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Full Text of HB4405  94th General Assembly

HB4405eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
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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 Department of Transportation Law of the
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)
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.
 
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)
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.
 
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)
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.
 
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)
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.
 
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.
 
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.
22     For the purposes of this Section, "permanent structure"
23 means any building that is not mobile.
 
24     Section 25. The Park District Code is amended by adding
25 Section 8-12a as follows:
 
26     (70 ILCS 1205/8-12a new)
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.
 
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)
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.
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.