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92_SB2117eng SB2117 Engrossed LRB9216082BDpk 1 AN ACT concerning medical districts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Illinois Medical District at Springfield Act. 6 Section 5. Creation of District. There is created in the 7 City of Springfield a medical center district, the Illinois 8 Medical District at Springfield, whose boundaries are 11th 9 Street on the east, North Grand Avenue on the north, Walnut 10 Street on the west, and Madison Street on the south. The 11 District is created to attract and retain academic centers of 12 excellence, viable health care facilities, medical research 13 facilities, emerging high technology enterprises, and other 14 facilities and uses as permitted by this Act. 15 Section 10. Illinois Medical District at Springfield 16 Commission. 17 (a) There is created a body politic and corporate under 18 the corporate name of the Illinois Medical District at 19 Springfield Commission whose general purpose, in addition to 20 and not in limitation of those purposes and powers set forth 21 in this Act, is to: 22 (1) maintain the proper surroundings for a medical 23 center and a related technology center in order to 24 attract, stabilize, and retain within the District 25 hospitals, clinics, research facilities, educational 26 facilities, or other facilities permitted under this Act; 27 and 28 (2) provide for the orderly creation, maintenance, 29 development, and expansion of (i) health care facilities 30 and other ancillary or related facilities that the SB2117 Engrossed -2- LRB9216082BDpk 1 Commission may from time to time determine are 2 established and operated (A) for any aspect of the 3 carrying out of the Commission's purposes as set forth in 4 this Act, (B) for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of 5 human ailments and injuries, whether physical or mental, 6 or (C) to promote medical, surgical, and scientific 7 research and knowledge as permitted under this Act; and 8 (ii) medical research and high technology parks, together 9 with the necessary lands, buildings, facilities, 10 equipment, and personal property for those parks. 11 (b) The Commission has perpetual succession and the 12 power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued 13 except in actions sounding in tort, to plead and be 14 impleaded, to have and use a common seal, and to alter the 15 same at pleasure. All actions sounding in tort against the 16 Commission shall be prosecuted in the Court of Claims. The 17 principal office of the Commission shall be in the City of 18 Springfield. 19 (c) The Commission shall consist of the following 20 members: 4 members of the public appointed by the Governor, 21 with the advice and consent of the Senate; 4 members of the 22 public appointed by the Mayor of Springfield, with the advice 23 and consent of the Springfield city council, at least 2 of 24 whom shall be members of neighborhood organizations located 25 within the District; 2 members appointed by each governing 26 body of each accredited public school of medicine located and 27 conducting programs of study in the District; one member 28 appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the 29 Senate, and one member appointed by the Mayor of Springfield, 30 with the advice and consent of the Springfield city council, 31 representing each licensed non-profit acute care hospital 32 within the District, each of whom must at all times during 33 the term of appointment be and remain an officer of the 34 governing board of, or an officer of, the licensed non-profit SB2117 Engrossed -3- LRB9216082BDpk 1 acute care hospital; and 2 physician members representing the 2 chartered county medical society in the county that includes 3 the District, with one member appointed by the Governor, with 4 the advice and consent of the Senate and one member appointed 5 by the Mayor of Springfield, with the advice and consent of 6 the Springfield city council. A licensed non-profit acute 7 care hospital member shall no longer be qualified to be, and 8 shall promptly be replaced as, a Commissioner, as provided in 9 this Act, if and when the member no longer is an officer of 10 the governing board of, or an officer of, the licensed 11 non-profit acute care hospital represented. The members, 12 except the physician members, members representing hospitals, 13 and the members representing a public school of medicine, 14 appointed by the Governor and by the Mayor of Springfield 15 shall not have been at any time during the 2-year period 16 immediately before their appointment as Commissioners, and 17 shall not be at any time during the term of their appointment 18 as Commissioners, (i) members of the faculty of a school of 19 medicine, (ii) members of the medical or dental staff of an 20 acute care hospital, or (iii) directors, trustees, officers, 21 employees, or agents of a person or entity that owns and 22 operates a health care delivery facility or service in 23 Springfield or of any person or entity that controls or owns, 24 is controlled or owned by, or is under common control or 25 ownership with any such person or party. All members of the 26 Commission other than the initial public members appointed by 27 the Governor shall be appointed to hold office for a term of 28 5 years and until their successors are appointed as provided 29 in this Act. The initial public members of the Commission 30 appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for terms 31 ending, respectively on the second, third, fourth, and fifth 32 anniversaries of their appointments. Thereafter, the public 33 members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed to hold 34 office for a term of 5 years and until their successors are SB2117 Engrossed -4- LRB9216082BDpk 1 appointed as provided in this Act. 2 (d) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission 3 occurring by reason of the death, resignation, 4 disqualification, removal, or inability or refusal to act of 5 any of the members of the Commission shall be filled by the 6 entity that had appointed the particular member, and for the 7 unexpired term of office of that particular member. A vacancy 8 caused by the expiration of the period for which the member 9 was appointed shall be filled by a new appointment for a term 10 of 5 years from the date of the expiration of the prior 11 5-year term notwithstanding when the appointment is actually 12 made. The Commission shall obtain, under the provisions of 13 the Personnel Code, such personnel as to the Commission shall 14 deem advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act and the 15 work of the Commission. 16 (e) The Commission shall hold regular meetings annually 17 for the election of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, 18 and Treasurer, for the adoption of a budget, and for such 19 other business as may properly come before it. The 20 Commission shall elect as the President a public member of 21 the Commission appointed by the Mayor of Springfield and as 22 the Vice-President a public member of the Commission 23 appointed by the Governor. The Commission shall establish 24 the duties and responsibilities of its officers by rule. The 25 President or any 4 members of the Commission may call special 26 meetings of the Commission. Each Commissioner shall take an 27 oath of office for the faithful performance of his or her 28 duties. The Commission may not transact business at a 29 meeting of the Commission unless there is present at the 30 meeting a quorum consisting of at least three-fourths of the 31 entire number of Commissioners then in office (but not less 32 than 12). Meetings may be held by telephone conference or 33 other communications equipment by means of which all persons 34 participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. SB2117 Engrossed -5- LRB9216082BDpk 1 The Commission may not take an action at a meeting of the 2 Commission at which a quorum is present unless at least a 3 majority of the entire number of Commissioners then in office 4 (but not less than 10), including at least one Commissioner 5 appointed by the governing body of each accredited school of 6 medicine and at least one Commissioner representing each 7 licensed non-profit acute care hospital within the District 8 approves the action. 9 (f) The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly, 10 not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, a detailed 11 report covering its operations for the 2 preceding calendar 12 years and a statement of its program for the next 2 years. 13 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 14 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the 15 Speaker, the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of 16 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader, and 17 the Secretary of the Senate and with the Legislative Research 18 Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly 19 Organization Act, and by filing such additional copies with 20 the State Government Report Distribution Center for the 21 General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of 22 Section 7 of the State Library Act. 23 (g) The Auditor General shall conduct audits of the 24 Commission in the same manner as the Auditor General conducts 25 audits of State agencies under the Illinois State Auditing 26 Act. 27 (h) Neither the Commission nor the District have any 28 power to tax. 29 (i) The Commission is a public body and subject to the 30 Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. 31 Section 15. Grants; loans; contracts. The Commission may 32 apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from 33 the State of Illinois, the federal government, any State or SB2117 Engrossed -6- LRB9216082BDpk 1 federal agency or instrumentality, any unit of local 2 government, or any other person or entity to be used for any 3 of the purposes of the District. The Commission may enter 4 into any agreement with the State of Illinois, the federal 5 government, any State or federal instrumentality, any unit of 6 local government, or any other person or entity in relation 7 to the grants, matching grants, loans, or appropriations. 8 The Commission also may, by contractual agreement, accept and 9 collect assessments or fees from entities who enter into such 10 a contractual agreement for District enhancement and 11 improvements, common area shared services, shared facilities, 12 or other activities or expenditures in furtherance of the 13 purposes of this Act. The Commission may make grants to 14 neighborhood organizations within the District for the 15 purpose of benefitting the community. 