92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
PHILIP-LINK.

House Sponsors:
SAVIANO-BEAUBIEN-MCGUIRE-SCHOENBERG

Short description: 
PROP TAX-EXTENSION LIMIT-BONDS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the  Property      
   Tax Code.  Provides that "debt service extension base" means, for park      
   districts  (i) that were first subject to this Law in 1991 or 1995 and      
   (ii) whose extension for  the  1994  levy  year  for  the  payment  of      
   principal  and  interest  on bonds issued by the park district without      
   referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds) was  less      
   than  51%  of  the  amount  for  the  1991  levy  year constituting an      
   extension for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the      
   park  district  without  referendum  (but   not   including   excluded      
   non-referendum  bonds),  an  amount  equal  to  that  portion  of  the      
   extension for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for payment      
   of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park district without      
   referendum   (but   not   including  excluded  non-referendum  bonds).      
   Provides  that  "excluded  non-referendum  bonds"  means   (i)   bonds      
   authorized   for   certain   aquarium   and   museum   projects,  (ii)      
   double-barrelled bonds, and  (iii)  refunding  obligations  issued  to      
   refund  or to continue to refund obligations initially issued pursuant      
   to referendum.                                                              
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled May 30, 2001)                           
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          30 ILCS 350/3                   from Ch. 17, par. 6903               
          30 ILCS 350/15                  from Ch. 17, par. 6915               
          30 ILCS 350/15.01                                                    
          50 ILCS 20/3                    from Ch. 85, par. 1033               
          50 ILCS 20/14                   from Ch. 85, par. 1044               
          50 ILCS 20/18                   from Ch. 85, par. 1048               
          55 ILCS 5/5-1062.1              from Ch. 34, par. 5-1062.1           
          70 ILCS 2605/7h new                                                  
          70 ILCS 2605/12                 from Ch. 42, par. 332                
        Deletes everything.  Reinserts the provisions of Senate Bill 1171      
   engrossed  and  adds  the  following  provisions.  Amends  the   Local      
   Government  Debt  Reform  Act.  Provides that, as a revenue source for      
   alternate bonds, any unit of local government having a public building      
   commission lease rental base is authorized to levy a  public  building      
   commission  lease  rental  base  alternate  tax  levy.   Provides that      
   alternate bonds supported by the levy may be  issued  for  any  lawful      
   corporate  purpose  of  the  unit  of  local  government.   Amends the      
   Property Tax Extension  Limitation  Law  in  the  Property  Tax  Code.      
   Provides  that,  for  taxing districts to which the law applied before      
   the 1995 levy year, "aggregate  extension"  excludes  certain  special      
   purpose  extensions  related  to  the public building commission lease      
   rental base.  Amends the Public  Building  Commission  Act.   Provides      
   that the governing body of a municipal corporation having taxing power      
   that  enters  into a lease with a public building commission shall, if      
   applicable, provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax      
   in the amount of the public  building  commission  lease  rental  base      
   levied  for  the lease. Provides that a lease entered into by a public      
   building commission and a community college district in a county  with      
   a population of not less than 300,000 and not more than 400,000 before      
   October  1,  1991, may be amended to continue the annual payment of an      
   amount that is not greater than the maximum annual payment  under  the      
   lease  on  the  effective  date  of this amendatory Act.  Excludes tax      
   levies made for the purpose of making payments under the amended lease      
   from the property tax extension limitation. Amends the  Counties  Code      
   and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act.  Provides for the      
   adoption  and  implementation  of  a Cook County stormwater management      
   plan by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.   Authorizes  the      
   District  to implement the plan throughout the County.  Authorizes the      
   District to impose fees on areas outside the District but  within  the      
   County.    Authorizes  a  special  tax  levy for stormwater management      
   purposes and reduces the District's authorized tax  levy  for  general      
   corporate purposes by a corresponding amount.  Amends the Property Tax      
   Code  to  exclude  the  stormwater  management  tax  from the tax caps      
   imposed under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.  Makes  other      
   changes. Effective immediately.                                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.  (Tabled May 30, 2001)                          
        In the Property Tax Code and the Public Building Commission  Act,      
   in  the changes concerning leases between a public building commission      
   and a community college district, includes  leases  contracted  on  or      
   before  October 1, 1991 within the provision's application and changes      
   the county's population requirement to "on" October  1,  1991,  rather      
   than "before" that date.                                                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 7.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          30 ILCS 350/3                   from Ch. 17, par. 6903               
