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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mid-America Medical District Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1036, eff. 1-1-07.)
Illinois · statute · 70 ILCS 930 · 21 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mid-America Medical District Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1036, eff. 1-1-07.)
Creation of District. There is created in the City of East St. Louis a medical center district, the Mid-America Medical District, whose boundaries are Martin Luther King Drive on the Northeast, 10th Street up to Trendley Avenue on the Southeast, Trendley Avenue and the confluence of I-64, I-70, and I-55 on the Southwes…
Mid-America Medical District Commission. (a) There is created a body politic and corporate under the corporate name of the Mid-America Medical District Commission whose general purpose, in addition to and not in limitation of those purposes and powers set forth in this Act, is to: (1) maintain the proper surroundings f…
Grants; loans; contracts. The Commission may apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the State of Illinois, the federal government, any State or federal agency or instrumentality, any unit of local government, or any other person or entity to be used for any of the purposes of the District. The Commi…
Property; acquisition. The Commission is authorized to acquire the fee simple title to real property lying within the District and personal property required for its purposes, by gift, purchase, or otherwise. Title shall be taken in the corporate name of the Commission. The Commission may acquire by lease any real prop…
Construction. The Commission may, in its corporate capacity, construct or cause to be constructed within the District hospitals, sanitariums, clinics, laboratories, or any other institution, building, or structure or other ancillary or related facilities that the Commission may, from time to time, determine are establi…
Relocation assistance. The Commission shall provide relocation assistance to persons and entities displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and improvement of the District. Relocation assistance shall not be less than provided under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Pol…
Bonds. To obtain the funds necessary for financing the acquisition of land, for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of facilities and equipment within the District, and for the operation of the District as set forth in this Act, the Commission may borrow money from any public or private agenc…
Power to sell or lease. The Commission may sell, convey, transfer, or lease, all at fair market value, any title or interest in real property owned by it to any person or persons, to be used, subject to the restrictions of this Act, for the purposes stated in Section 25, or for the purpose of serving persons using the…
Notice. Before holding any public hearing prescribed in Section 35 of this Act, or any meeting regarding the passage of any resolution to file a lawsuit, the Commission shall give notice to the grantee or lessee, or his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns, of the time and place of the proceeding. The n…
Rules. The Commission may adopt reasonable and proper rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, relative to the exercise of its powers, and proper rules to govern its proceedings, to regulate the mode and manner of all hearings held by it or at its direction, and to alter and amend those rule…
Official documents. Copies of all official documents, findings, and orders of the Commission, certified by a Commissioner or by the Secretary of the Commission to be true copies of the originals, under the official seal of the Commission, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals. (Source: P.A. 94-1036, eff. 1-…
Judicial review. Any party may obtain a judicial review of a final order or decision of the Commission in the circuit court of St. Clair County only under and in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the rules adopted under that Law. The circuit court shall take judicial notice of all the…
Parks. The Commission may set apart any part of the District as a park, except those areas owned, operated, or used for purposes authorized under this Act by organizations or institutions engaged in the delivery or conduct of health care services, education, or research, and may construct, control, and maintain the sam…
Master plan; improvement and management of District. The Commission shall prepare and approve a comprehensive master plan for the orderly development and management of all property within the District. The master plan, and any amendment to the master plan, shall not take effect, however, until it has been approved by t…
Advisory Council. The Commission must establish an advisory council consisting of 2 representatives, appointed for one-year terms by the Mayor of East St. Louis, of each recognized neighborhood organization that the Mayor determines has a legitimate interest in the development and improvement of the District. There is…
Public hearing. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing prior to either acquiring through eminent domain under Section 20 of this Act real or personal property within the District or approving under Section 70 of this Act a comprehensive master plan. The Commission shall also conduct a public hearing whenever it…
Jurisdiction. This Act shall not be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the City of East St. Louis to territory outside the limits of the District nor to impair any power now possessed by or hereafter granted to the City of East St. Louis or to cities generally. Property owned by and exclusively used by the Commissi…
Disposition of money; income fund. All money received by the Commission from the sale or lease of any property, in excess of the amount expended by the Commission for authorized purposes under this Act shall be paid into the State treasury for deposit into the Mid-America Medical District Income Fund. The Commission is…
Attorney General. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois is the legal advisor to the Commission and shall prosecute or defend, as the case may be, all actions brought by or against the Commission. (Source: P.A. 94-1036, eff. 1-1-07.)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1036, eff. 1-1-07; text omitted.)