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HB4718eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning property.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. Property. In consideration of the lands
5 reserved for Chief Shab-eh-nay by the Treaty of Prairie du
6 Chien of July 29, 1829, as well as the Prairie Band Potawatomi
7 Nation's historic connection to those lands and the
8 surrounding area, the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf
9 of the State of Illinois, is authorized to execute and deliver
10 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, for and in
11 consideration of $1 paid to the Department of Natural
12 Resources, a quit claim deed to the following described real
13 property comprising all of the lands within Shabbona Lake and
14 State Park, located in DeKalb County, owned by the State of
15 Illinois:

16 488-2A
17 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
18 Conservation by Deed dated November 1, 1972, and recorded
19 November 30, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
20 Illinois, as Document Number 369532, described as follows:
21     PARCEL 1
22     That part of the South Half of Lot 11 in the Northwest
23     Quarter of Section 25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of

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1     the Third Principal Meridian, lying Northwesterly of a
2     line parallel with and distant 75 feet Northwesterly,
3     measured at right angles, from the center line of the main
4     track of the Northern Illinois Railway Company (now the
5     Chicago and North Western Transportation Company), as said
6     main track center line was originally located and
7     established over and across said Section 25.
8     PARCEL 2
9     That part of Lot 13 in the Northwest Quarter of Section 25,
10     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
11     Meridian, lying Northwesterly of a line parallel with and
12     distant 75 feet Northwesterly, measured at right angles,
13     from the center line of the main track of the Northern
14     Illinois Railway Company (now the Chicago and North
15     Western Transportation Company), as said main track center
16     line was originally located and established over and
17     across said Section 25.
18 488-3A
19 A tract of land described in the Order dated October 26, 1972,
20 in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
21 County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 346, vesting title in
22 the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
23 portion described as follows:
24     That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
25     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
26     the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois,

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1     lying south of the North line of Lot 47 extended West and
2     West of the West line of Lot 47 as shown on the plat
3     recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18.
4 488-7,8
5 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
6 Conservation by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded
7 May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's office of DeKalb County,
8 Illinois, as Document Number 372831, described as follows:
9     The East Half of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and
10     the East 3 acres of Lot 2 and the East Half of Lots 5, 6
11     and 7 of the southeast Quarter, all in Section 22,
12     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M. DeKalb
13     County, Illinois; also the following land commencing at
14     the Northeast corner of the southeast Quarter of Section
15     22, Township, Range, county and state aforesaid, thence
16     west 28 rods; thence South 40 rods; thence East 28 rods;
17     thence North 40 rods to the place of beginning; also,
18     Beginning at the Northeast corner of section 22, Township
19     38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M., thence Westerly
20     along the North line 40 rods to the place of beginning;
21     thence westerly 7 rods; thence Southerly parallel with the
22     East line of said section 13 1/2 rods; thence Easterly
23     parallel to the North line of said Section 7 rods; thence
24     Northerly to the point of beginning, situated in DeKalb
25     County, Illinois.
26 488-9

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1 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
2 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 25, 1971, and
3 recorded June 25, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
4 County, Illinois, as Document Number 359311, described as
5 follows:
6     Part of the East Half (E1/2) of the Northeast Quarter
7     (NE1/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Thirty-eight
8     (38) North, Range Three (3) as follows: Commencing
9     Forty-seven (47) rods west of the Northeast Corner of
10     Section Twenty-two (22); thence west Thirty-three (33)
11     rods: thence south One Hundred Sixty (160) rods; thence
12     east Forty (40) rods; thence north One Hundred Forty-six
13     and one-half (1461/2) rods; thence west Seven (7) rods;
14     thence north thirteen and one-half (131/2) rods to the
15     place of beginning; also
16     Lot Four (4), Lot Three (3) and the West Two (2) Acres of
17     Lot Two (2), and the West Half of Lots Five (5), Six (6)
18     and Seven (7) in section Twenty-two (22), Township
19     Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Three (3) East of the Third
20     Principal Meridian as per plat recorded in the Recorder's
21     Office of DeKalb County, Illinois in Book "A" of Plats,
22     Page 17. Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of
23     Illinois.
24 488-10
25 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
26 Conservation by Quit Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and

