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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 15-5-5. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 5 through 40. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
(5 ILCS 220/3.1); Intergovernmental Cooperation Act; cooperating entities; for Municipal Joint Action Water Agency purposes.
(5 ILCS 220/3.2); Intergovernmental Cooperation Act; cooperating entities; for Municipal Joint Action Agency purposes.
(5 ILCS 585/1); National Forest Land Act; United States of America; for national forests.
(15 ILCS 330/2); Secretary of State Buildings in Cook County Act; Secretary of State; for office facilities in Cook County.
(20 ILCS 5/5-675); Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of Natural Resources, and the Director of Central Management Services; for lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 620/9); Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act; municipalities; to achieve the objectives of the economic development project.
(20 ILCS 685/1); Particle Accelerator Land Acquisition Act; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for a federal high energy BEV Particle Accelerator.
(20 ILCS 835/2); State Parks Act; Department of Natural Resources; for State parks.
(20 ILCS 1110/3); Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for coal projects.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.06); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.08); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes and for the construction or rehabilitation of housing.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.11); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for eliminating hazards.
(20 ILCS 3105/9.08a); Capital Development Board Act; Capital Development Board; for lands, buildings and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 3110/5); Building Authority Act; Capital Development Board; for purposes declared by the General Assembly to be in the public interest.
(40 ILCS 5/15-167); Illinois Pension Code; State Universities Retirement System; for real estate acquired for the use of the System.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 735. Civil Procedure § 30/15-5-5. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Statutes Chapters 5 through 40 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-735-civil-procedure/il-st-sect-735-30-15-5-5/
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