***Pending***
AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill NO. 1222
By Senator(s) Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality certain state-owned real property located in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County, Mississippi, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a found iron rod at the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 25, Township 6 North Range 1 East, City of Jackson, Hinds County Mississippi; thence run South 89 degrees 23 minutes 02 seconds East, for a distance of 46.57 feet; thence run Southeasterly and counter-clockwise along the arc of a curve to the left, for a distance of 165.02 feet, said curve having a radius of 244.28 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 59 degrees 33 minutes 57 seconds East, with a distance of 161.90 feet; thence run South 80 degrees 48 minutes 47 seconds East, for a distance of 97.34 feet; thence run South 86 degrees 07 minutes 58 seconds East, for a distance of 87.77 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds East, for a distance of 67.20 feet; thence run North 84 degrees 07 minutes 24 seconds East, for a distance of 109.78 feet; thence run Northeasterly and counter-clockwise along the arc of a curve to the left, for a distance of 206.38 feet, said curve having a radius of 178.09 feet and a chord bearing and distance of North 47 degrees 32 minutes 55 seconds East, with a distance of 195.02 feet; thence run North 11 degrees 52 minutes 02 seconds East, for a distance of 171.23 feet; thence run North 78 degrees 02 minutes 13 seconds East, for a distance of 126.98 feet; thence run South 85 degrees 59 minutes 17 seconds East, for a distance of 55.38 feet; thence run South 72 degrees 47 minutes 04 seconds East, for a distance of 163.08 feet; thence run Easterly and counter-clockwise along the arc of a curve to the left, for a distance of 118.88 feet, said curve having a radius of 222.48 feet and a chord bearing and distance of, South 86 degrees 37 minutes 52 seconds East, with distance of 117.47 feet; thence run North 77 degrees 49 minutes 30 seconds East, for a distance of 72.84 feet to a point on the West right of way Ridgewood Road; thence run South 00 degrees 50 minutes 01 seconds East, for a distance of 1189.75 feet along said West right of way to the point of intersection with a flare on the right of way of Lakeland Drive; thence run South 56 degrees 10 minutes 37 seconds West along said flare, for a distance of 261.31 feet to a point on the North right of way of said Lakeland Drive; thence run along the said North right of way of Lakeland Drive the following course and distances, South 85 degrees 04 minutes 10 seconds West, for a distance of 38.60 feet; North 88 degrees 49 minutes 57 seconds West, for a distance of 503.45 feet; North 87 degrees 29 minutes 26 seconds West, for a distance of 100.84 feet; South 89 degrees 10 minutes 43 seconds West, for a distance of 96.24 feet; South 88 degrees 56 minutes 23 seconds West, for a distance of 45.91 feet; South 88 degrees 02 minutes 36 seconds West, for a distance of 252.43 feet to a point on the apparent West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 25, Township 6 North Range 1 East; thence run North 00 degrees 36 minutes 58 seconds West along said West line of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4), for a distance of 1144.09 feet to the point of beginning of the property herein described containing 33.879 acres, and being located in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) and the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 25, Township 6 North Range 1 East, City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.
(2) A new building and related facilities necessary to house the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality may be constructed on the real property described in subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO ASSIGN TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CERTAIN STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT A NEW BUILDING AND RELATED FACILITIES NECESSARY TO HOUSE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MAY BE CONSTRUCTED ON SUCH PROPERTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.