Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 10/9.5 – Acquisition by purchase or by condemnation
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 10/9.5
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
The Authority is authorized to acquire by purchase or by condemnation, in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and all lands, buildings, and grounds necessary or convenient for its authorized purpose. The Authority shall comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, as amended, and the implementing regulations in 49 C.F.R. part 24 and is authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this amendatory Act of 1998 and the provisions of the federal law or regulations, however, the provisions of this amendatory Act of 1998 shall control with the exception that the Authority shall use whichever law or regulation provides the highest payment limit. The Authority is authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, or sanitary housing, or to secure a suitable relocation site. The Authority may not adopt rules to implement the federal law or regulations referenced in this Section unless those rules have received the prior approval of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.