Bill Text: IL HB5066 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to make certain real estate conveyances in Bureau County, Menard County, and Pulaski County, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make certain real estate conveyances in Grundy County, DuPage County, DeKalb County, Montgomery County, Tazewell County, and Mason County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5066 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5066-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5066 Introduced , by Rep. Avery Bourne SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to make certain real estate conveyances in Bureau County, Menard County, and Pulaski County, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make certain real estate conveyances in Grundy County, DuPage County, DeKalb County, Montgomery County, Tazewell County, and Mason County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning property.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Article 5. Department of Natural Resources.
Section 5-5. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to Hall Township, a unit of local
government organized and existing under the laws of this State,
of Bureau County, for and in consideration of $1 paid to the
Department, a quitclaim deed to the following described real
property:
A parcel of land conveyed to the People of the State of
Illinois by Quit Claim Deed file and recorded June 3, 1958
in Book 361, Page 179, and Document No. 288140, more
particularly described as:
Tract No. 1
Description of the Point of Beginning for Tract No. 1:
Beginning at Southeast Corner of Section 34, Township 16
North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian in

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the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, thence South 86
degrees 04 minutes West, 341.20 feet to a point which is
also Station 25+30.2 on the transit line for the road
survey and plans for Project 230, Section 1B, Spring Valley
Bridge, Bureau County, Illinois; thence South 03 degrees 38
minutes East, 731.80 to a point which is also Station
32+62, thence South 86 degrees 22 minutes West, 30.00 feet
to the Point of Beginning.
Description of Real Estate in Tract No. 1:
From said Point of Beginning, thence South 86 degrees 22
minutes West, 10.00 feet to a point; thence South 03
degrees 38 minutes East, 238.00 feet to a point; thence
South 86 degrees 22 minutes West, 160.00 feet to a point;
thence South 03 degrees 38 minutes East, 997.73 feet to a
point; thence South 02 degrees 20 minutes East, 710.73 feet
to a point; thence North 87 degrees 40 minute East, 160.00
feet to a point; thence South 02 degrees 20 minutes East,
418.00 feet to a point; thence North 87 degrees 40 minutes
West, 40.00 feet to a point; thence North 02 degrees 20
minutes West, 418.00 feet to a point; thence South 87
degrees 40 minutes, 30.00 feet to a point; thence North 02
degrees 20 minutes West, 712.66 feet to a point; thence
North 03 degrees 38 minutes West, 1237.66 feet, more or
less to the Point of Beginning, being 7.114 acres, more or

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less in the East Half of Section 3, Township 15 North,
Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, all in
County of Bureau and State of Illinois.
Tract No. 2
Description of the Point of Beginning for Tract No. 2:
Beginning at Southeast Corner of Section 34, Township 16
North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian in
the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, thence South 86
degrees 04 minutes West, 341.20 feet to a point which is
also Station 25+30.2 on the transit line for the road
survey and plans for Project 230, Section 1B, Spring Valley
Bridge, Bureau County, Illinois; thence South 03 degrees 38
minutes East, 731.80 to a point which is also Station
32+62, thence South 86 degrees 22 minutes West, 40.00 feet
to the Point of Beginning.
Description of Real Estate in Tract No. 2:
From said Point of Beginning, thence South 11 degrees 34
minutes West, 83.93 feet to a point; thence South 36
degrees 58 minutes West, 119.85 feet to a point; thence
South 03 degrees 38 minutes East, 66.00 feet to a point;
thence North 86 degrees 22 minutes East, 100.00 feet to a

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point, thence North 03 degrees 38 minutes West, 238.00
feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning, being 0.300
acres, more or less in the East Half of Section 3, Township
15 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian,
all in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois.
(b) The conveyances of real property authorized by this
Section shall be made subject to: (1) existing public
utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations,
easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record;
(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 5-10. (a) The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to Menard County, a unit of local
government organized and existing under the laws of this State,
for and in consideration of $1 paid to the Department, a
quitclaim deed to the following described real property:
All that portion of the right of way and appurtenances of
the abandoned portion of the Madison Subdivision of Union
Pacific Railroad Company (formerly the Chicago and North
Western Transportation Company), now known as the Sangamon
Valley Trail Bikeway, described as Beginning at the South
line of Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 5 West of the

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Third Principal Meridian, and thence running in a northerly
direction along the centerline of said abandoned railroad
to the North line of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6,
Township 17 North, Range 5 West of the Third Principal
Meridian, as measured along said centerline of said
abandoned railroad as originally surveyed, all being
situated in the County of Menard and the State of Illinois.
(b) The conveyances of real property authorized by this
Section shall be made subject to: (1) existing public
utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations,
easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record;
(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 5-15. (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,

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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

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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 5-20. 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.

