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Public Act 92-0103
HB0915 Enrolled LRB9202702MWcd
AN ACT in relation to taxes.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act
is amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
(70 ILCS 805/13.1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324)
Sec. 13.1. After the first Monday in October and by the
first Monday in December in each year, the board shall levy
the general taxes for the district by general categories for
the next fiscal year. A certified copy of the levy ordinance
shall be filed with the county clerk by the last Tuesday in
December each year.
In forest preserve districts with a population of less
than 3,000,000, the amount of taxes levied for general
corporate purposes for a fiscal year may not exceed the rate
of .06% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of the taxable property therein. In
addition, in forest preserve districts having a population of
100,000 or more but less than 3,000,000, the board may levy
taxes for constructing, restoring reconditioning,
reconstructing and acquiring improvements and for the
development of the forests and lands of such district, the
amount of which tax each fiscal year shall be extended at a
rate not to exceed .025% of the assessed value of all taxable
property as equalized by the Department of Revenue.
All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes
required for the payment of the principal of and interest on
bonds, and exclusive of taxes levied for employees' annuity
and benefit purposes.
The rate of tax levied for general corporate purposes in
a forest preserve district may not be increased by virtue of
this amendatory Act of 1977 unless the board first adopts a
resolution authorizing such increase and publishes notice
thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the
district at least once not less than 45 days prior to the
effective date of the increase. The notice shall include a
statement of (1) the specific number of voters required to
sign a petition requesting that the question of the adoption
of the resolution be submitted to the electors of the
district; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed;
and (3) the date of the prospective referendum. The
Secretary of the district shall provide a petition form to
any individual requesting one. If, no later than 30 days
after the publication of such notice, petitions signed by
voters of the district equal to 10% or more of the registered
voters of the district, as determined by reference to the
number of voters registered at the next preceding general
election, and residing in the district are presented to the
board expressing opposition to the increase, the proposition
must first be certified by the board to the proper election
officials, who shall submit the proposition to the legal
voters of the district at an election in accordance with the
general election law and approved by a majority of those
voting on the proposition.
The rate of the tax levied for general corporate purposes
in a forest preserve district may be increased, up to the
maximum rate identified in this Section, by the Board by a
resolution calling for the submission of the question of
increasing the rate to the voters of the district in
accordance with the general election law. The question must
be in substantially the following form:
"Shall (name of district) be authorized to establish
its general corporate tax rate at (insert rate) on the
equalized assessed value on taxable property located
within the district for its general purposes, including
education, outdoor recreation, maintenance, operations,
public safety at the forest preserves, trails, and other
properties of the district (and, optionally, insert any
other lawful purposes or programs determined by the
Board).
The ballot must have printed on it, but not as part of
the proposition submitted, the following: "The approximate
impact of the proposed increase on the owner of a
single-family home having a market value of (insert value)
would be (insert amount) in the first year of the increase if
the increase is fully implemented." The ballot may have
printed on it, but not as part of the proposition, one or
both of the following: "The last tax rate extended for the
purposes of the district was (insert rate). The last rate
increase approved for the purposes of the district was in
(insert year)." No other information needs to be included on
the ballot.
The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
in the affirmative, the district may thereafter levy the tax.
(Source: P.A. 87-17; 87-767; 87-895; 88-506.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 03, 2001.
Approved July 20, 2001.
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