(2) a park that is both available to, and accessible by, the public that contains
4.29improvements such as campgrounds, playgrounds, athletic fields, trails, or shelters;
4.30(3) trails for walking, bicycling, snowmobiling, or other recreational purposes, along
4.31with a reasonable amount of surrounding land maintained in its natural state;
4.32(4) transit facilities for buses, light rail transit, commuter rail or passenger rail,
4.33including transit ways, park-and-ride lots, transit stations, maintenance and garage
4.34facilities, and other facilities related to a public transit system;
4.35(5) public beaches or boat launches;
4.36(6) public parking;
5.1(7) civic recreation or conference facilities; and
5.2(8) public service facilities such as fire halls, police stations, lift stations, water
5.3towers, sanitation facilities, water treatment facilities, and administrative offices.
5.4No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, except as
5.5provided in subdivision 1g, but the conveyance is subject to the conditions provided in
5.6law, including, but not limited to, the reversion provisions of subdivisions 1c and 1d.
5.7(f) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation
5.8tax-forfeited land to a local governmental subdivision of the state by quit claim deed
5.9on behalf of the state upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the
5.10governmental subdivision has certified to the board that prior to forfeiture the subdivision
5.11was entitled to the parcel under a written development agreement or instrument, but
5.12the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or consideration is
5.13required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
5.14(g) The commissioner of revenue shall convey a parcel of nonconservation
5.15tax-forfeited land to the association of a common interest community by quit claim deed
5.16upon the favorable recommendation of the county board if the association certifies to the
5.17board that prior to forfeiture the association was entitled to the parcel under a written
5.18agreement, but the conveyance failed to occur prior to forfeiture. No compensation or
5.19consideration is required for, and no conditions attach to, the conveyance.
5.20(h) Conservation tax-forfeited land may be sold to a governmental subdivision of
5.21the state for less than its market value for either: (1) creation or preservation of wetlands;
5.22(2) drainage or storage of storm water under a storm water management plan; or (3)
5.23preservation, or restoration and preservation, of the land in its natural state. The deed must
5.24contain a restrictive covenant limiting the use of the land to one of these purposes for
5.2530 years or until the property is reconveyed back to the state in trust. At any time, the
5.26governmental subdivision may reconvey the property to the state in trust for the taxing
5.27districts. The deed of reconveyance is subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue.
5.28No part of a purchase price determined under this paragraph shall be refunded upon a
5.29reconveyance, but the amount paid for a conveyance under this paragraph may be taken
5.30into account by the county board when setting the terms of a future sale of the same
5.31property to the same governmental subdivision under paragraph (b) or (d). If the lands
5.32are unplatted and located outside of an incorporated municipality and the commissioner
5.33of natural resources determines there is a mineral use potential, the sale is subject to the
5.34approval of the commissioner of natural resources.
5.35(i) A park and recreation board in a city of the first class is a governmental
5.36subdivision for the purposes of this section.
6.1(j) Tax-forfeited land held in trust in favor of the taxing districts may be conveyed
6.2by the commissioner of revenue in the name of the state to a governmental subdivision for
6.3a school forest under section 89.41. An application that includes a statement of facts as
6.4to the use to be made of the tract and the favorable recommendation of the county board
6.5and the commissioner of natural resources must be submitted to the commissioner of
6.6revenue. No monetary compensation or consideration is required for the conveyance, but
6.7the conveyance is subject to the conditional use and reversion provisions of subdivisions
6.81c and 1d, paragraph (e). At any time, the governmental subdivision may reconvey the
6.9property back to the state in trust for the taxing districts. The deed of reconveyance is
6.10subject to approval by the commissioner of revenue.
6.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.12    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
6.13    Subd. 1d. Reverter for failure to use; conveyance to state. (a) After three years
6.14from the date of any conveyance of tax-forfeited land to a governmental subdivision for
6.15an authorized public use as provided in this section, regardless of when the deed for the
6.16authorized public use was executed, if the governmental subdivision has failed to put the
6.17land to that use, or abandons that use, the governing body of the subdivision must: (1)
6.18with the approval of the county board, purchase the property for an authorized public
6.19purpose at the present market value as determined by the county board, or (2) authorize
6.20the proper officers to convey the land, or the part of the land not required for an authorized
6.21public use, to the state of Minnesota in trust for the taxing districts. If the governing body
6.22purchases the property under clause (1), the commissioner of revenue shall, upon proper
6.23application submitted by the county auditor, convey the property on behalf of the state by
