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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3450
To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer certain Federal
land located in the State of Michigan to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation
in trust, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 1999
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To direct the Archivist of the United States to transfer
certain Federal land located in the State of Michigan
to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation in trust, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the
United States shall transfer to the Gerald R. Ford Foun-
dation, as trustee, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the approximately 2.3 acres of
land located within Grand Rapids, Michigan, and further
described in subsection (b), such grant to be in trust, with
the beneficiary being the National Archives and Records
Administration, for the purpose of supporting the facilities
and programs of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, and the Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, in accordance with a trust agreement to
be agreed upon by the Archivist and the Gerald R. Ford
Foundation.
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land to be transferred
pursuant to subsection (a) is described as follows:
The following premises in the City of Grand Rapids,
County of Kent, State of Michigan, described as:
That part of Block 2, Converse Plat, and that part of Block 2 of J.W. Con-
verse Replatted Addition, and that part of Government
Lot 1 of Section 25, T7N, R12W, City of Grand Rapids,
Kent County, Michigan, described as: BEGINNING at
the NE corner of Lot 1 of Block 2 of Converse Plat;
thence East 245.0 feet along the South line of Bridge
Street; thence South 230.0 feet along a line which is par-
allel with and 170 feet East from the East line of Front
Avenue as originally platted; thence West 207.5 feet par-
allel with the South line of Bridge Street; thence South
along the centerline of vacated Front Avenue 109 feet
more or less to the extended centerline of vacated Douglas
Street; thence West along the centerline of vacated Doug-
las Street 237.5 feet more or less to the East line of
Scribner Avenue; thence North along the East line of
Scribner Avenue 327 feet more or less to a point which
is 7.0 feet South from the NW corner of Lot 8 of Block
2 of Converse Plat; thence Easterly 200 feet more or less
to the place of beginning, also described as:
Parcel A—Lots 9 & 10, Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the subdivision of Gov-
ernment Lots 1 & 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W; also Lots 11–
24, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition; also part of
N 1⁄2 of Section 25, T7N, R12W commencing at SE corner
Lot 24, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence
N to NE corner of Lot 9 of Converse Plat, thence E 16 feet,
thence S to SW corner of Lot 23 of J.W. Converse Replatted
Addition, thence W 16 feet to beginning.
Parcel B—Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing on S line of Bridge
Street 50 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence S 107.85
feet, thence 77 feet, thence N to a point on S line of said street
which is 80 feet E of beginning, thence W to beginning.
Parcel C—Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner Bridge
Street & Front Avenue, thence E 50 feet, thence S 107.85 feet
to alley, thence W 50 feet to E line Front Avenue, thence N
106.81 feet to beginning.
Parcel D—Part of Government Lot 1, Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at
a point on S line of Bridge Street (66′ wide) 170 feet E of
E line of Front Avenue (75′ wide), thence S 230 feet parallel
with Front Avenue, thence W 170 feet parallel with Bridge
Street to E line of Front Avenue, thence N along said line to
a point 106.81 feet S of intersection of said line with extension
of N & S line of Bridge Street, thence E 127 feet, thence
northerly to a point on S line of Bridge Street 130 feet E of
E line of Front Avenue, thence E along S line of Bridge Street
to beginning.
Parcel E—Lots 1 through 8 of Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the subdivision
of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W.
Also part of N 1⁄2 of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at NW corner
of Lot 9, Block 2 of J.W. Converse replatted addition;
thence N 15 feet to SW corner of Lot 8; thence E 200
feet to SE corner Lot 1; thence S 15 feet to NE corner
of Lot 10; thence W 200 feet to beginning.
Together with any portion of vacated streets and alleys that have become
part of the above property.
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) COMPENSATION.—The land transferred
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transferred with-
out compensation to the United States.
(2) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE.—
In the event that the Gerald R. Ford Foundation for
any reason is unable or unwilling to continue to
serve as trustee, the Archivist of the United States
is authorized to appoint a successor trustee.
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