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    AN ACT concerning civil law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 



 
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    Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 8.6 as follows:
 
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    (765 ILCS 745/8.6  new)
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    Sec. 8.6. Mobile and Manufactured Home Relocation 
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Commission.
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    (a) There is created a Mobile and Manufactured Home 
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Relocation Commission.  The purpose of the Commission is to 
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study the process and procedure by which a mobile or 
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manufactured home located in a mobile or manufactured home park 
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that is closing is relocated. The Department of Public Health 
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shall provide administrative support to the Commission.
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    (b) The Commission shall consist of the following 10 
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members:
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        (1) the Director of the Department of Public Health or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (2) the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (3) four members of the General Assembly, with the 
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    Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the House 
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    Minority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader each making 
 


 






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    one appointment;
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        (4) the President of an organization primarily 
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    representing  the interests of park owners having 
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    properties in downstate Illinois and mobile and 
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    manufactured home retailers or his or her designee, 
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    appointed by the Governor;
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        (5) the Executive Director of an organization 
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    primarily representing the interests of park owners having 
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    properties in northern Illinois or his or her designee, 
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    appointed by the Governor; and
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        (6) two representatives of a statewide organization 
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    representing the interests of mobile and manufactured home 
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    owners, appointed by the Governor.
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    (c) The members appointed by the Speaker of the House and 
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the Senate Minority Leader shall serve as Co-Chairs of the 
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Commission.
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    (d) The Commission shall:
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        (1) examine the implementation and operation of 
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    relocation assistance programs in other states;
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        (2) consider possible ways to fund State or local 
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    relocation assistance programs, including but not limited 
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    to home owner fees, park owner fees, and moving company 
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    fees;
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        (3) examine the feasibility of allowing or mandating 
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    park owners to create relocation trust funds;
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        (4) examine the feasibility of allowing or mandating a 
 


 






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    State agency to create a relocation trust fund;
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        (5) explore the potential for greater oversight of park 
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    practices;
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        (6) formulate a set of best practices to minimize the 
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    impact of park closures on both park owners and home 
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    owners;
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        (7) analyze data and other information with respect to 
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    relocation;
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        (8) research the availability of insurance policies 
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    that cover the costs of relocation; and
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        (9) study the costs and associated legal matters 
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    arising from the abandonment of a home in a park.
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    (e) The Commission shall report to the General Assembly on 
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its results and progress on or before January 1, 2010.
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    (f) This Section is repealed on March 1, 2010.
 

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