Bill Text: MN SF712 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Omnibus state lands bill
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-9)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Secretary of State Chapter 98 [SF712 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF712-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Omnibus state lands bill
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-9)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Secretary of State Chapter 98 [SF712 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF712-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to state lands; modifying valuation methods of acquired lands;
1.3establishing adopt-a-WMA program; adding to and deleting from state parks,
1.4state recreation areas, state forests, and state wildlife management areas;
1.5authorizing public and private sales of certain surplus and tax-forfeited lands;
1.6amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.0272, subdivision 3; 85.052,
1.7subdivision 4; 89.021, subdivision 48; proposing coding for new law in
1.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.0272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 3. Minimal value acquisition. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, if the
1.12commissioner determines that lands or interests in land have a value less than $100,000,
1.13the commissioner may acquire the lands for the value determined by the commissioner
1.14without an appraisal. The commissioner shall make the determination based upon:
1.15 (1)up to the most recent assessed market value of the land or interests in land as
1.16determined by the county assessor of the county in which the land or interests in land is
1.17located, plus ten percent; or
1.18(2) a sale price of the land or interests in land, provided the sale occurred within
1.19the past year;
1.20(3) (2) the sale prices of comparable Department of Natural Resources land sales or
1.21acquisitions of interests in land located in the vicinityand sold within the past year; or.
1.22(4) an appraisal of the land or interests in land conducted within the past year.
1.23 (b) In the event the value is less than $1,000, the commissioner may add a
1.24transaction incentive, provided that the sum of the incentive plus the value of the land
1.25does not exceed $1,000.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.2 Subd. 4. Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and
2.3services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park
2.4uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a
2.5state parks account.
2.6(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within
2.7state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be
2.8deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account.
2.9The appropriation under section85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is limited to
2.10$25,000 per fiscal year.
2.11(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile
2.12materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
2.13Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund
2.14from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made. Notwithstanding paragraph
2.15(b), the payments made under section 93.22, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), pursuant to a
2.16state mineral lease on lands and mineral rights purchased for and within the Iron Range
2.17Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the
2.18natural resources fund from which the purchase of the lands was made.
2.19 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.021, subdivision 48, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 48.Smokey Smoky Hills State Forest.
2.21 Sec. 4. [97A.134] ADOPT-A-WMA PROGRAM.
2.22 Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-WMA (wildlife management area)
2.23program is established. The commissioner shall coordinate the program through the
2.24regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.
2.25 Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage sporting, outdoor,
2.26business, and civic groups or individuals to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving and
2.27maintaining wildlife management areas.
2.28 Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements
2.29with sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals for volunteer services to
2.30maintain and make improvements to real property on state wildlife management areas in
2.31accordance with plans devised by the commissioner after consultation with the groups
2.32or individuals.
3.1(b) The commissioner may erect appropriate signs to recognize and express
3.2appreciation to groups and individuals providing volunteer services under the
3.3adopt-a-WMA program.
3.4(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of
3.5volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the adopt-a-WMA
3.6program.
3.7 Sec. 5. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
3.8 Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 52.] Scenic State Park, Itasca County. The
3.9following areas are added to Scenic State Park, Itasca County:
3.10(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 1, Township 60 North,
3.11Range 26 West, lying south of Scenic Highway; and
3.12(2) Government Lot 18, Section 1, Township 60 North, Range 26 West, lying south
3.13of Scenic Highway.
3.14 Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
3.15The following area is added to William O'Brien State Park, Washington County: that part
3.16of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 32 North, Range
3.1720 West, lying South of the so-called Marine Mills and Chisago City Road, which runs
3.18over and across said tract, containing 13 acres, more or less, SUBJECT to right-of-way of
3.19County Highway No. 4.
3.20 Sec. 6. DELETION TO STATE PARK.
3.21[85.012] [Subd. 26.] Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County. The following area
3.22is deleted from Hayes Lake State Park: That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32,
3.23Township 160, Range 38, Roseau County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing
3.24at the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South
3.250 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East, along the west line of said Northeast Quarter, a
3.26distance of 362.02 feet, to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South
3.274 degrees 21 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of 2286.25 feet, to the south line of said
3.28Northeast Quarter; thence westerly along said south line a distance of 152.84 feet to the
3.29southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence northerly along the westerly line of
3.30said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 103.15 feet, to the south line of the north 160.7 feet
3.31of the south 263.85 feet of said Northeast Quarter; thence easterly along said south line of
3.32the north 160.7 feet of the south 263.85 feet, a distance of 45 feet, to the east line of the
3.33west 45 feet of said Northeast Quarter; thence north, along the east line of said west 45
3.34feet, a distance of 160.7 feet to the north line of said south 263.85 feet of the Northeast
4.1Quarter; thence westerly a distance of 45 feet, to the west line of said Northeast Quarter;
4.2thence northerly along said west line, to the point of beginning. Containing 4.00 acres,
4.3more or less.
4.4 Sec. 7. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.
4.5 Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 11b.] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area,
4.6Meeker County. The following area is added to the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation
4.7Area, Meeker County: part of Government Lot 4, Section 20, Township 118 North, Range
4.830 West, Meeker County, Minnesota, described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point
4.9109 feet South of a point on the section line, which is 4,301.5 feet East of the northwest
4.10corner of Section 20, said township and range, thence in a southwesterly direction South
4.1114 degrees, 36 minutes West, 403.0 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction South 75
4.12degrees, 24 minutes East, 403 feet to a point on the meandered line of Sioux Lake; thence
4.13in a northeasterly direction along the meandered line North 14 degrees, 36 minutes East,
4.14553 feet; thence in a southwesterly direction along the meandered line South 84 degrees,
4.1500 minutes West, 431 feet to the point of beginning, said tract containing 4.4 acres more or
4.16less.
4.17 Subd. 2. [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
4.18Area, St. Louis County. The following area is added to the Iron Range Off-Highway
4.19Vehicle Recreation Area: the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 10,
4.20Township 58 North, Range 17 West.
4.21 Sec. 8. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
4.22[89.021] [Subd. 48.] Smoky Hills State Forest. The following areas are added to
4.23the Smoky Hills State Forest: the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
4.247, Township 139 North, Range 36 West, and the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of
4.25Section 14, Township 140 North, Range 37 West.
4.26 Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
4.27[89.021] [Subd. 31a.] Lost River State Forest. The following area is deleted from
4.28the Lost River State Forest, Roseau County: the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township
4.29163 North, Range 40 West.
4.30 Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
5.1[97A.133] [Subd. 47.] Roseau Lake Wildlife Management Area, Roseau
5.2County. The following area is added to the Roseau Lake Wildlife Management Area,
5.3Roseau County: the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 40 West.
5.4 Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.5WATER; BECKER COUNTY.
5.6(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
5.7commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
5.8public water that is described in paragraph (c).
5.9(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
5.10attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
5.11ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for
5.12less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance
5.13must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to
5.14the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the
5.15public use of the land. The conveyance must include the reservation of an easement for
5.16ingress and egress through the property to the Frazee Dam.
5.17(c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as:
5.18That part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 138, Range 40, Becker County,
5.19Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said Government
5.20Lot 2; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds East,
5.21along the north line of said Government Lot 2, a distance of 475.74 feet; thence South 0
5.22degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 488.24 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59
5.23minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of 220.66 feet; thence South 0 degrees 34 minutes 44
5.24seconds East, a distance of 139.70 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds
5.25West, a distance of 255.08 feet, to the west line of said Government Lot 2; thence North 0
5.26degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds West, along said west line, a distance of 627.94 feet, to the
5.27point of beginning, containing 6.15 acres, more or less.
