1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; modifying land acquisition requirements; modifying land 
1.3 	owners' bill of rights; modifying recordation requirements for mineral interests; 
1.4 	adding to and deleting from state parks; authorizing public and private sales and 
1.5 	conveyances of certain state lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 
1.6 	84.0272, subdivision 3; 84.0274, subdivision 5; 93.55, subdivision 1.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 3.Minimal value acquisition. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, if the 
1.10 	commissioner determines that lands or interests in land have a value less than ~~$5,000~~
1.11 	$100,000, the commissioner may acquire the lands for the value determined by the 
1.12 	commissioner without an appraisal. The commissioner shall make the determination based 
1.13 	upon available information including, but not limited to:
1.14 	(1) the most recent assessed market value of the land or interests in land as 
1.15 	determined by the county assessor of the county in which the land or interests in land 
1.16 	is located;
1.17 	(2) a sale price of the land or interests in land, provided the sale occurred within 
1.18 	the past year;
1.19 	(3) the sale prices of comparable land or interests in land located in the vicinity 
1.20 	and sold within the past year; or
1.21 	(4) an appraisal of the land or interests in land conducted within the past year.
1.22 	(b) In the event the value is ~~minimal~~ less than $1,000, the commissioner may add a 
1.23 	transaction incentive, provided that the sum of the incentive plus the value of the land 
1.24 	does not exceed $1,000.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0274, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 5.Owner's rights. When the state proposes to purchase in fee or any lesser 
2.3 	interest in land which will be administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the 
2.4 	landowner shall have the following rights:
2.5 	(a) The right to be informed of the specific intended use of the property and of any 
2.6 	change in the intended use of the property which occurs during the acquisition process. 
2.7 	The owner shall also be informed that the documents regarding the purchase will be public 
2.8 	records if the land is purchased by the state;
2.9 	(b) The right to be paid a fair price for the property. The price shall include the 
2.10 	fair market value of the land plus:
2.11 	(1) All necessary incidental costs such as abstracting and recording fees related 
2.12 	to the sale. The costs of clearing title defects, paying taxes, and attorney's fees are not 
2.13 	reimbursable; and
2.14 	(2) Any penalties incurred by the owner where the property is security for a loan 
2.15 	or advance of credit that contains a provision requiring or permitting the imposition of a 
2.16 	penalty if the loan or advance of credit is prepaid;
2.17 	(c) The right to payment, at the owner's election, in a lump sum or in up to four 
2.18 	annual installments;
2.19 	(d) The right to have the property fairly appraised by the state. The state's appraiser 
2.20 	shall physically inspect the property and shall allow the owner along when the appraisal 
2.21 	is made. The state's appraiser shall certify in the appraisal report to having physically 
2.22 	inspected the property and having given the landowner an opportunity to go along on 
2.23 	inspections. Notwithstanding section 13.44, subdivision 3, before an offer is made,  the 
2.24 	landowner shall be ~~given a resume of the state's certified appraisal. The resume shall~~ 
2.25 	~~include the appraiser's conclusions as to value, acreage and type of land, value of buildings~~ 
2.26 	~~and other improvements, value of timber, special damages and any special elements of~~ 
2.27 	~~value~~ informed of the value determined pursuant to section 84.0272;
2.28 	(e) The right to retain a qualified independent appraiser to conduct an appraisal at any 
2.29 	time prior to certification of the state's appraisal of the property and to be reimbursed for 
2.30 	appraisal fees as provided in section 117.232, subdivision 1, if the land is sold to the state 
2.31 	and to have that appraisal considered along with the state's in certifying the selling price; 
2.32 	(f) The right to have the state acquire the property by means of condemnation upon 
2.33 	the owner's request with the agreement of the commissioner;
2.34 	(g) The right to receive or waive relocation assistance, services, payments and 
2.35 	benefits as provided in sections 117.52 and 117.521; 
3.1 	(h) The right to accept the state's offer for the property and contest the state's offer 
3.2 	for relocation and moving expenses;
3.3 	(i) The right to continue occupancy of the property until full payment is received, 
3.4 	provided that when the owner elects to receive payment in annual installments pursuant to 
3.5 	clause (c), the owner may retain occupancy until the first payment is made; and
3.6 	(j) The right to seek the advice of counsel regarding any aspect of the land 
3.7 	transaction.

