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SR 45 - Baldwin,Bartow,DeKalb,Elbert,Floyd, Glascock Cos. - prop. conveyance
Dean, Nathan (31st) Marable, Richard O (52nd) Madden, Eddie M (47th)
Status Summary SC: F&PU HC: SI&P FR: 01/27/99 LA: 04/28/99 Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Baldwin County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Bartow County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in DeKalb County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Elbert County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Floyd County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real property located in Glascock County, Georgia.

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Recorded Votes
Vote # SV99-30 ADOPTION 2/02/99

Senate Action House
1/27/99 Read 1st time 2/3/99
1/29/99 Favorably Reported 2/10/99
2/1/99 Read 2nd Time 2/4/99
2/2/99 Read 3rd Time 3/15/99
2/2/99 Passed/Adopted 3/15/99
4/14/99 Sent To Governor
4/28/99 Signed by Governor
34 Act/Veto Number
Version by LC Number
LC 10 2681 As Introduced

SR 45  99                                          LC 10 2681 
 
      SENATE RESOLUTION 45 
 
      By:  Senators Dean of the 31st, Marable of the 52nd, 
           Madden of the 47th and others 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned real 
  1- 2  property located in Baldwin County, Georgia; authorizing the 
  1- 3  conveyance of certain state owned real property located in 
  1- 4  Bartow County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of 
  1- 5  certain state owned real property located in DeKalb County, 
  1- 6  Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain state owned 
  1- 7  real property in Elbert County, Georgia; authorizing the 
  1- 8  conveyance of certain state owned real property located in 
  1- 9  Floyd County, Georgia; authorizing the conveyance of certain 
  1-10  state owned real property located in Glascock County, 
  1-11  Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS: 
 
  1-13      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  1-14      parcel of real property located in Baldwin County, 
  1-15      Georgia; 
 
  1-16      (2) Said real property is all that tract or parcel of 
  1-17      land lying and being in the 319th Georgia Militia 
  1-18      District of Baldwin County and containing approximately 
  1-19      8 acres fronting on the east side of State Highway 22 
  1-20      and being shown as parcel "B" on a drawing dated January 
  1-21      6, 1998, and on file in the offices of the State 
  1-22      Properties Commission, and may be more particularly 
  1-23      described on a plat of survey prepared by a Georgia 
  1-24      registered land surveyor and presented to the State 
  1-25      Properties Commission for approval; 
 
  1-26      (3) Said property is under the custody of the Georgia 
  1-27      Department of Juvenile Justice; 
 
  1-28      (4) The above-described property is separated from the 
  1-29      main campus of the Baldwin County Youth Development 
  1-30      Campus by State Highway 22; 
 
  1-31      (5) The above-described property is not being utilized 
  1-32      and the Department of Juvenile Justice has determined it 
  1-33      will have no future need for the property; and 
 
  1-34  WHEREAS: 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  2- 2      parcel of real property located in Bartow County, 
  2- 3      Georgia; 
 
  2- 4      (2) Said real property is all that tract or parcel of 
  2- 5      land lying and being in Land Lot 604 of the 4th 
  2- 6      District, 3rd Section of Bartow County and containing 
  2- 7      approximately 1.38 acres as shown on a plat of survey 
  2- 8      prepared by William C. Smith, Georgia Registered Land 
  2- 9      Surveyor #1803, dated September 22, 1993, and on file in 
  2-10      the offices of the State Properties Commission, and may 
  2-11      be more particularly described on a plat of survey 
  2-12      prepared by a Georgia registered land surveyor and 
  2-13      presented to the State Properties Commission for 
  2-14      approval; 
 
  2-15      (3) Said property is under the custody of the State 
  2-16      Properties Commission and is a portion of the Western 
  2-17      and Atlantic Railroad right of way which is leased to 
  2-18      CSX Transportation; 
 
  2-19      (4) The above-described property is currently subleased 
  2-20      by CSX Transportation to the Baroid Division of Dresser 
  2-21      Industries Inc.; 
 
  2-22      (5) The Baroid Division of Dresser Industries Inc. is 
  2-23      desirous of acquiring the above-described state owned 
  2-24      property in order to make certain capital improvements 
  2-25      to their facilities; and 
 
  2-26  WHEREAS: 
 
  2-27      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  2-28      parcel of real property located in DeKalb County, 
  2-29      Georgia; 
 
  2-30      (2) Said real property is all that tract or parcel of 
  2-31      land  lying and being in Land Lot 10 of the 18th 
  2-32      District of DeKalb County and containing approximately 
  2-33      2.9 acres as shown on a plat of survey prepared by James 
  2-34      Robert Cheatham, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor, dated 
  2-35      July 1968, and on file in the offices of the State 
  2-36      Properties Commission, and may be more particularly 
  2-37      described on a plat of survey prepared by a Georgia 
  2-38      registered land surveyor and presented to the State 
  2-39      Properties Commission for approval; 
 
