HLS 17RS-1074 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 495
BY REPRESENTATIVE JIM MORRIS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Bossier 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 Bossier Parish; to provide for the property description; to
4 provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide
5 an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Department
8of Health, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, are hereby authorized
9and empowered 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 the Arc of Acadiana:
12 A tract of land containing 91.402 acres, more or less, located in Section 7,
13 Township 18 North, Range 12 West and Section 12, Township 18 North, Range 13
14 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows:
15 From the centerline intersection of the KCS Railroad Main Line with the
16 centerline of Shed Road, run North 36° 03' 56" East, along said centerline of Shed
17 Road having a 60 foot dedication, a distance of 2,010.29 feet to a point being the
18 centerline intersection with the future Interstate 220; run thence South 85° 49' 26"
19 West, along said centerline of future Interstate 220, a distance of 42.30 feet to the
20 intersection with the West right-of-way line of Shed Road; run thence North 36° 03'
21 56" East, along said West right-of-way line of Shed Road, a distance of 295.21 feet
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1 to the point of beginning of the tract herein described; continue thence North 36° 03'
2 56" East, along said West right-of-way line of Shed Road, a distance of 192.86 feet
3 to the point of curvature of a curve to the left having the following data: Delta= 32°
4 59' 23", Tangent= 125.51 feet and Radius+ 423.84 feet; run thence Northeasterly
5 along said curve, a distance of 244.04 feet; run thence North 47° 27' 23" East, a
6 distance of 315.41feet; run thence North 62° 11' 40" East, a distance of 436.61 feet;
7 run thence North 85° 49' 26" East, a distance of 200 feet; run thence South 56° 27'
8 20" East, a distance of 327.67 feet; run thence North 77° 45' 56" East, a distance
9 209.73 feet; run thence South 12° 14' 04" East, a distance of 10 feet to the
10 intersection with the North right-of-way line of Shed Road; run thence North 77° 45'
11 56" East, along said North right-of-way line of Shed Road, being 30 feet North of
12 and parallel with the centerline of Shed Road, a distance of 250 feet; run thence
13 North 12° 14' 04" West, a distance of 180 feet; run thence North 46° 44' 35" East, a
14 distance of 454.80 feet to the intersection with the centerline of Mack's Bayou;
15 thence traversing said centerline of Mack's Bayou, run North 52° 52' 16" West, a
16 distance of 146.93 feet; run thence North 42° 47' 23" West, a distance of 300.33 feet;
17 run thence North 22° 53' 40" West, a distance of 105.95 feet; run thence North 70°
18 23' 37" West, a distance of 240.74 feet; run thence South 88° 26' 51" West, a
19 distance of 101.42 feet; run thence South 79° 39' 30" West, a distance of 400.04 feet;
20 run thence South 73° 59' 55" West, a distance of 311.42 feet; run thence South 88°
21 39' 14" West, a distance of 201.82 feet; run thence South 82° 41' 02" West, a
22 distance of 200.09 feet; run thence South 65° 32' 31" West, a distance of 222.52 feet;
23 run thence South 54° 42' 50" West, a distance of 527.16 feet; run thence South 71°
24 33' 30" West, a distance of 201.44 feet; run thence South 56° 31' 20" West, a
25 distance of 263.52 feet; run thence South 39° 55' 17" West, a distance of 293.86 feet;
26 run thence South 61° 11' 40" West, a distance of 291.54 feet; run thence South 73°
27 19' 56" West, a distance of 265 feet; run thence South 74° 10' 40" West, a distance
28 of 162.05 feet; run thence South 50° 49' 27" West, a distance of 107.59 feet; run
29 thence South 30° 20' 21" West, a distance of 586.93 feet; run thence South 46° 09'
30 22" West, a distance of 117.06 feet to the intersection with the North right-of-way
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1 line of the future Interstate 220, said North right-of-way line being in a curve to the
2 east having the following data: Delta = 2° 34' 37", Tangent = 510.41 feet and Radius
3 = 22, 693.31 feet; run thence easterly, along said curve a distance of 1,020.66 feet;
4 run thence North 85° 49' 26" East, a distance of 1,067.33 feet to the point of
5 beginning, all as set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof
6 being a survey plat dated July 15, 1970, revised August 4, 1970, by Demopulos and
7 Ferguson, Inc., Consulting Engineers.
8 Section 2. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Department
9of Health, are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and
10stipulations and to execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any
11conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, to the
12property described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such
13agreements entered into and documents executed by and between the commissioner of
14administration and the Arc of Acadiana, in exchange of consideration proportionate to the
15appraised value of the property.
16 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
18by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
19vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
20effective 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 495 Original 2017 Regular Session Jim Morris
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in Bossier Parish from the Dept. of
Health to the Arc of Acadiana. Provides for the reservation of mineral rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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