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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to state lands; modifying requirements for conveying easements and leasing
3	3		1.3 state lands; adding to and deleting from state forests; adding to state parks;
4	4		1.4 authorizing sales and conveyances of certain land; amending Minnesota Statutes
5	5		1.5 2022, sections 84.63; 84.631; 84.632; 92.502; 282.04, subdivision 1, by adding a
6		-	1.6 subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
7		-	1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8		-	1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.63, is amended to read:
9		-	1.9 84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND
10		-	1.10TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
11		-	1.11 (a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
12		-	1.12resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a
13		-	1.13federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
14		-	1.14upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
15		-	1.15permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
16		-	1.16roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
17		-	1.17flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
18		-	1.18necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
19		-	1.19conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
20		-	1.20of natural resources may determine.
21		-	1.21 (b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
22		-	1.22natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
23		-	1.23 (1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
24		-	1.24and preparing the easement; and
	6	+	1.6 subdivision; repealing Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as
	7	+	1.7 amended.
	8	+	1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
	9	+	1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.63, is amended to read:
	10	+	1.10 84.63 CONVEYING INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE, FEDERAL, AND
	11	+	1.11TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
	12	+	1.12 (a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
	13	+	1.13resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a
	14	+	1.14federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
	15	+	1.15upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
	16	+	1.16permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
	17	+	1.17roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
	18	+	1.18flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
	19	+	1.19necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
	20	+	1.20conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
	21	+	1.21of natural resources may determine.
	22	+	1.22 (b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
	23	+	1.23natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
25	24		1Section 1.
26		-	~~S0075-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF75~~ REVISOR CKM
	25	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN
27	26		SENATE
28	27		STATE OF MINNESOTA
29	28		S.F. No. 75NINETY-THIRD SESSION
30		-	(SENATE AUTHORS: HAWJ, Hauschild~~, Eichorn~~ and ~~Hoffman~~)
	29	+	(SENATE AUTHORS: HAWJ, Hauschild and Eichorn)
31	30		OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
32		-	Introduction and first reading11201/09/2023
33		-	Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
34		-	Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance01/23/2023
35		-	Author added Hoffman 2.1 (2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
36		-	2.2construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
37		-	2.3terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
38		-	2.4of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
39		-	2.5 (c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
40		-	2.6commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
41		-	2.7fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
42		-	2.8 (d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
43		-	2.9conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
44		-	2.10revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
45		-	2.11withdrawn or denied.
46		-	2.12 (e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
47		-	2.13account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
48		-	2.14resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
49		-	2.15 (f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
50		-	2.16under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
51		-	2.17 (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
52		-	2.18for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
53		-	2.19the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
54		-	2.20or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
55		-	2.21with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail,
56		-	2.22highway, road, or other improvements.
57		-	2.23 (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
58		-	2.24elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume
59		-	2.25some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner
60		-	2.26determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
61		-	2.27 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.631, is amended to read:
62		-	2.28 84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
63		-	2.29 (a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural
64		-	2.30resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
65		-	2.31commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property
66		-	2.32owned by the person only if the following requirements are met:
	31	+	Introduction and first reading01/09/2023
	32	+	Referred to Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development 2.1 (1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
	33	+	2.2and preparing the easement; and
	34	+	2.3 (2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
	35	+	2.4construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
	36	+	2.5terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
	37	+	2.6of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
	38	+	2.7 (c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
	39	+	2.8commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
	40	+	2.9fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
	41	+	2.10 (d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
	42	+	2.11conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
	43	+	2.12revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
	44	+	2.13withdrawn or denied.
	45	+	2.14 (e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
	46	+	2.15account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
	47	+	2.16resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
	48	+	2.17 (f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
	49	+	2.18under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
	50	+	2.19 (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
	51	+	2.20for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
	52	+	2.21the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
	53	+	2.22or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
	54	+	2.23with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail,
	55	+	2.24highway, road, or other improvements.
	56	+	2.25 (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
	57	+	2.26elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b), clause (1), and waive or assume
	58	+	2.27some or all of the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner
	59	+	2.28determines that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
	60	+	2.29 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.631, is amended to read:
	61	+	2.30 84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
	62	+	2.31 (a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural
	63	+	2.32resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
67	64		2Sec. 2.
68		-	~~S0075-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF75~~ REVISOR CKM 3.~~1 (1) there are no reasonable alternatives~~ to ~~obtain~~ access to ~~the~~ property~~; and~~
69		-	3.~~2 (2)~~ the ~~exercise of~~ the ~~easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or~~
70		-	3.~~3natural resource management impacts.~~
71		-	3.4 (b) The ~~commissioner shall:~~
72		-	3.~~5 (1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;~~
73		-	3.6 (2) ~~limit~~ the ~~easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;~~
74		-	3.7 (3) ~~provide that~~ the easement ~~reverts to the state in the event of nonuse~~; ~~and~~
75		-	3.8 (4) ~~impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under~~ the
76		-	3.~~9circumstances.~~
77		-	3.10 (c) ~~An applicant shall submit an application fee~~ of ~~$2,000 with each application for a~~
78		-	3.~~11road easement across state land~~. ~~The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application~~
79		-	3.~~12is withdrawn or denied.~~
80		-	3.~~13 (d) In addition to~~ the ~~payment for the market value of the easement and~~ the application
81		-	3.~~14fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to~~
82		-	3.~~15cover~~ the ~~projected reasonable costs~~ for ~~monitoring~~ the ~~construction~~ of the ~~road~~ and ~~preparing~~
83		-	3.~~16special terms and conditions for the easement.~~ The commissioner ~~must give~~ the applicant
84		-	3.~~17an estimate~~ of the ~~monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall~~
85		-	3.~~18pay~~ the ~~application and monitoring fees to~~ the commissioner ~~of natural resources.~~ The
86		-	3.~~19commissioner shall not issue~~ the ~~easement until~~ the applicant ~~has paid in full~~ the ~~application~~
87		-	3.~~20fee,~~ the ~~monitoring fee,~~ and ~~the market value payment for~~ the ~~easement~~.
88		-	3.~~21 (e) Upon completion of construction of~~ the ~~road,~~ the ~~commissioner shall refund~~ the
89		-	3.~~22unobligated balance from~~ the monitoring fee ~~revenue~~.
90		-	3.23 (f) ~~Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to~~ the ~~land management~~
91		-	3.~~24account in~~ the ~~natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural~~
92		-	3.~~25resources~~ to ~~cover~~ the ~~reasonable costs incurred under this section.~~
93		-	3.~~26 (g)~~ In ~~addition~~ to ~~fees specified in this section,~~ the ~~applicant must reimburse the state~~
94		-	3.~~27for~~ costs incurred ~~for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by~~
95		-	3.~~28the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with~~ the ~~commissioner of natural resources~~
96		-	3.~~29or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection~~
97		-	3.~~30with~~ the ~~easement application,~~ ~~preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.~~
98		-	3.~~31 (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g),~~ the ~~commissioner~~ of ~~natural resources may~~
99		-	3.~~32elect to assume~~ the application ~~fee under paragraph (c) and waive~~ or ~~assume some or all of~~
	65	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 3.1commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property
	66	+	3.2owned by the person only if the following requirements are met:
	67	+	3.3 (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the property; and
	68	+	3.4 (2) the exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or
	69	+	3.5natural resource management impacts.
	70	+	3.6 (b) The commissioner shall:
	71	+	3.7 (1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
	72	+	3.8 (2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;
	73	+	3.9 (3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
	74	+	3.10 (4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the
	75	+	3.11circumstances.
	76	+	3.12 (c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a
	77	+	3.13road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application
	78	+	3.14is withdrawn or denied.
	79	+	3.15 (d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application
	80	+	3.16fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to
	81	+	3.17cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing
	82	+	3.18special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant
	83	+	3.19an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall
	84	+	3.20pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
	85	+	3.21commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
	86	+	3.22fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
	87	+	3.23 (e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
	88	+	3.24unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
	89	+	3.25 (f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management
	90	+	3.26account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural
	91	+	3.27resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
	92	+	3.28 (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
	93	+	3.29for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
	94	+	3.30the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
	95	+	3.31or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
	96	+	3.32with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.
100	97		3Sec. 2.
101		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 4.1the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
102		-	4.2that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
103		-	4.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.632, is amended to read:
104		-	4.4 84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.
105		-	4.5 (a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the
106		-	4.6name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application
107		-	4.7of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed
108		-	4.8for state purposes.
109		-	4.9 (b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the
110		-	4.10easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
111		-	4.11 (c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which
112		-	4.12money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money
113		-	4.13must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.
