HF4787

Purpose

• Require the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (the commissioner) to grant a perpetual 33-foot-wide ingress/egress and utility easement across specific state land in Crow Wing County to benefit nearby private land.

Main Provisions

• The commissioner must grant a perpetual ingress egress and utility easement, 33 feet wide, over, under, and across the identified state land, for the benefit of the nearby private land.
• The state land subject to the easement is located in Crow Wing County and described as parts of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 46, Range 29.
• The land to benefit from the easement is located in Crow Wing County and described as Lot 3 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 46, Range 29.
• The easement area is a 33-foot-wide strip that runs across the designated parts of the two sections in Crow Wing County (the state land) as described above.
• The centerline of the easement is defined by a precise sequence of directions and distances (bearing and length measurements), starting at the southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and ending at the north line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter. The exact path is described using numbered steps with angles, distances, and curve details.
• The easement boundaries may be adjusted by extending or shortening the easement lines as needed to connect the start and end points described.

Impact and Public Interest

• Establishes a private access and utility crossing over state-owned land to serve a neighboring property.
• Sets a formal, long-term (perpetual) access arrangement in a specific, surveyed corridor.
• Does not detail compensation, ongoing maintenance, environmental safeguards, or public-use considerations beyond the easement grant itself; these aspects would typically be addressed separately in implementation or related regulatory processes.

Notable Changes to Existing Law

• Introduces a mandatory grant of a perpetual 33-foot-wide ingress/egress and utility easement across state land in a specific Crow Wing County location, benefiting a private parcel.
• Codifies a highly specific land description and centerline survey path for the easement, effectively altering how this state land may be used or accessed in relation to the neighboring property.

Centerline Description (Summary)

• The centerline is described with a fixed starting point (the southeast corner of the specified quarter-quarter) and a long sequence of directional bearings and distances, including delays into curved segments, to define the exact route across the state land. The path ends at the north line of the specified southwest quarter, with the boundaries potentially prolonged or shortened to connect the start and end points.

Practical Considerations (What this means for residents)

• The adjacent landowner gains a guaranteed, perpetual route for access and utilities across state land.
• The arrangement is highly technical, requiring surveying and potential future maintenance or disputes to refer to the exact centerline and boundary language in the description.

Relevant Terms - ingress egress - utility easement - perpetual easement - 33 feet wide - state land - Crow Wing County - Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter - Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter - Section 8 - Section 9 - Township 46 - Range 29 - Lot 3 - Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter - centerline - bearing - distance - point of beginning - NAD83 - coordinate system - easement boundaries - scope of easement