House Sponsors: LEITCH-SCOTT-FEIGENHOLTZ-SILVA-MOORE,EUGENE. Senate Sponsors: PETERSON-RADOGNO-OBAMA-GARCIA-DEL VALLE Short description: MUNI CD-TIF SHORT TITLE-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in the short title of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3 from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-3 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-5 from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-5 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7 from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-7 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a redevelopment plan entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall not contain provisions for the development of a golf course. Excludes from the definition of "redevelopment project" any project containing a plan to develop a golf course unless the plan was adopted before the effective date of this amendatory Act and construction has begun on the project. Provides that professional services contracts, except architectural and engineering contracts, incidental to a redevelopment plan or project may not exceed a term of 3 years. Includes, after July 1, 1998, annual administrative costs directly related to the on-going administration of the TIF district in the definition of redevelopment project costs. Provides that after the effective date of this amendatory Act, none of the redevelopment costs shall be eligible redevelopment costs if those costs would provide financial support to a retail operation initiated in the TIF district by a retailer who terminated a retail operation at a site within 10 miles of but outside of the TIF. Includes in the definition of "redevelopment project costs" the cost of replacing an existing public building if the existing building is to be demolished or devoted to a different use. Excludes from the definition of "redevelopment project costs", subject to certain exceptions, the cost of constructing a new municipal public building which is intended to be used only to provide office space for administrative personnel or in connection with public safety or public works. Excludes payments to other taxing bodies associated with intergovernmental revenue-sharing agreements from the definition of redevelopment project costs. Requires all TIFs to establish a joint review board to meet annually. Provides that the board may, rather than shall, issue a written report describing the redevelopment plan and project. Makes other changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-4.1 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-6 from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-6 Requires the municipality to prepare, as part of the eligibility study, a housing impact study addressing certain factors if tax increment revenues will be used to remove 10 or more inhabited residential units in a redevelopment project area. Requires the redevelopment plan to provide for certain assistance if the plan would require removal of 10 or more inhabited residential units. Provides that redevelopment project costs include up to 75% of the annual interest costs incurred by a redeveloper with regard to the redevelopment project cost in a year for the financing of rehabilitated or new housing for low and very low income families. Requires the ordinance or resolution providing for the feasibility study to include the boundaries of the area to be studied, the purpose of the redevelopment area, a description of the tax increment mechanism, and the name, phone number, and address of the municipal official to be contacted for additional information. Requires, for redevelopment project areas with redevelopment plans or proposed redevelopment plans that would require removal of 10 or more inhabited residential units, mailed notices to contain additional information. Requires all municipalities, rather than municipalities with a population under 1,000,000, to make certain information available within 270 days after the close of the fiscal year. Makes other changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7 Redefines "age", "dilapidation", "obsolescence", "deterioration", "presence of structures below minimum code standards", "illegal use of individual structures", "excessive vacancies", "lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities", "inadequate utilities", "excessive land coverage and overcrowding of structures and community facilities", "deleterious land-use or layout", "depreciation of physical maintenance", and "lack of community planning" for purposes of the definition of blighted area and conservation area. Requires a municipality to hold a public meeting before the mailing of notice of public hearing if the municipality desires to propose a redevelopment plan or project for a redevelopment project area which includes more than 50 inhabited residential units or which provides for the removal of 10 or more inhabited residential units. Requires the municipality to adopt a resolution or ordinance providing for the feasibility report if one of the planned purposes of the redevelopment project area includes 75 or more inhabited residential units or includes the removal of 10 or more inhabited residential units. Makes other changes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-4.2 new 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-4 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-8 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-8a 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-9 Deletes everything. Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevel- opment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes changes concerning: blighted areas, conservation areas, the development of vacant land, housing impact studies, contracts for professional services, redevel- opment project costs, housing units for low-income households, munici- pal powers in redevelopment project areas, feasibility studies, the designation of redevelopment project areas, public hearings, the use of Special Tax Allocation Funds, and other matters. Provides for the creation of an interested parties registry. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE, S-AM 1 Creates a local government organization and structure mandate for which no reimbursement by the State is required. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status