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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB5364 Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2 | | 55 ILCS 5/5-1049.3 new | |
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Amends the Counties code. Provides that the county board may lease real estate acquired or held by the county for any term not exceeding 99 years and may lease the real estate when, in the opinion of the county board, the leasing of the real estate is appropriate, in the best interests of the county, and serves a public purpose, excluding a public purpose of financially supporting the operations of government or revenue generation (currently, the board may lease if the real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate, required for the use of, profitable to, or for the best interests of the county). Provides that the county shall not acquire, hold, own, or lease real estate for the exclusive public purpose of financially supporting the operation of government or for the purpose of revenue generation. Provides that the county board shall sell real estate if the county board determines, by ordinance or resolution passed by three-fourths of the county board, that the ownership or the leasing of the real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate, required for the use of, or for the best interests of the county. Provides that, if the county board has determined by ordinance or resolution to sell real estate owned by the county under the provisions, the county shall, by ordinance or resolution passed by a majority vote, determine the terms of sale of the real estate. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5364 | | LRB102 25368 AWJ 34648 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 5-1049.2 and by adding Section 5-1049.3 as follows:
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6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2)
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7 | | Sec. 5-1049.2. Lease of county property. The county board
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8 | | may lease real estate acquired or held by the county for any |
9 | | term not exceeding
99 years and may lease the real estate when, |
10 | | in the opinion of the county
board, the leasing of the real |
11 | | estate is appropriate, in the best interests of the county, |
12 | | and serves a public purpose, excluding a public purpose of |
13 | | financially supporting the operations of government or revenue |
14 | | generation the real estate is no longer necessary, |
15 | | appropriate, required for the
use of, profitable to, or for |
16 | | the best interests of the county . The authority
to lease shall |
17 | | be exercised by an ordinance passed by three-fourths
of the |
18 | | county board members then holding office, at any regular |
19 | | meeting or at
any special meeting called for that purpose. |
20 | | However, the county board may
authorize any county officer to |
21 | | make leases for terms not exceeding 2 years in
a manner |
22 | | determined by the board Board .
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23 | | (Source: P.A. 88-526.)
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