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Senate Counsel, Research

and Fiscal Analysis

G-17 State Capitol

75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155-1606

(651) 296-4791

Fax: (651) 296-7747

Tom Bottern

Director

SenateState of Minnesota

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

Author: Senator Foung Hawj

Prepared By: Greg Knopff, Senate Analyst (651/296-9399)

Date: March 14, 2013

This is the 2013 Omnibus State Lands bill that includes provisions requested by theDepartment 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 easementacquisition 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 DNRrecommendation.

Section 4 [Deletions from state parks] deletes certain land from the statutoryboundary of Lake Vermilion State Park and Whitewater State Park. This is a DNR

recommendation.

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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 wascontained 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 wascontained 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 inFillmore 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

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