3.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.9 		Subdivision 1.Forfeiture; failure to record. If the owner of a mineral interest fails 
3.10 	to record the verified statement required by section 93.52, before January 1, 1975, as to 
3.11 	any interests owned on or before December 31, 1973, or within one year after acquiring 
3.12 	such interests as to interests acquired after December 31, 1973, ~~and not previously~~ 
3.13 	~~recorded under section 93.52,~~ the mineral interest shall forfeit to the state after notice and 
3.14 	opportunity for hearing as provided in this section. However, before completing the 
3.15 	procedures set forth in subdivision 2, the commissioner of natural resources may lease the 
3.16 	severed mineral interest as provided in subdivisions 1a and 3.

3.17 	Sec. 4. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 3.18 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The 
3.19 	following area is added to Flandrau State Park, Brown County: that part of Lot 2, Block 
3.20 	One, Conklin Addition in the city of New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota, according to the 
3.21 	plat of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Brown County, Minnesota, described 
3.22 	as follows: beginning at the southerly most corner of Lot 2, Block One, Conklin Addition 
3.23 	in the city of New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota; thence North 55 degrees 29 minutes 
3.24 	26 seconds East (assumed bearing) along the southeasterly line of said Lot 2 a distance of 
3.25 	107.92 feet; thence South 60 degrees 45 minutes 57 seconds West a distance of 102.48 feet 
3.26 	to the westerly line of Lot 2; thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 23 seconds East along 
3.27 	said westerly line of Lot 2 a distance of 11.10 feet to the point of beginning; containing 
3.28 	508 square feet, more or less, and subject to easements of record in said County and State.
3.29 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 59.] Whitewater State Park, Winona County. The 
3.30 	following area is added to Whitewater State Park, Winona County: that part of the 
3.31 	Southeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 107 North, Range 10 West, Winona County, 
3.32 	Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest 
3.33 	Quarter of Section 17, Township 107 North, Range 10 West; thence on an assumed 
3.34 	bearing of South 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds East along the south line of said 
4.1 	Northwest Quarter, 303.04 feet; thence continue South 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds 
4.2 	East along said south line 1327.79 feet; thence South 00 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds 
4.3 	West, 300.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds West parallel with said 
4.4 	south line, 1027.83 feet; thence South 00 degrees 33 minutes 21 seconds West, 300.00 
4.5 	feet; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds West parallel with said south line, 
4.6 	597 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the east line of the Southeast Quarter of said 
4.7 	Section 18 being also the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 
4.8 	39 seconds West parallel with said south line, 330 feet, more or less, to the centerline of a 
4.9 	township road; thence North 16 degrees 01 minutes 55 seconds West along said centerline, 
4.10 	170.44 feet; thence northwesterly along said centerline on a tangential curve concave 
4.11 	southwesterly, having a central angle of 10 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds, radius of 
4.12 	2426.00 feet, for an arc length of 464.25 feet to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of 
4.13 	Section 18; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds East along the north line of 
4.14 	said Southeast Quarter, 547.06 feet to the southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; 
4.15 	thence South 00 degrees East, a distance of 600 feet, more or less, along the said east line 
4.16 	to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 5.78 acres, more or less.

4.17 	Sec. 5. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 4.18 	[85.012] [Subd. 16.] Flandrau State Park, Brown County. The following area is 
4.19 	deleted from Flandrau State Park, Brown County: that part of Outlot 293 in the city of 
4.20 	New Ulm, according to the Plat of the City of New Ulm, of record in the Office of the 
4.21 	County Recorder, Brown County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the 
4.22 	southerly most corner of Lot 2, Block One, Conklin Addition in the city of New Ulm, 
4.23 	Brown County, Minnesota; thence North 55 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds East (assumed 
4.24 	bearing), along the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, a distance of 107.92 feet to the point of 
4.25 	beginning; thence continuing North 55 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds East, along said 
4.26 	southerly line of Lot 2, a distance of 80.95 feet, to the easterly most corner of said Lot 2; 
4.27 	thence South 19 degrees 33 minutes 58 seconds East, along the southeasterly prolongation 
4.28 	of the easterly line of said Lot 2, a distance of 10.0 feet; thence South 62 degrees 31 
4.29 	minutes 07 seconds West, 78.97 feet to the point of beginning, containing 391 square feet, 
4.30 	more or less, and subject to easement of record in said county and state.

4.31 	Sec. 6. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
4.32 	WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 5.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
5.2 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
5.3 	in paragraph (c). 
5.4 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
5.5 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
5.6 	and ensure accuracy. 
5.7 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows:
5.8 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 50 North, Range 25 West, containing 
5.9 	5.8 acres, more or less; and 
5.10 	(2) Government Lot 4, Section 24, Township 50 North, Range 25 West, containing 
5.11 	0.9 acres, more or less.
5.12 	(d) The land borders the Willow River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
5.13 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
5.14 	natural resource purposes.

