Senate Bill No. 661
(By Senators Walker and Buckalew)
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[Introduced February 23, 1998; referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL authorizing the sale of the land, together with the building thereon, known as the former Thomas Jefferson junior high school by the state building commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia.
SALE OF PROPERTY.
§1. Land sale; description.
The executive director of the West Virginia state building commission shall solicit interest in, and enter into a contract for sale of, for good and valuable consideration as negotiated by the executive director of the West Virginia state building commission, the parcel of land, together with the three-story brick building thereon, located on Morris Street, Charleston, Kanawha County described as follows:
That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the three- story brick building thereon, known as Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, as described in Charleston east tax map number seventeen (17), parcel one hundred fifty-nine (159), situate at the corner of Quarrier and Morris Streets, in the city of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia fronting two hundred thirty (230) feet, more or less, on the easterly side of Morris Street and extending back approximately one hundred fifty-six (156) feet to an alley as described in a deed dated May 2, 1979. Provided, That the executive director of the West Virginia state building commission shall not transfer said property for anything less than the appraised value of the property.
Proceeds from the transfer of the property shall first be applied for the expenses related to the relocation of the occupants of the Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, including, but not limited to, the moving of the employees and remodeling and renovating office space to be used by the relocated employees and the remainder shall be deposited in the account of the West Virginia state building commission.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia state building commission to sell the property on Morris Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, known as the former Thomas Jefferson Junior High School.