Senate Sponsors: VIVERITO. House Sponsors: SAVIANO-MCAULIFFE-BERGMAN Short description: TWP CD-SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Township Code. Authorizes a township in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 to fund and provide special services for its streets, street lighting, sidewalks, sewer and water systems, alleys, and other necessary adjuncts, by establishing a special service area. Provides for notice and hearings on the creation or enlargement of a special service area, the levy of a tax or the issuance of bonds for the special services, and the disconnection of territory from the area. Provides that a timely filed petition signed by 51% of the area's electors and 51% of the area's owners of record shall prevent the township from creating or enlarging a special service area, levying or increasing a tax for the special services, or issuing bonds to provide the special services. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 60 ILCS 1/207-20 new 60 ILCS 1/207-25 new 60 ILCS 1/207-30 new 60 ILCS 1/207-35 new 60 ILCS 1/207-40 new 60 ILCS 1/207-45 new 60 ILCS 1/207-50 new Deletes everything. Amends the Township Code. Authorizes a township in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 to fund and provide special services for its streets, street lighting, sidewalks, sewer and water systems, alleys, and other necessary adjuncts by establishing a special service area. Provides for the submittal of a public question on the establishment of the special service area and the issuance of bonds to fund the special services. Authorizes the township board to levy taxes to retire the bonds. Incorporates certain provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law of the Property Tax Code. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE SB 1203 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE The bill fails to preempt home rule authority. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY NOTE There is likely to be an effect on the cost of a single-family residence, but there is insufficient information available to determine the amount. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs) No fiscal impact on local gov'ts. or DCCA. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes May 22, 1998) Adds reference to: 65 ILCS 95/11 from Ch. 24, par. 1611 Amends the Home Equity Assurance Act. Authorizes the governing commission of a Home Equity Program to establish a Low Interest Home Improvement Loan Program to be administered with funds from the Guaranteed Home Equity Program. Provides that the cumulative total of all loans and loan guarantees under the program may not exceed one-half of the aggregate balance of the taxes collected under the Guaranteed Home Equity Program. Establishes requirements for applicants, loan purposes, loan amounts, and interest rates. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. (House recedes May 22, 1998) In the amendatory provisions of the Home Equity Assurance Act, provides that the governing commission may by resolution establish a Low Interest Home Improvement Loan Program according to procedures established by a financial institution as defined in the Illinois Banking Act. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-ams 1 and 2. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Adds reference to: 60 ILCS 1/207-1 new 60 ILCS 1/207-20 new 60 ILCS 1/207-25 new 60 ILCS 1/207-30 new 60 ILCS 1/207-35 new Recommends that the Article be cited as the Township Special Service Area Tax Law. Recommends that if a township exercises the power granted in this Article to issue bonds for township special services, then an ad valorem tax shall be levied upon property within the township special service area to retire the bonds. Recommends that the question of establishing a township special service area may be presented to the legal voters of an area by resolution of the township board or by petition of the voters acting on their own initiative. Provides that the public question shall incude the special services to be provided, the boundaries of the proposed special service area, the maximum amount of bonds to be issued, and the period of time over which the bonds will be retired. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0798 Last action date: 98-12-15 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status