16 Section 20. Property; acquisition. The Commission is 17 authorized to acquire the fee simple title to real property 18 lying within the District and personal property required for 19 its purposes, by gift, purchase, or otherwise. Title shall be 20 taken in the corporate name of the Commission. The Commission 21 may acquire by lease any real property lying within the 22 District and personal property found by the Commission to be 23 necessary for its purposes and to which the Commission finds 24 that it need not acquire the fee simple title for carrying 25 out of those purposes. All real and personal property within 26 the District, except that owned and used for purposes 27 authorized under this Act by medical institutions or allied 28 educational institutions, hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, 29 dormitories or homes for the nurses, doctors, students, 30 instructors, or other officers or employees of those 31 institutions located in the District, or any real property 32 that is used for offices or for recreational purposes in 33 connection with those institutions, or any improved SB2117 Engrossed -7- LRB9216082BDpk 1 residential property within a currently effective historical 2 district properly designated under a federal statute or a 3 State or local statute that has been certified by the 4 Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Treasury as 5 containing criteria that will substantially achieve the 6 purpose of preserving and rehabilitating buildings of 7 historical significance to the district, may be acquired by 8 the Commission in its corporate name under the provisions for 9 the exercise of the right of eminent domain under Article VII 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Commission has no 11 quick-take powers, no zoning powers, and no power to 12 establish or enforce building codes. The Commission may not 13 acquire any property pursuant to this Section before a 14 comprehensive master plan has been approved under Section 70. 15 Section 25. Construction. The Commission may, in its 16 corporate capacity, construct or cause to be constructed 17 within the District, hospitals, sanitariums, clinics, 18 laboratories, or any other institution, building, or 19 structure or other ancillary or related facilities that the 20 Commission may, from time to time, determine are established 21 and operated (i) for the carrying out of any aspect of the 22 Commission's purposes as set forth in this Act, for the 23 study, diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments and 24 injuries, whether physical or mental, or to promote medical, 25 surgical, and scientific research and knowledge, for any uses 26 the Commission shall determine will support and nurture 27 facilities and uses permitted by this Act, or for such 28 nursing, extended care, or other facilities as the Commission 29 shall find useful in the study of, research in, or treatment 30 of illnesses or infirmities peculiar to aged people, after a 31 public hearing to be held by any Commissioner or other person 32 authorized by the Commission to conduct the hearing, which 33 Commissioner or other person has the power to administer SB2117 Engrossed -8- LRB9216082BDpk 1 oaths and affirmations and take the testimony of witnesses 2 and receive such documentary evidence as shall be pertinent, 3 the record of which hearing he or she shall certify to the 4 Commission, which record shall become part of the records of 5 the Commission, notice of the time, place, and purpose of the 6 hearings to be given by a single publication notice in a 7 secular newspaper of general circulation in the City of 8 Springfield at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, 9 or (ii) for such institutions as shall engage in the 10 training, education, or rehabilitation of persons who by 11 reason of illness or physical infirmity are wholly or 12 partially deprived of their powers of vision or hearing or of 13 the use of such other part or parts of their bodies as 14 prevent them from pursuing normal activities of life, for 15 office buildings for physicians or dealers in medical 16 accessories, for dormitories, homes, or residences for the 17 medical profession, including interns, nurses, students, or 18 other officers or employees of the institutions within the 19 District, for the use of relatives of patients in the 20 hospitals or other institutions within the District, for the 21 rehabilitation or establishment of residential structures 22 within a historic district properly designated under a 23 federal statute or a State or local statute that has been 24 certified by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary 25 of the Treasury as containing criteria that will 26 substantially achieve the purpose of preserving and 27 rehabilitating buildings of historic significance to the 28 district, or such other areas of the District as the 29 Commission shall designate, for research, development, and 30 resultant production in any of the fields of medicine, 31 chemistry, pharmaceuticals, physics, and genetically 32 engineered products, for biotechnology, information 33 technology, medical technology, or environmental technology, 34 for the research and development of engineering, or for SB2117 Engrossed -9- LRB9216082BDpk 1 computer technology related to any of the purposes for which 2 the Commission may construct structures and improvements 3 within the District. All such structures and improvements 4 shall be erected and constructed in accordance with the 5 provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code that apply to 6 State agencies. No construction may be undertaken pursuant to 7 this Section before a comprehensive master plan has been 8 approved under Section 70. 