HLS 19RS-911 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 399
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHEN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC LANDS/STATE: Authorizes the trasfer of state property in Webster 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 Webster 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 commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision
8of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease,
9or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of
10the following described parcels of property to Richard Thornton:
11 Tract A
12 A parcel of property in Section 12, Township 17 North, Range 10 West in
13 Sibley, Louisiana with the municipal address of 415 Miller Briarwood Road.
14 Tract B
15 A parcel of property in Section 12, Township 17 North, Range 10 West in
16 Sibley, Louisiana with the municipal address of 421 Miller Briarwood Road.
17 Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
18such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
19necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of
20title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more
21specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and
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1between the commissioner of administration and Richard Thornton, in exchange of
2consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
3 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
4signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
5by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
6vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
7effective 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 399 Original 2019 Regular Session McMahen
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in Webster Parish from the division
of administration to Richard Thornton. 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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