(Springfield, IL) -- State Representative Mike Tyron wants to make sure Illinois lawmakers have a say in selling property worth more than one-million dollars.

He's filed a bill that would require the General Assembly approve selling unused property. It would also have to be unused for six years. It just so happens the Thomson Correctional Center would fall into these categories. Tyron says selling high-value property should be done in the open so the public can see what is happening. Right now, the governor can sell the property without any say by the General Assembly. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability voted to support the sale of the prison to the federal government.

The Obama administration wants to use the mostly unused prison to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.