5.15 	Sec. 7. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
5.16 	WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 5.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
5.18 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
5.19 	in paragraph (c). 
5.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
5.21 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
5.22 	and ensure accuracy. 
5.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as 
5.24 	follows: Government Lot 2, Section 8, Township 48 North, Range 25 West, containing 
5.25 	34.6 acres, more or less.
5.26 	(d) The land borders Gun Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
5.27 	determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the land was 
5.28 	sold.

5.29 	Sec. 8. PUBLIC SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND 
5.30 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 5.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, and the classification 
5.32 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by 
5.33 	public sale the consolidated conservation land bordering public water that is described in 
5.34 	paragraph (c).
6.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
6.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
6.3 	and ensure accuracy. 
6.4 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as 
6.5 	follows: Government Lot 1, Section 7, Township 47 North, Range 26 West, containing 
6.6 	1.25 acres, more or less.
6.7 	(d) The land borders the Mississippi River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
6.8 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
6.9 	natural resource purposes.

6.10 	Sec. 9. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
6.11 	AITKIN COUNTY.
 6.12 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 
6.13 	Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
6.14 	sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).
6.15 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
6.16 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
6.17 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
6.18 	appraised value of the land and timber and survey costs. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
6.19 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A. 
6.20 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows: 
6.21 	the North 370 feet of the East 590 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
6.22 	Section 24, Township 48 North, Range 24 West, containing 5.0 acres, more or less.
6.23 	(d) The land will be sold "as is" to the current leaseholder who will assume 
6.24 	responsibility for any site cleanup needed due to the use of the land for a concrete plant by 
6.25 	the previous leaseholder. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the 
6.26 	land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

6.27 	Sec. 10. PUBLIC SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
6.28 	AITKIN COUNTY.
 6.29 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
6.30 	84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by public sale the consolidated conservation land 
6.31 	that is described in paragraph (c).
6.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
6.33 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
6.34 	and ensure accuracy. 
7.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as follows: 
7.2 	the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 47 North, Range 26 
7.3 	West, containing 40 acres, more or less.
7.4 	(d) The land is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural 
7.5 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

7.6 	Sec. 11. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
7.7 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 7.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
7.9 	commissioner of natural resources may convey to a governmental subdivision of the state 
7.10 	for no payment the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
7.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
7.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
7.13 	and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph 
7.14 	(c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to 
7.15 	provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
7.16 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Beltrami County and is described as 
7.17 	follows: that part of Government Lot 3, Section 4, Township 146 North, Range 34 West, 
7.18 	described as follows: starting from meander corner number 4, which is located on the 
7.19 	north section line of Section 4, Township 146 North, Range 34 West, 1518.0 feet in an 
7.20 	easterly direction from the northwest corner of said section; thence South 16 degrees 17 
7.21 	minutes East a distance of 131.6 feet; thence South 46 degrees 35 minutes East a distance 
7.22 	of 206.8 feet; thence South 6 degrees 37 minutes East a distance of 89.4 feet; thence South 
7.23 	14 degrees 32 minutes East a distance of 139.0 feet; thence South 10 degrees 34 minutes 
7.24 	West a distance of 221.5 feet; thence South 83 degrees 46 minutes West a distance of 
7.25 	178.5 feet to the starting point; thence South 47 degrees 15 minutes West a distance of 
7.26 	275.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 53 minutes East a distance of 285.7 feet; thence North 
7.27 	61 degrees 27 minutes East a distance of 122.0 feet; thence North 73 degrees 47 minutes 
7.28 	East a distance of 300.0 feet; thence North 12 degrees 40 minutes West a distance of 37.6 
7.29 	feet; thence North 20 degrees 30 minutes West a distance of 113.5 feet; thence North 51 
7.30 	degrees 15 minutes West a distance of 320.7 feet; thence South 38 degrees 15 minutes 
7.31 	West a distance of 116.8 feet to the starting point, containing 3.5 acres, more or less.
7.32 	(d) The land borders Grant Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The land 
7.33 	was donated to the state for use as a public campground and is used by local residents 
7.34 	as a day-use park. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's 
8.1 	land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local 
8.2 	unit of government.

8.3 	Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
8.4 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 8.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
8.6 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
8.7 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
8.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
8.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
8.10 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 
8.11 	for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
8.12 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the band fails 
8.13 	to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The commissioner 
8.14 	may include conservation restrictions in the conveyance deed to ensure the property is 
8.15 	maintained as open space.
8.16 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as follows: 
8.17 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 14, Township 142 North, Range 29 West, containing 
8.18 	35.54 acres, more or less; and 
8.19 	(2) Government Lot 6, Section 14, Township 142 North, Range 29 West, containing 
8.20 	2.06 acres, more or less.
8.21 	(d) The land is located on Bear Island in Leech Lake and is not contiguous to other 
8.22 	state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not 
8.23 	needed for natural resource purposes.

