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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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5 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 2705-555.5 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-555.5 new)
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8 | Sec. 2705-555.5. Lease of vacant land to unit of local | ||||||
9 | government or school district. If the Department owns vacant | ||||||
10 | land within a unit of local government, forest preserve | ||||||
11 | district, park district, or school district, the Department of | ||||||
12 | Transportation may enter into a lease agreement with the unit | ||||||
13 | of local government, forest preserve district, park district, | ||||||
14 | or the school district for use of the vacant land. The lease | ||||||
15 | agreement may be for less than fair market value and must | ||||||
16 | prohibit the unit of local government, forest preserve | ||||||
17 | district, park district, or school district from erecting any | ||||||
18 | permanent structure upon the property.
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19 | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
20 | 5-1083.5 as follows: | ||||||
21 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1083.5 new)
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22 | Sec. 5-1083.5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
23 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
24 | land within a county, the county may enter into a lease | ||||||
25 | agreement with the Department for use of the vacant land. The | ||||||
26 | lease agreement may be for less than fair market value and must | ||||||
27 | prohibit the county from erecting any permanent structure upon | ||||||
28 | the property. | ||||||
29 | Section 15. The Township Code is amended by adding Section |
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1 | 105-5.5 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (60 ILCS 1/105-5.5 new)
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3 | Sec. 105-5.5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
4 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
5 | land within a township, the Department may enter into a lease | ||||||
6 | agreement with the township for use of the vacant land. The | ||||||
7 | lease agreement may be for less than fair market value and must | ||||||
8 | prohibit the township from erecting any permanent structure | ||||||
9 | upon the property.
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10 | Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
11 | adding Section 11-77-5 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (65 ILCS 5/11-77-5 new)
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13 | Sec. 11-77-5. Lease with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
14 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
15 | land within a municipality, the Department of Transportation | ||||||
16 | may enter into a lease agreement with the municipality for use | ||||||
17 | of the vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than | ||||||
18 | fair market value and must prohibit the municipality from | ||||||
19 | erecting any permanent structure upon the property.
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20 | Section 22. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is | ||||||
21 | amended by adding Section 6f as follows: | ||||||
22 | (70 ILCS 805/6f new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 6f. Lease with Department of Transportation
for vacant | ||||||
24 | lands. If the Department of Transportation owns
vacant land | ||||||
25 | within a forest preserve district, the forest preserve district | ||||||
26 | may
enter into a lease agreement with the Department for use of | ||||||
27 | the
vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than fair
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28 | market value and must prohibit the forest preserve district | ||||||
29 | from
erecting any permanent structure upon the property. | ||||||
30 | Section 23. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is |
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1 | amended by adding Section 39.1 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (70 ILCS 810/39.1 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 39.1. Lease with Department of Transportation
for | ||||||
4 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns
vacant | ||||||
5 | land within a forest preserve district, the forest preserve | ||||||
6 | district may
enter into a lease agreement with the Department | ||||||
7 | for use of the
vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less | ||||||
8 | than fair
market value and must prohibit the forest preserve | ||||||
9 | district from
erecting any permanent structure upon the | ||||||
10 | property.
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11 | Section 25. The Park District Code is amended by adding | ||||||
12 | Section 8-12a as follows: | ||||||
13 | (70 ILCS 1205/8-12a new)
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14 | Sec. 8-12a. Leases with Department of Transportation for | ||||||
15 | vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns vacant | ||||||
16 | land within a park district, the park district may enter into a | ||||||
17 | lease agreement with the Department for use of the vacant land. | ||||||
18 | The lease agreement may be for less than fair market value and | ||||||
19 | must prohibit the park district from erecting any permanent | ||||||
20 | structure upon the property.
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21 | Section 30. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
22 | 10-22-12a as follows: | ||||||
23 | (105 ILCS 5/10-22-12a new)
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24 | Sec. 10-22-12a. Leases with Department of Transportation | ||||||
25 | for vacant lands. If the Department of Transportation owns | ||||||
26 | vacant land within a school district, the school district may | ||||||
27 | enter into a lease agreement with the Department for use of the | ||||||
28 | vacant land. The lease agreement may be for less than fair | ||||||
29 | market value and must prohibit the school district from | ||||||
30 | erecting any permanent structure upon the property.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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