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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 809
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the sale of land in East Feliciana Parish
AN ACT1
To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer2
of certain state property in East Feliciana Parish; to provide for the property3
description; to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and4
conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, notwithstanding7
any other provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey,8
transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have9
to all or any portion of the following described parcel of property to the East Feliciana Parish10
Economic Development District:11
A subdivided portion of The East Louisiana State Hospital Property known as the12
DCI airport property consisting of 205 acres more or less with a paved runway of13
3,000 feet long and 75 feet wide, with apron and surrounding support property. The14
property located in East Feliciana Parish borders the southern boundary of Dixon15
Correctional Facility (DCI) and La. Hwy. 68 on the east, as outlined in white on the16
aerial map supplied by the East Feliciana Parish Tax Assessors office.17
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Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals is hereby19
authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to20
execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer,21
assignment, lease, or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in22
Section 1, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into and23
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and the East Feliciana Parish Economic Development District, in exchange of consideration1
proportionate to the appraised value of the property.2
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not3
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature4
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If5
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become6
effective on the day following such approval.7
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Havard HB No. 809
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in East Feliciana Parish from the
Dept. of Health and Hospitals to the East Feliciana Parish Economic Development District.
Provides for the reservation of mineral rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.