As Reported by House Housing and Public Lands Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 300 5
1999-2000 6
SENATOR LATTA-REPRESENTATIVES MYERS-LOGAN-MEAD 8
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To authorize the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 11
State University to convey state-owned real 12
estate located in Wood County, and to authorize 13
the Governor to convey state-owned real estate 14
located in Wood County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. (A) The Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 18
State University is hereby authorized to execute deeds in the 19
name of the Board of Trustees conveying to purchasers and the 20
purchasers' heirs and assigns or successors and assigns all of 21
the Board's right, title, and interest in any portion of the 22
following described real estate: 23
Parcel No. 1 25
Situated in the County of Wood, State of Ohio, and Township 27
of Center, and bounded and described as follows: 28
Commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter 30
of the northeast quarter of Section 20, Town 5 North, Range 11 31
East, thence west along the center of a ditch 19 chains, 26 links 32
to a ditch; then south along the last named ditch 22 chains, 80 33
links thence east to the east line of said section to a point 42 34
chains, 27 links south of the northeast corner thereof; thence
north 22 chains, 80 links to the place of beginning, containing 35
44 acres more or less, all in Center Township, Wood County, Ohio. 36
Parcel No. 2 38
The North three-fourths (3/4) of the East one-half (1/2) of 40
Section 20, Town Five North, Range Eleven (11) East, Center 41
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Township, Wood County, Ohio, less the following described 42
parcels, to-wit:
Parcel A. Commencing 20 11/100 chains east of the center 44
of the southwest quarter of Section 20, Town 5 North, Range 11 45
East, Wood County, Ohio, thence north 39 78/100 chains to a 46
stone, thence west 11 71/100 links, thence north on the half 47
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, 48
thence west 77 1/2 links to the place of beginning, containing 11 49
acres.
Parcel B. The east 74.28 acres, more or less, of the North 51
one-half (1/2) of the Northeast quarter (1/4) of said Section 20, 52
being all that portion thereof which lies east of the eleven (11) 53
acre tract hereinbefore described heretofore conveyed to Joseph 54
H. Mitchell.
Parcel C. Commencing at the northeast corner of the 56
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of said section 20, 57
thence west along the center of a ditch, 19 chains 26 links to a 58
ditch, thence south along the last named ditch 22 chains 80 59
links, thence east to the east line of said section at a point 42
chains 27 links south of the northeast corner thereof, thence 60
north 22 chains 80 links to the place of beginning, containing 44 61
acres, more or less.
Parcel D. Commencing 78 feet north of the east quarter 63
post of the southeast quarter of said Section 20, thence west 131 64
feet, thence north 76 feet, thence East 131 feet, thence south 76 65
feet to the place of beginning, containing one-fourth (1/4) of an 66
acre more or less.
Parcel E. All lands in the right-of-way of Interstate 75 68
conveyed to the State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed 69
recorded in Volume 445, page 829 in the records of Wood County, 70
Ohio.
(B) Prior to executing a deed to convey any portion of the 72
real estate described in division (A) of this section, the Board 73
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of Trustees of Bowling Green State University shall have the 74
parcel to be conveyed surveyed, prepare a legal description to 75
the parcel, and deliver the description to the Auditor of State 76
for preparation of the deed. 77
(C) The consideration for the real estate described in 79
division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be a 80
purchase price acceptable to the Board of Trustees of Bowling 81
Green State University following a survey by a licensed surveyor 82
and an appraisal by one or more disinterested persons. 83
(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 or bank draft. The balance of the 95
purchase price shall be paid within sixty days after notification 96
of acceptance of the offer has been sent by the Board of Trustees 97
to the offeror, or at such later time as is specified in the 98
contract of sale. If an offer has been accepted and the offeror 99
does not pay the balance within the time limits provided in this 100
division, the offeror shall forfeit the deposit to the Board of 101
Trustees as liquidated damages.