114		-	4.14 (d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources
115		-	4.15shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of
116		-	4.16$2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant
117		-	4.17shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner
118		-	4.18shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full.
119		-	4.19The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn
120		-	4.20or denied.
121		-	4.21 (e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account
122		-	4.22in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
123		-	4.23to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
124		-	4.24 (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may
125		-	4.25elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of
126		-	4.26the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
127		-	4.27that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests.
128		-	4.28 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 92.502, is amended to read:
129		-	4.29 92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
130		-	4.30 (a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
131		-	4.31enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
132		-	4Sec. 4.
133		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 5.1 (b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
134		-	5.2by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
135		-	5.3 (c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
136		-	5.4by the commissioner for recreational trails and or facilities. The commissioner may assess
137		-	5.5the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
138		-	5.6construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
139		-	5.7of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
140		-	5.8estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
141		-	5.9completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
142		-	5.10unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
143		-	5.11 (d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
144		-	5.12Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
145		-	5.13facilities.
146		-	5.14 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
147		-	5.15 Subdivision 1.Timber sales; land leases and uses.(a) The county auditor, with terms
148		-	5.16and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be approved
149		-	5.17by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less
150		-	5.18than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after not less
151		-	5.19than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered
152		-	5.20at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor
153		-	5.21at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw
154		-	5.22the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be
155		-	5.23followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural
156		-	5.24resources.
157		-	5.25 (b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be made
158		-	5.26in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction sales,
159		-	5.27the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the balance
160		-	5.28shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a
161		-	5.29single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less than 15
162		-	5.30percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory
163		-	5.31completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. The value of
164		-	5.32each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With
165		-	5.33the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter unpaid blocks
166		-	5.34and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may be needed to log
	98	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 4.1 (h) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (g), the commissioner of natural resources may
	99	+	4.2elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (c) and waive or assume some or all of
	100	+	4.3the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
	101	+	4.4that issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.
	102	+	4.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.632, is amended to read:
	103	+	4.6 84.632 CONVEYANCE OF UNNEEDED STATE EASEMENTS.
	104	+	4.7 (a) Notwithstanding section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may, in the
	105	+	4.8name of the state, release all or part of an easement acquired by the state upon application
	106	+	4.9of a landowner whose property is burdened with the easement if the easement is not needed
	107	+	4.10for state purposes.
	108	+	4.11 (b) All or part of an easement may be released by payment of the market value of the
	109	+	4.12easement. The release must be in a form approved by the attorney general.
	110	+	4.13 (c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the account from which
	111	+	4.14money was expended for purchase of the easement. If there is no specific account, the money
	112	+	4.15must be credited to the land acquisition account established in section 94.165.
	113	+	4.16 (d) In addition to payment under paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources
	114	+	4.17shall assess a landowner who applies for a release under this section an application fee of
	115	+	4.18$2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the release of easement. The applicant
	116	+	4.19shall pay the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner
	117	+	4.20shall not issue the release of easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full.
	118	+	4.21The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn
	119	+	4.22or denied.
	120	+	4.23 (e) Money received under paragraph (d) must be credited to the land management account
	121	+	4.24in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
	122	+	4.25to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
	123	+	4.26 (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), the commissioner of natural resources may
	124	+	4.27elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (d) and waive or assume some or all of
	125	+	4.28the remaining fees and costs imposed under this section if the commissioner determines
	126	+	4.29that issuing the easement release will benefit the state's land management interests.
	127	+	4Sec. 3.
	128	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 5.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 92.502, is amended to read:
	129	+	5.2 92.502 LEASING TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
	130	+	5.3 (a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
	131	+	5.4enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
	132	+	5.5 (b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
	133	+	5.6by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
	134	+	5.7 (c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
	135	+	5.8by the commissioner for recreational trails and or facilities. The commissioner may assess
	136	+	5.9the lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
	137	+	5.10construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
	138	+	5.11of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
	139	+	5.12estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
	140	+	5.13completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
	141	+	5.14unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
	142	+	5.15 (d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
	143	+	5.16Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
	144	+	5.17facilities.
	145	+	5.18 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	146	+	5.19 Subdivision 1.Timber sales; land leases and uses.(a) The county auditor, with terms
	147	+	5.20and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be approved
	148	+	5.21by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for cash at not less
	149	+	5.22than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest bidder after not less
	150	+	5.23than one week's published notice in an official paper within the county. Any timber offered
	151	+	5.24at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private sale by the county auditor
	152	+	5.25at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as the county board may withdraw
	153	+	5.26the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber and the forestry practices to be
	154	+	5.27followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved by the commissioner of natural
	155	+	5.28resources.
	156	+	5.29 (b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be made
	157	+	5.30in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction sales,
	158	+	5.31the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the balance
	159	+	5.32shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and sold as a
	160	+	5.33single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less than 15
167	161		5Sec. 5.
168		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 6.1other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block until separately
169		-	6.2scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this paragraph as security under
170		-	6.3paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, the county auditor may credit
171		-	6.4the security provided, less any down payment required for an auction sale under this
172		-	6.5paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter
173		-	6.6to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited, provided the request and
174		-	6.7transfer is made within the same calendar year as the security was received.
175		-	6.8 (c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled.
176		-	6.9Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so
177		-	6.10designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall
178		-	6.11contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species
179		-	6.12of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per
180		-	6.13piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised
181		-	6.14prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of
182		-	6.15the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the
183		-	6.16parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the
184		-	6.17notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same
185		-	6.18rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available
186		-	6.19for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale
187		-	6.20of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms of
188		-	6.21the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the forfeited
189		-	6.22tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the county board
190		-	6.23as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may
191		-	6.24be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until scaled by a person
192		-	6.25or persons designated by the county board and approved by the commissioner of natural
193		-	6.26resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which timber is cut may be designated
194		-	6.27for scaling by the county board by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The
195		-	6.28county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated
196		-	6.29by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of
197		-	6.30the commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered
198		-	6.31at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small
199		-	6.32amounts of timber not exceeding 500 cords in appraised volume may be sold for not less
200		-	6.33than the full appraised value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing
201		-	6.34notice of sale or calling for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised
202		-	6.35value of more than $200 the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a
	162	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 6.1percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the satisfactory
	163	+	6.2completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. The value of
	164	+	6.3each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that block. With
	165	+	6.4the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter unpaid blocks
	166	+	6.5and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may be needed to log
	167	+	6.6other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid block until separately
	168	+	6.7scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this paragraph as security under
	169	+	6.8paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, the county auditor may credit
	170	+	6.9the security provided, less any down payment required for an auction sale under this
	171	+	6.10paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under this chapter
	172	+	6.11to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited, provided the request and
	173	+	6.12transfer is made within the same calendar year as the security was received.
	174	+	6.13 (c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled.
	175	+	6.14Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so
	176	+	6.15designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice shall
	177	+	6.16contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each species
	178	+	6.17of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord or per
	179	+	6.18piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the appraised
	180	+	6.19prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price of each of
	181	+	6.20the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber from the
	182	+	6.21parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber shown in the
	183	+	6.22notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall pay at the same
	184	+	6.23rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been cut or was available
	185	+	6.24for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. Where the final scale
	186	+	6.25of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available for cutting under terms of
	187	+	6.26the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment shall be refunded from the forfeited
	188	+	6.27tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be audited and allowed by the county board
	189	+	6.28as in case of other claims against the county. No timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may
	190	+	6.29be removed from the parcels of land or other designated landings until scaled by a person
	191	+	6.30or persons designated by the county board and approved by the commissioner of natural
	192	+	6.31resources. Landings other than the parcel of land from which timber is cut may be designated
	193	+	6.32for scaling by the county board by written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The
	194	+	6.33county board may, by written agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated
	195	+	6.34by the purchaser when the timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of
	196	+	6.35the commissioner of natural resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered
	197	+	6.36at the consumer's landing. No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small
203	198		6Sec. 5.
204		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 7.1scale of cut products in the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales,
205		-	7.2directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in effect at one time.
206		-	7.3 (d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
207		-	7.4individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, and
208		-	7.5at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage and
209		-	7.6camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of hay,
210		-	7.7stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden sites
211		-	7.8and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten 25 years;
212		-	7.9provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 $50,000
213		-	7.10per year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale
214		-	7.11in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall
215		-	7.12remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the
216		-	7.13lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation shall
217		-	7.14be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be audited and
218		-	7.15allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.
219		-	7.16 (e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
220		-	7.17individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, at
221		-	7.18the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose of taking
222		-	7.19and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled
223		-	7.20iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is needed and
224		-	7.21suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin,
225		-	7.22dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that the use would
226		-	7.23be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile
227		-	7.24for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of natural resources. The
228		-	7.25request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county is notified to the contrary
229		-	7.26by the commissioner of natural resources within six months after receipt of a request for
230		-	7.27approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may
231		-	7.28continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the commissioner of
232		-	7.29natural resources.
