Section 20 ILCS 430/2 - Authority and Duties of the State Agency for Federal Surplus Property(a) The State Agency for Federal Surplus Property is hereby authorized and empowered (1) to acquire from the United States of America under and in conformance with the provisions of paragraph (j) of Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Federal Act", such property, including equipment, materials, books, or other supplies under the control of any department or agency of the United States of America as may be useable and necessary for distribution to any public agency for use in carrying out or promoting for the residents of a given political area one or more public purposes, such as conservation, economic development, education, parks and recreation, public health, and public safety; or to nonprofit educational or public health institutions or organizations, such as medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, schools, colleges, universities, schools for persons with physical disabilities , child care centers, radio and television stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as educational radio or educational television stations, museums attended by the public, and libraries serving free all residents of a community, district, State, or region, which are exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, for purposes of education or public health, including research for any such purpose; and for such other purposes as may now or hereafter be authorized by Federal law; (2) to warehouse such property; or if so requested by the recipient, to arrange shipment of that property, when acquired, directly to the recipient.(b) The State Agency for Federal Surplus Property is hereby authorized to receive applications from eligible health and educational institutions for the acquisition of Federal surplus real property, investigate the same, obtain expression of views respecting such applications from the appropriate health or educational authorities of the State, make recommendations regarding the need of such applicant for the property, the merits of its proposed program of utilization, the suitability of the property for such purposes, and otherwise assist in the processing of such applications for acquisition of real and related personal property of the United States under paragraph (k) of Section 203 of the Federal Act.(c) For the purpose of executing its authority under this Act, the State Agency for Federal Surplus Property is authorized and empowered to adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations and prescribe such requirements as may be deemed necessary; and take such other action as is deemed necessary and suitable, in the administration of this Act, and to provide for the fair and equitable distribution of property within the State based on the relative needs and resources of interested public agencies and other eligible institutions within the State and their abilities to utilize the property.(d) The State Agency for Federal Surplus Property is authorized and empowered to make such certifications, take such action, make such expenditures, require such reports and make such investigations as may be required by law or regulation of the United States of America in connection with the disposal of real property and the receipt, warehousing, and distribution of personal property received by the State Agency for Federal Surplus Property from the United States of America and to enter into contracts, agreements and undertakings for and in the name of the State (including cooperative agreements with any Federal agencies providing for utilization by and exchange between them, without reimbursement, of the property, facilities, personnel and services of each by the other, and agreements with other State Agencies for Federal Surplus Property and with associations or groups of such State Agencies.)(e) The State Agency for Federal Surplus Property is authorized and empowered to act as a clearing house of information for the public and private nonprofit institutions, organizations and agencies referred to in subparagraph (3) of Section 2 of this Act and other institutions eligible to acquire Federal surplus real property, to locate both real and personal property available for acquisition from the United States of America, to ascertain the terms and conditions under which such property may be obtained, to receive requests from the above mentioned institutions, organizations and agencies and to transmit to them all available information in reference to such property, and to aid and assist such institutions, organizations and agencies in every way possible in the consummation of acquisitions or transactions hereunder.(f) The State Agency for Federal Surplus Property, in the administration of this Act, shall cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of the Federal Act, with the Administrator of the General Services Administration and shall file a State plan of operation, operate in accordance therewith, and take such action as may be necessary to meet the minimum standards prescribed in accordance with the Federal Act, and make such reports in such form and containing such information as the United States of America or any of its departments or agencies may from time to time require, and it shall comply with the laws of the United States of America and the rules and regulations of any of the departments or agencies of the United States of America governing the allocation, transfer and use of, or account for, property donable or donated to eligible donees in the State.Amended by P.A. 099-0143,§ 125, eff. 7/27/2015.