As Introduced

125th General Assembly
Regular Session
2003-2004
H. B. No. 388


REPRESENTATIVES Latta, Kearns, Willamowski, Hughes



A BILL
To enact section 2503.45 of the Revised Code to 1
authorize the Supreme Court to create a board, 2
commission, or other entity to operate and 3
maintain the facilities and attendant exterior 4
grounds of the state-owned real estate located in 5
Franklin County that this act conveys, to exempt 6
that real estate from taxation and assessments, to 7
authorize the conveyance of that real estate to 8
the Supreme Court, and to declare an emergency. 9


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 2503.45 of the Revised Code be 10
enacted to read as follows:11

       Sec. 2503.45. (A) The supreme court may create a board, 12
commission, or other entity to be responsible for the operation 13
and maintenance of the facilities and attendant exterior grounds 14
included within the real estate described in division (A) of 15
Section 2 of House Bill No.     of the 125th general assembly. The 16
supreme court may authorize any board, commission, or other entity 17
so created to establish a trust for the purpose of receiving, 18
restoring, maintaining, and displaying items of historic, 19
artistic, or educational value in the facilities or on the 20
grounds.21

       (B) The facilities and attendant exterior grounds granted to 22
the supreme court pursuant to division (A) of Section 2 of House 23
Bill No.     of the 125th general assembly, and any income from 24
the possession or operation of those facilities and grounds, are 25
exempt from taxation and assessments.26

       Section 2. (A) The Governor is hereby authorized to execute a 27
deed in the name of the state conveying to the Supreme Court of 28
Ohio, and its successors and assigns, all of the state's right, 29
title, and interest in the following described real estate:30

       Situated in the State of Ohio, County of Franklin, Montgomery 31
Township, City of Columbus and being part of Lots 113, 114, 115, 32
116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 of the 33
Inlots to City of Columbus as platted and delineated in Plat Book 34
14, Page 27 and as recorded in Deed Book "F", Page 332 on file at 35
the Recorder's Office, Franklin County, Ohio and being more 36
particularly described as follows:37

       Commencing at a the northeasterly corner of Lot 26 of the 38
said Inlots City of Columbus, said point also being on the 39
southerly existing right of line of West Broad Street (120 feet in 40
width) and on the westerly existing right of way line of South 41
Front Street (82.50 feet in width);42

       Thence South 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East, with the 43
westerly existing right of way line of South Front Street, for a 44
distance of 162.03 feet to a point, said point being the True 45
Point of Beginning of the parcel herein described;46

       Thence South 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East continuing 47
with the said westerly existing right of way, for a distance of 48
831.79 feet to a point;49

       Thence leaving the said existing right of way line of South 50
Front Street and through the said Inlots to City of Columbus for 51
the next 25 courses:52

       1.) South 81 degrees 50 minutes 45 seconds West for a 53
distance of 12.61 feet to a point;54

       2.) North 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds West for a 55
distance of 7.62 feet to a point;56

       3.) South 81 degrees 57 minutes 34 seconds West for a 57
distance of 44.42 feet to a point;58

       4.) South 05 degrees 22 minutes 06 seconds East for a 59
distance of 0.52 feet to a point;60

       5.) South 81 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds West for a 61
distance of 24.65 feet to a point;62

       6.) North 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds West for a 63
distance of 4.44 feet to a point;64

       7.) South 81 degrees 50 minutes 29 seconds West for a 65
distance of 2.83 feet to a point;66

       8.) North 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds West for a 67
distance of 47.47 feet to a point;68

       9.) With a curve to the left having a radius of 14.00 feet 69
and a central angle of 90 degrees 17 minutes 22 seconds, said 70
curve having a chord bearing of North 53 degrees 10 minutes 48 71
seconds West and a chord length of 19.85 feet to a point;72

       10.) North 08 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds West for a 73
distance of 49.81 feet to a point;74

       11.) With a curve to the left having a radius of 58.00 feet 75
and a central angle of 69 degrees 25 minutes 59 seconds, said 76
curve having a chord bearing of North 42 degrees 45 minutes 07 77
seconds West and a chord length of 66.06 feet to a point;78

       12.) North 77 degrees 28 minutes 07 seconds West for a 79
distance of 14.08 feet to a point on the easterly existing right 80
of way line of Civic Center Drive (80 feet in width);81

       13.) With the easterly existing right of way line of Civic 82
Center Drive, on a curve to the left having a radius of 1262.44 83
feet and a central angle of 22 degrees 25 minutes 01 seconds, said 84
curve having a chord bearing of North 08 degrees 54 minutes 59 85
seconds West and a chord length of 490.78 feet to a point;86

       14.) North 69 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds East, leaving the 87
said existing right of way line of Civic Center Drive, for a 88
distance of 11.71 feet to a point;89

       15.) With a curve to the left having a radius of 58.00 feet 90
and a central angle of 77 degrees 40 minutes 30 seconds, said 91
curve having a chord bearing of North 30 degrees 45 minutes 35 92
seconds East and a chord length of 72.75 feet to a point;93

       16.) North 08 degrees 04 minutes 40 seconds West for a 94
distance of 24.35 feet to a point;95

       17.) With a curve to the right having a radius of 14.00 feet 96
and a central angle of 89 degrees 37 minutes 43 seconds, said 97
curve having a chord bearing of North 36 degrees 44 minutes 12 98
seconds East and a chord length of 19.73 feet to a point;99

       18.) North 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds West for a 100
distance of 50.12 feet to a point;101

       19.) North 81 degrees 50 minutes 29 seconds East for a 102
distance of 3.08 feet to a point;103

       20.) North 08 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds West for a 104
distance of 4.34 feet to a point;105

       21.) North 81 degrees 55 minutes 39 seconds East for a 106
distance of 52.72 feet to a point;107

       22.) South 06 degrees 01 minutes 38 seconds East for a 108
distance of 0.43 feet to a point;109

       23.) North 82 degrees 09 minutes 42 seconds East for a 110
distance of 14.81 feet to a point;111

       24.) North 07 degrees 50 minutes 18 seconds West for a 112
distance of 7.54 feet to a point;113

       25.) North 82 degrees 09 minutes 42 seconds East for a 114
distance of 13.91 feet to the True Point of Beginning;115

       Containing 2.278 acres, more or less, all of which is out of 116
Auditor's Parcel Number 010-002659, Franklin County, Ohio.117

       Subject to all applicable easements, conditions, restrictions 118
and rights-of-way of record.119

       Bearings are based on the Ohio State Plane Coordinate System, 120
Ohio South Zone, NAD 83 (1986 adjustment).121

       (B) Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate 122
described in division (A) of this section is the purchase price of 123
one dollar.124

        (C) Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor of State, 125
with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed 126
to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The 127
deed shall state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by 128
the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the 129
Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, 130
presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and 131
delivered to the Supreme Court of Ohio. The Supreme Court of Ohio 132
shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Franklin 133
County Recorder.134

       (D) The Supreme Court of Ohio shall pay the costs of the 135
conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this 136
section.137

        (E) This section shall expire one year after its effective 138
date.139

       Section 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 140
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 141
peace, health, and safety. The reason for the necessity is that 142
immediate action is required to enable the Supreme Court of Ohio 143
to relocate. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect.144