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1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 5-1014.3 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/5-1014.3 new)
7     Sec. 5-1014.3. Agreements to share or rebate occupation
8 taxes.
9     (a) On and after June 1, 2004, a county board shall not
10 enter into any agreement to share or rebate any portion of
11 retailers' occupation taxes generated by retail sales of
12 tangible personal property if: (1) the tax on those retail
13 sales, absent the agreement, would have been paid to another
14 unit of local government; and (2) the retailer maintains,
15 within that other unit of local government, a retail location
16 from which the tangible personal property is delivered to
17 purchasers, or a warehouse from which the tangible personal
18 property is delivered to purchasers. Any unit of local
19 government denied retailers' occupation tax revenue because of
20 an agreement that violates this Section may file an action in
21 circuit court against only the county. Any agreement entered
22 into prior to June 1, 2004 is not affected by this amendatory
23 Act of the 93rd General Assembly. Any unit of local government
24 that prevails in the circuit court action is entitled to
25 damages in the amount of the tax revenue it was denied as a
26 result of the agreement, statutory interest, costs, reasonable
27 attorney's fees, and an amount equal to 50% of the tax.
28     (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
29 of the 93rd General Assembly, a home rule unit shall not enter
30 into any agreement prohibited by this Section. This Section is
31 a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
32 subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois

 

 

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1 Constitution.
 
2     Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
3 adding Section 8-11-21 as follows:
 
4     (65 ILCS 5/8-11-21 new)
5     Sec. 8-11-21. Agreements to share or rebate occupation
6 taxes.
7     (a) On and after June 1, 2004, the corporate authorities of
8 a municipality shall not enter into any agreement to share or
9 rebate any portion of retailers' occupation taxes generated by
10 retail sales of tangible personal property if: (1) the tax on
11 those retail sales, absent the agreement, would have been paid
12 to another unit of local government; and (2) the retailer
13 maintains, within that other unit of local government, a retail
14 location from which the tangible personal property is delivered
15 to purchasers, or a warehouse from which the tangible personal
16 property is delivered to purchasers. Any unit of local
17 government denied retailers' occupation tax revenue because of
18 an agreement that violates this Section may file an action in
19 circuit court against only the municipality. Any agreement
20 entered into prior to June 1, 2004 is not affected by this
21 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. Any unit of local
22 government that prevails in the circuit court action is
23 entitled to damages in the amount of the tax revenue it was
24 denied as a result of the agreement, statutory interest, costs,
25 reasonable attorney's fees, and an amount equal to 50% of the
26 tax.
27     (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
28 of the 93rd General Assembly, a home rule unit shall not enter
29 into any agreement prohibited by this Section. This Section is
30 a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
31 subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
32 Constitution.
 
33     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.