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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4208
Introduced , by Rep. Robert S. Molaro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may use eminent domain powers to acquire land for park purposes in a township in which a referendum was approved prior to August 18, 2005 authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purchase and improvement of a public park. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4208 |
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LRB095 14647 HLH 40562 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 120-10 as follows:
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| (60 ILCS 1/120-10)
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| Sec. 120-10. Method of acquiring land. |
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| (a) A township desiring to procure lands
for park purposes |
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| under this Article may purchase the lands from the owner or
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| owners or, in the discretion of the township board, may acquire |
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| the lands by
the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the |
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| manner provided by the laws
of this State for taking or |
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| damaging private property for public purposes. |
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| (b) A township may not utilize eminent domain powers with |
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| respect to lands located within the boundaries of a |
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| municipality that is served by a municipal recreation |
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| department, or a park district. This subsection (b) does not |
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| apply to any township in which a referendum was approved under |
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| Section 125-10 prior to August 18, 2005.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-622, eff. 8-18-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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