House Bill 1156

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS HOME IN OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, TO CONVEY AND TRANSFER TO THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FOR A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. The Department of Finance and Administration, acting on behalf of the Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board and the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi, shall convey and transfer, without compensation, to the Mississippi Transportation Commission, all of the rights, title and interest in certain real property located in the City of Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, the property being described more particularly as follows:

WARRANTY

INDEXING INSTRUCTIONS: SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, & SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 4, Township 9 South, Range 3 West, in the City of Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

The following description is based on the Mississippi State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD 83 (93) grid values, U.S. Survey Feet, using a

combined factor of 0.999984427 and a convergence angle of negative(-) 00 degrees 23 minutes 01 seconds as developed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation for Project No. 102168-202000. It is the intent of this description to convey that portion of the grantors property lying within the new right-of-way as defined by said project:

Commence at a 1/2" rebar found at the northwest corner of Section 4, Township 9 South, Range 3 West, Lafayette County, Mississippi, the location of said monument being defined by state plane coordinates of

N 1,760,053.55 and E 774,981.89.

From said Point of Commencement run South 45 degrees 55 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 3543.93 feet to a point at the intersection of the grantor's southern property line (also being the existing (2012) northern right-of-way line of Veteran's Drive) and the proposed western right-of-way line of referenced State Project, said point being defined by state plane coordinates of N 1,757,588.72 and E 777,528.26 and hereinafter referred to as the Point of Beginning.

From said Point of Beginning run along the proposed western right-of-way line of the above referenced State Project the following courses and distances:

North 44 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds East a distance of 53.83 feet to a point 95.00 feet northerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of Veteran's Drive at station 6+10.00;

North 83 degrees 26 minutes 54 seconds East a distance of 131.24 feet to a point 135.00 feet northerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of Veteran's Drive at station 7+35.00, said point is hereby designated as point "H-1" for future reference;

North 14 degrees 21 minutes 42 seconds East a distance of 162.74 feet to a point 260.00 feet westerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of State Route 7 at station 1378+65.00;

North 26 degrees 42 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 246.46 feet to a point 202.73 feet westerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of State Route 7 at station 138 1+00.00, said point is hereby designated as point "H-2" for future reference;

North 26 degrees 42 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 104.17 feet to a point 180.00 feet westerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of State Route 7 at station 1382+00.00;

Northerly with a curve turning to the right with a radius of 11,696.29 feet, an arc length of 293.31 feet, a chord bearing of North 15 degrees 04 minutes 17 seconds East, and a chord length of 293.30 feet, to a point 180.00 feet westerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of State Route 7 at station 1384+88.80;

North 15 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds East a distance of 293.65 feet to a point 180.00 feet westerly of and perpendicular to the centerline survey of State Route 7 at station 1387+82.44, said point also being on the grantor's northern property line;

Thence leaving the proposed western right-of-way line of the above referenced State Project and along the grantor's northern property line, run South 88 degrees 52 minutes 51 seconds East a distance of 82.70 feet to a point on the existing (2012) western right-of-way line of State Route 7;

Thence leaving the grantor's northern property line and along the existing western right-of-way line of State Route 7 the following courses and distances:

South 15 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds West a distance of 314.59 feet;

Southerly with a curve turning to the left with a radius of 11616.29 feet, an arc length of 871.48 feet, a chord bearing of South 13 degrees 38 minutes 26 seconds West, and a chord length of 871.27 feet, to a point on the grantor's southern property line (also the existing northern right-of-way line of Veteran's Drive);

Thence leaving the existing western right-of-way line of State Route 7 and along the grantor's southern property line, run North 78 degrees 57 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 320.01 feet back to the Point of Beginning.

The above described parcel of land contains 3.14 acres, (136,942 square feet), more or less, and is situated in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 9 South, Range 3 West, in the City of Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Together with any and all abutter's rights of access, if any, in, to, over, on, and across the above described proposed right-of-way line between Point "H-1" and Point "H-2" as described above and as shown on the Right-of-Way Acquisition maps for the above referenced highway project.

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