233		-	7.30 (f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant
234		-	7.31permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores,
235		-	7.32tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed
236		-	7.33to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed
237		-	7.34for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period of
	199	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 7.1amounts of timber not exceeding 500 cords in appraised volume may be sold for not less
	200	+	7.2than the full appraised value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing
	201	+	7.3notice of sale or calling for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised
	202	+	7.4value of more than $200 the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a
	203	+	7.5scale of cut products in the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales,
	204	+	7.6directly or indirectly to any individual shall be in effect at one time.
	205	+	7.7 (d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
	206	+	7.8individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, and
	207	+	7.9at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage and
	208	+	7.10camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of hay,
	209	+	7.11stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden sites
	210	+	7.12and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten 25 years;
	211	+	7.13provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 $50,000
	212	+	7.14per year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale
	213	+	7.15in the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall
	214	+	7.16remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the
	215	+	7.17lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation shall
	216	+	7.18be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be audited and
	217	+	7.19allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.
	218	+	7.20 (e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land to
	219	+	7.21individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, at
	220	+	7.22the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose of taking
	221	+	7.23and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited stockpiled
	222	+	7.24iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is needed and
	223	+	7.25suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, settling basin,
	224	+	7.26dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that the use would
	225	+	7.27be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. The use of a stockpile
	226	+	7.28for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of natural resources. The
	227	+	7.29request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county is notified to the contrary
	228	+	7.30by the commissioner of natural resources within six months after receipt of a request for
	229	+	7.31approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has been approved, the county may
	230	+	7.32continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is withdrawn by the commissioner of
	231	+	7.33natural resources.
	232	+	7.34 (f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant
	233	+	7.35permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores,
238	234		7Sec. 5.
239		-	~~S0075-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF75~~ REVISOR CKM 8.~~1time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, licenses~~, or
240		-	8.~~2leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.~~
241		-	8.~~3 (g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited~~ ~~land before said timber has~~
242		-	8.~~4been scaled and fully paid for~~ as ~~provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.~~
243		-	8.~~5 (h)~~ The ~~county auditor may, with the approval~~ of ~~the county board, and without first~~
244		-	8.~~6offering at public sale,~~ ~~grant leases,~~ ~~for a term not exceeding 25 years,~~ ~~for the removal of~~
245		-	8.~~7peat~~ and for ~~the production or removal~~ of ~~farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in~~
246		-	8.~~8section 216B.2424~~, ~~subdivision 1~~, ~~or short-rotation~~ ~~woody crops from tax-forfeited lands~~
247		-	8.~~9upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe.~~ ~~Any lease~~ for the removal
248		-	8.~~10of peat,~~ farm-grown closed-loop biomass~~, or short-rotation~~ ~~woody crops from tax-forfeited~~
249		-	8.~~11lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the~~
250		-	8.~~12lease covers 320 or more acres~~. No lease for the removal ~~of peat, farm-grown closed-loop~~
251		-	8.~~13biomass~~, or short-rotation woody crops ~~shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this~~
252		-	8.~~14section without~~ first ~~holding a public hearing on~~ the ~~auditor's intention to lease.~~ ~~One printed~~
253		-	8.~~15notice in a legal newspaper in~~ the ~~county at least ten days before the hearing~~, ~~and posted~~
254		-	8.~~16notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing~~ shall be ~~given of~~ the ~~hearing.~~
255		-	8.~~17 (i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c)~~ to ~~the contrary, the St~~. ~~Louis County~~
256		-	8.~~18auditor may,~~ ~~at the discretion of~~ the county ~~board, sell timber to~~ the ~~party who bids the~~
257		-	8.~~19highest price for all~~ the ~~several kinds~~ of ~~timber, as provided for sales by~~ the ~~commissioner~~
258		-	8.~~20of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above~~ the ~~appraised price~~
259		-	8.~~21need not be applied proportionately~~ to the ~~appraised price of each of~~ the ~~different species~~
260		-	8.~~22of~~ timber.
261		-	8.~~23 (j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by~~ the ~~county~~
262		-	8.~~24board and under terms set by~~ the ~~county board,~~ the ~~county auditor may accept an irrevocable~~
263		-	8.~~25bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in paragraph~~
264		-	8.26(b)~~. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph~~, at the ~~written~~
265		-	8.~~27request of~~ the ~~purchaser~~, the county may ~~periodically allow the bank letter of credit to be~~
266		-	8.~~28reduced by an~~ amount ~~proportionate~~ to the ~~value of timber that has been harvested and for~~
267		-	8.~~29which the county has received payment~~. ~~The remaining amount of the~~ bank letter of credit
268		-	8.~~30after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent~~ of the ~~value~~ of ~~the~~
269		-	8.~~31timber purchased. If~~ an ~~irrevocable bank letter~~ of ~~credit or cash deposit is provided~~ for ~~the~~
270		-	8.~~32down~~ payment ~~required in paragraph (b), and no cutting~~ of ~~timber has taken place on the~~
271		-	8.~~33contract for which~~ a ~~letter~~ of ~~credit has been provided,~~ the ~~county may allow the transfer~~
272		-	8.~~34of the~~ letter of credit ~~to any other contract issued to~~ the ~~contract holder by the county under~~
273		-	8.~~35this chapter to which the contract holder requests~~ in ~~writing that it be credited.~~
	235	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 8.1tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed
	236	+	8.2to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area needed
	237	+	8.3for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the period of
	238	+	8.4time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, licenses, or
	239	+	8.5leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.
	240	+	8.6 (g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said timber has
	241	+	8.7been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
	242	+	8.8 (h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first
	243	+	8.9offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of
	244	+	8.10peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in
	245	+	8.11section 216B.2424, subdivision 1, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands
	246	+	8.12upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal
	247	+	8.13of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited
	248	+	8.14lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the
	249	+	8.15lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop
	250	+	8.16biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this
	251	+	8.17section without first holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. One printed
	252	+	8.18notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least ten days before the hearing, and posted
	253	+	8.19notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the hearing.
	254	+	8.20 (i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis County
	255	+	8.21auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who bids the
	256	+	8.22highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the commissioner
	257	+	8.23of natural resources under section 90.14. Bids offered over and above the appraised price
	258	+	8.24need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of the different species
	259	+	8.25of timber.
	260	+	8.26 (j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the county
	261	+	8.27board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an irrevocable
	262	+	8.28bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in paragraph
	263	+	8.29(b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, at the written
	264	+	8.30request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter of credit to be
	265	+	8.31reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been harvested and for
	266	+	8.32which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of the bank letter of credit
	267	+	8.33after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent of the value of the
	268	+	8.34timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or cash deposit is provided for the
	269	+	8.35down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting of timber has taken place on the
274	270		8Sec. 5.
275		-	~~S0075-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF75~~ REVISOR CKM 9.~~1 (k) As directed by the county board~~, the county ~~auditor~~ may ~~lease tax-forfeited~~ ~~land~~
276		-	9.~~2under~~ the ~~terms and conditions prescribed~~ by the county ~~board for the purposes of~~
277		-	9.~~3investigating, analyzing,~~ ~~and developing conservation easements~~ that ~~provide ecosystem~~
278		-	9.~~4services.~~
279		-	9.~~5 Sec.~~ ~~6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, is amended~~ by ~~adding a subdivision to~~
280		-	9.~~6read:~~
281		-	9.~~7 Subd~~. ~~4b.Conservation easements.The county auditor, with prior review and~~
282		-	9.~~8consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and under the terms and conditions~~
283		-	9.~~9prescribed by the county board, including reversion in the event of nonuse, may convey~~
284		-	9.~~10conservation~~ easements ~~as defined in section 84C.01 on tax-forfeited land.~~
285		-	9.~~11 Sec.~~ ~~7. [282.41] SALE~~ OF ~~TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS;~~ ~~ST. LOUIS~~
286		-	9.~~12COUNTY.~~
287		-	9.~~13 Subdivision 1~~.~~Sale authorized;~~ ~~applicability~~.~~Notwithstanding sections 92.45 and~~
288		-	9.~~14282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of this chapter, St~~. ~~Louis County may~~
289		-	9.~~15in its sole discretion sell tax-forfeited lakeshore lots that are currently leased~~. St. ~~Louis~~
290		-	9.~~16County may also sell other adjacent tax-forfeited~~ ~~lands under this section~~ that ~~are necessary~~
291		-	9.~~17for roadway access and for creating conforming lot sizes. This~~ section ~~applies only to St.~~
292		-	9.~~18Louis County~~.
