Sen. David Luechtefeld
Filed: 6/8/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 29
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 29 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. Upon the conveyance of the property described | ||||||
5 | in Section 20 to the State of Illinois, the Director of Natural | ||||||
6 | Resources shall convey to the Toney Watkins Company by quit | ||||||
7 | claim deed all right, title and interest in and to the | ||||||
8 | following described land in Perry County, Illinois. | ||||||
9 | All of the South 1/2 of Section 1, except; the NW 1/4 of the SW | ||||||
10 | 1/4 of Section 1, the area Northeast of Leopard Road and the | ||||||
11 | area East of Panda Bear Road, The South 1/4 of Section 2, All | ||||||
12 | of Section 11, All of that part of Section 12; West of Panda | ||||||
13 | Bear Road, All of that Part of Section 13; West of Panda Bear | ||||||
14 | Road, except, the SW 1/4, of the SW 1/4, of Section 13. All of | ||||||
15 | Section 14 except; the East 14 acres of the SE 1/4, of the SE | ||||||
16 | 1/4, of Section 14, T.6S., R.4W., of the 3rd P.M., Perry |
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1 | County, Illinois and containing approximately 2,000 acres. | ||||||
2 | More commonly described as that area of Pyramid State Park | ||||||
3 | North of Perry County Hwy 4 (Pyatt-Cutler Road) and west of | ||||||
4 | Panda Bear Road. | ||||||
5 | Section 20. In consideration of the conveyance by the State | ||||||
6 | of the property described in Section 5, the Toney Watkins | ||||||
7 | Company shall convey to the State by quit claim deed all right, | ||||||
8 | title and interest in and to the following described land in | ||||||
9 | Perry County, Illinois. | ||||||
10 | Part of Section 21, 22, 23, and 26, all of Section 27, and part | ||||||
11 | of Section 28, 33, and 34, T.6S., R.2W. of the 3rd P.M., Perry | ||||||
12 | County, Illinois and containing approximately 2,000 acres.
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13 | Section 25. Legislative Findings. The General Assembly | ||||||
14 | finds that development opportunities expected to be | ||||||
15 | facilitated by the exchange in Section 5 and Section 20 of this | ||||||
16 | Act will result in a minimum private investment of $100,000,000 | ||||||
17 | and approximately 2,500 jobs. | ||||||
18 | Section 30. The transfers of property under Section 5 and | ||||||
19 | Section 20 of this Act shall be contingent upon: | ||||||
20 | (1) the Director of Natural Resources making a finding | ||||||
21 | that the properties described in Section 5 and Section 20 |
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1 | of this Act are of equal value, size and attributes; and | ||||||
2 | (2) the State of Illinois and the Toney Watkins Company | ||||||
3 | entering into a contract under which the Toney Watkins | ||||||
4 | Company agrees to pay a sum of money to the State of | ||||||
5 | Illinois and perform certain activities regarding the | ||||||
6 | remediation and restoration of the property to be | ||||||
7 | transferred to the State of Illinois. | ||||||
8 | Section 40. Upon this Act becoming law, conveyance | ||||||
9 | negotiations shall not be initiated by the Director of Natural | ||||||
10 | Resources or the Director's designee until (i) the Department | ||||||
11 | of Natural Resources is in receipt of a bond in the amount 10% | ||||||
12 | of the appraised value of the property to be conveyed and (ii) | ||||||
13 | the submission of completed applications for any and all | ||||||
14 | assistance being sought from the Department of Commerce and | ||||||
15 | Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Finance Authority, and any | ||||||
16 | other federal, State, or local government agencies. | ||||||
17 | Section 50. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain | ||||||
18 | a certified copy of the portion of this Act containing the | ||||||
19 | title, the enacting clause, the effective date, and the | ||||||
20 | appropriate Section containing the land description of the | ||||||
21 | property to be transferred or otherwise affected under this Act | ||||||
22 | within 60 days after its effective date and shall record the | ||||||
23 | certified document in the Recorder's Office in the county in | ||||||
24 | which the land is located.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.".
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