As Introduced 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 7 5
1997-1998 6
SENATOR KEARNS 8
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A B I L L
To authorize the conveyance of state-owned land in 11
Greene County known as the Ohio Veterans' 12
Children's Home to Greene County and to repeal
Section 139 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 121st 13
General Assembly, which created Fund 4Z0, the 14
Veterans' Plaza Fund, and provided that
$1,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the 15
Ohio Veterans' Children's Home be deposited into
that fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to 19
execute a deed in the name of the state conveying to Greene 20
County and its successors and assigns all of the state's right, 21
title, and interest in property located in Greene County, 22
consisting of approximately 368 acres and facilities thereon,
known as the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home. The Director of 23
Administrative Services shall prepare a legal description of this 24
real estate. The Superintendent of the Home shall review the 25
legal description for its accuracy. When the Superintendent is 26
satisfied as to the accuracy, the Director shall deliver the
legal description to the Auditor of State for preparation of the 27
deed.
(B) The conveyance shall be subject to any lease that the 29
Director of Administrative Services may negotiate with the 30
Association of Ex-Pupils of the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home, 31
pursuant to division (E) of Section 166 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of 32
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the 121st General Assembly.
(C) The consideration for the conveyance of the real 34
estate described in division (A) of this section is the mutual 35
benefit accruing to the state and to Greene County by having a 36
single entity public property owner that would develop programs 37
to provide youth services on a portion of the property, manage 38
the development of the property, cooperate with social service
agencies in identifying uses and developing a comprehensive 39
approach to serving the citizens of the county and the state, and 40
work with the Association of Ex-Pupils of the Ohio Veterans' 41
Children's Home to protect and expand its interests related to 42
certain facilities on the grounds.
(D) Within one year after the effective date of this 44
section, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the 45
Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate 46
described under division (A) of this section. The deed shall
state the consideration and shall state that the conveyance is 47
subject to a lease of properties as specified in division (E) of 48
Section 166 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 121st General Assembly to 49
the Association of Ex-Pupils of the Ohio Veterans' Children's 50
Home. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of 51
the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with
the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the 52
Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the grantee. 53
The grantee shall present the deed for recording in the Office of 54
the Greene County Recorder.
(E) This section expires two years after its effective 56
date.
Section 2. That Section 139 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 58
121st General Assembly is hereby repealed. 59