8.24 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
8.25 	WATER; CASS COUNTY.
 8.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
8.27 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
8.28 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
8.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
8.30 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
8.31 	and ensure accuracy.
8.32 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as follows: 
8.33 	that part of Government Lot 7, Section 28, Township 142 North, Range 26 West, described 
8.34 	as follows: commencing at the south quarter corner of said Section 28, from which the 
9.1 	southwest corner of said Section 28 bears, based on the Cass County Coordinate System of 
9.2 	NAD 1983, South 89 degrees 44 minutes 53 seconds West, 2775.06 feet; thence North 52 
9.3 	degrees 48 minutes 53 seconds West, 1326.13 feet to the southeast corner of that particular 
9.4 	tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and filed for record on November 9, 1961, 
9.5 	in Book 121 of Deeds, Page 598, and to a railroad spike on the centerline of County 
9.6 	State-Aid Highway 4; thence North 52 degrees 12 minutes 27 seconds West, 221.06 
9.7 	feet along the southwesterly line of said particular tract of land conveyed to the state of 
9.8 	Minnesota and the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 4 to a spike; thence North 
9.9 	51 degrees 01 minutes 41 seconds West, 111.72 feet along the southwesterly line of said 
9.10 	particular tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and the centerline of County 
9.11 	State-Aid Highway 4 to a mag nail and the point of beginning of the land to be described; 
9.12 	thence continuing North 51 degrees 01 minutes 41 seconds West, 41.42 feet along the 
9.13 	southwesterly line of said particular tract of land conveyed to the state of Minnesota and 
9.14 	the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 4 to a mag nail; thence North 13 degrees 19 
9.15 	minutes 36 seconds East, 144.63 feet to a 3/4" x 24" rebar with plastic cap stamped "MN 
9.16 	DNR LS 17005" (DNR MON); thence continuing North 13 degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds 
9.17 	East, 5 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Little Sand Lake; thence southeasterly, a 
9.18 	distance of 50 feet, more or less, along said water's edge to a line which bears North 13 
9.19 	degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence South 13 degrees 
9.20 	19 minutes 36 seconds West, 5 feet, more or less, to a DNR MON, thence continuing 
9.21 	South 13 degrees 19 minutes 36 seconds West, 129.22 feet to the point of beginning and 
9.22 	there terminating. Containing 0.12 acres, more or less, subject to existing road easements.
9.23 	(d) The land is located on Little Sand Lake. The sale will be to the adjoining 
9.24 	landowner in conjunction with an acquisition to resolve an unintentional trespass by the 
9.25 	state which occurred when the Department of Natural Resources constructed a water 
9.26 	access site.

9.27 	Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
9.28 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 9.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
9.30 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
9.31 	in paragraph (c).
9.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
9.33 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
9.34 	and ensure accuracy.
10.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows: 
10.2 	the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 63 North, Range 
10.3 	3 East, containing 40 acres, more or less. 
10.4 	(d) The land borders Mons Creek and was acquired in a land exchange in 2003. The 
10.5 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that school trust management interests 
10.6 	would best be served if the land was sold.

10.7 	Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
10.8 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 10.9 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
10.10 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
10.11 	in paragraph (c).
10.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
10.13 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
10.14 	and ensure accuracy. 
10.15 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows:
10.16 	(1) Outlot A & Caribou Backlot, Cook County. Outlot A of White Sky, according to 
10.17 	the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for Cook County, Minnesota, 
10.18 	containing 0.74 acres, more or less; and 
10.19 	(2) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, Township 60 North, Range 3 West, 
10.20 	lying northerly of Cook County Road 4, southerly of the plat of White Sky, and westerly 
10.21 	of Lot 1, Block 1 of White Sky First Addition, according to the plats on file and of record 
10.22 	in the Office of the Recorder for Cook County, containing 1.02 acres, more or less.
10.23 	(d) The land borders Caribou Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has 
10.24 	determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the lands were 
10.25 	sold.

