Rep. LaToya Greenwood
Filed: 4/5/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3438




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3438 on page 2, line 
313, by replacing "this Act" with "the portions of this Act 
4containing the title, the enacting clause, the effective date, 
5the appropriate Section or Sections containing the land 
6descriptions of the property to be conveyed, and this Section"; 
7and
  
8on page 2, immediately below line 16, by inserting the 
9following:


 
 
10    "Section 15. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural 
11Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to 
12execute and deliver to the City of Wyoming, a municipality 
13organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, 
14of the County of Stark, State of Illinois, for and in 
15consideration of $1.00 paid to the Department, a quitclaim deed 
16to the following described real property, to wit:
 
 
 
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1    A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of 
2    Conservation (now Department of Natural Resources 
3    (Document Number 53205) described as Lot 1, Block 10; and 
4    part of Lot 3, Block 9 in Dana's Addition to City of 
5    Wyoming in Section l, Township 12 North, Range 6 East, of 
6    the 46 Principal Meridian, Stark County, Illinois.
 
7    (b) The conveyance of real property shall be made subject 
8to:  (1) existing public utilities, existing public roads, and 
9any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants, 
10and restrictions of record; and (2) the express condition that 
11if the real property ceases to be used for public purposes, it 
12shall revert to the State of Illinois, Department of Natural 
13Resources.
 
14    Section 20. (a)  The Director of the Department of Natural 
15Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to 
16execute and deliver to the City of Ottawa, a municipality 
17organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, 
18of the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, for and in 
19consideration of $1.00 paid to the Department, a quitclaim deed 
20to the following described real property, to wit:
 
21    That part of the Fox River Feeder Canal right of way South 
22    of Union Addition to Ottawa, North of Railroad Addition to 
 
 
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1    Ottawa, East of the East right of way line of Columbus 
2    Street (State Route 23) and West of the East right of way 
3    line of Paul Street extended North to the South line of 
4    Union Addition to Ottawa, all in the Southeast Quarter of 
5    Section 2, Township 33 North, Range 3 East of the Third 
6    Principal Meridian, City of Ottawa, LaSalle County, 
7    Illinois, more particularly described as follows:
 
8    Commencing at an iron pin marking the Northeast corner of 
9    Lot 1 of Block 3 of the Union Addition to Ottawa; thence 
10    South 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds West, 41.96 feet to 
11    a stone  marking the Southeast Corner of said Lot 1, also 
12    being on the North right of way line of the Fox River 
13    Feeder Canal, thence South 67 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds 
14    West along said North right of way line, 347.75 feet to the 
15    intersection of said right of way line and East right of 
16    way line of Paul Street extended North also being the Point 
17    of Beginning; thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 11 seconds 
18    West, 102.38 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 5 of Block 
19    3 of the Railroad Addition of Ottawa, also being on the 
20    South right of way line of the Fox River Feeder Canal; 
21    thence South 67 degrees 25 minutes 17 seconds West along 
22    said South right of way line, 370.18 feet to the East right 
23    of way of Columbus Street (State Route 23); thence North 02 
24    degrees 50 minutes 39 seconds East along said East right of 
25    way, 107.24 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 16 of 
 
 
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1    Block 3 of Union Addition to Ottawa, also being the North 
2    right of way line of the Fox River Feeder Canal; thence 
3    North 67 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, 363.66 feet to 
4    the Point of Beginning, containing 0.81 acres, more or 
5    less.
 
6    (b) The conveyance of real property shall be made subject 
7to: (1) existing public utilities, existing public roads, and 
8any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants, 
9and restrictions of record; and (2) the right, title, and 
10interest of the United States of America, if any, in and to any 
11of the subject parcel as a reversionary interest or otherwise 
12under Congressional Acts of March 30, 1822, March 25, 1827, 
13July 1, 1947, and any others, if applicable.
 
14    Section 25. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural 
15Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to 
16exchange certain real property in St. Clair County, Illinois, 
17hereinafter referred to as Parcel 1, for certain real property 
18of equal or greater value in St. Clair County, Illinois, 
19hereinafter referred to as Parcel 2, the Parcels being 
20described as follows:
 
21    PARCEL 1:
 
22    Legal Description: Part of a tract described in Warranty 
 
 
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1    Deed from the East St. Louis Park District to the People of 
2    the State of Illinois, date May 1, 1946 and recorded May 3, 
3    1946 in Book 1044, Page 532 St. Clair County, Illinois, 
4    described more particularly as follows: Beginning at an 
5    Iron Pin marking the location of a disturbed Stone 
6    described in the description of said tract and being the 
7    Southeasterly point of Lot 13 of the Final Subdivision Plat 
8    of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and 
9    St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat 
10    Book 105, Pages 83-85; thence on an assumed bearing of 
11    North 01 degrees 36 minutes 21 seconds West along said 
12    tract and Lot 13, 1517.66 feet to an iron pin marking the 
13    Northeasterly corner of said Lot 13; thence South 89 
14    degrees 33 minutes 27 seconds East, 150.10 feet; thence 
15    South 01 degrees 36 minutes 21 seconds East parallel to the 
16    East line of said Lot 13, 1683.83 feet to a line of said 
17    tract and Northeasterly line of the Final Subdivision Plat 
18    of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and 
19    St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat 
20    Book 105, Pages 83-85; thence North 42 degrees 46 minutes 
21    29 seconds West along said tract and subdivision, 227.87 
22    feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 5.51 acres, more 
23    or less, in St. Clair County, Illinois.
 
