HLS 14RS-616 ENGROSSED Page 1 of 2 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. Regular Session, 2014 HOUSE BILL NO. 144 BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS: Authorizes the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board to exchange immovable property including sixteenth section lands AN ACT1 To enact R.S. 41:907, relative to the exchange of school lands; to authorize West Baton2 Rouge Parish School Board to exchange certain school lands, including sixteenth3 section lands; to provide procedures for such exchange; to provide for the reservation4 of mineral rights; and to provide for related matters.5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6 Section 1. R.S. 41:907 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7 ยง907. West Baton Rouge Parish School Board; exchange of sixteenth section lands8 A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if the West Baton Rouge9 Parish School Board, on behalf of the state of Louisiana, determines that any school10 lands, including but not limited to sixteenth section lands, school indemnity lands,11 or other immovable property located in West Baton Rouge Parish and as more12 specifically described in any agreements entered into and documents executed by the13 West Baton Rouge Parish School Board, are no longer needed for school purposes14 and that the best interest of the West Baton Rouge Parish school system would be15 served by the exchange of such land for other land of at least comparable value, the16 school board may exchange such land for other land in West Baton Rouge Parish in17 accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.18 HLS 14RS-616 ENGROSSED HB NO. 144 Page 2 of 2 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. B. The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall obtain an appraisal of1 the lands to be exchanged from a certified, licensed appraiser and such appraisal2 shall be available for public inspection.3 C. The land to be received by the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board4 shall be of equal or greater value than the land that the West Baton Rouge Parish5 School Board is to relinquish or exchange.6 D. The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board shall reserve to the state all7 of the mineral rights and minerals in accordance with law. The other party in an8 exchange may reserve its mineral rights and minerals subject to the terms of any9 agreement entered into with the school board.10 E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to any Section 16 lands11 situated within West Baton Rouge Parish, including but not limited to exchanges of12 part or all of Section 16, Township 6 South, Range 11 East of West Baton Rouge13 Parish, less and except the Southwest corner of the Section 16 forming a tract14 approximately 600 feet frontage on Section Road and approximately 2,000 feet15 fronting on Rougon Road, and Section 16, Township 7 South, Range 12 East,16 commonly known as the "Leininger Tract".17 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)] Thibaut HB No. 144 Abstract: Authorizes the exchange of 16th section and other land by the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board and provides for the reservation of mineral rights by the state. Proposed law authorizes the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board to exchange any school lands, including 16th section lands, indemnity lands, or other immovable property for other land in West Baton Rouge Parish. Requires the school board to obtain an appraisal of the lands and requires that such appraisal be available for public inspection. Requires that the land to be received by the school board be of equal or greater value than the exchanged land. Provides that the school board shall reserve all mineral rights to the state. (Adds R.S. 41:907)