6.24quit claim deed to the subdivision free of a use restriction and the possibility of reversion
6.25or defeasement. If the governing body decides to reconvey the property to the state under
6.26this clause, the officers shall execute a deed of conveyance immediately. The conveyance
6.27is subject to the approval of the commissioner and its form must be approved by the
6.28attorney general. For 15 years from the date of the conveyance, there is no failure to put
6.29the land to the authorized public use and no abandonment of that use if a formal plan of
6.30the governmental subdivision, including, but not limited to, a comprehensive plan or land
6.31use plan, shows an intended future use of the land for the authorized public use.
6.32(b) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use
6.33deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue on or after January 1,
6.342007, may be acquired by that governmental subdivision after 15 years from the date
6.35of the conveyance if the commissioner determines upon written application from the
7.1subdivision that the subdivision has in fact put the property to the authorized public use for
7.2which it was conveyed, and the subdivision has made a finding that it has no current plans
7.3to change the use of the lands. Prior to conveying the property, the commissioner shall
7.4inquire whether the county board where the land is located objects to a conveyance of the
7.5property to the subdivision without conditions and without further act by or obligation of
7.6the subdivision. If the county does not object within 60 days, and the commissioner makes
7.7a favorable determination, the commissioner shall issue a quit claim deed on behalf of
7.8the state unconditionally conveying the property to the governmental subdivision. For
7.9purposes of this paragraph, demonstration of an intended future use for the authorized
7.10public use in a formal plan of the governmental subdivision does not constitute use for
7.11that authorized public use.
7.12(c) Property held by a governmental subdivision of the state under a conditional use
7.13deed executed under this section by the commissioner of revenue before January 1, 2007,
7.14is released from the use restriction and possibility of reversion on January 1, 2022, if the
7.15county board records a resolution describing the land and citing this paragraph. The
7.16county board may authorize the county treasurer to deduct the amount of the recording
7.17fees from future settlements of property taxes to the subdivision.
7.18(d) Property conveyed under a conditional use deed executed under this section by
7.19the commissioner of revenue, regardless of when the deed for the authorized public use
7.20was executed, is released from the use restriction and reverter, and any use restriction or
7.21reverter for which no declaration of reversion has been recorded with the county recorder
7.22or registrar of titles, as appropriate, is nullified on the later of: (1) January 1, 2015; (2) 30
7.23years from the date the deed was acknowledged; or (3) final resolution of an appeal to
7.24district court under subdivision 1e, if a lis pendens related to the appeal is recorded in the
7.25office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, prior to January 1, 2015.
7.26(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish
7.27a school forest under section 89.41 is subject to a perpetual conditional use deed and
7.28reverter. The property reverts to the state in trust for the taxing districts by operation of
7.29law if the commissioner of natural resources determines and reports to the commissioner
7.30of revenue under section 89.41, subdivision 3, that the governmental subdivision has
7.31failed to use the land for school forest purposes for three consecutive years.
7.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.33    Sec. 6. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
8.1    Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The
8.2following area is added to Flandrau State Park: West 130 feet by 272.25 feet of Lot B
8.3of Outlot 304, City of New Ulm.
8.4    Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis County.
8.5The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion State Park:
8.6(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
8.7Township 62, Range 15, that lies southeasterly of Miettunen Plat Road and northeasterly
8.8of McKinley Park Road;
8.9(2) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28,
8.10Township 62, Range 15, that lies easterly of McKinley Park Road;
8.11(3) Government Lot 7, Section 14, Township 62, Range 15;
8.12(4) Government Lot 5, Section 23, Township 62, Range 15;
8.13(5) those islands in Lake Vermilion located south of the westerly extension of
8.14the south line of Government Lot 6, west of the northerly extension of the east line of
8.15Government Lot 8, and east of the northerly extension of the west line of Government Lot
8.168, all in Section 13, Township 62, Range 15;
8.17(6) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
8.18Township 62, Range 15, that lies south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway
8.19169; and
8.20(7) the East 845 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26,
8.21Township 62, Range 15, lying south of the south right-of-way line of State Highway 169.
8.22    Subd. 3. [85.012][Subd. 53.] Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County. The following
8.23area is added to Sibley State Park: the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121,
8.24Range 35, except a square area of land containing two acres located in the southeast corner
8.25of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 121, Range 35.

