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

1.5 	Section 1. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
1.6 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
1.8 	Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described 
1.9 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
1.10 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
1.11 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.12 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:
1.13 	(1) PIN No. 03-025-1040;
1.14 	(2) PIN No. 05-023-3020;
1.15 	(3) PIN No. 05-024-4010;
1.16 	(4) PIN No. 06-003-3100;
1.17 	(5) PIN No. 07-001-2030;
1.18 	(6) PIN No. 09-007-2030;
1.19 	(7) PIN No. 09-007-2040;
1.20 	(8) PIN No. 09-013-1030;
1.21 	(9) PIN No. 09-013-2010;
1.22 	(10) PIN No. 13-002-3030;
1.23 	(11) PIN No. 13-011-1010;
1.24 	(12) PIN No. 13-011-2010;
2.1 	(13) PIN No. 13-011-2020;
2.2 	(14) PIN No. 13-012-2020;
2.3 	(15) PIN No. 13-119-4010;
2.4 	(16) PIN No. 13-127-3010;
2.5 	(17) PIN No. 15-012-3060;
2.6 	(18) PIN No. 15-012-3070;
2.7 	(19) PIN No. 15-012-3080;
2.8 	(20) PIN No. 17-440-0290;
2.9 	(21) PIN No. 17-440-0300;
2.10 	(22) PIN No. 18-300-0010;
2.11 	(23) PIN No. 19-440-0070;
2.12 	(24) PIN No. 19-440-0090;
2.13 	(25) PIN No. 22-480-0390;
2.14 	(26) PIN No. 02-350-0030;
2.15 	(27) PIN No. 03-014-1290;
2.16 	(28) PIN No. 03-024-3020;
2.17 	(29) PIN No. 08-001-1010;
2.18 	(30) PIN No. 03-011-1040;
2.19 	(31) PIN No. 03-011-1050;
2.20 	(32) PIN No. 03-013-3010;
2.21 	(33) PIN No. 06-015-1020;
2.22 	(34) PIN No. 13-121-3010;
2.23 	(35) PIN No. 13-121-3020;
2.24 	(36) PIN No. 13-128-2010;
2.25 	(37) PIN No. 07-016-2020; and
2.26 	(38) PIN No. 12-024-4020.
2.27 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
2.28 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

2.29 	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
2.30 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 2.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
2.32 	Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
2.33 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
3.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
3.2 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 
3.3 	The land may not be sold until the existing timber contract on the land is fulfilled.
3.4 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: PIN No. 
3.5 	03-023-1020.
3.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
3.7 	best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

3.8 	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
3.9 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 3.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
3.11 	Wadena County may sell the tax-forfeited lands bordering public water that are described 
3.12 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
3.13 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
3.14 	attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and 
3.15 	ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
3.16 	conservation easements, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, for the lands 
3.17 	described in paragraph (c). The easements shall serve to provide access to anglers. The 
3.18 	easement for land described in paragraph (c), clause (1), shall be 66 feet in width lying 
3.19 	north of the centerline of Union Creek. The easements for the lands described in paragraph 
3.20 	(c), clauses (2) to (4), shall be 66 feet in width lying south of the centerline of Union Creek.
3.21 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:
3.22 	(1) PIN No. 22-600-0830;
3.23 	(2) PIN No. 22-770-0010;
3.24 	(3) PIN No. 22-770-0020; and
3.25 	(4) PIN No. 22-770-0030.
3.26 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
3.27 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.