1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 696 as follows:
1.2Page 27, after line 3, insert:

1.3    "Sec. 21.PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
1.4(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282,
1.5or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County shall sell by private sale the tax-forfeited
1.6land described in paragraph (c) to the nearest private landowner who has owned proximate
1.7land for at least 70 years.
1.8(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
1.9general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
1.10(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lots 150
1.11and 151, NE NA MIK KA TA, town of Breitung, Section 6, Township 62 North, Range
1.1215 West.
1.13(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would
1.14best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership."
1.15Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.16Amend the title accordingly