Bill Text: MN HF2301 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Omnibus lands bill.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-28 - Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means [HF2301 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2301-Engrossed.html

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A bill for an act

relating to state lands; modifying disposition of certain land and revenue;
modifying requirement for commissioner's approval of certain land sales; adding
to and deleting from state forests and recreation areas; authorizing public and
private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state lands; merging certain
state parks; authorizing purchase of Brainerd Dam;amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 89.022; 282.01, subdivision 3; 282.011, subdivision 1; 282.02;
459.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 477A.17; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
section 85.012, subdivision 38a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
85.012, subdivision 53a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 85.012, subdivision 38a,
is amended to read:
    Subd. 38a. Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County.

    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.022, is amended to read:
89.022 DISPOSAL OF TILLABLE LAND IN MEMORIAL HARDWOOD
FOREST.
    Subdivision 1. Exchange or sale required. If any parcel acquired for the Memorial
Hardwood Forest after July 1, 1977 contains more than ten contiguous acres of tillable land
adjacent to other tillable land or to a maintained public road or a farm homestead consisting
of a residence and farm buildings abutting a maintained public road, the commissioner of
natural resources shall either exchange the land for other land suitable for forest purposes or
declare the land as surplus land to the commissioner of administration. The commissioner
of administration shall offer the land for sale in the manner provided by law not less than
six months after acquisition by the state and once thereafter in each of the next two years.
Tillable land is land classified as class 1, 2, or 3 as defined by the United States Soil
Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary neither
the state nor any of its subdivisions shall be required to construct or maintain any street,
highway or other road to provide access to any parcel of land sold or exchanged pursuant
to this section. The commissioner of natural resources may retain easements over parcels
sold or exchanged pursuant to this section as are required for purposes of providing access
to public waters or forest lands or access to insure stream bank stabilization and protection.
    Subd. 2. Exemption. The commissioner of natural resources may apply to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources county board for an exemption
from the exchange or sale requirements of subdivision 1 in instances where it can be
demonstrated that unique recreational, historical or scientific values would be destroyed
by the exchange or sale of tillable land or a farm homestead has been or will be acquired
for natural resource and public access purposes. Exemptions shall be decided by the
commission on an individual basis. The county board may approve or disapprove the
exemption. If the application for exemption is not decided by the commission county
board within 90 days, the application shall be deemed to have been denied approved.
    Subd. 3. Disposition. Money collected pursuant to this section 89.022 shall be
deposited in the general fund natural resources fund established under section 16A.531,
subdivision 2.

    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Nonconservation lands; appraisal and sale. (a) All parcels of land
classified as nonconservation, except those which may be reserved, shall be sold as
provided, if it is determined, by the county board of the county in which the parcels lie,
that it is advisable to do so, having in mind their accessibility, their proximity to existing
public improvements, and the effect of their sale and occupancy on the public burdens.
Any parcels of land proposed to be sold shall be first appraised by the county board of
the county in which the parcels lie. The parcels may be reappraised whenever the county
board deems it necessary to carry out the intent of sections 282.01 to 282.13.
(b) In an appraisal the value of the land and any standing timber on it shall be
separately determined. No parcel of land containing any standing timber may be sold
until the appraised value of the timber on it and the sale of the land have been approved
by the commissioner of natural resources county board. The commissioner shall base
review of a proposed sale on the policy and considerations specified in subdivision 1. The
decision of the commissioner shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for it. The
commissioner's decision is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and
section 14.386 does not apply. The county may appeal the decision of the commissioner
in accordance with chapter 14.
(c) In any county in which a state forest or any part of it is located, the county
auditor shall submit to the commissioner at least 60 days before the first publication of the
list of lands to be offered for sale a list of all lands included on the list which are situated
outside of any incorporated municipality. If, at any time before the opening of the sale,
the commissioner notifies the county auditor in writing that there is standing timber on
any parcel of land, the parcel shall not be sold unless the requirements of this section
respecting the separate appraisal of the timber and the approval of the appraisal by the
commissioner have been complied with. The commissioner may waive the requirement
of the 60-day notice as to any parcel of land which has been examined and the timber
value approved as required by this section.
(d) (c) If any public improvement is made by a municipality after any parcel of land
has been forfeited to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, and the improvement is assessed
in whole or in part against the property benefited by it, the clerk of the municipality shall
certify to the county auditor, immediately upon the determination of the assessments for
the improvement, the total amount that would have been assessed against the parcel of land
if it had been subject to assessment; or if the public improvement is made, petitioned for,
ordered in or assessed, whether the improvement is completed in whole or in part, at any
time between the appraisal and the sale of the parcel of land, the cost of the improvement
shall be included as a separate item and added to the appraised value of the parcel of land
at the time it is sold. No sale of a parcel of land shall discharge or free the parcel of land
from lien for the special benefit conferred upon it by reason of the public improvement
until the cost of it, including penalties, if any, is paid. The county board shall determine
the amount, if any, by which the value of the parcel was enhanced by the improvement and
include the amount as a separate item in fixing the appraised value for the purpose of sale.