293		-	9.~~19 Subd.~~ ~~2.Method of sale.(a)~~ The ~~leaseholder of a leased parcel may purchase at private~~
294		-	9.~~20sale the leased parcel and any other lands allocated to the parcel by the county under~~
295		-	9.~~21subdivision 6 that is offered for sale under this section~~. The ~~purchase price is the appraised~~
296		-	9.~~22value of the land under subdivision 3 exclusive of improvements on it. To purchase a parcel,~~
297		-	9.~~23a leaseholder must pay~~ in ~~cash to the county an amount equal to the appraised value of the~~
298		-	9.~~24land within 180 days from the date of mailing to or service of notice of appraised value to~~
299		-	9.~~25the leaseholder by~~ the ~~county.~~ The ~~180-day period runs from the date the county mails a~~
300		-	9.~~26copy~~ of the ~~appraisal to~~ the ~~leaseholder at the address shown upon the most recent lease~~
301		-	9.~~27agreement between the parties, exclusive of the date of mailing or service. The county may~~
302		-	9.~~28use any alternative method~~ of ~~notice under the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for~~ the
303		-	9.~~29service~~ of ~~a summons and complaint.~~
304		-	9.30 (b) ~~If the leaseholder does not purchase the parcel so offered~~, ~~the county may offer the~~
305		-	9.~~31lands for sale at public auction under~~ section ~~282.01, subdivision 3. If a person other than~~
306		-	9.~~32the leaseholder purchases the parcel, the purchaser must make payment in full to the~~
307		-	9~~Sec~~. 7.
308		-	~~S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM~~ 10.~~1leaseholder in the manner provided in~~ section ~~92.06, subdivision 4, for the value of any~~
309		-	10.~~2improvements as determined under subdivision 3.~~
310		-	10.3 (c) ~~Failure of a purchaser to comply with the terms of payment voids the sale,~~ and ~~the~~
311		-	10.~~4county may reoffer the property for sale.~~
312		-	10.~~5 Subd.~~ ~~3.Appraisal.(a) An appraisal must be made in accordance with section 282.01,~~
313		-	10.~~6subdivision 3,~~ ~~except as modified by this subdivision. Improvements~~ that ~~are owned by the~~
314		-	10.~~7lessee must be appraised separately.~~
315		-	10.~~8 (b) The county must select the appraiser.~~ ~~The appraiser selected must meet the minimal~~
316		-	10.~~9appraisal standards established by the federal Farmers Home Administration or the federal~~
317		-	10.~~10Veterans Administration~~ and ~~must be licensed under~~ section ~~82B.03, to appraise the property~~
318		-	10.~~11to be sold.~~
319		-	10.~~12 (c)~~ The ~~county must allocate the costs of appraisal to the lots offered for sale~~, ~~and the~~
320		-	10.~~13successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the appraisal costs allocated~~
321		-	10.~~14to the lot purchased. If no one purchases~~ a ~~lot, the county is responsible for the appraisal~~
322		-	10.~~15cost.~~
323		-	10.~~16 (d) If a leaseholder disagrees with the appraised value of the leasehold improvements,~~
324		-	10.~~17the leaseholder may select an appraiser that meets~~ the ~~qualifications in paragraph (b) to~~
325		-	10.~~18reappraise the improvements.~~ ~~The leaseholder must give notice of intent to object to the~~
326		-	10.~~19appraised value of~~ the ~~improvements within ten days of the date of the mailing or service~~
327		-	10.~~20of notice under subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The leaseholder must deliver the reappraisal~~
328		-	10.~~21to the county auditor within 60 days of the date of mailing or service of notice of appraised~~
329		-	10.~~22value under subdivision~~ 2, ~~paragraph (a). If~~ the ~~reappraisal is not delivered to the county~~
330		-	10.~~23auditor according to this paragraph,~~ the ~~initial appraisal is conclusive.~~ The ~~leaseholder is~~
331		-	10.~~24responsible for~~ the ~~costs~~ of the ~~reappraisal. If the parcel is reappraised within the time~~
332		-	10.~~25required in this paragraph~~ and ~~the county~~ and ~~the leaseholder fail to agree on the value of~~
333		-	10.~~26the improvements by a date set by~~ the ~~county, each~~ of the ~~appraisers must agree upon the~~
334		-	10.~~27selection~~ of ~~a third appraiser~~ to ~~conduct a third appraisal that is conclusive as to the value~~
335		-	10.~~28of the improvements.~~ ~~The cost of the third appraisal must~~ be ~~paid equally by the county and~~
336		-	10.~~29the leaseholder.~~
337		-	10.~~30 Subd. 4.Proceeds.(a) Except as provided in paragraph~~ (b), the ~~county must deposit~~ the
338		-	10.~~31proceeds from the sale~~ of ~~land~~ described ~~in subdivision 1 into an environmental trust fund~~
339		-	10.~~32as provided in Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended.~~
340		-	10.~~33 (b) The following amounts may be withheld by the county board and not deposited into~~
341		-	10.~~34an environmental trust fund:~~
342		-	10~~Sec. 7.~~
343		-	~~S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM~~ 11.1 (1) ~~the costs of appraisal~~, ~~abstracts~~, and ~~surveys;~~
344		-	11.~~2 (2) money received from a sale that is attributable to land owned by~~ the ~~county in fee;~~
345		-	11.~~3 (3) amounts~~ the ~~county paid to lessees for improvements;~~ ~~and~~
346		-	11.~~4 (4)~~ the ~~costs~~ of ~~sale to lessees or other parties, including~~ the ~~costs of advertising, realtors~~,
347		-	11.~~5and closing services.~~
348		-	11.~~6 Subd. 5.Survey.~~(a) ~~Before offering a lot for sale~~, ~~St. Louis County must have each lot~~
349		-	11.~~7surveyed by a licensed surveyor.~~
350		-	11.~~8 (b) The county must allocate the costs~~ of the ~~survey to the lots offered for sale~~, and the
351		-	11.~~9successful purchaser on each lot must reimburse the county for the survey costs allocated~~
352		-	11.~~10to~~ the ~~lot purchased.~~ ~~If no one purchases~~ the ~~lot, the county is responsible for the survey~~
353		-	11.~~11costs. All surveying must be conducted by a licensed surveyor.~~
354		-	11.~~12 Subd.~~ ~~6.Adding lands;~~ ~~zoning conformance.Any lands to be sold under this section~~
355		-	11.~~13must be considered lots~~ of ~~record for zoning purposes. Whenever possible~~, ~~St. Louis County~~
356		-	11.~~14may add land to the lots offered for sale to permit conformance with zoning requirements.~~
357		-	11.~~15The added lands must be included in~~ the ~~appraised value~~ of the ~~lot.~~
358		-	11.~~16 Subd.~~ ~~7.Roadways.St. Louis County may designate whether roads within minor~~
359		-	11.~~17subdivisions under~~ the ~~county platting and subdivision ordinance are public or private.~~
360		-	11.~~18 Subd.~~ ~~8.Opt out; continuing lease.The leaseholder may elect not to purchase~~ the ~~leased~~
361		-	11.~~19parcel if offered for sale under this~~ section and ~~instead continue in the annual lease program~~
362		-	11.~~20with~~ the ~~county, not to exceed the lifetime~~ of the ~~leaseholder.~~ The ~~fee for a lease under this~~
363		-	11.~~21subdivision must include the amount~~ of the ~~estimated property tax on~~ the ~~parcel if it had~~
364		-	11.~~22been returned to private ownership.~~
365		-	11.~~23 EFFECTIVE DATE~~.~~This section is effective retroactively from April 28~~, ~~2022.~~
366		-	11.~~24Sec. 8. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.~~
367		-	11.~~25 [85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park~~, ~~Freeborn County.~~ ~~The following~~
368		-	11.~~26area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park~~, ~~Freeborn County:~~ ~~all that part~~ of the ~~Northeast~~
369		-	11.~~27Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range~~ 21 ~~West of the~~
370		-	11.~~285th principal meridian~~, ~~lying South of the Chicago~~, ~~Milwaukee~~, ~~St. Paul~~ and ~~Pacific Railway,~~
371		-	11.~~29and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof.~~
	271	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 9.1contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, the county may allow the transfer
	272	+	9.2of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the county under
	273	+	9.3this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited.
	274	+	9.4 (k) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land
	275	+	9.5under the terms and conditions prescribed by the county board for the purposes of
	276	+	9.6investigating, analyzing, and developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem
	277	+	9.7services.
	278	+	9.8 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 282.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	279	+	9.9read:
	280	+	9.10 Subd. 4b.Conservation easements.The county auditor, with prior review and
	281	+	9.11consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and under the terms and conditions
	282	+	9.12prescribed by the county board, including reversion in the event of nonuse, may convey
	283	+	9.13conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01 on tax-forfeited land.
