102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1405
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
50 ILCS 605/1  from Ch. 30, par. 156

    Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act.  Makes a technical change in the
definitions Section of the Act.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Local Government Property Transfer Act is 
5amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 



6    (50 ILCS 605/1)  (from Ch. 30, par. 156)



7    Sec. 1. When used in this Act: 

8    (a) The
The term "transferor municipality" shall mean a 
9municipal
corporation transferring real estate or any interest 
10therein, under the
provisions of this Act.
11    (b) The term "transferee municipality" shall mean a 
12municipal
corporation or 2 or more school districts operating 
13a cooperative or joint educational program pursuant to Section 
1410-22.31 of the School Code receiving a transfer of real 
15estate or any interest therein
under provisions of this Act.

16    (c) The term "municipality" whether used by itself or in 
17conjunction
with other words, as in (a) or (b) above, shall 
18mean and include any
municipal corporation or political 
19subdivision organized and existing
under the laws of the State 
20of Illinois and including, but without
limitation, any city, 
21village, or incorporated town, whether organized
under a 
22special charter or under the General Act, or whether operating

23under the commission or managerial form of government, county, 
 
 
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1school
districts, trustees of schools, boards of education, 2 
2or more school districts operating a cooperative or joint 
3educational program pursuant to Section 10-22.31 of the School 
4Code, sanitary district or
sanitary district
trustees, forest 
5preserve district or forest preserve district
commissioner, 
6park district or park commissioners, airport authority and

7township.

8    (d) The term "restriction" shall mean any condition, 
9limitation,
qualification, reversion, possibility of 
10reversion, covenant, agreement
or restraint of whatever kind 
11or nature, the effect of which is to
restrict the use or 
12ownership of real estate by a municipality as
defined in (c) 
13above.

14    (e) The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the 
15members of the
legislative body of any municipality as defined 
16in (c) above.

17    (f) The term "held" or any form thereof, when used in 
18reference to
the interest of a municipality in real estate 
19shall be taken and
construed to refer to and include all of the 
20right, title and interest
of such municipality of whatever 
21kind or nature, in and to such real
estate.

22    (g) Each of the terms above defined and the terms 
23contained in the
definition of each of said terms shall be 
24taken and construed to include
the plural form thereof.

25    (h) The term "Local Improvement Act" shall mean an Act of 
26the
General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act 
 
 
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1concerning
local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and 
2the amendments thereto.

3    (i) The term "State of Illinois" shall mean the State of 
4Illinois or
any department, commission, board or other agency 
5of the State.

6(Source: P.A. 96-783, eff. 8-28-09.)