8.26    Sec. 7. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
8.27    Subdivision 1. [85.012][Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion State Park, St. Louis
8.28County. The following areas are deleted from Lake Vermilion State Park:
8.29(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
8.30Township 62, Range 15, that lies southwesterly of McKinley Park Road; and
8.31(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29,
8.32Township 62, Range 15, that lies northwesterly of Miettunen Plat Road.
9.1    Subd. 2. [85.012][Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The
9.2following area is deleted from Whitewater State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter of
9.3the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 107, Range 10, described as follows:
9.4Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
9.5Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds
9.6West, along the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 1,146.55
9.7feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing North 00
9.8degrees 29 minutes 31 seconds West, along said east line, 254.93 feet to the northeast
9.9corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence South 88 degrees
9.1026 minutes 03 seconds West, along the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
9.11Northwest Quarter, 643.06 feet; thence South 18 degrees 36 minutes 33 seconds East,
9.1231.00 feet; thence South 84 degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds East, 229.91 feet; thence
9.13South 65 degrees 23 minutes 08 seconds East, 446.86 feet, to the point of beginning.

9.14    Sec. 8. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
9.15[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. The following area is added to the
9.16Snake River State Forest: Section 23, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.

9.17    Sec. 9. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ANOKA COUNTY.
9.18(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, Anoka
9.19County shall convey to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority the tax-forfeited
9.20lands described in paragraph (d) according to this section.
9.21(b) No monetary compensation or consideration is required for, and no conditions
9.22attach to, the conveyance except as provided in this paragraph. The deed for the lands
9.23described in paragraph (d) must contain a restrictive covenant providing that upon resale by
9.24the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority of all or any portion of those parcels to a
9.25nongovernmental entity, the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority shall pay to the
9.26county ten percent of the gross sale proceeds from the sale. "Gross sale proceeds" means
9.27the purchase price negotiated between the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority
9.28and the buyer, excluding the amount of special assessments reinstated by the city of Lino
9.29Lakes and payable by the buyer upon or after closing and excluding any other closing costs
9.30payable by the buyer. Anoka County shall apply the proceeds received from the Lino Lakes
9.31Economic Development Authority according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.08, clause
9.32(4). The restrictive covenant for any parcel expires 30 years after the date of the deed.
9.33(c) The commissioner of revenue must release the tax-forfeited lands from the trust
9.34in favor of the taxing district and convey the property on behalf of the state by quitclaim
10.1deed. The commissioner shall deliver the deeds for conveyance of the property described
10.2in paragraph (d) to Anoka County for recording no later than 90 days after the effective
10.3date of this act.
10.4(d) The lands to be conveyed are located in Anoka County and are described as:
10.5(1) parcel 17-31-22-11-0002;
10.6(2) parcel 17-31-22-12-0051;
10.7(3) parcel 17-31-22-12-0053;
10.8(4) parcel 17-31-22-12-0059;
10.9(5) parcel 17-31-22-12-0060;
10.10(6) parcel 17-31-22-12-0063;
10.11(7) parcel 17-31-22-13-0049;
10.12(8) parcel 17-31-22-13-0053;
10.13(9) parcel 17-31-22-13-0054;
10.14(10) parcel 17-31-22-13-0055;
10.15(11) parcel 17-31-22-13-0056;
10.16(12) parcel 17-31-22-13-0057;
10.17(13) parcel 17-31-22-24-0062;
10.18(14) parcel 17-31-22-24-0063; and
10.19(15) parcel 17-31-22-24-0064.
10.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing bodies
10.21of Anoka County and the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority and their chief
10.22clerical officers timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section
10.23645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

