Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 405/405-315. Management of State buildings; security force; fees

(a) To manage, operate, maintain, and preserve from waste the State buildings, facilities, structures, grounds, or other real property transferred to the Department under Section 405-415, including, without limitation, the State buildings listed below. The Department may rent portions of these and other State buildings when in the judgment of the Director those leases or subleases will be in the best interests of the State. The leases or subleases shall not exceed 5 years unless a greater term is specifically authorized.

may be leased or subleased to persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or individuals for terms not to exceed 15 years when in the judgment of the Director those leases or subleases will be in the best interests of the State.

Portions or all of the commercial space, which includes the sub-basement, storage mezzanine, concourse, and ground and second floors of the

James R. Thompson Center

Bounded by Lake, Clark, Randolph and LaSalle Streets

Chicago, Illinois

may be leased or subleased to persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or individuals for terms not to exceed 15 years subject to renewals when in the judgment of the Director those leases or subleases will be in the best interests of the State.

The Director is authorized to rent portions of the above described facilities to persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or individuals for terms not to exceed 30 days when those leases or subleases will not interfere with State usage of the facility. This authority is meant to supplement and shall not in any way be interpreted to restrict the Director's ability to make portions of the State of Illinois Building and the James R. Thompson Center available for long-term commercial leases or subleases.

Notwithstanding the provisions above, the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services (as successor to the Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) shall determine the allocation of space for direct recipient care in their respective facilities. The Department of Central Management Services shall consult with the affected agency in the allocation and lease of surplus space in these facilities. Potential lease arrangements shall not endanger the direct recipient care responsibilities in these facilities.

(b) To appoint, subject to the Personnel Code,  1 persons to be members of a police and security force. Members of the security force shall be peace officers when performing duties pursuant to this Section and as such shall have all of the powers possessed by policemen in cities and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on view or issue citations for violations of State statutes or city or county ordinances, except that in counties of more than 1,000,000 population, any powers created by this subsection shall be exercised only (i) when necessary to protect the property, personnel, or interests of the Department or any State agency for whom the Department manages, operates, or maintains property or (ii) when specifically requested by appropriate State or local law enforcement officials, and except that within counties of 1,000,000 or less population, these powers shall be exercised only when necessary to protect the property, personnel, or interests of the State of Illinois and only while on property managed, operated, or maintained by the Department.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed so as to make it conflict with any provisions of, or rules promulgated under, the Personnel Code.

(c) To charge reasonable fees for the lease, rental, use, or occupancy of State facilities managed, operated, or maintained by the Department. All moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited in a revolving fund in the State treasury known as the Facilities Management Revolving Fund.

(d) Provisions of this Section relating to the James R. Thompson Center are subject to the provisions of Section 7.4 of the State Property Control Act.  2