  2-40      (3) Said unimproved property is under the custody of the 
  2-41      Department of Education and is no longer needed for the 
  2-42      purpose for which it was originally acquired; 
 
 
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  3- 1      (4) The DeKalb County Board of Education conveyed the 
  3- 2      above-described property to the state in April of 1972, 
  3- 3      for the consideration of $1.00; 
 
  3- 4      (5) The DeKalb County Board of Education is desirous of 
  3- 5      acquiring the above-described state owned real property 
  3- 6      for a public purpose; and 
 
  3- 7  WHEREAS: 
 
  3- 8      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  3- 9      parcel of real property located in Elbert County, 
  3-10      Georgia; 
 
  3-11      (2) Said real property is all that tract or parcel of 
  3-12      land lying and being in the 189th Georgia Militia 
  3-13      District of Elbert County within the city limits of the 
  3-14      City of Elberton and containing approximately 6.06 acres 
  3-15      as shown on a drawing prepared by the Georgia National 
  3-16      Guard which depicts the exchange of two parcels with the 
  3-17      City of Elberton, and on file in the offices of the 
  3-18      State Properties Commission, and may be more 
  3-19      particularly described on a plat of survey prepared by a 
  3-20      Georgia registered land surveyor and presented to the 
  3-21      State Properties Commission for approval; 
 
  3-22      (3) The Department of Defense intends to relocate its 
  3-23      National Guard activities in Elbert County to a new 
  3-24      location and once the National Guard has vacated the 
  3-25      above-described property, the Department of Defense 
  3-26      intends to declare the property surplus to its needs; 
 
  3-27      (4) The City of Elberton, Elbert County, conveyed the 
  3-28      above-described property to the state on November 16, 
  3-29      1954, for the consideration of $10.00; 
 
  3-30      (5) The City of Elberton, Elbert County, is desirous of 
  3-31      acquiring the above-described state owned real property 
  3-32      for a public purpose; and 
 
  3-33  WHEREAS: 
 
  3-34      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  3-35      parcel of real property located in Floyd County, 
  3-36      Georgia; 
 
  3-37      (2) Said real property is all that tract or parcel of 
  3-38      land lying and being in Land Lot 232 of the 23rd 
  3-39      District, 3rd Section of Floyd County containing 
  3-40      approximately 2.07 acres as shown on a drawing prepared 
  3-41      by the State Properties Commission which depicts the two 
 
 
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  4- 1      parcels which comprise the subject property, and on file 
  4- 2      in the offices of the State Properties Commission, and 
  4- 3      may be more particularly described on a plat of survey 
  4- 4      prepared by a Georgia registered land surveyor and 
  4- 5      presented to the State Properties Commission for 
  4- 6      approval; 
 
  4- 7      (3) The Georgia Forestry Commission intends to relocate 
  4- 8      its activities in Floyd County to a new location and 
  4- 9      once the above-described property is vacated,  the 
  4-10      Georgia Forestry Commission intends to declare the 
  4-11      property surplus to its needs; 
 
  4-12      (4) Floyd County has agreed to convey to the state, for 
  4-13      the consideration of $1.00, a new site to house future 
  4-14      activities of the Georgia Forestry Commission; 
 
  4-15      (5) Floyd County conveyed a portion of the 
  4-16      above-described real property to the state on November 
  4-17      1, 1960, and the remainder of the site on May 6, 1993, 
  4-18      each for the consideration of $1.00; 
 
  4-19      (6) Floyd County is desirous of acquiring the 
  4-20      above-described state owned real property for a public 
  4-21      purpose; and 
 
  4-22  WHEREAS: 
 
  4-23      (1) The State of Georgia is the owner of a certain 
  4-24      parcel of real property located in Glascock County, 
  4-25      Georgia; 
 
  4-26      (2) Said real property is all those tracts or parcels of 
  4-27      land lying and being in the 1167th Georgia Militia 
  4-28      District of Glascock County and containing a total of 
  4-29      approximately 0.98 of one acre as shown on a plat of 
  4-30      survey prepared by Joe Dean Usry, Georgia Registered 
  4-31      Land Surveyor No. 1899, dated October 17, 1977, and 
  4-32      revised June 10, 1978, and on a drawing recorded May 27, 
  4-33      1965, and being on file in the offices of the State 
  4-34      Properties Commission, and may be more particularly 
  4-35      described on a plat of survey prepared by a Georgia 
  4-36      registered land surveyor and presented to the State 
  4-37      Properties Commission for approval; 
 
  4-38      (3) The Georgia Forestry Commission intends to relocate 
  4-39      its activities in Glascock County to a new location and 
  4-40      once the Georgia Forestry Commission has vacated the 
  4-41      above-described property, the commission intends to 
  4-42      declare the property surplus to its needs; 
 
 
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  5- 1      (4) Glascock County conveyed a portion of the 
  5- 2      above-described property to the state on May 26, 1965 
  5- 3      and the remainder of the site on April 3, 1979, each for 
  5- 4      the consideration of $10.00; 
 
  5- 5      (5) Glascock County is desirous of acquiring the 
  5- 6      above-described state owned real property for a public 
  5- 7      purpose. 
 
