Bill Text: IL SB1816 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or restriction on the property, including any State rights, easements, or conveyance and reversion clauses restricting sale, the City of Lemont may sell a specified reserve strip of the Illinois and Michigan Canal property. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-26 - Referred to Assignments [SB1816 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB1816-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB1816 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 850/5 new
Amends the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or restriction on the property, including any State rights, easements, or conveyance and reversion clauses restricting sale, the City of Lemont may sell a specified reserve strip of the Illinois and Michigan Canal property. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park Act
is amended by adding Section 5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 850/5 new)
Sec. 5. Sale of property. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or restriction on the property, including any
State rights, easements, or conveyance and reversion clauses
restricting sale, the City of Lemont may sell the following
property:
THAT PART OF THE SOUTHERLY 90 FOOT RESERVE STRIP OF THE
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL, IN SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37
NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
LYING WESTERLY OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1 IN THE
PLAT OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, RECORDED AUGUST 8, 1874 AS
DOCUMENT 184242, EXTENDED NORTHERLY TO THE NORTH LINE OF
SAID RESERVE STRIP; AND LYING NORTHERLY OF THE NORTH LINE
OF BLOCK 1 IN SAID PLAT OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT; AND LYING
EASTERLY OF THE EAST LINE OF ROUTE FAU 2612 PER ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, LAND ACQUISITION STRIP MAP
DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1978 (LATEST REVISION DATED DECEMBER 17,
1979) AND KNOWN AS STATE STREET, ALL IN COOK COUNTY,

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ILLINOIS.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.