Bill > SB3647

This bill establishes the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act, creating a new medical district encompassing specific areas in Alexander and Pulaski Counties, from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski, with boundaries defined by rivers and specific roads. A Commission of the District, composed of 12 appointed members and 3 ex officio members (designees of the Directors of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Public Health, and Human Services), will be responsible for its operation, with the purpose of attracting and retaining academic centers, healthcare facilities, medical research, and high-technology enterprises. The bill outlines the Commission's powers, including contracting, suing and being sued (except in tort actions, which go to the Court of Claims), acquiring and managing property through purchase, gift, or eminent domain (with specific exceptions for certain existing medical and residential properties), and constructing or improving various medical and related facilities. It also details provisions for grants, loans, appropriations, relocation assistance, property disposition, public hearings, rule-making, and judicial review of Commission decisions. Furthermore, the bill amends the Eminent Domain Act to clarify the district's eminent domain powers, the State Finance Act to create an "Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Income Fund," and the Court of Claims Act to include the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission among entities for which tort claims are handled by the Court of Claims, and to update references to various medical district commissions. The Act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3647&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104