Public Act 095-0930
 
SB2674 Enrolled LRB095 05533 HLH 25623 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Park Commissioners Land Sale Act is amended
by adding Section 5 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 1235/5 new)
    Sec. 5. Sale of golf course land.
    (a) Any board of park commissioners having the control or
supervision of any parcel of land that is used for golf course
purposes or parcel of land that is adjacent to such land used
for golf course purposes or separated from it by a river in a
non-home rule county with a population greater than 500,000 but
less than 1,000,000, and having any piece or parcel of that
land not exceeding 8 acres in area that is no longer needed or
deemed necessary or useful for the purpose of that golf course,
may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the piece
or parcel of land is situated by petition in writing for leave
to sell that parcel. Notice of such application shall be given
by the board of park commissioners in some newspaper published
in the county at least 10 days before the day named therein
stating when the application will be made. All persons
interested may appear before the circuit court either in person
or by attorney when the application is made and object to the
granting of the application. After hearing all persons
interested, if the court deems the granting of the application
to be for the public interest, it shall direct that the
property mentioned in the application, or any part thereof, be
sold and conveyed by the board of park commissioners upon such
terms and conditions as the court may think proper.
    (b) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2013.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/26/2008