Vt. Stat. tit. 3A § 29-47
WHEREAS, certain state-owned land (the "Property") located in the Town of Victory, County of Essex and State of Vermont, described more particularly below, presently is under the jurisdiction and control of the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the Property is adjacent to or surrounded by Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has determined that the Property would be more efficiently managed as part of Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area by the Department of Fish and Wildlife; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Fish and Wildlife desires to incorporate the Property into Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area and to own, control and manage the Property for wildlife habitat consistent with 10 V.S.A. ch. 103; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Fish and Wildlife is committed to managing the property for the purposes for which the property was acquired and manage as a Wildlife Management Area.
NOW THEREFORE, I, James H. Douglas, by the power vested in me as Governor of Vermont, do hereby transfer and set over from the State of Vermont, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to the State of Vermont, Department of Fish and Wildlife, for the above purposes, ownership and control of the following state-owned land:
A portion of the same land and premises conveyed to the State of Vermont by THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, d/b/a The Trust for Public Land, Inc., by their Warranty Deed dated September 9, 2005, which is recorded in the land records of the Town of Victory at Book 21, Page 525-532. The portion to be transferred is more particularly described as follows:
A 76+/- acre parcel located in Lots 5 & 6 Range 11; also known as the "Bog Brook " Lot
An 80+/- acre parcel located in Lot 6 Range 14; also known as the "Lee's Hill " Lot
A 270+/- acre parcel located in Lot 6 Range 16, in Lot 7 Ranges 15, 16 and 17 and in Lot 8 Ranges 15 and 16; also known as the "Hay's Hill Brook " Lot
An 81+/- acre parcel located in Lot 10 Range 15 and in Lot 9 Range 15
The parcels of land conveyed hereby are approximately 507 +/- acres.
Excluded from this executive order are 7 +/- acres in two parcels located in Lot 5 Range 18; also known as the "Powerline Twins", contained in the conveyance from the Trust for Public Land to the State of Vermont. These parcels will remain under the management of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation as part of Victory State Forest.
This executive order shall take effect upon execution.
Dated November 29, 2010.
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