Local Government Committee

Filed: 3/23/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2631

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2631 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Civic Center Code is amended by changing
5 Section 280-20 as follows:
 
6     (70 ILCS 200/280-20)
7     Sec. 280-20. Rights and powers. The Authority shall have
8 the following rights and powers:
9     (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;
17     (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;
24     (c) To exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire

 

 

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1 sites for such grounds, centers and auditoriums, and parking
2 areas and facilities in the manner provided for the exercise of
3 the right of eminent domain under Article VII of the Code of
4 Civil Procedure, as amended;
5     (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
12 Authority;
13     (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
19     (e) To enter into contracts treating any manner with the
20 objects and purposes of this Article.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.".