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1 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
2 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372832, described as
3 follows:
4     The West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest
5     Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 22,
6     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
7     Meridian, DeKalb County, Illinois.
8 488-13
9 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
10 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated April 24, 1970, and
11 recorded June 30, 1970, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
12 County, Illinois, as Document Number 353862, described as
13 follows:
14     PARCEL 1: Commencing at a point marking the intersection
15     of the North line of the South Half of the Southwest
16     Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
17     the Third Principal Meridian, and the center line of the
18     State Aid Route 6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called
19     Earlville Blacktop), running thence Westerly along the
20     North line of the said South Half of the Southwest Quarter
21     of Section 22, a distance of 822.0 feet to a point; running
22     thence Southerly, at an angle of 90 degrees 37 minutes 10
23     seconds measured clockwise from the last described course,
24     and being parallel with the aforesaid center line of State
25     Aid Route 6, a distance of 290.0 feet to a point for a
26     place of beginning; running thence Easterly, parallel with

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1     the said North line, 180 feet to a point; running thence
2     Southerly, parallel with the aforesaid center line of
3     State Aid Route 6, a distance of 157.0 feet to a point;
4     running thence Northwesterly along a straight line, 237.56
5     feet to the place of beginning. All lying and being in the
6     South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22,
7     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
8     Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
9     PARCEL 2: Beginning at a point marking the intersection of
10     the North line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter
11     of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
12     Principal Meridian, and the center line of State Aid Route
13     6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called Earlville Blacktop);
14     running thence Westerly along said North line, 822.0 feet
15     to a point; running thence Southerly at an angle of 90
16     degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds measured clockwise from the
17     last described course and being parallel with the center
18     line of said State Aid Route 6, a distance of 290.0 feet to
19     a point; thence Easterly parallel with the aforesaid North
20     line, 180 feet to a point; running thence Southerly
21     parallel with the aforesaid center line of State Aid Route
22     6, a distance of 157.0 feet to a point; running thence
23     Easterly at an angle of 91 degrees 03 minutes measured
24     clockwise from the last described course, 320.54 feet to a
25     point, 321.5 feet West of the center line of State Aid
26     Route 6; running thence Northerly parallel with said road,

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1     407.0 feet to a point which is 50 feet South of the North
2     line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, being
3     321.5 feet West of said road; running thence Easterly,
4     321.5 feet to the center of said road; running thence
5     North on the center of said road, 50 feet to the place of
6     beginning. All lying and being in the South Half of the
7     Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range
8     3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Situated in the
9     County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
10 488-14
11 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
12 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated October 20, 1970, and
13 recorded February 10, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
14 County, Illinois, as Document Number 357109, described as
15 follows:
16     Commencing at a point marking the intersection of the
17     North line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of
18     Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
19     Principal Meridian and the center line of the State Aid
20     Route 6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called Earlville
21     Blacktop); running thence Southerly along the said center
22     line 50.0 feet to a point for a place of beginning;
23     continuing thence Southerly along the center line, along
24     the same course, 407.0 feet to a point; running thence
25     Westerly, at an angle of 90 degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds
26     measured counterclockwise from the last described course,

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1     and being parallel with the aforesaid North line, 321.5
2     feet to a point; running thence Northerly, parallel with
3     the aforesaid center line of road, 407.0 feet to a point
4     which is 50.0 feet South of the said North line and being
5     321.5 feet West of the place of beginning; running thence
6     Easterly, parallel with the said North line, 321.5 feet to
7     the place of beginning. Lying and being in the South Half
8     of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,
9     Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Situated in
10     the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
11 488-15
12 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
13 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated August 23, 1971, and
14 recorded August 24, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
15 County, Illinois, as Document Number 360622, described as
16 follows:
17     That part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of
18     Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
19     Principal Meridian, described by beginning at the point of
20     intersection of the North line of said South Half with the
21     center line of Shabbona road; thence South along said
22     center line, 462.0 feet; thence East parallel with said
23     North line, 337.0 feet; thence North parallel with said
24     center line, 462.0 feet to said North line; thence West
25     along said North line 337.0 feet to the point of
26     beginning, in the town of Shabbona. Situated in the County

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1     of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
2 488-16
3 A tract of land described in the Order dated August 9, 1973, in
4 the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
5 County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 171, vesting title in
6 the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
7 portion described as follows:
8     PARCEL 1: Lots 10 and 16 in the Southeast Quarter of
9     Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
10     Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded
11     in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
12     Also:
13     Lots 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. Also Lots 25,
14     26, 27, 31, 35, and 36. Also Lots 28, 29, and 30 (excepting
15     therefrom the West 286.5 feet of said lots). Lot 32
16     (excepting therefrom the North 36 feet of the West 286.5
17     feet and also excepting therefrom the West 221.5 feet of
18     the South 96 feet of said Lot 32). Also Lots 33, 34, 37,
19     38, and 39 (excepting therefrom the West 221.5 feet of
20     said lots). Also, the West Half of Lots 40 and 41
21     (excepting the West 221.5 feet of said lots). Also, Lot 8
22     (except Sublot 3 of said Lot 8). Also, the South 20 feet of
23     Lot 42 and the South 20 feet of the West 221.5 feet of the
24     West Half of Lot 41. All of said lots being located on the
25     Southeast Quarter of Section 22 and according to plat of
26     record, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,