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Article 10. Department of Transportation.
Section 10-5. Upon the payment of the sum of $3,900 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, on
behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to release the
following described land located in Grundy County, Illinois
from all dedication and easement rights, and interest acquired
for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 3LR0133:
A part of lots 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 in block 12 of
Mitchell's Addition to Braceville, Illinois, located in
the northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 32 North,
Range 8 East, of the Third principal Meridian, Grundy
County, Illinois, described as follows, with bearings
referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System,
east zone (nad 83) 2011 adjustment: Commencing at the
southwest corner of said block 12; thence North 01 degree
25 minutes 58 seconds East, 105.13 feet along the south
line of said block 12 to the point of beginning; thence
North 46 degrees 32 minutes 01 second East, 211.76 feet to
the north line of said lot 13; thence North 01 degree 25
minutes 58 seconds East, 69.15 feet along the north line of
said lots 13 and 14; thence South 46 degrees 27 minutes 12

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seconds West, 212.07 feet to the south line of said block
12; thence South 01 degree 25 minutes 58 seconds West,
68.73 feet to the point of beginning, containing 10,341
square feet, more or less, situated in Grundy County,
Illinois.
Section 10-10. Upon the payment of the sum of $196,417 to
the State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth
in Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation,
on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to release
the following described land located in DuPage County, Illinois
from all dedication and easement rights, and interest acquired
for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 1WY0795:
That portion of Illinois Highway Route 64 described as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the south right-of-way
line of said Illinois Highway Route 64 with the east line
of Lot 66 in Adler's North Avenue Addition to Villa Park,
being a subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter of
Section 4, Township 39 North, Range 11 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded
June 13, 1924 as Document No 178958; thence South 88
degrees 13 minutes 39 seconds West 383.80 feet, along said

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south right-of-way line, to its intersection with the west
line of Lot 76 in said Adler's North Avenue Addition to
Villa Park; thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 12 seconds
East 38.03 feet, along said west line of Lot 76, extended
north; thence North 88 degrees 13 minutes 39 seconds East
384.30 feet, to a point on said east line of Lot 66,
extended north; thence South 01 degree 15 minutes 59
seconds West 38.05 feet, along said north extension of the
east line of Lot 66, to the Point of Beginning, in DuPage
County, Illinois.
Said parcel containing 0.335 acre, more or less.
Section 10-15. Upon the payment of the sum of $4,000 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, on
behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to convey to the
Kishwaukee Water Reclamamtion District by Quitclaim Deed all
right, title, and interest in and to the following described
land in DeKalb County, Illinois:
Parcel No. 3EX0106:
Tract 1: A triangular piece of land in Lot 3 in Block 1 in
Prospect Place Subdivision, in Section 14, Township 40
North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, DeKalb
County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at the

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most easterly corner of said Lot 3; thence Southwesterly on
the southeasterly line of said Lot 3, said line having a
bearing of South 40 degrees 04 minutes 07 seconds West, a
distance of 23.29 feet to a point; thence Northwesterly on
a line having a bearing of North 34 degrees 02 minutes 21
seconds West, a distance of 72.70 feet to a point in the
most Northerly corner of said Lot 3; thence Southeasterly
on the northeasterly line of said Lot 3, said line having a
bearing of South 52 degrees 41 minutes 55 seconds East, a
distance of 70.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 814 square feet (0.019 acre), more or less.
Tract 2: A parcel of land in Lots 1 and 2 in Block 1 of
Prospect Place Subdivision, in Section 14, Township 40
North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, DeKalb
County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at the
most Easterly corner of said Lot 2; thence southwesterly on
the Southeasterly line of said Lots 1 and 2, said line
having a bearing of South 39 degrees 57 minutes 28 seconds
West, a distance of 120.15 feet to a point in the most
Southerly corner of said Lot 1; thence Northwesterly on the
southwesterly line of said Lot 1, said line having a
bearing of North 66 degrees 08 minutes 46 seconds West, a
distance of 16.26 feet to a point; thence North 40 degrees
33 minutes 29 seconds East 21.22 feet; thence Northeasterly
on a line having a bearing of North 10 degrees 29 minutes

