[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5216 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5216

  To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey easement over certain 
   lands in La Salle County, Illinois, to the Young Men's Christian 
                    Association of Ottawa, Illinois.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey easement over certain 
   lands in La Salle County, Illinois, to the Young Men's Christian 
                    Association of Ottawa, Illinois.

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

SECTION 1. OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, YMCA SITE.

    (a) Conveyance of Property.--Subject to the terms, conditions, and 
reservations of subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army shall convey 
by quitclaim deed to the Young Men's Christian Association of Ottawa, 
Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
a portion of the easements acquired for the improvement of the Illinois 
waterway project over a parcel of real property owned by the Young 
Men's Christian Association of Ottawa, Illinois, known as the ``Ottawa, 
Illinois YMCA Site'', and located at 201 E. Jackson Street, Ottawa, La 
Salle County, Illinois (portion of NE\1/4\, S11, T33N, R3E 3PM), except 
that portion lying below the elevation of 461 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum.
    (b) Terms, Conditions, and Reservations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law--
            (1) consideration for the conveyance described in 
        subsection (a) shall be reimbursement of all the administrative 
        fees as is consistent with section 2695 of title 10, United 
        States Code;
            (2) the conveyance of the easements back to the historic 
        underlying fee owner under subsection (a) is specifically 
        exempt from all environmental and historic property 
        requirements;
            (3) the conveyance shall be subject to all valid existing 
        rights;
            (4) all portions of the easements belonging to the United 
        States lying on property outside of the boundaries of the 
        ``Ottawa, Illinois YMCA Site'' shall be retained by the United 
        States; and
            (5) the Young Men's Christian Association of Ottawa, 
        Illinois, shall obtain and furnish, at its own expense, to the 
        Secretary any surveys and legal descriptions which the 
        Secretary determines are necessary to describe the property.
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