Bill Text: IL SB2556 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that forest preserve districts with a population of less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for general corporate purposes after referendum for a fiscal year not exceeding the rate of .08% (rather than .06%) of the value of the taxable property. Provides that forest preserve districts having a population of 100,000 or more but less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for specified purposes after referendum not exceeding the rate of .045% (rather than .025%) of the assessed value of all taxable property. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-12-31 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [SB2556 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB2556-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 805/13.1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Tax levies.
After the first Monday in October | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | and by the first Monday in
December in each year, the board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall levy the general taxes for the
district by general | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | categories for the next fiscal year. A certified copy
of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | levy ordinance
shall be filed with the county clerk by the last | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Tuesday in December
each year.
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13 | In forest preserve districts with a population of less | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | than
3,000,000, the amount of taxes levied for general | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | corporate purposes for a
fiscal year may not exceed the rate of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | .08% .06% of the value, as equalized or
assessed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department of Revenue, of the taxable property therein. In
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18 | addition, in forest preserve districts having a population of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 100,000 or
more but less than 3,000,000, the board may levy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | taxes for constructing,
restoring reconditioning, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | reconstructing and acquiring improvements and for
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | development of the forests and lands of such district, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | amount of
which tax each fiscal year shall be extended at a |
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1 | rate not to exceed .045% .025%
of the assessed value of all | ||||||
2 | taxable property as equalized by the
Department of Revenue.
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3 | All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes | ||||||
4 | required for the
payment of the principal of and interest on | ||||||
5 | bonds, and exclusive of
taxes levied for employees' annuity | ||||||
6 | and benefit purposes.
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7 | The rate of tax levied for general corporate purposes in a | ||||||
8 | forest
preserve district may not be increased by virtue of | ||||||
9 | this amendatory Act of
1977 unless the board first adopts a | ||||||
10 | resolution authorizing such increase
and publishes notice | ||||||
11 | thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in
the | ||||||
12 | district at least once not less than 45 days prior to the | ||||||
13 | effective
date of the increase. The notice shall include a | ||||||
14 | statement of (1) the
specific number of voters required to | ||||||
15 | sign a petition requesting that the
question of the adoption | ||||||
16 | of the resolution be submitted to the electors of
the | ||||||
17 | district; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and | ||||||
18 | (3) the
date of the prospective referendum. The Secretary of | ||||||
19 | the district shall
provide a petition form to any individual | ||||||
20 | requesting one. If, no later than
30 days after the | ||||||
21 | publication of such notice, petitions signed by voters
of the | ||||||
22 | district equal to 10% or more of the registered voters of the | ||||||
23 | district,
as determined by reference to the number of voters | ||||||
24 | registered at the next
preceding general election, and | ||||||
25 | residing in the district are presented to
the board expressing | ||||||
26 | opposition to the increase, the proposition must first
be |
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1 | certified by the board to the proper election officials, who | ||||||
2 | shall
submit the proposition to the legal voters of the | ||||||
3 | district at an election
in accordance with the general | ||||||
4 | election law and approved by a majority of
those voting on the | ||||||
5 | proposition.
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6 | The rate of the tax levied under this Section for general | ||||||
7 | corporate purposes in a forest
preserve district may be | ||||||
8 | increased, up to the maximum rate
identified in this Section, | ||||||
9 | by the Board by a resolution calling for the
submission of the | ||||||
10 | question of increasing the rate to the voters of the
district | ||||||
11 | in accordance with the general election law. The question must | ||||||
12 | be in
substantially the
following form:
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13 | "Shall (name of district) be authorized to establish | ||||||
14 | its general corporate
tax rate at
(insert rate) on the | ||||||
15 | equalized assessed value on
taxable property located | ||||||
16 | within the district for its general purposes,
including | ||||||
17 | education, outdoor recreation, maintenance,
operations, | ||||||
18 | public safety at the forest preserves, trails, and other | ||||||
19 | properties
of the district (and, optionally, insert any | ||||||
20 | other lawful purposes or
programs determined by the | ||||||
21 | Board). "
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22 | The ballot must have printed on it, but not as part of the | ||||||
23 | proposition
submitted, the
following: "The approximate impact | ||||||
24 | of the proposed increase on
the owner of a single-family home | ||||||
25 | having a market value of (insert value) would
be (insert | ||||||
26 | amount) in the first year of the increase if the
increase is |
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1 | fully implemented." The ballot may have printed on it, but not | ||||||
2 | as
part of the proposition, one or both of the following: "The | ||||||
3 | last
tax rate extended for the purposes of the district was | ||||||
4 | (insert rate). The
last
rate increase approved for the | ||||||
5 | purposes of the district was in
(insert year)." No other | ||||||
6 | information needs to be included on the ballot.
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7 | The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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8 | If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote | ||||||
9 | in the affirmative,
the district may thereafter levy the tax.
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10 | This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district | ||||||
11 | established under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District | ||||||
12 | Act.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 94-617, eff. 8-18-05.)
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.
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