10.26 	Sec. 16. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
10.27 	WATER; COOK COUNTY.
 10.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
10.29 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
10.30 	in paragraph (c). 
10.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
10.32 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
10.33 	and ensure accuracy. 
11.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cook County and is described as follows: 
11.2 	that part of Government Lot 10, Section 35, Township 65 North, Range 1 West, more fully 
11.3 	described as follows: being the easterly 863.9 feet of Government Lot 10, EXCEPT the 
11.4 	southerly 40.3 feet thereof. The west and south boundary lines being perpendicular to 
11.5 	and parallel with the south boundary of Government Lot 10, respectively. Containing 
11.6 	3.3 acres, more or less.
11.7 	(d) The land borders West Bearskin Lake, was acquired in a land exchange in 
11.8 	2000, and is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources 
11.9 	has determined that school trust management interests would best be served if the land 
11.10 	was sold.

11.11 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 11.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
11.13 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to a governmental subdivision the surplus 
11.14 	land that is described in paragraph (c). 
11.15 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
11.16 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
11.17 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of 
11.18 	the state for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the 
11.19 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public 
11.20 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use 
11.21 	or abandons the public use of the land. The commissioner may include conservation 
11.22 	restrictions in the conveyance deed to ensure the property is maintained as open space.
11.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described 
11.24 	as follows: 
11.25 	(1) the Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, 
11.26 	Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, containing 39 acres, more or less;
11.27 	(2) the east six and two-thirds acres of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter 
11.28 	of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road 
11.29 	right-of-way, containing 6.67 acres, more or less; and 
11.30 	(3) the West Quarter of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
11.31 	Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, 
11.32 	containing 4.87 acres, more or less. 
11.33 	(d) The land was conveyed to the state for wild game reservation purposes. Due 
11.34 	to adjacent residential use and local zoning restrictions, the land is no longer available 
11.35 	for hunting purposes. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the 
12.1 	state's land management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to a 
12.2 	local unit of government.

12.3 	Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
12.4 	WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 12.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
12.6 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale to a governmental subdivision 
12.7 	the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
12.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
12.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
12.10 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of 
12.11 	the state for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the 
12.12 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public 
12.13 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use or 
12.14 	abandons the public use of the land.
12.15 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as 
12.16 	follows: all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Government 
12.17 	Lot 2, Section 25, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, lying north and westerly of the 
12.18 	following described line: beginning at a point on the west line of said section 830.19 feet 
12.19 	South of the west 1/4 corner thereof; thence North 36 degrees 55 minutes East, 109.88 
12.20 	feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes, 1217.3 feet more or less to the water's edge of 
12.21 	Haydens Lake. Subject to existing road easements. Containing 1.9 acres, more or less.
12.22 	(d) The land was purchased by the state for a water access site but has never been 
12.23 	used as a water access site. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that 
12.24 	the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a 
12.25 	local unit of government.

12.26 	Sec. 19. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND 
12.27 	BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; KITTSON COUNTY.
 12.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
12.29 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land 
12.30 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
12.31 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
12.32 	general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure 
12.33 	accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision of the state 
12.34 	for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance 
13.1 	must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the governmental 
13.2 	subdivision fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
13.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as follows:
13.4 	(1) Parcel 1: Lot 7, Block 4, Park Addition to Bronson, lying in the Southwest 
13.5 	Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 161 North, Range 46 West, 
13.6 	containing 0.92 acres, more or less; 
13.7 	(2) Parcel 2: that part of Lots 5 and 6, Block 4, Park Addition to Bronson, lying in 
13.8 	the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 30, Township 161 North, Range 
13.9 	46 West, more particularly described as follows: commencing at the midpoint of the west 
13.10 	line of said Lot 5, which point is 33 feet East of the west line of said Southwest Quarter of 
13.11 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 30; thence East and parallel to the south line of said Lot 
13.12 	5, a distance of 157 feet; thence South on a straight line at right angles to the immediately 
13.13 	preceding line of this description to the center of the south branch of Two Rivers; thence 
13.14 	northwesterly along the center line of said south branch of Two Rivers to its intersection 
13.15 	with a north and south line parallel to the west line of said Southwest Quarter of the 
13.16 	Southwest Quarter of Section 30, and distant 33 feet East therefrom, which line is also 
13.17 	the west line of said Block 4; thence North along said west line of said Block 4, to the 
13.18 	point of beginning, containing 0.39 acres, more or less; 
13.19 	(3) Parcel 12: that part of Block 4, of the Park Addition to the village of Bronson, 
13.20 	Kittson County, Minnesota, which may be more particularly described as follows: Lot 6, 
13.21 	Block 4, with the exception of a tract consisting of the westerly 157 feet of said Lot 6, 
13.22 	deeded to the Olof Locken Post, No. 315, of the American Legion, containing 0.68 acres, 
13.23 	more or less; ALSO the following described portion of Lot 8 of said Block 4: commencing 
13.24 	at a point on the west line of said Lot 8, 140 feet North of the southwest corner of said Lot 
13.25 	8; thence North along said west line of Lot 8, a distance of 68 feet; thence East at right 
13.26 	angles to the said west line of Lot 8 to the east line of said Lot 8; thence South along the 
13.27 	east line of said Lot 8, a distance of 68 feet; thence West at right angles to said east line 
13.28 	of Lot 8 to the point of beginning, containing 0.05 acres, more or less; EXCEPTING 
13.29 	therefrom the following described tract of land: commencing at the northeast corner of 
13.30 	Block 4 in Park Addition to the village of Lake Bronson; thence South at right angles a 
13.31 	distance of 265 feet to the point of beginning; thence West at right angles a distance of 143 
13.32 	feet; thence South at right angles a distance of 111 feet to the center of the Two Rivers; 
13.33 	thence East at right angles a distance of 143 feet to the east line of Lot 8; thence North at 
13.34 	right angles a distance of 111 feet to the point of beginning, being a part of Lot 6 and Lot 8 
13.35 	of Block 4, containing altogether 0.75 acres, more or less; and 
14.1 	(4) Parcel 13: that part of Lot 8, Block 4 of the Park Addition to the village of 
14.2 	Bronson, Kittson County, Minnesota, which may be more particularly described as 
14.3 	follows: the South 140 feet of said Lot 8, Block 4, containing 0.10 acres, more or less; 
14.4 	ALSO the following portion of said Lot 8: commencing at a point on the west line of said 
14.5 	Lot 8, 208 feet North of the southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence North along said west 
14.6 	line of Lot 8, a distance of 5.6 feet; thence East at right angles to said west line of Lot 8 to 
14.7 	the east line of said Lot 8, thence South along said east line of Lot 8, a distance of 5.8 feet; 
14.8 	thence West at right angles to said east line of Lot 8, to the point of beginning, containing 
14.9 	0.004 acres, more or less; containing altogether 0.104 acres, more or less.
14.10 	(d) The land borders South Branch Two Rivers and is not contiguous to other state 
14.11 	lands. The land was acquired for park purposes but was not included in a state park. The 
14.12 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
14.13 	resource purposes.

