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Local Government Committee
Filed: 3/12/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4774
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4774 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 5-1130 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-1130 new) |
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| Sec. 5-1130. Purchase of agricultural conservation |
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| easements for farmland preservation. The county board of any |
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| county may, by ordinance, acquire one or more agricultural land |
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| conservation easements, permanent or definitive, for farmland |
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| preservation purposes through the purchase of easements from |
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| landowners. The easement rights must limit the use of the land |
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| to production agriculture, as defined in Section 3-35 of the |
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| Use Tax Act, for a term specified by the ordinance. At least 30 |
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| days prior to the purchase of any agricultural land |
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| conservation easement under this Section, the county board must |
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| notify the corporate authorities of any municipality that is |
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| located within 1.5 miles of the easement. The corporate |
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| authorities of the municipality may, by ordinance, object to |
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| the purchase of the easement within 30 days after the |
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| notification is received. If the municipality does not object |
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| within 30 days, then the county board may purchase the |
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| easement. If the municipality does object, then the county |
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| board may not purchase the easement for a period of 5 years |
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| after the date of the objection.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 11-153-1 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/11-153-1 new)
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| Sec. 11-153-1. Purchase of agricultural conservation |
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| easements for farmland preservation. The corporate authorities |
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| of any municipality may, by ordinance, acquire one or more |
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| agricultural land conservation easements, permanent or |
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| definitive, for farmland preservation purposes through the |
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| purchase of easements from landowners. The easement rights must |
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| limit the use of the land to production agriculture, as defined |
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| in Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act, for a term specified by the |
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| ordinance. Any ordinance adopted under this Section requires |
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| the approval of the county board of the county in which the |
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| easement is located by the affirmative vote of 3/4 of its |
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| members.
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