Minnesota Statutes Property Taxes (Ch. 272-289) § 282.007. Land withdrawn from initial sale

Subdivision 1. Property withdrawn from sale. The commissioner of natural resources may withhold or withdraw from the sale required undersection 282.005any property allowed to be withheld or withdrawn from sale insection 85.012,85.013,282.01, subdivision 8, or282.018. The commissioner of natural resources must condemn parcels withheld or withdrawn from sale under this section according to procedures set forth in chapter 117. Notwithstandingsection 282.005, subdivision 1, any interests in iron-bearing stockpiles, minerals, or mineral interests in property withheld or withdrawn from sale under this section are not severed from the property and are not subject tosection 282.005, subdivision 8.

Subd. 2. Notice. The county auditor must provide notice to the commissioner of natural resources of the forfeiture of any lands eligible to be withheld or withdrawn from sale under this section. Notice must be provided within 30 days of either the filing of the certificate of forfeiture pursuant tosection 281.23, subdivision 9, or the date the property is vacated by the occupant, whichever is later. Within 30 days of this notice, the commissioner of natural resources must notify the county auditor of a decision to withhold or withdraw a property from the sale undersection 282.005. If no such notice is given, the county auditor must sell the property pursuant tosection 282.005.

Subd. 3. Repurchase. Prior to the initiation of the condemnation proceedings of a property withheld or withdrawn from sale under this section, an interested party may repurchase the property by payment of the sum of all delinquent taxes and assessments computed undersection 282.251, together with penalties, interest, and costs that accrued or would have accrued if the parcel of land had not forfeited. The county auditor must notify the commissioner of natural resources if a property is repurchased under this subdivision. A property repurchased under this subdivision is no longer subject to the requirements of this section orsection 282.005. All rights and interests of all interested parties remain unaffected if a property is repurchased under this subdivision. For the purposes of this section, “interested party” has the meaning given insection 282.005, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4. Proceeds. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary in chapter 117, all proceeds from the condemnation proceedings of a property withheld or withdrawn from sale under this section must be transferred from the commissioner of natural resources to the county auditor. Any proceeds up to the value of the minimum bid are transferred to the county's forfeited tax sale fund. Any proceeds in excess of the minimum bid must be made available for claims pursuant tosection 282.005, subdivision 6. For the purposes of this section, “minimum bid” has the meaning given insection 282.005, subdivision 2.