5.28(d) The land borders Town Lake and the Otter Tail River. The Department of
5.29Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource
5.30purposes, provided that an easement right is retained. The land is being used as a picnic
5.31and playground area.
5.32 Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.33WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
6.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
6.2Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
6.3paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
6.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
6.5attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
6.6accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
6.7conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, as to the parcel
6.8described in paragraph (c), clause (3). The easement for the parcel described in paragraph
6.9(c), clause (3), shall be 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the
6.10designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.
6.11(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
6.12(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter or Government Lot 2, Section 6,
6.13Township 49 North, Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1010);
6.14(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 49 North,
6.15Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1020);
6.16(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 9, Township 49 North,
6.17Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1600);
6.18(4) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.19number 92-010-0790);
6.20(5) Government Lot 11, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
6.21ID number 92-010-0830);
6.22(6) Government Lot 8, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.23number 92-010-0920);
6.24(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 49 North,
6.25Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1020);
6.26(8) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.27Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1150);
6.28(9) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.29Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1230);
6.30(10) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.31Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1240);
6.32(11) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 49 North,
6.33Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1600);
6.34(12) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 49
6.35North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2850);
7.1(13) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 49
7.2North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2860);
7.3(14) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49 North,
7.4Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2990);
7.5(15) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township
7.649 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3000);
7.7(16) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.8North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3010);
7.9(17) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.10North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3120);
7.11(18) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.12North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3130);
7.13(19) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 49
7.14North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3210);
7.15(20) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 49
7.16North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3240);
7.17(21) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 49
7.18North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3380);
7.19(22) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 49
7.20North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3390);
7.21(23) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 49 North,
7.22Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5600);
7.23(24) Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
7.24ID number 92-034-5660);
7.25(25) Government Lot 7, Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
7.26ID number 92-034-5730);
7.27(26) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 26, Township 49
7.28North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-040-4090);
7.29(27) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 49
7.30North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-052-5570);
7.31(28) part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township
7.3249 North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-052-5700); and
7.33(29) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 3, Township 48 North,
7.34Range 18 West (parcel ID number 98-010-0530).
7.35(d) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel number
7.3692-034-5600 in paragraph (c), clause (23), to the Minnesota Department of Natural
8.1Resources for sale at the appraised value. The consideration for the sale may also include
8.2survey and appraisal costs.
8.3(e) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel numbers
8.406-510-1010; 06-510-1020; 92-010-0920; 92-010-1150; 92-010-3010; 92-010-3120;
8.592-010-3130; 92-010-3210; 92-010-3240; 92-010-3390; 92-034-5660; and 92-034-5730
8.6in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (2), (6), (8), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (22), (24), and (25) to
8.7the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for sale at the appraised value. The
8.8consideration for the sales may also include survey and appraisal costs.
8.9(f) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
8.10best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
8.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.12 Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
8.13WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
8.14(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
8.15Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
8.16paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
8.17(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.18attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
8.19accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
8.20conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, as to parcels
8.21described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (7). The easements for the parcels
8.22described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (7), shall be 132 feet in width, lying
8.2366 feet on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian
8.24protection and angler access.
8.25(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
8.26(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 47 North,
8.27Range 20 West (PIN 51-056-4070);
8.28(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 47 North,
8.29Range 19 West (PIN 72-060-3000);
8.30(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 47 North,
8.31Range 19 West (PIN 72-010-0060);
8.32(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 47 North,
8.33Range 16 West (PIN 84-020-3110);
8.34(5) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, Township 48 North,
8.35Range 17 West (PIN 81-030-2140);
9.1(6) Government Lot 3, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 18 West (PIN
9.233-010-1141);
9.3(7) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 26, Township 48 North,
9.4Range 18 West (PIN 33-010-5080);
9.5(8) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 48 North,
9.6Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6060);
9.7(9) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 48 North,
9.8Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6160); and
9.9(10) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 48 North,
9.10Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6270).
9.11(d) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel number
9.1281-030-2140 in paragraph (c), clause (5), to the Minnesota Department of Natural
9.13Resources for sale at the appraised value. The consideration for the sale may also include
9.14survey and appraisal costs.
9.15(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
9.16best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.18 Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.19WATER; CASS COUNTY.
9.20(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
9.21resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
9.22in paragraph (c).
9.23(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.24attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.25and ensure accuracy.
9.26(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: That
9.27part of Government Lot 4, Section 8, Township 140 North, Range 31 West, Cass County,
9.28Minnesota, lying southerly and westerly of the following described lines: Commencing
9.29at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 01 degree 39 minutes
9.3059 seconds West on an assumed bearing along the east line of said Government Lot 4
9.31a distance of 420.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 87 degrees
9.3257 minutes 14 seconds West, a distance of 481.15 feet; thence southwesterly along a
9.33tangential curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 145.00 feet, a central angle of
9.3469 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, for a distance of 174.61 feet; thence South 23 degrees
9.3502 minutes 46 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 255 feet, more or less, to
10.1the centerline of the old County Road; thence northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly a
10.2distance of 520 feet along said centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of
10.3County State-Aid Highway 6; thence northwesterly a distance of 414.53 feet along the
10.4centerline of said County State-Aid Highway 6 to the point of intersection with the west
10.5line of said Government Lot 4 and there terminating. Containing 11.16 acres, more or less.
10.6(d) The land borders Ten Mile Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
10.7determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
10.8 Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DOUGLAS COUNTY.
10.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
10.10of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
10.11(c).
10.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
10.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
10.14and ensure accuracy.
10.15(c) The land that may be sold is located in Douglas County and is described as:
10.16That part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 130 North,
10.17Range 37 West, Douglas County, Minnesota, lying westerly of the following described
10.18centerline: Beginning at the South Quarter corner of said Section 32; thence North 00
10.19degrees 35 minutes 06 seconds West, along the centerline of Chicago Club Lane, a
10.20distance of 2,576.19 feet (the south line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 32 has an
10.21assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes 29 seconds West); thence northwesterly
10.22110.40 feet, along said centerline on a tangential curve concave to the southwest, having a
10.23radius of 105.00 feet and a central angle of 60 degrees 14 minutes 31 seconds to the north
10.24line of said North Half of the Southeast Quarter and said centerline there terminating.
10.25Containing 1.77 acres, more or less.
10.26(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
10.27for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best
10.28be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent landowner to improve access to the
10.29landowner's property.
10.30 Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.31WATER; DOUGLAS COUNTY.
10.32(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
10.33commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
10.34public water that is described in paragraph (c).
11.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.3and ensure accuracy.
11.4(c) The land that may be sold is located in Douglas County and is described as: That
11.5part of Government Lot 3 of Section 21, Township 130, Range 37, Douglas County,
11.6Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 12, Block
11.71, SECOND ADDITION TO TAMARACK SHORES, according to the recorded plat
11.8thereof; thence northeasterly along nontangential 223.07 foot radius curve, which center
11.9of circle bears South 51 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds East from said point, (assuming
11.10the north line of said Lot 12 bears South 84 degrees 25 minutes 56 seconds West) central
11.11angle 25 degrees 45 minutes 18 seconds, 100.27 feet; thence South 82 degrees 58 minutes
11.1234 seconds West 401 feet more or less to the shoreline of Lake Miltona; thence southerly
11.13along said lake, 50 feet more or less to the northerly most line of said Lot 12; thence North
11.1484 degrees 25 minutes 56 seconds East, along said north line, 315 feet more or less to the
11.15point of beginning. Containing 0.40 acres, more or less.
11.16(d) The land borders Lake Miltona. The Department of Natural Resources has
11.17determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
11.18land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to the holders
11.19of the existing easement across the property for access and egress to Lake Miltona.
11.20 Sec. 17. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.21ITASCA COUNTY.
11.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.23and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
11.24the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in paragraph (c), under
11.25the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
11.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.28and ensure accuracy.
