[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3450 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3450

   To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer certain 
  Federal land located in the State of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford 
              Foundation in trust, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

  Mr. Ehlers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer certain 
  Federal land located in the State of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford 
              Foundation in trust, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall 
transfer to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, as trustee, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 
2.3 acres of land located within Grand Rapids, Michigan, and further 
described in subsection (b), such grant to be in trust, with the 
beneficiary being the National Archives and Records Administration, for 
the purpose of supporting the facilities and programs of the Gerald R. 
Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Gerald R. Ford Library 
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in accordance with a trust agreement to be 
agreed upon by the Archivist and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation.
    (b) Land Description.--The land to be transferred pursuant to 
subsection (a) is described as follows:
    The following premises in the City of Grand Rapids, County of Kent, 
State of Michigan, described as:

        That part of Block 2, Converse Plat, and that part of Block 2 
                            of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, and 
                            that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 
                            25, T7N, R12W, City of Grand Rapids, Kent 
                            County, Michigan, described as: BEGINNING 
                            at the NE corner of Lot 1 of Block 2 of 
                            Converse Plat; thence East 245.0 feet along 
                            the South line of Bridge Street; thence 
                            South 230.0 feet along a line which is 
                            parallel with and 170 feet East from the 
                            East line of Front Avenue as originally 
                            platted; thence West 207.5 feet parallel 
                            with the South line of Bridge Street; 
                            thence South along the centerline of 
                            vacated Front Avenue 109 feet more or less 
                            to the extended centerline of vacated 
                            Douglas Street; thence West along the 
                            centerline of vacated Douglas Street 237.5 
                            feet more or less to the East line of 
                            Scribner Avenue; thence North along the 
                            East line of Scribner Avenue 327 feet more 
                            or less to a point which is 7.0 feet South 
                            from the NW corner of Lot 8 of Block 2 of 
                            Converse Plat; thence Easterly 200 feet 
                            more or less to the place of beginning, 
                            also described as:
Parcel A--Lots 9 & 10, Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the subdivision 
                            of Government Lots 1 & 2, Section 25, T7N, 
                            R12W; also Lots 11-24, Block 2 of J.W. 
                            Converse Replatted Addition; also part of N 
                            \1/2\ of Section 25, T7N, R12W commencing 
                            at SE corner Lot 24, Block 2 of J.W. 
                            Converse Replatted Addition, thence N to NE 
                            corner of Lot 9 of Converse Plat, thence E 
                            16 feet, thence S to SW corner of Lot 23 of 
                            J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence W 
                            16 feet to beginning.
Parcel B--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing on S line of Bridge 
                            Street 50 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, 
                            thence S 107.85 feet, thence 77 feet, 
                            thence N to a point on S line of said 
                            street which is 80 feet E of beginning, 
                            thence W to beginning.
Parcel C--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner Bridge 
                            Street & Front Avenue, thence E 50 feet, 
                            thence S 107.85 feet to alley, thence W 50 
                            feet to E line Front Avenue, thence N 
                            106.81 feet to beginning.
Parcel D--Part of Government Lot 1, Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing 
                            at a point on S line of Bridge Street (66, 
                            wide) 170 feet E of E line of Front Avenue 
                            (75, wide), thence S 230 feet parallel with 
                            Front Avenue, thence W 170 feet parallel 
                            with Bridge Street to E line of Front 
                            Avenue, thence N along said line to a point 
                            106.81 feet S of intersection of said line 
                            with extension of N & S line of Bridge 
                            Street, thence E 127 feet, thence northerly 
                            to a point on S line of Bridge Street 130 
                            feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence E 
                            along S line of Bridge Street to beginning.
Parcel E--Lots 1 through 8 of Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the 
                            subdivision of Government Lots 1 and 2, 
                            Section 25, T7N, R12W.
        Also part of N \1/2\ of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at NW 
                            corner of Lot 9, Block 2 of J.W. Converse 
                            replatted addition; thence N 15 feet to SW 
                            corner of Lot 8; thence E 200 feet to SE 
                            corner Lot 1; thence S 15 feet to NE corner 
                            of Lot 10; thence W 200 feet to beginning.
        Together with any portion of vacated streets and alleys that 
                            have become part of the above property.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Compensation.--The land transferred pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall be transferred without compensation to the 
        United States.
            (2) Appointment of successor trustee.--In the event that 
        the Gerald R. Ford Foundation for any reason is unable or 
        unwilling to continue to serve as trustee, the Archivist of the 
        United States is authorized to appoint a successor trustee.
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