(20 ILCS 5/5-675) (was 20 ILCS 5/51)
Sec. 5-675. Acquisition of land. The Secretary of Transportation
and the
Director of Natural Resources are respectively authorized,
with the consent in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or
by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent
domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and all lands,
buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the
General
Assembly to their respective departments.
To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, the Department of Transportation and the Department of
Natural Resources, respectively, are authorized to operate
a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The departments are
authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when
necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, or sanitary housing
or to
secure a suitable relocation site.
The Director of Central Management Services is authorized, with the consent
in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or by condemnation
in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under
the Eminent Domain Act, all other lands, buildings, and
grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the General Assembly.
To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to
operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The Department
is authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when
necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary
housing or
to secure a suitable relocation site. The Department shall make or direct
the payment of the relocation amounts from the funds available to
acquire
the property.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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