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IL HB0810

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Sonya Harper

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows the Director of Central Management Services to sell or lease surplus state property (under 5 acres) to charitable non-profit organizations for urban farming operations that cultivate and sell fresh fruits and vegetables

  • Non-profit recipients must not be controlled directly or indirectly by any agricultural, commercial, or other business entity

  • Non-profits may sell produce grown on the conveyed land either on-site or off-site, provided sales are related to their non-profit purposes and net proceeds further their charitable mission

  • Any lease of state property to qualifying non-profits must comply with the Illinois Procurement Code

  • Creates a property tax exemption for state land sold or leased to non-profits for urban farming use, so long as net proceeds are used to further the organization's non-profit purposes

Legislative Description

STATE PROPERTY-URBAN FARMS

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/29/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/29/2019
Property Tax2/14/2019
Revenue & Finance2/5/2019
Rules1/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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