(F) Upon payment of the purchase price by the purchaser, 103
the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 104
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in 105
division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the 106
consideration and shall be executed by the Board of Trustees of 107
Bowling Green State University and presented in the office of the 109
Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the purchaser. 110
The purchaser shall present the deed for recording in the office 111
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of the Wood County Recorder.
(G) Advertising costs, appraisal fees, and all other costs 113
of the sale of the real estate described in division (A) of this 114
section shall be paid by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 115
State University unless otherwise specified in the contract of 116
sale.
(H) The net proceeds of sales of the real estate described 118
in division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be 119
paid to Bowling Green State University and deposited in the 120
appropriate University accounts for purposes to be determined by 121
the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University. 122
Section 2. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to 124
execute deeds in the name of the state conveying to purchasers 125
and the purchasers' heirs and assigns or successors and assigns 126
all of the state's right, title, and interest in any portion of 127
the following described real estate: 128
Parcel No. 1 130
Situated in the County of Wood, in the State of Ohio, and 132
in the Township of Center, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in the 133
South half of Section 17, and being a part of that land conveyed 134
to the State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed recorded 135
in Volume 445, Page 879, in the records of Wood County, described 136
as follows:
Beginning at a point in the South line of the Southwest 138
quarter of Section 17, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in Poe Road, 139
1986.60 feet East from the Southwest corner of said Section 17, 140
said point being in the Southwest corner of lands owned by the 141
State of Ohio Department of Highways; thence North 1 degree 08
minutes 46 seconds West along the East property line of lands 142
owned by Bowling Green State University, a distance of 2630.76 143
feet to a point in the East-West half section line of said 144
Section 17, said point being in the Northwest corner of property 145
herein described, and being 1986.60 feet East of the Northwest
corner of said Southwest quarter of said section; thence South 89 146
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degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds East along said East-West half 147
section line, a distance of 1702.14 feet to a point in the West 148
Limited Access right-of-way line of I.R. 75, Section 14.91, in 149
Wood County; thence South 1 degree 01 minutes 10 seconds East 150
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 151
said right-of-way line, a distance of 1749.76 feet to a point; 152
thence South 88 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West, a distance of 153
1127.42 feet to a point; thence South 0 degrees 46 minutes 18 154
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 155
the Southeast corner of the Southwest quarter of Section 17; 156
thence North 89 degrees 13 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of 157
526.16 feet along the South line of the Southwest quarter of 158
Section 17 and Poe Road, to the point of beginning, containing 159
100.95 acres, more or less.
Parcel No. 2 161
Situated in the County of Wood in the State of Ohio, and in 163
the Township of Center, Town 5 North, Range 11 East in the North 164
half of Section 17, and being a part of that land conveyed to the 165
State of Ohio, Department of Highways in a deed recorded in 166
Volume 445, Page 888, in the records of Wood County, Ohio,
described as follows: 167
Beginning at a point in the North line of the Northeast 169
quarter of Section 17 in Newton Road, at the intersection of the 170
West Limited Access right-of-way line of I.R. 75, Section 14.91 171
in Wood County, 1002.83 feet East from the Northwest corner of 172
the Northeast quarter of said Section 17, and 1660.48 feet west 173
from the Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of said
Section 17; thence South 0 degrees 18 minutes 37 seconds West 174
along said right-of-way line, a distance of 2632.20 feet to a 175
point in the East-West half section line of Section 17, 1675.46 176
feet from the Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of 177
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 1356.90 178
feet to a point in the Southwest corner of the parcel herein 179
described; thence North 0 degrees 46 minutes 52 seconds East 180
along the West property line of said parcel, a distance of 181
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 182
Northeast corner of said Northwest quarter of Section 17; thence 183
South 89 degrees 34 minutes 40 seconds East, a distance of 332.48 184
feet to the Northeast corner of said Northeast quarter, thence 185
South 89 degrees 33 minutes 53 seconds East along the North line 186
of the Northeast quarter of Section 17, a distance of 1002.83
feet to the place of beginning, containing 81.17 acres, more or 187
less.