10.24    Sec. 10. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.25WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
10.26(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
10.27Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
10.28in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
10.29(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
10.30general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
10.31(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
10.32(1) Government Lot 1, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
10.33number 92-010-0900);
10.34(2) Government Lot 3, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
10.35number 92-010-0960);
11.1(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter or Government Lot 3, Section
11.231, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5790);
11.3(4) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township
11.448 North, Range 21 West, described as: commencing at the northwest corner of the
11.5Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; thence South 800 feet; thence East 150
11.6feet; thence North 800 feet; thence West 150 feet to the point of beginning, subject to
11.7Highway 210 easement, Section 3, Township 48 North, Range 21 West (parcel ID number
11.829-140-0240); and
11.9(5) Lots 1 to 4, Block 1, Tamarack Acres, Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 21
11.10West (parcel ID numbers 57-230-0020, 57-230-0040, 57-230-0060, and 57-230-0080).
11.11(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
11.12best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

11.13    Sec. 11. FOND DU LAC RESERVATION LANDS; CARLTON COUNTY.
11.14    If a parcel of land subject to sale under Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.01 to
11.15282.13, includes land within the Fond du Lac Indian reservation, the Carlton County
11.16auditor shall first offer the land to the Fond du Lac band of Chippewa Indians for sale at
11.17the appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made a part
11.18of the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land, the Carlton
11.19County auditor shall give written notice to the band. If the band wants to buy the land, the
11.20band shall submit a written offer to the Carlton County auditor within two weeks after
11.21receiving the notice. If the offer is for at least the appraised value, the Carlton County
11.22auditor shall accept it.
11.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of
11.24Carlton County and its chief clerical officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes,
11.25section 645.021.

11.26    Sec. 12. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.27CASS COUNTY.
11.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.29Cass County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
11.30paragraph (c).
11.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.33and ensure accuracy.
12.1(c) The land to be sold is in Cass County and is described as: Lot 3, Block 1, Jack Pine
12.2Shores in Section 28, Township 140 North, Range 31 West (Parcel ID No. 16-470-0130).
12.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
12.4best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
12.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

12.6    Sec. 13. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND
12.7BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
12.8(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
12.9commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land
12.10bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
12.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.12attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.13and ensure accuracy.
12.14(c) The land that may be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
12.15(1) that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 44 North, Range 28
12.16West, lying and being south of that certain stream or creek running from Borden Lake into
12.17Mille Lacs Lake; subject to the right-of-way of existing highway, excepting therefrom that
12.18part of said parcel lying easterly of said existing highway;
12.19(2) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
12.20Range 28 West, which lies between a line parallel to and 700 feet distant northwesterly
12.21from the following described line:
12.22From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
12.23northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes
12.24with said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
12.25angle of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the
12.26left at an angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point
12.27of beginning of line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last
12.28above-described course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on
12.29a 3 degree 00 minute curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of
12.30572.2 feet; thence on tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there
12.31terminating. Subject to the easement on that portion taken by the Department of
12.32Highways, State of Minnesota, for highway purposes; and
12.33(3) that portion of Government Lots 2 and 3 of Section 12, Township 44 North,
12.34Range 28 West, which lies between two lines parallel with and distant 700 feet and 775
12.35feet northwesterly of the following described line:
13.1From a point on the east line of said Section 12, distant 1,385.9 feet South of the
13.2northeast corner thereof, run southwesterly at an angle of 36 degrees 10 minutes with
13.3said east section line for a distance of 244 feet; thence deflect to the left at an angle
13.4of 2 degrees 27 minutes for a distance of 1,522.8 feet; thence deflect to the left at an
13.5angle of 16 degrees 19 minutes for a distance of 550 feet to the point of beginning of
13.6line to be described; thence continue southwesterly along the last above-described
13.7course for a distance of 35.7 feet; thence deflect to the right on a 3 degree 00 minute
13.8curve, delta angle 17 degrees 10 minutes for a distance of 572.2 feet; thence on
13.9tangent to said curve for a distance of 907.1 feet and there terminating.
13.10Containing 24.7 acres, more or less.
13.11(d) The land borders the Garrison Creek diversion channel that drains into Mille
13.12Lacs Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is no
13.13longer needed for fisheries production and that the state's land management interests
13.14would best be served if the land were sold. The strip of land east of Highway 169 and
13.15bordering Mille Lacs Lake will be retained for natural resources purposes.