    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.011, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Classification, sale, procedures and conditions. Any lands which
have become the absolute property of the state through forfeiture for nonpayment of
taxes and which have been classified by the county board as conservation lands under the
provisions of section 282.01, or have been classified as nonagricultural lands under the
provisions of section 282.14, or any such lands which shall hereafter be so classified, may
be designated by the county board of the county in which such lands lie, by resolution duly
adopted, as appropriate and primarily suitable for either specific conservation purposes
or for auxiliary forest lands. Any resolution so adopted, together with a list of the lands
involved shall be forwarded to the commissioner of natural resources who shall promptly
approve or disapprove the whole or any part thereof. The commissioner shall thereupon
make a certificate showing the lands approved, transmit the same to the county auditor
who shall record the same. Lands so designated and so approved shall thereupon be
appraised and the whole, or any part thereof, may be offered for sale and sold in the same
manner as provided for the sale of lands classified as nonconservation lands under section
282.01 , or as agricultural lands under section 282.14, as the case may be, according to the
status of such lands upon forfeiture. The right to a deed of conveyance to such property
accorded the purchaser at any such sale shall be conditioned upon the lands being placed
in an auxiliary forest or used for designated conservation purposes as designated by the
resolution of the county board.

    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.02, is amended to read:
282.02 LIST OF LANDS FOR SALE; NOTICE.
Immediately after classification and appraisal of the land, and after approval by the
commissioner of natural resources when required pursuant to section 282.01, subdivision
3 , the county board shall provide and file with the county auditor a list of parcels of land
to be offered for sale. This list shall contain a description of the parcels of land and the
appraised value thereof. The auditor shall publish a notice of the intended public sale of
such parcels of land and a copy of the resolution of the county board fixing the terms of
the sale, if other than for cash only, by publication once a week for two weeks in the
official newspaper of the county, the last publication to be not less than ten days previous
to the commencement of the sale.
The notice shall include the parcel's description and appraised value. The notice
shall also indicate the amount of any special assessments which may be the subject of a
reassessment or new assessment or which may result in the imposition of a fee or charge
pursuant to sections 429.071, subdivision 4, 435.23, and 444.076. The county auditor shall
also mail notice to the owners of land adjoining the parcel to be sold. For purposes of this
section, "owner" means the taxpayer as listed in the records of the county auditor.
If the county board of St. Louis or Koochiching Counties determines that the sale
shall take place in a county facility other than the courthouse, the notice shall specify the
facility and its location.

    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 459.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Accept donations. Any county, city, or town may by resolution of
its governing body accept donations of land that the governing body deems to be better
adapted for the production of timber and wood than for any other purpose, for a forest, and
may manage it on forestry principles. The donor of not less than 100 acres of any such
land shall be entitled to have the land perpetually bear the donor's name. The governing
body of any city or town, when funds are available or have been levied therefor, may,
when authorized by a majority vote by ballot of the voters voting at any general or special
city election or town meeting where the question is properly submitted, purchase or
obtain by condemnation proceedings, and preferably at the sources of streams, any tract
of land for a forest which is better adapted for the production of timber and wood than
for any other purpose, and which is conveniently located for the purpose, and manage it
on forestry principles. The selection of the lands and the plan of management must be
approved by the director of lands and forestry. The city or town may annually levy a tax
on all taxable property within its boundaries to procure and maintain such forests.

