97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4021

 

Introduced 1/20/2012, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/18-53 new
35 ILCS 200/18-185

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that a taxing district may adopt a levy to recapture revenue lost due to refunds issued pursuant to a decision of the Property Tax Appeal Board, an assessment or exemption decision of the Department of Revenue, a court order, or an administrative decision of a local assessment official. Provides that those recapture levies are not included in the taxing district's aggregate extension base under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. Provides that any taxpayer who has received a refund that has been included in a recapture levy by one or more taxing districts has the right to an abatement in an amount equal to a portion of that refund amount, subject to certain limitations.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 18-185 and by adding Section 18-53 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/18-53 new)
7    Sec. 18-53. Recovery of revenue lost due to tax refunds.
8    (a) When a taxing district is required to refund a portion
9of the property tax revenue distributed to that taxing district
10because of a decision of the Property Tax Appeal Board, an
11assessment or exemption decision of the Department of Revenue,
12a court order issued pursuant to an assessment valuation
13complaint under item (3) of subsection (b) of Section 23-15, or
14an administrative decision of a local assessment official
15reducing the assessed value of a property within the district,
16that taxing district may, without referendum, adopt a levy to
17recapture the revenue lost by the refund or refunds.
18    (b) The recapture levy must not exceed an amount equal to
19the aggregate refunds of principal taxes (excluding any
20interest) paid by the district for the prior calendar year. At
21the district's option, the total amount to be recaptured for
22the prior calendar year may be levied and extended in up to 3
23successive annual installments, but the total of all

 

 

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1installments shall not exceed the amount allowed under this
2Section for a single levy. Each single levy or installment of a
3recapture levy must be included as a separate line item in the
4district's regular levy ordinance, and the ordinance must
5specify for each item the year of recapture and whether the
6item is the first, second, or third installment of the total
7recapture for that year. The total amount of all recapture line
8items in any one levy ordinance shall not exceed 5% of the
9aggregate amount of all other items included in that ordinance
10except for debt service. Within 45 days after a request by a
11taxing district, the county treasurer must certify the
12aggregate refunds paid by a taxing district for purposes of
13this Section. For purposes of the Property Tax Extension
14Limitation Law, the taxing district's aggregate extension base
15does not include the recapture levy authorized under this
16Section.
17    (c) Whenever the county treasurer certifies aggregate
18refunds at the request of a taxing district under this Section,
19the treasurer shall keep records of the individual refunds
20included in the aggregate. That information shall be provided
21to the county clerk. The county clerk shall keep a record of
22that information and of any recapture levy that may thereafter
23be extended, so that the amount of that extension may be
24distinguished from any other levies and extensions for that
25district. The county treasurer's and the county clerk's records
26under this Section must be made available to the public upon

 

 

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1request.
2    (d) Any taxpayer who has received a refund of taxes paid on
3his or her property that has been included in a recapture levy
4or levies by one or more taxing districts under this Section
5has the right to have a portion of the refund amount included
6in the extension of each district's recapture levy against his
7or her property abated to the extent that the refund amount
8included in each district's recapture levy exceeds $1,000. The
9abatement may be granted only upon application as provided in
10this Section, and submission of the application shall not delay
11or otherwise affect the normal tax extension and billing
12process. For purposes of this Section, the property for which
13the recapture extension may be abated is defined as one or more
14parcels that were the subject of a consolidated refund. If the
15taxing district's recapture levy and extension was made in a
16lesser amount than the aggregate of all refunds certified by
17the treasurer for that district, each abatement shall reflect
18that same proportionate reduction.
19    (e) A taxpayer seeking an abatement under this Section
20shall apply to the county treasurer after the issuance of the
21second installment of the tax bill that includes the amount
22sought to be abated, but no later than the due date under
23Section 23-10 for tax objection complaints regarding tax levies
24of the year for which the recapture levy was extended. The
25county treasurer may prescribe the form in which the
26application shall be made. The application shall include a copy

 

 

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1of the decision or order giving rise to the refund and must
2specify the abatement claimed. The treasurer, assisted if
3necessary by the county clerk, shall confirm (i) whether the
4refund identified in the application was included within the
5appropriate treasurer's certification of aggregate refunds and
6(ii) the percentage that the refund represents of the total
7recapture levy, and, upon such confirmation, the abatement must
8be allowed as provided in this Section. If the taxes abated
9have been paid, the abatement amount must be refunded. The
10treasurer shall determine whether to allow or deny the
11application and shall advise the applicant of the determination
12within 90 days after its submission, and a failure to make an
13express determination within that time shall be deemed a
14denial. If the treasurer cannot determine whether the
15application should be allowed, or otherwise denies the
16application, any taxpayer who has paid the tax subject to the
17claimed abatement may petition the circuit court for a refund
18in the time and manner provided in Section 20-175. Any refund
19granted pursuant to an abatement may not be included in a
20recapture levy under this Section.
21    (f) The county treasurer and county clerk shall mark their
22records to reflect that any taxes abated under this Section and
23any lien with respect to those taxes shall be null and void.
 