11.29(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as:
11.30(1) that part of the North Half of the South Half of Lot 2, lying east of County
11.31State-Aid Highway 39, Section 27, Township 145, Range 26; and
11.32(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying east of Trunk
11.33Highway 6, Section 35, Township 146, Range 25.
11.34(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.35best served if the lands are returned to private ownership.
12.1 Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.2(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.3282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited
12.4lands that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.5Statutes, chapter 282.
12.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.8and ensure accuracy.
12.9(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East 100 feet of
12.10the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 62 North, Range
12.1124 West.
12.12(d) The land sale will resolve a building encroachment with the adjacent landowner.
12.13 Sec. 19. TAX-FORFEITED LAND REPURCHASE; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.14(a) Notwithstanding the time limit for repurchase under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.15282.241, Itasca County may allow the repurchase by December 31, 2011, by the owner of
12.16record at the time of forfeiture of the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (b) under
12.17the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.241 to 282.324.
12.18(b) The land to be repurchased is described as: outlets O and P, Plat of Eagle Ridge,
12.19Coleraine City, according to the plat on file and of record in the office of the county
12.20recorder for Itasca County.
12.21(c) The county has determined that an undue injustice resulting from forfeiture will
12.22be corrected and the county's land management interests would be best served if the
12.23lands were returned to private ownership.
12.24 Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND;
12.25MARSHALL COUNTY.
12.26(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota
12.27Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private
12.28sale the consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).
12.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
12.30general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
12.31accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than
12.32the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
12.33that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the
13.1local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the
13.2land. Proceeds shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
13.3(c) The land that may be sold is located in Marshall County and is described as: That
13.4part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 155 North,
13.5Range 39 West, Marshall County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the
13.6southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter being marked by
13.7a 3/4" by 24" rebar with plastic cap stamped "MN DNR LS 17005" (DNR monument);
13.8thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Marshall County Coordinate System of North
13.989 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter
13.10of the Southeast Quarter 400.00 feet to a DNR monument and the point of beginning of
13.11the parcel to be described; thence at a right angle to the said south line of the Southwest
13.12Quarter of the Southeast Quarter North 00 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds West 208.71
13.13feet to a DNR monument; thence North 89 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds East parallel
13.14with said south line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 208.71 feet to a
13.15DNR monument; thence at a right angle South 00 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds East
13.16208.71 feet to the south line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and
13.17a DNR monument; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds West along the
13.18south line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 208.71 feet to the point of
13.19beginning, containing 1.0 acre, more or less.
13.20(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
13.21for natural resource purposes. A township cemetery is located on the land.
13.22 Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PINE COUNTY.
13.23(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
13.24other law to the contrary and upon completion of a land exchange, Pine County may sell
13.25by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c).
13.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
13.27general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
13.28(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: that part of the
13.29Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 17
13.30West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota which lies East of the centerline of as
13.31built Schmedeke Lane, said centerline hereinafter called Line "A". Description of Line
13.32"A": Assuming that the south line of the said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
13.33of Section 11 to bear North 89 degrees 00 minutes 28 seconds West and commencing at
13.34the southeast corner of said Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 00 minutes 28 seconds
13.35West, along the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section
14.111, a distance of 57.10 U.S. survey feet to the point of beginning of said centerline of as
14.2built Schmedeke Lane; thence North 02 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds West, a distance
14.3of 927.30 U.S. survey feet; thence North 03 degrees 56 minutes 22 seconds West, a
14.4distance of 316.10 U.S. survey feet; thence North 01 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East,
14.5a distance of 96.18 U.S. survey feet to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
14.6Southeast Quarter of Section 11 and Line "A" there terminating. Subject to an easement
14.7for Pine County Road Number 141. Said easement lies South of a line run parallel with
14.8and 33.00 feet North of the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
14.9of Section 11. The sideline of said easement is to be prolonged or shortened to terminate
14.10on the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11. Subject
14.11to an easement for as built Schmedeke Lane. Said easement lies West of a line run parallel
14.12with and 16.50 feet East of said centerline called Line "A". The sideline of said easement
14.13is to be prolonged or shortened to terminate on the north line of said Southeast Quarter of
14.14the Southeast Quarter of Section 11.
14.15(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.16best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
14.17 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.18WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
14.19(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
14.20commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
14.21public water that is described in paragraph (c).
14.22(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.23attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.24and ensure accuracy.
14.25(c) The land that may be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as:
14.26That part of Government Lot 3, Section 15, Township 131 North, Range 40 West, Otter
14.27Tail County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: Commencing at
14.28the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes
14.2900 seconds East 979.6 feet on and along the east line of said Government Lot 3 to the
14.30point of beginning of that particular tract of land conveyed to the State of Minnesota and
14.31filed for record on October 21, 1964, in Book 388 of Deeds page 23; thence continuing
14.32North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 79.5 feet on and along the east line of said
14.33Government Lot 3; thence South 84 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 279.1 feet to a
14.34spike set at an angle point of said tract of land and the POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE
14.35PARCEL TO BE DESCRIBED; thence North 13 degrees 01 minute 00 seconds West 92
15.1feet, more or less, along the east line of said tract of land, hereinafter described as "Line
15.2A," to the water's edge of Eagle Lake and there terminating. And again from the point of
15.3beginning; thence South 84 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 7.07 feet; thence North
15.413 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West 94 feet, more or less, along a line parallel with
15.5and 7 feet westerly of, measured at right angles to said "Line A" to the water's edge of
15.6Eagle Lake and there terminating. Containing 0.02 acre, more or less.
15.7(d) The land borders Eagle Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
15.8determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
15.9land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to an adjacent
15.10landowner to resolve an inadvertent trespass.
15.11 Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
15.12(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
15.13or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
15.14land described in paragraph (c).
15.15(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.16attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
15.17accuracy.
15.18(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
15.19(1) Lots 1 and 3, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section 7, Township 49
15.20North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00240);
15.21(2) Lots 5 to 9 odd-numbered lots, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section
15.227, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00260);
15.23(3) that part of Lot 13, Block 3, described as follows: Commencing at the northwest
15.24corner; running thence East 23 feet; thence southwesterly to the west line of said lot;
15.25thence North along said lot 9 feet to the place of beginning, Section 7, Township 49 North,
15.26Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00290);
15.27(4) part of Lots 97, 99, and 101, Block 137, Duluth Proper Third Division, Section
15.2828, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-1350-10560);
15.29(5) part of that part of the Southeast Quarter described as follows: Commencing
15.30at a point 20 rods West of the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section
15.316; thence westerly along the northerly line of said quarter section 8 rods; thence South
15.32at right angles with last mentioned line 20 rods; thence East 8 rods; thence North 20
15.33rods to the place of beginning. One acre, except that part adjoining Lots 1, 2, and 3,
15.34Block 11, Resurvey of Murray and Howes Addition, lying South of the south line of
16.1the 8th Street extension, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.2010-2700-00320);
16.3(6) Lot 14, Block 1, including that part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.42nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.5010-3980-00140);
16.6(7) Lot 15, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.72nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.8010-3980-00150); and
16.9(8) Lot 16, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.102nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.11010-3980-00160).
16.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
16.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
16.14 Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.15WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.17St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
16.18in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.19(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.20attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
16.21accuracy.
