The state board of education is hereby authorized to release, remit and remise by quit claim deed to the department of health, education and welfare of the United States of America, real estate situated in the county of Ottawa, state of Kansas, described as follows:

Tract No. S-1-100:

The West 800 feet of the East 1,707 feet of the South 1000 feet of the North 1940 feet of the Northeast quarter of section 16, township 11, South, range 2, west of the sixth principal meridian, Ottawa county, Kansas, containing 18.37 acres, more or less.

Tract No. S-1-100E:

Permanent access road easement. The West 100 feet of the East 1,526 feet of the North 940 feet of the Northeast quarter of section 16, township 11, South, range 2, west of the sixth principal meridian, Ottawa county, Kansas, containing 2.16 acres, more or less; together with the improvements thereon.

All of the above real estate and property approximating 20.53 acres of land is identified as Atlas “F” missile site No. 1 located near Bennington, Kansas.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-281

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State board: means the state board of education created by sections 2 and 3 of article 6 of the constitution and provided for by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 72-244