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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to offer to convey certain land in T16 R6. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, referred to in this resolve as "the director," shall offer to convey, by quitclaim deed with covenant to Roosevelt Conference Center doing business as Eagle Lake Sporting Camps, and its successors and assigns, the land described in the lease of land in Township 16, Range 6 current as of the effective date of this resolve from the State to Eagle Lake Sporting Camps and such additional contiguous land as agreed to by the director and the purchaser to the east of the leased land for a total of 12.86 acres, subject to the State's retaining or withholding any rights to subdivide the land conveyed. In addition, the director shall offer to convey to Eagle Lake Sporting Camps an access right-of-way that is no greater than 66 feet wide along the service road to the Square Lake Road. The conveyance of the right-of-way must include conditions that allow Eagle Lake Sporting Camps to maintain the road and make road improvements after acquiring prior written approval from the State. If Eagle Lake Sporting Camps accepts the offer, the director at the State's expense and the purchaser at the purchaser’s expense each shall obtain a professional appraisal of the property to be conveyed under this resolve and the higher of the 2 appraisals is the sale price. The use of the property conveyed is restricted to the operation of a commercial sporting camp, in keeping with the historical traditions of the area in general and particularly of this property. If at any time following conveyance the property is no longer used for the purpose described in this section, title to the property reverts to the State without cost and any buildings that occupy the site must be removed by the owner at the owner's own cost upon request of the State. The owner has 180 days from the date of notice to remove buildings. After 180 days from the date of notice, ownership of any buildings remaining on the property reverts to the State.
If the director intends to lease any land to Eagle Lake Sporting Camps other than land conveyed pursuant to this resolve, the director shall provide an opportunity for and consider comments regarding public access to the Eagle Lake Public Reserve Lands from representatives authorized by the Town of Eagle Lake.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report, requires the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to offer to convey, by quitclaim deed with covenant to Roosevelt Conference Center doing business as Eagle Lake Sporting Camps, a 12.86-acre parcel of land in Township 16, Range 6. If Eagle Lake Sporting Camps accepts the offer, the amendment requires the director at the State's expense and the purchaser at the purchaser’s expense to each obtain a professional appraisal of the property and the higher of the 2 appraisals is the sale price. The amendment also stipulates that the use of the property is restricted to the operation of a commercial sporting camp, in keeping with the historical traditions of the area in general and particularly of this property. The amendment provides that if the property is no longer used for the purpose of a commercial sporting camp, title to the property reverts to the State without cost and any buildings that occupy the site must be removed by the property owner at the property owner's own cost.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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