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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3703

To validate and confirm a conveyance of certain real property by the Southern

Pacific Transportation Company, successor in interest to Southern Pacific Railroad Company, to the Redevelopment Agency of the city of

Tulare, a public body, corporate and politic, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 22, 1993

Mr. THOMAS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To validate and confirm a conveyance of certain real property

by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, successor in interest to Southern Pacific Railroad Company,

to the Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare, a

public body, corporate and politic, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. VALIDATION AND CONFIRMATION OF LAND

2 CONVEYANCE.

3 The conveyance described in section 2(a) involving

4 certain real property in Tulare County, California, form5 ing a part of the right-of-way granted by the United

6 States to the Southern Pacific Railroad under the Act en7 titled ‘‘An Act granting Lands to aid in the Construction

8 of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the States of Mis9 souri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast’’, approved July

10 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292), is legalized, validated, and con11 firmed in the Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare,

12 the grantee in such conveyance, and their successors in

13 interest, with respect to all interests of the United States

14 in the rights to the real property described in section 2(b).

15 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE AND REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED.

16 (a) CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance referred to in

17 section 1 was made by a Judgment in Condemnation and

18 Final Order of Condemnation of the Superior Court in and

19 for the county of Tulare, State of California in Action No.

20 150298 entitled ‘‘Redevelopment Agency of the City of

21 Tulare v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company’’ filed

22 and entered March 10, 1992, by the Southern Pacific

23 Transportation Company to the Redevelopment Agency of

24 the city of Tulare.

25 (b) REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The real prop26 erty referred to in section 1 is a parcel of land in the
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1 northwest quarter of section 11, township 20 south, range

2 24 east, Mount Diablo Base and meridian of the city of

3 Tulare, county of Tulare, State of California, more par4 ticularly described as follows:

5 Commencing at the intersection of the centerlines of

6 Tulare Avenue and ‘‘J’’ Street;

7 Thence north 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds west

8 208.54 feet along the centerline of ‘‘J’’ Street;

9 Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west

10 40.00 feet to the westerly right-of-way line of ‘‘J’’ Street

11 and the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;

12 Thence south 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds east

13 148.54 feet along said westerly right-of-way line to the

14 beginning of a tangent curve concave to the northwest

15 having a radius of 20.00 feet, a radial line through which

16 bears north 79 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds east;

17 Thence south, southwesterly and westerly along said

18 curve and right-of-way line through a central angle of 89

19 degrees 59 minutes 36 seconds to the northerly right-of20 way line of Tulare Avenue;

21 Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west

22 160.89 feet along last said right-of-way line;

23 Thence leaving said right-of-way line north 10 de24 grees 20 minutes 00 seconds west 168.54 feet parallel with

25 the centerline of ‘‘J’’ Street;
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1 Thence north 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds east

2 180.82 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

3 Containing 0.70 acres.

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