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§16.  Sale or lease of state-owned facilities; procedure

In the event that any state facility owned or operated by the Department of Social Services or the Department of Health and Hospitals or by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections should permanently cease operations or should permanently vacate the premises of one facility and move to the premises of another facility, the secretary of the appropriate department is hereby authorized to sell or lease to the highest bidder the property, buildings, and all other appurtenances of said state-owned facility which has been permanently closed or vacated.  The respective secretary shall, when such facilities are offered for sale or lease, follow those procedures set forth in R.S. 41:131, et seq., relative to the sale of public land or R.S. 41:1211, et seq., relative to the lease of public land; provided however, the Joint Natural Resources Oversight Committee approves the proposed sale or lease.  

Acts 1986, No. 859, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.