16.22(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
16.23(1) the West 133 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except
16.24the South 110 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.25010-2710-04090);
16.26(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
16.27except the West 133 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.28010-2710-04100);
16.29(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 50 North,
16.30Range 17 West (parcel number 275-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide,
16.31for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary
16.32high water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
16.33(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except that part West of the road,
16.34Section 25, Township 53 North, Range 21 West (parcel number 285-0010-03900);
17.1(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying North and
17.2West of the East Two River, Section 4, Township 57 North, Range 18 West (parcel
17.3number 295-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an
17.4easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline
17.5of the river, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.6(6) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 55 North,
17.7Range 16 West (parcel number 320-0010-2630);
17.8(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 13, Township 55 North,
17.9Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0020-02070);
17.10(8) all of Lot 20 and the easterly Half of Lot 21, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg,
17.11Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0100-00200);
17.12(9) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except that part subject
17.13to flowage rights, Section 28, Township 52 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
17.14365-0010-05120);
17.15(10) Lot 7, plat of Grand Lake, except that part platted as Klimeks Addition, Section
17.1631, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0010-06000);
17.17(11) Lot 5, plat of Grand Lake, Section 31, Township 51 North, Range 16 West
17.18(parcel number 380-0010-06030);
17.19(12) Lot 3, Section 34, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
17.20380-0010-06870). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an
17.21easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide
17.22riparian protection and angler access. One 15-foot strip is allowed for lake access and a
17.23dock;
17.24(13) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the North Half of the South
17.25Half and except the North Half and Lot 6, Section 6, Township 52 North, Range 19
17.26West (parcel number 470-0010-00940). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
17.27consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high
17.28water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.29(14) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 52 North,
17.30Range 17 West (parcel number 475-0010-01630). Conveyance of this land must provide,
17.31for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on
17.32each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.33(15) Lot 12, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24, Township
17.3451 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00120). Conveyance of this land
17.35must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width,
18.1lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection
18.2and angler access;
18.3(16) Lots 13 to 16, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24,
18.4Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00130). Conveyance of this
18.5land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width,
18.6lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection
18.7and angler access;
18.8(17) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 50
18.9North, Range 16 West (parcel number 530-0010-05250); and
18.10(18) Lot 2, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
18.11673-0010-0070).
18.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.14 Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
18.15WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
18.171, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
18.18may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
18.19paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
18.20(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
18.21attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
18.22accuracy.
18.23(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
18.24(1) the West Half of the East Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of
18.25the Northwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 54 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
18.26305-0010-00757);
18.27(2) the easterly 600 feet of Lot 2, plat of Grand Lake, lying south of the North 1200
18.28feet, Section 25, Township 52 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0020-04127).
18.29Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that
18.30is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide riparian protection
18.31and angler access;
18.32(3) Lot 3, Town Park Terrace, Hermantown, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range
18.3315 West (parcel number 395-0180-00030). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
18.34consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side
18.35of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
19.1(4) an undivided 1/2 interest of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
19.2Section 12, Township 55 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 420-0030-01880).
19.3Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that
19.4is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the river, to provide
19.5riparian protection and angler access;
19.6(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter described as follows:
19.7Beginning 205 feet East of the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
19.8Quarter; running thence North 208 feet; thence East 130 feet; thence southerly along
19.9the center of Rock Creek to the south line of said forty; thence West 165 feet to the
19.10point of beginning, Section 29, Township 55 North, Range 18 West (parcel number
19.11435-0020-05430); and
19.12(6) that part of Lot 7 lying southwesterly of the westerly line of the Alborn Branch
19.13of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range
19.1419 West (parcel number 440-0010-00505). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
19.15consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high
19.16water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access.
19.17(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.18best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.19 Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.20WATER; WATONWAN COUNTY.
19.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
19.22commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
19.23public water that is described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
19.24section 97A.135, subdivision 2a, the surplus land described in paragraph (c) is vacated
19.25from the Watline Wildlife Management Area upon sale.
19.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.28and ensure accuracy. The conveyance may include reservation of an easement for public
19.29hunting, prairie management, and seed harvest.
19.30(c) The land that may be sold is located in Watonwan County and is described as:
19.31(1) in Township 105 North, Range 32 West:
19.32A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the East Half of the Northwest
19.33Quarter of Section 3, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of the centerline
19.34of the main track (now removed) of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company
20.1(now Chicago and North Western Railway Company), as said main track centerline was
20.2originally located and established over and across said Section 3.
20.3ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter
20.4of said Section 3, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original
20.5main track centerline. EXCEPTING THEREFROM:
20.6That part lying between the easterly extension of the north line of Main Street in
20.7Echols and a line drawn at right angles to the southeasterly line of Railroad Avenue
20.8at a point thereon distant 575 feet southwesterly from its intersection with said
20.9easterly extension of the north line of Main Street.
20.10ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southeast Quarter
20.11of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9; the West Half of the Northwest Quarter, the
20.12Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Government Lot 4 of Section 10; the
20.13East Half of the East Half of Section 16; the Northeast Quarter and the West Half of the
20.14Southeast Quarter of Section 21; the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast
20.15Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section
20.1628; the Northwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, said
20.17strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.18ALSO: A strip of land 50 feet in width lying northwesterly of and adjoining said above
20.19described 100 foot wide strip of land and in the Northeast Quarter of said Section 21, and
20.20lying between lines drawn at right angles to said original main track centerline at points
20.21thereon distant 21 feet and 1,321 feet, respectively, northeasterly, from its intersection
20.22with the south line of said Northeast Quarter of Section 21.
20.23Containing a total of 67.52 acres, more or less; and
20.24(2) in Township 106 North, Range 32 West:
20.25A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southeast Quarter of the
20.26Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22; Lot E and
20.27Lots 1 and 2 of Lot B of Melvill's Subdivision and Government Lot 2 of Section 23; said
20.28strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.29ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across that part of Lot C and
20.30Lot 3 of Lot B of Melvill's Subdivision of said Section 23 lying southerly of the southerly
20.31right-of-way line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company,
20.32said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.33ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Northeast Quarter
20.34and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27; the West Half of the Northeast
21.1Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the East Half of the
21.2Southwest Quarter of Section 34, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of
21.3said original main tract centerline.
21.4AND EXCEPTING: Parcel 232A transferred to MN DOT described as:
21.5That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, the
21.6Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, both in
21.7Section 27, all in Township 106 North, Range 32 West, shown as Parcel 232A on the
21.8plat designated as State Highway Right of Way Plat No. 83-2 on file and of record
21.9in the Office of the Register of Deeds in and for Watonwan County, Minnesota;
21.10containing 7.25 acres, more or less.
21.11Containing a total of 32.23 acres, more or less.
21.12(d) The land is part of the former right-of-way of the Minneapolis and St. Louis
21.13Railway Company. The land borders Long Lake and St. James Lake and crosses St.
21.14James Creek and the South Fork of the Watonwan River. The Department of Natural
21.15Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and
21.16that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed
21.17to a local unit of government for trail use.
21.18 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
21.19Sections 11, 14 to 16, 20, 22, and 26 are effective the day following final enactment.
1.3establishing adopt-a-WMA program; adding to and deleting from state parks,
1.4state recreation areas, state forests, and state wildlife management areas;
1.5authorizing public and private sales of certain surplus and tax-forfeited lands;
1.6amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.0272, subdivision 3; 85.052,
1.7subdivision 4; 89.021, subdivision 48; proposing coding for new law in
1.8Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.0272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 3. Minimal value acquisition. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, if the
1.12commissioner determines that lands or interests in land have a value less than $100,000,
1.13the commissioner may acquire the lands for the value determined by the commissioner
1.14without an appraisal. The commissioner shall make the determination based upon:
1.15 (1)
1.16determined by the county assessor of the county in which the land or interests in land is
1.17located, plus ten percent; or
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21acquisitions of interests in land located in the vicinity
1.22
1.23 (b) In the event the value is less than $1,000, the commissioner may add a
1.24transaction incentive, provided that the sum of the incentive plus the value of the land
1.25does not exceed $1,000.