	284	+	9.14 Sec. 7. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
	285	+	9.15 [85.012] [Subd. 27.] Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County. The following
	286	+	9.16area is added to Myre-Big Island State Park, Freeborn County: all that part of the Northeast
	287	+	9.17Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 102 North, Range 21 West of the
	288	+	9.185th principal meridian, lying South of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway,
	289	+	9.19and subject to road easement on the easterly side thereof.
	290	+	9.20 Sec. 8. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
	291	+	9.21 [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. The following areas are deleted from
	292	+	9.22Cloquet Valley State Forest:
	293	+	9.23 (1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as
	294	+	9.24follows:
	295	+	9.25 (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	296	+	9.26Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	297	+	9.27Section 21;
	298	+	9.28 (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the
	299	+	9.29Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
	300	+	9.30 (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
	301	+	9.31 (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
	302	+	9Sec. 8.
	303	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 10.1 (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
	304	+	10.2 (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
	305	+	10.3 (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
	306	+	10.4 (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
	307	+	10.5successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3
	308	+	10.6for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's
	309	+	10.7presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section
	310	+	10.827, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road
	311	+	10.9that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally
	312	+	10.10southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
	313	+	10.11 (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
	314	+	10.12 (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
	315	+	10.13and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
	316	+	10.14 (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
	317	+	10.15successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots
	318	+	10.161, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
	319	+	10.17grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
	320	+	10.18Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline
	321	+	10.19of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West
	322	+	10.20direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the
	323	+	10.21access contemplated herein;
	324	+	10.22 (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
	325	+	10.23 (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter
	326	+	10.24of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the
	327	+	10.25Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the
	328	+	10.26Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns
	329	+	10.27an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government
	330	+	10.28Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
	331	+	10.29grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
	332	+	10.30Lot 4, Section 29; and
	333	+	10.31 (xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
	334	+	10.32 (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as
	335	+	10.33follows:
	336	+	10Sec. 8.
	337	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 11.1 (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West
	338	+	11.2of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
	339	+	11.3 (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	340	+	11.4Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	341	+	11.5Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
	342	+	11.6Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
	343	+	11.7Section 5;
	344	+	11.8 (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	345	+	11.9Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	346	+	11.10Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	347	+	11.11Section 6;
	348	+	11.12 (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
	349	+	11.13Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
	350	+	11.14Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
	351	+	11.15Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
	352	+	11.16Quarter, Section 7;
	353	+	11.17 (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	354	+	11.18Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	355	+	11.19Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	356	+	11.20Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
	357	+	11.21Quarter, Section 8; and
	358	+	11.22 (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
	359	+	11.23Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
	360	+	11.24Quarter, Section 17;
	361	+	11.25 (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as
	362	+	11.26follows:
	363	+	11.27 (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
	364	+	11.28 (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	365	+	11.29Section 21;
	366	+	11.30 (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
	367	+	11.31 (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
372	368		11Sec. 8.
373		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 12.1 Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
374		-	12.2 [89.021] [Subd. 13.] Cloquet Valley State Forest. The following areas are deleted from
375		-	12.3Cloquet Valley State Forest:
376		-	12.4 (1) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as
377		-	12.5follows:
378		-	12.6 (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
379		-	12.7Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
380		-	12.8Section 21;
381		-	12.9 (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the
382		-	12.10Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
383		-	12.11 (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
384		-	12.12 (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
385		-	12.13 (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
386		-	12.14 (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
387		-	12.15 (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
388		-	12.16 (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
389		-	12.17successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3
390		-	12.18for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and grantor's
391		-	12.19presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section
392		-	12.2027, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road
393		-	12.21that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally
394		-	12.22southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
395		-	12.23 (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
396		-	12.24 (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
397		-	12.25and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
398		-	12.26 (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
399		-	12.27successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots
400		-	12.281, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
401		-	12.29grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
402		-	12.30Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline
403		-	12.31of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West
404		-	12Sec. 9.
405		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 13.1direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the
406		-	13.2access contemplated herein;
407		-	13.3 (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
408		-	13.4 (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter
409		-	13.5of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the
410		-	13.6Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the
411		-	13.7Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto grantor and grantor's successors and assigns
412		-	13.8an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government
413		-	13.9Lot 1 for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's land and
414		-	13.10grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
415		-	13.11Lot 4, Section 29; and
416		-	13.12 (xiv) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
417		-	13.13 (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described as
	369	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 12.1 (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	370	+	12.2Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	371	+	12.3Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	372	+	12.4Section 31;
	373	+	12.5 (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as
	374	+	12.6follows:
	375	+	12.7 (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	376	+	12.8Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	377	+	12.9and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
	378	+	12.10 (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
	379	+	12.11Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
	380	+	12.12Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
	381	+	12.13Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
	382	+	12.14 (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of
	383	+	12.15County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
	384	+	12.16 (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
	385	+	12.17Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
	386	+	12.18 (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as
	387	+	12.19follows:
	388	+	12.20 (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11;
	389	+	12.21 (ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
	390	+	12.22 (iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
	391	+	12.23 (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
	392	+	12.24 (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
	393	+	12.25Quarter, Section 21;
	394	+	12.26 (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
	395	+	12.27successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of
	396	+	12.28the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's
	397	+	12.29land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in
	398	+	12.30Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being
	399	+	12.31measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and
	400	+	12.32known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
	401	+	12Sec. 8.
	402	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 13.1 (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
	403	+	13.2 (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
	404	+	13.3Section 28;
	405	+	13.4 (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
	406	+	13.5Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	407	+	13.6Section 29;
	408	+	13.7 (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	409	+	13.8Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	410	+	13.9Section 30;
	411	+	13.10 (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the
	412	+	13.11Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
	413	+	13.12 (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and
	414	+	13.13 (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as
418	415		13.14follows:
419		-	13.15 (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West
420		-	13.16of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
421		-	13.17 (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
422		-	13.18Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
423		-	13.19Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
424		-	13.20Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
425		-	13.21Section 5;
426		-	13.22 (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
427		-	13.23Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
428		-	13.24Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
429		-	13.25Section 6;
430		-	13.26 (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
431		-	13.27Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
432		-	13.28Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
433		-	13.29Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
434		-	13.30Quarter, Section 7;
435		-	13.31 (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
436		-	13.32Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
437		-	13.33Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
	416	+	13.15 (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
	417	+	13.16successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter
	418	+	13.17of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
	419	+	13.18assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
	420	+	13.19in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
	421	+	13.20 (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
	422	+	13.21successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter
	423	+	13.22of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
	424	+	13.23assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
	425	+	13.24in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35.
	426	+	13.25Sec. 9. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
	427	+	13.26 [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. Those parts of St. Louis County
	428	+	13.27described as follows are added to Riverlands State Forest:
	429	+	13.28 (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North,
	430	+	13.29Range 17 West;
	431	+	13.30 (2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
438	432		13Sec. 9.
439		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 14.1Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
440		-	14.2Quarter, Section 8; and
441		-	14.3 (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
442		-	14.4Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
443		-	14.5Quarter, Section 17;
444		-	14.6 (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described as
445		-	14.7follows:
446		-	14.8 (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
447		-	14.9 (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
448		-	14.10Section 21;
449		-	14.11 (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
450		-	14.12 (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
451		-	14.13 (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
452		-	14.14Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
453		-	14.15Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
454		-	14.16Section 31;
455		-	14.17 (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described as
456		-	14.18follows:
457		-	14.19 (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
458		-	14.20Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
459		-	14.21and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
460		-	14.22 (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
461		-	14.23Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
462		-	14.24Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
463		-	14.25Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
464		-	14.26 (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of
465		-	14.27County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
466		-	14.28 (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
467		-	14.29Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
468		-	14.30 (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described as
469		-	14.31follows:
470		-	14Sec. 9.
471		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 15.1 (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 11;
472		-	15.2 (ii) Government Lot 9, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
473		-	15.3 (iii) Government Lot 10, except the Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
474		-	15.4 (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
475		-	15.5 (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
476		-	15.6Quarter, Section 21;
477		-	15.7 (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
478		-	15.8successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of
479		-	15.9the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or assign's
480		-	15.10land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in
481		-	15.11Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road being
482		-	15.12measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing and
483		-	15.13known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
484		-	15.14 (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
485		-	15.15 (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
486		-	15.16Section 28;
487		-	15.17 (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
488		-	15.18Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
489		-	15.19Section 29;
490		-	15.20 (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
491		-	15.21Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
492		-	15.22Section 30;
493		-	15.23 (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the
494		-	15.24Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
495		-	15.25 (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32; and
496		-	15.26 (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described as
497		-	15.27follows:
498		-	15.28 (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
499		-	15.29successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter
500		-	15.30of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
501		-	15.31assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
502		-	15.32in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
503		-	15Sec. 9.
