20 ILCS 3110/5

(20 ILCS 3110/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 213.5)

Sec. 5. Powers. To accomplish projects of the kind listed in Section 3 above, the Authority shall possess the following powers:

(a) Acquire by purchase or otherwise (including the power of condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act), construct, complete, remodel and install fixed equipment in any and all buildings and other facilities as the General Assembly by law declares to be in the public interest.

Whenever the General Assembly has by law declared it to be in the public interest for the Authority to acquire any real estate, construct, complete, remodel and install fixed equipment in buildings and other facilities for public community college districts, the Director of the Department of Central Management Services shall, when requested by any such public community college district board, enter into a lease by and on behalf of and for the use of such public community college district board to the extent appropriations have been made by the General Assembly to pay the rents under the terms of such lease.

In the course of such activities, acquire property of any and every kind and description, whether real, personal or mixed, by gift, purchase or otherwise. It may also acquire real estate of the State of Illinois controlled by any officer, department, board, commission, or other agency of the State, or the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, or any public community college district board, the jurisdiction of which is transferred by such officer, department, board, commission, or other agency or the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, or any public community college district board to the Authority. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, and any public community college district board, respectively, shall prepare plans and specifications for and have supervision over any project to be undertaken by the Authority for their use. Before any other particular construction is undertaken, plans and specifications shall be approved by the lessee provided for under (b) below, except as indicated above.

(b) Execute leases of facilities and sites to, and charge for the use of any such facilities and sites by, any officer, department, board, commission or other agency of the State of Illinois, or the Director of the Department of Central Management Services when the Director is requested to, by and on behalf of, or for the use of, any officer, department, board, commission or other agency of the State of Illinois, or by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, or any public community college district board. Such leases may be entered into contemporaneously with any financing to be done by the Authority and payments under the terms of the lease shall begin at any time after execution of any such lease.

(c) In the event of non-payment of rents reserved in such leases, maintain and operate such facilities and sites or execute leases thereof to others for any suitable purposes. Such leases to the officers, departments, boards, commissions, other agencies, the respective Boards of Trustees, or any public community college district board shall contain the provision that rents under such leases shall be payable solely from appropriations to be made by the General Assembly for the payment of such rent and any revenues derived from the operation of the leased premises.

(d) Borrow money and issue and sell bonds in such amount or amounts as the Authority may determine for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, completing or remodeling, or putting fixed equipment in any such facility; refund and refinance the same from time to time as often as advantageous and in the public interest to do so; and pledge any and all income of such Authority, and any revenues derived from such facilities, or any combination thereof, to secure the payment of such bonds and to redeem such bonds. All such bonds are subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this Act.

In addition to the permanent financing authorized by Sections 5 and 6 of this Act, the Illinois Building Authority may borrow money and issue interim notes in evidence thereof for any of the projects, or to perform any of the duties authorized under this Act, and in addition may borrow money and issue interim notes for planning, architectural and engineering, acquisition of land, and purchase of fixed equipment as follows:

1. Whenever the Authority considers it advisable and in the interests of the Authority to borrow funds temporarily for any of the purposes enumerated in this Section, the Authority may from time to time, and pursuant to appropriate resolution, issue interim notes to evidence such borrowings including funds for the payment of interest on such borrowings and funds for all necessary and incidental expenses in connection with any of the purposes provided for by this Section and this Act until the date of the permanent financing. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of such notes shall describe the project to be undertaken and shall specify the principal amount, rate of interest (not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract,) and maturity date, but not to exceed 5 years from date of issue, and such other terms as may be specified in such resolution; however, time of payment of any such notes may be extended for a period of not exceeding 3 years from the maturity date thereof.

The Authority may provide for the registration of the notes in the name of the owner either as to principal alone, or as to both principal and interest, on such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine by the resolution authorizing their issue. The notes shall be issued from time to time by the Authority as funds are borrowed, in the manner the Authority may determine. Interest on the notes may be made payable semiannually, annually or at maturity. The notes may be made redeemable, prior to maturity, at the option of the Authority, in the manner and upon the terms fixed by the resolution authorizing their issuance. The notes may be executed in the name of the Authority by the Chairman of the Authority or by any other officer or officers of the Authority as the Authority by resolution may direct, shall be attested by the Secretary or such other officer or officers of the Authority as the Authority may by resolution direct, and be sealed with the Authority's corporate seal. All such notes and the interest thereon may be secured by a pledge of any income and revenue derived by the Authority from the project to be undertaken with the proceeds of the notes and shall be payable solely from such income and revenue and from the proceeds to be derived from the sale of any revenue bonds for permanent financing authorized to be issued under Sections 5 and 6 of this Act, and from the property acquired with the proceeds of the notes.

Contemporaneously with the issue of revenue bonds as provided by this Act, all interim notes, even though they may not then have matured, shall be paid, both principal and interest to date of payment, from the funds derived from the sale of revenue bonds for the permanent financing and such interim notes shall be surrendered and canceled.

2. The Authority, in order further to secure the payment of the interim notes, is, in addition to the foregoing, authorized and empowered to make any other or additional covenants, terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of subparagraph (a) of this Section, and do any and all acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure payment of its interim notes, or in the discretion of the Authority, as will tend to make the interim notes more acceptable to lenders, notwithstanding that the covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein; however, nothing contained in this subparagraph shall authorize the Authority to secure the payment of the interim notes out of property or facilities, other than the facilities acquired with the proceeds of the interim notes, and any net income and revenue derived from the facilities and the proceeds of revenue bonds as hereinabove provided.

(e) Convey property, without charge, to the State or to the appropriate corporate agency of the State or to any public community college district board if and when all debts which have been secured by the income from such property have been paid.

(f) Enter into contracts regarding any matter connected with any corporate purpose within the objects and purposes of this Act.

(g) Employ agents and employees necessary to carry out the duties and purposes of the Authority.

(h) Adopt all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Authority, and for the management and use of facilities and sites acquired under the powers granted by this Act.

(i) Have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure.

The Interim notes shall constitute State debt of the State of Illinois within the meaning of any of the provisions of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Illinois.

No member, officer, agent or employee of the Authority, nor any other person who executes interim notes, shall be liable personally by reason of the issuance thereof.

With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.

(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07; 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)