  5- 8  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL 
  5- 9  ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
 
 
  5-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  5-11  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  5-12  above-described real property located in Baldwin County and 
  5-13  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
  5-14  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  5-15  State Properties Commission. 
 
  5-16                           SECTION 2. 
 
  5-17  That all or a portion of the above-described real property 
  5-18  may be sold by competitive bid for a consideration of the 
  5-19  fair market value of such property as determined to be in 
  5-20  the best interest of the State of Georgia by the State 
  5-21  Properties Commission or may be exchanged for property or 
  5-22  properties of an equal value as determined to be in the best 
  5-23  interest of the State of Georgia as determined by the State 
  5-24  Properties Commission; provided, however, that all or a 
  5-25  portion of the above-described real property may be sold to 
  5-26  a city, county, school board, or other local public entity, 
  5-27  which shall include development authorities, for not less 
  5-28  than the fair market value without the necessity of 
  5-29  competitive bid, and such further consideration and 
  5-30  provisions as the State Properties Commission shall in its 
  5-31  discretion determine to be in the best interest of the State 
  5-32  of Georgia. 
 
  5-33                           SECTION 3. 
 
  5-34  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
  5-35  above-described property to Baldwin County shall expire 
  5-36  three years after the date that this resolution becomes 
  5-37  effective. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  6- 1                           SECTION 4. 
 
  6- 2  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
  6- 3  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
  6- 4  effect such conveyance. 
 
  6- 5                           SECTION 5. 
 
  6- 6  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
  6- 7  in the Superior Court of Baldwin County and a recorded copy 
  6- 8  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
  6- 9                           SECTION 6. 
 
  6-10  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  6-11  above-described real property located in Bartow County and 
  6-12  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
  6-13  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  6-14  State Properties Commission. 
 
  6-15                           SECTION 7. 
 
  6-16  That the above-described real property may be conveyed by 
  6-17  appropriate instrument to the Baroid Division of Dresser 
  6-18  Industries Inc. by the State of Georgia, acting by and 
  6-19  through the State Properties Commission for the 
  6-20  consideration of the fair market value or may be exchanged 
  6-21  for property or properties owned by the Baroid Division of 
  6-22  Dresser Industries Inc. of equal value and such further 
  6-23  consideration and provisions as the State Properties 
  6-24  Commission shall in its discretion determine to be in the 
  6-25  best interests of the State of Georgia. 
 
  6-26                           SECTION 8. 
 
  6-27  That CSX Transportation shall surrender its leasehold 
  6-28  interest in the above-described property prior to its being 
  6-29  conveyed to the Baroid Division of Dresser Industries Inc. 
 
  6-30                           SECTION 9. 
 
  6-31  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
  6-32  above-described property to the Baroid Division of Dresser 
  6-33  Industries Inc. shall expire three years after the date that 
  6-34  this resolution becomes effective. 
 
  6-35                          SECTION 10. 
 
  6-36  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
  6-37  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
  6-38  effect such conveyance. 
 
 
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  7- 1                          SECTION 11. 
 
  7- 2  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
  7- 3  in the Superior Court of Bartow County and a recorded copy 
  7- 4  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
  7- 5                          SECTION 12. 
 
  7- 6  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  7- 7  above-described real property located in DeKalb County and 
  7- 8  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
  7- 9  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  7-10  State Properties Commission. 
 
  7-11                          SECTION 13. 
 
  7-12  That the above-described real property may be conveyed by 
  7-13  appropriate instrument to the DeKalb County Board of 
  7-14  Education by the State of Georgia, acting by and through the 
  7-15  State Properties Commission for the consideration of $1.00, 
  7-16  so long as the property is used for a public purpose, and 
  7-17  such further consideration and provisions as the State 
  7-18  Properties Commission shall in its discretion determine to 
  7-19  be in the best interests of the State of Georgia. 
 
  7-20                          SECTION 14. 
 
  7-21  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
  7-22  above-described property to the DeKalb County Board of 
  7-23  Education shall expire three years after the date that this 
  7-24  resolution becomes effective. 
 
  7-25                          SECTION 15. 
 
  7-26  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
  7-27  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
  7-28  effect such conveyance. 
 
  7-29                          SECTION 16. 
 
