Sen. Chapin Rose

Filed: 3/1/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1593

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1593 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5.3 and 5.5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 655/5.3)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608)
7    Sec. 5.3. Certification of Enterprise Zones; Effective
8date.
9    (a) Certification of Board-approved designated Enterprise
10Zones shall be made by the Department by certification of the
11designating ordinance. The Department shall promptly issue a
12certificate for each Enterprise Zone upon approval by the
13Board. The certificate shall be signed by the Director of the
14Department, shall make specific reference to the designating
15ordinance, which shall be attached thereto, and shall be filed
16in the office of the Secretary of State. A certified copy of

 

 

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1the Enterprise Zone Certificate, or a duplicate original
2thereof, shall be recorded in the office of recorder of deeds
3of the county in which the Enterprise Zone lies.
4    (b) An Enterprise Zone shall be effective on January 1 of
5the first calendar year after Department certification. The
6Department shall transmit a copy of the certification to the
7Department of Revenue, and to the designating municipality or
8county.
9    Upon certification of an Enterprise Zone, the terms and
10provisions of the designating ordinance shall be in effect, and
11may not be amended or repealed except in accordance with
12Section 5.4.
13    (c) With the exception of Enterprise Zones scheduled to
14expire before December 31, 2018, an Enterprise Zone designated
15before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
16General Assembly shall be in effect for 30 calendar years, or
17for a lesser number of years specified in the certified
18designating ordinance. Each Enterprise Zone in existence on the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
20Assembly that is scheduled to expire before July 1, 2016 will
21have its termination date extended until July 1, 2016. An
22Enterprise Zone designated on or after the effective date of
23this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be in
24effect for a term of 15 calendar years, or for a lesser number
25of years specified in the certified designating ordinance. An
26enterprise zone designated on or after the effective date of

 

 

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1this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be
2subject to review by the Board after 13 years for an additional
310-year designation. Enterprise Zones shall terminate at
4midnight of December 31 of the final calendar year of the
5certified term, except as provided in Section 5.4.
6    (d) No more than 12 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
7the Department in calendar year 1984, no more than 12
8Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
9year 1985, no more than 13 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
10the Department in calendar year 1986, no more than 15
11Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
12year 1987, and no more than 20 Enterprise Zones may be
13certified by the Department in calendar year 1990. Except as
14otherwise provided, in In other calendar years, no more than 13
15Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department. In
16calendar year 2013, the Department may certify an additional 10
17Enterprise Zones in counties with a population of less than
1850,000. The Department may also designate up to 8 additional
19Enterprise Zones outside the regular application cycle if
20warranted by the extreme economic circumstances as determined
21by the Department. The Department may also designate one
22additional Enterprise Zone outside the regular application
23cycle if an aircraft manufacturer agrees to locate an aircraft
24manufacturing facility in the proposed Enterprise Zone.
25Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no more than
2689 Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department for the

 

 

