REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MADAM PRESIDENT AND MR. SPEAKER:

 

   We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

 

S. B. No. 2029:  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on Woodall Mountain.

 

  We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

  1.  That the House recede from its Amendment No. 1.

 

  2.  That the Senate and House adopt the following amendment:

 

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Department of Finance and Administration, upon meeting the requirements of Section 29-1-1, may lease or purchase a parcel of real property not to exceed two (2) acres located on Woodall Mountain in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, for the purpose of creating a tourist attraction.

     (2)  (a)  If leased, the real property described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be leased for more than the current fair market value as determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.

          (b)  If purchased, the real property described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be purchased for more than the current fair market value as determined by the averaging of at least two (2) appraisals by qualified appraisers who shall be selected by the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be certified and licensed by the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.  The amount paid by the State of Mississippi for this purchase shall not be more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).

     (3)  The Department of Finance and Administration may obtain appraisals of the property, abstracts and surveys and engage the services of attorneys to conduct the transaction described in this section.  The department may obtain title insurance on the real property if it determines that the best interest of the department would be served.

     (4)  The real property described in subsection (1) of this section may be maintained by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or local government entities and shall be used as a tourist attraction.

     (5)  The Department of Transportation shall construct and maintain an access road to the real property described in subsection (1).

     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 LEASE OR PURCHASE A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON WOODALL MOUNTAIN IN TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A TOURIST ATTRACTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

 

CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE          CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE

X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Sampson Jackson II	Tom Weathersby
X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Jack Gordon	Preston E. Sullivan
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Videt Carmichael	Alyce G. Clarke