New Mexico SJR 14: ROSWELL LAND SALE

Bill Text

SJR14

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

Stuart Ingle and Cliff R. Pirtle

A JOINT RESOLUTION

RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE SALE BY THE GENERAL SERVICES 
DEPARTMENT OF 31 GAIL HARRIS STREET, LOCATED ON THE FORMER 
WALKER AIR FORCE BASE, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO.

 WHEREAS, Section 13-6-2 NMSA 1978 provides that a state 
agency may sell or otherwise dispose of real property by 
competitive sealed bid, public auction or negotiated sale to a 
private person or to other entities; and

 WHEREAS, Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978 provides in pertinent 
part that any sale, trade or lease of real property belonging 
to a state agency for consideration of one hundred thousand 
dollars ($100,000) or more shall be subject to the ratification 
and approval by the state legislature prior to the sale, trade 
or lease becoming effective; and 

 WHEREAS, the real property and improvements at 31 Gail 
Harris street, more particularly described below, on the former 
Walker air force base in Roswell, New Mexico (the "property"), 
were transferred to the state by the federal government and, 
pursuant to a deed without warranty issued on May 2, 1980, the 
property vests in fee simple in the state, without

consideration, if the property is continuously used for health 
and welfare purposes for a period of thirty years, which 
condition has been met; and

 WHEREAS, the general services department holds the title 
to the property, but no longer has a use for it and proposes to 
sell it by competitive sealed bid, public auction or 
negotiation, which negotiation may begin with a request for 
proposals to purchase the property; and

 WHEREAS, the property is described as follows:

BEING a tract of land lying and being situated in Section 
33, Township 11 South, Range 24 East, 

N.M.P.M., and being more particularly described as 
follows: 

 BEGINNING at a point from which the NW corner 

of Section 33 bears N 15° 23' 21" W a distance of 
927.23 feet;

THENCE S 89° 42' 22" E a distance of 1076.15 feet;

THENCE S 0° 13' 38" W a distance of 524.94 feet;

THENCE S 89° 52' 22" E a distance of 61.22 feet;

THENCE S 0° 16' 38" W a distance of 142.74 feet;

THENCE N 89° 34' 22" W a distance of 1138.10 feet;

THENCE N 0° 04' 51" E a distance of 664.85 feet to 
the point of beginning containing 16.06 acres, more 
or less, together with the Buildings described in 
Schedule "A" attached to the aforesaid Correction 
Deed; and

 WHEREAS, consideration for sale of the property shall be 
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more;

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE 
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the sale of the property as described 
above be hereby ratified and approved by the legislature; and

 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be 
transmitted to the general services department.

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