Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-10 – Powers
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The Board shall have power for such University to:
(1) Acquire any project or projects, or any combination thereof, and to own, operate and maintain the same.
(2) Acquire by purchase, gift, or the exercise of eminent domain, and hold or dispose of real or personal property or rights or interest therein.
(3) Accept grants of money or materials or property of any kind from a federal agency, or others, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed.
(4) Borrow money and issue bonds to acquire for such University any one project, or more than one, or any combination thereof, or to refund bonds heretofore or hereafter issued, for such University, or for either or both of said purposes, and to provide for the security and payment of said bonds and for the rights of the holders thereof.
(5) Make contracts and leases and execute all instruments and perform all acts and do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted in this Article.
(6) Retain in its treasury (i) all moneys received from the sale of all bonds issued under this Article, (ii) all fees, rentals and other charges from students, staff members and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by, or to operate any project, (iii) all tuition, registration, matriculation, health, hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled at and attending such University pledged under the terms of any resolution authorizing bonds pursuant to this Article, and (iv) all rentals from any facility or building leased to the United States of America, all of which shall be considered always appropriated to the Board.
(7) The Board shall prepare an annual capital plan that details the proposed budget year and 3 year capital needs of such University for capital expenditures to finance revenue producing facilities through the issuance of revenue bonds. This plan shall detail each project and the project cost in current dollar amounts. The plan shall contain the appropriate detail for the proposed budget year and the 3 year plan that will justify each project’s ability to meet the debt service requirements by producing sufficient revenue, life expectancy and maintenance requirements. Such annual capital plans shall be submitted to the Board of Higher Education.
(1) Acquire any project or projects, or any combination thereof, and to own, operate and maintain the same.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-10
- Acquire: includes to purchase, erect, build, construct, reconstruct, complete, repair, replace, alter, extend, better, equip, develop, and improve a project, including the acquisition and clearing of a site or sites therefor. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-5
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the University or its successor. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-5
- Federal agency: means the United States of America, the President of the United States of America, or such agency or agencies of the United States of America as may be designated or created to make loans or grants or both. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-5
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Project: means and includes revenue producing buildings, structures and facilities which, as determined by the Board, are required by, or necessary for the use or benefit of, such University, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, student residence halls; apartments; staff housing facilities; dormitories; health, hospital or medical facilities; dining halls; student union buildings; field houses; stadiums; physical education installations and facilities; auditoriums; facilities for student or staff services; any facility or building leased to the United States of America; off-street parking facilities; heretofore, or as may be hereafter, acquired, with all equipment and appurtenant facilities; or any one, or more than one, or all, of the foregoing, or any combination thereof, for such University. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-5
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- University: means and includes Northern Illinois University, located at DeKalb, Illinois, and its branches. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 686/31-5
(2) Acquire by purchase, gift, or the exercise of eminent domain, and hold or dispose of real or personal property or rights or interest therein.
(3) Accept grants of money or materials or property of any kind from a federal agency, or others, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed.
(4) Borrow money and issue bonds to acquire for such University any one project, or more than one, or any combination thereof, or to refund bonds heretofore or hereafter issued, for such University, or for either or both of said purposes, and to provide for the security and payment of said bonds and for the rights of the holders thereof.
(5) Make contracts and leases and execute all instruments and perform all acts and do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted in this Article.
(6) Retain in its treasury (i) all moneys received from the sale of all bonds issued under this Article, (ii) all fees, rentals and other charges from students, staff members and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the right to be served by, or to operate any project, (iii) all tuition, registration, matriculation, health, hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled at and attending such University pledged under the terms of any resolution authorizing bonds pursuant to this Article, and (iv) all rentals from any facility or building leased to the United States of America, all of which shall be considered always appropriated to the Board.
(7) The Board shall prepare an annual capital plan that details the proposed budget year and 3 year capital needs of such University for capital expenditures to finance revenue producing facilities through the issuance of revenue bonds. This plan shall detail each project and the project cost in current dollar amounts. The plan shall contain the appropriate detail for the proposed budget year and the 3 year plan that will justify each project’s ability to meet the debt service requirements by producing sufficient revenue, life expectancy and maintenance requirements. Such annual capital plans shall be submitted to the Board of Higher Education.