14.14 	Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; KITTSON COUNTY.
 14.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
14.16 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
14.17 	(c). 
14.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
14.19 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
14.20 	and ensure accuracy. 
14.21 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as 
14.22 	follows: a parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, 
14.23 	Township 161 North, Range 46 West, more particularly described as follows: beginning at 
14.24 	a point which is 33 feet North of the south line and 422 feet East of the west line of said 
14.25 	Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence East parallel to said south line, 726 
14.26 	feet; thence North parallel to said west line, 300 feet; thence West parallel to said south 
14.27 	line, 726 feet; thence South parallel to said west line, 300 feet to the point of beginning. 
14.28 	Containing 5.00 acres, more or less. 
14.29 	(d) The sale may be to multiple parties, including the county for the county 
14.30 	highway right-of-way, the township for the township road, and adjoining landowners to 
14.31 	resolve unintentional agricultural trespasses. The Department of Natural Resources has 
14.32 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

14.33 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
 15.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
15.2 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
15.3 	(c). 
15.4 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
15.5 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
15.6 	and ensure accuracy. 
15.7 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake County and is described as follows: 
15.8 	that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 
15.9 	North, Range 6 West, described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of said 
15.10 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter marked by a DNR survey marker (3/4 inch x 
15.11 	18 inch rebar with an orange cap marked MN DNR LS 16098); thence North 89 degrees 
15.12 	11 minutes 24 seconds West based on the Lake County Coordinate System North Shore 
15.13 	Zone, NAD83, 1986 adjustment, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the 
15.14 	Southwest Quarter, 439.78 feet to a DNR survey marker on the westerly right-of-way of 
15.15 	Trunk Highway 61 and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 89 degrees 11 
15.16 	minutes 24 seconds West along said south line 426.27 feet to a DNR survey marker; 
15.17 	thence North 00 degrees 48 minutes 36 seconds East 100.00 feet to a DNR survey marker; 
15.18 	thence South 89 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds East 494.20 feet to a DNR survey marker 
15.19 	on said westerly right-of-way; thence South 34 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West along 
15.20 	said westerly right-of-way 120.89 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Containing 
15.21 	1.06 acres, more or less.
15.22 	(d) The sale would be to the adjoining landowner and resolve an unintentional 
15.23 	trespass that occurred when a garage was constructed on state-owned land. The 
15.24 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
15.25 	resource purposes.