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1     Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17, all located in
2     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
3     Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
4 488-17
5 A tract of land described in the Order dated January 4, 1973,
6 in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
7 County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 171, Parcel 2, vesting
8 title in the Department of Conservation of the State of
9 Illinois, said portion described as follows:
10     Lot 11 in Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38
11     North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in
12     DeKalb County, Illinois.
13 488-18
14 That part of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
15 Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 14,
16 1971, and recorded June 17, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
17 DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 359138, described
18 as follows:
19     PARCEL 1:
20     Lots 2 and 3 of Lot 62 and all of Lots 63 and 50 in the
21     West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township
22     38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as
23     per plat thereof recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
24     PARCEL 2:
25     Lot 14 and the East 44 rods of Lot 8 in the East Half of
26     the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,

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1     Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as per plat
2     thereof recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
3     PARCEL 3:
4     Lots 51, 52, 61 and the North Half of Lot 62 in the West
5     Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 38
6     North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as
7     shown by Plat recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
8     County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
9 488-19
10 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
11 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated December 17, 1971, and
12 recorded December 30, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
13 County, Illinois, as Document Number 362874, in County of
14 DeKalb, State of Illinois, described as follows:
15     Lots 17, 18, the West Half of Lots 19 and 20, Lots 28, 29,
16     30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, the West Half of Lot 38,
17     Lots 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48, all in Section 23, Township
18     38 North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian,
19     according to Plat recorded in Book "A" of Plats on pages 17
20     and 19 in the Office of the DeKalb County Recorder, in
21     DeKalb County, Illinois.
22 488-20
23 A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
24 Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
25 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
26 as Document Number 372834, in County of DeKalb, State of

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1 Illinois, described as follows:
2     PARCEL 1:
3     Sub Lot 1 of Lot 1, Sub Lot 3 of Lot 1, the South Half of
4     Sub Lot 2 of Lot 1, all of Lots 2 and 15, Sub Lot 2 of Lot
5     16 and the South Half of Sub Lot 1 of Lot 16 in the
6     Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
7     Quarter of Section 23, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
8     the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County, Illinois, according to the
9     plat thereof recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
10     County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
11     PARCEL 2:
12     Sub Lot 2 of Lot 8 and Sub Lot 2 of Lot 9 of the
13     Subdivision of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast
14     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
15     the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County, Illinois, according to the
16     plat thereof made by Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846
17     and filed in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
18     Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, page 19.
19     PARCEL 3:
20     The North Half of Lot 2 of Lot 1 in Section 23, Township 38
21     North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County,
22     Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, page 17.
23     A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State
24     of Illinois, by Deed dated October 23, 1974, and recorded
25     November 18, 1974, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
26     County, Illinois, as Document Number 383209, in County of

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1     DeKalb, State of Illinois, described as follows:
2     The Northeast Quarter of Lot 16 in Section 23, also
3     described as the North Half of Lot 1 of Lot 16 in Section
4     23, in Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
5     Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois, according
6     to the plat thereof recorded in the Recorder's Office of
7     DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
8 488-21
9 A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
10 Illinois by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May 8,
11 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois, as
12 Document Number 372835, described as follows:
13     Commencing at a stone at the Northwest corner of Section
14     25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M.: Thence
15     South and along the West Section line of said Section
16     704.2 feet, thence East 271.9 feet, thence South and
17     parallel to the said West Section line, 662.0 feet, thence
18     East to the West right of way line of the Chicago and
19     Northwestern Railroad, thence in a Northeasterly direction
20     along the West right of way of said railroad to a point
21     where said West right of way line and the public road
22     intersect, thence West to the point of beginning,
23     containing in all 25.30 acres, according to plat recorded
24     in the Recorder's Office in Book A of Plats, Page 19,
25     DeKalb County, Illinois. Also, Lot 5 of the Northwest 1/4
26     of Section 25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd

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1     P.M., according to Plat recorded in the Recorder's Office
2     of DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, at Page
3     19, situated in the County of DeKalb and the State of
4     Illinois.
5 488-22
6 A tract of land described in the Order dated June 6, 1972, in
7 the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
8 County, Illinois, in Case Number 71 ED 635, vesting title in
9 the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
10 portion described as follows:
11     Lot 1 of Lot 6 of the East Half of the East Half of Section
12     26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
13     Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
14     The West Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
15     Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
16     3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County,
17     Illinois.
18     The East Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
19     Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
20     3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in
21     DeKalb County, Illinois.
22     Lot 32 of a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
23     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
24     the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
25     Illinois.
26     Lot 2 of Lot 4 in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast

