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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5154
Introduced 02/05/04, by Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Provides that all grants to units of local government paid by the Department of Natural Resources for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities on land acquired by the Department for the purposes of the Illinois Open Land Trust Act shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is situated. Requires the county treasurer to promptly distribute the money to each taxing district in which the acquired lands are located and in proportion to the amount of property tax revenue distributed to that taxing district in the most recent taxable year for which property taxes were collectable against the property. Preempts home rule power. Effective July 1, 2004.
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HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY |
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A BILL FOR
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HB5154 |
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LRB093 18132 MKM 43824 b |
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| AN ACT concerning open lands.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Open Land Trust Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 35 as follows:
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| (525 ILCS 33/35)
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| Sec. 35. Community Planning Allowance. As provided in this |
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| Section, the
Department is authorized to make grants to units |
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| of local government for the
acquisition, development, |
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| construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing,
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| architectural planning, and installation of capital |
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| facilities. The grants
shall be
available only in connection |
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| with lands acquired under this Act by the
Department in fee |
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| simple title. The grants may be made to the units of local
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| government in which the lands are located in an amount equal to |
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| 7% of the
purchase price of the open space land acquired for |
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| qualified projects.
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| All grants to units of local government under this Section |
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| by the Department shall be paid to the county treasurer of the |
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| county in which the lands are situated. The county treasurer |
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| shall promptly distribute the money to each taxing district in |
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| which lands acquired under this Act are located in proportion |
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| to the amount of property tax revenue distributed to that |
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| taxing district in the most recent taxable year for which |
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| property taxes were collectable against the property.
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| This Section does not apply to (i) counties with a |
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| population greater than
3,000,000 or (ii) counties contiguous |
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| to counties with a population greater
than 3,000,000. |
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| A home rule unit may not distribute grant money paid under |
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| this Section in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This |
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| Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
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| Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |
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