24    (35 ILCS 200/18-185)
25    Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 5 may

 

 

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1be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As used
2in this Division 5:
3    "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for
4All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United
5States Department of Labor.
6    "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the
7percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the
812-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate
9of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.
10    "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more
11inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or
12more inhabitants.
13    "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section
141-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the
151991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes
16only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority of
17its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or counties
18contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants.
19Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing district" includes
20only each non-home rule taxing district subject to this Law
21before the 1995 levy year and each non-home rule taxing
22district not subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year
23having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed value in an
24affected county or counties. Beginning with the levy year in
25which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing district as
26provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also includes

 

 

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1those taxing districts made subject to this Law as provided in
2Section 18-213.
3    "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this
4Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual
5corporate extension for the taxing district and those special
6purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing
7district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for
8the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
9obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for
10any taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
11obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c) made for
12any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
13issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued
14before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing district to pay
15interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to
16refund bonds issued after October 1, 1991 that were approved by
17referendum; (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
18principal on revenue bonds issued before October 1, 1991 for
19payment of which a property tax levy or the full faith and
20credit of the unit of local government is pledged; however, a
21tax for the payment of interest or principal on those bonds
22shall be made only after the governing body of the unit of
23local government finds that all other sources for payment are
24insufficient to make those payments; (f) made for payments
25under a building commission lease when the lease payments are
26for the retirement of bonds issued by the commission before

 

 

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1October 1, 1991, to pay for the building project; (g) made for
2payments due under installment contracts entered into before
3October 1, 1991; (h) made for payments of principal and
4interest on bonds issued under the Metropolitan Water
5Reclamation District Act to finance construction projects
6initiated before October 1, 1991; (i) made for payments of
7principal and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section
83 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to
9exceed the debt service extension base less the amount in items
10(b), (c), (e), and (h) of this definition for non-referendum
11obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
12referendum; (j) made for payments of principal and interest on
13bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
14Reform Act; (k) made by a school district that participates in
15the Special Education District of Lake County, created by
16special education joint agreement under Section 10-22.31 of the
17School Code, for payment of the school district's share of the
18amounts required to be contributed by the Special Education
19District of Lake County to the Illinois Municipal Retirement
20Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code; the amount
21of any extension under this item (k) shall be certified by the
22school district to the county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses
23of providing joint recreational programs for the handicapped
24under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14
25of the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for temporary
26relocation loan repayment purposes pursuant to Sections 2-3.77

 

 

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1and 17-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for payment of
2principal and interest on any bonds issued under the authority
3of Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for
4contributions to a firefighter's pension fund created under
5Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the
6amount certified under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the
7Illinois Pension Code; and (p) made for road purposes in the
8first year after a township assumes the rights, powers, duties,
9assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and
10responsibilities of a road district abolished under the
11provisions of Section 6-133 of the Illinois Highway Code; and
12(q) made as a recapture levy under Section 18-53 of the
13Property Tax Code.
14    "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which
15this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing
16districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section
1718-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing
18district and those special purpose extensions that are made
19annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose
20extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest or
21principal on general obligation bonds that were approved by
22referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
23principal on general obligation bonds issued before March 1,
241995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
25principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those
26bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any taxing

 

 

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1district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund
2or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1, 1995 that
3were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing district
4to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before
5March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy or the
6full faith and credit of the unit of local government is
7pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or
8principal on those bonds shall be made only after the governing
9body of the unit of local government finds that all other
10sources for payment are insufficient to make those payments;
11(f) made for payments under a building commission lease when
12the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds issued by
13the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the building
14project; (g) made for payments due under installment contracts
15entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for payments of
16principal and interest on bonds issued under the Metropolitan
17Water Reclamation District Act to finance construction
18projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4) made for
19stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan Water
20Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 12 of the
21Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act; (i) made for
22payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as defined
23in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an
24amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less the
25amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for
26non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially

 

 

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1issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in subsection
2(h) of this definition; (j) made for payments of principal and
3interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local
4Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made for payments of principal
5and interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and
6issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for
7aquarium or museum projects; (l) made for payments of principal
8and interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or
993-601 and (i) issued pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook
10County Forest Preserve District Act, (ii) issued under Section
1142 of the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act for
12zoological park projects, or (iii) issued under Section 44.1 of
13the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act for botanical
14gardens projects; (m) made pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the
15School Code, whether levied annually or not; (n) made to fund
16expenses of providing joint recreational programs for the
17handicapped under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or
18Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by
19the Chicago Park District for recreational programs for the
20handicapped under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the Chicago
21Park District Act; (p) made for contributions to a
22firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
23Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
24under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
25and (q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under Section
2617-9.02 of the School Code; and (r) made as a recapture levy