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1     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
2     the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
3     Illinois, except that part conveyed to Northern Illinois
4     Railway Company by Deed dated April 24th, 1885, recorded
5     May 1st, 1885, in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 40, affecting a
6     200 foot strip of land West of the center track of said
7     Railroad.
8     PARCEL 1: Lot 12 (except the Railroad), and that part of
9     the North 1/2 of Lot 11 lying West of the Railroad
10     right-of-way, in the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of
11     Section 25. Also, Lot 5 (except the Railroad) and all of
12     Lots 7, 10, 12 and 13, Lot 2 of Lot 6, Lot 1 of Lot 8 and
13     the North 2 acres of Lot 14 of Lots on the East 1/2 of the
14     East 1/2 of Section 26, according to the plat made by
15     Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846; also Lots 7, 8, 9, 12,
16     13, 14, 15, 18 and 20 to 31, both inclusive, and Lots 47 to
17     53, both inclusive and Lot 69 of Lots on the West 1/2 of
18     the East 1/2 of said Section 26, according to the Plat
19     thereof made by Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846; also
20     Lots 33, 34, 35, 36, 45 and 46 of Lots on the Northeast 1/4
21     of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 26; also Lots 40, 50
22     and 51, and that part of Lots 38 and 39 lying East of the
23     Highway running North and South through the Northwest 1/4
24     of said Section 26, being Lots on the East 1/2 of the
25     Northwest 1/4 of said Section 26; all in Township 38
26     North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian,

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1     situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
2     PARCEL 2: The North 10 acres of the West 1/2 of the
3     Northeast 1/4, Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3,
4     East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb
5     County, Illinois.
6     PARCEL 3: Lot 19 in the North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the
7     East 1/2 of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
8     the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
9     Illinois.
10 488-23, 25, 26, and 27
11 A tract of land described in the Order dated December 20, 1972,
12 in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
13 County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 241, vesting title in
14 the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
15 portion described as follows:
16     PARCEL 23
17     Lot 1 of Lot 9 of Subdivision in the East Half of the East
18     Half of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the
19     Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
20     PARCEL 25
21     Lot 11 of the East Half of the East Half of Section 26,
22     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
23     Meridian, situated in the County of DeKalb, Illinois.
24     PARCEL 26
25     Lot 10 in the West Half of the East Half of Section 26,
26     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal

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1     Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
2     PARCEL 27
3     Lot 11 in the West Half of the East Half of Section 26,
4     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
5     Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
6 488-24
7 A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
8 Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
9 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
10 as Document Number 372836, in County of DeKalb, State of
11 Illinois, described as follows:
12     Lot 1 of Lot 6 of the East Half of the East Half of Section
13     26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
14     Meridian. (DeKalb County, Illinois)
15 488-29
16 A portion of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
17 Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 19,
18 1971, and recorded August 2, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
19 DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 360075, in County
20 of DeKalb, State of Illinois, said portion described as
21 follows:
22     A part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 38
23     North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
24     described as follows:
25     Lot 49 and Lot 64 (said Lot 64 consisting of Sublots 1, 2,
26     3, and 4) as shown on plat of said Section 23 recorded in

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1     Book "A" of Plats, Page 17 in the DeKalb County Recorder's
2     Office, DeKalb County, Illinois.
3     ALSO: Part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26,
4     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
5     Meridian, described as follows:
6     Lots 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 62, 63, 64, 65
7     and that part of Lot 60 Lying Northerly and Westerly of Lot
8     "B" of Plat of "Gates Farm" (said Plat of Gates Farm being
9     recorded in Book "D" of Plats, Page 81 in the DeKalb County
10     Recorder's Office); said Lots being in accordance with the
11     survey plat of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East
12     of the Third Principal Meridian, as recorded in Book "A"
13     of Plats, Pages 18 and 19 in the DeKalb County Recorder's
14     Office, situated in the County of DeKalb, in the State of
15     Illinois.
16 488-30
17 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
18 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 16, 1971, and
19 recorded February 18, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
20 County, Illinois, as Document Number 363804, described as
21 follows:
22     Commencing 74 2/3rds rods South of a stake witnessed by an
23     iron wood 8 inches in diameter bearing 19 links South,
24     being the Northwest corner of Section 26, Township 38
25     North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, and
26     6 chains and 5 links East thereof, thence East 30 rods;

