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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to natural resources; modifying disposition of certain land and revenue; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>adding to and deleting from state forests and recreation areas; authorizing public <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>and private sales and exchanges of certain state lands; merging certain state <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>parks; authorizing the purchase of a dam;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>sections 89.022; 459.06, subdivision 1; 477A.17; Minnesota Statutes 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Supplement, section 85.012, subdivision 38a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>section 85.012, subdivision 53a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 85.012, subdivision 38a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 38a. Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.022, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><b>89.022 DISPOSAL OF TILLABLE LAND IN MEMORIAL HARDWOOD </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><b>FOREST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exchange or sale required.</b> If any parcel acquired for the Memorial <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Hardwood Forest after July 1, 1977 contains more than ten contiguous acres of tillable <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>land adjacent to other tillable land or to a maintained public road or a farm homestead <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>consisting of a residence and farm buildings abutting a maintained public road, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>commissioner of natural resources shall either exchange the land for other land suitable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>forest purposes or declare the land as surplus land to the commissioner of administration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>The commissioner of administration shall offer the land for sale in the manner provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>by law not less than six months after acquisition by the state and once thereafter in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>of the next two years. Tillable land is land classified as class 1, 2, or 3 as defined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>United States Soil Conservation Service. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary neither <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>the state nor any of its subdivisions shall be required to construct or maintain any street, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>highway or other road to provide access to any parcel of land sold or exchanged pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>to this section. The commissioner of natural resources may retain easements over parcels <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>sold or exchanged pursuant to this section as are required for purposes of providing access <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>to public waters or forest lands or access to insure stream bank stabilization and protection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exemption.</b> The commissioner of natural resources may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources county board for an exemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>from the exchange or sale requirements of subdivision 1 in instances where it can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>demonstrated that unique recreational, historical or scientific values would be destroyed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>by the exchange or sale of tillable land or a farm homestead has been or will be acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>for natural resource and public access purposes. Exemptions shall be decided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>commission on an individual basis. The county board may approve or disapprove the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>exemption. If the application for exemption is not decided by the commission county <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>board within 90 days, the application shall be deemed to have been denied approved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Disposition.</b> Money collected pursuant to this section 
         <statute_ref>89.022</statute_ref> shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>deposited in the general fund natural resources fund established under section 16A.531, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>subdivision 2.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 459.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Accept donations.</b> Any county, city, or town may by resolution of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>its governing body accept donations of land that the governing body deems to be better <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>adapted for the production of timber and wood than for any other purpose, for a forest, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>may manage it on forestry principles. The donor of not less than 100 acres of any such <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>land shall be entitled to have the land perpetually bear the donor's name. The governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>body of any city or town, when funds are available or have been levied therefor, may, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>when authorized by a majority vote by ballot of the voters voting at any general or special <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>city election or town meeting where the question is properly submitted, purchase or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>obtain by condemnation proceedings, and preferably at the sources of streams, any tract <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>of land for a forest which is better adapted for the production of timber and wood than <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>for any other purpose, and which is conveniently located for the purpose, and manage it <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>on forestry principles. The selection of the lands and the plan of management must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>approved by the director of lands and forestry. The city or town may annually levy a tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>on all taxable property within its boundaries to procure and maintain such forests.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 477A.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><b>477A.17 LAKE </b><b>VERMILION STATE PARK AND SOUDAN</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><b> </b><b>VERMILION-SOUDAN </b><b>UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; ANNUAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><b>PAYMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2012, In lieu of the payment amount provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>477A.12</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, clause (1), the county shall receive an annual payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>for state-owned land acquired for within the boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>Underground Mine State Park, established in section
