Bill Text: IL HB1672 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Department of Military Affairs to convey described real estate in Franklin County, Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Assigned to Judiciary [HB1672 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1672-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
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

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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

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certified copy of this Act to be recorded in the office of the
Recorder of Franklin County, Illinois.