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1     thence South 17 2/3rds rods; thence West 41 rods; thence
2     North 11 2/3rds rods, thence East 11 rods; thence North 6
3     rods to the place of beginning, excepting therefrom the
4     East 2 acres heretofore conveyed, Quit-Claim Deed recorded
5     July 27th, 1933, in Book 134 of DEEDS, Page 498.
6     Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
7 488-31
8 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
9 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated May 31, 1972, and recorded
10 May 31, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
11 Illinois, as Document Number 365633, described as follows:
12     Parcel 1: Lots 3 and 4 of the Northeast Quarter of Section
13     27, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
14     Meridian and also Lot 67 of the Northwest Quarter of
15     Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
16     Principal Meridian, also starting at the Southeast corner
17     of said Lot 3 in said Section 27 as shown on the Plat filed
18     in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18 and running thence South
19     along the Section line 206 feet to a point; running thence
20     West parallel with the South boundary of said Lot 3 to the
21     West boundary of the East Half of the East Half of said
22     Section 27; running thence North along the West boundary
23     of said East half of the East Half of said Section 27 to
24     the Southwest corner of said Lot 3; running thence East
25     along the South boundary of said Lot 3 to the place of
26     beginning; also starting at the Southwest corner of said

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1     Lot 3 and running thence South along the West boundary of
2     the East Half of the East Half of Section 27, 206 feet to a
3     place of beginning; running thence South along the West
4     boundary of the East Half of the East Half of said Section
5     27, 85 feet more or less to the right of way of State Aid
6     Route No. 6; thence East parallel with the South boundary
7     of said Lot 3, 32 feet; thence North parallel with the West
8     boundary of the East Half of the East Half of Section 27,
9     85 feet; thence West parallel with the South boundary of
10     said Lot 3, 32 feet to the place of beginning, all situated
11     in DeKalb County, Illinois.
12     Parcel 2:
13     That part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the
14     Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range
15     3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying North and
16     East of County Highway No. 6, as shown on the plat of said
17     highway dated May, 1943, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
18     Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
19 488-32
20 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
21 Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
22 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
23 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372837, described as
24 follows:
25     The NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the
26     NE 1/4 of Section 27; Also, Lots 1 and 2 of the NE 1/4 of

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1     the NE 1/4 of Section 27, as shown on Plat Book "A", Page
2     18; Also, Lots 13, 18 and 19 and the E 1/2 of Lots 40 and
3     41 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, as shown on Plat Book "A",
4     Page 17; All situated in Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
5     the 3rd P.M.
6     Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
7 488-33
8 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
9 Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
10 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
11 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372838, described as
12 follows:
13     Parcel 1 The West 286.5 feet of Lots 28, 29 and 30; also,
14     the West 286.5 feet of the North 36 feet of Lot 32; also,
15     the West 221.5 feet of the South 96 feet of Lot 32; also,
16     the West 221.5 feet of Lots 33 and 34; also, the West 221.5
17     feet of Lots 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41; also, Lot 42; all of
18     the foregoing being in the Southeast Quarter of Section
19     22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
20     Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat
21     Book "A", Page 17. EXCEPT that part of the South Half of
22     the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,
23     Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described by
24     beginning at the point of intersection of the North line
25     of said South Half with the center line of Shabbona Road;
26     thence South along said center line, 462.0 feet; thence

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1     East parallel with said North line, 337.0 feet; thence
2     North parallel with said center line 462.0 feet to said
3     North line; thence West along said North line 337.0 feet
4     to the point of beginning.
5     Parcel 2 The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
6     Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range
7     3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. EXCEPT that part
8     of the above described land conveyed to the State of
9     Illinois, Department of Conservation by Richard I. Selah
10     and recorded as Document No. 357109 on February 10, 1971,
11     and Duane G. Houghtby and recorded as Document No. 353862
12     on June 30, 1970.
13     Parcel 3 The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
14     Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range
15     3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. EXCEPT the South
16     198 feet thereof, in the County of DeKalb, Illinois.
17     All situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of
18     Illinois.
19 488-34
20 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
21 Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
22 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
23 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372839, described as
24 follows:
25     The East Half of the East Half of Section 27, Township 38
26     North Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,

