Public Act 102-0461
 
HB3165 EnrolledLRB102 15065 RAM 20420 b

    AN ACT concerning property.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois and Michigan Canal Development Act
is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
    (615 ILCS 45/9)  (from Ch. 19, par. 37.19)
    Sec. 9.
    (a) The Department of Natural Resources, upon proper
application made thereto, is authorized, subject to the
approval of the Governor, to sell, transfer, or convey Canal
lands to any department or agency of the United States
Government or transfer jurisdiction and control over such
lands, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2705-550 of the
Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-550), to
any department or agency of the State of Illinois or convey to
any political subdivision thereof, or any quasi public board
or agency having present or immediate future need for said
Canal land for public recreation, parks, historic sites, or
other projects of public nature upon such terms as may be
mutually agreed upon by the parties in interest if such sale,
transfer or conveyance is in accordance with the master plan
for the development and management of the Canal. Said
transfer, sale, or conveyance shall contain such conditions
and stipulations as the Department may deem necessary to
preserve the best interest of the State of Illinois.
    (b) With respect to canal lands conveyed to the City of
Ottawa, Illinois by deed dated August 18, 1970, and recorded
September 15, 1970, as Document #563847, all restrictions
imposed by this Section and those imposed in the deed of
conveyance are herewith removed.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)