As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 300 5
1999-2000 6
SENATOR LATTA 8
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A B I L L
To authorize the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 12
State University to convey state-owned real 13
estate located in Wood County, and to authorize 14
the Governor to convey state-owned real estate 15
located in Wood County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. (A) The Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 19
State University is hereby authorized to execute deeds in the 20
name of the Board of Trustees conveying to purchasers and the 21
purchasers' heirs and assigns or successors and assigns all of 22
the Board's right, title, and interest in any portion of the 23
following described real estate: 24
Parcel No. 1 26
Situated in the County of Wood, State of Ohio, and Township 28
of Center, and bounded and described as follows: 29
Commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter 31
of the northeast quarter of Section 20, Town 5 North, Range 11 32
East, thence west along the center of a ditch 19 chains, 26 links 33
to a ditch; then south along the last named ditch 22 chains, 80 34
links thence east to the east line of said section to a point 42 35
chains, 27 links south of the northeast corner thereof; thence
north 22 chains, 80 links to the place of beginning, containing 36
44 acres more or less, all in Center Township, Wood County, Ohio. 37
Parcel No. 2 39
The North three-fourths (3/4) of the East one-half (1/2) of 41
Section 20, Town Five North, Range Eleven (11) East, Center 42
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Township, Wood County, Ohio, less the following described 43
parcels, to-wit:
Parcel A. Commencing 20 11/100 chains east of the center 45
of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Town 5 North, Range 11 46
East, Wood County, Ohio, thence north 39 78/100 chains to a 47
stone, thence west 11 71/100 links, thence north on the half 48
section line to a stone in the Poe Road, thence East 2 71/100
chains, thence southerly 59 50/100 chains to the Meeker Road, 49
thence west 77 1/2 links to the place of beginning, containing 11 50
acres.
Parcel B. The east 74.28 acres, more or less, of the North 52
one-half (1/2) of the Northeast quarter (1/4) of said Section 20, 53
being all that portion thereof which lies east of the eleven (11) 54
acre tract hereinbefore described heretofore conveyed to Joseph 55
H. Mitchell.
Parcel C. Commencing at the northeast corner of the 57
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section 20, 58
thence west along the center of a ditch, 19 chains 26 links to a 59
ditch, thence south along the last named ditch 22 chains 80 60
links, thence east to the east line of said section at a point 42
chains 27 links south of the northeast corner thereof, thence 61
north 22 chains 80 links to the place of beginning, containing 44 62
acres, more or less.
Parcel D. Commencing 78 feet north of the east quarter 64
post of the southeast quarter of said Section 20, thence west 131 65
feet, thence north 76 feet, thence East 131 feet, thence south 76 66
feet to the place of beginning, containing one-fourth (1/4) of an 67
acre more or less.
Parcel E. All lands in the right-of-way of Interstate 75 69
conveyed to the State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed 70
recorded in Volume 445, page 829 in the records of Wood County, 71
Ohio.
(B) Prior to executing a deed to convey a portion of the 73
real estate described in division (A) of this section, the Board 74
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of Trustees of Bowling Green State University shall have the 75
parcel to be conveyed surveyed, prepare a legal description to 76
the parcel, and deliver the description to the Auditor of State 77
for preparation of the deed. 78
(C) The consideration for the real estate described in 80
division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be a 81
purchase price acceptable to the Board of Trustees of Bowling 82
Green State University and an appraisal by one or more 83
disinterested persons.
(D) The real estate described in division (A) of this 85
section, or any portion thereof, shall be conveyed only to 86
persons whose intended use of the real estate is consistent with 87
the purposes of Bowling Green State University, which include 88
facilitating the broadening of the economic base of Wood County 89
and the City of Bowling Green. 90
(E) Any offer to purchase shall be accompanied by a 92
deposit of up to ten per cent of the purchase price as determined 93
appropriate by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State 94
University, in money order, bank draft, or certified check. The 96
balance of the purchase price shall be paid within sixty days 97
after notification of acceptance of the offer has been sent by 98
the Board of Trustees to the offeror, or at such later time as is 99
specified in the contract of sale. If an offer has been accepted 100
and the offeror does not pay the balance within the time limits 101
provided in this division, the offeror shall forfeit the deposit 102
to the Board of Trustees as liquidated damages.