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00 seconds East, a distance of 39.91 feet to a point;
thence Northwesterly on a line having a bearing of North 34
degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West, a distance of 136.69
feet to a point on the northwesterly line of said Lot 2;
thence Northeasterly on a line having a bearing of North 40
degrees 04 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 23.29
feet to a point in the most Northerly corner of said Lot 2;
thence Southeasterly on the northeasterly line of said Lot
2, said line having a bearing of South 52 degrees 41
minutes 55 seconds East, a distance of 166.56 feet to the
point of beginning, except, beginning at the most Easterly
corner of said Lot 2; thence Southwesterly on the
southeasterly line of said Lots 1 and 2, said line having a
bearing of South 39 degrees 57 minutes 28 seconds West, a
distance of 120.15 feet to a point in the most southerly
corner of said Lot 1; thence Northwesterly on the
southwesterly line of said Lot 1, said line having a
bearing of North 66 degrees 08 minutes 46 seconds West, a
distance of 16.26 feet to a point; thence North 40 degrees
33 minutes 29 seconds East 124.00 feet to the North line of
said Lot 2; thence South 52 degrees 41 minutes 55 seconds
East 14.34 feet along said North line, to the POINT OF
BEGINNING. Total area of Tract No. 2 is 7,657 square feet
(0.176 acre), more or less. ALL RESERVING a Permanent
Easement for Highway Purposes as shown on the attached
plat, and situated in the City of DeKalb, State of

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Illinois, more particularly described as follows:
Description of Permanent Easement
A part of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 1 of Prospect Place
Subdivision, in Section 14, Township 40 North, Range 4 East
of the Third Principal Meridian, DeKalb County, Illinois,
described as follows: Commencing at the most easterly
corner of said Lot 2; thence North 52 degrees 41 minutes 55
seconds West 14.34 feet along the Northerly line of said
Lot 2, to the point of beginning; thence South 40 degrees
33 minutes 29 seconds West 102.78 feet, to the
Northwesterly existing Right of Way line of FA 324
(Illinois Route 23); thence North 10 degrees 29 minutes 00
seconds East 39.91, feet along said Right of Way line;
thence North 34 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West 73.60
feet, along said Right of Way line; thence North 24 degrees
09 minutes 51 seconds East 12.03 feet; thence North 76
degrees 00 minutes 06 seconds East 40.67 feet to the North
line of said Lot 2; thence South 52 degrees 41 minutes 55
seconds East 70.77 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 5,377 square feet 0.123 acre), more or less,
situated in the City of DeKalb, State of Illinois.
Section 10-20. Upon the payment of the sum of $18,334 to
the State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth

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in Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation,
on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to release
the following described land located in Montgomery County,
Illinois from all dedication and easement rights, and interest
acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 675X393:
A part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 9
North, Range 5 West of the Third Principal Meridian,
Montgomery County, Illinois more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at mag nail found at the East 1/4 corner of said
Section 32; thence along the north line of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 32 North 88 degrees 52 minutes 52
seconds West, 2027.41 feet to the centerline of US 66;
thence 1745.96 feet along said centerline on a curve to the
left having a radius of 14335.34 feet with a chord bearing
South 05 degrees 30 minutes 38 seconds West, 1744.88 feet
to the centerline IL 16; thence 282.25 feet along said
centerline on a curve to the right having a radius of
2895.85 feet with a chord bearing North 77 degrees 25
minutes 33 seconds East, 282.14 feet; thence continuing on
said centerline North 80 degrees 13 minutes 05 seconds
East, 255.40 feet; thence continuing on said centerline
56.17 feet on a curve to the right having a radius of

