WHEREAS, certain buildings and related land (the "property") located in the Town of Essex, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, herein after described, are presently under the jurisdiction and control of the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (ANR) and;

WHEREAS, the ANR has no further use for the property; and

WHEREAS, the Vermont Agency of Administration, Department of Buildings and General Services, desires the use of said buildings and related land for its purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Howard Dean, M.D., by the power vested in me as Governor of the State of Vermont, do hereby transfer and set over to the Agency of Administration, Department of State Buildings and General Services, from the jurisdiction and control of the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for its purposes, the following described land and premises, to wit:

Being the buildings and related land located on east side of Old Colchester road so-called. The northerly part of said property being situated in the Town of Essex and the southerly part being situated in the Village of Essex Junction.

Meaning hereby to transfer jurisdiction over the remaining part of the same premises and land conveyed to the State of Vermont by Charles E. Labelle and Lumina E. Labelle, husband and wife, by their Warranty Deed dated August 12, 1963. Said deed being of record in book 67 at page 449 of the Town of Essex Land Records.

As an aid to the location of the herein transferred premises, reference is made to a land plat entitled "Old Colchester Road Nursery," scale: 1" = 200’, compiled by: M.E. Raboin, dated: February '82, Drawing No. 000-7. Said plat being filed in the property records of the State of Vermont; Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation at Waterbury, Vermont. Attachment A attached hereto and incorporated herewith.

Said property consists of certain buildings and structures which are more particularly described in Attachment B attached hereto and incorporated herewith, as well as approximately 99.1 acres, more or less, of related land. Said premises and land are subject to the following conditions and encumbrances:

A certain lease entered into between the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation and the Town of Essex and the Village of Essex Junction, dated June 30, 1998, and recorded in the Town of Essex Land Records at Book 388, Pages 706-713.

A certain Fence Division Agreement between the State of Vermont, Department of Forests and Parks and Guy L. and Florence McGuin, dated November 3, 1958, and recorded in the Town of Essex Land Records at Book 65, Page 271.

A certain Fence Division Agreement between the State of Vermont, Department of Forests and Parks and Lawrence and Katherine Thompson, dated February 7, 1962, and recorded in the Town of Essex Land Records at Book 65, Page 272.

This Executive Order shall take effect upon execution.

Dated June 14, 1999.