SPONSOR: Nolte
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Government Efficiency by a vote of 18 to 0, with 1 voting present.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 2336.
This bill authorizes the conveyance of several pieces of State- owned land. The Governor is authorized to convey:
(1) The Briarwood State School in the City of Harrisonville, Cass County;
(2) The Kirksville Regional Office in the City of Kirksville, Adair County;
(3) The Landers State Office Building in the City of Springfield, Greene County;
(4) The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) Building in the City of Springfield, Greene County;
(5) An easement on the grounds of the State National Guard's Festus Readiness Center in the City of Festus, Jefferson County;
(6) The State National Guard’s Doniphan Readiness Center Building in the City of Doniphan, Ripley County to the Doniphan School District;
(7) Rolling Meadows State School in City of Higginsville, Lafayette County;
(8) The Environmental Services Program/Division of Environmental Quality building in City of Jefferson, Cole County;
(9) The Richwood Tower Site in City of Richland, Washington County;
(10) Lakeview Woods State School in Jackson County;
(11) Property in the City of Jefferson, Cole County;
(12) Property in Nodaway County; (13) Property in the City of Marshall, Saline County;
(14) Property in the City of Bowling Green, Pike County;
(15) Property in the City of Joplin, Jasper County;
(16) Property in the City of Potosi, Washington County;
(17) Property in the City of Springfield, Greene County.
The Commissioner of Administration must set the terms and conditions for the conveyance as the Commissioner deems reasonable. Such terms and conditions may include, but not be limited to, the number of appraisals required and the time, place, and terms of the conveyance. The Attorney General must approve the form of the instrument of conveyance.
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that there are currently several properties in which the state has an ownership interest that are long overdue to be conveyed. Supporters further state that if the properties include an accurately worded legal description, there is no viable reason for why they cannot be sold off.
Testifying in person for the bill were Representative Nolte and Hannah Swann, Office of Administration.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony and witnesses testifying online can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.