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EXPLANATION: Gives the Attorney General the funds and the authority to negotiate the purchase of the farmers market
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, Section 1, page 2, line 34, by striking /P16-Department of Agriculture/ and inserting /E20-Attorney General's Office/.
Amend the joint resolution further, as and if amended, page 3, after line 18, by adding an appropriately numbered section to read: /SECTION __. PRIOR TO ANY NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT THE STATE FARMERS MARKET LOCATED IN LEXINGTON COUNTY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SHALL RESEARCH ALL RECORDED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE PROPERTY AND SUBMIT A MEMORANDUM TO THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD THAT OUTLINES ANY POTENTIAL LEGAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH OWNERSHIP BY THE STATE OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEED RESTRICTIONS, LIENS, EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND GATE FEE COLLECTIONS. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ATTEMPT TO RENEGOTIATE, ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE ORIGINAL FARMERS MARKET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR THE WHOLESALERS SECTION. ONCE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS RENEGOTIATED THE AGREEMENTS HE DEEMS NECESSARY TO THE STATE OBTAINING FULL ENJOYMENT OF TITLE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY UTILIZE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT THE STATE FARMERS MARKET ON BEHALF OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD. WHILE NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASE OF THE STATE FARMERS MARKET PROPERTY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PRIORITIZE THE ACQUISITION OF LOT TWENTY-FIVE. /
Renumber items and sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.