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1 AN ACT concerning local government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Sections
5 5-1195 and 5-1196 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1195 new)
7 Sec. 5-1195. Powers of specified counties to create or
8 preserve affordable housing. Counties having a population of
9 greater than 750,000 residents and fewer than 2 million
10 residents and counties having the county executive form of
11 government and a population of greater than 650,000 and fewer
12 than 2 million residents, according to the most recent federal
13 decennial census, may:
14 (1) acquire real property for the purpose of creating
15 or preserving affordable housing for households making up
16 to 140% of the area median income annually;
17 (2) enter into agreements to transfer real property,
18 with any unit of local government, including forest
19 preserve districts created under the Downstate Forest
20 Preserve District Act, any school district, or the State,
21 for the purpose of creating or preserving affordable
22 housing for households making up to 140% of the area
23 median income annually;
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1 (3) enter into agreements to donate, lease below
2 market rate, or sell below market rate, real property for
3 the purpose of the creation or preservation of affordable
4 housing for households making up to 140% of the area
5 median income annually;
6 (4) undertake any activity permitted by the Affordable
7 Housing Planning and Appeal Act for the purpose of
8 creating, developing, encouraging the development, or
9 preservation of the development of affordable housing for
10 households making up to 140% of the area median income
11 annually; and
12 (5) select purchasers and lessors for properties held
13 by the county, a county land bank, or county land trust.
14 The selection of purchasers and lessors under paragraph
15 (5) shall be made in a manner designed to increase and maintain
16 affordable housing within the county without regard to the
17 fair market value of the real property.
18 (55 ILCS 5/5-1196 new)
19 Sec. 5-1196. Affordable housing grant programs.
20 (a) As used in this Section, "affordable housing" means
21 housing for households making up to 140% of the area median
22 income annually.
23 (b) Counties having a population of greater than 750,000
24 residents and fewer than 2 million residents and counties
25 having the county executive form of government and a
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1 population of greater than 650,000 and fewer than 2 million
2 residents, according to the most recent federal decennial
3 census, may encourage and facilitate the creation of
4 affordable housing within the geographic boundaries of the
5 county, including areas within municipalities, by offering, to
6 developers of affordable housing units, financial incentives,
7 including, but not limited to, grants and loans, and
8 infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to,
9 stormwater detention, public water and sewer improvements, and
10 similar improvements that facilitate increasing the supply of
11 affordable housing units. Improvements that facilitate
12 increasing the supply of affordable housing units shall be
13 considered improvements for a public purpose.
14 (c) Counties having a population of greater than 750,000
15 residents and fewer than 2 million residents and counties
16 having the county executive form of government and a
17 population of greater than 650,000 and fewer than 2 million
18 residents, according to the most recent federal decennial
19 census, may enter into agreements with developers relating to
20 grants, loans, and similar incentives to facilitate affordable
21 housing within the county. As part of an agreement or in return
22 for an infrastructure improvement, the county may impose a
23 restriction on the title of an affordable housing development,
24 subject to the agreements under this subsection, that
25 restricts the income level of inhabitants of all or part of the
26 development. The income restrictions are limited to periods
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1 not to exceed 15 years. For purposes of deed restrictions, a
2 county may use the United States Department of Housing and
3 Urban Development fair market rent or other federally
4 established rent tables to calculate the maximum allowable
5 rent for units benefiting from grants, financial incentives,
6 and infrastructure development under the program.
7 (d) Counties having a population of greater than 750,000
8 residents and fewer than 2 million residents and counties
9 having the county executive form of government and a
10 population of greater than 650,000 and fewer than 2 million
11 residents, according to the most recent federal decennial
12 census, may enter into agreements with property owners to
13 engage in clearance and remediation activities, including the
14 removal of buildings and improvements, the movement of
15 structures to other sites, and the remediation of known or
16 suspected environmental contamination.
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.