Bill Amendment: IL HB3099 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: FOREST PRESERVE-DISTRICT BOARD
Status: 2015-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3099 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3099-House_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: FOREST PRESERVE-DISTRICT BOARD
Status: 2015-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3099 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3099-House_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3099
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3099 as follows:
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3 | on page 1, line 5, after "6" by adding "and by adding Section | ||||||
4 | 24"; and
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5 | on page 15, immediately following line 14 by adding the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | "(70 ILCS 805/24 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 24. Taxpayer rebate. Notwithstanding any provision of | ||||||
9 | law to the contrary: | ||||||
10 | (a) All fund reserves in possession of the DuPage County | ||||||
11 | Forest Preserve District, except for funds held in the | ||||||
12 | Endowment Fund created under Section 13.7 of this Act, shall be | ||||||
13 | returned to property taxpayers of record, on a pro-rata basis, | ||||||
14 | within 60 days of the 2018 general election. However, up to 15% | ||||||
15 | of all fund reserves, or a greater amount if approved by a |
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1 | three-fifths majority vote of the DuPage County Board of | ||||||
2 | Commissioners, except for funds held in the Endowment Fund, may | ||||||
3 | be expended for DuPage Forest Preserve District liabilities | ||||||
4 | outstanding on the day of the 2018 general election. For | ||||||
5 | purposes of this subsection (a), "taxpayers of record" shall be | ||||||
6 | determined on the day of the 2018 general election. | ||||||
7 | (b) The DuPage County Auditor, or an independent | ||||||
8 | third-party entity knowledgeable and qualified in the field of | ||||||
9 | government accounting and auditing as retained by a majority | ||||||
10 | vote of the DuPage County Board of Commissioners, shall provide | ||||||
11 | a certified audit of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District | ||||||
12 | fund reserves and outstanding liabilities on the day of the | ||||||
13 | 2018 general election. | ||||||
14 | (c) After the effective date of this Amendatory Act of the | ||||||
15 | 99th General Assembly through 61 days after the 2018 general | ||||||
16 | election, no fund reserves of the DuPage County Forest Preserve | ||||||
17 | District may be used for any capital acquisitions, capital | ||||||
18 | improvements, or extraordinary operational expenses. | ||||||
19 | (d) The control and management of all bequests and | ||||||
20 | donations made to the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, | ||||||
21 | including funds held in the Endowment Fund created under | ||||||
22 | Section 13.7 of this Act, received prior to, on, and after the | ||||||
23 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General | ||||||
24 | Assembly shall transfer to the DuPage County Board of | ||||||
25 | Commissioners as provided in Section 3c of this Act, and the | ||||||
26 | Board of Commissioners shall strictly comply with the express |
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1 | requirements of each such bequest or donation transferred. | ||||||
2 | (e) It is the express intent of the General Assembly to | ||||||
3 | strongly encourage the DuPage County Board of Commissioners to | ||||||
4 | apply fiscal savings obtained through operational efficiencies | ||||||
5 | achieved by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly | ||||||
6 | towards a reduced operating levy, direct rebate to taxpayers of | ||||||
7 | record, or both. ".
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