          30 ILCS 350/15                  from Ch. 17, par. 6915               
          30 ILCS 350/15.01                                                    
          50 ILCS 20/3                    from Ch. 85, par. 1033               
          50 ILCS 20/14                   from Ch. 85, par. 1044               
          50 ILCS 20/18                   from Ch. 85, par. 1048               
          55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5                                                   
          55 ILCS 5/5-1062.1              from Ch. 34, par. 5-1062.1           
          60 ILCS 1/200-12                                                     
          60 ILCS 1/200-13 new                                                 
          60 ILCS 1/200-14 new                                                 
          70 ILCS 810/21.2 new                                                 
          70 ILCS 810/42                  from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6445           
          70 ILCS 810/44.1                from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6447.1         
          70 ILCS 2605/7h new                                                  
          70 ILCS 2605/12                 from Ch. 42, par. 332                
        Deletes everything.  Reinserts the provisions of House Amendments      
   Nos. 1 and 2 and makes further changes as follows: Amends the Counties      
   Code.  Makes transportation an alternative  purpose  and  use  of  the      
   revenue  from  the special county retailers' occupation tax for public      
   safety.  Requires the moneys collected to be deposited into a  special      
   fund. Makes technical changes. In the Counties Code, requires that the      
   Metropolitan  Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago coordinate      
   the stormwater management planning process  with  adjoining  watershed      
   planning  councils.  Amends  the  Township Code.  Allows a township to      
   increase its  property  tax  levy  for  a  township  fire  department.      
   Requires  a  township operating a fire department to provide as nearly      
   adequate fire protection as is possible.  Allows certain townships  to      
   adopt  fire  prevention  codes  and  standards  parallel  to  national      
   standards.   Requires  townships providing fire protection services on      
   the effective date of this amendatory Act to follow certain  standards      
   in  the  Fire  Protection  District Act. Amends the Cook County Forest      
   Preserve District Act. Provides that for the purpose of making capital      
   improvements to any land acquired or to  be  acquired  by  the  forest      
   preserve  district  and  repairs,  reconstruction,  rehabilitation, or      
   renovation in connection with any buildings  of  the  district  or  to      
   acquire  equipment  for the district, the corporate authorities of the      
   district in which the improvements or  buildings  are  maintained  may      
   from  time  to  time  incur  indebtedness  and issue bonds therefor in      
   amounts not exceeding, in the aggregate,  $50,000,000.  Provides  that      
   the  corporate  authorities  of the forest preserve district may issue      
   bonds in amounts not exceeding $52,640,000 (now, $27,640,000) for  the      
   purpose of making capital improvements and major repairs in connection      
   with  a  zoological  park.  Provides that the corporate authorities of      
   the forest preserve district may issue bonds in amounts not  exceeding      
   $32,000,000  (now,  $7,000,000)  for  the  purpose  of  making capital      
   improvements and major repairs in connection with  botanical  gardens.      
   Further  amends  the  Property  Tax  Extension  Limitation  Law in the      
   Property Tax Code.   Provides  that  the  term  "aggregate  extension"      
   excludes special purpose extensions made for payments of principal and      
   interest  on  bonds  authorized  by  this  amendatory  Act of the 92nd      
   General Assembly and issued under  the  Cook  County  Forest  Preserve      
   District Act. Effective immediately.                                        
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 7                                                  
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          SB 1171 (H-am 7) will not incur a fiscal impact on DCCA. The         
          legislation pertains to various units of local government,           
          authorizing tax levies and issuance of bonds. Due to the nature      
          of the bill, a fiscal impact cannot be estimated at this time.       
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 7                                          
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          In the opinion of DCCA, SB 1171 (H-am 7) creates a local             
          government organization and structure mandate for which              
          reimbursement is not required, and a service mandate for             
          which 50% to 100% of the increased costs to units of local           
          government is required under the State Mandates Act. No              
          estimate of the amount of reimbursement required is currently        
          available to the Department.                                         
          HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 7                                               
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          SB 1171 (H-am 7) contains language that constitutes a denial         
          and limitation of home rule powers and functions. Therefore,         
          in the opinion of DCCA, this legislation pre-empts home rule         
          authority.                                                           
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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