How does a county submit to the DNR parcels requiring review?
Parcels required by Minnesota Statute to be reviewed by the DNR:
If the County has made the determination that a review is required, the DNR requests that the County email the review packet with the following information:
- A cover letter from the County outlining the review request.
- A list of each tax-forfeited parcel being submitted for review, including the following for each parcel: the county parcel ID number, acreage, and complete legal description (including lot, block, and subdivision name (if a platted lot); and the government lot number/quarter-quarter, and section, township, range).
- For each tax-forfeited parcel being submitted for review, list the date of forfeiture and the specific statutory criteria that requires DNR review. See summary of statutory authority granted to DNR for the review of proposed land sales
- Plat/subdivision map (if applicable) and aerial map identifying the location of each parcel
Please send the completed tax-forfeited land sale review packet by email to the Lands and Minerals Regional Operations Supervisor in your area.
Click to enlarge imageParcels that receive a mineral claims form
The interested party, or claimant, has six months from the date of the first notice to return the claim form and any supporting documentation to the county. If claims are made within 6 months, the county would then send the claim form and supporting documentation submitted by the claimant to the DNR Lands and Minerals Division which would begin an investigation to determine if the minerals have value above the minimum bid. The minimum bid is defined in Minn. Stat. § 282.005, subd. 2 as “the sum of delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interests, and costs assigned to the parcel.”
For more information about the tax forfeit mineral claims form and documentation, contact the Minerals Assistant Director