 

 

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1under Section 18-53 of the Property Tax Code.
2    "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
3this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for
4those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection
5(e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension for
6the taxing district and those special purpose extensions that
7are made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
8purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
9interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
10approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay
11interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued before
12the date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to
13the taxing district is held; (c) made for any taxing district
14to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
15continue to refund those bonds issued before the date on which
16the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
17district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to pay
18interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to
19refund bonds issued after the date on which the referendum
20making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held if
21the bonds were approved by referendum after the date on which
22the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
23district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to pay
24interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the date
25on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
26taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax

 

 

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1levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local
2government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of
3interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after
4the governing body of the unit of local government finds that
5all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
6payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
7lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
8issued by the commission before the date on which the
9referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district is
10held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments due
11under installment contracts entered into before the date on
12which the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
13district is held; (h) made for payments of principal and
14interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local
15Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt
16service extension base less the amount in items (b), (c), and
17(e) of this definition for non-referendum obligations, except
18obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum; (i) made
19for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under
20Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (j) made
21for a qualified airport authority to pay interest or principal
22on general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of paying
23obligations due under, or financing airport facilities
24required to be acquired, constructed, installed or equipped
25pursuant to, contracts entered into before March 1, 1996 (but
26not including any amendments to such a contract taking effect

 

 

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1on or after that date); (k) made to fund expenses of providing
2joint recreational programs for the handicapped under Section
35-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the
4Illinois Municipal Code; (l) made for contributions to a
5firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
6Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
7under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
8and (m) made for the taxing district to pay interest or
9principal on general obligation bonds issued pursuant to
10Section 19-3.10 of the School Code; and (n) made as a recapture
11levy under Section 18-53 of the Property Tax Code.
12    "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
13this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection
14(e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate extension for
15the taxing district and those special purpose extensions that
16are made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
17purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
18interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
19approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay
20interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued before
21the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (c) made for
22any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
23issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued
24before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (d)
25made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
26bonds issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after

 

 

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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 if the bonds
2were approved by referendum after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of 1997; (e) made for any taxing district to pay
4interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the
5effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 for payment of
6which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the
7unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
8payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made
9only after the governing body of the unit of local government
10finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
11make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
12commission lease when the lease payments are for the retirement
13of bonds issued by the commission before the effective date of
14this amendatory Act of 1997 to pay for the building project;
15(g) made for payments due under installment contracts entered
16into before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997;
17(h) made for payments of principal and interest on limited
18bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt
19Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service
20extension base less the amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of
21this definition for non-referendum obligations, except
22obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum; (i) made
23for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under
24Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (j) made
25for a qualified airport authority to pay interest or principal
26on general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of paying

 

 

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1obligations due under, or financing airport facilities
2required to be acquired, constructed, installed or equipped
3pursuant to, contracts entered into before March 1, 1996 (but
4not including any amendments to such a contract taking effect
5on or after that date); (k) made to fund expenses of providing
6joint recreational programs for the handicapped under Section
75-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14 of the
8Illinois Municipal Code; and (l) made for contributions to a
9firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
10Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
11under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
12and (m) made as a recapture levy under Section 18-53 of the
13Property Tax Code.
14    "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to that
15portion of the extension for a taxing district for the 1994
16levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this Law in
17accordance with Section 18-213, except for those subject to
18paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213, for the levy
19year in which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
20taxing district is held, or for those taxing districts subject
21to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (e)
22of Section 18-213 for the 1996 levy year, constituting an
23extension for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued
24by the taxing district without referendum, but not including
25excluded non-referendum bonds. For park districts (i) that were
26first subject to this Law in 1991 or 1995 and (ii) whose

 

 

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1extension for the 1994 levy year for the payment of principal
2and interest on bonds issued by the park district without
3referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds)
4was less than 51% of the amount for the 1991 levy year
5constituting an extension for payment of principal and interest
6on bonds issued by the park district without referendum (but
7not including excluded non-referendum bonds), "debt service
8extension base" means an amount equal to that portion of the
9extension for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for
10payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park
11district without referendum (but not including excluded
12non-referendum bonds). A debt service extension base
13established or increased at any time pursuant to any provision
14of this Law, except Section 18-212, shall be increased each
15year commencing with the later of (i) the 2009 levy year or
16(ii) the first levy year in which this Law becomes applicable
17to the taxing district, by the lesser of 5% or the percentage
18increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month
19calendar year preceding the levy year. The debt service
20extension base may be established or increased as provided
21under Section 18-212. "Excluded non-referendum bonds" means
22(i) bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and issued under
23Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for aquarium and
24museum projects; (ii) bonds issued under Section 15 of the
25Local Government Debt Reform Act; or (iii) refunding
26obligations issued to refund or to continue to refund

