[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 966 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 966

 To provide for the disposition of land deemed excess to a project for 
                flood control at Matewan, West Virginia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the disposition of land deemed excess to a project for 
                flood control at Matewan, West Virginia.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Matewan Flood Control Excess Project 
Land Disposal Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--The United States shall convey by quit claim deed 
to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to four parcels of land deemed excess by 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, to the structural project for flood control 
constructed by the Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River pursuant 
to section 202 of Public Law 96-367.
    (b) Property Description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are as follows--
            (1) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
        Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
        bounded and described as follows:
                    Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way 
                line of a 40-foot-wide street right-of-way (known as 
                McCoy Alley), having an approximate coordinate value of 
                N228,695, E1,662,397, in the line common to the land 
                designated as U.S.A. Tract No. 834, and the land 
                designated as U.S.A. Tract No. 837, said point being 
                South 51 deg.52' East 81.8 feet from an iron pin and 
                cap marked M-12 on the boundary of the Matewan Area 
                Structural Project, on the north right-of-way line of 
                said street, at a corner common to designated U.S.A. 
                Tracts Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leaving the right-of-
                way of said street, with the line common to the land of 
                said Tract No. 834, and the land of said Tract No. 837,
                    South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet to the corner common 
                to the land of said Tract No. 834, and the land of said 
                Tract No. 837; thence, leaving the land of said Tract 
                No. 837, severing the lands of said Project,
                    South 14 deg.37' West 46 feet,
                    South 68 deg.07' East 239 feet,
                    North 26 deg.05' East 95 feet to a point on the 
                southerly right-of-way line of said street; thence, 
                with the right-of-way of said street, continuing to 
                sever the lands of said Project,
                    South 63 deg.55' East 206 feet; thence, leaving the 
                right-of-way of said street, continuing to sever the 
                lands of said Project,
                    South 26 deg.16' West 63 feet; thence, with a curve 
                to the left having a radius of 70 feet, a delta of 
                33 deg.58', an arc length of 41 feet, the chord 
                bearing,
                    South 09 deg.17' West 41 feet; thence, leaving said 
                curve, continuing to sever the lands of said Project,
                    South 07 deg.42' East 31 feet to a point on the 
                right-of-way line of the floodwall; thence, with the 
                right-of-way of said floodwall, continuing to sever the 
                lands of said Project,
                    South 77 deg.04' West 71 feet,
                    North 77 deg.10' West 46 feet,
                    North 67 deg.07' West 254 feet,
                    North 67 deg.54' West 507 feet,
                    North 57 deg.49' West 66 feet to the intersection 
                of the right-of-way line of said floodwall with the 
                southerly right-of-way line of said street; thence, 
                leaving the right-of-way of said floodwall and with the 
                southerly right-of-way of said street, continuing to 
                sever the lands of said Project,
                    North 83 deg.01' East 171 feet,
                    North 89 deg.42' East 74 feet,
                    South 83 deg.39' East 168 feet,
                    South 83 deg.38' East 41 feet,
                    South 77 deg.26' East 28 feet to the point of 
                beginning, containing 2.59 acres, more or less. The 
                bearings and coordinate used herein are referenced to 
                the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate System, South 
                Zone.
