(65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-1.2)
Sec. 8-11-1.2. Definition. As used in Sections 8-11-1.3,
8-11-1.4 and 8-11-1.5 of this Act:
(a) "Public infrastructure" means
municipal roads and streets, access roads, bridges, and sidewalks; waste
disposal systems; and water and sewer line extensions, water distribution
and purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities,
and sewage treatment facilities.
For purposes of referenda authorizing the
imposition of taxes by the City of DuQuoin under Sections 8-11-1.3, 8-11-1.4,
and 8-11-1.5 of this
Act
that are approved in November, 2002, or for purposes of referenda authorizing the
imposition of taxes by the Village of Forsyth under Sections 8-11-1.3, 8-11-1.4,
and 8-11-1.5 of this
Act
that are approved after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly,
"public infrastructure" shall also
include public schools.
(b) "Property tax relief" means the action of a municipality to reduce the
levy for real estate taxes or avoid an increase in the levy for real estate
taxes that would otherwise have been required. Property tax relief or the
avoidance of property tax must uniformly apply to all classes of property.
(Source: P.A. 94-1078, eff. 1-9-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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