    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 459.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Withdrawal of tax-forfeited lands. Any tax-forfeited land which has
been included in a memorial forest established in any county under the provisions of
subdivision 2, and which is found more suitable for other purposes may by resolution of
the county board be withdrawn from the forest for disposal as tax-forfeited land if the
commissioner of natural resources approves the sale of such land.

    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.17, is amended to read:
477A.17 LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK AND SOUDAN
VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; ANNUAL
PAYMENTS.
    (a) Beginning in fiscal year 2012, In lieu of the payment amount provided under
section 477A.12, subdivision 1, clause (1), the county shall receive an annual payment
for state-owned land acquired for within the boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan
Underground Mine State Park, established in section 85.012, subdivision 38a, and land
within the boundary of Soudan Underground Mine State Park, established in section
85.012, subdivision 53a, equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of the state-owned land.
    (b) For the purposes of this section, the appraised value of the land acquired for
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park for the first five years after
acquisition shall be the purchase price of the land, plus the value of any portion of the land
that is acquired by donation. The appraised value must be redetermined by the county
assessor every five years after the land is acquired. Thereafter, the appraised value of the
state-owned land shall be as determined under section 477A.12, subdivision 3.
    (c) The annual payments under this section shall be distributed to the taxing
jurisdictions containing the property as follows: one-third to the school districts; one-third
to the town; and one-third to the county. The payment to school districts is not a county
apportionment under section 127A.34 and is not subject to aid recapture. Each of those
taxing jurisdictions may use the payments for their general purposes.
    (d) Except as provided in this section, the payments shall be made as provided
in sections 477A.11 to 477A.13.

    Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE RECREATION AREA.
[85.013][Subd. 11b.] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Meeker County.
The following areas are deleted from the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area:
(1) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 118 North,
Range 30 West;
(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the South 15
acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 30, Township
118 North, Range 30 West; and
(3) the West 15 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section
32, Township 118 North, Range 30 West.

    Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest. The following area is added to the
Snake River State Forest: Sections 15 and 16, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.

    Sec. 11. BRAINERD DAM; CITY OF BRAINERD.
The requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.525, have been met and
the city of Brainerd may purchase the Brainerd Dam on the Mississippi River in Crow
Wing County.

    Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BECKER COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than
the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if
the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use
of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to
correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as: that
part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 140
North, Range 36 West, described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds
East, a distance of 1,020.56 feet along the north line of said Northwest Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes
30 seconds West, a distance of 222.19 feet; thence North 73 degrees 06 minutes 43
seconds East, a distance of 222.99 feet; thence North 12 degrees 38 minutes 24
seconds East, a distance of 159.58 feet to the north line of said Northwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds West, a
distance of 248.21 feet along said north line to the point of beginning, excepting the
right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 34.
Containing approximately 0.5 acres, more or less.
    (d) The land described in paragraph (c) borders the Straight River. The Department
of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource
purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land
were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.

    Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
(1) part of Government Lot 1, Section 17, Township 154 North, Range 30 West
(PIN No. 49.00135.01);
(2) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township
146 North, Range 31 West (PIN No. 46.00208.00); and
(3) part of Government Lot 3, Section 32, Township 155 North, Range 30 West
(PIN No. 49.00172.03).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Beltrami County may
sell by private sale to a state agency the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that
are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
(1) Part of Government Lot 2, Section 10, Township 146 North, Range 33 West
(PIN No. 80.00240.00); and
(2) Outlot A, Lind's Addition to Bemidji, Section 2, Township 146 North, Range
33 West (PIN No. 80.04443.00).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were conveyed to a state agency for natural resources management.

    Sec. 15. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CARVER COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carver County may
convey to the city of Norwood Young America for less than the appraised value the
tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the city of Norwood Young America stops using the
land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make
changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carver County and is described as: Outlot
A, The Preserve 3rd Addition (parcel 58.6520890).
(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Norwood Young
America for a public park or lake access.

    Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CARVER COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 282.01, subdivision 1, and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section
282, Carver County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public
water that are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, section 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
ensure accuracy. The county may convey the land to the city of Watertown for less than
the market value of the land as determined by the county board, but the conveyance must
provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for a public use, as described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, which may include but is not limited
to a park, trails system, public transit system facility, and public service facility, which
may include a water tower, administrative offices, a lift station, and a public works facility,
as well as use in a wetland bank restoration project as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243, in which a conditional use deed or deed restrictions may
be recorded. The land described in paragraph (c) may be subsequently subdivided and
conveyed, in whole or in part, to other local governmental subdivisions of the state to
accomplish these public uses. The land described in paragraph (c) is subject to the reverter
interest of the state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carver County and are described as:
the South Half of Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117, Range 25, Carver
County, Minnesota, except those parts described as follows, to wit: commencing at
the southwest corner of Southeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence running North
60 rods to a point in the center of the Watertown, Chaska and Carver Road; thence
southeasterly 73 rods to south line of said Southeast Quarter; thence West 44 rods to
place of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West, Carver County,
Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the South Quarter corner of Section
9; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said Southeast
Quarter 726.00 feet (44 rods) to the point of beginning of the tract to be described;
thence North 36 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds West along a line that would
intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter at a point 990.00 feet (60 rods)
North of said South Quarter corner a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of
East a distance of 493.23 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes 00
seconds West a distance of 214.00 feet to said south line of the Southeast Quarter;
thence on a bearing of West a distance of 326.52 feet to the actual point of beginning;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of said
Southeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said
Southeast Quarter a distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 37 degrees 04 minutes 30
seconds West, along a line that will intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter
at a point 990.00 feet northerly from said southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter,
a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of East a distance of 273.66 feet to the
point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing on a bearing of
East a distance of 219.57 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes
00 seconds West to said south line of the Southeast Quarter; thence on a bearing of
East along said south line a distance of 236.23 feet; thence on a bearing of North a
distance of 556.20 feet; thence on a bearing of West a distance of 65.27 feet; thence
South 48 degrees 20 minutes 11 seconds West a distance of 515.27 feet to the point
of beginning; ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that part of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West,
Carver County, Minnesota, lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way
line of County State-Aid Highway No. 10, as described in Document No. 58827,
as recorded in the office of the Carver County Recorder; ALSO EXCEPTING
THEREFROM that part thereof platted as Tuscany Village (PIN No. 85.0092900).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the land were conveyed to the city of Watertown for the use described in
paragraph (b).

    Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Chisago County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in
paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: those parts
of Lots 4, 5, and 6 in Block 2 of Starks Second Addition to Harris lying south of Goose
Creek (PID No. 14.00394.00).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
best served if the land was returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may
sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited land bordering public
waters that is described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: that part of
Government Lot 5 described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of Section 6;
thence North 1 degree 5 minutes West 1,644.50 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes
30 seconds West 401.10 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 4 degrees 17 minutes
30 seconds East 150 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West 220
feet more or less to the shoreline of Chain Lake; thence northwesterly on the shoreline
150 feet more or less to a point of intersection with a line bearing South 88 degrees 22
minutes 30 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes
30 seconds East 337 feet more or less to the point of beginning, Section 5, Township 35,
Range 21 (PID No. 11.00118.00).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
best served if the land was returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 19. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:
(1) part of Government Lot 3, City of Baxter, Section 7, Township 133, Range 28,
described as: beginning at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3; thence East 300
feet along the north line of said Lot 3; thence South 1 degree 44 minutes West, 262.8 feet;
thence South 32 degrees 51 minutes West, 149.6 feet to shore of Perch Lake; thence North
50 degrees 7 minutes West, 283 feet along shore of said lake to west line of said lot; thence
North 1 degree 44 minutes East, 207.1 feet to point of beginning. PIN #010073103C00009;
(2) Government Lot 5, City of Crosslake, Section 21, Township 137, Range 27,
except:
(i) 10 acres acquired by USA in condemnation decree in Register of Deeds Office in
Book (E), page 151;
(ii) .70 acres acquired by USA in decree in Book 31, page 120;
(iii) part of Government Lot 5 described as: beginning at the quarter corner of west
line of said lot; thence East 127.2 feet South 27 degrees 10 minutes East, 128.3 feet;
thence South 29 degrees 21 minutes West, 70 feet; thence South 5 degrees 19 minutes
West, 180 feet; thence West 134.9 feet; thence west line of said lot; thence North 354.5
feet along said west line to point of beginning;
(iv) that parcel sold to James W. Oberg;
(v) part to Mudek;
(vi) part to Robert Souther;
(vii) two parcels conveyed to Crosslake Rental and Leasing Co. as recorded on
Doc #495065;
(viii) that part conveyed to Unlimited Potential Enterprises on recorded Doc
#565043; and
(ix) that part conveyed to Paul and Patricia Willmus on recorded Doc #562741.
Subject to restrictions and reservations of record and subject to easement of record.
PIN #120213205BCB009;
(3) Lot 6, Block 1, Vansickle Creek Estates, City of Emily, Section 23, Township
138, Range 26. PIN #211490010060009; and
(4) the North 80 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 15, lying West of East 151.92
feet thereof and also the South 35 feet of the North 115 feet of Government Lot 1, Section
15, lying West of East 351.91 feet thereof with an easement of record and also the North
30 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 15, lying West of
Nisswa Village Road, City of Nisswa, Section 15, Township 135, Range 29. Subject to
easements, reservations, and restrictions of record. PIN #280152101AA0009.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 20. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATERS; DAKOTA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and
282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
Dakota County may convey to the city of Rosemount for no consideration the tax-forfeited
land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city
of Rosemount stops using the land for park or trail purposes.
(c) The land to be conveyed is described as Outlot J of Outlots of Brockway (Dakota
County PID No. 34-54300-00-100).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would be
best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Rosemount for park or trail purposes.

