H. B. 3050


(By Delegates Manuel, Tabb and Doyle)

[Introduced February 18, 2003; referred to the

Committee on Political Subdivisions.]
A BILL to authorize the county commission of Jefferson County to convey a parcel of county-owned land to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds; reserving certain reversionary rights.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

JEFFERSON COUNTY.
§1. County commission authorized to convey land to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

The Legislature hereby recognizes that an adequate site is necessary for the citizens of Jefferson County to conduct a county fair to enable youth and adults to exhibit livestock, horticultural products, agricultural products and home economic skills. Accordingly, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that transfers of any property, real or personal, made by county commissions to any person, organization or corporation for the furtherance of such activities promotes the cultural and educational welfare of the public and, therefore, is a public purpose.
The county commission of Jefferson County is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and convey unto the Jefferson County Fairgrounds all that certain parcel of land situated within Middleway District of Jefferson County, West Virginia, more particularly bounded and described as:
DESCRIPTION OF MERGER PARCEL FOR

JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

 A tract or parcel of land situate in Middleway District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, to the north of West Virginia County Route 15 (Leetown Road), approximately 0.5 mile east of its intersection with WV Co. Rte. 6, on the waters of Hopewell Run, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at (200) a found No. 5 Capped Rebar (Shepp), corner in the line of the Jefferson County Volunteer Fireman Association (D.B. 346, P. 603) and to the Jefferson County Fair Association (D.B. 754, P. 48), thence leaving the Jefferson County Volunteer Fireman Association and with the Jefferson County Fair Association in part and finally with a 13.457 acre Lease Parcel of the Overseers of the Poor of Jefferson County (now the Jefferson County Commission-Lease recorded in D.B. 931, P. 581) N 650 00'O0" W, 1367.26', passing (211) a Set No. 5 Capped Rebar at 931.09', corner to the above mentioned Lease Parcel, to (347) a Set No. 5 Capped Rebar, corner to the above mentioned Lease Parcel; thence again with the Lease Parcel S 260 58'25" W, 182.62', to (216) a Set No. 5 Capped Rebar, corner to the Lease Parcel and to the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (D.B. 778, P. 630), said corner being located N 260 58'25" E, 1183.82', from (472) a Set No. 5 Capped Rebar; thence leaving the Lease Parcel and with the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority N 220 17'06" W, 166.82', to (38) a Found No. 5 Capped Rebar (Shepp) corner to the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (D.B. 778, P. 630) and to other lands of the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (D.B. 665., P. 201); thence with said other lands of the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (D.B. 665, P.201) N 320 53'05" E, 1147.92', to (34) a Found No. 5 Capped Rebar (Shepp), corner to the Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (D.B. 665, P. 201) and to Tabb (D.B. 770, P. 581); thence with Tabb S 550 Q3'35" E, 1440.31', to (345) a Set No. 5 Capped Rebar, corner to Tabb and the aforementioned Jefferson County Volunteer Fireman Association, thence with the Jefferson County Volunteer Fireman Association S 300 34'53" W, 822.99', to (200) the Point of Beginning containing 32.145 acres, more or less, as surveyed by Appalachian Surveys of West Virginia, L.L.C., in May, 2001, and as shown on the Plat of Survey attached hereto and made a part of this Description.
Being a part of that property conveyed to the Overseers of the Poor of Jefferson County (now the Jefferson County Commission) by deed of record in the Office of the County Clerk of Jefferson County in Deed Book 38 at page 24.
 Any proper conveyance made by the county commission of Jefferson County transferring ownership of the above described parcel to the Jefferson County Fair Association shall contain a provision that ownership of such property shall revert to the county commission should the land cease to be used for the purpose of conducting a county fair.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the county commission of Jefferson County to convey a parcel of county-owned land to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.