96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1695

 

Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. John J. Millner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new

    Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board of any county to acquire any improved or unimproved real property the acquisition of which is necessary for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of any "blighted or slum area". Provides that the county may use any property acquired for the public use of the county. Provides that a county may sell, lease, or exchange such property as is not required for the public purposes of the county. Defines "blighted or slum area".


LRB096 10340 RLJ 20510 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1695 LRB096 10340 RLJ 20510 b

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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 5-1131 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new)
7     Sec. 5-1131. Acquisition of real property; blighted area.
8 The county board of any county shall have the following powers:
9 (1) to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise any
10 improved or unimproved real property the acquisition of which
11 is necessary or appropriate for the rehabilitation or
12 redevelopment of any blighted or slum area; (2) to remove or
13 demolish sub-standard or other buildings and structures from
14 the property so acquired; (3) to hold or use any of such
15 property for public uses; and (4) to sell, lease, or exchange
16 such property as is not required for the public purposes of the
17 county.
18     For the purposes of this section, "blighted or slum area"
19 means any area where buildings or improvements, by reason of
20 dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack
21 of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, deleterious
22 land uses, or any combination of these factors, are a detriment
23 to public safety, health, or morals.