15.26 	Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE COUNTY.
 15.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
15.28 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
15.29 	(c).
15.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
15.31 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
15.32 	and ensure accuracy.
15.33 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Lake County and is described as follows: 
15.34 	that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 57 
15.35 	North, Range 6 West, described as follows: commencing at the northwest corner of said 
16.1 	Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter marked by a DNR survey marker (3/4 inch x 
16.2 	18 inch rebar with an orange cap marked MN DNR LS 16098); thence South 89 degrees 
16.3 	14 minutes 10 seconds East based on the Lake County Coordinate System North Shore 
16.4 	Zone, NAD83, 1986 adjustment, along the north line of said Northwest Quarter of the 
16.5 	Southeast Quarter, 191.15 feet to a DNR survey marker and the point of beginning; thence 
16.6 	continuing South 89 degrees 14 minutes 10 seconds East along said north line 264.92 feet 
16.7 	to a DNR survey marker on the westerly right-of-way of Trunk Highway 61; thence 
16.8 	South 34 degrees 59 minutes 57 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way 200.00 
16.9 	feet; thence North 41 degrees 54 minutes 07 seconds West 224.87 feet, more or less, to the 
16.10 	point of beginning. Containing 0.50 acres, more or less. 
16.11 	(d) The sale would be to the adjoining landowner and resolve an unintentional 
16.12 	trespass that occurred when a garage and house were constructed on state-owned land. 
16.13 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
16.14 	natural resource purposes.

16.15 	Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
16.16 	WATER; NICOLLET COUNTY.
 16.17 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
16.18 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
16.19 	in paragraph (c). 
16.20 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
16.21 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
16.22 	and ensure accuracy.
16.23 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Nicollet County and is described as 
16.24 	follows:
16.25 	(1) that part of the Southwest Quarter and that part of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
16.26 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, being described as a strip of land 300.0 feet in 
16.27 	width lying adjacent to and northerly of the following described centerline of proposed 
16.28 	channel change: commencing at the center of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 
16.29 	20 West, from which the north quarter corner of said Section 8 bears North 0 degrees 
16.30 	00 minutes East, thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes East for 1280 feet on said quarter 
16.31 	line; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes East for 54.9 feet to road station 40+40 on the 
16.32 	centerline of County State-Aid Highway 24 which is the true point of beginning for the 
16.33 	centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for a distance of 
16.34 	553.5 feet on centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for 
16.35 	a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating; and from the true point of beginning 
17.1 	North 77 degrees 58 minutes West for a distance of 770 feet and there terminating; SAID 
17.2 	LANDS ALSO DESCRIBED AS: a strip of land lying and being 300.0 feet each side of 
17.3 	the following described centerline of proposed channel change: beginning at a point 
17.4 	1280.0 feet South and 54.9 feet East of the center of Section 8, Township 109 North, 
17.5 	Range 29 West; thence easterly on a bearing of South 77 degrees 00 minutes East for a 
17.6 	distance of 553.5 feet; thence easterly on a bearing of South 75 degrees 00 minutes East 
17.7 	for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating. This includes 3.005 acres in part of the 
17.8 	North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, 
17.9 	and 10.932 acres in part of Government Lot 2 of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 
17.10 	29 West. Also from the point of beginning, westerly on a bearing of North 77 degrees 
17.11 	00 minutes West for a distance of 770.0 feet and there terminating. This includes 4.098 
17.12 	acres in part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West. 
17.13 	Containing 3.01 acres, more or less; and 
17.14 	(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter and that part of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
17.15 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, Nicollet County, Minnesota, being described 
17.16 	as a strip of land 300.0 feet in width lying adjacent to and southerly of the following 
17.17 	described centerline of proposed channel change: commencing at the center of Section 
17.18 	8, Township 109 North, Range 20 West, from which the north quarter corner of said 
17.19 	Section 8 bears North 0 degrees 00 minutes East; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes East 
17.20 	for 1280 feet on said quarter line; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes East for 54.9 
17.21 	feet to road station 40+40 on the centerline of County State-Aid Highway 24 which is 
17.22 	the true point of beginning for the centerline of channel change; thence South 75 degrees 
17.23 	58 minutes East for a distance of 553.5 feet on centerline of channel change; thence 
17.24 	South 75 degrees 58 minutes East for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating; and 
17.25 	from the true point of beginning North 77 degrees 58 minutes West for a distance of 
17.26 	770 feet and there terminating; SAID LANDS ALSO DESCRIBED AS: a strip of land 
17.27 	lying and being 300.0 feet each side of the following described centerline of proposed 
17.28 	channel change: beginning at a point 1280.0 feet South and 54.9 feet East of the center of 
17.29 	Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West; thence easterly on a bearing of South 
17.30 	77 degrees 00 minutes East for a distance of 553.5 feet; thence easterly on a bearing of 
17.31 	South 75 degrees 00 minutes East for a distance of 1540.0 feet and there terminating. 
17.32 	This includes 3.005 acres in part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 
17.33 	8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West, and 10.932 acres in part of Government Lot 2 
17.34 	of Section 8, Township 109 North, Range 29 West. Also, from the point of beginning, 
17.35 	westerly on a bearing of North 77 degrees 00 minutes West for a distance of 770.0 feet and 
18.1 	there terminating. This includes 4.098 acres in part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, 
18.2 	Township 109 North, Range 29 West. Containing 4.10 acres, more or less. 
18.3 	(d) The land borders the Minnesota River. It was acquired when a new bridge was 
18.4 	installed across the river resulting in a realignment of the river channel. The Department of 
18.5 	Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

