[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2394 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2394

 To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
transfer certain parcels of land located in the counties of Greene and 
                           Calhoun, Illinois.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 1997

 Mr. Shimkus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
transfer certain parcels of land located in the counties of Greene and 
                           Calhoun, Illinois.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFERS BY DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
              AGENCY.

    (a) Land Transfers.--
            (1) Transfer to county of greene, illinois.--Subject to the 
        requirements of this section, the Director of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency shall transfer to the county of 
        Greene, Illinois, without consideration, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the lands described in 
        subsection (c)(1), including all buildings and other 
        improvements to such lands.
            (2) Transfer to village of hardin, illinois.--Subject to 
        the requirements of this section, the Director of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency shall transfer to the village of 
        Hardin, Illinois, without consideration, all right, title, and 
        interest of the United States in and to the lands described in 
        subsection (c)(2), including all buildings and other 
        improvements to such lands.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency may make a transfer under subsection (a) only if the 
county or village receiving the transfer enters into a written 
agreement with the Director to hold the United States harmless from all 
claims arising from or through the operation of the lands and 
improvements subject to the transfer.
    (c) Land Descriptions.--
            (1) Lands in county of greene, illinois.--The lands 
        referred to in subsection (a)(1) are situated in the village of 
        East Hardin, county of Greene, Illinois, and described as 
        follows:
                    (A) Lot Numbered Four (4), as shown on the Plat of 
                East Hardin, according to the recorded plat thereof, in 
                the office of the Registrar of Deeds of Greene County, 
                Illinois, in Plat Book B, on page 13.
                    (B) Part of Lot Numbered Nine (9) in the Gulf, 
                Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company's Plat in East Hardin, 
                according to the recorded plat thereof, more 
                particularly described as follows: Commencing at the 
                Northwest corner of Lot Numbered Eight (8) of said 
                Plat; thence East 320 feet along the North line of said 
                Lot Eight (8) and said North line as extended; thence 
                North 113 feet to the South line of Lot Numbered Four 
                (4) of said Plat; thence West along said South line to 
                the Southwest corner of said Lot Four (4); and thence 
                South to the place of beginning.
            (2) Lands in county of calhoun, illinois.--The lands 
        referred to in subsection (a)(2) are Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of 
        Block 4 of the original town of the village of Hardin, situated 
        in the county of Calhoun, Illinois.
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