         <statute_ref> 85.012</statute_ref>, subdivision 38a, and land <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>within the boundary of Soudan Underground Mine State Park, established in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><statute_ref>85.012, subdivision 53a</statute_ref>, equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of the state-owned land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purposes of this section, the appraised value of the land acquired for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park for the first five years after <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>acquisition shall be the purchase price of the land, plus the value of any portion of the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>that is acquired by donation. The appraised value must be redetermined by the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>assessor every five years after the land is acquired. Thereafter, the appraised value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>state-owned land shall be as determined under section 477A.12, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The annual payments under this section shall be distributed to the taxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>jurisdictions containing the property as follows: one-third to the school districts; one-third <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>to the town; and one-third to the county. The payment to school districts is not a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>apportionment under section 
         <statute_ref>127A.34</statute_ref> and is not subject to aid recapture. Each of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>taxing jurisdictions may use the payments for their general purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Except as provided in this section, the payments shall be made as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>477A.11</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>477A.13</statute_ref>.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>DELETIONS FROM STATE RECREATION AREA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><b>[85.013][Subd. 11b.] Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Meeker County.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var> The following areas are deleted from the Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(1) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 118 North, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>Range 30 West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the South 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 30, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>118 North, Range 30 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(3) the West 15 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>32, Township 118 North, Range 30 West.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>ADDITION TO STATE FOREST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><b>[89.021][Subd. 48a.] Snake River State Forest.</b> The following area is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>Snake River State Forest: Sections 15 and 16, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>WATER; BECKER COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(b) The commissioner may sell the land to a local unit of government for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>of the land. The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Becker County and is described as: that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 140 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>North, Range 36 West, described as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>East, a distance of 1,020.56 feet along the north line of said Northwest Quarter of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>the Northeast Quarter to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>30 seconds West, a distance of 222.19 feet; thence North 73 degrees 06 minutes 43 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>seconds East, a distance of 222.99 feet; thence North 12 degrees 38 minutes 24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>seconds East, a distance of 159.58 feet to the north line of said Northwest Quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 26 seconds West, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>distance of 248.21 feet along said north line to the point of beginning, excepting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>Containing approximately 0.5 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The land described in paragraph (c) borders the Straight River. The Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>were conveyed to a local unit of government for public use.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var><b>WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>Beltrami County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(1) part of Government Lot 1, Section 17, Township 154 North, Range 30 West <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(PIN No. 49.00135.01);<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(2) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>146 North, Range 31 West (PIN No. 46.00208.00); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(3) part of Government Lot 3, Section 32, Township 155 North, Range 30 West <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(PIN No. 49.00172.03).<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><b>WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Beltrami County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>sell by private sale to a state agency the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(1) Part of Government Lot 2, Section 10, Township 146 North, Range 33 West <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(PIN No. 80.00240.00); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(2) Outlot A, Lind's Addition to Bemidji, Section 2, Township 146 North, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>33 West (PIN No. 80.04443.00).<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>be served if the lands were conveyed to a state agency for natural resources management.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><b>WATER; CARVER COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carver County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>convey to the city of Norwood Young America for less than the appraised value the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>that the land reverts to the state if the city of Norwood Young America stops using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Carver County and is described as: Outlot <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>A, The Preserve 3rd Addition (parcel 58.6520890).<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Norwood Young <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>America for a public park or lake access.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><b>WATER; CARVER COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 282.01, subdivision 1, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>282, Carver County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>water that are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>Statutes, section 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>ensure accuracy. The county may convey the land to the city of Watertown for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>the market value of the land as determined by the county board, but the conveyance must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for a public use, as described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a, which may include but is not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>to a park, trails system, public transit system facility, and public service facility, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>may include a water tower, administrative offices, a lift station, and a public works facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>as well as use in a wetland bank restoration project as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>sections 103G.222 to 103G.2243, in which a conditional use deed or deed restrictions may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>be recorded. The land described in paragraph (c) may be subsequently subdivided and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>conveyed, in whole or in part, to other local governmental subdivisions of the state to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>accomplish these public uses. The land described in paragraph (c) is subject to the reverter <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>interest of the state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivisions 1c and 1d.