SB 2893 — Secretary of State; authorize to donate certain property in Jackson County, Mississippi, to the National Park Service.

SB2893 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Blount Senate Bill 2893 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DONATE CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE;

BEGINNINGBeginning at a point of intersection of the mean high water line of Davis Bayou along lands owned by the United States of America, (National Park Service Tract NumberNos. 03-120) with a line ten feet southerly of and parallel with the outer southerly edge of an existing boat dock on Davis Bayou, lying just South of an existing concrete boat ramp:

Thence03-120 across submerged lands, S 45° 00' 00" W, along a line ten feet distant from and parallel03-121) with said outer southerly edge of the main portion of said boat dock, for a distance of 188.55 feet more or less to a point bearing N 45° 00' 00" E, a distance of 77.41 feet more or less from the intersection with the extension of a line ten foot distant from and parallel with the westerlynortherly edgemargin of anDavis existingBayou; boat dock;

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ThenceThence, dueleaving West, along said parallelnortherly line,margin for a distance of 28.84Davis feetBayou moreand or less, to the intersectionwesterly ofboundary said parallel line withof athe lineland tenof feetthe distantUnited fromStates andof parallelAmerica with thesaid outersubmerged westerlylands lineusing ofthe anfollowing existingtraverses: boat dock;

ThenceS N 30° 00'18' 00"19" W,W along114.69 saidfeet parallelto line,a forpoint, S 29° 05' 17" E 83.70 feet to a distancepoint, ofN 89.0888° 50' 13" E 27.86 feet moreto ora less,point, S 30° 49' 45" E 134.86 feet to thea intersectionpoint, ofS said86° parallel37' line24" withE 37.39 feet to a linepoint, tenS 79° 38' 11" E 43.04 feet distantto froma point, and parallelN with46° 40' 06" E 101.81 feet to a point located along the outersaid northerly margin of Davis Bayou and the westerly boundary line of anthe existingland boatof dock;the United States of America (NPS Tract No.

Thence03-120); N 30° 00' 00" E, along said parallel line, for a distance of 137.93 feet more or less, to the intersection of said parallel line with the mean high water line of Davis Bayou along lands owned by the United States of America, (National Park Service Tract Number 03-121);

Thence, alongwith said meannortherly highmargin waterof Davis Bayou and the westerly boundary line of Davisthe Bayouland of the United States of America in a southeasterlygenerally northwesterly direction approximately 195.00 feet returning to the Pointpoint of Beginning.beginning, said lands containing 1.10 acres, more or less.

Any deviations from the main or overall trend or bearing of the edge of a dock;

such as a bump-out or widening of a portion of the dock and the change of direction at the very end of a dock are not to be considered when establishing these ten foot parallel lines.

The intent of keeping ten feet distant from the outer edge of the existing boat dock(s) was to compensate for any such deviations.

Containing 1.40 acres, more or less.

Being a part of the lands owned by the State of Mississippi as provided by the Submerged Lands Act, U.S.C., Section 1311- Rights of States, and case findings of the Phillips Petroleum v.

Mississippi, U.S.

469 (1988).