Bill Text: MS HB514 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public university property; authorize MUW, USM, DSU, MSU, JSU & MVSU to acquire and dispose of.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee [HB514 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2014-HB514-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: Representatives Mettetal, Holloway
House Bill 514
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-113-3, 37-113-7, 37-117-1, 37-119-1, 37-123-1, 37-125-1 AND 37-127-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 37-113-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-113-3. The state
institution of higher learning, as incorporated by an act of the Legislature,
approved February 28, 1878, by the name of the "Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Mississippi," and established in pursuance of that
act, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and corporate, by the name of
the "Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science," with all its property and the franchises, rights, powers, and
privileges heretofore conferred on it by law, or properly incident to such a
body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of its creation; said university
may receive * * *,
hold, acquire and dispose of all real and personal property conveyed to
it for such purpose.
SECTION 2. Section 37-113-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-113-7. (1) * * * Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to acquire by purchase,
gift, or otherwise, any real property required by and for the use of * * * said university, and said university is authorized to
hold, use and operate such real property in conducting its authorized and
necessary program of work. This section is designed to make it possible for
said university and its subdivisions to acquire, hold * * *, operate and dispose of real
property needed in its program of operations without the benefit of state funds
specifically appropriated for the purchase of such properties. Such properties
shall be acquired or purchased on the recommendation of the Director of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station made to and approved
by the president of said university * * *.
(2) * * * Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to sell any such real
property purchased or otherwise acquired under the authority of subsection (1)
for the use of * * * said
university or its subdivisions when such property is not needed in the
university's programs of operations. Such properties shall be sold on the
recommendation of the Director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry
Experimental Station made to and approved by the president of the
university * * *.
The proceeds from the sale of such properties may be used to purchase other
real properties for the use of the university under the provisions of
subsection (1), or may be retained by the university for its operations.
Consideration for the sale of real property hereunder shall not be less than
the fair market price thereof as determined by a professional property
appraiser selected and approved by the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration. Said appraisal shall be filed with the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration * * * at least thirty (30) days prior to
the proposed sale of said property. Appraisal fees shall be shared equally by
the university and the purchaser.
(3) * * * Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the following described
property owned by * * * the
university in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to * * * wit:
Commence at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 19 North, Range 15 East, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi and use as the point of beginning. Thence run West along the North boundary of the South Half of Section 15 a distance of 3,997 feet to the East right-of-way of Macon-Aberdeen Road; thence run South along said right-of-way a distance of 20 feet; thence run East a distance of 800 feet; thence run South 78 degrees 41' East a distance of 102 feet; thence run East a distance of 410 feet; thence run South a distance of 1,107 feet; thence run East a distance of 2,687 feet to the East boundary of Section 15; thence run North along said East boundary of Section 15 a distance of 1,147 feet to the point of beginning. Being 71.56 acres located in the East Three Quarter of the South Half of Section 15, Township 19 North, Range 15 East, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
The proceeds from the sale
of said property shall be used * * * to purchase other real property adjacent or in close
proximity to the * * * university
or its subdivisions, suitable for use in the university's programs of
operation. Consideration for the sale and purchase of said property shall be
for the fair market price thereof as determined by a professional property
appraiser selected and approved by the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration. Said appraisals shall be filed with the * * *
Department
of Finance and Administration at least thirty (30) days prior to the
proposed sale or purchase of said property. Appraisal fees shall be shared
equally by the university and the purchaser in the case of the sale herein
authorized, and by the university and the seller(s) in the case of the purchase
herein authorized.
(4) * * * Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the following described
property owned by * * * the
university in George County, Mississippi, to * * * wit:
The South West Quarter of the North West Quarter of Section Twenty, in Township One South of Range Six West, of the St. Stephens Meridian, Mississippi, containing Forty and Thirty One Hundredths of an acre.
The proceeds from the sale
of said property shall be used * * * to purchase other real property adjacent or in close
proximity to the * * * university
or its subdivisions, suitable for use in the university's programs of
operation. Consideration for the sale and purchase of said property shall be
for the fair market price thereof as determined by a professional property
appraiser selected and approved by the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration. Said appraisals shall be filed with the * * *
Department
of Finance and Administration at least thirty (30) days prior to the
proposed sale or purchase of said property. Appraisal fees shall be shared
equally by the university and the purchaser in the case of the sale herein
authorized, and by the university and the seller(s) in the case of the purchase
herein authorized.