9 Section 30. Relocation assistance. The Commission shall 10 provide relocation assistance to persons and entities 11 displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and 12 improvement of the District. Relocation assistance shall not 13 be less than provided under the federal Uniform Relocation 14 Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 15 and the regulations under that Act, including the eligibility 16 criteria. Relocation assistance may include assistance with 17 the moving of a residential unit to a new location. The 18 Commission shall establish a single point of contact for all 19 relocation assistance under this Section. 20 Section 35. Bonds. To obtain the funds necessary for 21 financing the acquisition of land, for the acquisition, 22 construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of facilities 23 and equipment within the District, and for the operation of 24 the District as set forth in this Act, the Commission may 25 borrow money from any public or private agency, department, 26 corporation, or person. In evidence of and as security for 27 funds borrowed, the Commission may issue revenue bonds in its 28 corporate capacity to be payable from the revenues derived 29 from the operation of the institutions or buildings owned, 30 leased, or operated by or on behalf of the Commission, but 31 the bonds shall in no event constitute an indebtedness of the 32 Commission or a claim against the property of the Commission. SB2117 Engrossed -10- LRB9216082BDpk 1 The bonds may be issued in such denominations as may be 2 expedient, in such amounts, and at such rates of interest as 3 the Commission shall deem necessary to provide sufficient 4 funds to pay all the costs authorized under this Section. The 5 bonds shall be executed by the President of the Commission, 6 attested by the Secretary, and sealed with the Commission's 7 corporate seal. If either of those officers of the Commission 8 who shall have signed or attested any of the bonds shall have 9 ceased to be such officer before delivery of the bonds, the 10 signature of the officer shall be valid and sufficient to the 11 same effect as if the officer had remained in office at the 12 time of delivery. The Commission shall furnish the State 13 Comptroller with a record of all bonds issued under this Act. 14 Section 40. Power to sell or lease. The Commission may 15 sell, convey, transfer, or lease, all at fair market value, 16 any title or interest in real property owned by it to any 17 person or persons, to be used, subject to the restrictions of 18 this Act, for the purposes stated in Section 25, or for the 19 purpose of serving persons using the facilities offered 20 within the District or for carrying out of any aspect of the 21 Commission's purposes as set forth in Section 10 of this Act, 22 subject to such restrictions as to the use of the real 23 property as the Commission shall determine will carry out the 24 purpose of this Act. To assure that the use of the real 25 property so sold or leased is in accordance with the 26 provisions of this Act, the Commission shall inquire into and 27 satisfy itself concerning the financial ability of the 28 purchaser to complete the project for which the real property 29 is sold or leased in accordance with a plan to be presented 30 by the purchaser or lessee, which plan shall be submitted, in 31 writing, to the Commission. Under the plan, the purchaser or 32 lessee shall undertake (1) to use the land for the purposes 33 designated in the plan so presented; (2) to commence and SB2117 Engrossed -11- LRB9216082BDpk 1 complete the construction of the buildings or other 2 structures to be included in the project within such periods 3 of time as the Commission fixes as reasonable; and (3) to 4 comply with such other conditions as the Commission shall 5 determine are necessary to carry out the project. All 6 conveyances and leases authorized in this Section shall be on 7 condition that, in the event of use for other than the 8 purposes prescribed in this Act, or of nonuse for a period of 9 one year, title to the property shall revert to the 10 Commission. All conveyances and leases made by the Commission 11 to any corporation or person for the use of serving the 12 residents or any person using the facilities offered within 13 the District shall be on condition that in the event of 14 violation of any of the restrictions as to the use of the 15 property as the Commission shall have determined will carry 16 out the purposes of this Act, that title to the property 17 shall revert to the Commission. If, however, the Commission 18 finds that financing necessary for the acquisition or lease 19 of any real estate or for the construction of any building or 20 improvement to be used for purposes prescribed in this Act 21 cannot be obtained if title to the land or building or 22 improvement is subject to such a reverter provision, which 23 finding shall be made by the Commission after public hearing 24 held pursuant to a single publication notice given in a 25 secular newspaper of general circulation in the City of 26 Springfield at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, 27 the notice to specify the time, place, and purpose for the 28 hearing, and upon that finding being made, the Commission may 29 cause the real property to be conveyed free of a