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2028.70 feet with a chord bearing North 81 degrees 00
minutes 40 seconds East, 56.17 feet; thence South 08
degrees 11 minutes 44 seconds East, 59.80 feet to a rebar
found on the south existing right of way line of IL 16 and
the Point of Beginning.
From said Point of Beginning 349.48 feet along said right
of way line on a curve to the left having a radius of
475.60 feet with a chord bearing South 42 degrees 38
minutes 53 seconds West, 341.67 feet to a rebar found at
the intersection of the existing north right of way line of
Kirkham Street and the east existing right of way line of
Historic Old US 66; thence North 11 degrees 07 minutes 43
seconds East, 166.31 feet; thence North 40 degrees 10
minutes 25 seconds East, 59.89 feet; thence North 75
degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds East, 166.24 feet to the
Point of Beginning, containing 0.239 acres.
The said Real Estate being also shown by the plat hereto
attached and made a part hereof.
Bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State
Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (2007) - West Zone
Section 10-25. Upon the payment of the sum of $13,466 to
the State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth

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in Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation,
on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to release
the following described land located in Tazewell County,
Illinois from all dedication and easement rights, and interest
acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 409671V:
A part of Lot 6, being part of Lot 5 of Sublot "E" and
Outlots "B" and "C", recorded as Document number 345473 in
Book R, Page 334 at the Tazewell County Recorder's Office
and lying in the South Half of Section 17, Township 25
North, Range 3 West of the Third Principal Meridian,
Tazewell County, Illinois, being more particularly
described as follows:
Commencing at a found 5/8" pipe marking the Northwest
corner of said Lot 6, thence South 58 degrees 42 minutes 00
seconds East on the Northerly line of said Lot 6, 92.35
feet to a set 5/8" iron pin and the Point of Beginning;
From the Point of Beginning; thence along a curve to the
right having a radius of 586.00 feet, an arc length of
189.01 feet and a chord length of 188.19 feet bearing South
40 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds East to a set 5/8" iron
pin marking the Northeasterly line of said Lot 6; thence
South 30 degrees 54 minutes 49 seconds East on the

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Northeasterly line of said Lot 6, 1.77 feet to a found 3/4"
pipe marking the Northeast corner of said Lot 6; thence
South 59 degrees 12 minutes 15 seconds West on the
Southeasterly line of said Lot 6, 25.98 feet; thence on a
curve to the right having a radius of 260.00 feet, an arc
length of 191.84 feet and a long chord of 187.52 feet
bearing North 32 degrees 12 minutes 32 seconds West to the
Point of Beginning.
The said tract of land contains 5,619 square feet, more or
less, or 0.129 acre, more or less.
The said Real Estate being also shown by the plat hereto
attached and made a part hereof.
Section 10-27. Upon the payment of the sum of $3,500 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 10-30 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, on
behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to convey to
Larry Hill by Quitclaim Deed all right, title, and interest in
and to the following described land in Mason County, Illinois:
Parcel No. 675X386:
A part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 20
North, Range 6 West of the Third Principal Meridian, Mason
County, Illinois described as follows:

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Commencing at the north quarter corner of said Section 24;
thence along the approximate quarter section line of
Section 24 South 00 degrees 46 minutes 24 seconds East,
5073.67 feet; thence South 89 degrees 13 minutes 36 seconds
West, 51.64 feet to the west existing right of way line of
old IL 29, also being the Point of Beginning; thence along
said right of way line South 00 degrees 05 minutes 51
seconds West, 180.00 feet; thence South 52 degrees 18
minutes 43 seconds West, 64.39 feet; thence South 89
degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West, 180.00 feet to the
northerly right of way line of old IL 29; thence along said
right of way line North 46 degrees 28 minutes 25 seconds
East, 318.95 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing
0.558 acres.
From the Point of Beginning; thence along a curve to the
right having a radius of 586.00 feet, an arc length of
189.01 feet and a chord length of 188.19 feet bearing South
40 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds East to a set 5/8" iron
pin marking the Northeasterly line of said Lot 6; thence
South 30 degrees 54 minutes 49 seconds East on the
Northeasterly line of said Lot 6, 1.77 feet to a found 3/4"
pipe marking the Northeast corner of said Lot 6; thence
South 59 degrees 12 minutes 15 seconds West on the
Southeasterly line of said Lot 6, 25.98 feet; thence on a

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curve to the right having a radius of 260.00 feet, an arc
length of 191.84 feet and a long chord of 187.52 feet
bearing North 32 degrees 12 minutes 32 seconds West to the
Point of Beginning.
The said parcel being also shown by the plat hereto
attached and made a part hereof.
Bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State
Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (2007)-West Zone.
Section 10-30. The Secretary 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 interest 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.
Article 99. Effective date.
Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.