Full Text of HJR0084 96th General Assembly
HJ0084 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The State College Housing Construction Act limits | 3 |
| the authority of the governing boards of State colleges and | 4 |
| universities to construct or operate, directly or indirectly | 5 |
| through any other public or private organization, any new | 6 |
| housing project without the prior approval and determination of | 7 |
| the General Assembly that the specific project is in the public | 8 |
| interest; and
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| WHEREAS, Through legislation, the General Assembly has | 10 |
| authorized the Town of Normal and encouraged local | 11 |
| improvements, revitalization efforts, and a public-private | 12 |
| partnership in economic development through the creation of a | 13 |
| tax increment financing district, which is located in proximity | 14 |
| to the Illinois State University campus; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State University wishes to fulfill some | 16 |
| of its needs for additional student housing near campus by | 17 |
| encouraging private investment and cooperatively expand its | 18 |
| role
in economic development and its efforts to work with | 19 |
| appropriate
State and private agencies, local community | 20 |
| leaders, and others
interested in economic development and | 21 |
| redevelopment; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that the Board of
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| Trustees of Illinois State University will be selecting
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| developer or developers through a competitive process to | 3 |
| develop
new, private apartment or suite-style student housing | 4 |
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campus to replace older, on-campus residence halls that | 5 |
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not comply with new State fire statutes and codes after | 6 |
| 2012
without extensive remodeling that is cost-prohibitive to | 7 |
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University; and
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| WHEREAS, These new facilities would serve Illinois State
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| University and its students, improve the community and region, | 10 |
| promote local economic development and redevelopment,
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| create needed additional construction jobs; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 14 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we approve and
determine to be | 15 |
| in the public interest, pursuant to the State
College Housing | 16 |
| Construction Act, projects on land or lands owned by
the Board | 17 |
| of Trustees of Illinois State University or
privately owned | 18 |
| land or lands, or both, and leased for the purpose of
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| construction, maintenance, and
operation of a residential | 20 |
| housing complex for students of Illinois State University by a | 21 |
| private firm or firms, partnership or partnerships,
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| corporation or corporations selected through a competitive | 23 |
| process, under
the terms and conditions as the Board of | 24 |
| Trustees may deem advisable; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| delivered to the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
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| University.
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