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1     EXCEPTING Therefrom Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of said Section 27,
2     as shown on the plat filed in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18;
3     ALSO EXCEPTING therefrom the following described property:
4     Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 3 in said
5     Section 27, as shown on the Plat filed in Book "A" of
6     Plats, page 18, and running thence South along the Section
7     line, 206 feet to a point; running thence West parallel
8     with the South Boundary of said Lot 3 to the West boundary
9     of the East Half of the East Half of said Section 27;
10     running thence North along the West boundary of said East
11     Half of the East Half of said Section 27 to the Southwest
12     corner of said Lot 3; running thence East along the South
13     boundary of said Lot 3 to the place of beginning; also
14     starting at the Southwest corner of said Lot 3 and running
15     thence South along the West boundary of the East Half of
16     the East Half of Section 27, 206 feet to the place of
17     beginning; running thence South along the West boundary of
18     the East Half of the East Half of said Section 27, 85 feet,
19     more or less, to the right of way of State Aid Route No. 6;
20     thence East parallel with the South boundary of said Lot
21     3, 32 feet; thence North parallel with the West boundary
22     of the East Half of the East Half of Section 27, 85 feet;
23     thence West parallel with the South boundary of said Lot
24     3, 32 feet to the place of beginning, all situated in
25     DeKalb County, Illinois.
26 488-35

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1 A portion of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
2 Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 19,
3 1971, and recorded August 2, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
4 DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 360075, in County
5 of DeKalb, State of Illinois, said portion described as
6 follows:
7     Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in the Southeast Quarter of
8     Sect ion 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
9     Principal Meridian; also a part of Lot 5 of William Marks
10     Plat in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section
11     26, Township and Range aforesaid, described as follows:
12     Commencing at a point 153 feet North of the Southeast
13     corner of Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in said Quarter
14     Section and running thence North 177 feet; thence East 145
15     feet; thence South 210 feet; thence West 55 feet; thence
16     North 33 feet; thence West 90 feet to the place of
17     beginning; also the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of
18     Section 26; also commencing at the center of the South
19     line of the Southwest Quarter of Said Section 26 and
20     running thence East on the Section line 12 chains and 31
21     links to the schoolhouse lot; thence North 2 chains and 25
22     links; thence East 2 chains; thence North 17 chains and 66
23     links; thence West 14 chains and 31 links; thence South 19
24     chains and 96 links to the place of beginning; also
25     commencing on the South line of said Section 26, 5 chains
26     and 25 links West of the Southeast corner of the Southwest

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1     Quarter, and running thence North 9 rods; thence West 9
2     rods; thence South 9 rods; thence East 9 rods to the place
3     of beginning, excepting therefrom the East 21 feet; also
4     known as Lot 14, except the East 21 feet, of Edmonds Plat;
5     also Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 39 and 40 of the
6     Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section
7     26; also Lots 58, 59 and 68 of the Northwest Quarter of
8     said Section 26; also: Commencing 60 rods South of the
9     Northwest corner of said Section 26, running thence South
10     60 rods; thence East 15 1/2 rods; thence North 28 rods;
11     thence West 1 1/2 rods; thence North 32 rods; thence West
12     14 rods to the place of beginning; Also: Commencing at the
13     Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section
14     26, running thence North 41 rods and 5 links; thence East
15     15 rods and 23 links; thence South 32 rods and 5 links;
16     thence East 16 rods; thence South 9 rods; thence West 31
17     rods and 23 links to the place of beginning; also:
18     Commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot 58 on the
19     Northwest Quarter of Section 26 aforesaid; running thence
20     South 20 rods thence West 16 rods; thence North 20 rods;
21     thence East to the place of beginning; All in Township of
22     Shabbona, DeKalb County, Illinois, except the Southerly
23     130 feet of Lot 6 which lies North of the right of way line
24     of the public highway. Lots "A" and "B" of Section 26 in
25     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
26     Meridian, according to surveyor's plat thereof recorded in

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1     the office of the Recorder of said DeKalb County, in Plat
2     Book "B" at page 92; also all those parts or portions of
3     land conveyed to the Northern Illinois Railway Company
4     (now Chicago and North Western Railway Company) by Elding
5     Eldingson and wife by deed dated April 25, 1885, and
6     recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
7     Illinois in Book 76 of Deeds, page 53, and of the land
8     conveyed to said Railway Company by James Cameron and wife
9     by deed dated April 29, 1885, and recorded in said
10     Recorder's Office in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 60, and of the
11     land conveyed to said railway Company by Henry L. Green
12     and wife by deed dated April 28, 1885, and recorded in said
13     Recorder's Office in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 44, lying and
14     being Easterly of a line running parallel with and distant
15     125 feet Easterly of the center line of the main track of
16     said Chicago and North Western Railway Company, and also
17     those parts or portions of the land so conveyed by the said
18     James Cameron and wife to said Railway Company, aforesaid,
19     and of the land conveyed to said Railway Company by
20     Charles H. Card and wife by deed dated September 13, 1885,
21     and recorded in said Recorder's Office, in Book 76 of
22     Deeds, Page 331, lying and being Westerly of a line
23     parallel with and distant 125 feet Westerly from said
24     center line of main track; all situated in the County of
25     DeKalb and State of Illinois.
26     Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in the Southeast Quarter of

