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| | HB1076 Engrossed | | LRB103 05169 AWJ 50184 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5-1049.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-1049.2. Lease of county property. |
| 8 | | (a) The county board
may lease real estate acquired or |
| 9 | | held by the county for any term not exceeding
99 years and may |
| 10 | | lease the real estate when, in the opinion of the county
board, |
| 11 | | the real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate, required |
| 12 | | for the
use of, profitable to, or for the best interests of the |
| 13 | | county. The authority
to lease shall be exercised by an |
| 14 | | ordinance passed by three-fourths
of the county board members |
| 15 | | then holding office, at any regular meeting or at
any special |
| 16 | | meeting called for that purpose. However, the county board may
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| 17 | | authorize any county officer to make leases for terms not |
| 18 | | exceeding 2 years in
a manner determined by the Board.
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| 19 | | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), upon three-fourths |
| 20 | | vote, the county board may lease farmland acquired or held by |
| 21 | | the county for any term not exceeding 5 years. Farmland may be |
| 22 | | leased to either public or private entities for the public |
| 23 | | purpose of financially supporting the operations of the |