Rep. Dave Winters

Filed: 3/16/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4752

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4752 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
5amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 805/13.1)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324)
7    Sec. 13.1. Tax levies. After the first Monday in October
8and by the first Monday in December in each year, the board
9shall levy the general taxes for the district by general
10categories for the next fiscal year. A certified copy of the
11levy ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk by the last
12Tuesday in December each year.
13    In forest preserve districts with a population of less than
143,000,000, the amount of taxes levied for general corporate
15purposes for a fiscal year may not exceed the rate of .06% of
16the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of

 

 

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1Revenue, of the taxable property therein. In addition, in
2forest preserve districts having a population of 100,000 or
3more but less than 3,000,000, the board may levy taxes for
4constructing, restoring reconditioning, reconstructing and
5acquiring improvements and for the development of the forests
6and lands of such district, the amount of which tax each fiscal
7year shall be extended at a rate not to exceed .025% of the
8assessed value of all taxable property as equalized by the
9Department of Revenue. Notwithstanding any other provision of
10this Act, in a forest preserve district that is adjacent to any
11portion of the Rock River, and is within a county that is
12bordered by a county with a forest preserve district that is
13adjacent to any portion of the Rock River, the amount of taxes
14levied for general corporate purposes for a fiscal year may not
15exceed the rate of .15% of the value, as equalized or assessed
16by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable property therein.
17    All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes
18required for the payment of the principal of and interest on
19bonds, and exclusive of taxes levied for employees' annuity and
20benefit purposes.
21    The rate of tax levied for general corporate purposes in a
22forest preserve district may not be increased by virtue of this
23amendatory Act of 1977 unless the board first adopts a
24resolution authorizing such increase and publishes notice
25thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the
26district at least once not less than 45 days prior to the

 

 

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1effective date of the increase. The notice shall include a
2statement of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign
3a petition requesting that the question of the adoption of the
4resolution be submitted to the electors of the district; (2)
5the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date
6of the prospective referendum. The Secretary of the district
7shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.
8If, no later than 30 days after the publication of such notice,
9petitions signed by voters of the district equal to 10% or more
10of the registered voters of the district, as determined by
11reference to the number of voters registered at the next
12preceding general election, and residing in the district are
13presented to the board expressing opposition to the increase,
14the proposition must first be certified by the board to the
15proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition to
16the legal voters of the district at an election in accordance
17with the general election law and approved by a majority of
18those voting on the proposition.
19    The rate of the tax levied for general corporate purposes
20in a forest preserve district may be increased, up to the
21maximum rate identified in this Section, by the Board by a
22resolution calling for the submission of the question of
23increasing the rate to the voters of the district in accordance
24with the general election law. The question must be in
25substantially the following form:
26        "Shall (name of district) be authorized to establish

 

 

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1    its general corporate tax rate at (insert rate) on the
2    equalized assessed value on taxable property located
3    within the district for its general purposes, including
4    education, outdoor recreation, maintenance, operations,
5    public safety at the forest preserves, trails, and other
6    properties of the district (and, optionally, insert any
7    other lawful purposes or programs determined by the Board).
8    The ballot must have printed on it, but not as part of the
9proposition submitted, the following: "The approximate impact
10of the proposed increase on the owner of a single-family home
11having a market value of (insert value) would be (insert
12amount) in the first year of the increase if the increase is
13fully implemented." The ballot may have printed on it, but not
14as part of the proposition, one or both of the following: "The
15last tax rate extended for the purposes of the district was
16(insert rate). The last rate increase approved for the purposes
17of the district was in (insert year)." No other information
18needs to be included on the ballot.
19    The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
20    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
21in the affirmative, the district may thereafter levy the tax.
22    This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district
23established under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District
24Act.
25(Source: P.A. 94-617, eff. 8-18-05.)
 

 

 

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