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1     Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
2     Principal Meridian; also a part of Lot 5 of William Marks
3     Plat in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section
4     26, Township and Range aforesaid, described as follows:
5     Commencing at a point 153 feet North of the Southeast
6     corner of Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in said Quarter
7     Section and running thence North 177 feet; thence East 145
8     feet; thence South 210 feet; thence West 55 feet; thence
9     North 33 feet; Thence West 90 feet to the place of
10     beginning; All in Township of Shabbona, DeKalb County,
11     Illinois, except the Southerly 130 feet of Lot 6 which
12     lies North of the right of way line of the public highway.
13     That part of Lot A in the East Half of Section 26 and Lot B
14     of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
15     Principal Meridian, according to a surveyor's plat thereof
16     recorded in the Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County,
17     in Plat Book B at Page 92; also all those portions of Land
18     conveyed to the Northern Illinois Railway Company (Chicago
19     and Northwestern Railway Company) by Elding Eldingson and
20     his wife by deed dated April 25, 1885, and recorded in the
21     Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book
22     76, Page 53 and of the land conveyed to said Railway
23     Company by James Cameron and wife by deed dated April 29,
24     1885 and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 76 of
25     Deeds, Page 60, and of the land conveyed to said Railway
26     Company by Henry L. Green and his wife by deed dated April

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1     28, 1885 and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 76
2     of Deeds, Page 44, lying and being Easterly of a line
3     running parallel with and distant 125 feet Easterly of the
4     center of the main track of said Chicago and Northwestern
5     Railway Company, and also those parts or portions of the
6     land so conveyed by James Cameron and wife to said Railway
7     Company, aforesaid, and of the land conveyed to said
8     Railway Company by Charles H. Card by deed dated September
9     13, 1885, and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book
10     76 of Deeds, Page 331, lying and being Westerly of a line
11     parallel with and distant 125 feet Westerly from said
12     center line of main track; all situated in the County of
13     DeKalb and State of Illinois.
14 488-36
15 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
16 Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
17 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
18 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372842, described as
19 follows:
20     The West Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
21     Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
22     3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County,
23     Illinois.
24 488-37
25 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
26 Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and

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1 recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
2 County, Illinois, as Document Number 372843, described as
3 follows:
4     The East Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
5     Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
6     3 East of the 3rd P.M., situated in DeKalb County,
7     Illinois.
8 488-38
9 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
10 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated September 3, 1971, and
11 recorded September 3, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
12 County, Illinois, as Document Number 360860, described as
13 follows:
14     Lot 32 of a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
15     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
16     the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
17     Illinois.
18 488-39
19 A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
20 Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
21 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
22 as Document Number 372844, in County of DeKalb, State of
23 Illinois, described as follows:
24     Lot 2 of Lot 4 in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
25     Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
26     the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,

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1     Illinois, EXCEPT that part conveyed to Northern Illinois
2     Railway Company by Deed dated April 24, 1885, recorded May
3     1, 1885, in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 40 affecting a 200 foot
4     strip of land West of the center track of said Railroad.
5 488-40
6 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
7 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 27, 1972, and
8 recorded June 27, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
9 County, Illinois, as Document Number 366267, described as
10 follows:
11     Lots "A" and "B" of Gates Farm Plat, a subdivision of part
12     of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North,
13     Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Plat Book
14     "D", Page 81, recorded in the Recorder's Office on April
15     21st, 1922, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois. ALSO,
16     Lots 37, 38, 41, 42, and 43, all in the Northeast Quarter
17     of Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North,
18     Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to
19     the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book "A" of Plats, Page
20     15, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois. ALSO: The East
21     Half of a tract of land described as follows: Commencing
22     74 2/3rds rods South of a Stake witnessed by an iron wood 8
23     inches in diameter bearing 19 links South, being the
24     Northwest corner of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3
25     East of the Third Principal Meridian, and 6 chains and 5
26     links East thereof, thence East 30 rods, thence South 17

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1     2/3rds rods; thence West 41 rods; thence North 11 2/3rds
2     rods; thence East 11 rods; thence North 6 rods to the place
3     of beginning, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
4 488-41
5 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
6 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated February 17, 1975, and
7 recorded February 27, 1975, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
8 County, Illinois, as Document Number 384530, described as
9 follows:
10     Parcel 1: Those parts of Lots 3, 4, 14 and 15, situated in
11     the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26,
12     Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
13     Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
14     Beginning at the point of intersection of a line drawn
15     parallel with and 75 feet Northwesterly measured at right
16     angles from the center line of the main track of Chicago
17     and North Western Transportation Company, a corporation of
18     Delaware, with the center line of Big Indian Creek; thence
19     Northeasterly parallel with the center line of said main
20     track to a point in the North line of the East Half of the
21     Southeast Quarter, said North line also being the North
22     line of Lot 4; thence West along said North line of Lot 4
23     to the Northwest corner of the East Half of Lot 4; thence
24     Southerly along the West line of said East Half of Lot 4 to
25     a point in a line drawn parallel with and 200 feet
26     Northwesterly measured at right angles from the center

