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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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 3, 1999

Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To provide for the disposition of land deemed excess to

a project for flood control at Matewan, West Virginia.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Matewan Flood Con5 trol Excess Project Land Disposal Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS PROPERTY.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall convey by

8 quit claim deed to the Town of Matewan, West Virginia,

9 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and

10 to four parcels of land deemed excess by the Secretary
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1 of the Army, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Army

2 Corps of Engineers, to the structural project for flood con3 trol constructed by the Corps of Engineers along the Tug

4 Fork River pursuant to section 202 of Public Law 96–

5 367.

6 (b) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of land

7 referred to in subsection (a) are as follows—

8 (1) A certain parcel of land in the State of

9 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of Matewan,

10 and being more particularly bounded and described

11 as follows:

12 Beginning at a point on the southerly

13 right-of-way line of a 40-foot-wide street right14 of-way (known as McCoy Alley), having an ap15 proximate coordinate value of N228,695,

16 E1,662,397, in the line common to the land

17 designated as U.S.A. Tract No. 834, and the

18 land designated as U.S.A. Tract No. 837, said

19 point being South 51°52′ East 81.8 feet from

20 an iron pin and cap marked M–12 on the

21 boundary of the Matewan Area Structural

22 Project, on the north right-of-way line of said

23 street, at a corner common to designated

24 U.S.A. Tracts Nos. 834 and 836; thence, leav25 ing the right-of-way of said street, with the line
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1 common to the land of said Tract No. 834, and

2 the land of said Tract No. 837,

3 South 14°37′ West 46 feet to the corner

4 common to the land of said Tract No. 834, and

5 the land of said Tract No. 837; thence, leaving

6 the land of said Tract No. 837, severing the

7 lands of said Project,

8 South 14°37′ West 46 feet,

9 South 68°07′ East 239 feet,

10 North 26°05′ East 95 feet to a point on

11 the southerly right-of-way line of said street;

12 thence, with the right-of-way of said street, con13 tinuing to sever the lands of said Project,

14 South 63°55′ East 206 feet; thence, leav15 ing the right-of-way of said street, continuing to

16 sever the lands of said Project,

17 South 26°16′ West 63 feet; thence, with a

18 curve to the left having a radius of 70 feet, a

19 delta of 33°58′, an arc length of 41 feet, the

20 chord bearing,

21 South 09°17′ West 41 feet; thence, leaving

22 said curve, continuing to sever the lands of said

23 Project,

24 South 07°42′ East 31 feet to a point on

25 the right-of-way line of the floodwall; thence,
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1 with the right-of-way of said floodwall, continu2 ing to sever the lands of said Project,

3 South 77°04′ West 71 feet,

4 North 77°10′ West 46 feet,

5 North 67°07′ West 254 feet,

6 North 67°54′ West 507 feet,

7 North 57°49′ West 66 feet to the intersec8 tion of the right-of-way line of said floodwall

9 with the southerly right-of-way line of said

10 street; thence, leaving the right-of-way of said

11 floodwall and with the southerly right-of-way of

12 said street, continuing to sever the lands of said

13 Project,

14 North 83°01′ East 171 feet,

15 North 89°42′ East 74 feet,

16 South 83°39′ East 168 feet,

17 South 83°38′ East 41 feet,

18 South 77°26′ East 28 feet to the point of

19 beginning, containing 2.59 acres, more or less.

20 The bearings and coordinate used herein are

21 referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co22 ordinate System, South Zone.

23 (2) A certain parcel of land in the State of

24 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of Matewan,
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1 and being more particularly bounded and described

2 as follows:

3 Beginning at an iron pin and cap des4 ignated Corner No. M2–2 on the southerly

5 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western

6 Railroad, having an approximate coordinate

7 value of N228,755 E1,661,242, and being at

8 the intersection of the right-of-way line of the

9 floodwall with the boundary of the Matewan

10 Area Structural Project; thence, leaving the

11 right-of-way of said floodwall and with said

12 Project boundary, and the southerly right-of13 way of said Railroad,

14 North 59°45′ East 34 feet,

15 North 69°50′ East 44 feet,

16 North 58°11′ East 79 feet,

17 North 66°13′ East 102 feet,

18 North 69°43′ East 98 feet,

19 North 77°39′ East 18 feet,

20 North 72°39′ East 13 feet to a point at

21 the intersection of said Project boundary, and

22 the southerly right-of-way of said Railroad, with

23 the westerly right-of-way line of State Route

24 49/10; thence, leaving said Project boundary,
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1 and the southerly right-of-way of said Railroad,

