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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 361
BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property
in St. Mary Parish
AN ACT1
To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer2
of certain state property in St. Mary Parish; to provide for the property description;3
to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to4
provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision7
of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease8
or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of9
the following described parcel of property to Lawrence Toups, Gloria Toups, Perry Toups,10
and Erin Toups:11
Property acquired by the State through that certain tax sale for nonpayment of 194212
taxes assessed in the name of MRS. SIDNEY D. HANSON, recorded on June 26,13
1943, in Book 6-I Page 340 Entry No. 70080, described as "Lot Street, Road,14
Robertson, Smith." Said property being more fully described as "Lot 11 of the D.15
C. Roberts Addition to the Town of Berwick, Louisiana".16
Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into17
such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as18
necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease or delivery of19
title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more20
specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and21 HLS 14RS-675 REENGROSSED
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between the commissioner of administration and Lawrence Toups, Gloria Toups, Perry1
Toups, and Erin Toups, in exchange of consideration proportionate to the appraised value2
of the property. Any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of title provided3
for in this Act shall be subject to and the land burdened with a right of way grant by the4
commissioner of administration through the State Land Office to the town of Berwick for5
an all purpose servitude as identified on a survey plat prepared by Terral J. Martin, Jr.6
Professional Land Surveyor bearing date January 1, 2014, revised, January 15, 2014. In the7
event that Lawrence Toups, Gloria Toups, Perry Toups, and Erin Toups do not acquire the8
property described in Section 1 of this Act on or before December 31, 2017, the9
authorization to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest in that property shall10
terminate and be null and void on that date.11
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not12
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature13
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If14
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become15
effective on the day following such approval.16
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)]
Jones HB No. 361
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in St. Mary Parish from the division
of administration to Lawrence Toups, Gloria Toups, Perry Toups, and Erin Toups subject
to a servitude granted to the town of Berwick. Provides for the reservation of mineral rights
to the state. Terminates the authority granted in proposed law if the property is not
transferred on or before Dec. 31, 2017.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill.
1. Terminated the authority granted in proposed law if the property is not
transferred on or before Dec. 31, 2017. HLS 14RS-675 REENGROSSED
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill.
1. Requires any transfer or lease pursuant to proposed law to be subject to a
servitude granted to the town of Berwick.