reverter 30 provision, provided that at least 10 members of the 31 Commission vote in favor thereof. The Commission may also 32 provide in the conveyances, leases, or other documentation 33 provisions for notice of such violations or default and the 34 cure thereof for the benefit of any lender or mortgagee as SB2117 Engrossed -12- LRB9216082BDpk 1 the Commission shall determine are appropriate. If, at a 2 regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission resolves that a 3 parcel of real estate leased by it, or in which it has sold 4 the fee simple title or any lesser estate, is not being used 5 for the purposes prescribed in this Act or has been in nonuse 6 for a period of one year, the Commission may file a law suit 7 in the circuit court of Sangamon County to enforce the terms 8 of the sale or lease. If a reverter of title to any property 9 is ordered by the court under the terms of this Act, the 10 interest of the Commission shall be subject to any then 11 existing valid mortgage or trust deed in the nature of a 12 mortgage, but if the title is acquired through foreclosure of 13 that mortgage or trust deed or by deed in lieu of foreclosure 14 of that mortgage or trust deed, then the title to the 15 property shall not revert, but shall be subject to the 16 restrictions as to use, but not any penalty for nonuse, 17 contained in this Act with respect to any mortgagee in 18 possession or its successor or assigns. 19 No conveyance of real property shall be executed by the 20 Commission without the prior written approval of the 21 Governor. The Commission may not sell, convey, transfer, or 22 lease any property pursuant to this Section before a 23 comprehensive master plan has been approved under Section 70. 24 Section 45. Notice. Before holding any public hearing 25 prescribed in Section 40 of this Act, or any meeting 26 regarding the passage of any resolution to file a law suit, 27 the Commission shall give notice to the grantee or lessee, or 28 his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns, of 29 the time and place of the proceeding. The notice shall be 30 accompanied by a statement signed by the Secretary of the 31 Commission, or by any person authorized by the Commission to 32 sign the same, setting forth any act or things done or 33 omitted to be done in violation, or claimed to be in SB2117 Engrossed -13- LRB9216082BDpk 1 violation, of any restriction as to the use of the property, 2 whether the restriction be prescribed in any of the terms of 3 this Act or by any restriction as to the use of the property 4 determined by the Commission under the terms of this Act. The 5 notice of the time and place fixed for the proceeding shall 6 also be given to such person or persons as the Commission 7 shall deem necessary. The notice may be given by registered 8 mail, addressed to the grantee, lessee, or legal 9 representatives, successors, or assigns, at the last known 10 address of the grantee, lessee, or legal representatives, 11 successors, or assigns. 12 Section 50. Rules. The Commission may adopt reasonable 13 and proper rules, in accordance with the Illinois 14 Administrative Procedure Act, relative to the exercise of its 15 powers, and proper rules to govern its proceedings, to 16 regulate the mode and manner of all hearings held by it or at 17 its direction, and to alter and amend those rules. 18 Section 55. Official documents. Copies of all official 19 documents, findings, and orders of the Commission, certified 20 by a Commissioner or by the Secretary of the Commission to be 21 true copies of the originals, under the official seal of the 22 Commission, shall be evidence in like manner as the 23 originals. 24 Section 60. Judicial review. Any party may obtain a 25 judicial review of a final order or decision of the 26 Commission in the circuit court of Sangamon County only under 27 and in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative 28 Review Law and the rules adopted under that Law. The circuit 29 court shall take judicial notice of all the rules of practice 30 and procedure of the Commission. SB2117 Engrossed -14- LRB9216082BDpk 1 Section 65. Parks. The Commission may set apart any 2 part of the District as a park, except those areas owned, 3 operated, or used for purposes authorized under this Act by 4 organizations or institutions engaged in the delivery or 5 conduct of health care services, education, or research, and 6 may construct, control, and maintain the same or may provide 7 by contract with the Springfield Park District or the City of 8 Springfield for the construction, control, and maintenance of 9 any area within the District set apart as a park. 10 Section 70. Master plan; improvement and management of 11 District. The Commission shall prepare and approve a 12 comprehensive master plan for the orderly development and 13 management of all property within the District. The master 14 plan, and any amendment to the master plan, shall not take 15 effect, however, until it has been approved by the advisory 16 council and the Springfield city council. The Commission 17 shall take the actions permitted to be taken by it under this 18 Act as it may determine are appropriate to provide conditions 19 most favorable for the special care and treatment of the sick 20 and injured and for the study of disease and for any other 21 purpose in Section 25 of this Act. In the master plan, the 22 Commission may provide for shared services and facilities 23 within the District for the accredited schools of medicine 24 and the licensed non-profit acute care hospitals within the 25 District. 