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1 AN ACT concerning local government.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 
5Section 5-1049.2 as follows:




6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1049.2)



7 Sec. 5-1049.2. Lease of county property. 
8 (a) The county board
may lease real estate acquired or 
9held by the county for any term not exceeding
99 years and may 
10lease the real estate when, in the opinion of the county
board, 
11the real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate, required 
12for the
use of, profitable to, or for the best interests of the 
13county. The authority
to lease shall be exercised by an 
14ordinance passed by three-fourths
of the full county board 
15members then holding office, at any regular meeting or at
any 
16special meeting called for that purpose. However, the county 
17board may
authorize any county officer to make leases for 
18terms not exceeding 2 years in
a manner determined by the 
19Board.

20 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), upon three-fourths 
21vote, by the full county board, the county board may lease 
22farmland acquired or held by the county for any term not 
23exceeding 5 years. Farmland may be leased to either public or 
 
 
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1private entities via a cash lease, crop-sharing arrangement, 
2or custom farming arrangement. The bid process for a lease 
3entered into under this subsection must be publicly advertised 
4and sealed bids must be opened at a county board meeting for 
5public review. Counties shall not acquire farmland for the 
6sole purpose of entering into a cash lease, crop-sharing 
7arrangement, or custom farming arrangement or other 
8speculative purpose. 
9(Source: P.A. 88-526.)



10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.