House Bill No. [insert bill number] authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer specific state properties located in Webster and Bienville Parishes to individuals who hold record title to those properties. The bill outlines the property descriptions, which include areas of dried lake bed and several tracts of land, totaling approximately 1,400 acres. The transfers will exclude mineral rights, which will be reserved for the state. The commissioner is also empowered to enter into necessary agreements and execute documents to facilitate these transactions, ensuring that the consideration for the transfers is proportionate to the appraised value of the properties.
Additionally, the bill specifically names individuals, Mark Alan Dean and Amy Redden Dean, as well as Mark Jason Woods and Jennifer Michelle Woods, who will receive certain tracts of land in Webster Parish. The effective date of the bill is contingent upon the governor's signature or the expiration of the time for bills to become law without the governor's signature. This legislation aims to streamline the process of transferring state property while maintaining the state's mineral rights.