(F) Upon payment of the purchase price by the purchaser, 104
the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 105
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in 106
division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the 107
consideration and shall be executed by the Board of Trustees of 108
Bowling Green State University and presented in the office of the 110
Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the purchaser. 111
The purchaser shall present the deed for recording in the office 112
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of the Wood County Recorder.
(G) Advertising costs, appraisal fees, and all other costs 114
of the sale of the real estate described in division (A) of this 115
section shall be paid by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 116
State University unless otherwise specified in the contract of 117
sale.
(H) The net proceeds of sales of the real estate described 119
in division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be 120
paid to Bowling Green State University and deposited in the 121
appropriate University accounts for purposes determined by the 123
Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University.
Section 2. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to 125
execute deeds in the name of the state conveying to purchasers 126
and the purchasers' heirs and assigns or successors and assigns 127
all of the state's right, title, and interest in any portion of 128
the following described real estate: 129
Parcel No. 1 131
Situated in the County of Wood, in the State of Ohio, and 133
in the Township of Center, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in the 134
South half of Section 17, and being a part of that land conveyed 135
to the State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed recorded 136
in Volume 445, Page 879, in the records of Wood County, described 137
as follows:
Beginning at a point in the South line of the Southwest 139
quarter of Section 17, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in Poe Road, 140
1986.60 feet East from the Southwest corner of said Section 17, 141
said point being in the Southwest corner of lands owned by the 142
State of Ohio Department of Highways; thence North 1 degree 08
minutes 46 seconds West along the East property line of lands 143
owned by Bowling Green State University, a distance of 2630.76 144
feet to a point in the East-West half section line of said 145
Section 17, said point being in the Northwest corner of property 146
herein described, and being 1986.60 feet East of the Northwest
corner of said Southwest quarter of said section; thence South 89 147
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degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds East along said East-West half 148
section line, a distance of 1702.14 feet to a point in the West 149
Limited Access right-of-way line of I.R. 75, Section 14.91, in 150
Wood County; thence South 1 degree 01 minutes 10 seconds East 151
along said right-of-way line a distance of 775.89 feet to a
point; thence South 0 degrees 18 minutes 37 seconds West, along 152
said right-of-way line, a distance of 1749.76 feet to a point; 153
thence South 88 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 154
1127.42 feet to a point; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 18 155
seconds West, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point in the South
line of the Southwest quarter of Section 17, 172.78 feet West of 156
the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of Section 17; 157
thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of 158
526.16 feet along the South line of the Southwest quarter of 159
Section 17 and Poe Road, to the point of beginning, containing 160
100.95 acres, more or less.
Parcel No. 2 162
Situated in the County of Wood in the State of Ohio, and in 164
the Township of Center, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in the North 165
half of Section 17, and being a part of that land conveyed to the 166
State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed recorded in 167
Volume 445, Page 888, in the records of Wood County, Ohio,
described as follows: 168
Beginning at a point in the North line of the Northeast 170
quarter of Section 17 in Newton Road, at the intersection of the 171
West Limited Access right-of-way line of I.R. 75, Section 14.91 172
in Wood County, 1002.83 feet East from the Northwest corner of 173
the Northeast quarter of said Section 17, and 1660.48 feet west 174
from the Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of said
Section 17; thence South 0 degrees 18 minutes 37 seconds West 175
along said right-of-way line, a distance of 2632.20 feet to a 176
point in the East-West half section line of Section 17, 1675.46 177
feet from the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of 178
Section 17; thence North 89 degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds West
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along said East-West half section line, a distance of 1356.90 179
feet to a point in the Southwest corner of the parcel herein 180
described; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 52 seconds West 181
along the West property line of said parcel, a distance of 182
2621.39 feet to a point in the North line of the Northwest
quarter of Section 17 and in Newton Road, 332.48 feet West of the 183
Northeast corner of said Northwest quarter of Section 17; thence 184
South 89 degrees 34 minutes 40 seconds East, a distance of 332.48 185
feet to the Northeast corner of said Northeast quarter, thence 186
South 89 degrees 33 minutes 53 seconds East along the North line 187
of the Northeast quarter of Section 17, a distance of 1002.83
feet to the place of beginning, containing 81.17 acres, more or 188
less.