18.6 	Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
18.7 	WATER; RED LAKE COUNTY.
 18.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
18.9 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
18.10 	in paragraph (c).
18.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
18.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
18.13 	and ensure accuracy. 
18.14 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Red Lake County and is described 
18.15 	as follows: 
18.16 	(1) Government Lot 10, Section 31, Township 152 North, Range 40 West, containing 
18.17 	20.17 acres, more or less; and 
18.18 	(2) Government Lot 3, Section 34, Township 152 North, Range 40 West, containing 
18.19 	21.7 acres, more or less. 
18.20 	(d) The land borders the Clearwater River and is not contiguous to other state lands. 
18.21 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
18.22 	natural resource purposes.

18.23 	Sec. 25. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
18.24 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 18.25 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
18.26 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
18.27 	in paragraph (c).
18.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
18.29 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
18.30 	and ensure accuracy.
18.31 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as 
18.32 	follows: Government Lot 2, except the Northwest Quarter of Lot 2, Section 19, Township 
18.33 	58 North, Range 18 West, containing 30.84 acres, more or less.
19.1 	(d) The land borders an unnamed tributary to the West Two Rivers Reservoir. The 
19.2 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
19.3 	resource purposes.

19.4 	Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 19.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
19.6 	of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph 
19.7 	(c). 
19.8 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
19.9 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
19.10 	and ensure accuracy. 
19.11 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as 
19.12 	follows: Government Lot 3, Section 18, Township 68 North, Range 19 West, containing 
19.13 	23.22 acres, more or less.
19.14 	(d) The sale will be to the University of Minnesota for the off axis NOvA detector 
19.15 	project. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed 
19.16 	for natural resource purposes.

19.17 	Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
19.18 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 19.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
19.20 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering 
19.21 	public water that is described in paragraph (c).
19.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
19.23 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
19.24 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may only sell the land to a governmental subdivision 
19.25 	of the state. The conveyance may be for less than the value of the land as determined by 
19.26 	the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public 
19.27 	and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use or 
19.28 	abandons the public use of the land.
19.29 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as 
19.30 	follows, Parcels A and B containing altogether 31.55 acres, more or less:
19.31 	(1) Parcel A: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
19.32 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
19.33 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
19.34 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 399.98 feet on and along the east-west 
20.1 	quarter line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 13 
20.2 	minutes 48 seconds West, 504.57 feet on and along the said east-west quarter line; thence 
20.3 	South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 
20.4 	line of said Section 30; thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds East, 504.44 feet 
20.5 	on and along the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence North 17 degrees 54 minutes 
20.6 	26 seconds East, 1378.11 feet to the point of beginning; and 
20.7 	(2) Parcel B: all that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 
20.8 	30, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, bounded by the following described lines: 
20.9 	commencing at the east quarter corner of said Section 30; thence on an assumed bearing 
20.10 	of North 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West, 904.55 feet along the east-west quarter 
20.11 	line of said Section 30 to the point of beginning; thence South 17 degrees 54 minutes 26 
20.12 	seconds West, 1377.65 feet to a point on the south 1/16 line of said Section 30; thence 
20.13 	North 88 degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds West, 369.30 feet along said south 1/16 line; 
20.14 	thence North 42 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds West, 248.00 feet; thence North 02 
20.15 	degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds East, 488.11 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 
20.16 	19 seconds East, 944.68 feet to a point on the east-west quarter line of said Section 30; 
20.17 	thence South 88 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East, 236.03 feet along said east-west 
20.18 	quarter line to the point of beginning. 
20.19 	(d) The land borders Long Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
20.20 	land was donated to the state with the understanding that the land would be used as a 
20.21 	wildlife sanctuary. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is 
20.22 	not needed for natural resource purposes.

20.23 	Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 20.24 	Sections 1 to 27 are effective the day following final enactment.