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5 ILCS 571/ Savanna Army Depot Retrocession Law.

    (5 ILCS 571/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Savanna Army Depot Retrocession Law.
(Source: P.A. 92‑150, eff. 7‑24‑01.)

    (5 ILCS 571/5)
    Sec. 5. Authorization to accept retrocession.
    (a) Under the provisions of Section 2683 of Title 10 of the United States Code, the State of Illinois authorizes acceptance of retrocession by the United States of America of concurrent legislative jurisdiction over lands consisting of the U.S. Army Depot Activity Savanna Military Reservation, Jo Daviess County and Carroll County, Illinois, being more particularly described as follows:
    Situate in the State of Illinois, Jo Daviess County and
     Carroll County, in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 of Township 25 north, Range 2 east and sections 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 of Township 26 north, Range 2 east and Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35, and 36 of Township 26 north, Range 1 east, and section 6 of Township 25 north, Range 3 east, all of the Fourth Principal Meridian, and more particularly described as follows.
    Beginning at a concrete monument at the intersection of
     the east bank of the Mississippi River and the north line of section 5, Township 26 north, Range 1 east; thence with said north line
    Easterly 3,141 feet to a buggy axle at the northeast
     corner of section 5; thence with the north line of section 4
    Easterly 2,640 feet to a 2 inch shafting at the north
     quarter corner of Section 4; thence
    Easterly 1,002 feet to a monument on the westerly
     right‑of‑way line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; thence crossing section 4 with said right‑of‑way line as it generally follows a southeasterly direction
    Southeasterly 2,335 feet, more or less, to point on the
     west line of Section 3, said point being located South 1,588 feet from the northwest corner of section 3; thence crossing a portion of section 3
    Southeasterly 2,845 feet, more or less, to a monument on
     the boundary of the village of Blanding; thence with the common boundary of the U.S. Army Depot Activity Savanna and village of Blanding
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