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Carver County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>the South Half of Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117, Range 25, Carver <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>County, Minnesota, except those parts described as follows, to wit: commencing at <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>the southwest corner of Southeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence running North <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>60 rods to a point in the center of the Watertown, Chaska and Carver Road; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>southeasterly 73 rods to south line of said Southeast Quarter; thence West 44 rods to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>place of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West, Carver County, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the South Quarter corner of Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>9; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Quarter 726.00 feet (44 rods) to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>thence North 36 degrees 59 minutes 00 seconds West along a line that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter at a point 990.00 feet (60 rods) <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>North of said South Quarter corner a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>East a distance of 493.23 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes 00 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>seconds West a distance of 214.00 feet to said south line of the Southeast Quarter; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>thence on a bearing of West a distance of 326.52 feet to the actual point of beginning; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of the South Half of the Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West of the Fifth Principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Meridian, described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of said <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>Southeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of East along the south line of said <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>Southeast Quarter a distance of 726.00 feet; thence North 37 degrees 04 minutes 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>seconds West, along a line that will intersect the west line of said Southeast Quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>at a point 990.00 feet northerly from said southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>a distance of 267.81 feet; thence on a bearing of East a distance of 273.66 feet to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing on a bearing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>East a distance of 219.57 feet; thence on a bearing of South 1 degree 30 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>00 seconds West to said south line of the Southeast Quarter; thence on a bearing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>East along said south line a distance of 236.23 feet; thence on a bearing of North a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>distance of 556.20 feet; thence on a bearing of West a distance of 65.27 feet; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>South 48 degrees 20 minutes 11 seconds West a distance of 515.27 feet to the point <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>of beginning; ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that part of the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 117 North, Range 25 West, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>Carver County, Minnesota, lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>line of County State-Aid Highway No. 10, as described in Document No. 58827, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>as recorded in the office of the Carver County Recorder; ALSO EXCEPTING <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>THEREFROM that part thereof platted as Tuscany Village (PIN No. 85.0092900).<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>best be served if the land were conveyed to the city of Watertown for the use described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><b>WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>Chisago County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: those parts <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>of Lots 4, 5, and 6 in Block 2 of Starks Second Addition to Harris lying south of Goose <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Creek (PID No. 14.00394.00).<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>best served if the land was returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var><b>WATERS; CHISAGO COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chisago County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>sell by private sale to the adjoining landowner the tax-forfeited land bordering public <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>waters that is described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>general may make changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as: that part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>Government Lot 5 described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of Section 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>thence North 1 degree 5 minutes West 1,644.50 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>30 seconds West 401.10 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 4 degrees 17 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>30 seconds East 150 feet; thence South 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West 220 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>feet more or less to the shoreline of Chain Lake; thence northwesterly on the shoreline <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>150 feet more or less to a point of intersection with a line bearing South 88 degrees 22 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>minutes 30 seconds East from the point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>30 seconds East 337 feet more or less to the point of beginning, Section 5, Township 35, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>Range 21 (PID No. 11.00118.00).<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>best served if the land was returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var><b>WATER; LAKE COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>Lake County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(1) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 33, Township 55, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>Range 11 (25-5511-33791); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 31, Township 64, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>11 (28-6411-31250).