Parcel No. 3 189
All that part of the North three-quarters of Section 20, 191
Center Township, Wood County, Ohio, lying east of the East line 192
of Interstate 75 (lands for Interstate 75 conveyed to the State 193
of Ohio, Department of Highways, by instrument recorded in Volume 194
453, Page 861, Deed Records, Wood County, Ohio), excepting 195
therefrom the following described two parcels of real estate, to
wit: 196
Parcel A: Commencing 75 feet north of the east quarter 198
post of the Southeast quarter of Section 20, Center Township, 199
Wood County, Ohio, thence West 131 feet; thence North 76 feet; 200
thence East 131 feet; thence South 76 feet to the place of 201
beginning, containing about one-quarter of an acre, more or less;
and
Parcel B: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 20, 203
Town 5 North, Range 11 East, Center Township, Wood County, Ohio, 204
said point being the intersection of the center lines of 205
Dunbridge and Poe Roads; thence Southerly along the center line 206
of Dunbridge Road and East line of Section 20, a distance of 207
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 208
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one-quarter (1/4) of Section 20; thence Westerly along the last 209
described line a distance of fourteen hundred thirty four (1,434) 210
feet, more or less, to the Eastern right-of-way line of I-75; 211
thence Northerly and along said right-of-way line a distance of 212
thirteen hundred five (1,305) feet, more or less, to the North
line of Section 20 and center line of Poe Road; thence Easterly 213
along last described line a distance of fourteen hundred one and 214
26/100 (1,401.26) feet to the place of beginning. Subject, 215
however, to all legal highways, rights-of-way, easements and 216
appurtenances thereunto included. Containing 42 acres, more or 217
less.
(B) Prior to the Governor executing a deed to convey any 219
portion of the real estate described in division (A) of this 220
section, the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University 221
shall have the parcel to be conveyed surveyed, prepare a legal 222
description to the parcel, and deliver the description to the 223
Auditor of State for preparation of the deed. 224
(C) The consideration for the real estate described in 226
division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be a 227
purchase price acceptable to the Board of Trustees of Bowling 228
Green State University following a survey by a licensed surveyor 229
and an appraisal by one or more disinterested persons. 230
(D) The real estate described in division (A) of this 232
section, or any portion thereof, shall be conveyed only to 233
persons whose intended use of the real estate is consistent with 234
the purposes of Bowling Green State University, which include 235
facilitating the broadening of the economic base of Wood County 236
and the City of Bowling Green. 237
(E) Any offer to purchase shall be accompanied by a 239
deposit of up to ten per cent of the purchase price as determined 240
appropriate by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State 241
University, in money order or bank draft. The balance of the 242
purchase price shall be paid within sixty days after notification 243
of acceptance of the offer has been sent by the Board of Trustees 244
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to the offeror, or at such later time as is specified in the 245
contract of sale. If an offer has been accepted and the offeror 246
does not pay the balance within the time limits provided in this 247
division, the offeror shall forfeit the deposit to the Board of 248
Trustees as liquidated damages.
(F) Upon payment of the purchase price by the purchaser, 250
the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney 251
General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in 252
division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the 253
consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the 254
name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, 255
sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the office 256
of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the 257
purchaser. The purchaser shall present the deed for recording in 258
the office of the Wood County Recorder. 259
(G) Advertising costs, appraisal fees, and all other costs 261
of the sale of the real estate described in division (A) of this 262
section shall be paid by the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green 263
State University unless otherwise specified in the contract of 264
sale.
(H) The net proceeds of sales of the real estate described 266
in division (A) of this section, or any portion thereof, shall be 267
paid to Bowling Green State University and deposited in the 268
appropriate University accounts for purposes to be determined by 269
the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University. 270
Section 3. This act shall expire ten years after its 272
effective date. 273