SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 1 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Regular Session, 2014 SENATE BILL NO. 184 BY SENATOR MILLS PUBLIC LANDS. Authorizes the commissioner of administration to convey or lease certain lands in St. Martin Parish. (gov sig) AN ACT1 To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer2 of certain state property in St. Martin 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 and the secretary of the7 Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism are hereby authorized and8 empowered to lease any interest the state may have, excluding mineral rights, to all or9 any portion of the following described parcels of property to the Evangeline Area10 Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America.11 Tract 112 That certain tract of land in the North Half of Section 6, Township 10 South,13 Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, containing 73.8 acres, being Lot No.14 1 of a plat of survey dated December 26, 1957, of record in C.O.B. 355, Folio15 616, Entry 106, 651, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, LESS AND EXCEPT 20.4616 acres, more or less, being that portion of said 73.8 acre tract which is situated17 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 2 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. east of a line running parallel to and 500 feet west of the center line of the West1 Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, the portion here-by excepted containing2 20.46 acres and the portion remaining containing 53.34 acres.3 Tract 24 That certain tract of land located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 1,5 Township 10 South, Range 7 East, Southwestern Land District, being lots No.6 7 and No. 8 of a plat of survey dated December 26, 1957, of record in C.O.B.7 355, Folio 616, Entry 106, 651, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, said tract8 containing 68.91 acres, more or less.9 Tract 310 That certain tract of land situated in the southern part of the South Half of11 Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, La. Mer., St. Martin Parish,12 Louisiana, bounded, now or formerly, on the North by the land of J. J. Burdin,13 Jr., et al, on the West by Daniel Quebedeaux. A.L. Buford, Abel Comb, Israel14 Curry, Adam Theriot and Wade Theriot, on the south by J.J. Martin, Jr., et al,15 and Lucien Voorhies, or assigns, and on the East by a line 500 feet west of and16 parallel to the center line of the Atchafalaya West Guide Protection Levee,17 containing 13.69 acres, more or less.18 Tract 419 That certain tract or parcel of land containing 11.75 acres, more or less,20 designated and shown as the western 11.75 acres of Lot 4 on a plat showing a21 partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section 1,22 Township 10 South, Range 7 East and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 823 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered24 Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958, and attached to an Act of Partition between25 Robert M. Olivier and Henry R. Olivier dated October 21, 1964 and recorded26 October 26, 1964 in COB 507, Folio 511, under Entry Number 130, 277, Records27 of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on28 the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on the East by the Heirs of Robert M.29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 3 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Olivier; on the West by Lake Catahoula and on the South by A. Lambert1 Voorhies.2 Tract 53 That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section4 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing5 8.615 acres, more or less, designated and shown as the Eastern 8.615 acres of6 Lot 10 on that certain plat showing a portion among the heirs of J. Raoul7 Olivier of property located in Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, and8 in Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,9 prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and10 attached to an Act of Partition between Robert M. Olivier and Henry R. Olivier11 dated October 21, 1964 and recorded October 26, 1964 in COB 507, Folio 511,12 under Entry Number 130, 277, records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,13 bounded now or formerly on the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on the East by14 A. Lambert Voorhies; on the West by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier; and on15 the South by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier.16 Tract 617 That certain tract of land situated in the South Half of Section 31, Township 918 South, Range 8 East, La. Mer., St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, bounded now or19 formerly on the north by lands of J. J. Martin, Jr., et al, on the north and west20 by the Public Road running from Catahoula Lake to the West Atchafalaya21 Basin Protection Levee, on the south in part by lands of Bernard S. Dessens or22 assigns, and in part by lands of J. J. Burdin, Jr., et al or assigns, and on the east23 by a line running parallel to and 500 feet west of the center line of the West24 Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, LESS AND EXCEPT that certain irregular25 shaped tract of land situated in the Third Ward of the Parish of St. Martin,26 Louisiana, in Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, containing 1.74 acres27 and described as follows to-wit: Beginning at the southwest corner at Section 31,28 Township 9 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St. Martin29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 4 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Parish, Louisiana thence in a northerly direction along the range line between1 Township 9 South, Range 7 East and Township 9 South, Range 8 East, a2 distance of 395.9 feet to a point in said range line: thence in an easterly direction3 a distance of 526.0 feet to a point on the south side of the public road leading4 from Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee, this being the point of beginning;5 thence from point of beginning along the south side of the public road leading6 from Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee, north 53 degrees, 44 minutes east7 a distance 27.4 feet to a point; thence north 48 degrees 24 minutes east a8 distance of 511.9 feet to a point on the south side of the public road leading from9 Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee; thence south 24 degrees 17 minutes10 east a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence south 48 degrees, 24 minutes west11 a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence south 24 degrees 17 minutes east a12 distance of 217.8 feet to a point; thence west 460.8 feet to point of beginning, as13 will more fully appear by reference to a plat of survey made by G.K. Pratt14 Munson, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, dated July 5th, 1956, and designated as15 "Tract A" on such plat, which is attached to an Act of Exchange between B.S.16 Dessens and J.J. Burdin, Jr., et al dated July 15th, 1956 and recorded October17 30th, 1956, in COB 315 page 316 under Entry Number 101077, Records of St.18 Martin Parish, Louisiana.19 Tract 720 That certain tract of land situated in the Third Ward of the Parish of St.21 Martin, Louisiana in Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, containing22 four (4.0) acres and described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of23 Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St.24 Martin Parish, Louisiana thence north 395.9 feet along the range line between25 Township 9 South, Range 7 East, and Township 9 South, Range 8 East, to a26 point in said range line; thence in an easterly direction a distance of 1250 feet27 to a point, being the point of beginning; thence in an easterly direction a28 distance of 834.8 feet to a point, thence in a southerly direction a distance of29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 5 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. 208.7 feet to a point; thence in a westerly direction a distance of 834.8 feet to a1 point; thence in a northerly direction a distance of 208.7 feet to point of2 beginning, as will more fully appear by reference to a plat of survey made by G.3 K. Pratt Munson, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, dated July 5th, 1956, designated4 as "Tract B" on such plat, which is attached to an Act of Exchange between E.5 S. Dessens and J.J. Burdin, Jr., et al dated July 15th 1956, and recorded6 October 30th, 1956 in Conveyance Book 315 page 316, under Entry Number7 101077, records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.8 Tract 89 That certain tract or parcel of land containing 23.5 acres, more or less,10 described and identified as Lot 3 of a plat showing the partition of property11 among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, located in Section 1, Township 10 South,12 Range 7 East and section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin13 Parish, Louisiana prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor,14 dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J.15 Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19, 1958, in COB16 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, records of St. Martin Parish,17 Louisiana; bounded now or formerly on the North by Loy Raoul Olivier and18 Pierre Francois Olivier, on the East by Lucien Voorhies, on the West by Lake19 Catahoula and on the South by Henry R. Olivier and Heirs of Robert M.20 Olivier; LESS AND EXCEPT any portion of said tract lying east of a line21 running parallel to and 500 feet west of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection22 Levee.23 Tract 924 That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section25 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing26 17.23 acres, more or less, described and identified as Lot 9 of a plat showing a27 partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section 1,28 Township 10 South, Range 7 East and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 829 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 6 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered1 Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among2 the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19,3 1958 in COB 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, Records of St.4 Martin Parish, Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on the5 North by the Dow Chemical Company, et al; on the East by A. Lambert6 Voorhies; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company, et al; and on the South7 by the heirs of Robert M. Olivier and by Henry R. Olivier.8 Tract 109 That certain tract or parcel of land containing 2.36 acres, more or less,10 described and identified as Lot 7 of a plat showing the partition of property11 among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier located in Section 1, Township 10 South,12 Range 7 East, and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin13 Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor,14 dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J.15 Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958 and recorded September 19, 1958, in COB16 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, records of St. Martin Parish,17 Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on the North by Nicholas18 D. Olivier, on the East by Lake Catahoula, on the West by The Dow Chemical19 Company et al, and on the South by Theodora O. Daniels.20 Tract 1121 That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section22 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing23 8.615 acres, more or less, designated and shown as the western 8.615 acres of24 Lot 10 on that certain plat showing a partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul25 Olivier of property located in Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East and26 Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,27 prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 195828 and attached to an Act of Partition between Robert M. Olivier and Henry R.29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 7 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Olivier dated October 21, 1964 and recorded October 26, 1964 in COB 507,1 Folio 511, under Entry Number 130,277, Records of