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var><b>WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Crow Wing County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(1) part of Government Lot 3, City of Baxter, Section 7, Township 133, Range 28, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>described as: beginning at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 3; thence East 300 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>feet along the north line of said Lot 3; thence South 1 degree 44 minutes West, 262.8 feet; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>thence South 32 degrees 51 minutes West, 149.6 feet to shore of Perch Lake; thence North <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>50 degrees 7 minutes West, 283 feet along shore of said lake to west line of said lot; thence <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>North 1 degree 44 minutes East, 207.1 feet to point of beginning. PIN #010073103C00009;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>(2) Government Lot 5, City of Crosslake, Section 21, Township 137, Range 27, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>(i) 10 acres acquired by USA in condemnation decree in Register of Deeds Office in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>Book (E), page 151;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(ii) .70 acres acquired by USA in decree in Book 31, page 120;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(iii) part of Government Lot 5 described as: beginning at the quarter corner of west <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>line of said lot; thence East 127.2 feet South 27 degrees 10 minutes East, 128.3 feet; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>thence South 29 degrees 21 minutes West, 70 feet; thence South 5 degrees 19 minutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>West, 180 feet; thence West 134.9 feet; thence west line of said lot; thence North 354.5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>feet along said west line to point of beginning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(iv) that parcel sold to James W. Oberg;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(v) part to Mudek;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(vi) part to Robert Souther;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(vii) two parcels conveyed to Crosslake Rental and Leasing Co. as recorded on <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>Doc #495065;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>(viii) that part conveyed to Unlimited Potential Enterprises on recorded Doc <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>#565043; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(ix) that part conveyed to Paul and Patricia Willmus on recorded Doc #562741.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>Subject to restrictions and reservations of record and subject to easement of record. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>PIN #120213205BCB009;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(3) Lot 6, Block 1, Vansickle Creek Estates, City of Emily, Section 23, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>138, Range 26. PIN #211490010060009; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>(4) the North 80 feet of Government Lot 1, Section 15, lying West of East 151.92 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>feet thereof and also the South 35 feet of the North 115 feet of Government Lot 1, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>15, lying West of East 351.91 feet thereof with an easement of record and also the North <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>30 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 15, lying West of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>Nisswa Village Road, City of Nisswa, Section 15, Township 135, Range 29. Subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>easements, reservations, and restrictions of record. PIN #280152101AA0009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><b>WATERS; DAKOTA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45; 282.01, subdivision 1a; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Dakota County may convey to the city of Rosemount for no consideration the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>of Rosemount stops using the land for park or trail purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is described as Outlot J of Outlots of Brockway (Dakota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>County PID No. 34-54300-00-100).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interest would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>best served if the land is conveyed to the city of Rosemount for park or trail purposes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: Lot <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>3, Block 2, Oak Hollow (Hennepin County tax identification number 08-119-23 23 0012).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision of the state for use as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>recreational trail and for maintenance of the land in its natural state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><b>WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>Outlot B, Boulder Pointe (Hennepin County tax identification number 21-116-22 11 0021).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>wetlands.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><b>WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>convey to a governmental subdivision of the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>that the land reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision stops using the land for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin County and is described as: <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>including adjacent part of Wawonaissa Common, Lot 19, Block 7, "Woodland Point," <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin County tax identification number 13-117-24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>21 0080).<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>be best served if the land is conveyed to a governmental subdivision for preservation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>wetlands and open water purposes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>or other law to the contrary, Hennepin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>land described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: except <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>road, Tract C, Registered Land Survey No. 0047, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>County tax identification number 24-027-24 22 0003).<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>best be served if the land is sold to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>conservation, hiking, wildlife observation, and environmental education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var><b>WATER; ISANTI COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Isanti County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>convey to the city of Isanti for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>water that is described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>that the land reverts to the state if the city of Isanti stops using the land for the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sale, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>revenue shall grant a scenic easement to be held in the name of the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>Resources for the parcel described in paragraph (c) located within Sections 24 and 25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Township 35, Range 24, to protect the scenic, recreational, and natural characteristics of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>the Rum River, according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.311, subdivision 6, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>103F.331, subdivision 1. The easement shall be 400 feet in width, lying easterly of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>centerline of the Rum River.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Isanti County and is described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>Section 36, Township 35, Range 24, Rum River Meadows Outlot D; ALSO Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>25, Township 35, Range 24, Villages on the Rum 5th Addition Outlot A, also in Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>24, Township 35, Range 24.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the city of Isanti to use <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>as a park.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><b>WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(1) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, less 3.42 acres for the railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>right-of-way, Section 36, Township 145, Range 25 (PIN No. 11-236-4400); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(2) Lot 4, less that part lying East of creek, Section 14, Township 58, Range 24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(PIN No. 04-114-1302).