Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Filed: 3/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2171

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2171 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 15-185 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/15-185)
7    Sec. 15-185. Exemption for leaseback property and
8qualified leased property.
9    (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
10all property owned by a municipality with a population of over
11500,000 inhabitants, a unit of local government whose
12jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part
13within a municipality with a population of over 500,000
14inhabitants, or a municipality with home rule powers that is
15contiguous to a municipality with a population of over 500,000
16inhabitants, or property that as of December 31, 2010 is exempt

 

 

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1from real estate taxes and is owned by a tax-exempt entity,
2shall remain exempt from taxation and any leasehold interest in
3that property shall not be subject to taxation under Section
49-195 if the property is directly or indirectly leased, sold,
5or otherwise transferred to another entity whose property is
6not exempt and immediately thereafter is the subject of a
7leaseback or other agreement that directly or indirectly gives
8the lessee municipality or unit of local government (i) a right
9to use, control, and possess the property either directly or
10through its exempt subsidiary or affiliate or (ii) a right for
11the municipality or unit of local government to require the
12other entity, or the other entity's designee or assignee, to
13use the property in the performance of services for the
14municipality or unit of local government. Property shall no
15longer be exempt under this subsection as of the date when the
16right of the lessee municipality or unit of local government to
17use, control, and possess the property or for the municipality
18or unit of local government to require the performance of
19services is terminated and the lessee municipality or unit of
20local government no longer has any option to purchase or
21otherwise reacquire the interest in the property to the extent
22that such an option or right of reacquisition was part of the
23lease or a provision of the original sale which was transferred
24by the municipality or unit of local government.
25    (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
26all property owned by a municipality with a population of over

 

 

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1500,000 inhabitants, a unit of local government whose
2jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part
3within a municipality with a population of over 500,000
4inhabitants, or a municipality with home rule powers that is
5contiguous to a municipality with a population of over 500,000
6inhabitants, shall remain exempt from taxation and any
7leasehold interest in that property is not subject to taxation
8under Section 9-195 if the property, including dedicated public
9property, is used by a municipality or other unit of local
10government for the purpose of an airport or parking or for
11waste disposal or processing and is leased for continued use
12for the same purpose to another entity whose property is not
13exempt.
14    For the purposes of this subsection (b), "airport" does not
15include any airport property, as defined under Section 10 of
16the O'Hare Modernization Act.
17    Any transaction described under this subsection must be
18undertaken in accordance with all appropriate federal laws and
19regulations.
20    (c) For purposes of this Section, "municipality" means a
21municipality as defined in Section 1-1-2 of the Illinois
22Municipal Code, and "unit of local government" means a unit of
23local government as defined in Article VII, Section 1 of the
24Constitution of the State of Illinois. The provisions of this
25Section supersede and control over any conflicting provisions
26of this Code.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-779, eff. 8-28-09.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".