HB2737enr 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Civic Center Code is amended by adding Section 2-160 as follows:

(70 ILCS 200/2-160 new)

Sec. 2-160. Buildings available for emergency purposes. The Authority shall make buildings of a civic center organized under this Code available for emergency purposes upon the request of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, a State-accredited emergency management agency with jurisdiction, or the American Red Cross. The Authority shall cooperate in all matters with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, local emergency management agencies, a State-accredited emergency management agency with jurisdiction, local public health departments, the American Red Cross, and federal agencies concerned with emergency preparedness and response.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.