Full Text of SR1066 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State has 12 properties on its surplus real | 3 | | property list and multiple other vacant properties; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, These properties contain over 200 unused | 5 | | buildings that are dispersed across the State, from Rockford to | 6 | | Tamms; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The State is responsible for maintaining these | 8 | | properties and is using vital State resources on vacant | 9 | | buildings, sometimes expending more on maintenance than the | 10 | | fair-market value of the properties; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The State has struggled to sell these properties, | 12 | | retaining responsibility for these surplus properties for many | 13 | | years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The failure to sell these properties has resulted | 15 | | in further degradation and loss of market value; after years of | 16 | | neglect and underfunded property maintenance, some of these | 17 | | properties require environmental remediation or demolition; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The current condition of the properties could | 20 | | expose the State to liability claims; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The current process for disposing of vacant and | 2 | | surplus State property is cumbersome, requires interagency | 3 | | cooperation, and fails to either quickly dispose of the | 4 | | properties or maximize their value; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, No single State agency owns all these vacant | 6 | | properties; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Central Management Services is | 8 | | the lead agency in managing State properties and possesses the | 9 | | experience, legal knowledge, and best practices to address this | 10 | | issue; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that each property-owning | 13 | | agency or office shall provide, in a timely manner, the | 14 | | Department of Central Management Services with its laws, | 15 | | practices, and administrative rules pertaining to the sale or | 16 | | disposal of real property and any transferable property located | 17 | | on the premises of the real property; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management | 19 | | Services shall compile and summarize these requirements and | 20 | | submit recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly | 21 | | on any changes to statutes, administrative rules, or existing |
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| 1 | | practices that would improve or facilitate the sale process; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That these findings be included in a report and | 4 | | submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly no later | 5 | | than September 1, 2021.
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