(5) * * * Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied
Science is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the following described
property owned by * * * the
university in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to * * * wit:
The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 2, in Township 6, Range 16 East, plus applicable easements and mineral rights thereto.
The proceeds from the sale
of said property shall be used * * * to purchase other real property adjacent or in close
proximity to the * * * university
or its subdivisions, suitable for use in the university's programs of
operation. Consideration for the sale and purchase of said property shall be
for the fair market price thereof as determined by a professional property
appraiser selected and approved by the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration. Said appraisals shall be filed with the * * * Department of
Finance and Administration at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed
sale or purchase of said property. Appraisal fees shall be shared equally by
the university and the purchaser in the case of the sale herein authorized, and
by the university and the seller(s) in the case of the purchase herein
authorized.
(6) When any property is
sold * * * pursuant to this
section, the * * *
university shall retain for the State of Mississippi any mineral rights
which * * *
the university has in such land.
SECTION 3. Section 37-117-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-117-1. The institution
incorporated by the act of the Legislature, approved March 12, 1884, and
established in pursuance thereof, shall continue to exist as a body politic and
corporate by the name of the "Mississippi College for Women," with
all its property and franchises, rights, powers and privileges conferred on it
by law, or properly incident to such a body and necessary to accomplish the
purpose of its creation; said college may receive * * * hold, acquire and dispose of all
real estate and personal property conveyed or given to it for such purposes.
However, the name "Mississippi State College for Women" is hereafter
changed to "Mississippi University for Women," without interference
with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all
respects. Whenever the name "Mississippi College for Women" appears
the same is construed to denote "Mississippi University for Women."
SECTION 4. Section 37-119-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-119-1. The institution
incorporated by an act of the Legislature, approved March 30, 1910, and
established in pursuance thereof, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and
corporate by the name of University of Southern Mississippi, with all its
property and franchises, rights, powers and privileges conferred on it by law,
or properly incident to such body and necessary to accomplish the purpose of
its creation; said university may receive, * * * hold, acquire and dispose of all
real estate and personal property conveyed or given it, and wherever the term
of Mississippi Southern College appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi
the same shall be construed to refer to the University of Southern Mississippi.
SECTION 5. Section 37-123-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-123-1. The body politic
and corporate created by Chapter 284, Laws of Mississippi 1924, by the name of
"Delta State Teachers' College" is continued to have perpetual
succession with power to contract and be contracted with; to receive by any
legal method of transfer or conveyance, property of any description, to have,
hold, * * *
employ, acquire and dispose of the same; to make and use a corporate
seal, with power to change the same; to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for
the government of its members, official agents and employees. However, the
name of said "Delta State Teachers' College" shall be hereafter
changed to "Delta State University" without interference with the
rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which shall continue in all respects.
Wherever the name "Delta State Teachers' College" or "Delta State College" appears, the same shall be construed to denote "Delta State University."
SECTION 6. Section 37-125-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-125-1. A body politic
and corporate is hereby created by the name of the "Jackson State
College" to have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be
contracted with, to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance,
property of any description, to have, hold, * * * employ, acquire and dispose of the
same, to make and use a corporate seal, with power to break or change the same,
and to adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the government of its members,
official agents, and employees. However, the name of said "Jackson State
College" is hereafter changed to "Jackson State University,"
without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college
which continue in all respects. Whenever the name "Jackson State
College" appears, the same is construed to denote "Jackson State
University."
SECTION 7. Section 37-127-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-127-1. A body politic
and corporate is hereby created by the name of the "Mississippi Valley
State College" to have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be
contracted with, to receive by any legal method of transfer or conveyance,
property of any description, to have, hold, * * * employ, acquire and dispose of the
same, to make and use a corporate seal, with power to break or change the same,
and to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of its members,
official agents, and employees. However, the name of said "Mississippi
Valley State College" is hereafter changed to "Mississippi Valley State
University," without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives
of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name
"Mississippi Valley State College" appears, the same is construed to
denote "Mississippi Valley State University."
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.