St. Martin Parish,2 Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on3 the East by Henry R. Olivier; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company, et4 al; and on the South by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier.5 Tract 126 That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section7 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing8 17.23 acres, more or less, described and identified as Lot 11 of a plat showing9 the partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section10 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East and in Section 6, Township 10 South,11 Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais,12 Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of13 Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and14 recorded September 19, 1958 in COB 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number15 107,400, Records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on16 the North by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier and by Henry R. Olivier; on the17 East by A. Lambert Voorhies; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company et18 al and by Helen Burdin Clifton; and on the South by Nicholas D. Olivier.19 Tract 1320 That certain tract of land containing 166.69 acres, more or less, located in the21 South Half of Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish,22 Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at23 the southeast corner of Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, Parish of24 St, Martin, State of Louisiana, which said corner is a concrete post found in25 place; PROCEED N 00/ 50' 14" W along the Range Line which is the property26 line between Helen Burdin Clifton and G. Wade Burdin, et al, for a distance of27 428.10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, which said point is also the28 southwest corner of Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East; THENCE N29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 8 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. 00/ 50' 14" W along the range Line for a distance of 2640.0 feet; THENCE S 89/1 55' 14" E for a distance of 2600.0 feet which said point is on the westerly edge2 of the Borrow Pit Area and which said point is also 591.75 feet west of the3 centerline of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; THENCE in a4 southerly and a southeasterly direction meandering along the westerly edge of5 the Borrow Pit Area for an approximate distance of 2680 feet, which said point6 lies on the property line between A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, and G. Wade7 Burdin, et al, and which said point is also 574.03 feet west of the center line of8 the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; THENCE N 89/ 17' 34" W along9 the property line between A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, and G. Wade Burdin, et10 al, which said property line is the section line between Sections 6 and 7,Townsip11 10 South, Range 8 East, for a distance of 2800.0 feet to the POINT OF12 BEGINNING; said tract of land being bounded, now or formerly, on the north13 by the Heirs of J.R. Olivier, on the south by G. Wade Burdin, et al and on the14 west by Helen Burdin Clifton and the Heirs of J.R. Olivier, all as more fully15 shown on the Plat of Survey prepared by Roland W. Laurent & Associates,16 Lafayette, Louisiana, dated August 17, 1976, and revised January 4, 1977.17 Tract 1418 That certain tract or parcel of land containing 3.48 acres located in the South19 Half of Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish,20 Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on the north by the public road running21 from Catahoula Lake to the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; on the22 Robert M. Flemming, et al; and on the south by J.J. Burdin, et al, which tract23 of land is fully shown, identified and located as being enclosed within the letters24 A, B, C, D, A on that certain plat of survey by Roland W. Laurent & Associates25 dated December 20, 1978.26 Tract 1527 That certain tract of land containing 10.41 acres situated in North Half of28 Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St.29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 9 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Martin Parish, Louisiana, on the east side of Lake Catahoula, measuring one1 arpent front on Lake Catahoula, more or less, bounded now or formerly on the2 North by B.S. Dessens or assigns; South by Helen Burdin Clifton or assigns;3 West by Lake Catahoula; and East by a line running parallel to and 500 feet4 west of the center line of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection levee.5 Tract 166 The certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Seventeen and7 Twenty-three Hundredths Acres, more or less (17.23 Acs. more or less) shown,8 located and identified as Lot Twelve (12) on that certain Plat of Survey, dated9 July 8, 1958, showing the partition of property among the Heirs of J. Raoul10 Olivier located in Section One (1), Township Ten (10) South, Range Seven (7)11 East, Louisiana Meridian, Prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land12 Surveyor, attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier,13 dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book14 Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio One Hundred eight (108), under Entry15 Number C-One Hundred Seven Thousand Four Hundred (C107,400)of the16 records of the Office Clerk of the court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the17 Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana. The aforesaid Lot Number Twelve is18 located in the Southeast quarter of Section One (1), Township Ten (10) South,19 Range Seven (7) East, Louisiana Meridian, in the Parish of St. Martin, State of20 Louisiana, and bounded now or formerly on the North by land belonging now21 or formerly to the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier, on the East by land now or22 formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the West by land belonging now or23 formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton, and on the South by land belonging