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S.F. No. 886 - State Lands Bill (Subcommittee Report)

Author: Prepared By: Date: Senator Foung Hawj Greg Knopff, Senate Analyst (651/296-9399) March 14, 2013

This is the 2013 Omnibus State Lands bill that includes provisions requested by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and counties in the selling or otherwise conveying certain state lands, including tax forfeited lands. Section 1 [State responsibilities; refraining from discussing price] exempts the DNR from the prohibition on discussing price with a landowner when the easement acquisition price is based on a formula prescribed in statute. This is a DNR recommendation. Section 2 [Land acquisition account] adds to the spending purposes of the land acquisition account to allow its use to make state-owned property salable and pay expenses of exchanges of state-owned property. This is a DNR recommendation. Section 3 [Additions to state parks] adds certain land to the statutory boundary of Flandrau State Park, Lake Vermilion State Park, and Sibley State Park. This is a DNR recommendation. Section 4 [Deletions from state parks] deletes certain land from the statutory boundary of Lake Vermilion State Park and Whitewater State Park. This is a DNR recommendation.

Section 5 [Addition to state forest] adds certain land to the statutory boundary of the Snake River State Forest. This is a DNR recommendation. Section 6 [Conveyance of tax-forfeited lands; Anoka County] is a conveyance of certain tax-forfeited lands to the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority that was contained in SF 806 (Chamberlain). Section 7 [Public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Carlton County] is the sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Carlton County that was contained in SF 1052 (Lourey). Section 8 [Fond du Lac reservation lands] is special law directing the Carlton County Auditor to first offer tax-forfeited lands for sale within the boundaries of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation to the Fond du Lac band of Chippewa Indians that was contained in SF 1052 (Lourey). Section 9 [Public sale of tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters; Cass County] is the sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in Cass County that was contained in SF 537 (Saxhaug). Section 10 [Private sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Crow Wing County] is the private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Crow Wing County that was contained in SF 686 (Ruud). Section 11 [Public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Crow Wing County] is the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Crow Wing County that was contained in SF 686 (Ruud). Section 12 [Public or private sale of surplus state land bordering public waters; Crow Wing County] is a sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Crow Wing County that was recommended by the DNR. Section 13 [Private sale of surplus state land bordering public water; Dakota County] is the private sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water that was recommended by the DNR. Section 14 [Private sale of surplus state land; Dakota County] is the private sale of certain surplus state land in Dakota County that was recommended by the DNR. Section 15 [Exchange of state land within the Richard J. Doer Memorial Hardwood Forest; Fillmore County] is the exchange of certain forest land in Fillmore County that was recommended by the DNR. Section 16 [Public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Freeborn County] is the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in

Freeborn County that was contained in SF 575 (Sparks). Section 17 [Public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Itasca County] is the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in Itasca County that was contained in SF 232 (Saxhaug). Section 18 [Private sale of tax-forfeited land; Itasca County] is the sale of certain strips of tax-forfeited land by private sale in Itasca County that was contained in SF 232 (Saxhaug). Section 19 [Public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Koochiching County] is the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public wasters in Koochiching County that was contained in SF 328 (Bakk). Section 20 [Private sale of surplus state land bordering public water; Lac Qui Parle County] is the sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Lac Qui Parle County that was recommended by the DNR. Section 21 [Private sale of tax-forfeited land; Lake County] is the private of certain tax-forfeited land in Lake County that was contained in SF 50 (Bakk). Section 22 [Private sale of surplus state land bordering public water; Stevens County] is the private sale of certain surplus state land bordering public waters in Stevens County that was contained in SF 369 (Westrom). Section 23 [Exchange of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters; Winona County] is the exchange of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in Winona County that was contained in SF 879 (Schmidt). GK:dv