2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.2 Subd. 4. Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and
2.3services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park
2.4uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a
2.5state parks account.
2.6(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within
2.7state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be
2.8deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account.
2.9The appropriation under section
2.10$25,000 per fiscal year.
2.11(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile
2.12materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
2.13Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund
2.14from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made. Notwithstanding paragraph
2.15(b), the payments made under section 93.22, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), pursuant to a
2.16state mineral lease on lands and mineral rights purchased for and within the Iron Range
2.17Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the
2.18natural resources fund from which the purchase of the lands was made.
2.19 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.021, subdivision 48, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 48.
2.21 Sec. 4. [97A.134] ADOPT-A-WMA PROGRAM.
2.22 Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-WMA (wildlife management area)
2.23program is established. The commissioner shall coordinate the program through the
2.24regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.
2.25 Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage sporting, outdoor,
2.26business, and civic groups or individuals to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving and
2.27maintaining wildlife management areas.
2.28 Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements
2.29with sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals for volunteer services to
2.30maintain and make improvements to real property on state wildlife management areas in
2.31accordance with plans devised by the commissioner after consultation with the groups
2.32or individuals.
3.1(b) The commissioner may erect appropriate signs to recognize and express
3.2appreciation to groups and individuals providing volunteer services under the
3.3adopt-a-WMA program.
3.4(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of
3.5volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the adopt-a-WMA
3.6program.
3.7 Sec. 5. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
3.8 Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 52.] Scenic State Park, Itasca County. The
3.9following areas are added to Scenic State Park, Itasca County:
3.10(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 1, Township 60 North,
3.11Range 26 West, lying south of Scenic Highway; and
3.12(2) Government Lot 18, Section 1, Township 60 North, Range 26 West, lying south
3.13of Scenic Highway.
3.14 Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
3.15The following area is added to William O'Brien State Park, Washington County: that part
3.16of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 32 North, Range
3.1720 West, lying South of the so-called Marine Mills and Chisago City Road, which runs
3.18over and across said tract, containing 13 acres, more or less, SUBJECT to right-of-way of
3.19County Highway No. 4.
3.20 Sec. 6. DELETION TO STATE PARK.
3.21[85.012] [Subd. 26.] Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County. The following area
3.22is deleted from Hayes Lake State Park: That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32,
3.23Township 160, Range 38, Roseau County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing
3.24at the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South
3.250 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East, along the west line of said Northeast Quarter, a
3.26distance of 362.02 feet, to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South
3.274 degrees 21 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of 2286.25 feet, to the south line of said
3.28Northeast Quarter; thence westerly along said south line a distance of 152.84 feet to the
3.29southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence northerly along the westerly line of
3.30said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 103.15 feet, to the south line of the north 160.7 feet
3.31of the south 263.85 feet of said Northeast Quarter; thence easterly along said south line of
3.32the north 160.7 feet of the south 263.85 feet, a distance of 45 feet, to the east line of the
3.33west 45 feet of said Northeast Quarter; thence north, along the east line of said west 45
3.34feet, a distance of 160.7 feet to the north line of said south 263.85 feet of the Northeast
4.1Quarter; thence westerly a distance of 45 feet, to the west line of said Northeast Quarter;
4.2thence northerly along said west line, to the point of beginning. Containing 4.00 acres,
4.3more or less.
4.4 Sec. 7. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.
4.5 Subdivision 1. [85.013] [Subd. 11b.] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area,
4.6Meeker County. The following area is added to the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation
4.7Area, Meeker County: part of Government Lot 4, Section 20, Township 118 North, Range
4.830 West, Meeker County, Minnesota, described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point
4.9109 feet South of a point on the section line, which is 4,301.5 feet East of the northwest
4.10corner of Section 20, said township and range, thence in a southwesterly direction South
4.1114 degrees, 36 minutes West, 403.0 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction South 75
4.12degrees, 24 minutes East, 403 feet to a point on the meandered line of Sioux Lake; thence
4.13in a northeasterly direction along the meandered line North 14 degrees, 36 minutes East,
4.14553 feet; thence in a southwesterly direction along the meandered line South 84 degrees,
4.1500 minutes West, 431 feet to the point of beginning, said tract containing 4.4 acres more or
4.16less.
4.17 Subd. 2. [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
4.18Area, St. Louis County. The following area is added to the Iron Range Off-Highway
4.19Vehicle Recreation Area: the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 10,
4.20Township 58 North, Range 17 West.
4.21 Sec. 8. ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.
4.22[89.021] [Subd. 48.] Smoky Hills State Forest. The following areas are added to
4.23the Smoky Hills State Forest: the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
4.247, Township 139 North, Range 36 West, and the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of
4.25Section 14, Township 140 North, Range 37 West.
4.26 Sec. 9. DELETION FROM STATE FOREST.
4.27[89.021] [Subd. 31a.] Lost River State Forest. The following area is deleted from
4.28the Lost River State Forest, Roseau County: the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township
4.29163 North, Range 40 West.
4.30 Sec. 10. ADDITION TO STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
5.1[97A.133] [Subd. 47.] Roseau Lake Wildlife Management Area, Roseau
5.2County. The following area is added to the Roseau Lake Wildlife Management Area,
5.3Roseau County: the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 40 West.
5.4 Sec. 11. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.5WATER; BECKER COUNTY.
5.6(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
5.7commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
5.8public water that is described in paragraph (c).
5.9(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
5.10attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and
5.11ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for
5.12less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance
5.13must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to
5.14the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the
5.15public use of the land. The conveyance must include the reservation of an easement for
5.16ingress and egress through the property to the Frazee Dam.
5.17(c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as:
5.18That part of Government Lot 2, Section 35, Township 138, Range 40, Becker County,
5.19Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said Government
5.20Lot 2; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds East,
5.21along the north line of said Government Lot 2, a distance of 475.74 feet; thence South 0
5.22degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 488.24 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59
5.23minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of 220.66 feet; thence South 0 degrees 34 minutes 44
5.24seconds East, a distance of 139.70 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 38 seconds
5.25West, a distance of 255.08 feet, to the west line of said Government Lot 2; thence North 0
5.26degrees 34 minutes 44 seconds West, along said west line, a distance of 627.94 feet, to the
5.27point of beginning, containing 6.15 acres, more or less.
5.28(d) The land borders Town Lake and the Otter Tail River. The Department of
5.29Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource
5.30purposes, provided that an easement right is retained. The land is being used as a picnic
5.31and playground area.
5.32 Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
5.33WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
6.1(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
6.2Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
6.3paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
6.4(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
6.5attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
6.6accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant a permanent
6.7conservation easement according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, as to the parcel
6.8described in paragraph (c), clause (3). The easement for the parcel described in paragraph
6.9(c), clause (3), shall be 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the
6.10designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.
