Bill Text: IL HB1371 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in the definitions Section of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1371 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1371-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1371 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
50 ILCS 605/1 from Ch. 30, par. 156
Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Makes a technical change in the definitions Section of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Local Government Property Transfer Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
(50 ILCS 605/1) (from Ch. 30, par. 156)
Sec. 1. When used in this Act:
(a) The The term "transferor municipality" shall mean a
municipal corporation transferring real estate or any interest
therein, under the provisions of this Act.
(b) The term "transferee municipality" shall mean a
municipal corporation or 2 or more school districts operating
a cooperative or joint educational program pursuant to Section
10-22.31 of the School Code receiving a transfer of real
estate or any interest therein under provisions of this Act.
(c) The term "municipality" whether used by itself or in
conjunction with other words, as in (a) or (b) above, shall
mean and include any municipal corporation or political
subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Illinois and including, but without limitation, any city,
village, or incorporated town, whether organized under a
special charter or under the General Act, or whether operating
under the commission or managerial form of government, county,

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school districts, trustees of schools, boards of education, 2
or more school districts operating a cooperative or joint
educational program pursuant to Section 10-22.31 of the School
Code, sanitary district or sanitary district trustees, forest
preserve district or forest preserve district commissioner,
park district or park commissioners, airport authority and
township.
(d) The term "restriction" shall mean any condition,
limitation, qualification, reversion, possibility of
reversion, covenant, agreement or restraint of whatever kind
or nature, the effect of which is to restrict the use or
ownership of real estate by a municipality as defined in (c)
above.
(e) The term "corporate authorities" shall mean the
members of the legislative body of any municipality as defined
in (c) above.
(f) The term "held" or any form thereof, when used in
reference to the interest of a municipality in real estate
shall be taken and construed to refer to and include all of the
right, title and interest of such municipality of whatever
kind or nature, in and to such real estate.
(g) Each of the terms above defined and the terms
contained in the definition of each of said terms shall be
taken and construed to include the plural form thereof.
(h) The term "Local Improvement Act" shall mean an Act of
the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled "An Act

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concerning local improvements," approved June 14, 1897, and
the amendments thereto.
(i) The term "State of Illinois" shall mean the State of
Illinois or any department, commission, board or other agency
of the State.
(Source: P.A. 96-783, eff. 8-28-09.)