100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3029

 

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Karen McConnaughay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 545/2  from Ch. 127, par. 132.52

    Amends the Public Contract Fraud Act. Exempts from certain penalties under the Act projects constructed by the Department of Transportation where title to all the lands needed and where full legal possession has not been obtained as provided but a right of entry to occupy and to use the property has been voluntarily obtained in the name of the State of Illinois, through the Department, from the property owner. Provides that certain provisions concerning spending money without obtaining title to the land do not apply to any public work or improvement project by the Department or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and constructed using specified methods. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Contract Fraud Act is amended by
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 545/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.52)
7    Sec. 2. Spending money without obtaining title to land;
8approval of title by Attorney General.
9    (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of the
10Superconducting Super Collider Act; and except or for projects
11constructed under the Bikeway Act; and except for projects, as
12set forth in Section 1 of this Act, constructed by the
13Department of Transportation where title to all the lands
14needed and where full legal possession has not been obtained as
15provided in this Section but a right of entry to occupy and to
16use the property has been voluntarily obtained in the name of
17the State of Illinois, through the Department of
18Transportation, from the property owner: , any person or
19persons, commissioner or commissioners, or other officer or
20officers, entrusted with the construction or repair of any
21public work or improvement, as set forth in Section 1, who
22shall expend or cause to be expended upon such public work or
23improvement, the whole or any part of the moneys appropriated

 

 

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1therefor, or who shall commence work, or in any way authorize
2work to be commenced, thereon, without first having obtained a
3title, by purchase, donation, condemnation or otherwise, to all
4lands needed for such public work or improvement, running to
5the People of the State of Illinois; such title to be approved
6by the Attorney General, and his approval certified by the
7Secretary of State and placed on record in his office, shall be
8deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
9    (b) Approval of title by the Attorney General for all lands
10needed for a public work or improvement shall not be required
11as established under subsection (a) of this Section and the
12State Comptroller may draw warrant in payment of consideration
13for all such lands without requiring approval of title by the
14Attorney General if consideration to be paid does not exceed
15$10,000 and the title acquired for such lands is for:
16        (1) a fee simple title or easement acquired by the
17    State for highway right-of-way; or
18        (2) an acquisition of rights or easements of access,
19    crossing, light, air or view to, from or over a freeway
20    vested in abutting property; or
21        (3) a fee simple title or easement used to place
22    utility lines and connect a permanent public work or
23    improvement owned by the State to main utility lines; or
24        (4) for the purpose of flood relief or other water
25    resource projects.
26    (c) This Section does not apply to any otherwise lawful

 

 

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1expenditures for the construction, completion, remodeling,
2maintenance and equipment of buildings and other facilities
3made in connection with and upon premises owned by the Illinois
4Building Authority, nor shall this Section apply to
5improvements to real estate leased by any State agency as
6defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, provided the
7leasehold improvements were contracted for by an agency with
8leasing authority and in compliance with the rules and
9regulations promulgated by such agency for that purpose.
10    (d) This Section does not apply to any public work or
11improvement project, as set forth in Section 1 of this Act, by
12the Department of Transportation or the Illinois State Toll
13Highway Authority, and constructed under: (1) a design-build
14contract; (2) a contract with a construction manager or general
15contractor; (3) a public-private agreement as authorized by the
16Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act; or (4) any
17alternative technical concepts project delivery method.
18(Source: P.A. 88-676, eff. 12-14-94; 89-78, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.