Pub. L. 104-106, div. B, tit. XXIX, subtit. B, sec. 2923
CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS.
SEC. 2923. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS. (a) Conveyance Authorized.— Subject to section 2931, the Secretary of the Army may convey to the State of Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of real property at the Arsenal described in subsection (b), which shall be used as industrial parks to replace all or a part of the economic activity lost at the Arsenal. (b) Description of Property.— The real property at the Arsenal authorized to be transferred under subsection (a) consists of the following parcels: (1) A parcel of approximately 1,900 acres, the approximate legal description of which includes part of section 30, Jackson Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and sections or parts of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 34 North, Range 9 East, in Channahon Township, an area of 9.77 acres around the Des Plaines River Pump Station located in the southeast quarter of section 15, Township 34 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Channahon Township, and an area of 511 feet by 596 feet around the Kankakee River Pump Station in the Northwest Quarter of section 5, Township 33 North, Range 9 East, east of the Third Principal Meridian in Wilmington Township, containing 6.99 acres, located along the easterly side of the Kankakee Cut-Off in Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land use concept, and the connecting piping to the northern industrial site, as described by the United States Army Report of Availability, dated 13 December 1993. (2) A parcel of approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate legal description of which includes part of sections 16, 17, and 18 in Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10 East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land use concept. (c) Consideration— (1) Delay in payment of consideration.— After the end of the 20-year period beginning on the date on which the conveyance under subsection (a) is completed, the State of Illinois shall pay to the United States an amount equal to 110 STAT. 607fair market value of the conveyed property as of the time of the conveyance. (2) Effect of reconveyance by state.— If the State of Illinois reconveys all or any part of the conveyed property during such 20-year period, the State shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance, excluding the value of any improvements made to the property by the State. (3) Determination of fair market value.— The Secretary of the Army shall determine fair market value in accordance with Federal appraisal standards and procedures. (4) Treatment of leases.— The Secretary of the Army may treat a lease of the property within such 20-year period as a reconveyance if the Secretary determines that the lease is being used to avoid application of paragraph (2). (5) Deposit of proceeds.— The Secretary of the Army shall deposit any proceeds received under this subsection in the special account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)). (d) Conditions of Conveyance.— (1) Redevelopment authority.— The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the Governor of the State of Illinois, in consultation with the Mayor of the Village of Elwood, Illinois, and the Mayor of the City of Wilmington, Illinois, establish a redevelopment authority to be responsible for overseeing the development of the industrial parks on the conveyed property. (2) Time for establishment.— To satisfy the condition specified in paragraph (1), the redevelopment authority shall be established within one year after the date of the enactment of this title. (e) Surveys.— All costs of necessary surveys for the conveyance of real property under this section shall be borne by the State of Illinois. (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.