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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 Department of Transportation Law of the
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| 5 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||||
| 6 | Section 2705-555.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-555.5 new)
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| 8 | Sec. 2705-555.5. Lease of vacant land to unit of local | ||||||
| 9 | government or school district. If the Department owns vacant | ||||||
| 10 | land within a unit of local government, forest preserve | ||||||
| 11 | district, park district, or school district, the Department of | ||||||
| 12 | Transportation may enter into a lease agreement for a term of | ||||||
| 13 | one year with the unit of local government, forest preserve | ||||||
| 14 | district, park district, or the school district for use of the | ||||||
| 15 | vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than fair | ||||||
| 16 | market value and must prohibit the unit of local government, | ||||||
| 17 | forest preserve district, park district, or school district | ||||||
| 18 | from erecting any permanent structure upon the property. | ||||||
| 19 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 20 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 21 | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 22 | 5-1083.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 23 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1083.5 new)
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| 24 | Sec. 5-1083.5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
| 25 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
| 26 | land within a county, the county may enter into a lease | ||||||
| 27 | agreement with the Department for a term of one year for use of | ||||||
| 28 | the vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than fair | ||||||
| 29 | market value and must prohibit the county from erecting any | ||||||
| 30 | permanent structure upon the property. | ||||||
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| 1 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 2 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 3 | Section 15. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 4 | 105-5.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 5 | (60 ILCS 1/105-5.5 new)
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| 6 | Sec. 105-5.5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
| 7 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
| 8 | land within a township, the Department may enter into a lease | ||||||
| 9 | agreement with the township for a term of one year for use of | ||||||
| 10 | the vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than fair | ||||||
| 11 | market value and must prohibit the township from erecting any | ||||||
| 12 | permanent structure upon the property. | ||||||
| 13 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 14 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 15 | Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
| 16 | adding Section 11-77-5 as follows: | ||||||
| 17 | (65 ILCS 5/11-77-5 new)
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| 18 | Sec. 11-77-5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
| 19 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
| 20 | land within a municipality, the Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 21 | may enter into a lease agreement with the municipality for a | ||||||
| 22 | term of one year for use of the vacant land. The lease | ||||||
| 23 | agreement may be for less than fair market value and must | ||||||
| 24 | prohibit the municipality from erecting any permanent | ||||||
| 25 | structure upon the property. | ||||||
| 26 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 27 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 28 | Section 22. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is | ||||||
| 29 | amended by adding Section 6f as follows: | ||||||
| 30 | (70 ILCS 805/6f new) | ||||||
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| 1 | Sec. 6f. Lease with Department of Transportation
for vacant | ||||||
| 2 | lands. If the Department of Transportation owns
vacant land | ||||||
| 3 | within a forest preserve district, the forest preserve district | ||||||
| 4 | may
enter into a lease agreement with the Department for a term | ||||||
| 5 | of one year for use of the
vacant land. The lease agreement may | ||||||
| 6 | be for less than fair
market value and must prohibit the forest | ||||||
| 7 | preserve district from
erecting any permanent structure upon | ||||||
| 8 | the property. | ||||||
| 9 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 10 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 11 | Section 23. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is | ||||||
| 12 | amended by adding Section 39.1 as follows: | ||||||
| 13 | (70 ILCS 810/39.1 new) | ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 39.1. Lease with Department of Transportation
for | ||||||
| 15 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns
vacant | ||||||
| 16 | land within a forest preserve district, the forest preserve | ||||||
| 17 | district may
enter into a lease agreement with the Department | ||||||
| 18 | for a term of one year for use of the
vacant land. The lease | ||||||
| 19 | agreement may be for less than fair
market value and must | ||||||
| 20 | prohibit the forest preserve district from
erecting any | ||||||
| 21 | permanent structure upon the property.
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| 22 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 23 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 24 | Section 25. The Park District Code is amended by adding | ||||||
| 25 | Section 8-12a as follows: | ||||||
| 26 | (70 ILCS 1205/8-12a new)
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| 27 | Sec. 8-12a. Leases with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
| 28 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
| 29 | land within a park district, the park district may enter into a | ||||||
| 30 | lease agreement with the Department for a term of one year for | ||||||
| 31 | use of the vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less | ||||||
| 32 | than fair market value and must prohibit the park district from | ||||||
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| 1 | erecting any permanent structure upon the property. | ||||||
| 2 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 3 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 4 | Section 30. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 10-22-12a as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-22-12a new)
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| 7 | Sec. 10-22-12a. Leases with Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 8 | for vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns | ||||||
| 9 | vacant land within a school district, the school district may | ||||||
| 10 | enter into a lease agreement with the Department for a term of | ||||||
| 11 | one year for use of the vacant land. The lease agreement may be | ||||||
| 12 | for less than fair market value and must prohibit the school | ||||||
| 13 | district from erecting any permanent structure upon the | ||||||
| 14 | property. | ||||||
| 15 | For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure" | ||||||
| 16 | means any building that is not mobile.
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| 17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 18 | becoming law. | ||||||