HB4752 EngrossedLRB097 19841 KMW 65117 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
5amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 805/13.1)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324)
7    Sec. 13.1. Tax levies. After the first Monday in October
8and by the first Monday in December in each year, the board
9shall levy the general taxes for the district by general
10categories for the next fiscal year. A certified copy of the
11levy ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk by the last
12Tuesday in December each year.
13    In forest preserve districts with a population of less than
143,000,000, the amount of taxes levied for general corporate
15purposes for a fiscal year may not exceed the rate of .06% of
16the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of
17Revenue, of the taxable property therein. In addition, in
18forest preserve districts having a population of 100,000 or
19more but less than 3,000,000, the board may levy taxes for
20constructing, restoring reconditioning, reconstructing and
21acquiring improvements and for the development of the forests
22and lands of such district, the amount of which tax each fiscal
23year shall be extended at a rate not to exceed .025% of the

 

 

HB4752 Engrossed- 2 -LRB097 19841 KMW 65117 b

1assessed value of all taxable property as equalized by the
2Department of Revenue. Notwithstanding any other provision of
3this Act, in a forest preserve district that is adjacent to any
4portion of the Rock River, and is within a county that is
5bordered by a county with a forest preserve district that is
6adjacent to any portion of the Rock River, the amount of taxes
7levied for general corporate purposes for a fiscal year may not
8exceed the rate of .15% of the value, as equalized or assessed
9by the Department of Revenue, of the taxable property therein.
10    All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes
11required for the payment of the principal of and interest on
12bonds, and exclusive of taxes levied for employees' annuity and
13benefit purposes.
14    The rate of tax levied for general corporate purposes in a
15forest preserve district may not be increased by virtue of this
16amendatory Act of 1977 unless the board first adopts a
17resolution authorizing such increase and publishes notice
18thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the
19district at least once not less than 45 days prior to the
20effective date of the increase. The notice shall include a
21statement of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign
22a petition requesting that the question of the adoption of the
23resolution be submitted to the electors of the district; (2)
24the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date
25of the prospective referendum. The Secretary of the district
26shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

 

 

HB4752 Engrossed- 3 -LRB097 19841 KMW 65117 b

1If, no later than 30 days after the publication of such notice,
2petitions signed by voters of the district equal to 10% or more
3of the registered voters of the district, as determined by
4reference to the number of voters registered at the next
5preceding general election, and residing in the district are
6presented to the board expressing opposition to the increase,
7the proposition must first be certified by the board to the
8proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition to
9the legal voters of the district at an election in accordance
10with the general election law and approved by a majority of
11those voting on the proposition.
12    The rate of the tax levied for general corporate purposes
13in a forest preserve district may be increased, up to the
14maximum rate identified in this Section, by the Board by a
15resolution calling for the submission of the question of
16increasing the rate to the voters of the district in accordance
17with the general election law. The question must be in
18substantially the following form:
19        "Shall (name of district) be authorized to establish
20    its general corporate tax rate at (insert rate) on the
21    equalized assessed value on taxable property located
22    within the district for its general purposes, including
23    education, outdoor recreation, maintenance, operations,
24    public safety at the forest preserves, trails, and other
25    properties of the district (and, optionally, insert any
26    other lawful purposes or programs determined by the Board).

 

 

HB4752 Engrossed- 4 -LRB097 19841 KMW 65117 b

1    The ballot must have printed on it, but not as part of the
2proposition submitted, the following: "The approximate impact
3of the proposed increase on the owner of a single-family home
4having a market value of (insert value) would be (insert
5amount) in the first year of the increase if the increase is
6fully implemented." The ballot may have printed on it, but not
7as part of the proposition, one or both of the following: "The
8last tax rate extended for the purposes of the district was
9(insert rate). The last rate increase approved for the purposes
10of the district was in (insert year)." No other information
11needs to be included on the ballot.
12    The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
13    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
14in the affirmative, the district may thereafter levy the tax.
15    This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district
16established under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District
17Act.
18(Source: P.A. 94-617, eff. 8-18-05.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.