            (2) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
        Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
        bounded and described as follows:
                    Beginning at an iron pin and cap designated Corner 
                No. M2-2 on the southerly right-of-way line of the 
                Norfolk and Western Railroad, having an approximate 
                coordinate value of N228,755 E1,661,242, and being at 
                the intersection of the right-of-way line of the 
                floodwall with the boundary of the Matewan Area 
                Structural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of 
                said floodwall and with said Project boundary, and the 
                southerly right-of-way of said Railroad,
                    North 59 deg.45' East 34 feet,
                    North 69 deg.50' East 44 feet,
                    North 58 deg.11' East 79 feet,
                    North 66 deg.13' East 102 feet,
                    North 69 deg.43' East 98 feet,
                    North 77 deg.39' East 18 feet,
                    North 72 deg.39' East 13 feet to a point at the 
                intersection of said Project boundary, and the 
                southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, with the 
                westerly right-of-way line of State Route 49/10; 
                thence, leaving said Project boundary, and the 
                southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, and with the 
                westerly right-of-way of said road,
                    South 03 deg.21' East 100 feet to a point at the 
                intersection of the westerly right-of-way of said road 
                with the right-of-way of said floodwall; thence, 
                leaving the right-of-way of said road, and with the 
                right-of-way line of said floodwall,
                    South 79 deg.30' West 69 feet,
                    South 78 deg.28' West 222 feet,
                    South 80 deg.11' West 65 feet,
                    North 38 deg.40' West 14 feet to the point of 
                beginning, containing 0.53 acre, more or less. The 
                bearings and coordinate used herein are referenced to 
                the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate System, South 
                Zone.
            (3) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
        Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
        bounded and described as follows:
                    Beginning at a point on the southerly right-of-way 
                line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, having an 
                approximate coordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672, 
                and being at the intersection of the easterly right-of-
                way line of State Route 49/10 with the boundary of the 
                Matewan Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the 
                right-of-way of said road, and with said Project 
                boundary, and the southerly right-of-way of said 
                Railroad,
                    North 77 deg.49' East 89 feet to an iron pin and 
                cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-4,
                    North 79 deg.30' East 74 feet to an iron pin and 
                cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-5-1; thence, 
                leaving the southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, 
                and continuing with the boundary of said Project,
                    South 06 deg.33' East 102 to an iron pipe and cap 
                designated U.S.A. Corner No. M-6-1 on the northerly 
                right-of-way line of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving 
                the boundary of said Project, and with the right-of-way 
                of said road, severing the lands of said Project,
                    North 80 deg.59' West 171 feet to a point at the 
                intersection of the Northerly right-of-way line of said 
                State Route 49/28 with the easterly right-of-way line 
                of said State Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-
                of-way of said State Route 49/28 and with the right-of-
                way of said State Route 49/10,
                    North 03 deg.21' West 42 feet to the point of 
                beginning, containing 0.27 acre, more or less. The 
                bearings and coordinate used herein are referenced to 
                the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate System, South 
                Zone.
            (4) A certain parcel of land in the State of West Virginia, 
        Mingo County, Town of Matewan, and being more particularly 
        bounded and described as follows:
                    Beginning at a point at the intersection of the 
                easterly right-of-way line of State Route 49/10 with 
                the right-of-way line of the floodwall, having an 
                approximate coordinate value of N228,826 E1,661,679; 
                thence, leaving the right-of-way of said floodwall, and 
                with the right-of-way of said State Route 49/10,
                    North 03 deg.21' West 23 feet to a point at the 
                intersection of the easterly right-of-way line of said 
                State Route 49/10 with the southerly right-of-way line 
                of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-way 
                of said State Route 49/10 and with the right-of-way of 
                said State Route 49/28,
                    South 80 deg.59' East 168 feet,
                    North 82 deg.28' East 45 feet to an iron pin and 
                cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-8-1 on the 
                boundary of the Western Area Structural Project; 
                thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State Route 
                49/28, and with said Project boundary,
                    South 08 deg.28' East 88 feet to an iron pin and 
                cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M-9-1 point on the 
                northerly right-of-way line of a street (known as McCoy 
                Alley); thence, leaving said Project boundary and with 
                the northerly right-of-way of said street,
                    South 83 deg.01' West 38 feet to a point on the 
                right-of-way line of said floodwall; thence, leaving 
                the right-of-way of said street, and with the right-of-
                way of said floodwall,
                    North 57 deg.49' West 180 feet,
                    South 79 deg.30' West 34 feet to a point of 
                beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or less. The 
                bearings and coordinate used herein are referenced to 
                the West Virginia State Plane Coordinate System, South 
                Zone.
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