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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 770
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 770 on page 1,
3 lines 10 and 11, by replacing "that are, not inconsistent
4 with law," with ", not inconsistent with law,"; and
5 on page 1, line 18, by replacing "concerning upon" with
6 "upon"; and
7 on page 4, by inserting after line 32 the following:
8 "(13) To assist in the provision of buildings and
9 facilities beneficial to, useful for, or supportive of
10 university purposes, the Board of Trustees of Northern
11 Illinois University may exercise the following powers with
12 regard to the area located on or adjacent to the Northern
13 Illinois University DeKalb campus and bounded as follows:
14 Parcel 1:
15 In Township 40 North, Range 4 East, of the Third Prime
16 Meridian, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois: The East
17 half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 17, the
18 Southwest Quarter of Section 16, and the Northwest
19 Quarter of Section 21, all in the County of DeKalb,
20 Illinois.
21 Parcel 2:
22 In Township 40 North, Range 4 East, of the Third Prime
23 Meridian, County of DeKalb, State of Illinois: On the
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1 North, by a line beginning at the Northwest corner of the
2 Southeast Quarter of Section 15; thence East 1,903.3
3 feet; thence South to the North line of the Southeast
4 Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15; thence
5 East along said line to North First Street; on the West
6 by Garden Road between Lucinda Avenue and the North
7 boundary; thence on the South by Lucinda Avenue between
8 Garden Road and the intersection of Lucinda Avenue and
9 the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River, and by the
10 South Branch of the Kishwaukee River between such
11 intersection and easterly to the intersection of such
12 river and North First Street; thence on the East by North
13 First Street.
14 (a) Acquire any interests in land, buildings, or
15 facilities by purchase, including installments payable over a
16 period allowed by law, by lease over a term of such duration
17 as the Board of Trustees shall determine, or by exercise of
18 the power of eminent domain;
19 (b) Sublease or contract to purchase through
20 installments all or any portion of buildings or facilities
21 for such duration and on such terms as the Board of Trustees
22 shall determine, including a term that exceeds 5 years,
23 provided that each such lease or purchase contract shall be
24 and shall recite that it is subject to termination and
25 cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly fails
26 to make an appropriation to pay the rent or purchase
27 installments payable under the terms of such lease or
28 purchase contracts; and
29 (c) Sell property without compliance with the State
30 Property Control Act and retain proceeds in the University
31 treasury in a special, separate development fund account
32 which the Auditor General shall examine to assure compliance
33 with this Act.
34 Any buildings or facilities to be developed on the land
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1 shall be buildings or facilities that, in the determination
2 of the Board of Trustees, in whole or in part: (i) are for
3 use by the University; or (ii) otherwise advance the
4 interests of the University, including, by way of example,
5 residential, recreational, educational, and athletic
6 facilities for University staff and students and commercial
7 facilities which provide services needed by the University
8 community. Revenues from the development fund account may be
9 withdrawn by the University for the purpose of demolition and
10 the processes associated with demolition; routine land and
11 property acquisition; extension of utilities; streetscape
12 work; landscape work; surface and structure parking;
13 sidewalks, recreational paths, and street construction; and
14 lease and lease purchase arrangements and the professional
15 services associated with the planning and development of the
16 area. Moneys from the development fund account used for any
17 other purpose must be deposited into and appropriated from
18 the General Revenue Fund. Buildings or facilities leased to
19 an entity or person other than the University shall not be
20 subject to any limitations applicable to a state-supported
21 college or university under any law. All development on the
22 land and all the use of any buildings or facilities shall be
23 subject to the control and approval of the Board of Trustees
24 of Northern Illinois University.".