2 and with the westerly right-of-way of said road,

3 South 03°21′ East 100 feet to a point at

4 the intersection of the westerly right-of-way of

5 said road with the right-of-way of said

6 floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-way of

7 said road, and with the right-of-way line of said

8 floodwall,

9 South 79°30′ West 69 feet,

10 South 78°28′ West 222 feet,

11 South 80°11′ West 65 feet,

12 North 38°40′ West 14 feet to the point of

13 beginning, containing 0.53 acre, more or less.

14 The bearings and coordinate used herein are

15 referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co16 ordinate System, South Zone.

17 (3) A certain parcel of land in the State of

18 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of Matewan,

19 and being more particularly bounded and described

20 as follows:

21 Beginning at a point on the southerly

22 right-of-way line of the Norfolk and Western

23 Railroad, having an approximate coordinate

24 value of N228,936 E1,661,672, and being at

25 the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line
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1 of State Route 49/10 with the boundary of the

2 Matewan Area Structural Project; thence, leav3 ing the right-of-way of said road, and with said

4 Project boundary, and the southerly right-of5 way of said Railroad,

6 North 77°49′ East 89 feet to an iron pin

7 and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–4,

8 North 79°30′ East 74 feet to an iron pin

9 and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–5–

10 1; thence, leaving the southerly right-of-way of

11 said Railroad, and continuing with the bound12 ary of said Project,

13 South 06°33′ East 102 to an iron pipe and

14 cap designated U.S.A. Corner No. M–6–1 on

15 the northerly right-of-way line of State Route

16 49/28; thence, leaving the boundary of said

17 Project, and with the right-of-way of said road,

18 severing the lands of said Project,

19 North 80°59′ West 171 feet to a point at

20 the intersection of the Northerly right-of-way

21 line of said State Route 49/28 with the easterly

22 right-of-way line of said State Route 49/10;

23 thence, leaving the right-of-way of said State

24 Route 49/28 and with the right-of-way of said

25 State Route 49/10,
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1 North 03°21′ West 42 feet to the point of

2 beginning, containing 0.27 acre, more or less.

3 The bearings and coordinate used herein are

4 referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co5 ordinate System, South Zone.

6 (4) A certain parcel of land in the State of

7 West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of Matewan,

8 and being more particularly bounded and described

9 as follows:

10 Beginning at a point at the intersection of

11 the easterly right-of-way line of State Route 49/

12 10 with the right-of-way line of the floodwall,

13 having an approximate coordinate value of

14 N228,826 E1,661,679; thence, leaving the

15 right-of-way of said floodwall, and with the

16 right-of-way of said State Route 49/10,

17 North 03°21′ West 23 feet to a point at

18 the intersection of the easterly right-of-way line

19 of said State Route 49/10 with the southerly

20 right-of-way line of State Route 49/28; thence,

21 leaving the right-of-way of said State Route 49/

22 10 and with the right-of-way of said State

23 Route 49/28,

24 South 80°59′ East 168 feet,
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1 North 82°28′ East 45 feet to an iron pin

2 and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–8–

3 1 on the boundary of the Western Area Struc4 tural Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of

5 said State Route 49/28, and with said Project

6 boundary,

7 South 08°28′ East 88 feet to an iron pin

8 and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner No. M–9–

9 1 point on the northerly right-of-way line of a

10 street (known as McCoy Alley); thence, leaving

11 said Project boundary and with the northerly

12 right-of-way of said street,

13 South 83°01′ West 38 feet to a point on

14 the right-of-way line of said floodwall; thence,

15 leaving the right-of-way of said street, and with

16 the right-of-way of said floodwall,

17 North 57°49′ West 180 feet,

18 South 79°30′ West 34 feet to a point of

19 beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or less.

20 The bearings and coordinate used herein are

21 referenced to the West Virginia State Plane Co22 ordinate System, South Zone.

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