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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 323
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
PUBLIC LANDS/STATE: Authorizes the transfer of state property in Morehouse Parish
1 AN ACT
2To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer
3 of certain state property in Morehouse Parish; to provide for the property description;
4 to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to
5 provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
8notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and
9empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral
10rights, the state may have to all or any portion of the following described parcel of property
11to Kenneth W. Cook, Jr., and Annie S. Cook:
12 A certain tract of property located in Section 36, Township 20 North, Range 5 East,
13 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana and more particularly described as follows:
14 Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 36, Township 20 North, Range 5 East,
15 then run East 1380 feet to a point, then North 59 Degrees, 17 Minutes, West 1600
16 feet to a point, then South 800 feet to the point of the beginning, containing
17 approximately 12.60 acres.
18 Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby
19authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to
20execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer,
21assignment, lease, or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in
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1Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into
2and documents executed by and between the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and
3Fisheries and Kenneth W. Cook, Jr., and Annie S. Cook, in exchange of consideration
4proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
5 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 323 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Jackson
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in Morehouse Parish from the Dept.
of Wildlife and Fisheries to Kenneth W. Cook, Jr., and Annie S. Cook. Provides for the
reservation of mineral rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill:
1. Removes the authorization for the division of administration to enter the
agreement in proposed law.
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