Bill Text: IL SB1938 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Authorizes the State, upon payment of $4,600, to release easements of access, crossing, light, air, and view from, to, and over described land in Bond County, subject to certain requirements. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0361 [SB1938 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1938-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 101-0361
SB1938 Enrolled LRB101 08587 LNS 53666 b
AN ACT concerning property.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. Upon the payment of the sum of $4,600 to the
State of Illinois, the People of the State of Illinois hereby
release any rights or easements of access, crossing, light,
air, and view from, to, and over the following described land
located in Bond County, Illinois, subject to permit
requirements of the State of Illinois, Department of
Transportation:
Parcel No. 800XD61:
A line in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 36, Township 6 North, Range 2 West of the Third
Principal Meridian in Bond County, Illinois, described as
follows:
Commencing the southwest corner of said Section 36; thence
on an assumed bearing of North 00 degrees 51 minutes 10 seconds
West on the west line of said Section 36, a distance of 546.94
feet to the north right of way line of FAP Route 12 (US Route
40) according to the Dedication of Right of Way for Public Road
Purposes to the State of Illinois recorded on July 1, 1941 in
Easement Record No. 3 on Page 494; thence North 89 degrees 31

minutes 03 seconds east on said north right of way line, 250.01
feet to the east line of the west 250 feet of said Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Point of Beginning of
the Release of Access Control.
From said Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 89
degrees 31 minutes 03 seconds East on said north right of way
line, 778.70 feet to the west line of the east 300 feet of said
Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Point of
Terminus of the Release of Access Control.
Said Parcel 800XD61 consists of a line that is 778.70
linear feet, more or less.
Section 10. The Department of Transportation shall obtain
a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing the
title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the appropriate
Section or Sections containing the land descriptions of the
property to be conveyed, and this Section within 60 days after
its effective date and, upon receipt of the payment required by
Section 5, shall record the certified document in the
Recorder's Office in the county in which the land is located.
Section 15. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to the City of Wyoming, a municipality
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois,
of the County of Stark, State of Illinois, for and in

consideration of $1.00 paid to the Department, a quitclaim deed
to the following described real property, to wit:
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation (now Department of Natural Resources
(Document Number 53205) described as Lot 1, Block 10; and
part of Lot 3, Block 9 in Dana's Addition to City of
Wyoming in Section l, Township 12 North, Range 6 East, of
the 46 Principal Meridian, Stark County, Illinois.
(b) The conveyance of real property shall be made subject
to: (1) existing public utilities, existing public roads, and
any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants,
and restrictions of record; and (2) the express condition that
if the real property ceases to be used for public purposes, it
shall revert to the State of Illinois, Department of Natural
Resources.
Section 20. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to the City of Ottawa, a municipality
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois,
of the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, for and in
consideration of $1.00 paid to the Department, a quitclaim deed
to the following described real property, to wit:

That part of the Fox River Feeder Canal right of way South
of Union Addition to Ottawa, North of Railroad Addition to
Ottawa, East of the East right of way line of Columbus
Street (State Route 23) and West of the East right of way
line of Paul Street extended North to the South line of
Union Addition to Ottawa, all in the Southeast Quarter of
Section 2, Township 33 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, City of Ottawa, LaSalle County,
Illinois, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at an iron pin marking the Northeast corner of
Lot 1 of Block 3 of the Union Addition to Ottawa; thence
South 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds West, 41.96 feet to
a stone marking the Southeast Corner of said Lot 1, also
being on the North right of way line of the Fox River
Feeder Canal, thence South 67 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds
West along said North right of way line, 347.75 feet to the
intersection of said right of way line and East right of
way line of Paul Street extended North also being the Point
of Beginning; thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 11 seconds
West, 102.38 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 5 of Block
3 of the Railroad Addition of Ottawa, also being on the
South right of way line of the Fox River Feeder Canal;
thence South 67 degrees 25 minutes 17 seconds West along
said South right of way line, 370.18 feet to the East right
of way of Columbus Street (State Route 23); thence North 02

degrees 50 minutes 39 seconds East along said East right of
way, 107.24 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 16 of
Block 3 of Union Addition to Ottawa, also being the North
right of way line of the Fox River Feeder Canal; thence
North 67 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East, 363.66 feet to
the Point of Beginning, containing 0.81 acres, more or
less.
(b) The conveyance of real property shall be made subject
to: (1) existing public utilities, existing public roads, and
any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants,
and restrictions of record; and (2) the right, title, and
interest of the United States of America, if any, in and to any
of the subject parcel as a reversionary interest or otherwise
under Congressional Acts of March 30, 1822, March 25, 1827,
July 1, 1947, and any others, if applicable.
Section 25. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
exchange certain real property in St. Clair County, Illinois,
hereinafter referred to as Parcel 1, for certain real property
of equal or greater value in St. Clair County, Illinois,
hereinafter referred to as Parcel 2, the Parcels being
described as follows:
PARCEL 1:

