HLS 24RS-96 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 297
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCORMICK
PROPERTY: Provides relative to sale of property in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish; to provide for property descriptions; 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
12Caddo Parish to Michael Stroy:
13 A certain tract of land in Section 12, T20N, R16W, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
14 belonging to the state of Louisiana, lying below the 173.09 foot contour,
15 identified as Lot 3, East Caddo Lake Area, being that parcel of land situated
16 between the land now owned by Michael Stroy and the waters edge of Caddo
17 Lake.
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 any interest, excluding mineral rights, to the property
22described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements
23entered into and documents executed by and between the commissioner of administration
24and Michael Stroy, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the
25property.
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1 Section 3. If an agreement authorized by this Act is not entered into by December
231, 2024, the office of state lands is authorized to proceed with a sale of the property
3described in this Act in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 41 of the Louisiana
4Revised Statutes of 1950.
5 Section 4. 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 297 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session McCormick
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish to Michael Stroy. Provides
for the reservation of mineral rights to the state. Provides a termination date for the authority
to make a direct transfer and specifies procedures the office of state lands may follow
thereafter.
Authorizes the office of state lands to proceed with the sale of certain property in Caddo
Parish if an agreement is not entered into between the parties by Dec. 31, 2024.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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