13.16    Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
13.17WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
13.18(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, and the public
13.19sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell by
13.20private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters
13.21that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
13.22chapter 282.
13.23(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
13.24attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal descriptions to correct errors
13.25and ensure accuracy.
13.26(c) The lands to be sold are in Crow Wing County and are described as:
13.27(1) parcel ID No. 060354202B00009;
13.28(2) parcel ID No. 060354303A00009;
13.29(3) parcel ID No. 060354304CA0009; and
13.30(4) parcel ID No. 1010300100AA009.
13.31(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
13.32best served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
13.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.1    Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.2WATERS; CROW WING COUNTY.
14.3(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
14.41, Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is
14.5described in paragraph (c).
14.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.8and ensure accuracy.
14.9(c) The land to be sold is in Crow Wing County and is described as: parcel ID
14.10No. 840063205I00009.
14.11(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
14.12best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
14.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.14    Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.15WATER; DAKOTA COUNTY.
14.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
14.17commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
14.18public water that is described in paragraph (c).
14.19(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
14.20general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
14.21accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
14.22value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
14.23the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
14.24unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
14.25(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: all
14.26that part of Government Lot One, Section 25, Township 114 North, Range 21 West of the
14.275th Principal Meridian and Sullivan's First Addition to Marion Heights as surveyed and
14.28platted by J. E. Hill, September 23, 1910, and on file with the Register of Deeds Office,
14.29Dakota County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: beginning on the
14.30north quarter line of said section, 433.0 feet South of the north quarter corner thereof;
14.31thence North 57 degrees 00 minutes East, 291.2 feet; thence North 63 degrees 05 minutes
14.32East, 404.9 feet; thence South 78 degrees 30 minutes East, 329.9 feet; thence South 73
14.33degrees 50 minutes East, 227.3 feet; thence South 24 degrees 54 minutes West, 193.3 feet;
14.34thence South 08 degrees 57 minutes West, 134.0 feet; thence South 09 degrees 25 minutes
14.35East, 161.1 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes West, 292.9 feet; thence North 50
15.1degrees 13 minutes West, 209.8 feet; thence North 87 degrees 31 minutes West, 87.5 feet;
15.2thence South 45 degrees 35 minutes West, 189.6 feet; thence South 83 degrees 11 minutes
15.3West, 261.7 feet; thence North 68 degrees 06 minutes West, 146.8 feet to the north quarter
15.4line of said Section 25; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes East, 222.3 feet along the
15.5north quarter line of said section to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to
15.6the contained 11.21 acres more or less and subject to existing road easements.
15.7(d) The land borders Marion Lake, with a portion of the land flooded due to control
15.8of lake elevation. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is
15.9not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests
15.10would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for inclusion
15.11in a city park.

15.12    Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DAKOTA COUNTY.
15.13(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
15.14of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
15.15(c).
15.16(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
15.17general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
15.18accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
15.19value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
15.20the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
15.21unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
15.22(c) The land that may be sold is located in Dakota County and is described as: Block
15.239, 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,
15.2417, 18, 19, and 27; Block 12, Lots 1, 2, and 3; Block 13, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14;
15.25Block 15, Lots 14, 15, 16, and 17; Block 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Block 7, Lots
15.265 and 10, all lying in Lyndale Lakes Club Second Addition, Section 11, Township 114,
15.27Range 21, containing approximately 4.4 acres, more or less.
15.28(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
15.29for natural resources purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
15.30served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.

