HLS 25RS-540 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 154
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHEN
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 the parishes of
Webster and Bienville
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 and Bienville Parishes; to provide property
4 descriptions; to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and
5 conditions; to provide for 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 any portion of the
10following described property in Webster and Bienville Parishes to those persons holding
11record title to that portion of the property:
12 Those areas of dried lake bed existing above the current ordinary high water
13 mark and below the 148.6 foot contour line according to NGVD29 elevation datum
14 and lying within Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 21, 22, 28, and 33 of
15 Township 16 North, Range 10 West; Sections 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, and 31 of
16 Township 17 North, Range 9 West; and Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, and
17 36 of Township 17 North - Range 10 West, Webster and Bienville Parishes,
18 Louisiana, estimated to contain, in the aggregate, approximately 1,400 acres, more
19 or less.
20 Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
21such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
22necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of
23title, excluding mineral rights, to portions of the property described in Section 1 of this Act,
24and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents
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1executed by and between the commissioner of administration and the record title holder to
2such property, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the
3property.
4 Section 3. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision
5of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease,
6or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of
7the following described property in Webster Parish to Mark Alan Dean and Amy Redden
8Dean:
9 Three tracts of land, being a 0.13 acre, more or less, tract of land, a 0.32 acre,
10 more or less, tract of land, and a 0.36 acre, more or less, tract of land, all located in
11 Government Lot No. 4, Section 13, Township 17 North, Range 10 West, Webster
12 Parish, Louisiana.
13 Section 4. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
14such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
15necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of
16title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 3 of this Act, and as more
17specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and
18between the commissioner of administration and Mark Alan Dean and Amy Redden Dean
19in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
20 Section 5. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision
21of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease,
22or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of
23the following described property in Webster Parish to Mark Jason Woods and Jennifer
24Michelle Woods:
25 Two tracts of land, being a 0.64 acre, more or less, tract of land, and a 0.20
26 acre, more or less, tract of land, all located in Government Lot No. 4, Section 13,
27 Township 17 North, Range 10 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana.
28 Section 6. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
29such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
30necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of
31title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 5 of this Act, and as more
32specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and
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1between the commissioner of administration and Mark Jason Woods and Jennifer Michelle
2Woods, in exchange for consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
3 Section 7. 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 154 Original 2025 Regular Session McMahen
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster
and Bienville Parishes to individuals that hold record title to the property.
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster
Parish to Mark Alan Dean and Amy Redden Dean.
Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster
Parish to Mark Jason Woods and Jennifer Michelle Woods.
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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