HB1672ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Filed: 3/7/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1672

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1672 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 West Frankfort, subject to the conditions and restriction described in Section 15.

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

West Frankfort Armory:

The East 290 feet of a tract of land in the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 24, Township 7 South, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian, same being situated in the County of Franklin and State of Illinois, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the said Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter and running thence North 902 feet, more or less to the South line of Main Street in the City of West Frankfort, thence West 470.61 feet for a point of beginning: thence South 450 feet, thence East to the West line of Taft Street; thence North along the West line of Taft Street 450 feet to the South line of Main Street; thence West along the South line of said Main Street to the point of beginning, excepting the coal, oil, gas and other minerals underlying the same, in Franklin County, Illinois.

Section 15. The Adjutant General shall not convey the real property described in Section 10 to the City of West Frankfort until the Adjutant General determines that the property is no longer required for military purposes. Conveyance of the above real property will be in an "as is" condition, and the City of West Frankfort will pay all required costs and expenses for the conveyance, as determined by the Adjutant General. The Quitclaim Deed shall state on its face and be subject to the condition that if the property is no longer used for public purpose, then title shall revert without further action to the State of Illinois.

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 the 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 Franklin County, Illinois.

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