15.31    Sec. 18. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN RICHARD J. DORER
15.32MEMORIAL HARDWOOD STATE FOREST; FILLMORE COUNTY.
15.33(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
15.34subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
16.1Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
16.2according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
16.3exchange the land described in paragraph (b).
16.4(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Fillmore County and is
16.5described as:
16.6(1) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12,
16.7Township 104 North, Range 11 West, lying southerly of the Root River; and
16.8(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7,
16.9Township 104 North, Range 10 West, lying southerly of the Root River. Containing a
16.10total of 21.3 acres, more or less.
16.11(c) The state land borders the Root River, but there is no land access to the state land.
16.12The land to be acquired in the exchange will improve access to adjacent state forest lands.

16.13    Sec. 19. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
16.14FREEBORN COUNTY.
16.15(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.16Freeborn County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described
16.17in paragraph (c).
16.18(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.19attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
16.20and ensure accuracy.
16.21(c) The land to be sold is in Freeborn County and is described as: Parcel ID No.
16.2225.040.0040 in Section 34, Township 104 North, Range 23 West.
16.23(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
16.24best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
16.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.26    Sec. 20. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
16.27ITASCA COUNTY.
16.28(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.29Itasca County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
16.30paragraph (c).
16.31(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.32attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
16.33and ensure accuracy.
17.1(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East Half of Lot 2,
17.2Section 23, Township 60 North, Range 27 West (property number 38.123.1301).
17.3(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
17.4best served if the land was returned to private ownership.
17.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

17.6    Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
17.7(a) Notwithstanding the public sale and the timber value appraisal provisions of
17.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining
17.9landowner the tax-forfeited lands that were reserved in a previous tax-forfeited land sale
17.10and that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
17.11Statutes, chapter 282. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 3,
17.12paragraph (b), the land may be sold for the appraised value without an appraisal of the
17.13timber value.
17.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
17.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
17.16and ensure accuracy.
17.17(c) The lands to be sold are lands reserved from previous tax-forfeited land sales
17.18that are within 50 feet of the centerline of any legal highway or any legal roadway with
17.19public use.
17.20(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
17.21be best served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The lands to be sold have
17.22not been treated as separate parcels and have been taxed as private land since they were
17.23reserved from sale.

17.24    Sec. 22. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
17.25WATER; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.
17.26(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
17.27Koochiching County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
17.28in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
17.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
17.30attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
17.31accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
17.32conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easement
17.33shall be 75 feet in width lying easterly to the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian
17.34protection and angler access.
18.1(c) The land to be sold is located in Koochiching County and is described as:
18.2Beginning at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
18.3Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence about ten rods to the bank of
18.4Billy Creek; thence, in a northeasterly direction along Billy Creek to a point where
18.5Billy Creek intersects the east line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
18.6Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25 West; thence South 35 rods to the point of
18.7beginning (approximately 2.5 acres). Also known as part of the Southeast Quarter of the
18.8Southwest Quarter lying east of Billy Creek, Section 3, Township 154 North, Range 25
18.9West (approximately 2.5 acres).
18.10(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.11best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

18.12    Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
18.13WATER; LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY.
18.14(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
18.15commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
18.16public water that is described in paragraph (c).
18.17(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
18.18general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
18.19accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than the
18.20value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that
18.21the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local
18.22unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
18.23(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is described
18.24as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township
18.25118, Range 42, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of the Northeast
18.26Quarter of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes
18.2706 seconds West, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1,323.46 feet
18.28to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continue South 89 degrees 52
18.29minutes 06 seconds West, along said south line, a distance of 627.00 feet (38 rods); thence
18.30North 35 degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 346.50 feet; thence North 05
18.31degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 239.25 feet; thence North 14 degrees 01
18.32minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 11 minutes 39
18.33seconds East, a distance of 34 feet, to the centerline of the Lac Qui Parle River; thence
18.34northeasterly and southeasterly, along the centerline of said river to intersect a line that
18.35bears North 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence
19.1South 00 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 762 feet, to the point of
19.2beginning. Containing a total of 15.66 acres, more or less.
19.3(d) The land borders the Lac Qui Parle River. The Department of Natural Resources
19.4has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
19.5land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit
19.6of government for inclusion in a county park.

