House Bill 1338 Summary

• Allows county boards to sell property conveyed under Public Law No. 115-308 or valued under $1,000 through private sale instead of requiring public sale.

• Adds "conveyance" as a method for municipalities to acquire real estate for parks or public grounds, alongside gifts and devises.

• Permits park districts to acquire land through conveyance under Public Law No. 115-306 and requires a two-thirds board resolution to sell such land.

• Authorizes municipalities and park districts to abandon, sell, or transfer park land acquired under Public Law No. 115-306 free from park use restrictions, except as limited by that federal law.

• Declared an emergency measure with House passage of 93-0-1 and Senate passage of 42-0-5.