Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -

• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. (Source: P.A. 91-935, eff. 6-1-01.)
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 2
  Definitions; general provisions. In this Act the following words have the meanings indicated: (A) "Authority" means the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. (B) "Facility" means:...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 3
  Legislative Finding and Declaration. It is hereby found that as a result of deteriorating infrastructure and sports facilities in the metropolitan area of Chicago,...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 4
  Creation of Authority. There is hereby created a political subdivision, unit of local government, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 5
  Terms of Appointments. On the effective date of this Act, the Governor shall appoint 3 members of the Board for initial terms expiring July...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 6
  Actions of Members. (A) Four members of the Authority constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. Actions of the Authority must receive...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 7
  Executive Director. The Authority shall appoint an Executive Director, who is the chief executive officer of the Authority. In addition to any other duties...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 7.8
  Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Advisory Board. (a) There is created the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Advisory Board composed of 12 members who are members...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 8
  Powers. In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this Act, the Authority may: (1) Adopt and alter an official seal; (2) Sue...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 9
  Duties. In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this Act, subject to the terms of any agreements with the holders of the...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 10
  Reporting. (1) Promptly following entering into a management agreement or an assistance agreement involving a new facility or facility site, the Authority shall submit...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 11
  Territory. The corporate limits of the Authority shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Chicago. Facilities constructed by the Authority or...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 12
  Acquisition of property. The Authority may acquire in its own name, by gift or purchase, any real or personal property, or interests in real or...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 12.1
  Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 13
  Bonds and notes. (A) (1) The Authority may at any time and from time to time issue bonds and notes for any corporate purpose,...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 14
  Legality for Investment. Any financial institution, investment company, insurance company or association, and any personal representative, guardian, trustee or other fiduciary, may legally invest...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 15
  Tax Exemption. (A) Neither the Authority nor any governmental owner of a facility or that governmental owner's tenant shall be required to pay property...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 16
  Members or Employees of Authority; Conflicting Relations or Interests; Effect. No members or employees of the Authority shall be employed by, be an officer...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 17
  Members or Employees of Authority - Conflicting Relations or Interests - Effects. (A) In addition to the prohibitions of Section 16 of this Act,...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 18
  Records and Reports of the Authority. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Authority. The treasurer of the Authority shall be...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 19
  Tax. The Authority may impose an occupation tax upon all persons engaged in the City of Chicago in the business of renting, leasing or...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 20
  No Impairment of Management Agreement or Assistance Agreement. The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with any tenant under any management agreement entered...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 21
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may allocate any volume cap available to the State or any of its agencies under the...
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3205, Section 22
  If the Authority has not entered into a management agreement, pursuant to Section 9 of this Act, with a major league professional baseball franchise...

Last modified: February 18, 2015