    Sec. 21. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may
convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited
land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for
the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to
the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: Lot
3, Block 2, Oak Hollow (Hennepin County tax identification number 08-119-23 23 0012).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a
recreational trail and for maintenance of the land in its natural state.

    Sec. 22. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may
convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited
land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for
the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to
the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
Outlot B, Boulder Pointe (Hennepin County tax identification number 21-116-22 11 0021).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of
wetlands.

    Sec. 23. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may
convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited
land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for
the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to
the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as:
including adjacent part of Wawonaissa Common, Lot 19, Block 7, "Woodland Point,"
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin County tax identification number 13-117-24
21 0080).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of
wetlands and open water purposes.

    Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
or other law to the contrary, Hennepin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
land described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: except
road, Tract C, Registered Land Survey No. 0047, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin
County tax identification number 24-027-24 22 0003).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the land is sold to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for
conservation, hiking, wildlife observation, and environmental education.

    Sec. 25. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ISANTI COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Isanti County may
convey to the city of Isanti for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the land reverts to the state if the city of Isanti stops using the land for the public
purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of
revenue shall grant a scenic easement as to the parcel described in paragraph (c) located
within Sections 24 and 25, Township 35, Range 24, to protect the scenic, recreational and
natural characteristics of the Rum River Wild, Scenic and Recreational River, in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.311, subdivision 6, and 103F.331, subdivision 1.
The easement shall be 400 feet in width, lying easterly of the centerline of the Rum River.
(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Isanti County and is described as:
Section 36, Township 35, Range 24, Rum River Meadows Outlot D; ALSO Section
25, Township 35, Range 24, Villages on the Rum 5th Addition Outlot A, also in Section
24, Township 35, Range 24.
(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Isanti to use
as a park.

    Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may
sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:
(1) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, less 3.42 acres for the railroad
right-of-way, Section 36, Township 145, Range 25 (PIN No. 11-236-4400); and
(2) Lot 4, less that part lying East of creek, Section 14, Township 58, Range 24
(PIN No. 04-114-1302).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
or other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The
land must be sold for no less than its market value. The purchaser must provide a certified
survey of the land acceptable to the county and must pay all survey and appraisal costs.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: the West 50
feet of the North 380 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
19, Township 58 North, Range 24 West.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 28. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; KANABEC COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land
Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and
according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347,
exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).
(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Kanabec County and is
described as:
(1) the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter, all in Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 24 West; and
(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and
South Half of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 9, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.
(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders
the Snake River. The state land administered by the county borders Hay Creek. While
those lands do not provide at least equal opportunity for access to the waters by the public,
the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access to
adjacent state forest lands.

    Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN STATE PARK;
KITTSON COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land within Lake
Bronson State Park described in paragraph (c).
(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to
correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: the
following lots located in the Lakeside Subdivision Plat, located within the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 161 North, Range 46 West:
(1) Lots 3 and 4, Block 1;
(2) Lots 4, 5, 7 to 9, and 13 to 15, Block 4; and
(3) Lots 1 to 7 and 12 to 15, Block 5.
Containing 2.15 acres, more or less.
    (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
for natural resource purposes.

    Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; LAKE COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:
(1) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 55,
Range 11 (25-5511-33791); and
(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 31, Township 64, Range
11 (28-6411-31250).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 31. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Lake of the Woods County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that
are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake of the Woods County and are described as:
(1) Lot 20 and part of Lot 9, Auditors Plat #2, Section 18, Township 161, Range
33 (PIN No. 62.51.00.200); and
(2) part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township
159, Range 31 (PIN No. 37.05.44.000).
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
lands described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
(1) Lots 1 to 4, Block 4, Atlantic Ave. Addition to Duluth;
(2) Lots 5 to 7, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;
(3) Lots 8 to 11, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;
(4) Lot 12, Block 44, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;
(5) Lots 14 to 16, Duluth Heights 1st Division;
(6) that part of Lot 11 beginning at the southwest corner of said lot; thence northeast
along the south line .20 feet; thence left 89 degrees 57 minutes 42 seconds a distance of
140.01 feet to a point on the north line of Lot 11 .12 feet East of the northwest corner;
thence southwest to the northwest corner; thence southeast along the west line 140.01 feet
to the point of beginning, Duluth Proper 1st Division West Superior Street;
(7) Lots 33 to 39, odd-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division;
(8) Lots 34 to 40, even-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division;
(9) Lots 49 to 63, odd-numbered lots, including part of vacated 4th Ave W adjacent
to Lot 63, Duluth Proper Third Division;
(10) Lots 50 and 52, Duluth Proper Third Division;
(11) Lots 39 to 45, odd-numbered lots, Block 179, Duluth Proper Third Division;
(12) the southeasterly 30 feet of the northwesterly 100 feet, Lots 12 to 16, Soo Ry.
Lease No. 7841, Marine Division of Duluth;
(13) the East 12-1/2 feet of the West 37-1/2 feet of Lots 1 and 2, West Duluth 5th
Division;
(14) the East 10 feet of the South 63 feet of Lot 11 and the East 12-1/2 feet of the
North 37 feet of Lot 11, Block 16, West Park Division of Duluth;
(15) the South 13 feet for st Lot 10, Block 4, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st
Rearr Duluth;
(16) the North 13 feet of Lot 3, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth;
(17) the North 13 feet of Lot 4, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth;
(18) the South 424 feet of the North 999 feet of that part of the Northeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter lying West of the old North Shore Road, except the highway
right-of-way, 5.97 acres, and except that part lying South of the southerly highway
right-of-way, Section 19, Township 51, Range 12, Town of Duluth;
(19) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township
51, Range 17, Town of Industrial;
(20) part of Government Lot 3, Section 2, Township 64, Range 18, Beatty Township;
and
(21) the South 70 feet of the East 313 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 31, Township 60, Range 17.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 33. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
(1) the westerly 200 feet of Lot 5, Section 31, Township 58, Range 16, Town of
Biwabik;
(2) Lots 8, 9, and 10, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of
Breitung;
(3) Lots 14 to 17, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of
Breitung;
(4) Lot 242, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of Breitung;
(5) Lots 251 to 254, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of
Breitung; and
(6) Lots 8 to 20, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in
paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
(1) Lots 347 to 355, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue;
(2) Lots 22 to 30, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(3) Lots 44 to 54, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(4) Lots 58 to 68, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(5) Lots 78 to 84, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(6) Lot 86, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(7) Lot 88, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(8) Lot 132, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(9) Lots 206 to 212, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(10) Lots 324 to 330, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;
(11) Lot 5, Section 7, Township 54, Range 16, Town of Cotton; and
(12) an undivided 11/12 interest, Lot 4, Section 29, Township 63, Range 12.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 35. SALE OF NONCOMPLIANT TAX-FORFEITED LAND ON
MINNESOTA POINT, DULUTH.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, tax-forfeited
land located on Minnesota Point in Duluth, which cannot be improved because of
noncompliance with local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage, or access,
may, at the discretion of the St. Louis County auditor, be offered and sold by the county
auditor to any single, specific adjoining or adjacent landowner without notifying or
offering to sell to all adjoining or adjacent landowners.

    Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:
(1) PIN No. 03-025-1040;
(2) PIN No. 05-023-3020;
(3) PIN No. 05-024-4010;
(4) PIN No. 06-003-3100;
(5) PIN No. 07-001-2030;
(6) PIN No. 09-007-2030;
(7) PIN No. 09-007-2040;
(8) PIN No. 09-013-1030;
(9) PIN No. 09-013-2010;
(10) PIN No. 13-002-3030;
(11) PIN No. 13-011-1010;
(12) PIN No. 13-011-2010;
(13) PIN No. 13-011-2020;
(14) PIN No. 13-012-2020;
(15) PIN No. 13-119-4010;
(16) PIN No. 13-127-3010;
(17) PIN No. 15-012-3060;
(18) PIN No. 15-012-3070;
(19) PIN No. 15-012-3080;
(20) PIN No. 17-440-0290;
(21) PIN No. 17-440-0300;
(22) PIN No. 18-300-0010;
(23) PIN No. 19-440-0070;
(24) PIN No. 19-440-0090;
(25) PIN No. 22-480-0390;
(26) PIN No. 02-350-0030;
(27) PIN No. 03-014-1290;
(28) PIN No. 03-024-3020;
(29) PIN No. 08-001-1010;
(30) PIN No. 03-011-1040;
(31) PIN No. 03-011-1050;
(32) PIN No. 03-013-3010;
(33) PIN No. 06-015-1020;
(34) PIN No. 13-121-3010;
(35) PIN No. 13-121-3020;
(36) PIN No. 13-128-2010;
(37) PIN No. 07-016-2020; and
(38) PIN No. 12-024-4020.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 37. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
The land may not be sold until the existing timber contract on the land is fulfilled.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: PIN No.
03-023-1020.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described
in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and
ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands
described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide access to anglers. The
easement for land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be 66 feet in width lying
north of the centerline of Union Creek. The easements for the lands described in paragraph
(c), clauses (2) to (4), shall be 66 feet in width lying south of the centerline of Union Creek.
(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:
(1) PIN No. 22-600-0830;
(2) PIN No. 22-770-0010;
(3) PIN No. 22-770-0020; and
(4) PIN No. 22-770-0030.
(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

    Sec. 39. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.296,
the commissioner of administration may convey to the city of Bayport for no consideration
the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide
that the lands revert to the state if the city of Bayport stops using the land for the public
purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land
description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3, Township 29
North, Range 20 West, Washington County, Minnesota described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 13 seconds West, assigned bearing, along
the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, a distance of 665.22
feet to the easterly right-of-way line of Stagecoach Trail North (A.K.A. County State-Aid
Highway 21); thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 47 seconds West, along said easterly
right-of-way line, 60.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be herein described;
thence North 34 degrees 35 minutes 03 seconds West, along said right-of-way line, 112.00
feet; thence North 21 degrees 21 minutes 41 seconds East, along said right-of-way line,
508.03 feet; thence South 70 degrees 24 minutes 54 seconds East, 250.49 feet; thence
South 00 degrees 08 minutes 49 seconds East, 478.06 feet to the northerly right-of-way
line of County State-Aid Highway 14 (A.K.A. 5th Avenue North); thence South 89
degrees 28 minutes 13 seconds West, along said northerly right-of-way line, 358.72 feet to
the point of beginning. Subject to easements, restrictions and reservations of record.
(d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state
purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land
was conveyed to and used by the city of Bayport for a fire station.

    Sec. 40. MERGER OF SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK, ST.
LOUIS COUNTY, INTO LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
Soudan Underground Mine State Park is merged into Lake Vermilion State Park. The
merged park shall be known as Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

    Sec. 41. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall combine the legislative history
of Soudan Underground Mine State Park with the legislative history of Lake Vermilion
State Park.
(b) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall renumber section 84.157 as
section 94.3435 and make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and
Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering.

    Sec. 42. REPEALER.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.012, subdivision 53a, is repealed.

    Sec. 43. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Sections 1 to 42 are effective the day following final enactment.