HB2801ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Richard P. Myers

Filed: 3/28/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2801

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2801 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Adjutant General, on behalf of the State of Illinois and the Department of Military Affairs, is authorized to convey by Quitclaim Deed all right, title, and interest of the State of Illinois and the Department of Military Affairs in and to the real estate described in Section 10 to the City of Monmouth, subject to the conditions and restrictions described in Section 15.

Section 10. The Adjutant General is authorized to convey the following described real property:

Parcel 1: All of Lot Three (3) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois.

Parcel 2: Thirty-eight and sixty-three hundredths (38.63) feet off the West end of Lot Four (4) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois.

Parcel 3: A part of Lot Two (2) of Lot Five (5) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois, described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot Two (2) of the subdivision of Lot Five (5) of Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, running thence east along the north line of said Lot Two (2) to the Northeast corner of said Lot Two (2), about two hundred three and twenty-eight hundredths (203.28) feet, thence south to the south line of said Lot Two (2), thence west seventy-one and twenty-eight hundredths (71.28) feet, thence north sixty (60) feet, thence west to the west line of said Lot Two (2), thence north to the place of beginning, as shown by Plat of said subdivision recorded in Vol. 27 on page 58 of Deed records of Warren County, Illinois.

Parcel 4: The East half of the East half of Lot One (1) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois; subject to and including an easement, the terms of which are recorded in Book 91, page 497 of the records in the Recorder's Office of Warren County, Illinois, and subject to any rights to maintain sewers under said premises.

Parcel 5: The West half of the East half of Lot One (1) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois; with perpetual right of ingress and egress for a driveway, as shown by deed dated February 23, 1898 and recorded in Volume 91, page 497, of the Deed Records of Warren County, Illinois.

Parcel 6: Lot Four (4) in Block Twenty-Six (26) of the Old Town Plat of the City of Monmouth, Illinois, except thirty-eight and sixty-three hundredths (38.63) feet off of the West end of said Lot 4, and except fifteen (15) feet off of the North side of said Lot 4, situated in the City of Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois.

Section 15. The Adjutant General shall not convey the above real property to the City of Monmouth until the Adjutant General determines that the property is no longer required for military purposes. In this regard, construction of the new Readiness Center in Galesburg must be completed, and all military units with associated equipment must have been transferred from the armory property described in Section 10 to the new Readiness Center in Galesburg. Conveyance of the above real property will be in an "as is" condition, subject to an Historic Preservation Covenant on the armory buildings as approved by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, and the City of Monmouth will pay all required costs and expenses of the conveyance, as determined by the Adjutant General.

Section 20. The Adjutant General shall obtain a certified copy of this Act from the Secretary of State within 60 days after its effective date and, upon conveyance of the real estate described in Section 10 being made, shall cause the certified copy of this Act to be recorded in the office of the recorder of Warren County, Illinois.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".