102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1840
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Rita Mayfield
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2705/2705-565

     Amends the Illinois Department of Transportation Law. Grants the City of North Chicago an exclusive option to acquire specified property from the Department of Transportation for public purposes for a period of 3 years.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning property.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by changing 
6Section 2705-565 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-565)
8    Sec. 2705-565. North Chicago property; study; conveyance.

9    (a) The Department shall perform a study of property owned 
10by the Department consisting of approximately 160 acres 
11located in North Chicago, south of IL Route 137, between IL 
12Route 43 and US Route 41. The study shall include, but not be 
13limited to, a survey of the property for the purpose of 
14delineating jurisdictional wetlands in accordance with the 
15Interagency Wetland Policy Act of 1989 and identifying 
16threatened and endangered species in accordance with the 
17Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, for the purpose of 
18identifying property no longer needed for highway purposes.
19    (b) The Upon completion of the study and for a period 
20ending 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
21of the 94th General Assembly, the City of North Chicago shall 
22have an exclusive option to purchase for public purposes those 
2310acres portions of the property no longer needed for highway 
 
 
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1purposes, specifically the property south of IL Route 137, 
2between IL Route 43 and US Route 41. for a consideration, which 
3may be de minimis, negotiated by the parties. The Department 
4of Transportation is authorized to convey the excess property 
5to the City of North Chicago pursuant to this Section within 3 
6years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
7102nd 94th General Assembly, but may not otherwise convey or 
8transfer the property during that period.
9    (c) Any conveyance to the City of North Chicago under this 
10Section shall provide (i) that title to the property reverts 
11to the State of Illinois if the property ceases to be used for 
12public purposes and (ii) the City of North Chicago may lease 
13the property but may not convey its ownership of the property 
14to any party, other than the State of Illinois.


15(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)