19.7    Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
19.8(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
19.9or other law to the contrary, Lake County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
19.10described in paragraph (c).
19.11(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
19.12general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
19.13(c) The land to be sold is located in Lake County and is described as:
19.14(1) an 1/2 undivided interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
19.15Section 19, Township 63 North, Range 11 West; and
19.16(2) the West 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4,
19.17Township 57 North, Range 7 West.
19.18(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

19.20    Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.21WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
19.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
19.23Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
19.24paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
19.25(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
19.26general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
19.27(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
19.28(1) part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 2, Township
19.2958 North, Range 6 West;
19.30(2) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
19.31Range 9 West; and
19.32(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 63 North,
19.33Range 9 West.
20.1(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
20.2best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

20.3    Sec. 26. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND
20.4BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
20.5(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
20.6and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Lake County may sell
20.7by public or private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
20.8in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
20.9(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
20.10attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
20.11accuracy. If land described under paragraph (c) is sold by private sale, the land may be
20.12sold for less than the appraised value if the conveyance provides that the land reverts to
20.13the state if the land is not used as a data center or for another economic development
20.14purpose approved by the county. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall
20.15grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37,
20.16for the lands described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide riparian
20.17protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement for the
20.18land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be lying easterly of the centerline of the
20.19Little West Branch Knife River and lying 75 feet in width westerly of the centerline of
20.20the river. The easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (2) and (3),
20.21shall be lying 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the unnamed creek and
20.22a 33-foot strip across the easement is allowed for road access and utilities at a location
20.23agreed upon by the county and the state.
20.24(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
20.25(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
20.26Range 11 West;
20.27(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
20.28Range 11 West; and
20.29(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 52 North,
20.30Range 11 West.
20.31(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
20.32best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership for economic development.

20.33    Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
20.34WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
21.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
21.21, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
21.3may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
21.4paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
21.5(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
21.6attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
21.7ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
21.8conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
21.9described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (5). The easements shall serve to provide
21.10riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easements
21.11for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), shall be 75 feet in width, lying
21.12southerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described in paragraph
21.13(c), clause (5), shall be 75 feet in width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream.
21.14(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
21.15(1) Lots 377 through 399, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue,
21.16Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-3110-01950);
21.17(2) part of Lot 2 beginning at the northwest corner; thence southerly 628.4 feet;
21.18thence southeasterly at an angle of 102 degrees 17 minutes, 693 feet; thence southerly at
21.19an angle of 90 degrees, 12 feet to the point of beginning; thence northerly 112 feet; thence
21.20easterly 300 feet to the shore of Stone Lake; thence southwesterly along the lakeshore to
21.21the point of beginning, except that part north of the road, Section 27, Township 55 North,
21.22Range 12 West (parcel 230-0010-04549);
21.23(3) Lot 440, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
21.24Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00460);
21.25(4) Lot 493, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
21.26Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01020); and
21.27(5) Lot 533, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
21.28Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01430).
21.29(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
21.30best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