<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>or other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>land must be sold for no less than its market value. The purchaser must provide a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>survey of the land acceptable to the county and must pay all survey and appraisal costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Itasca County and is described as: the West 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>feet of the North 380 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>19, Township 58 North, Range 24 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; KANABEC COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Kanabec County and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>(1) the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>Southeast Quarter, all in Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 24 West; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, North Half of the Southeast Quarter, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>South Half of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 9, Township 42 North, Range 23 West.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>the Snake River. The state land administered by the county borders Hay Creek. While <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>those lands do not provide at least equal opportunity for access to the waters by the public, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>adjacent state forest lands.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND WITHIN STATE PARK; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><b>KITTSON COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land within Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>Bronson State Park described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>(c) The land that may be sold is located in Kittson County and is described as: the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>following lots located in the Lakeside Subdivision Plat, located within the Southeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 33, Township 161 North, Range 46 West:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(1) Lots 3 and 4, Block 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>(2) Lots 4, 5, 7 to 9, and 13 to 15, Block 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(3) Lots 1 to 7 and 12 to 15, Block 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Containing 2.15 acres, more or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>for natural resource purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>(e) Proceeds of land sales under this section may be used only to acquire property <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>within Lake Bronson State Park.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><b>WATER; LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>Lake of the Woods County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>are described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Lake of the Woods County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(1) Lot 20 and part of Lot 9, Auditors Plat #2, Section 18, Township 161, Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>33 (PIN No. 62.51.00.200); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(2) part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>159, Range 31 (PIN No. 37.05.44.000).<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var><b>WATER; MARTIN COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Martin County may <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>sell by private sale to the adjoining owner the tax-forfeited land bordering public water <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>that is described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: PID No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>23.039.1560.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>best served if the land was returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>lands described in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(1) Lots 1 to 4, Block 4, Atlantic Ave. Addition to Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>(2) Lots 5 to 7, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(3) Lots 8 to 11, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(4) Lot 12, Block 44, Bay View Addition to Duluth No. 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>(5) Lots 14 to 16, Duluth Heights 1st Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(6) that part of Lot 11 beginning at the southwest corner of said lot; thence northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>along the south line .20 feet; thence left 89 degrees 57 minutes 42 seconds a distance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>140.01 feet to a point on the north line of Lot 11 .12 feet East of the northwest corner; <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>thence southwest to the northwest corner; thence southeast along the west line 140.01 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>to the point of beginning, Duluth Proper 1st Division West Superior Street;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(7) Lots 33 to 39, odd-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(8) Lots 34 to 40, even-numbered lots, Block 172, Duluth Proper Third Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(9) Lots 49 to 63, odd-numbered lots, including part of vacated 4th Ave W adjacent <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>to Lot 63, Duluth Proper Third Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(10) Lots 50 and 52, Duluth Proper Third Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(11) Lots 39 to 45, odd-numbered lots, Block 179, Duluth Proper Third Division; <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>(12) the southeasterly 30 feet of the northwesterly 100 feet, Lots 12 to 16, Soo Ry. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>Lease No. 7841, Marine Division of Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>(13) the East 12-1/2 feet of the West 37-1/2 feet of Lots 1 and 2, West Duluth 5th <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(14) the East 10 feet of the South 63 feet of Lot 11 and the East 12-1/2 feet of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>North 37 feet of Lot 11, Block 16, West Park Division of Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(15) the South 13 feet for st Lot 10, Block 4, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>Rearr Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(16) the North 13 feet of Lot 3, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(17) the North 13 feet of Lot 4, Block 5, Woodland Park 8th Division 1st Rearr Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(18) the South 424 feet of the North 999 feet of that part of the Northeast Quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>of the Northwest Quarter lying West of the old North Shore Road, except the highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>right-of-way, 5.97 acres, and except that part lying South of the southerly highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>right-of-way, Section 19, Township 51, Range 12, Town of Duluth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(19) part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>51, Range 17, Town of Industrial;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(20) part of Government Lot 3, Section 2, Township 64, Range 18, Beatty Township; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(21) the South 70 feet of the East 313 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Quarter, Section 31, Township 60, Range 17.