now24 or formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton.25 Tract 1726 That certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Twenty-three and27 Fifty-hundredths Acres, more or less (23.50 Acs., more or less) of land located28 in Section Six (6), Township Ten (10) South, Range Eight (8) East, Louisiana29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 10 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Meridian, identified as Lot Number Two (2) on that certain Plat of Survey1 dated July 8, 1958, showing the Partition of Properties among the Heirs of J.2 Raoul J. Olivier, located at Catahoula Lake, in the Parish of St. Martin, State3 of Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, which4 said Plat of Survey was attached to and recorded with that certain Act of5 Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, dated August 1, 1958, recorded6 on September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio7 One Hundred Eight (108), under Entry Number C-One Hundred Seven8 Thousand Four Hundred (C-107,400), of the records of the Office of the Clerk9 of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of10 Louisiana. The aforesaid tract of land (Lot Number Two) is bounded on the11 North by land belonging now or formerly to Nicholas D. Olivier, on the East by12 land belonging now or formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the South by13 land belonging now or formerly to Mrs. Theodora Olivier Daniels, and on the14 West by Lake Catahoula. The aforesaid tract of land acquired by Loy Raoul15 Olivier and Pierre Francois Olivier by inheritance from the Succession of16 Dorothy Olivier Hewes, Estate No. 13,039 of the Fifteenth Judicial District17 Court in and for the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, by that certain18 Judgment, dated April 3, 1969, placing Loy Raoul Olivier and Pierre Francois19 Olivier in possession of the aforesaid tract of land. Said judgment, dated April20 3, 1969, was duly recorded on April 3, 1969 in Conveyance Book Six Hundred21 Seventeen (617), Folio Eight Hundred Forty-nine (849), Entry Number One22 Hundred Forty-six Thousand Five Hundred eight-six (146,586) of the records23 of the Office of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the24 Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana. There is expressly and specifically25 excepted all that portion of the hereinabove described Lot Number Two (2)26 lying East of a line running parallel to and Five Hundred Feet (500) West of the27 center line of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.28 Tract 1829 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 11 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. That certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Twenty-three and1 Fifty-hundredths Acres, more or less (23.50 Acs., more or less) of land located2 in Section Six (6), Township Ten (10) South, Range Eight (8) East, Louisiana3 Meridian, identified as Lot Number One (1) on that certain Plat of Survey dated4 July 8, 1958, showing the Partition of Properties among the Heirs of J. Raoul5 Olivier, located at Catahoula Lake, in the Parish of St. Martin, State of6 Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, which said7 Plat of Survey was attached to and recorded with that certain Act of Partition8 among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, dated August 1, 1958, recorded on9 September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio One10 Hundred Eight (108), under Entry Number C-One Hundred Seven Thousand11 Four Hundred (C-107,400), of the records of the Office of the Clerk of Court12 and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana.13 The aforesaid tract of land (Lot Number One) is bounded on the North by land14 belonging now or formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton, on the East by land15 belonging now or formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the west by Lake16 Catahoula, and on the South by land belonging now or formerly to Loy Raoul17 Olivier and Pierre Francois Olivier. There is expressly and specifically excepted18 all that portion of the hereinabove described Lot Number One (1), lying East of19 a line running parallel to and Five Hundred Feet (500 ft.) West of the center line20 of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.21 Section 2. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the22 Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism are hereby authorized to enter into23 such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such24 documents as necessary to properly effectuate a lease to the property described in25 Section 1 with the Evangeline Area Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America in exchange26 of consideration proportionate to at least the appraised value of the property; provided,27 however, that the purpose of such lease is to develop not less than half the land28 transferred as a recreational area with public access and not more than half the land29 SB NO. 184 SLS 14RS-436 ENGROSSED Page 12 of 12 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. is dedicated for exclusive or restricted use by the Evangeline Area Council, Inc., Boy1 Scouts of America.2 Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the3 event any offer to purchase the land is made to the state or any offer is made by the4 State to sell the land described in Section 1, the state will first offer the land back to the5 original transferors for the equivalent value paid by the state to originally acquire the6 land. Notice shall be sent by certified mail to the most recent address provided by the7 secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and the office of state8 lands and no sale shall occur until the original transferors are provided ninety days to9 respond. The right of first refusal granted herein is recognized as personal, heritable,10 and vested upon the effective date of this Act.11 Section 4. 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 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee. DIGEST Mills (SB 184) Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in St. Martin Parish. Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.