Senate Sponsors: MAITLAND-PHILIP-MAHAR. House Sponsors: MCAULIFFE Short description: LAND CONVEYANCES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Authorizes certain conveyances of land from the Department of Transportation. Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to convey title and easements with respect to certain tracts of land to the McHenry Township Road District, the Village of Bellwood, the Village of Maywood, the Springfield Park District, the Village of Chatham, the City of Cairo, the Village of Lemont, the Village of Matteson, and the City of Pana for open space, trail, and other purposes. Also authorizes the Director to convey title to certain land in Lake County to a named individual. Authorizes the transfer of certain lands between the Department of Military Affairs, the Mt. Vernon Township High School District No. 201, and the City of Mt. Vernon. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Authorizes the conveyance of certain lands and the release or restoration of certain easement rights in Cook County, Bureau County, Woodford County, Clark County, and St. Clair County. Makes other changes. LAND CONVEYANCE APPRAISAL (Department of Transportation) Sets forth separate values for numerous parcels. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled April 15, 2000) Adds a new Article which authorizes the Department of Central Management Services to convey specified real property to the Maryville Academy of Chicago, Illinois and to the New Horizon Center for the Developmentally Disabled. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to convey certain real property in Douglas County to Libman Equipment Partnership. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Authorizes the conveyance of certain real property in Jackson County from the Department of Natural Resources to the Makanda Evergreen Cemetery Association. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. (Tabled April 15, 2000) Authorizes the release of an easement in Woodford County. Makes technical changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 5. (Tabled April 15, 2000) Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/7-1-1 from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-1 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In provisions setting forth the conditions for annexation of property to a municipality that is separated from the municipality by a forest preserve district (except in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but less than 3,000,000), provides that the property may be annexed only if the annexing municipality can show that the forest preserve district creates an artificial barrier preventing the annexation and that the location of the forest preserve district property prevents the orderly natural growth of the annexing municipality. Provides that the changes made to these provisions by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly are declaratory of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. LAND CONVEYANCE APPRAISAL, AMENDED (Dept. of Transportation) Sets forth separate values for the additional parcels included in certain amendments added by the House (Sections 5-91 and 5-92 of SB 1647). FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 15 (Department of Transportation) Passage of this legislation will cause no negative fiscal impact to IDOT. LAND CONVEYANCE APPRAISAL, H-AM 15 (Dept. of Transportation) Passage of this legislation will cause no impact to IDOT. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 6. Restores a described easement in DeWitt County. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 15. Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/7-1-1 from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-1 Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In provisions setting forth the conditions for annexation of property to a municipality that is separated from the municipality by a forest preserve district (except in counties with a population of more than 500,000 but less than 3,000,000), provides that the property may be annexed only if the annexing municipality can show that the forest preserve district creates an artificial barrier preventing the annexation and that the location of the forest preserve district property prevents the orderly natural growth of the annexing municipality. Provides that the above changes are declaratory of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. Also: authorizes the release of an easement in Woodford County; authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey a specified parcel of land, located in Lawrence County, to the Board of Trustees of Vincennes University and warrants that the parcel is not subject to a right of access from or to adjacent U.S. Highway 50, either now or in the future; and authorizes the Department of Corrections to convey certain real estate in Randolph County to the City of Chester. Authorizes the Director of Central Management Services to convey certain described real estate to Maryville Academy, the New Horizon Center for the Developmentally Disabled, the City of Chicago, and Chicago Read Joint Venture, Limited Partnership. Authorizes the Director of Central Management Services to preserve, landscape, memorialize, and protect cemetery grounds located on the grounds of Chicago Read Mental Health Center. Requires the consent of the Secretary of Human Services concerning certain property under its jurisdiction. Makes technical changes. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0824 Last action date: 00-06-13 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 4 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status