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110 calendar years commencing with 1983. The 7 additional
2Enterprise Zones authorized by Public Act 86-15 shall not lie
3within municipalities or unincorporated areas of counties that
4abut or are contiguous to Enterprise Zones certified pursuant
5to this Section prior to June 30, 1989. The 7 additional
6Enterprise Zones (excluding the additional Enterprise Zone
7which may be designated outside the regular application cycle)
8authorized by Public Act 86-1030 shall not lie within
9municipalities or unincorporated areas of counties that abut or
10are contiguous to Enterprise Zones certified pursuant to this
11Section prior to February 28, 1990. Beginning in calendar year
122004 and until December 31, 2008, one additional enterprise
13zone may be certified by the Department. In any calendar year,
14the Department may not certify more than 3 Zones located within
15the same municipality. The Department may certify Enterprise
16Zones in each of the 10 calendar years commencing with 1983.
17The Department may not certify more than a total of 18
18Enterprise Zones located within the same county (whether within
19municipalities or within unincorporated territory) for the 10
20calendar years commencing with 1983. Thereafter, the
21Department may not certify any additional Enterprise Zones, but
22may amend and rescind certifications of existing Enterprise
23Zones in accordance with Section 5.4.
24    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if (i) the
25county board of any county in which a current military base is
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1has been closed within 20 years of the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of 1998 is located, in part or in whole, adopts
3a designating ordinance in accordance with Section 5 of this
4Act to designate the military base in that county as an
5enterprise zone and (ii) the property otherwise meets the
6qualifications for an enterprise zone as prescribed in Section
74 of this Act, then the Department may certify the designating
8ordinance or ordinances, as the case may be.
9    (f) Applications for Enterprise Zones that are scheduled to
10expire in 2016, 2017, or 2018, including Enterprise Zones that
11have been extended until 2016 by this amendatory Act of the
1297th General Assembly, shall be submitted to the Department no
13later than the date established by the Department by rule
14pursuant to Section 5.2. At that time, the Zone becomes
15available for either the previously designated area or a
16different area to compete for designation. No preference for
17designation as a Zone will be given to the previously
18designated area.
19    For Enterprise Zones that are scheduled to expire on or
20after January 1, 2019, an application process shall begin 2
21years prior to the year in which the Zone expires. At that
22time, the Zone becomes available for either the previously
23designated area or a different area to compete for designation.
24No preference for designation as a Zone will be given to the
25previously designated area.
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1does not receive a new certification shall expire on its
2scheduled termination date.
3(Source: P.A. 97-905, eff. 8-7-12.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 655/5.5)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
5    Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.
6    (a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
7in the encouragement, development, growth and expansion of the
8private sector through large scale investment and development
9projects, the Department is authorized to receive and approve
10applications for the designation of "High Impact Businesses" in
11Illinois subject to the following conditions:
12        (1) such applications may be submitted at any time
13    during the year;
14        (2) such business is not located, at the time of
15    designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
16    this Act;
17        (3) the business intends to do one or more of the
18    following:
19            (A) the business intends to make a minimum
20        investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
21        service in qualified property and intends to create 500
22        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
23        Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
24        $30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
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1        full-time retained jobs at a designated location in
2        Illinois. The business must certify in writing that the
3        investments would not be placed in service in qualified
4        property and the job creation or job retention would
5        not occur without the tax credits and exemptions set
6        forth in subsection (b) of this Section. The terms
7        "placed in service" and "qualified property" have the
8        same meanings as described in subsection (h) of Section
9        201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
10            (B) the business intends to establish a new
11        electric generating facility at a designated location
12        in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
13        purposes of this Section, means a newly-constructed
14        electric generation plant or a newly-constructed
15        generation capacity expansion at an existing electric
16        generation plant, including the transmission lines and
17        associated equipment that transfers electricity from
18        points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
19        such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
20        than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to
21        provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
22        on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)
23        shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of at
24        least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site if
25        it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and foundation
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1        December 31, 2004, or shall have an aggregate rated
2        generating capacity of at least 400 megawatts for all
3        new units at one site if it uses coal or gases derived
4        from coal as its primary fuel and shall support the
5        creation of at least 150 new Illinois coal mining jobs,
6        or (ii) shall be funded through a federal Department of
7        Energy grant before December 31, 2010 and shall support
8        the creation of Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii)
9        shall use coal gasification or integrated
10        gasification-combined cycle units that generate
11        electricity or chemicals, or both, and shall support
12        the creation of Illinois coal-mining jobs. The
13        business must certify in writing that the investments
14        necessary to establish a new electric generating
15        facility would not be placed in service and the job
16        creation in the case of a coal-fueled plant would not
17        occur without the tax credits and exemptions set forth
18        in subsection (b-5) of this Section. The term "placed
19        in service" has the same meaning as described in
20        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
21        Tax Act; or
22            (B-5) the business intends to establish a new
23        gasification facility at a designated location in
24        Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
25        facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
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1        transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
2        include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol, and
3        nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation or
4        retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
5        qualifies for financial assistance from the Department
6        before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
7        does not include a pilot project located within
8        Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
9        Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
10        or
11            (C) the business intends to establish production
12        operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
13        operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
14        at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
15        Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
16        the production operations result in the creation of 150
17        new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
18        subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
19        provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
20        utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
21        generating facility. The business must certify in
22        writing that the investments necessary to establish a
23        new, expanded, or reopened coal mine would not be
24        placed in service and the job creation would not occur
25        without the tax credits and exemptions set forth in
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1        service" has the same meaning as described in
2        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
3        Tax Act; or
4            (D) the business intends to construct new
5        transmission facilities or upgrade existing
6        transmission facilities at designated locations in
7        Illinois, for which construction commenced not sooner
8        than July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this Section,
9        "transmission facilities" means transmission lines
10        with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or above,
11        including associated equipment, that transfer
12        electricity from points of supply to points of delivery
13        and that transmit a majority of the electricity
14        generated by a new electric generating facility
15        designated as a High Impact Business in accordance with
16        this Section. The business must certify in writing that
17        the investments necessary to construct new
18        transmission facilities or upgrade existing
19        transmission facilities would not be placed in service
20        without the tax credits and exemptions set forth in
21        subsection (b-5) of this Section. The term "placed in
22        service" has the same meaning as described in
23        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
24        Tax Act; or
25            (E) the business intends to establish a new wind
26        power facility at a designated location in Illinois.

