Bill Text: MS SB2116 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: MS Dept. of Mental Health; may sell to Clarke College Alumni Assn. certain real property in Newton County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-10 - Approved by Governor [SB2116 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2014-SB2116-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Public Property; Public Health and Welfare
By: Senator(s) Carmichael
Senate Bill 2116
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH, ACTING THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, TO SELL TO THE CLARKE COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FOR USE AS A CLARKE COLLEGE ALUMNI HOUSE; TO NAME THE BASKETBALL COURT WITHIN THE DAVEY L. WHITNEY COMPLEX LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY IN LORMAN, MISSISSIPPI, THE SHIRLEY A. WALKER BASKETBALL COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Board of Mental Health, acting through the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, is authorized to sell to the Clarke College Alumni Association certain state-owned real property located at the Central Mississippi Residential Center in Newton County, Mississippi, for use as a Clarke College Alumni House, such property being more specifically described as follows:
Start at the intersection of the West right-of-way line of Scanlan Street and the North right-of-way line of College Street, said point being 1295.24 feet North and 2084.32 feet East of the Southwest corner of Section 27, T6N, R11E, City of Newton, Newton County, Mississippi, and run thence North 06 degrees 02 minutes 03 seconds East, 130.89 feet along the West right-of-way line of Scanlan Street to the point of beginning: Thence run North 06 degrees 02 minutes 03 seconds East, 33.36 feet along the West right-of-way line of Scanlan Street; thence North 00 degrees 40 minutes 33 seconds East, 139.33 feet along the West right-of-way line of Scanlan Street to its intersection with the South right-of-way line of McMullan Avenue; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 43 seconds West, 251.47 feet along the South right-of-way line of McMullan Avenue; thence South 01 degree 42 minutes 37 seconds West, 172.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 43 seconds East, 251.47 feet to the point of beginning. The herein described property is situated in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the said Section 27 and contains 1.0 acre, more or less.
This conveyance is made subject to any and all prior reservations or exceptions of oil, gas and minerals.
(2) The real property and the improvements thereon described in subsection (1) of this section shall be sold for not less than the current fair market value as determined by the average of at least two (2) appraisals by qualified appraisers, one (1) of which shall be selected by the Department of Finance and Administration, and both of whom shall be certified and licensed by the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
(3) All monies derived from the sale of the property described in subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited into a special fund created in the State Treasury for the use and benefit of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on the amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
(4) The Department of Finance and Administration may correct any discrepancies in the legal description provided in this section.
(5) The State of Mississippi shall retain all mineral rights to the property sold under this section.
(6) If at any time after the sale of the property described in subsection (1) of this section to the Clarke College Alumni Association, the property falls into a state of disrepair, is not properly maintained, or ceases to be used by such purchasing association for a reasonably significant period of time, the property shall revert to the Board of Mental Health for use by the Department of Mental Health.
(7) This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2016.
SECTION 2. The basketball court within the Davey L. Whitney Complex located on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, shall be named the Shirley A. Walker Basketball Court. The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to prepare a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the Davey L. Whitney Complex, which states the background, accomplishments and service to the university of Mrs. Walker.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.
