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90_HB1616
35 ILCS 200/18-185
Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law within
the Property Tax Code to exclude from the definition of
"aggregate extension" taxes levied by school districts for
purposes of fire prevention, safety, energy conservation, and
school security. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section
2 18-185.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
6 Section 18-185 as follows:
7 (35 ILCS 200/18-185)
8 Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Section and
9 Sections 18-190 through 18-245 may be cited as the Property
10 Tax Extension Limitation Law. As used in Sections 18-190
11 through 18-245:
12 "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for
13 All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United
14 States Department of Labor.
15 "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the
16 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the
17 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the
18 rate of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.
19 "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more
20 inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000
21 or more inhabitants.
22 "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in
23 Section 1-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
24 For the 1991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district"
25 includes only each non-home rule taxing district having the
26 majority of its 1990 equalized assessed value within any
27 county or counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or
28 more inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing
29 district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district
30 subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each
31 non-home rule taxing district not subject to this Law before
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1 the 1995 levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized
2 assessed value in an affected county or counties. Beginning
3 with the levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a
4 taxing district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing
5 district" also includes those taxing districts made subject
6 to this Law as provided in Section 18-213.
7 "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this
8 Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual
9 corporate extension for the taxing district and those special
10 purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing
11 district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for
12 the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
13 obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made
14 for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
15 general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c)
16 made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
17 bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds
18 issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing
19 district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to
20 refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1,
21 1991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any
22 taxing district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds
23 issued before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property
24 tax levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local
25 government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of
26 interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after
27 the governing body of the unit of local government finds that
28 all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
29 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
30 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
31 issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for
32 the building project; (g) made for payments due under
33 installment contracts entered into before October 1, 1991;
34 (h) made for payments of principal and interest on bonds
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1 issued under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act
2 to finance construction projects initiated before October 1,
3 1991; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on
4 limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local
5 Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the
6 debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
7 (c), (e), and (h) of this definition for non-referendum
8 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
9 referendum; and (j) made for payments of principal and
10 interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local
11 Government Debt Reform Act; and (k) made under Section
12 17-2.11 of the School Code.
13 "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which
14 this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except
15 taxing districts subject to this Law in accordance with
16 Section 18-213) means the annual corporate extension for the
17 taxing district and those special purpose extensions that are
18 made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
19 purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
20 interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
21 approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to
22 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
23 before March 1, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay
24 interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue
25 to refund those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made
26 for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
27 issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after
28 March 1, 1995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for
29 any taxing district to pay interest or principal on revenue
30 bonds issued before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a
31 property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of
32 local government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment
33 of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only
34 after the governing body of the unit of local government
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1 finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
2 make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
3 commission lease when the lease payments are for the
4 retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 1,
5 1995 to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments
6 due under installment contracts entered into before March 1,
7 1995; (h) made for payments of principal and interest on
8 bonds issued under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
9 District Act to finance construction projects initiated
10 before October 1, 1991; (i) made for payments of principal
11 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
12 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
13 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
14 (c), (e), and (h) of this definition for non-referendum
15 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
16 referendum; (j) made for payments of principal and interest
17 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
18 Reform Act; (k) made for payments of principal and interest
19 on bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and issued under
20 Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for aquarium or
21 museum projects; and (l) made for payments of principal and
22 interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 87-1191 and issued
23 under Section 42 of the Cook County Forest Preserve District
24 Act for zoological park projects; and (m) made under Section
25 17-2.11 of the School Code.
26 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
27 this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213 means the
28 annual corporate extension for the taxing district and those
29 special purpose extensions that are made annually for the
30 taxing district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a)
31 made for the taxing district to pay interest or principal on
32 general obligation bonds that were approved by referendum;
33 (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal
34 on general obligation bonds issued before the date on which
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1 the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
2 district is held; (c) made for any taxing district to pay
3 interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue
4 to refund those bonds issued before the date on which the
5 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
6 is held; (d) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
7 principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund
8 bonds issued after the date on which the referendum making
9 this Law applicable to the taxing district is held if the
10 bonds were approved by referendum after the date on which the
11 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
12 is held; (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
13 principal on revenue bonds issued before the date on which
14 the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
15 district is held for payment of which a property tax levy or
16 the full faith and credit of the unit of local government is
17 pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or
18 principal on those bonds shall be made only after the
19 governing body of the unit of local government finds that all
20 other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
21 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
22 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
23 issued by the commission before the date on which the
24 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
25 is held to pay for the building project; (g) made for
26 payments due under installment contracts entered into before
27 the date on which the referendum making this Law applicable
28 to the taxing district is held; (h) made for payments of
29 principal and interest on limited bonds, as defined in
30 Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an
31 amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less the
32 amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for
33 non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially
34 issued pursuant to referendum; (i) made for payments of
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1 principal and interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of
2 the Local Government Debt Reform Act; and (j) made for a
3 qualified airport authority to pay interest or principal on
4 general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of paying
5 obligations due under, or financing airport facilities
6 required to be acquired, constructed, installed or equipped
7 pursuant to, contracts entered into before March 1, 1996 (but
8 not including any amendments to such a contract taking effect
9 on or after that date); and (k) made under Section 17-2.11 of
10 the School Code.
11 "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to
12 that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the
13 1994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this
14 Law in accordance with Section 18-213 for the levy year in
15 which the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
16 district is held, constituting an extension for payment of
17 principal and interest on bonds issued by the taxing district
18 without referendum, but not including (i) bonds authorized by
19 Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago
20 Park District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii)
21 bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
22 Reform Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund
23 or to continue to refund obligations initially issued
24 pursuant to referendum. The debt service extension base may
25 be established or increased as provided under Section 18-212.
26 "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
27 to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
28 unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
29 contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant
30 to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road
31 district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or
32 not. The extension for a special service area is not
33 included in the aggregate extension.
34 "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
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1 last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
2 18-215 through 18-230.
3 "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
4 1-155.
5 "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
6 board of review or board of appeals action, of new
7 improvements or additions to existing improvements on any
8 parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of
9 that real property during the levy year multiplied by the
10 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
11 17-30 and (ii) the assessed value, after final board of
12 review or board of appeals action, of real property not
13 exempt from real estate taxation, which real property was
14 exempt from real estate taxation for any portion of the
15 immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by the
16 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
17 17-30.
18 "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
19 organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
20 county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
21 population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
22 "Recovered tax increment value" means the amount of the
23 current year's equalized assessed value, in the first year
24 after a municipality terminates the designation of an area as
25 a redevelopment project area previously established under the
26 Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
27 Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
28 Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, or
29 previously established under the Economic Development Area
30 Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each taxable lot, block,
31 tract, or parcel of real property in the redevelopment
32 project area over and above the initial equalized assessed
33 value of each property in the redevelopment project area.
34 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
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1 rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
2 preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to
3 one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and
4 the denominator of which is the current year's equalized
5 assessed value of all real property in the territory under
6 the jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy
7 year. For those taxing districts that reduced their
8 aggregate extension for the last preceding levy year, the
9 highest aggregate extension in any of the last 3 preceding
10 levy years shall be used for the purpose of computing the
11 limiting rate. The denominator shall not include new
12 property. The denominator shall not include the recovered
13 tax increment value.
14 (Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-1, eff. 2-12-95; 89-138, eff.
15 7-14-95; 89-385, eff. 8-18-95; 89-436, eff. 1-1-96; 89-449,
16 eff. 6-1-96; 89-510, eff. 7-11-96.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.