Legal Description: Part of a tract described in Warranty
Deed from the East St. Louis Park District to the People of
the State of Illinois, date May 1, 1946 and recorded May 3,
1946 in Book 1044, Page 532 St. Clair County, Illinois,
described more particularly as follows: Beginning at an
Iron Pin marking the location of a disturbed Stone
described in the description of said tract and being the
Southeasterly point of Lot 13 of the Final Subdivision Plat
of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and
St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat
Book 105, Pages 83-85; thence on an assumed bearing of
North 01 degrees 36 minutes 21 seconds West along said
tract and Lot 13, 1517.66 feet to an iron pin marking the
Northeasterly corner of said Lot 13; thence South 89
degrees 33 minutes 27 seconds East, 150.10 feet; thence
South 01 degrees 36 minutes 21 seconds East parallel to the
East line of said Lot 13, 1683.83 feet to a line of said
tract and Northeasterly line of the Final Subdivision Plat
of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and
St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat
Book 105, Pages 83-85; thence North 42 degrees 46 minutes
29 seconds West along said tract and subdivision, 227.87
feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 5.51 acres, more
or less, in St. Clair County, Illinois.

PARCEL 2:
Legal Description: Outlot D of the Final Subdivision Plat
of Race Horse Business Park to the Village of Alorton and
St. Clair County, Illinois, recorded June 9, 2005 in Plat
Book 105, Pages 83-85, also being more particularly
described as follows: A part of Lot 3 of the "Cahokia
Commonfields" according to the plat thereof recorded in
Plat Book "E" on Pages 16 and 17 in the St. Clair County
Recorder's Office and being a part of U.S. Surveys 130 and
625 and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at a pipe at the intersection of the
Northeasterly right-of-way line of Illinois Route 15 (new
F.A.P. Route 103 - varying width), with the Southeasterly
line of the East Side Levee and Sanitary District Project
17 (Harding Ditch); thence on an assumed bearing of North
46 degrees 35 minutes 57 seconds East on said Southeasterly
line, 190.99 feet to an iron pin on the Southwesterly line
of Lot 3 of said "Cahokia Commonfields" and the Point of
Beginning; thence continuing North 46 degrees 35 minutes 57
seconds East on said Southeasterly line, 1336.78 feet to a
pipe on the Northeasterly line of said Lot 3; thence South
42 degrees 41 minutes 48 seconds East on said Northeasterly
line, 382.75 feet to a pipe on the Northwesterly line of
East Side Levee and Sanitary District Project 12; thence
South 45 degrees 18 minutes 18 seconds West on said

Northwesterly line 1329.54 feet to the Southwesterly line
of said Lot 3; thence North 43 degrees 48 minutes 03
seconds West on said Southwesterly line, 412.76 feet to the
Point of Beginning, containing 12.17 acres, more or less.
(b) The conveyance of Parcel 1 as authorized by this
Section shall be made subject to existing public utilities,
existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements,
encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of record.
(c) The Director of the Department of Natural Resources
shall obtain an opinion of title from the Attorney General
certifying that the State of Illinois will receive merchantable
title to the real property referred to in this Section as
Parcel 2.
(d) This transaction will be to the mutual advantages of
both parties. Each party shall be responsible for any and all
title costs associated with their respective properties.
Section 30. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
exchange certain real property in Pulaski County, Illinois,
hereinafter referred to in this Section as Parcel 1, for
certain real property of equal or greater value in Pulaski
County, Illinois, hereinafter referred to in this Section as
Parcel 2, the Parcels being described as follows:

PARCEL 1:
The North 106 feet of the following described tract of land
conveyed to the People of the State of Illinois, Department
of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL., by Warranty Deed
dated June 19, 2009, recorded June 25, 2009, Document No.
24582, in Book 257, Page 816, described as follows to-wit:
"A tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 14, Township 14 South, Range 1 East of
the 3rd P.M., more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, thence South along the West
Section line of said Quarter-Quarter Section, a distance of
20 feet for a point of beginning; thence East a distance of
272 feet along a line parallel to the Northerly Section
line of said Quarter-Quarter Section; thence South a
distance of 320 feet and 3 inches on a line parallel to the
West Section line of said Quarter-Quarter Section; thence
West a distance of 272 feet along a line parallel to the
North line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter; thence North a distance of 320 feet and 3 inches
following the Westerly line of said Quarter-Quarter
Section to the point of beginning, containing 2 acres, more
or less, situated in the County of Pulaski and State of
Illinois."

PARCEL 2:
The South 106 feet of the North 426.25 feet of the West 272
feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 14, Township 14 South, Range 1 East of the 3rd
P.M., situated in the County of Pulaski and State of
Illinois.
(b) The transaction under this Section will be to the
mutual advantages of both parties. Each party shall be
responsible for any and all title costs associated with their
respective properties.
(c) The conveyance of Parcel 1 as authorized by this
Section shall be made subject to existing public utilities,
existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements,
encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of record.
(d) The Director of the Department of Natural Resources
shall obtain an opinion of title from the Attorney General
certifying that the State of Illinois will receive merchantable
title to the real property in this Section referred to as
Parcel 2.
Section 35. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain
a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing the
title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the appropriate

Section or Sections containing the land descriptions of the
property to be conveyed, and this Section within 60 days after
its effective date and, upon receipt of the payment required by
the Section or Sections, if any payment is required, shall
record the certified document in the Recorder's Office in the
County in which the land is located.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.