Full Text of SB2631 94th General Assembly
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Local Government Committee
Filed: 3/23/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2631
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2631 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Civic Center Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 280-20 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 200/280-20)
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| Sec. 280-20. Rights and powers. The Authority shall have
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| the following rights and powers:
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| (a) To purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee or in any | 10 |
| other way
acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, | 11 |
| regulate, operate, equip
and maintain fair and expositions | 12 |
| grounds, convention or exhibition
centers, civic auditoriums, | 13 |
| including sites and parking areas and
facilities therefor | 14 |
| located within the metropolitan area and office buildings,
if | 15 |
| such buildings are acquired as part of the main auditorium | 16 |
| complex;
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| (b) To plan for such grounds, centers and auditoriums and | 18 |
| to plan,
sponsor, hold, arrange and finance fairs, industrial, | 19 |
| cultural,
educational, theatrical, sports, trade and | 20 |
| scientific exhibits, shows
and events and to use or allow the | 21 |
| use of such grounds, centers and
auditoriums for the holding of | 22 |
| fairs, exhibits, shows and events whether
conducted by the | 23 |
| Authority or some other person or governmental agency;
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| (c) To exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire |
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| sites for
such grounds, centers and auditoriums, and parking | 2 |
| areas and facilities
in the manner provided for the exercise of | 3 |
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right of eminent domain under Article VII of the Code of | 4 |
| Civil
Procedure, as amended;
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| (d) To fix and collect just, reasonable and | 6 |
| nondiscriminatory
charges for the use of such parking areas and | 7 |
| facilities, grounds,
centers and auditoriums and admission | 8 |
| charges to fairs, shows, exhibits
and events sponsored or held | 9 |
| by the Authority. The charges collected
may be made available | 10 |
| to defray the reasonable expenses of the Authority
and to pay | 11 |
| the principal of and the interest on any bonds issued by the
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| Authority;
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| (d-5) To sell the following real property and retain the | 14 |
| proceeds from the sale: the 2 Rialto Square Building at the | 15 |
| southeast corner of Chicago Street and Clinton Street, legally | 16 |
| described as follows: Lot 1 and Lot 2 in Block 3 in East Juliet | 17 |
| (now Joliet) in the City of Joliet in Will County, Illinois; | 18 |
| and
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| (e) To enter into contracts treating any manner with the | 20 |
| objects and
purposes of this Article.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 |
| becoming law.".
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