  7-30  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
  7-31  in the Superior Court of DeKalb County and a recorded copy 
  7-32  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
  7-33                          SECTION 17. 
 
  7-34  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  7-35  above-described real property located in Elbert County and 
  7-36  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
 
 
 
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  8- 1  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  8- 2  State Properties Commission. 
 
  8- 3                          SECTION 18. 
 
  8- 4  That the above-described real property may be conveyed by 
  8- 5  appropriate instrument to the City of Elberton, Elbert 
  8- 6  County, by the State of Georgia, acting by and through the 
  8- 7  State Properties Commission for the consideration of $1.00, 
  8- 8  so long as the property is used for a public purpose, and 
  8- 9  such further consideration and provisions as the State 
  8-10  Properties Commission shall in its discretion determine to 
  8-11  be in the best interests of the State of Georgia. 
 
  8-12                          SECTION 19. 
 
  8-13  That the above-described real property shall not be conveyed 
  8-14  to the City of Elberton, Elbert County, until after the 
  8-15  Department of Defense and its National Guard activities and 
  8-16  facilities have been relocated to a new site. 
 
  8-17                          SECTION 20. 
 
  8-18  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
  8-19  above-described property to the the City of Elberton, Elbert 
  8-20  County, shall expire five years after the date that this 
  8-21  resolution becomes effective. 
 
  8-22                          SECTION 21. 
 
  8-23  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
  8-24  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
  8-25  effect such conveyance. 
 
  8-26                          SECTION 22. 
 
  8-27  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
  8-28  in the Superior Court of Elbert County and a recorded copy 
  8-29  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
  8-30                          SECTION 23. 
 
  8-31  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  8-32  above-described real property located in Floyd County and 
  8-33  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
  8-34  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  8-35  State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  9- 1                          SECTION 24. 
 
  9- 2  That the above-described real property may be conveyed by 
  9- 3  appropriate instrument to Floyd County by the State of 
  9- 4  Georgia, acting by and through the State Properties 
  9- 5  Commission for the consideration of $1.00, so long as the 
  9- 6  property is used for a public purpose, and such further 
  9- 7  consideration and provisions as the State Properties 
  9- 8  Commission shall in its discretion determine to be in the 
  9- 9  best interests of the State of Georgia. 
 
  9-10                          SECTION 25. 
 
  9-11  That the above-described real property shall not be conveyed 
  9-12  to Floyd County until after the Georgia Forestry Commission 
  9-13  has relocated its activities and facilities to a new site. 
 
  9-14                          SECTION 26. 
 
  9-15  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
  9-16  above-described property to Floyd County shall expire five 
  9-17  years after the date that this resolution becomes effective. 
 
  9-18                          SECTION 27. 
 
  9-19  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
  9-20  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
  9-21  effect such conveyance. 
 
  9-22                          SECTION 28. 
 
  9-23  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
  9-24  in the Superior Court of Floyd County and a recorded copy 
  9-25  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
  9-26                          SECTION 29. 
 
  9-27  That the State of Georgia is the owner of the 
  9-28  above-described real property located in Glascock County and 
  9-29  that in all matters relating to the conveyance of the real 
  9-30  property the State of Georgia is acting by and through its 
  9-31  State Properties Commission. 
 
  9-32                          SECTION 30. 
 
  9-33  That the above-described real property may be conveyed by 
  9-34  appropriate instrument to Glascock County by the State of 
  9-35  Georgia, acting by and through the State Properties 
  9-36  Commission for the consideration of $1.00, so long as the 
  9-37  property is used for a public purpose, and such further 
  9-38  consideration and provisions as the State Properties 
 
 
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 10- 1  Commission shall in its discretion determine to be in the 
 10- 2  best interests of the State of Georgia. 
 
 10- 3                          SECTION 31. 
 
 10- 4  That the above-described real property shall not be conveyed 
 10- 5  to Glascock County until after the Georgia Forestry 
 10- 6  Commission has relocated its activities and facilities to a 
 10- 7  new site. 
 
 10- 8                          SECTION 32. 
 
 10- 9  That the authorization in this resolution to convey the 
 10-10  above-described property to Glascock County shall expire 
 10-11  five years after the date that this resolution becomes 
 10-12  effective. 
 
 10-13                          SECTION 33. 
 
 10-14  That the State Properties Commission is authorized and 
 10-15  empowered to do all acts and things necessary and proper to 
 10-16  effect such conveyance. 
 
 10-17                          SECTION 34. 
 
 10-18  That the deed of conveyance shall be recorded by the grantee 
 10-19  in the Superior Court of Glascock County and a recorded copy 
 10-20  shall be forwarded to the State Properties Commission. 
 
 
 
 10-21                          SECTION 35. 
 
 10-22  That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this 
 10-23  resolution are repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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