6.11(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carlton County and are described as:
6.12(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter or Government Lot 2, Section 6,
6.13Township 49 North, Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1010);
6.14(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 6, Township 49 North,
6.15Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1020);
6.16(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 9, Township 49 North,
6.17Range 17 West (parcel ID number 06-510-1600);
6.18(4) Government Lot 4, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.19number 92-010-0790);
6.20(5) Government Lot 11, Section 5, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
6.21ID number 92-010-0830);
6.22(6) Government Lot 8, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID
6.23number 92-010-0920);
6.24(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 49 North,
6.25Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1020);
6.26(8) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.27Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1150);
6.28(9) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.29Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1230);
6.30(10) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 49 North,
6.31Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1240);
6.32(11) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 49 North,
6.33Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-1600);
6.34(12) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 49
6.35North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2850);
7.1(13) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 49
7.2North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2860);
7.3(14) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49 North,
7.4Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-2990);
7.5(15) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township
7.649 North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3000);
7.7(16) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.8North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3010);
7.9(17) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.10North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3120);
7.11(18) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 49
7.12North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3130);
7.13(19) the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 49
7.14North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3210);
7.15(20) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 49
7.16North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3240);
7.17(21) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 49
7.18North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3380);
7.19(22) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 49
7.20North, Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-010-3390);
7.21(23) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 49 North,
7.22Range 18 West (parcel ID number 92-034-5600);
7.23(24) Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
7.24ID number 92-034-5660);
7.25(25) Government Lot 7, Section 30, Township 49 North, Range 18 West (parcel
7.26ID number 92-034-5730);
7.27(26) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 26, Township 49
7.28North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-040-4090);
7.29(27) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 49
7.30North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-052-5570);
7.31(28) part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township
7.3249 North, Range 19 West (parcel ID number 94-052-5700); and
7.33(29) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 3, Township 48 North,
7.34Range 18 West (parcel ID number 98-010-0530).
7.35(d) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel number
7.3692-034-5600 in paragraph (c), clause (23), to the Minnesota Department of Natural
8.1Resources for sale at the appraised value. The consideration for the sale may also include
8.2survey and appraisal costs.
8.3(e) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel numbers
8.406-510-1010; 06-510-1020; 92-010-0920; 92-010-1150; 92-010-3010; 92-010-3120;
8.592-010-3130; 92-010-3210; 92-010-3240; 92-010-3390; 92-034-5660; and 92-034-5730
8.6in paragraph (c), clauses (1), (2), (6), (8), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (22), (24), and (25) to
8.7the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for sale at the appraised value. The
8.8consideration for the sales may also include survey and appraisal costs.
8.9(f) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
8.10best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
8.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.12 Sec. 13. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
8.13WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
8.14(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
8.15Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
8.16paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
8.17(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
8.18attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure
8.19accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent
8.20conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, as to parcels
8.21described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (7). The easements for the parcels
8.22described in paragraph (c), clauses (3), (4), and (7), shall be 132 feet in width, lying
8.2366 feet on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian
8.24protection and angler access.
8.25(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as:
8.26(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 24, Township 47 North,
8.27Range 20 West (PIN 51-056-4070);
8.28(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 19, Township 47 North,
8.29Range 19 West (PIN 72-060-3000);
8.30(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 1, Township 47 North,
8.31Range 19 West (PIN 72-010-0060);
8.32(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 47 North,
8.33Range 16 West (PIN 84-020-3110);
8.34(5) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, Township 48 North,
8.35Range 17 West (PIN 81-030-2140);
9.1(6) Government Lot 3, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 18 West (PIN
9.233-010-1141);
9.3(7) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 26, Township 48 North,
9.4Range 18 West (PIN 33-010-5080);
9.5(8) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 48 North,
9.6Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6060);
9.7(9) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 48 North,
9.8Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6160); and
9.9(10) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 48 North,
9.10Range 20 West (PIN 90-010-6270).
9.11(d) The county auditor shall first offer the land identified as parcel number
9.1281-030-2140 in paragraph (c), clause (5), to the Minnesota Department of Natural
9.13Resources for sale at the appraised value. The consideration for the sale may also include
9.14survey and appraisal costs.
9.15(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
9.16best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
9.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.18 Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
9.19WATER; CASS COUNTY.
9.20(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
9.21resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
9.22in paragraph (c).
9.23(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
9.24attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
9.25and ensure accuracy.
9.26(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: That
9.27part of Government Lot 4, Section 8, Township 140 North, Range 31 West, Cass County,
9.28Minnesota, lying southerly and westerly of the following described lines: Commencing
9.29at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 01 degree 39 minutes
9.3059 seconds West on an assumed bearing along the east line of said Government Lot 4
9.31a distance of 420.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 87 degrees
9.3257 minutes 14 seconds West, a distance of 481.15 feet; thence southwesterly along a
9.33tangential curve concave to the southeast having a radius of 145.00 feet, a central angle of
9.3469 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, for a distance of 174.61 feet; thence South 23 degrees
9.3502 minutes 46 seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 255 feet, more or less, to
10.1the centerline of the old County Road; thence northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly a
10.2distance of 520 feet along said centerline to the point of intersection with the centerline of
10.3County State-Aid Highway 6; thence northwesterly a distance of 414.53 feet along the
10.4centerline of said County State-Aid Highway 6 to the point of intersection with the west
10.5line of said Government Lot 4 and there terminating. Containing 11.16 acres, more or less.
10.6(d) The land borders Ten Mile Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
10.7determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.
10.8 Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; DOUGLAS COUNTY.
10.9(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner
10.10of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph
10.11(c).
10.12(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
10.13attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
10.14and ensure accuracy.
10.15(c) The land that may be sold is located in Douglas County and is described as:
10.16That part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 32, Township 130 North,
10.17Range 37 West, Douglas County, Minnesota, lying westerly of the following described
10.18centerline: Beginning at the South Quarter corner of said Section 32; thence North 00
10.19degrees 35 minutes 06 seconds West, along the centerline of Chicago Club Lane, a
10.20distance of 2,576.19 feet (the south line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 32 has an
10.21assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 52 minutes 29 seconds West); thence northwesterly
10.22110.40 feet, along said centerline on a tangential curve concave to the southwest, having a
10.23radius of 105.00 feet and a central angle of 60 degrees 14 minutes 31 seconds to the north
10.24line of said North Half of the Southeast Quarter and said centerline there terminating.
10.25Containing 1.77 acres, more or less.
10.26(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
10.27for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best
10.28be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent landowner to improve access to the
10.29landowner's property.
10.30 Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
10.31WATER; DOUGLAS COUNTY.
10.32(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
10.33commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
10.34public water that is described in paragraph (c).
11.1(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.3and ensure accuracy.
11.4(c) The land that may be sold is located in Douglas County and is described as: That
11.5part of Government Lot 3 of Section 21, Township 130, Range 37, Douglas County,
11.6Minnesota, described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 12, Block
11.71, SECOND ADDITION TO TAMARACK SHORES, according to the recorded plat
11.8thereof; thence northeasterly along nontangential 223.07 foot radius curve, which center
11.9of circle bears South 51 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds East from said point, (assuming
11.10the north line of said Lot 12 bears South 84 degrees 25 minutes 56 seconds West) central
11.11angle 25 degrees 45 minutes 18 seconds, 100.27 feet; thence South 82 degrees 58 minutes
11.1234 seconds West 401 feet more or less to the shoreline of Lake Miltona; thence southerly
11.13along said lake, 50 feet more or less to the northerly most line of said Lot 12; thence North
11.1484 degrees 25 minutes 56 seconds East, along said north line, 315 feet more or less to the
11.15point of beginning. Containing 0.40 acres, more or less.
11.16(d) The land borders Lake Miltona. The Department of Natural Resources has
11.17determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
11.18land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to the holders
11.19of the existing easement across the property for access and egress to Lake Miltona.
11.20 Sec. 17. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
11.21ITASCA COUNTY.
11.22(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
11.23and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may sell
11.24the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in paragraph (c), under
11.25the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
11.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
11.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
11.28and ensure accuracy.
11.29(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as:
11.30(1) that part of the North Half of the South Half of Lot 2, lying east of County
11.31State-Aid Highway 39, Section 27, Township 145, Range 26; and
11.32(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying east of Trunk
11.33Highway 6, Section 35, Township 146, Range 25.
11.34(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be
11.35best served if the lands are returned to private ownership.
12.1 Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.2(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter
12.3282, Itasca County may sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited
12.4lands that are described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota
12.5Statutes, chapter 282.
12.6(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
12.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
12.8and ensure accuracy.