26 Section 75. Advisory Council. The Commission must 27 establish an advisory council consisting of 2 28 representatives, appointed for one-year terms by the Mayor of 29 Springfield, of each recognized neighborhood organization 30 that the Mayor determines has a legitimate interest in the 31 development and improvement of the District. There is no 32 limit on the number of terms to which a person may be SB2117 Engrossed -15- LRB9216082BDpk 1 appointed as a member. The advisory council shall review and 2 make recommendations to the Commission with respect to the 3 comprehensive master plan to be adopted by the Commission. 4 The advisory council may fulfill such other responsibilities 5 as the Commission may request in furtherance of the purposes 6 of this Act. The advisory council shall meet at the call of 7 the President of the Commission and shall conduct its affairs 8 in accordance with the rules that the Commission may adopt 9 from time to time for the governance and operation of the 10 advisory council. 11 Section 80. Public hearing. The Commission shall 12 conduct a public hearing prior to either acquiring through 13 eminent domain under Section 20 of this Act real or personal 14 property within the District or approving under Section 70 of 15 this Act a comprehensive master plan. The Commission shall 16 also conduct a public hearing whenever it is otherwise 17 required by law to do so, and may conduct a public hearing 18 whenever it may elect to do so. 19 The Commission shall conduct the public hearing called by 20 it in accordance with the requirements of the law mandating 21 it, if any, or in accordance with the provisions of this 22 Section if either the law mandating it is silent as to the 23 procedures for its holding or if the Commission elects to 24 hold a public hearing in the absence of any law mandating it. 25 In the absence of any law, or of any procedures in any 26 law, mandating the holding of a public hearing, the 27 Commission may authorize a Commissioner or other person of 28 legal age to conduct a hearing. The Commissioner or other 29 authorized person has the power to administer oaths and 30 affirmations, take the testimony of witnesses, take and 31 receive the production of papers, books, records, accounts, 32 and documents, receive pertinent evidence, and certify the 33 record of the hearing. The record of the hearing shall SB2117 Engrossed -16- LRB9216082BDpk 1 become part of the Commission's record. Notice of the time, 2 place, and purpose of the hearing shall be given by a single 3 publication notice in a secular newspaper of general 4 circulation in the City of Springfield at least 10 days 5 before the date of the hearing. 6 Section 85. Jurisdiction. This Act shall not be 7 construed to limit the jurisdiction of the City of 8 Springfield to territory outside the limits of the District 9 nor to impair any power now possessed by or hereafter granted 10 to the City of Springfield or to cities generally. Property 11 owned by and exclusively used by the Commission shall be 12 exempt from taxation and shall be subject to condemnation by 13 the State and any municipal corporation or agency of the 14 State for any State or municipal purpose under the provisions 15 for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under Article 16 VII of the Code of Civil Procedure. 17 Section 90. Disposition of money; income fund. All money 18 received by the Commission from the sale or lease of any 19 property, in excess of the amount expended by the Commission 20 for authorized purposes under this Act or as may be necessary 21 to satisfy the obligation of any revenue bond issued pursuant 22 to Section 35, shall be paid into the State treasury for 23 deposit into the Illinois Medical District at Springfield 24 Income Fund. The Commission is authorized to use all money 25 received as rentals for the purposes of planning, 26 acquisition, and development of property within the District, 27 for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of property 28 of the Commission, and for all purposes and powers set forth 29 in this Act. All moneys held pursuant to this Section shall 30 be maintained in a depository approved by the State 31 Treasurer. The Auditor General shall, at least biennially, 32 audit or cause to be audited all records and accounts of the SB2117 Engrossed -17- LRB9216082BDpk 1 Commission pertaining to the operation of the District. 2 Section 95. Attorney General. The Attorney General of 3 the State of Illinois is the legal advisor to the Commission 4 and shall prosecute or defend, as the case may be, all 5 actions brought by or against the Commission. 6 Section 900. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 7 Sections 5.570 and 6z-56 as follows: 8 (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new) 9 Sec. 5.570. The Illinois Medical District at Springfield 10 Income Fund. 11 (30 ILCS 105/6z-56 new) 12 Sec. 6z-56. Illinois Medical District at Springfield 13 Income Fund. All payments received from the Illinois Medical 14 District at Springfield Commission for deposit into the 15 Illinois Medical District at Springfield Income Fund shall be 16 expended only pursuant to appropriation. Amounts in the Fund 17 may be appropriated to the Commission for use in purchasing 18 real estate.