1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land. 
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 1.5 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
1.6 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
1.7 	land described in paragraph (c).
1.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.9 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.10 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that 
1.11 	part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter beginning on the east line at the 
1.12 	southerly road right-of-way; thence southerly along the east line 760.07 feet; thence South 
1.13 	89 degrees 3 minutes 23 seconds West 290 feet; thence North 1 degree 12 minutes 54 
1.14 	seconds East 764.79 feet; thence East along the southerly road right-of-way 290 feet to the 
1.15 	point of beginning, Section 20, Township 58 North, Range 15 West.
1.16 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
1.17 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.