93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5508

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 605/1   from Ch. 30, par. 156

    Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Adds a caption to 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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Local Government Property Transfer Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 605/1)  (from Ch. 30, par. 156)
7     Sec. 1. Definitions. When used in this Act:
8     (a) The term "transferor municipality" shall mean a
9 municipal corporation transferring real estate or any interest
10 therein, under the provisions of this Act.
11     (b) The term "transferee municipality" shall mean a
12 municipal corporation receiving a transfer of real estate or
13 any interest therein under provisions of this Act.
14     (c) The term "municipality" whether used by itself or in
15 conjunction with other words, as in (a) or (b) above, shall
16 mean and include any municipal corporation or political
17 subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State
18 of Illinois and including, but without limitation, any city,
19 village, or incorporated town, whether organized under a
20 special charter or under the General Act, or whether operating
21 under the commission or managerial form of government, county,
22 school districts, trustees of schools, boards of education,
23 sanitary district or sanitary district trustees, forest
24 preserve district or forest preserve district commissioner,
25 park district or park commissioners, airport authority and
26 township.
27     (d) The term "restriction" shall mean any condition,
28 limitation, qualification, reversion, possibility of
29 reversion, covenant, agreement or restraint of whatever kind or
30 nature, the effect of which is to restrict the use or ownership
31 of real estate by a municipality as defined in (c) above.
32     (e) The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the members

 

 

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1 of the legislative body of any municipality as defined in (c)
2 above.
3     (f) The term "held" or any form thereof, when used in
4 reference to the interest of a municipality in real estate
5 shall be taken and construed to refer to and include all of the
6 right, title and interest of such municipality of whatever kind
7 or nature, in and to such real estate.
8     (g) Each of the terms above defined and the terms contained
9 in the definition of each of said terms shall be taken and
10 construed to include the plural form thereof.
11     (h) The term "Local Improvement Act" shall mean an Act of
12 the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act
13 concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and the
14 amendments thereto.
15     (i) The term "State of Illinois" shall mean the State of
16 Illinois or any department, commission, board or other agency
17 of the State.
18 (Source: P.A. 82-783.)