12.9(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the East 100 feet of
12.10the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 62 North, Range
12.1124 West.
12.12(d) The land sale will resolve a building encroachment with the adjacent landowner.
12.13 Sec. 19. TAX-FORFEITED LAND REPURCHASE; ITASCA COUNTY.
12.14(a) Notwithstanding the time limit for repurchase under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.15282.241, Itasca County may allow the repurchase by December 31, 2011, by the owner of
12.16record at the time of forfeiture of the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (b) under
12.17the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 282.241 to 282.324.
12.18(b) The land to be repurchased is described as: outlets O and P, Plat of Eagle Ridge,
12.19Coleraine City, according to the plat on file and of record in the office of the county
12.20recorder for Itasca County.
12.21(c) The county has determined that an undue injustice resulting from forfeiture will
12.22be corrected and the county's land management interests would be best served if the
12.23lands were returned to private ownership.
12.24 Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND;
12.25MARSHALL COUNTY.
12.26(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota
12.27Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private
12.28sale the consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).
12.29(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
12.30general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure
12.31accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than
12.32the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide
12.33that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the
13.1local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the
13.2land. Proceeds shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
13.3(c) The land that may be sold is located in Marshall County and is described as: That
13.4part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 155 North,
13.5Range 39 West, Marshall County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the
13.6southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter being marked by
13.7a 3/4" by 24" rebar with plastic cap stamped "MN DNR LS 17005" (DNR monument);
13.8thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Marshall County Coordinate System of North
13.989 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter
13.10of the Southeast Quarter 400.00 feet to a DNR monument and the point of beginning of
13.11the parcel to be described; thence at a right angle to the said south line of the Southwest
13.12Quarter of the Southeast Quarter North 00 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds West 208.71
13.13feet to a DNR monument; thence North 89 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds East parallel
13.14with said south line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 208.71 feet to a
13.15DNR monument; thence at a right angle South 00 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds East
13.16208.71 feet to the south line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and
13.17a DNR monument; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 31 seconds West along the
13.18south line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 208.71 feet to the point of
13.19beginning, containing 1.0 acre, more or less.
13.20(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed
13.21for natural resource purposes. A township cemetery is located on the land.
13.22 Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PINE COUNTY.
13.23(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
13.24other law to the contrary and upon completion of a land exchange, Pine County may sell
13.25by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c).
13.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
13.27general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
13.28(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: that part of the
13.29Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 17
13.30West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota which lies East of the centerline of as
13.31built Schmedeke Lane, said centerline hereinafter called Line "A". Description of Line
13.32"A": Assuming that the south line of the said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
13.33of Section 11 to bear North 89 degrees 00 minutes 28 seconds West and commencing at
13.34the southeast corner of said Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 00 minutes 28 seconds
13.35West, along the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section
14.111, a distance of 57.10 U.S. survey feet to the point of beginning of said centerline of as
14.2built Schmedeke Lane; thence North 02 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds West, a distance
14.3of 927.30 U.S. survey feet; thence North 03 degrees 56 minutes 22 seconds West, a
14.4distance of 316.10 U.S. survey feet; thence North 01 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds East,
14.5a distance of 96.18 U.S. survey feet to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the
14.6Southeast Quarter of Section 11 and Line "A" there terminating. Subject to an easement
14.7for Pine County Road Number 141. Said easement lies South of a line run parallel with
14.8and 33.00 feet North of the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
14.9of Section 11. The sideline of said easement is to be prolonged or shortened to terminate
14.10on the east line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11. Subject
14.11to an easement for as built Schmedeke Lane. Said easement lies West of a line run parallel
14.12with and 16.50 feet East of said centerline called Line "A". The sideline of said easement
14.13is to be prolonged or shortened to terminate on the north line of said Southeast Quarter of
14.14the Southeast Quarter of Section 11.
14.15(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
14.16best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
14.17 Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
14.18WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
14.19(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
14.20commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
14.21public water that is described in paragraph (c).
14.22(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
14.23attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
14.24and ensure accuracy.
14.25(c) The land that may be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as:
14.26That part of Government Lot 3, Section 15, Township 131 North, Range 40 West, Otter
14.27Tail County, Minnesota, bounded by the following described lines: Commencing at
14.28the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes
14.2900 seconds East 979.6 feet on and along the east line of said Government Lot 3 to the
14.30point of beginning of that particular tract of land conveyed to the State of Minnesota and
14.31filed for record on October 21, 1964, in Book 388 of Deeds page 23; thence continuing
14.32North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 79.5 feet on and along the east line of said
14.33Government Lot 3; thence South 84 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 279.1 feet to a
14.34spike set at an angle point of said tract of land and the POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE
14.35PARCEL TO BE DESCRIBED; thence North 13 degrees 01 minute 00 seconds West 92
15.1feet, more or less, along the east line of said tract of land, hereinafter described as "Line
15.2A," to the water's edge of Eagle Lake and there terminating. And again from the point of
15.3beginning; thence South 84 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 7.07 feet; thence North
15.413 degrees 01 minutes 00 seconds West 94 feet, more or less, along a line parallel with
15.5and 7 feet westerly of, measured at right angles to said "Line A" to the water's edge of
15.6Eagle Lake and there terminating. Containing 0.02 acre, more or less.
15.7(d) The land borders Eagle Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has
15.8determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's
15.9land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to an adjacent
15.10landowner to resolve an inadvertent trespass.
15.11 Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
15.12(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
15.13or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
15.14land described in paragraph (c).
15.15(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
15.16attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
15.17accuracy.
15.18(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
15.19(1) Lots 1 and 3, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section 7, Township 49
15.20North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00240);
15.21(2) Lots 5 to 9 odd-numbered lots, Block 3, Central Division of West Duluth, Section
15.227, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00260);
15.23(3) that part of Lot 13, Block 3, described as follows: Commencing at the northwest
15.24corner; running thence East 23 feet; thence southwesterly to the west line of said lot;
15.25thence North along said lot 9 feet to the place of beginning, Section 7, Township 49 North,
15.26Range 14 West (parcel number 010-0420-00290);
15.27(4) part of Lots 97, 99, and 101, Block 137, Duluth Proper Third Division, Section
15.2828, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 010-1350-10560);
15.29(5) part of that part of the Southeast Quarter described as follows: Commencing
15.30at a point 20 rods West of the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section
15.316; thence westerly along the northerly line of said quarter section 8 rods; thence South
15.32at right angles with last mentioned line 20 rods; thence East 8 rods; thence North 20
15.33rods to the place of beginning. One acre, except that part adjoining Lots 1, 2, and 3,
15.34Block 11, Resurvey of Murray and Howes Addition, lying South of the south line of
16.1the 8th Street extension, Section 6, Township 49 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.2010-2700-00320);
16.3(6) Lot 14, Block 1, including that part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.42nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.5010-3980-00140);
16.6(7) Lot 15, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.72nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.8010-3980-00150); and
16.9(8) Lot 16, Block 1, including part of the vacant alley adjacent, Riverside Park,
16.102nd Addition to Duluth, Section 27, Township 49 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
16.11010-3980-00160).
16.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
16.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
16.14 Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
16.15WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1,
16.17St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described
16.18in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
16.19(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
16.20attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
16.21accuracy.
