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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Prairie Wind Trail Property Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 99-398, eff. 8-18-15.)
Illinois · statute · 20 ILCS 863 · 8 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Prairie Wind Trail Property Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 99-398, eff. 8-18-15.)
Legislative statement. Between the years of 1991 and 2002, the Department of Natural Resources expended $408,085 to acquire 281.502 acres of real property, in the counties of Coles, Douglas and Moultrie, with the intention of constructing a recreational trail for use by the general public. The intended recreational tra…
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Adjacent owner" means an owner of real property with a common boundary to parcels comprising the planned Prairie Wind Trail owned by the Department of Natural Resources. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Illinois. "Prairie Wind Trail" means real pr…
Authority to convey real estate. The Department may transfer and convey all or part of the real estate acquired for the Prairie Wind Trail as provided in this Act. In order to facilitate the transfers authorized by this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a repository for the deeds, surveys, and related materia…
Transfer process. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the State Property Control Act, an adjacent owner may request the transfer of a limited portion of the Prairie Wind Trail in accordance with this Act. If an adjacent owner desires transfer of a portion of the Prairie Wind Trail, the adjacent owner shall provide not…
Time limitations. The Department shall begin accepting requests to transfer portions of the Prairie Wind Trail on the effective date of this Act. The Department shall not accept any request received after December 31, 2018. During this time period, the Department shall hold a public hearing in the counties of Moultrie…
Review. Any determinations required by this Act and any actions to transfer real estate are within the sole discretion of the Department and are not subject to judicial or administrative review. (Source: P.A. 99-398, eff. 8-18-15.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-398, eff. 8-18-15.)