House Bill 961

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, TO TRANSFER AND CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN SENATOBIA, TATE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF TATE COUNTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Finance and Administration, acting on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, is authorized to transfer and convey a parcel or unused portions thereof of certain real property located in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi, which was originally conveyed for purpose designated by the Department of Mental Health, to the Board of Supervisors of Tate County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows:

TRACT I

A part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 5 South, Range 8 West, Tate County, Mississippi, containing 15.1 acres more or less and being more particularly described as follows, to—wit:

Beginning at an iron stake that is 1665.7 feet North and 1923.88 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Section 25; said point of beginning begin the Northwest corner of the property occupied by the W.A. Krueger Company Manufacturing Plant; running thence South 0 degrees, 49 minutes, and 45 seconds West along the West line of said manufacturing plant property for a distance of 950.0 feet to a road (50' right-of-way); thence North 89 degrees, 12 minutes, and 42 seconds West along the North line of said road for a distance of 683.0 feet; thence North 0 degrees, 2 minutes, and 27 seconds West for a distance of 950.2 feet; thence South 89 degrees 12 minutes, and 42 seconds East for a distance of 703.28 feet to the point of beginning.

TRACT II

A part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25 and of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 8 West, Tate County, Mississippi containing 19.3 acres more or less and being more particular]y described as follows, to—wit:

Beginning at a stake on the North line of Brown's Ferry Road that is 447.8 feet South and 1954.4 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Section 25; running thence North 0 degrees, 49 minutes, and 45 seconds East for a distance of 1113.8 feet to the South line of a gravel road, (50' right-of-way) thence North 89 degrees, 12 minutes, and 42 seconds West along the South line of said gravel road for a distance of 542.1 feet; thence South 0 degrees, 47 minutes, and 18 seconds West for a distance of 150.0 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 12 minutes, and 42 seconds West for a distance of 136.79 feet; thence South 0 degrees, 23 minutes, and 27 seconds East for a distance of 1285.44 feet to the North line of Brown's Ferry Road; thence in an Easterly direction along the North line of said Brown's Ferry Road around a curve to the left with a radius of 1210.0 feet and a tangent of 140.10 feet for a distance of 278.96 feet; thence North 62 degrees, 0 minutes, and 14 seconds East along the North line of said Brown's Ferry Road for a distance of 449.38 feet to the point of beginning.

(2) Of the property described in subsection (1) of this section, the Department of Finance and Administration shall only transfer and convey the unused and undeveloped portion of the property specifically designated for use by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health to the Board of Supervisors of Tate County.

(3) The State of Mississippi shall retain all mineral rights to the real property transferred under this section.

(4) The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to correct any discrepancies in the legal description of the property provided in this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.