1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; authorizing St. Louis County to lease certain tax-forfeited 
1.3 	land.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ST. LOUIS COUNTY; TAX-FORFEITED LAND LEASE.
 1.6 	St. Louis County may enter into a lease for tax-forfeited land with the town of White 
1.7 	and the city of Aurora to provide for the raw water intake and associated infrastructure of 
1.8 	the East Range Joint Powers Board water treatment plant. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
1.9 	Statutes, section 282.04, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), or other law to the contrary, the lease 
1.10 	agreement may provide for consideration of more than $12,000 per year and the term of 
1.11 	the lease may be for 40 years.