16.22(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
16.23(1) the West 133 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except
16.24the South 110 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.25010-2710-04090);
16.26(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
16.27except the West 133 feet, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range 14 West (parcel number
16.28010-2710-04100);
16.29(3) the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 50 North,
16.30Range 17 West (parcel number 275-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide,
16.31for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary
16.32high water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
16.33(4) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except that part West of the road,
16.34Section 25, Township 53 North, Range 21 West (parcel number 285-0010-03900);
17.1(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying North and
17.2West of the East Two River, Section 4, Township 57 North, Range 18 West (parcel
17.3number 295-0013-00220). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an
17.4easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline
17.5of the river, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.6(6) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 17, Township 55 North,
17.7Range 16 West (parcel number 320-0010-2630);
17.8(7) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 13, Township 55 North,
17.9Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0020-02070);
17.10(8) all of Lot 20 and the easterly Half of Lot 21, Michaels Beach, Town of Ellsburg,
17.11Section 6, Township 55 North, Range 17 West (parcel number 320-0100-00200);
17.12(9) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except that part subject
17.13to flowage rights, Section 28, Township 52 North, Range 15 West (parcel number
17.14365-0010-05120);
17.15(10) Lot 7, plat of Grand Lake, except that part platted as Klimeks Addition, Section
17.1631, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0010-06000);
17.17(11) Lot 5, plat of Grand Lake, Section 31, Township 51 North, Range 16 West
17.18(parcel number 380-0010-06030);
17.19(12) Lot 3, Section 34, Township 51 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
17.20380-0010-06870). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an
17.21easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide
17.22riparian protection and angler access. One 15-foot strip is allowed for lake access and a
17.23dock;
17.24(13) the North Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the North Half of the South
17.25Half and except the North Half and Lot 6, Section 6, Township 52 North, Range 19
17.26West (parcel number 470-0010-00940). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
17.27consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high
17.28water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.29(14) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 10, Township 52 North,
17.30Range 17 West (parcel number 475-0010-01630). Conveyance of this land must provide,
17.31for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on
17.32each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
17.33(15) Lot 12, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24, Township
17.3451 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00120). Conveyance of this land
17.35must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width,
18.1lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection
18.2and angler access;
18.3(16) Lots 13 to 16, Riverside Suburban Homes, town of Rice Lake, Section 24,
18.4Township 51 North, Range 14 West (parcel number 520-0190-00130). Conveyance of this
18.5land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width,
18.6lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection
18.7and angler access;
18.8(17) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 50
18.9North, Range 16 West (parcel number 530-0010-05250); and
18.10(18) Lot 2, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
18.11673-0010-0070).
18.12(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
18.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
18.14 Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
18.15WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
18.16(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision
18.171, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County
18.18may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in
18.19paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
18.20(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
18.21attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure
18.22accuracy.
18.23(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
18.24(1) the West Half of the East Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of
18.25the Northwest Quarter, Section 5, Township 54 North, Range 16 West (parcel number
18.26305-0010-00757);
18.27(2) the easterly 600 feet of Lot 2, plat of Grand Lake, lying south of the North 1200
18.28feet, Section 25, Township 52 North, Range 16 West (parcel number 380-0020-04127).
18.29Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that
18.30is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high water level, to provide riparian protection
18.31and angler access;
18.32(3) Lot 3, Town Park Terrace, Hermantown, Section 16, Township 50 North, Range
18.3315 West (parcel number 395-0180-00030). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
18.34consideration, an easement to the state that is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side
18.35of the centerline of the stream, to provide riparian protection and angler access;
19.1(4) an undivided 1/2 interest of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
19.2Section 12, Township 55 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 420-0030-01880).
19.3Conveyance of this land must provide, for no consideration, an easement to the state that
19.4is 132 feet in width, lying 66 feet on each side of the centerline of the river, to provide
19.5riparian protection and angler access;
19.6(5) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter described as follows:
19.7Beginning 205 feet East of the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
19.8Quarter; running thence North 208 feet; thence East 130 feet; thence southerly along
19.9the center of Rock Creek to the south line of said forty; thence West 165 feet to the
19.10point of beginning, Section 29, Township 55 North, Range 18 West (parcel number
19.11435-0020-05430); and
19.12(6) that part of Lot 7 lying southwesterly of the westerly line of the Alborn Branch
19.13of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 5, Township 53 North, Range
19.1419 West (parcel number 440-0010-00505). Conveyance of this land must provide, for no
19.15consideration, an easement to the state that is 66 feet in width from the ordinary high
19.16water level, to provide riparian protection and angler access.
19.17(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
19.18best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
19.19 Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
19.20WATER; WATONWAN COUNTY.
19.21(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
19.22commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering
19.23public water that is described in paragraph (c). Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
19.24section 97A.135, subdivision 2a, the surplus land described in paragraph (c) is vacated
19.25from the Watline Wildlife Management Area upon sale.
19.26(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The
19.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors
19.28and ensure accuracy. The conveyance may include reservation of an easement for public
19.29hunting, prairie management, and seed harvest.
19.30(c) The land that may be sold is located in Watonwan County and is described as:
19.31(1) in Township 105 North, Range 32 West:
19.32A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the East Half of the Northwest
19.33Quarter of Section 3, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of the centerline
19.34of the main track (now removed) of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company
20.1(now Chicago and North Western Railway Company), as said main track centerline was
20.2originally located and established over and across said Section 3.
20.3ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter
20.4of said Section 3, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original
20.5main track centerline. EXCEPTING THEREFROM:
20.6That part lying between the easterly extension of the north line of Main Street in
20.7Echols and a line drawn at right angles to the southeasterly line of Railroad Avenue
20.8at a point thereon distant 575 feet southwesterly from its intersection with said
20.9easterly extension of the north line of Main Street.
20.10ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southeast Quarter
20.11of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9; the West Half of the Northwest Quarter, the
20.12Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Government Lot 4 of Section 10; the
20.13East Half of the East Half of Section 16; the Northeast Quarter and the West Half of the
20.14Southeast Quarter of Section 21; the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast
20.15Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section
20.1628; the Northwest Quarter and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, said
20.17strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.18ALSO: A strip of land 50 feet in width lying northwesterly of and adjoining said above
20.19described 100 foot wide strip of land and in the Northeast Quarter of said Section 21, and
20.20lying between lines drawn at right angles to said original main track centerline at points
20.21thereon distant 21 feet and 1,321 feet, respectively, northeasterly, from its intersection
20.22with the south line of said Northeast Quarter of Section 21.
20.23Containing a total of 67.52 acres, more or less; and
20.24(2) in Township 106 North, Range 32 West:
20.25A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Southeast Quarter of the
20.26Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22; Lot E and
20.27Lots 1 and 2 of Lot B of Melvill's Subdivision and Government Lot 2 of Section 23; said
20.28strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.29ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across that part of Lot C and
20.30Lot 3 of Lot B of Melvill's Subdivision of said Section 23 lying southerly of the southerly
20.31right-of-way line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company,
20.32said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of said original main track centerline.
20.33ALSO: A strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the Northeast Quarter
20.34and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27; the West Half of the Northeast
21.1Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the East Half of the
21.2Southwest Quarter of Section 34, said strip of land being 50 feet in width on each side of
21.3said original main tract centerline.
21.4AND EXCEPTING: Parcel 232A transferred to MN DOT described as:
21.5That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, the
21.6Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, both in
21.7Section 27, all in Township 106 North, Range 32 West, shown as Parcel 232A on the
21.8plat designated as State Highway Right of Way Plat No. 83-2 on file and of record
21.9in the Office of the Register of Deeds in and for Watonwan County, Minnesota;
21.10containing 7.25 acres, more or less.
21.11Containing a total of 32.23 acres, more or less.
21.12(d) The land is part of the former right-of-way of the Minneapolis and St. Louis
21.13Railway Company. The land borders Long Lake and St. James Lake and crosses St.
21.14James Creek and the South Fork of the Watonwan River. The Department of Natural
21.15Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and
21.16that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed
21.17to a local unit of government for trail use.
21.18 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
21.19Sections 11, 14 to 16, 20, 22, and 26 are effective the day following final enactment.
