96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6343

 

Introduced 2/18/2010, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie

 

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,
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. When used in this Act:
8     (a) The 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 or 2 or more school districts operating a
13 cooperative or joint educational program pursuant to Section
14 10-22.31 of the School Code receiving a transfer of real estate
15 or any interest therein under provisions of this Act.
16     (c) The term "municipality" whether used by itself or in
17 conjunction with other words, as in (a) or (b) above, shall
18 mean and include any municipal corporation or political
19 subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State
20 of Illinois and including, but without limitation, any city,
21 village, or incorporated town, whether organized under a
22 special charter or under the General Act, or whether operating
23 under the commission or managerial form of government, county,

 

 

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1 school districts, trustees of schools, boards of education, 2
2 or more school districts operating a cooperative or joint
3 educational program pursuant to Section 10-22.31 of the School
4 Code, sanitary district or sanitary district trustees, forest
5 preserve district or forest preserve district commissioner,
6 park district or park commissioners, airport authority and
7 township.
8     (d) The term "restriction" shall mean any condition,
9 limitation, qualification, reversion, possibility of
10 reversion, covenant, agreement or restraint of whatever kind or
11 nature, the effect of which is to restrict the use or ownership
12 of real estate by a municipality as defined in (c) above.
13     (e) The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the members
14 of the legislative body of any municipality as defined in (c)
15 above.
16     (f) The term "held" or any form thereof, when used in
17 reference to the interest of a municipality in real estate
18 shall be taken and construed to refer to and include all of the
19 right, title and interest of such municipality of whatever kind
20 or nature, in and to such real estate.
21     (g) Each of the terms above defined and the terms contained
22 in the definition of each of said terms shall be taken and
23 construed to include the plural form thereof.
24     (h) The term "Local Improvement Act" shall mean an Act of
25 the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act
26 concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and the

 

 

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1 amendments thereto.
2     (i) The term "State of Illinois" shall mean the State of
3 Illinois or any department, commission, board or other agency
4 of the State.
5 (Source: P.A. 96-783, eff. 8-28-09.)