ENROLLED
ACT No. 186
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 753
BY REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEZ
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. The commissioner of administration through the office of state lands,
9 notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and
10 empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral
11 rights, the state may have in and to all or any portion of the following described property in
12 Iberia 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
19 hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and
20 to execute such documents as necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer,
21 assignment, lease, or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in
22 Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into
23 and documents executed by and between the commissioner of administration and Garland
24 C. Lemaire, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the
25 property.
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1 Section 3. If an agreement authorized by this Act is not entered into by December
2 31, 2024, the office of state lands is authorized to proceed with a sale of the property
3 described in this Act in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 41 of the Louisiana
4 Revised Statutes of 1950.
5 Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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