504		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 16.1 (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto grantor and grantor's
505		-	16.2successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter
506		-	16.3of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to grantor's or grantor's successor's or
507		-	16.4assign's land and grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
508		-	16.5in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35.
509		-	16.6 Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
510		-	16.7 [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. Those parts of St. Louis County
511		-	16.8described as follows are added to Riverlands State Forest:
512		-	16.9 (1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 50 North,
513		-	16.10Range 17 West;
514		-	16.11 (2) Government Lot 9, Section 26, Township 50 North, Range 17 West;
515		-	16.12 (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North,
516		-	16.13Range 19 West;
517		-	16.14 (4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and
518		-	16.15 (5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West.
519		-	16.16Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
520		-	16.17 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
521		-	16.18other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
522		-	16.19described in paragraph (c).
523		-	16.20 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
524		-	16.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
525		-	16.22 (c) The land to be sold is part of parcel number 45.00258.00 described as: that part of
526		-	16.23Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 148 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami County,
527		-	16.24Minnesota, described as follows:
528		-	16.25 Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees 46
529		-	16.26 minutes 25 seconds East, bearing based on the Beltrami County Coordinate System,
530		-	16.27 South Zone, along the south line of said Section 31, a distance of 960.47 feet; thence
531		-	16.28 North 01 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 2,116.07 feet to the point
532		-	16.29 of beginning of land to be described, said point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in
533		-	16.30 diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence continue North 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds
534		-	16.31 West a distance of 108.00 feet to a point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter,
535		-	16Sec. 11.
536		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 17.1 stamped LS 15483; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of
537		-	17.2 60.00 feet to the intersection with the east line of said Government Lot 3; thence South
538		-	17.3 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds East, along said east line of Government Lot 3, a
539		-	17.4 distance of 108.00 feet to the intersection with a line bearing North 88 degrees 59 minutes
540		-	17.5 20 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 59 seconds 20
541		-	17.6 minutes West, along said line, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point of beginning (0.15
542		-	17.7 acre).
543		-	17.8 (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
544		-	17.9be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
545		-	17.10Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
546		-	17.11WATER; CASS COUNTY.
547		-	17.12 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
548		-	17.13resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
549		-	17.14in paragraph (c).
550		-	17.15 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
551		-	17.16errors and ensure accuracy.
552		-	17.17 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
553		-	17.18 (1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32,
554		-	17.19Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a
555		-	17.20rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East
556		-	17.21and West; and
557		-	17.22 (2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning
558		-	17.23at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said
559		-	17.24Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline
560		-	17.25of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said
561		-	17.26Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point
562		-	17.27of beginning.
563		-	17.28 (d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The
564		-	17.29Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
565		-	17.30resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if
566		-	17.31the land was returned to private ownership.
567		-	17Sec. 12.
568		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 18.1 Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CROW WING COUNTY.
569		-	18.2 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
570		-	18.3natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
571		-	18.4 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
572		-	18.5errors and ensure accuracy.
573		-	18.6 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
574		-	18.7that part of Government Lot 2, Section 11, Township 44, Range 28, Crow Wing County,
575		-	18.8Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government
576		-	18.9Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds West, assumed bearing along the
577		-	18.10south line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 203.73 feet to the westerly right-of-way
578		-	18.11of State Highway No. 18; thence North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, along said
579		-	18.12westerly right-of-way 692.40 feet, to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 24
580		-	18.13degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 70.31 feet; thence
581		-	18.14North 89 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds West 90.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16
582		-	18.15minutes 29 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds East
583		-	18.16103.84 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.17 acres of land, more or less,
584		-	18.17and is subject to existing easements of record.
585		-	18.18 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
586		-	18.19natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
587		-	18.20served if the land were returned to private ownership.
588		-	18.21Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
589		-	18.22WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY.
590		-	18.23 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
591		-	18.24resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
592		-	18.25in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream and access easements.
593		-	18.26 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
594		-	18.27errors and ensure accuracy.
595		-	18.28 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South
596		-	18.2913 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
597		-	18.30Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom
598		-	18.31the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
599		-	18.32Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way.
600		-	18Sec. 14.
601		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 19.1 (d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other
602		-	19.2state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
603		-	19.3for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream and access easements are reserved
604		-	19.4on the Root River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would
605		-	19.5best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
606		-	19.6 Sec. 15. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
607		-	19.7WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
608		-	19.8 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and
609		-	19.9the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Goodhue County may convey
610		-	19.10to the city of Wanamingo for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
611		-	19.11that is described in paragraph (c).
612		-	19.12 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
613		-	19.13that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wanamingo stops using the land for the public
614		-	19.14purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
615		-	19.15description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
616		-	19.16 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Goodhue County and is described as: That part
617		-	19.17of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 110 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue
618		-	19.18County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7,
619		-	19.19Block 2, Axelson's Hillcrest Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South
620		-	19.2089 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East (assuming that the east line of Axelson's Hillcrest
621		-	19.21Addition also being the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, has a bearing
622		-	19.22of North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East), a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00
623		-	19.23degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 342.00 feet to the point of beginning;
624		-	19.24thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North
625		-	19.2500 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 280.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees
626		-	19.2648 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes
627		-	19.2745 seconds East, a distance of 394 feet, more or less to the north line of the Southeast Quarter
628		-	19.28of said Section 30; thence westerly, along said north line, a distance of 150.00 feet, more
629		-	19.29or less, to the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 11
630		-	19.30minutes 45 seconds West, along the west line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 674
631		-	19.31feet, more or less, to an intersection with a line bearing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 15
632		-	19.32seconds West from said point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds
633		-	19.33East, a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT that part of the above
634		-	19.34description now platted as Emerald Valley (parcel number 70.380.0710).
635		-	19Sec. 15.
636		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 20.1 (d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a park trail extension.
637		-	20.2 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
638		-	20.3 Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
639		-	20.4HENNEPIN COUNTY.
640		-	20.5 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
641		-	20.6commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
642		-	20.7water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market
643		-	20.8value.
644		-	20.9 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
645		-	20.10errors and ensure accuracy.
646		-	20.11 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
647		-	20.12all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly
648		-	20.13and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn
649		-	20.14parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and
650		-	20.15southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot
651		-	20.165 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5.
652		-	20.17 (d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
653		-	20.18that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
654		-	20.19interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
655		-	20.20Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
656		-	20.21WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
657		-	20.22 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
658		-	20.23resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
659		-	20.24in paragraph (c).
660		-	20.25 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
661		-	20.26errors and ensure accuracy.
662		-	20.27 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as:
663		-	20.28 (1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range
664		-	20.2924 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing
665		-	20.30at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09
666		-	20.31seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the
667		-	20Sec. 17.
668		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 21.1point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of
669		-	21.2345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet
670		-	21.3to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1;
671		-	21.4thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North
672		-	21.51,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said
673		-	21.6Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line
674		-	21.7of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an
675		-	21.8easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of
676		-	21.9Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is
677		-	21.10described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence
678		-	21.11South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof,
679		-	21.12a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence
680		-	21.13North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7
681		-	21.14degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and
682		-	21.15 (2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat
683		-	21.16thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder.
684		-	21.17 (d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
685		-	21.18that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
686		-	21.19interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
687		-	21.20Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY.
688		-	21.21 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
689		-	21.22natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c),
690		-	21.23subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement.
691		-	21.24 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
692		-	21.25errors and ensure accuracy.
693		-	21.26 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2
694		-	21.27rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine
695		-	21.28County, Minnesota.
696		-	21.29 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
697		-	21.30natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
698		-	21.31served if the land was returned to private ownership.
699		-	21Sec. 18.
700		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 22.1 Sec. 19. LAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
701		-	22.2 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions in
702		-	22.3Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the approval
703		-	22.4of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
704		-	22.5section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342
705		-	22.6to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
706		-	22.7 (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
707		-	22.8general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
708		-	22.9accuracy.
709		-	22.10 (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described
710		-	22.11as:
711		-	22.12 (1) Sections 1 and 2, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
712		-	22.13 (2) Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;
713		-	22.14 (3) Sections 24, 25, 26, and 35, Township 54 North, Range 18 West;
714		-	22.15 (4) Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, Township 54 North, Range 19 West; and
715		-	22.16 (5) Sections 8, 9, 17, and 18, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.
716		-	22.17Sec. 20. LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
717		-	22.18 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the
718		-	22.19apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, St. Louis County may deposit
719		-	22.20proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited land acquisition trust fund
720		-	22.21established by St. Louis County under this section. The principal and interest from the fund
721		-	22.22may be spent on the purchase of lands better suited for retention and management by St.
