1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; conveying land; removing routes from state highway 
1.3 	system;repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.115, subdivisions 173, 
1.4 	193.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF STATE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY TO 
1.7 	UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
 1.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.281, 16B.282, 92.45, or any other 
1.9 	law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall convey to the United States 
1.10 	Fish and Wildlife Service all right, title, and interest of the state of Minnesota, in the land 
1.11 	located in Houston County, known as the Four Seasons Wetland and Boots Bog:
1.12 	(a) The Four Seasons Wetland is located along marked Trunk Highway 26 at mile point 
1.13 	20.4 on the west side of the roadway. The majority of the site is in the Southwest Quarter 
1.14 	of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 104 North, Range 4 West. There are 
1.15 	small parts of the site in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and also the 
1.16 	Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter. The overall site is approximately 15 acres.
1.17 	(b) Boots Bog is located along marked Trunk Highway 16 at mile point 284.2 on the south 
1.18 	side of the roadway. The majority of the site is that part of the approximate western 
1.19 	two-thirds of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 
1.20 	104 North, Range 4 West, that lies south of marked Trunk Highway 16. There is a small 
1.21 	part of the site in the extreme Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast 
1.22 	Quarter of Section 29, Township 104 North, Range 4 West, that lies south of marked 
1.23 	Trunk Highway 16. The overall site is approximately 15 acres.

2.1 	Sec. 2. CONVEYANCE OF STATE INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY TO CITY 
2.2 	OF MONTEVIDEO.
 2.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.09 or 94.10, the commissioner 
2.4 	of natural resources and the commissioner of transportation may convey to the city of 
2.5 	Montevideo, for no consideration, the surplus land described in paragraph (c).
2.6 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
2.7 	that the land reverts to the state if the city of Montevideo ceases using the land for public 
2.8 	purposes. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to 
2.9 	correct errors and ensure accuracy.
2.10 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Lac Qui Parle County and is 
2.11 	described as follows: 
2.12 	Tract A: 
2.13 	That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 
2.14 	117 North, Range 41 West, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, described as follows: 
2.15 	Beginning at a point 462.00 feet south of the northeast corner of the Northwest 
2.16 	Quarter of said Section 24 and running thence south on the east line of said 
2.17 	Northwest Quarter of said section, 792.00 feet; thence west at right angles to said 
2.18 	east line of said Northwest Quarter, 550.00 feet; thence north parallel with said east 
2.19 	line of said Northwest Quarter of said section, 792.00 feet; thence east, 550.00 feet 
2.20 	to the place of beginning, containing 10 acres of land; Also a strip of land one (1) 
2.21 	chain in width extending from the south line of the above described ten-acre tract 
2.22 	to the south line of the Northwest Quarter of said section, the east line of said strip 
2.23 	being the east line of the Northwest Quarter of said section, and the west line being 
2.24 	parallel therewith, and one (1) chain distant therefrom.
2.25 	Tract B:
2.26 	 A strip of land over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
2.27 	Section 24, Township 117 North, Range 41 West, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, 
2.28 	said strip being all that part of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter which 
2.29 	lies within a distance of 50 feet on each side of the centerline of Trunk Highway 
2.30 	marked 212 (formerly Trunk Highway marked 12) as located and established prior 
2.31 	to January 1, 1928, said centerline being described as follows: Beginning at the 
2.32 	northwest corner of said Section 24; thence run in an easterly direction along the 
2.33 	north line of said Section 24 for a distance of 1472.3 feet; thence deflect to the right 
2.34 	on a 04 degree 00 minute curve with a delta angle of 24 degrees 34 minutes for a 
2.35 	distance of 614.2 feet; thence on a tangent to said curve for a distance of 600 feet and 
2.36 	there terminating; together with that part of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
3.1 	Quarter which lies northerly of the first described strip; also together with that part 
3.2 	of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter which lies southwesterly of the 
3.3 	first described strip, easterly of a line run parallel to and distant 549.78 feet westerly 
3.4 	of the east line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and northerly of 
3.5 	a line run parallel to and distant 462 feet south of the north line of said Northeast 
3.6 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; excepting therefrom all that part of the above 
3.7 	described strips and tracts which lies within the right-of-way of existing highway 
3.8 	located in said subdivision prior to January 1, 1928; 
3.9 	which lies southerly of Line 1 described below:
3.10 	Line 1:
3.11 	 Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 24; thence south on an 
3.12 	azimuth of 182 degrees 18 minutes 03 seconds along the north and south quarter line 
3.13 	thereof for 477.45 feet to the point of beginning of Line 1 to be described; thence 
3.14 	northwesterly on an azimuth of 296 degrees 44 minutes 12 seconds for 310.65 feet; 
3.15 	thence deflect to the left on a tangential curve having a radius 2191.83 feet and a 
3.16 	delta angle of 07 degrees 27 minutes 47 seconds for 285.50 feet to the west line of 
3.17 	Tract B hereinbefore described;
3.18 	Subject to the following restriction:
3.19 	Access is not permitted to Trunk Highway marked 212 from the lands herein 
3.20 	conveyed, except that access is permitted on the easterly 66 feet thereof.
3.21 	(d) The city of Montevideo shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office 
3.22 	of the Minnesota Historical Society for review and approval before any proposed action 
3.23 	that may affect the historical, cultural, or archeological integrity of the site, which is 
3.24 	also known as the Camp Release State Monument and is listed on the National Register 
3.25 	of Historic Places. Any earth-disturbing activity or any action beyond traveled way 
3.26 	maintenance, mowing, and routine grounds maintenance must be considered to potentially 
3.27 	affect the integrity of the site and requires consultation.

3.28 	Sec. 3.  REPEALERS; HIGHWAY CHANGES; REVISOR INSTRUCTIONS.
 3.29 		Subdivision 1.Legislative Route No. 242 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
3.30 	section 161.115, subdivision 173, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner 
3.31 	of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the 
3.32 	Anoka County Board transferring jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 242 and notifies 
3.33 	the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
4.1 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
4.2 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
4.3 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.
4.4 		Subd. 2. Legislative Route No. 262 removed. (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
4.5 	section 161.115, subdivision 193, is repealed effective the day after the commissioner 
4.6 	of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between the commissioner and the 
4.7 	Martin County Board transferring jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 262 and notifies 
4.8 	the revisor of statutes under paragraph (b).
4.9 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from 
4.10 	Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor in 
4.11 	writing that the conditions required to transfer the route are satisfied.