HB 5690

Abstract

Amends "An Act to provide for the sale of the Kaskaskia Commons, upon the island of Kaskaskia, in the county of Randolph, and to create a permanent fund for the inhabitants of said island out of the proceeds of said sale, and to punish any person failing to comply with the provisions thereof", filed June 16, 1909 ("the 1909 Act"). Adds language transferring all powers and duties previously granted the Land Commissioners of the Commons of Kaskaskia, or of the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund, to the Kaskaskia Island Drainage and Levee District. Provides that assets held by the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund are transferred to the District, that the assets shall be used by the District for proper purposes as authorized and required by the Illinois Drainage Code or for specified educational purposes, and that following the transfer of all assets to the District, the Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund shall be closed. Repeals the existing substantive provisions of the 1909 Act. Amends the School Code by making conforming changes.