SJ0074 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Mobile or manufactured home parks are a very viable and important part of housing communities for citizens of this State; and

WHEREAS, Some mobile or manufactured home parks have closed over the years in Illinois for various reasons; and

WHEREAS, Some of the residents of the parks that have closed have found it difficult to find relocation assistance; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a Mobile and Manufactured Home Study Committee; the purpose of the Study Committee is to study the process and procedure by which a mobile or manufactured home located in a mobile or manufactured home park that is closing is relocated; the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall provide administrative support to the Committee; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall consist of the following 10 members:

(1) the Director of the Department of Public Health or his or her designee;

(2) the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or his or her designee;

(3) four members of the General Assembly, with the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the House Minority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader each making one appointment;

(4) the Chairman of the Board of a statewide organization primarily representing the interests of park owners having properties in downstate Illinois and mobile and manufactured home retailers or his or her designee;

(5) the Executive Director of a statewide organization primarily representing the interests of park owners having properties in northern Illinois or his or her designee; and

(6) two representatives appointed by the executive director of a statewide organization representing the interests of mobile and manufactured home owners; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the General Assembly members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Study Committee; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall:

(1) examine the implementation and operation of relocation assistance programs in other states;

(2) consider possible ways to fund State or local relocation assistance programs, including but not limited to home owner fees, park owner fees, moving company fees, and government funded programs;

(3) examine the feasibility of creating a relocation trust fund;

(4) formulate a set of best practices to minimize the impact of park closures on park owners, home owners, and local governments;

(5) analyze data and other information with respect to relocation;

(6) research the availability of insurance policies that cover the costs of relocation; and

(7) study the costs and associated legal matters arising from the abandonment of a home in a park; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Study Committee shall report to the General Assembly on its results and progress on or before March 15, 2010.