21.31    Sec. 28. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
21.32WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
21.33(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
21.34St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
21.35in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
22.1(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
22.2attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
22.3ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
22.4conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
22.5described in paragraph (c), clauses (8) to (13). The easements shall serve to provide
22.6riparian protection and access for anglers and for future restoration work. The easement
22.7for the land described in paragraph (c), clause (8), shall lie southerly of the centerline
22.8of the stream and 75 feet in width lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The
22.9easements for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses (10) and (13), shall be 75 feet in
22.10width, lying northerly of the centerline of the stream. The easement for the land described
22.11in paragraph (c), clause (9), shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the
22.12centerline of the stream. The easement for the lands described in paragraph (c), clauses
22.13(11) and (12), shall be 75 feet in width, lying southerly of the centerline of the stream.
22.14(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
22.15(1) Lots 32 through 44, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue,
22.16Section 35, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel 010-4400-01330);
22.17(2) Lot 4, Block 2, Rearrangement of Part of Stony Brook Park, Section 13,
22.18Township 58 North, Range 18 West (parcel 175-0062-00090);
22.19(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 52 North,
22.20Range 18 West (parcel 205-0010-03430);
22.21(4) Lots 1 and 2, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg, Section 6, Township 55 North,
22.22Range 17 West (parcel 320-0100-00010);
22.23(5) Lots 1 to 12, Block 6; Lots 1 to 7 and 15 to 24, Block 7; and Block 12, Ellsburg,
22.24Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
22.25(6) Lots 1 to 24, Block 8; Lots 1 to 6 and 17 to 24, Block 9; and Block 10, Ellsburg,
22.26Section 18, Township 55 North, Range 16 West;
22.27(7) part of Lot 18, lying North of the intersection of the easterly right-of-way of the
22.28county road and the west line of the river and South of a line beginning on the easterly
22.29road right-of-way 450 feet northerly of said intersection; thence easterly to a point on the
22.30westerly line of the river 450 feet northerly of said intersection, McDavitt, Section 19,
22.31Township 56 North, Range 18 West (parcel 435-0010-03392);
22.32(8) the northerly 435.6 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
22.33except the westerly 400 feet, Section 12, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel
22.34520-0012-00555);
22.35(9) the North Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
22.36Quarter, Section 15, Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0012-01460);
23.1(10) Lots 477 to 479, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51
23.2North, Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-00840);
23.3(11) Lot 534, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
23.4Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01440);
23.5(12) Lot 543, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
23.6Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01530);
23.7(13) Lot 544, Homecroft Park, Town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North,
23.8Range 14 West (parcel 520-0130-01540); and
23.9(14) the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660 feet of the northerly 265 feet of the
23.10Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the easterly 330 feet of the westerly 660
23.11feet of the southerly 395 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section
23.1234, Township 57 North, Range 15 West (parcel 570-0012-04792).
23.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
23.14best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

23.15    Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
23.16(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
23.17or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
23.18land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
23.19chapter 282.
23.20(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
23.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
23.22(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
23.23(1) part of Lot 37, Block 4, except the Southwest Half and except the East 7.5 feet,
23.24Grant Park Division of Duluth, Section 30, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel
23.25010-1960-00670);
23.26(2) beginning 1,088.74 feet North of an iron monument marking the east side of
23.27Vermilion Road 455.34 feet East of the southwest corner of Section 10 and extending
23.28easterly 231.49 feet; thence southerly 100.46 feet; thence westerly 238.82 feet to the east
23.29side of Vermilion Road; thence northerly 100 feet to the point of beginning, also called
23.30Lot 2, Block 3, private plat, Aurora Lands In The City, Section 10, Township 58 North,
23.31Range 15 West (parcel 100-0080-00980); and
23.32(3) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North,
23.33Range 20 West, except:
23.34(i) the railroad right-of-way, 2.90 acres;
23.35(ii) two acres for the state highway;
24.1(iii) that part northeasterly of the highway;
24.2(iv) that part of the North 400 feet lying westerly of the highway;
24.3(v) the South 320 feet of the North 720 feet; and
24.4(vi) that part lying South of the North 1,020 feet (parcel 425-0040-04030).
24.5(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would
24.6best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

24.7    Sec. 30. EXCHANGE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
24.8WATERS; WINONA COUNTY.
24.9(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
24.10subdivision 3, Winona County may, with the approval of the land exchange board as
24.11required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
24.12remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
24.13land described in paragraph (c).
24.14(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
24.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
24.16and ensure accuracy.
24.17(c) The land that may be exchanged is located in Winona County and is described as:
24.18Lot 5, Section 16, Township 107 North, Range 9 West, containing ten acres, more or less.
24.19(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
24.20best be served if the land was exchanged for a private parcel."
24.21Amend the title accordingly