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var><b>WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(1) the westerly 200 feet of Lot 5, Section 31, Township 58, Range 16, Town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>Biwabik;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(2) Lots 8, 9, and 10, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Breitung;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>(3) Lots 14 to 17, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>Breitung;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(4) Lot 242, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of Breitung;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>(5) Lots 251 to 254, Section 6, Township 62, Range 15, NE NA Mik Ka Ta Town of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>Breitung; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(6) Lots 8 to 20, even-numbered lots, Upper Duluth St. Louis Avenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><b>WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>(1) Lots 347 to 355, odd-numbered lots, Lower Duluth Minnesota Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(2) Lots 22 to 30, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(3) Lots 44 to 54, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(4) Lots 58 to 68, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>(5) Lots 78 to 84, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(6) Lot 86, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>(7) Lot 88, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>(8) Lot 132, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(9) Lots 206 to 212, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>(10) Lots 324 to 330, even-numbered lots, Lower Duluth St. Louis Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(11) Lot 5, Section 7, Township 54, Range 16, Town of Cotton; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(12) an undivided 11/12 interest, Lot 4, Section 29, Township 63, Range 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>MERGER OF SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK, ST. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var><b>LOUIS COUNTY, INTO LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>Soudan Underground Mine State Park is merged into Lake Vermilion State Park. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>merged park shall be known as Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>SALE OF NONCOMPLIANT TAX-FORFEITED LAND ON </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var><b>MINNESOTA POINT, DULUTH.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 7a, tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>land located on Minnesota Point in Duluth, which cannot be improved because of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>noncompliance with local ordinances regarding minimum area, shape, frontage, or access, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>may, at the discretion of the St. Louis County auditor, be offered and sold by the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>auditor to any single, specific adjoining or adjacent landowner without notifying or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>offering to sell to all adjoining or adjacent landowners.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var><b>WATER; WADENA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>(1) PIN No. 03-025-1040;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>(2) PIN No. 05-023-3020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>(3) PIN No. 05-024-4010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>(4) PIN No. 06-003-3100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(5) PIN No. 07-001-2030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>(6) PIN No. 09-007-2030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>(7) PIN No. 09-007-2040;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>(8) PIN No. 09-013-1030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>(9) PIN No. 09-013-2010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>(10) PIN No. 13-002-3030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>(11) PIN No. 13-011-1010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>(12) PIN No. 13-011-2010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(13) PIN No. 13-011-2020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>(14) PIN No. 13-012-2020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(15) PIN No. 13-119-4010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(16) PIN No. 13-127-3010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(17) PIN No. 15-012-3060;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>(18) PIN No. 15-012-3070;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(19) PIN No. 15-012-3080;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>(20) PIN No. 17-440-0290;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>(21) PIN No. 17-440-0300;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(22) PIN No. 18-300-0010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>(23) PIN No. 19-440-0070;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(24) PIN No. 19-440-0090;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(25) PIN No. 22-480-0390;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(26) PIN No. 02-350-0030;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>(27) PIN No. 03-014-1290;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(28) PIN No. 03-024-3020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(29) PIN No. 08-001-1010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>(30) PIN No. 03-011-1040;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>(31) PIN No. 03-011-1050;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>(32) PIN No. 03-013-3010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>(33) PIN No. 06-015-1020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>(34) PIN No. 13-121-3010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>(35) PIN No. 13-121-3020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>(36) PIN No. 13-128-2010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(37) PIN No. 07-016-2020; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(38) PIN No. 12-024-4020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var><b>WATER; WADENA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>The land may not be sold until the existing timber contract on the land is fulfilled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(c) The land to be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: PIN No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>03-023-1020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var><b>WATER; WADENA COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide access to anglers. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>easement for land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be 66 feet in width lying <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>north of the centerline of Union Creek. The easements for the lands described in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(c), clauses (2) to (4), shall be 66 feet in width lying south of the centerline of Union Creek.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>(1) PIN No. 22-600-0830;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(2) PIN No. 22-770-0010;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(3) PIN No. 22-770-0020; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(4) PIN No. 22-770-0030.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. <b>BRAINERD DAM; CITY OF BRAINERD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>The requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.525, have been met and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>the city of Brainerd may purchase the Brainerd Dam on the Mississippi River in Crow <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>Wing County.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(a) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall combine the legislative history <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>of Soudan Underground Mine State Park with the legislative history of Lake Vermilion <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>State Park.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(b) In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall renumber section 84.157 as <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>section 94.3435 and make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.012, subdivision 53a, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>Sections 1 to 38 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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