1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state lands; requiring tax-forfeited land that includes land within the 
1.3 	boundary of an Indian reservation to be offered to affected bands before being 
1.4 	offered for sale to other parties;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 282.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [282.0197] SALE OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN BOUNDARY OF 
1.8 	INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
1.9 	Except as provided in section 282.012, if a parcel of land subject to sale under sections 
1.10 	282.01 to 282.13 includes land within the boundary of an Indian reservation, the county 
1.11 	auditor must first offer the land to the affected band of Indians for sale at the appraised 
1.12 	value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made a part of the appraised 
1.13 	value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land, the county auditor must give 
1.14 	written notice to the band. If the band wants to buy the land, the band must submit a written 
1.15 	offer to the county auditor within two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer is for at 
1.16 	least the appraised value, the county auditor must accept the offer.