722		-	22.23Louis County. Lands purchased with money from the land acquisition trust fund must:
723		-	22.24 (1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein the lands
724		-	22.25lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
725		-	22.26 (2) be used for forestry, mineral management, or environmental services.
726		-	22.27Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
727		-	22.28 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
728		-	22.29other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
729		-	22.30described in paragraph (c).
730		-	22Sec. 21.
731		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 23.1 (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
732		-	23.2general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
733		-	23.3 (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
734		-	23.4 (1) Lots 23 through 30, including part of adjacent vacant alley, Block 54, Bay View
735		-	23.5Addition to Duluth No. 2, Township 49, Range 15, Section 11 (parcel identification number
736		-	23.6010-0230-03300); and
737		-	23.7 (2) Lot 2, except the South 760 feet, Township 62, Range 20, Section 18 (part of parcel
738		-	23.8identification number 430-0010-02916).
739		-	23.9 (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
740		-	23.10be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
741		-	23.11Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
742		-	23.12SHERBURNE COUNTY.
743		-	23.13 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
744		-	23.14commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
745		-	23.15water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value.
746		-	23.16 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
747		-	23.17errors and ensure accuracy.
748		-	23.18 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as:
749		-	23.19that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North,
750		-	23.20Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described
751		-	23.21line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line
752		-	23.22of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing
753		-	23.23per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a
754		-	23.24Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly
755		-	23.25line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of
756		-	23.26beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle
757		-	23.27Lake and there terminating.
758		-	23.28 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
759		-	23.29natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
760		-	23.30served if the land were returned to private ownership.
761		-	23Sec. 22.
762		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM 24.1 Sec. 23. AUTHORIZATION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL TO EXCHANGE
763		-	24.2SURPLUS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT.
764		-	24.3 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.3495 and 193.36, the adjutant
765		-	24.4general of the Minnesota National Guard may, with the approval of the Land Exchange
766		-	24.5Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, exchange the
767		-	24.6surplus land described in paragraph (b) for an equal amount of land owned by the city of
768		-	24.7Rosemount, regardless of a difference in market value.
769		-	24.8 (b) The land to be exchanged is within the city of Rosemount adjacent to a Minnesota
770		-	24.9National Guard field maintenance shop.
771		-	24Sec. 23.
772		-	S0075-1 1st EngrossmentSF75 REVISOR CKM
	433	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 14.1 (3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 30, Township 51 North,
	434	+	14.2Range 19 West;
	435	+	14.3 (4) Government Lot 6, Section 22, Township 51 North, Range 20 West; and
	436	+	14.4 (5) Government Lot 9, Section 24, Township 52 North, Range 20 West.
	437	+	14.5 Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
	438	+	14.6 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
	439	+	14.7other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
	440	+	14.8described in paragraph (c).
	441	+	14.9 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
	442	+	14.10general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
	443	+	14.11 (c) The land to be sold is part of parcel number 45.00258.00 described as: that part of
	444	+	14.12Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 148 North, Range 31 West, Beltrami County,
	445	+	14.13Minnesota, described as follows:
	446	+	14.14 Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence North 89 degrees 46
	447	+	14.15 minutes 25 seconds East, bearing based on the Beltrami County Coordinate System,
	448	+	14.16 South Zone, along the south line of said Section 31, a distance of 960.47 feet; thence
	449	+	14.17 North 01 degrees 00 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 2,116.07 feet to the point
	450	+	14.18 of beginning of land to be described, said point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in
	451	+	14.19 diameter, stamped LS 15483; thence continue North 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds
	452	+	14.20 West a distance of 108.00 feet to a point designated by an iron pipe, 1/2 inch in diameter,
	453	+	14.21 stamped LS 15483; thence North 88 degrees 59 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of
	454	+	14.22 60.00 feet to the intersection with the east line of said Government Lot 3; thence South
	455	+	14.23 01 degree 00 minutes 40 seconds East, along said east line of Government Lot 3, a
	456	+	14.24 distance of 108.00 feet to the intersection with a line bearing North 88 degrees 59 minutes
	457	+	14.25 20 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 59 seconds 20
	458	+	14.26 minutes West, along said line, a distance of 60.00 feet to the point of beginning (0.15
	459	+	14.27 acre).
	460	+	14.28 (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
	461	+	14.29be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
	462	+	14Sec. 10.
	463	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 15.1 Sec. 11. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
	464	+	15.2WATER; CASS COUNTY.
	465	+	15.3 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
	466	+	15.4resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
	467	+	15.5in paragraph (c).
	468	+	15.6 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	469	+	15.7errors and ensure accuracy.
	470	+	15.8 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as:
	471	+	15.9 (1) the West 970 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 32,
	472	+	15.10Township 135 North, Range 29 West, Cass County, Minnesota, EXCEPT therefrom a
	473	+	15.11rectangular piece in the southeast corner thereof 370 feet North and South by 420 feet East
	474	+	15.12and West; and
	475	+	15.13 (2) that part of Government Lot 6 of said Section 32, described as follows: beginning
	476	+	15.14at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 6; thence East along the north line of said
	477	+	15.15Government Lot 6 550 feet; thence South 30 degrees West 528 feet, more or less, to shoreline
	478	+	15.16of Agate Lake; thence northwest along said shoreline of Agate Lake to the west line of said
	479	+	15.17Government Lot 6; thence northerly along said west line 260 feet, more or less, to the point
	480	+	15.18of beginning.
	481	+	15.19 (d) The land borders Agate Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The
	482	+	15.20Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural
	483	+	15.21resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if
	484	+	15.22the land was returned to private ownership.
	485	+	15.23Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CROW WING COUNTY.
	486	+	15.24 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
	487	+	15.25natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
	488	+	15.26 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	489	+	15.27errors and ensure accuracy.
	490	+	15.28 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
	491	+	15.29that part of Government Lot 2, Section 11, Township 44, Range 28, Crow Wing County,
	492	+	15.30Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government
	493	+	15.31Lot 2; thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 05 seconds West, assumed bearing along the
	494	+	15.32south line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 203.73 feet to the westerly right-of-way
	495	+	15Sec. 12.
	496	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 16.1of State Highway No. 18; thence North 24 degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West, along said
	497	+	16.2westerly right-of-way 692.40 feet, to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 24
	498	+	16.3degrees 13 minutes 27 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 70.31 feet; thence
	499	+	16.4North 89 degrees 25 minutes 27 seconds West 90.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16
	500	+	16.5minutes 29 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence North 78 degrees 43 minutes 31 seconds East
	501	+	16.6103.84 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 0.17 acres of land, more or less,
	502	+	16.7and is subject to existing easements of record.
	503	+	16.8 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
	504	+	16.9natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
	505	+	16.10served if the land were returned to private ownership.
	506	+	16.11Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
	507	+	16.12WATER; FILLMORE COUNTY.
	508	+	16.13 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
	509	+	16.14resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
	510	+	16.15in paragraph (c), subject to the state's reservation of trout stream easements.
	511	+	16.16 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	512	+	16.17errors and ensure accuracy.
	513	+	16.18 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Fillmore County and is described as: the South
	514	+	16.1913 acres, except the East 2 acres thereof, of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
	515	+	16.20Section 21, Township 103, Range 10 West, Fillmore County, Minnesota, excepting therefrom
	516	+	16.21the Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail corridor, formerly the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
	517	+	16.22Paul and Pacific Railroad Company right-of-way.
	518	+	16.23 (d) The land borders the Root River and Watson Creek and is not contiguous to other
	519	+	16.24state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
	520	+	16.25for natural resource purposes, provided that trout stream easements are reserved on the Root
	521	+	16.26River and Watson Creek, and that the state's land management interests would best be served
	522	+	16.27if the land was returned to private ownership.
	523	+	16.28Sec. 14. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
	524	+	16.29WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.
	525	+	16.30 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and
	526	+	16.31the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Goodhue County may convey
	527	+	16Sec. 14.
	528	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 17.1to the city of Wanamingo for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water
	529	+	17.2that is described in paragraph (c).
	530	+	17.3 (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
	531	+	17.4that the land reverts to the state if the city of Wanamingo stops using the land for the public
	532	+	17.5purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
	533	+	17.6description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
	534	+	17.7 (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Goodhue County and is described as: That part
	535	+	17.8of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 110 North, Range 16 West, Goodhue
	536	+	17.9County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 7,
	537	+	17.10Block 2, Axelson's Hillcrest Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South
	538	+	17.1189 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East (assuming that the east line of Axelson's Hillcrest
	539	+	17.12Addition also being the west line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 30, has a bearing
	540	+	17.13of North 00 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East), a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00
	541	+	17.14degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 342.00 feet to the point of beginning;
	542	+	17.15thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North
	543	+	17.1600 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 280.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees
	544	+	17.1748 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes
	545	+	17.1845 seconds East, a distance of 394 feet, more or less to the north line of the Southeast Quarter
	546	+	17.19of said Section 30; thence westerly, along said north line, a distance of 150.00 feet, more
	547	+	17.20or less, to the northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 11
	548	+	17.21minutes 45 seconds West, along the west line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 674
	549	+	17.22feet, more or less, to an intersection with a line bearing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 15
	550	+	17.23seconds West from said point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 48 minutes 15 seconds
	551	+	17.24East, a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT that part of the above
	552	+	17.25description now platted as Emerald Valley (parcel number 70.380.0710).
