92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
RAUSCHENBERGER.

House Sponsors:
HOEFT-MCGUIRE-SCHMITZ

Short description: 
DOWNSTATE FOREST PRESERVE DIST                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act to provide that      
   no district with a population less  than  400,000  (now  600,000)  may      
   purchase,  condemn,  lease or acquire an easement in property within a      
   municipality without concurrence of the  municipality,  except  for  a      
   linear  park  or  trail.  Provides that the board of a forest preserve      
   district within a county of not  more  than  500,000  population  (now      
   360,000)  may  trade parcels of land and in counties with a population      
   of not more than 500,000 population (now  400,000)  may  sell  parcels      
   that are less than 1 acre in size.                                          
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Corrects a technical error.                                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Deletes referenc to:                                                 
          70 ILCS 805/6                                                        
        Deletes everything. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District      
   Act. Provides that the board of a forest preserve district within a         
   county which has a population of no more than 550,000 (instead of           
   360,000) may trade any one or more parcels of land owned by the dis-        
   trict for one or more parcels of land owned by one or more individuals      
   or any public or private entity whenever the board determines the           
   trade to be advantageous to the district. Provides that the board of        
   a forest preserve district located in a county that has a population        
   of no more than 550,000 (instead of 400,000) may sell any one or more       
   parcels of land owned by the district that are less than one acre in        
   size whenever the board determines the sale to be advantageous to the       
   district.                                                                   
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0824

   Last action date: AUG-21-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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