Parcel No. 3 190
All that part of the North three-quarters of Section 20, 192
Center Township, Wood County, Ohio, lying east of the East line 193
of Interstate 75 (lands for Interstate 75 conveyed to the State 194
of Ohio, Department of Highways, by instrument recorded in Volume 195
453, Page 861, Deed Records, Wood County, Ohio), excepting 196
therefrom the following described two parcels of real estate, to
wit: 197
Parcel A: Commencing 75 feet north of the east quarter 199
post of the Southeast quarter of Section 20, Center Township, 200
Wood County, Ohio, thence West 131 feet; thence North 76 feet; 201
thence East 131 feet; thence South 76 feet to the place of 202
beginning, containing about one-quarter of an acre, more or less;
and
Parcel B: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 20, 204
Town 5 North, Range 11 East, Center Township, Wood County, Ohio, 205
said point being the intersection of the center lines of 206
Dunbridge and Poe Roads; thence Southerly along the center line 207
of Dunbridge Road and East line of Section 20, a distance of 208
twelve hundred and eighty five and 02/100 (1,285.02) feet to the
South line of the North one-half (1/2) of the Northeast 209
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one-quarter (1/4) of Section 20; thence Westerly along the last 210
described line a distance of fourteen hundred thirty four (1,434) 211
feet, more or less, to the Eastern right-of-way line of I-75; 212
thence Northerly and along said right-of-way line a distance of 213
thirteen hundred five (1,305) feet, more or less, to the North
line of Section 20 and center line of Poe Road; thence Easterly 214
along last described line a distance of fourteen hundred one and 215
26/100 (1,401.26) feet to the place of beginning. Subject, 216
however, to all legal highways, rights-of-way, easements and 217
appurtenances thereunto included. Containing 42 acres, more or 218
less.
(B) Prior to the Governor executing a deed to convey a 220
portion of the real estate described in division (A) of this 221
section, the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University 222
shall have the parcel to be conveyed surveyed, prepare a legal 223
description to the parcel, and deliver the description to the 224
Auditor of State for preparation of the deed. 225
(C) The consideration for the real estate described in 227
division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be a 228
purchase price acceptable to the Board of Trustees of Bowling 229
Green State University following a survey by a licensed surveyor 230
and an appraisal by one or more disinterested persons. 231
(D) The real estate described in division (A) of this 233
section, or any portion thereof, shall be conveyed only to 234
persons whose intended use of the real estate is consistent with 235
the purposes of Bowling Green State University, which include 236
facilitating the broadening of the economic base of Wood County 237
and the City of Bowling Green. 238
(E) Any offer to purchase shall be accompanied by a 240
deposit of up to ten per cent of the purchase price as determined 241
appropriate by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State 242
University, in money order, bank draft, or certified check. The 244
balance of the purchase price shall be paid within sixty days 245
after notification of acceptance of the offer has been sent by 246
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the Board of Trustees to the offeror, or at such later time as is 247
specified in the contract of sale. If an offer has been accepted 248
and the offeror does not pay the balance within the time limits 249
provided in this division, the offeror shall forfeit the deposit 250
to the Board of Trustees as liquidated damages.
(F) Upon payment of the purchase price by the purchaser, 252
the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 253
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in 254
division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the 255
consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the 256
name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, 257
sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the office 258
of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the 259
purchaser. The purchaser shall present the deed for recording in 260
the office of the Wood County Recorder. 261
(G) Advertising costs, appraisal fees, and all other costs 263
of the sale of the real estate described in division (A) of this 264
section shall be paid by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 265
State University unless otherwise specified in the contract of 266
sale.
(H) The net proceeds of sales of the real estate described 268
in division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be 269
paid to Bowling Green State University and deposited in the 270
appropriate University accounts for purposes determined by the 272
Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University.
Section 3. This act shall expire ten years after its 274
effective date. 275