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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 753
BY REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEZ
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Provides relative to the sale of certain state property in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish; to provide for the property description; to
4 provide for the reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to
5 provide for termination of authority; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. The commissioner of administration through the office of state lands,
9notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and
10empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral
11rights, the state may have in and to all or any portion of the following described property in
12Iberia Parish to Garland C. Lemaire:
13 Certain tracts or parcels of land being located in Township 12 South, Range
14 5 East, in the parish of Iberia, and bounded by Lake Peignor to the West,
15 Martin Bourg, Jr. to the Northwest, John D. Lasalle to the North and
16 Northeast, Angela Babineaux to the Southeast, and Garland C. Lemaire to the
17 South.
18 Section 2. The commissioner of administration through the office of state lands is
19hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and
20to execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer,
21assignment, lease, or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in
22Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into
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1and documents executed by and between the commissioner of administration and Garland
2C. Lemaire, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the
3property.
4 Section 3. If an agreement authorized by this Act is not entered into by December
531, 2024, the office of state lands is authorized to proceed with a sale of the property
6described in this Act in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 41 of the Louisiana
7Revised Statutes of 1950.
8 Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
9signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
10by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
11vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
12effective 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 753 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Miguez
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Iberia Parish from the commissioner of
administration and the office of state lands to Garland C. Lemaire. Provides for the
reservation of mineral rights. Specifies that authority for the state to make a direct transfer
terminates Dec. 31, 2024, after which the state land office may proceed with selling the
property under the provisions of Title 41.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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