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1     line of the main track; thence Southwesterly along said
2     line drawn parallel with the center line of the main track
3     to the South line of Lot 4; thence East along the South
4     line of Lot 4 to a point 125 feet Northwesterly measured at
5     right angles from the center line of the main track;
6     thence Southwesterly parallel with said center line of the
7     main track to the center line of Big Indian Creek; thence
8     Easterly along the center line of Big Indian Creek to the
9     point of beginning.
10     Parcel 2: That part of Lot 15 which lies South of the
11     center line of Big Indian Creek and that part of Lot 16
12     which lies North of the South 20 rods of said Lot 16; lying
13     between two parallel lines distant, respectively, 61 feet
14     and 125 feet Northwesterly at right angles from the center
15     line of the main track of the Chicago and North Western
16     Railway Company; said Lots being located in the Southeast
17     Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township
18     38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
19     Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
20 488-42
21 A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
22 Conservation by Warranty Deed dated July 6, 1979, and recorded
23 August 22, 1979, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
24 Illinois, as Document Number 423251, described as follows:
25     That part of the West Half of Lot 4 of the Northeast
26     Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township

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1     38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
2     according to the plat thereof recorded in Book "A" of
3     Plats, Page 19, that lies East of the East line of Lot 2 of
4     Lot 4 and Northerly of a line 200 feet Northwesterly of and
5     parallel to the center line of the main track of the
6     Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a corporation
7     of Wisconsin.
8     Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.

9     Section 10. Conveyance.
10     (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in subsections
11 (b), (c), and (d), the Director of Natural Resources, on
12 behalf of the State of Illinois and the Department of Natural
13 Resources, shall convey by quit claim deed all right, title,
14 and interest of the State of Illinois and the Department of
15 Natural Resources in and to the real property described in
16 Section 5 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
17     (b) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
18 5 shall be made so long as the conveyance to the Prairie Band
19 Potawatomi Nation does not violate any federal funding
20 restrictions, nor violate the terms of any federal grant, nor
21 require the Department to reimburse, refund, or provide
22 replacement land to the federal government (U.S. Fish and
23 Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or the U.S.
24 Department of the Interior) for federal grant funds awarded to
25 the Department to acquire property, construct infrastructure

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1 and enhance the natural habitat or provide recreational
2 opportunities for public use at the Shabbona Lake and State
3 Park.
4     (c) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
5 5 shall be made so long as the Department of Natural Resources
6 and the Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation enter into a land
7 management agreement pursuant to Section 3b of the State Parks
8 Act.
9     (d) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
10 5 shall be made subject to existing public utilities, existing
11 public roads, and any and all reservations, easements,
12 encumbrances, licenses, covenants, and restrictions of record.

13     Section 15. Recording. The Director of Natural Resources
14 shall obtain a certified copy of this Act within 60 days after
15 its effective date. The Department of Natural Resources shall
16 ensure that a certified copy of this Act and any quit claim
17 deed executed pursuant to this Act that is provided to the
18 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall be recorded by the
19 Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in the Recorder's Office of the
20 county in which the land is located.

21     Section 90. The State Parks Act is amended by adding
22 Section 3b as follows:

23     (20 ILCS 835/3b new)

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1     Sec. 3b. Shabbona Lake and State Park; land management
2 agreement.
3     (a) The Department of Natural Resources may enter into a
4 land management agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi
5 Nation and other necessary parties for the purpose of
6 managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed
7 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act
8 of the 103rd General Assembly. Any such agreement shall
9 contain the purpose, powers, rights, objectives, and
10 responsibilities of each contracting party and a requirement
11 that the land conveyed by this amendatory Act of the 103rd
12 General Assembly remain open for public recreation during the
13 term of any such agreement. All agreements entered into
14 pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the written
15 approval of the Director of Natural Resources.
16     (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural
17 Resources may use State resources for the management,
18 maintenance, and operation of the real property conveyed to
19 the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act in
20 accordance with the land management agreement that it executes
21 with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under this Section.
22     (c) In this Section, "land management agreement" means one
23 or more agreements, or set of agreements, made for the purpose
24 of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property
25 conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this
26 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.

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