24    PARCEL 2:
 
 
 
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1    Legal Description: Outlot D of the Final Subdivision Plat 
2    of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and 
3    St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat 
4    Book 105, Pages 83-85, also being more particularly 
5    described as follows: A part of Lot 3 of the "Cahokia 
6    Commonfields" according to the plat thereof recorded in 
7    Plat Book "E" on Pages 16 and 17 in the St. Clair County 
8    Recorder's Office and being a part of U.S. Surveys 130 and 
9    625 and being more particularly described as follows: 
10    Commencing at a pipe at the intersection of the 
11    Northeasterly right-of-way line of Illinois Route 15 (new 
12    F.A.P. Route 103 - varying width), with the Southeasterly 
13    line of the East Side Levee and Sanitary District Project 
14    17 (Harding Ditch); thence on an assumed bearing of North 
15    46 degrees 35 minutes 57 seconds East on said Southeasterly 
16    line, 190.99 feet to an iron pin on the Southwesterly line 
17    of Lot 3 of said "Cahokia Commonfields" and the Point of 
18    Beginning; thence continuing North 46 degrees 35 minutes 57 
19    seconds East on said Southeasterly line, 1336.78 feet to a 
20    pipe on the Northeasterly line of said Lot 3; thence South 
21    42 degrees 41 minutes 48 seconds East on said Northeasterly 
22    line, 382.75 feet to a pipe on the Northwesterly line of 
23    East Side Levee and Sanitary District Project 12; thence 
24    South 45 degrees 18 minutes 18 seconds West on said 
25    Northwesterly line 1329.54 feet to the Southwesterly line 
26    of said Lot 3; thence North 43 degrees 48 minutes 03 
 
 
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1    seconds West on said Southwesterly line, 412.76 feet to the 
2    Point of Beginning, containing 12.17 acres, more or less.
 
3    (b) The conveyance of Parcel 1 as authorized by this 
4Section shall be made subject to existing public utilities, 
5existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements, 
6encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of record.
7    (c) The Director of the Department of Natural Resources 
8shall obtain an opinion of title from the Attorney General 
9certifying that the State of Illinois will receive merchantable 
10title to the real property referred to in this Section as 
11Parcel 2.
12    (d) This transaction will be to the mutual advantages of 
13both parties. Each party shall be responsible for any and all 
14title costs associated with their respective properties.
 
15    Section 30. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural 
16Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to 
17exchange certain real property in Pulaski County, Illinois, 
18hereinafter referred to in this Section as Parcel 1, for 
19certain real property of equal or greater value in Pulaski 
20County, Illinois, hereinafter referred to in this Section as 
21Parcel 2, the Parcels being described as follows:
 
22    PARCEL 1:
 
 
 
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1    The North 106 feet of the following described tract of land 
2    conveyed to the People of the State of Illinois, Department 
3    of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL., by Warranty Deed 
4    dated June 19, 2009, recorded June 25, 2009, Document No. 
5    24582, in Book 257, Page 816, described as follows to-wit:
 
6    "A tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
7    Quarter of Section 14, Township 14 South, Range 1 East of 
8    the 3rd P.M., more particularly described as follows: 
9    Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter 
10    of the Northwest Quarter, thence South along the West 
11    Section line of said Quarter-Quarter Section, a distance of 
12    20 feet for a point of beginning; thence East a distance of 
13    272 feet along a line parallel to the Northerly Section 
14    line of said Quarter-Quarter Section; thence South a 
15    distance of 320 feet and 3 inches on a line parallel to the 
16    West Section line of said Quarter-Quarter Section; thence 
17    West a distance of 272 feet along a line parallel to the 
18    North line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
19    Quarter; thence North a distance of 320 feet and 3 inches 
20    following the Westerly line of said Quarter-Quarter 
21    Section to the point of beginning, containing 2 acres, more 
22    or less, situated in the County of Pulaski and State of 
23    Illinois."
 
24    PARCEL 2:
 
 
 
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1    The South 106 feet of the North 426.25 feet of the West 272 
2    feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
3    Section 14, Township 14 South, Range 1 East of the 3rd 
4    P.M., situated in the County of Pulaski and State of 
5    Illinois.
 
6    (b) The transaction under this Section will be to the 
7mutual advantages of both parties. Each party shall be 
8responsible for any and all title costs associated with their 
9respective properties.
10    (c) The conveyance of Parcel 1 as authorized by this 
11Section shall be made subject to existing public utilities, 
12existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements, 
13encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of record.
14    (d) The Director of the Department of Natural Resources 
15shall obtain an opinion of title from the Attorney General 
16certifying that the State of Illinois will receive merchantable 
17title to the real property in this Section referred to as 
18Parcel 2.
 
19    Section 35. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain 
20a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing the 
21title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the appropriate 
22Section or Sections containing the land descriptions of the 
23property to be conveyed, and this Section within 60 days after 
 
 
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1its effective date and, upon receipt of the payment required by 
2the Section or Sections, if any payment is required, shall 
3record the certified document in the Recorder's Office in the 
4County in which the land is located.".