HB0277 Summary

• Amends the State Property Control Act to allow the administrator to sell or lease surplus state real property (less than 5 acres) to non-profit organizations for cultivation and sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, provided the non-profit is not controlled by agricultural or commercial businesses.

• Authorizes non-profit organizations receiving such property to sell fresh fruits and vegetables on or off the conveyed land, with net proceeds used for the non-profit's purposes.

• Requires any lease of state property to non-profits to comply with the Illinois Procurement Code.

• Amends the Property Tax Code to exempt state property sold or leased to qualifying non-profits for urban farming from property taxation, provided net proceeds support the non-profit's mission.

• Requires the Property Tax Code exemption to apply only when the non-profit uses the property for cultivation and sale of fresh fruits and vegetables consistent with its charitable purposes.