97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3018

 

Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/10-167

    Amends the Property Tax Code concerning the valuation of land encumbered by conservation rights. Provides that land that is certified by the Department of Natural Resources as contributing to the groundwater recharge potential of certain aquifers is considered to provide a demonstrated public benefit. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 10-167 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/10-167)
7    Sec. 10-167. Definition of public benefit; certification.
8    (a) A conservation right on land shall be considered to
9provide a demonstrated public benefit if the Department of
10Natural Resources certifies that it protects in perpetuity at
11least one of the following:
12        (1) Land providing a regular opportunity for public
13    access to outdoor recreation or outdoor education.
14        (2) Land preserving habitat for State or federal
15    endangered or threatened species or federal candidate
16    species as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (50
17    CFR 424.02).
18        (3) Land identified in the Illinois Natural Areas
19    Inventory.
20        (4) Land determined to be eligible for registration
21    under Section 16 of the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation
22    Act.
23        (5) Land contributing to the ecological viability of a

 

 

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1    park, conservation area, nature preserve, or other high
2    quality native terrestrial or aquatic area that is publicly
3    owned or otherwise protected.
4        (6) Land included in, or consistent with a federal,
5    State, regional, or local government policy or plan for the
6    conservation of wildlife habitat or open space, for the
7    restoration or protection of lakes and streams, or for the
8    protection of scenic areas.
9        (7) Land contributing to the groundwater recharge
10    potential of an aquifer, if the land is located in a county
11    where groundwater aquifers have been adequately mapped and
12    identified as aquifers where recharge potential is
13    essential because the adequacy of groundwater is at risk,
14    as determined by the Illinois State Geological Survey or
15    the Illinois State Water Survey.
16    (b) The person liable for taxes on the land shall submit an
17application to the Department of Natural Resources requesting
18certification that the land meets one of the criteria
19established in subsection (a). The application shall be in a
20form furnished by the Department of Natural Resources. Within
2130 days of receipt of a complete and correct application for
22certification, the Department of Natural Resources shall
23determine whether the land encumbered by a conservation right
24provides a demonstrated public benefit and shall inform the
25applicant in writing of the decision.
26(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.