 

 

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1obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum.
2    "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
3to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
4unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
5contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant to
6Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road
7district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not.
8The extension for a special service area is not included in the
9aggregate extension.
10    "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
11last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
1218-135, 18-215, and 18-230. An adjustment under Section 18-135
13shall be made for the 2007 levy year and all subsequent levy
14years whenever one or more counties within which a taxing
15district is located (i) used estimated valuations or rates when
16extending taxes in the taxing district for the last preceding
17levy year that resulted in the over or under extension of
18taxes, or (ii) increased or decreased the tax extension for the
19last preceding levy year as required by Section 18-135(c).
20Whenever an adjustment is required under Section 18-135, the
21aggregate extension base of the taxing district shall be equal
22to the amount that the aggregate extension of the taxing
23district would have been for the last preceding levy year if
24either or both (i) actual, rather than estimated, valuations or
25rates had been used to calculate the extension of taxes for the
26last levy year, or (ii) the tax extension for the last

 

 

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1preceding levy year had not been adjusted as required by
2subsection (c) of Section 18-135.
3    "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
41-155.
5    "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
6board of review or board of appeals action, of new improvements
7or additions to existing improvements on any parcel of real
8property that increase the assessed value of that real property
9during the levy year multiplied by the equalization factor
10issued by the Department under Section 17-30, (ii) the assessed
11value, after final board of review or board of appeals action,
12of real property not exempt from real estate taxation, which
13real property was exempt from real estate taxation for any
14portion of the immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by
15the equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
1617-30, including the assessed value, upon final stabilization
17of occupancy after new construction is complete, of any real
18property located within the boundaries of an otherwise or
19previously exempt military reservation that is intended for
20residential use and owned by or leased to a private corporation
21or other entity, and (iii) in counties that classify in
22accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
23Constitution, an incentive property's additional assessed
24value resulting from a scheduled increase in the level of
25assessment as applied to the first year final board of review
26market value. In addition, the county clerk in a county

 

 

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1containing a population of 3,000,000 or more shall include in
2the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any school district,
3any recovered tax increment value that was applicable to the
41995 tax year calculations.
5    "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
6organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
7county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
8population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
9    "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise
10provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's
11equalized assessed value, in the first year after a
12municipality terminates the designation of an area as a
13redevelopment project area previously established under the
14Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
15Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
16Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously
17established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax
18Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the
19Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each
20taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the
21redevelopment project area over and above the initial equalized
22assessed value of each property in the redevelopment project
23area. For the taxes which are extended for the 1997 levy year,
24the recovered tax increment value for a non-home rule taxing
25district that first became subject to this Law for the 1995
26levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized assessed

 

 

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1value was in an affected county or counties shall be increased
2if a municipality terminated the designation of an area in 1993
3as a redevelopment project area previously established under
4the Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
5Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
6Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, or previously
7established under the Economic Development Area Tax Increment
8Allocation Act, by an amount equal to the 1994 equalized
9assessed value of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of
10real property in the redevelopment project area over and above
11the initial equalized assessed value of each property in the
12redevelopment project area. In the first year after a
13municipality removes a taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of
14real property from a redevelopment project area established
15under the Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the
16Illinois Municipal Code, the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in
17the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Economic Development Area
18Tax Increment Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value"
19means the amount of the current year's equalized assessed value
20of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property
21removed from the redevelopment project area over and above the
22initial equalized assessed value of that real property before
23removal from the redevelopment project area.
24    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
25rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
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1plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and the
2denominator of which is the current year's equalized assessed
3value of all real property in the territory under the
4jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy year.
5For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate
6extension for the last preceding levy year, the highest
7aggregate extension in any of the last 3 preceding levy years
8shall be used for the purpose of computing the limiting rate.
9The denominator shall not include new property or the recovered
10tax increment value. If a new rate, a rate decrease, or a
11limiting rate increase has been approved at an election held
12after March 21, 2006, then (i) the otherwise applicable
13limiting rate shall be increased by the amount of the new rate
14or shall be reduced by the amount of the rate decrease, as the
15case may be, or (ii) in the case of a limiting rate increase,
16the limiting rate shall be equal to the rate set forth in the
17proposition approved by the voters for each of the years
18specified in the proposition, after which the limiting rate of
19the taxing district shall be calculated as otherwise provided.
20(Source: P.A. 96-501, eff. 8-14-09; 96-517, eff. 8-14-09;
2196-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1202, eff. 7-22-10; 97-611, eff.
221-1-12.)