102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1405

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
50 ILCS 605/1  from Ch. 30, par. 156

    Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in the definitions Section of the Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Local Government Property Transfer Act is
5amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 605/1)  (from Ch. 30, par. 156)
7    Sec. 1. When used in this Act:
8    (a) The The term "transferor municipality" shall mean a
9municipal corporation transferring real estate or any interest
10therein, under the provisions of this Act.
11    (b) The term "transferee municipality" shall mean a
12municipal corporation or 2 or more school districts operating
13a cooperative or joint educational program pursuant to Section
1410-22.31 of the School Code receiving a transfer of real
15estate or any interest therein under provisions of this Act.
16    (c) The term "municipality" whether used by itself or in
17conjunction with other words, as in (a) or (b) above, shall
18mean and include any municipal corporation or political
19subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State
20of Illinois and including, but without limitation, any city,
21village, or incorporated town, whether organized under a
22special charter or under the General Act, or whether operating
23under the commission or managerial form of government, county,

 

 

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1school districts, trustees of schools, boards of education, 2
2or more school districts operating a cooperative or joint
3educational program pursuant to Section 10-22.31 of the School
4Code, sanitary district or sanitary district trustees, forest
5preserve district or forest preserve district commissioner,
6park district or park commissioners, airport authority and
7township.
8    (d) The term "restriction" shall mean any condition,
9limitation, qualification, reversion, possibility of
10reversion, covenant, agreement or restraint of whatever kind
11or nature, the effect of which is to restrict the use or
12ownership of real estate by a municipality as defined in (c)
13above.
14    (e) The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the
15members of the legislative body of any municipality as defined
16in (c) above.
17    (f) The term "held" or any form thereof, when used in
18reference to the interest of a municipality in real estate
19shall be taken and construed to refer to and include all of the
20right, title and interest of such municipality of whatever
21kind or nature, in and to such real estate.
22    (g) Each of the terms above defined and the terms
23contained in the definition of each of said terms shall be
24taken and construed to include the plural form thereof.
25    (h) The term "Local Improvement Act" shall mean an Act of
26the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act

 

 

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1concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and
2the amendments thereto.
3    (i) The term "State of Illinois" shall mean the State of
4Illinois or any department, commission, board or other agency
5of the State.
6(Source: P.A. 96-783, eff. 8-28-09.)