(a) Any county, city, commission, authority, or person may sell, lease, lend, grant, or convey to the Authority a facility, any part of a facility, or any interest in real or personal property that may be used by the Authority in the construction, improvement, maintenance, leasing, or operation of any metropolitan facilities. Any county, city, commission, authority, or person may transfer and assign over to the Authority a contract that was awarded by the county, city, commission, authority, or person for the construction of facilities not begun or, if begun, not completed.
     (b) A proposed action of the board, and a proposed agreement to acquire, shall be approved by the governing body

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 45 ILCS 35/95

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

of the owner of the facilities. If the governing body of a county, city, commission, or authority desires to sell, lease, lend, grant, or convey to the Authority a facility or any part of a facility, the governing body shall adopt a resolution signifying its intention to do so and shall publish the resolution at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and in a newspaper or newspapers, if necessary, of general circulation in the area served by the county, city, commission, or authority giving notice of a hearing to be held on the question of the sale, lease, loan, grant, or conveyance. The resolution shall be published at least 14 days before the date of hearing. After the hearing and if in the public interest, the county, city, commission, or authority shall enact an ordinance authorizing the sale, lease, loan, grant, or conveyance.
     (c) An owner transferring an existing facility to the Authority under this Section shall notify the board of and make provision in the transfer documents for, where necessary, existing rights, liens, securities, and rights of reentry belong to the State or federal government.
     (d) This Section, without reference to any other law, shall be deemed complete authority for the acquisition by agreement of a facility as provided in subsection (a), and no proceedings or other action shall be required except as prescribed in this Act.