	553	+	17.26 (d) The county has determined that the land is needed for a park trail extension.
	554	+	17.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	555	+	17.28Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
	556	+	17.29HENNEPIN COUNTY.
	557	+	17.30 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
	558	+	17.31commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
	559	+	17.32water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market
	560	+	17.33value.
	561	+	17Sec. 15.
	562	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 18.1 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	563	+	18.2errors and ensure accuracy.
	564	+	18.3 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
	565	+	18.4all those parts of Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 118, Range 23, lying northerly
	566	+	18.5and northwesterly of East Long Lake Road, as it existed in 2021, easterly of a line drawn
	567	+	18.6parallel with and distant 924.88 feet westerly of the east line of said Government Lot 5, and
	568	+	18.7southerly of a line drawn westerly at a right angle to the east line of said Government Lot
	569	+	18.85 from a point distant 620 feet South of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 5.
	570	+	18.9 (d) The land borders Long Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
	571	+	18.10that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
	572	+	18.11interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
	573	+	18.12Sec. 16. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
	574	+	18.13WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
	575	+	18.14 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
	576	+	18.15resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
	577	+	18.16in paragraph (c).
	578	+	18.17 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	579	+	18.18errors and ensure accuracy.
	580	+	18.19 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as:
	581	+	18.20 (1) the North 1,050.00 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55 North, Range
	582	+	18.2124 West of the fourth principal meridian, except that part described as follows: commencing
	583	+	18.22at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09
	584	+	18.23seconds East, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof, a distance of 280.00 feet to the
	585	+	18.24point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of
	586	+	18.25345.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 21.60 feet
	587	+	18.26to its intersection with the south line of the North 1,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1;
	588	+	18.27thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds East along the south line of the North
	589	+	18.281,050.00 feet of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 345.00 feet to the east line of said
	590	+	18.29Government Lot 1; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds East, along the east line
	591	+	18.30of said Government Lot 1, a distance of 22.10 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an
	592	+	18.31easement for ingress and egress over 66.00 feet in width, over, under, and across part of
	593	+	18.32Government Lot 1, Section 16, Township 55, Range 24. The centerline of said easement is
	594	+	18.33described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1; thence
	595	+	18Sec. 16.
	596	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 19.1South 0 degrees 46 minutes 09 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the east line thereof,
	597	+	19.2a distance of 750.00 feet to the point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence
	598	+	19.3North 89 degrees 08 minutes 51 seconds West, a distance of 845.00 feet; thence South 7
	599	+	19.4degrees 18 minutes 51 seconds East, a distance of 302.89 feet, and there terminating; and
	600	+	19.5 (2) Lots 1 through 4 of Block 2 and Outlot "B," Loons Landing, according to the plat
	601	+	19.6thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Itasca County Recorder.
	602	+	19.7 (d) The land borders Trout Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
	603	+	19.8that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
	604	+	19.9interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
	605	+	19.10Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; PINE COUNTY.
	606	+	19.11 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of
	607	+	19.12natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c),
	608	+	19.13subject to the state's reservation of a perpetual flowage easement.
	609	+	19.14 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	610	+	19.15errors and ensure accuracy.
	611	+	19.16 (c) The land that may be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the north 2
	612	+	19.17rods of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 38 North, Range 22 West, Pine
	613	+	19.18County, Minnesota.
	614	+	19.19 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
	615	+	19.20natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
	616	+	19.21served if the land was returned to private ownership.
	617	+	19.22Sec. 18. LAND EXCHANGE; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
	618	+	19.23 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.461, and the riparian restrictions in
	619	+	19.24Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, St. Louis County may, with the approval
	620	+	19.25of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI,
	621	+	19.26section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342
	622	+	19.27to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (c).
	623	+	19.28 (b) The conveyance must be in the form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
	624	+	19.29general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
	625	+	19.30accuracy.
	626	+	19Sec. 18.
	627	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 20.1 (c) The lands that may be conveyed are located in St. Louis County and are described
	628	+	20.2as:
	629	+	20.3 (1) Sections 1 and 2, Township 53 North, Range 18 West;
	630	+	20.4 (2) Sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 54 North, Range 17 West;
	631	+	20.5 (3) Sections 24, 25, 26, and 35, Township 54 North, Range 18 West;
	632	+	20.6 (4) Sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, Township 54 North, Range 19 West; and
	633	+	20.7 (5) Sections 8, 9, 17, and 18, Township 55 North, Range 18 West.
	634	+	20.8 Sec. 19. LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
	635	+	20.9 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other law relating to the
	636	+	20.10apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, St. Louis County may deposit
	637	+	20.11proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands into a tax-forfeited land acquisition trust fund
	638	+	20.12established by St. Louis County under this section. The principal and interest from the fund
	639	+	20.13may be spent on the purchase of lands better suited for retention and management by St.
	640	+	20.14Louis County. Lands purchased with money from the land acquisition trust fund must:
	641	+	20.15 (1) become subject to a trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein the lands
	642	+	20.16lie and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and
	643	+	20.17 (2) be used for forestry, mineral management, or environmental services.
	644	+	20.18Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
	645	+	20.19 (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
	646	+	20.20other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
	647	+	20.21described in paragraph (c).
	648	+	20.22 (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
	649	+	20.23general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
	650	+	20.24 (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
	651	+	20.25 (1) Lots 23 through 30, including part of adjacent vacant alley, Block 54, Bay View
	652	+	20.26Addition to Duluth No. 2, Township 49, Range 15, Section 11 (parcel identification number
	653	+	20.27010-0230-03300); and
	654	+	20.28 (2) Lot 2, except the South 760 feet, Township 62, Range 20, Section 18 (part of parcel
	655	+	20.29identification number 430-0010-02916).
	656	+	20Sec. 20.
	657	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 21.1 (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
	658	+	21.2be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
	659	+	21.3 Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
	660	+	21.4SHERBURNE COUNTY.
	661	+	21.5 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
	662	+	21.6commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
	663	+	21.7water that is described in paragraph (c) for less than market value.
	664	+	21.8 (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
	665	+	21.9errors and ensure accuracy.
	666	+	21.10 (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Sherburne County and is described as:
	667	+	21.11that part of the North 595.50 feet of Government Lot 6, Section 31, Township 34 North,
	668	+	21.12Range 27 West, Sherburne County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the following described
	669	+	21.13line: commencing at a Minnesota Department of Conservation monument on the south line
	670	+	21.14of the said North 595.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 17 seconds West, bearing
	671	+	21.15per plat of Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration, along said south line 71.28 feet to a
	672	+	21.16Judicial Land Mark; thence North 21 degrees 51 minutes 43 seconds West, along the easterly
	673	+	21.17line of Outlot A of said Eagle Lake Estates Boundary Registration 27.5 feet to the point of
	674	+	21.18beginning; thence North 80 degrees East 72 feet, more or less, to the shoreline of Eagle
	675	+	21.19Lake and there terminating.
	676	+	21.20 (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
	677	+	21.21natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
	678	+	21.22served if the land were returned to private ownership.
	679	+	21.23Sec. 22. AUTHORIZATION OF ADJUTANT GENERAL TO EXCHANGE
	680	+	21.24SURPLUS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT.
	681	+	21.25 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.3495 and 193.36, the adjutant
	682	+	21.26general of the Minnesota National Guard may, with the approval of the Land Exchange
	683	+	21.27Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, exchange the
	684	+	21.28surplus land described in paragraph (b) for an equal amount of land owned by the city of
	685	+	21.29Rosemount, regardless of a difference in market value.
	686	+	21.30 (b) The land to be exchanged is within the city of Rosemount adjacent to a Minnesota
	687	+	21.31National Guard field maintenance shop.
	688	+	21Sec. 22.
	689	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN 22.1 Sec. 23. REPEALER.
	690	+	22.2 Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter
	691	+	22.3154, section 11, Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 7, is repealed.
	692	+	22.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	693	+	22Sec. 23.
	694	+	23-00930 as introduced12/28/22 REVISOR CKM/LN Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First Special
	695	+	Session chapter 4, article 4, section 7;
	696	+	Sec. 28. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LEASED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
	697	+	Subd. 9.Sunset.This section expires seven ten years after the effective date.
	698	+	1R
	699	+	APPENDIX
	700	+	Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 23-00930