Public Act 102-0461
 
HB3165 EnrolledLRB102 15065 RAM 20420 b


  
    AN ACT concerning property.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois and Michigan Canal Development Act 
is amended  by changing Section 9 as follows:
 



    (615 ILCS 45/9)  (from Ch. 19, par. 37.19)



    Sec. 9. 

    (a) The Department of Natural Resources, upon proper

application made thereto, is authorized, subject to the 
approval of the
Governor, to sell, transfer, or convey Canal 
lands to any department or agency
of the United States 
Government or transfer jurisdiction and control over such

lands, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2705-550 of the

Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-550), to 
any department or agency of the State of
Illinois or convey to 
any political subdivision thereof, or any quasi public
board 
or agency having present or immediate future need for said 
Canal land for
public recreation, parks, historic sites, or 
other projects of public nature
upon such terms as
may be 
mutually agreed upon by the parties in interest if such sale,

transfer or conveyance is in accordance with the master plan 
for the
development and management of the Canal.  Said 
transfer, sale, or conveyance
shall contain such conditions 
and stipulations as the Department may deem
necessary to 
preserve the best interest of the State of Illinois. 
    (b) With respect to canal lands conveyed to the City of 
Ottawa, Illinois by deed dated August 18, 1970, and recorded 
September 15, 1970, as Document #563847, all restrictions 
imposed by this Section and those imposed in the deed of 
conveyance are herewith removed. 

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)