HB5004 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 35852 AWJ 65937 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5004

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, if a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes conforming changes to a Division heading.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing the heading of Division 76 of Article 11 and by adding Section 11-76-7 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76 heading)

DIVISION 76. SALE , OR LEASE , OR TRANSFER OF REAL OR

PERSONAL PROPERTY

(65 ILCS 5/11-76-7 new)

Sec. 11-76-7. Transfer of State real property to municipality. If a Public Act transfers State real property to a municipality for nominal consideration and the Public Act requires the property to be used for "public purposes" without defining that term, "public purposes" means any lawful purposes when used in a Public Act with an effective date prior to, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.