 

 

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1        For purposes of this Section, "new wind power facility"
2        means a newly constructed electric generation
3        facility, or a newly constructed expansion of an
4        existing electric generation facility, placed in
5        service on or after July 1, 2009, that generates
6        electricity using wind energy devices, and such
7        facility shall be deemed to include all associated
8        transmission lines, substations, and other equipment
9        related to the generation of electricity from wind
10        energy devices. For purposes of this Section, "wind
11        energy device" means any device, with a nameplate
12        capacity of at least 0.5 megawatts, that is used in the
13        process of converting kinetic energy from the wind to
14        generate electricity; or and
15            (F) the business intends to (i) make a minimum
16        investment of $500,000,000, which will be placed in
17        service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125
18        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
19        Illinois, and (iii) establish a fertilizer plant at a
20        designated location in Illinois; for the purposes of
21        this Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly
22        constructed or upgraded plant facilitating gas used in
23        the production of anhydrous ammonia and downstream
24        nitrogen fertilizer products for resale; and
25        (4) no later than 90 days after an application is
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1    Department's determination of the qualification of the
2    proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
3    (b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
4pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall qualify
5for the credits and exemptions described in the following Acts:
6Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act,
7subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act,
8and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; provided
9that these credits and exemptions described in these Acts shall
10not be authorized until the minimum investments set forth in
11subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section have been placed in
12service in qualified properties and, in the case of the
13exemptions described in the Public Utilities Act and Section 1d
14of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the minimum full-time
15equivalent jobs or full-time retained jobs set forth in
16subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section have been created or
17retained. Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
18under this Section shall also qualify for the exemption
19described in Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
20The credit provided in subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
21Illinois Income Tax Act shall be applicable to investments in
22qualified property as set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of
23this Section.
24    (b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
25pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
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1exemptions described in the following Acts: Section 51 of the
2Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222 and Section
39-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection (h) of
4Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; however, the
5credits and exemptions authorized under Section 9-222 and
6Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection
7(h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall not be
8authorized until the new electric generating facility, the new
9gasification facility, the new transmission facility, or the
10new, expanded, or reopened coal mine is operational, except
11that a new electric generating facility whose primary fuel
12source is natural gas is eligible only for the exemption under
13Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
14    (b-6) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
15pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section shall qualify
16for the exemptions described in Section 5l of the Retailers'
17Occupation Tax Act; any business so designated as a High Impact
18Business being, for purposes of this Section, a "Wind Energy
19Business".
20    (c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
21foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
22additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
23the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
24Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
25Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
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1(a)(3)(E) of this Section, existing Illinois businesses which
2apply for designation as a High Impact Business must provide
3the Department with the prospective plan for which 1,500
4full-time retained jobs would be eliminated in the event that
5the business is not designated.
6    (e) Except for new wind power facilities contemplated under
7subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section, new proposed facilities
8which apply for designation as High Impact Business must
9provide the Department with proof of alternative non-Illinois
10sites which would receive the proposed investment and job
11creation in the event that the business is not designated as a
12High Impact Business.
13    (f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
14(a)(3)(E) of this Section, in the event that a business is
15designated a High Impact Business and it is later determined
16after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing as
17provided under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
18the business would have placed in service in qualified property
19the investments and created or retained the requisite number of
20jobs without the benefits of the High Impact Business
21designation, the Department shall be required to immediately
22revoke the designation and notify the Director of the
23Department of Revenue who shall begin proceedings to recover
24all wrongfully exempted State taxes with interest. The business
25shall also be ineligible for all State funded Department
26programs for a period of 10 years.

 

 

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1    (g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
2designation if the participating business fails to comply with
3the terms and conditions of the designation. However, the
4penalties for new wind power facilities or Wind Energy
5Businesses for failure to comply with any of the terms or
6conditions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act shall be only
7those penalties identified in the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act,
8and the Department shall not revoke a High Impact Business
9designation as a result of the failure to comply with any of
10the terms or conditions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act in
11relation to a new wind power facility or a Wind Energy
12Business.
13    (h) Prior to designating a business, the Department shall
14provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
15Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report
16setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
17guarantees that have been received by the Department in
18relation to the proposed business being designated.
19(Source: P.A. 96-28, eff. 7-1-09; 97-905, eff. 8-7-12.)
 
20    Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
21Section 18-165 as follows:
 
22    (35 ILCS 200/18-165)
23    Sec. 18-165. Abatement of taxes.
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1governing authority, may, after the determination of the
2assessed valuation of its property, order the clerk of that
3county to abate any portion of its taxes on the following types
4of property:
5        (1) Commercial and industrial.
6            (A) The property of any commercial or industrial
7        firm, including but not limited to the property of (i)
8        any firm that is used for collecting, separating,
9        storing, or processing recyclable materials, locating
10        within the taxing district during the immediately
11        preceding year from another state, territory, or
12        country, or having been newly created within this State
13        during the immediately preceding year, or expanding an
14        existing facility, or (ii) any firm that is used for
15        the generation and transmission of electricity
16        locating within the taxing district during the
17        immediately preceding year or expanding its presence
18        within the taxing district during the immediately
19        preceding year by construction of a new electric
20        generating facility that uses natural gas as its fuel,
21        or any firm that is used for production operations at a
22        new, expanded, or reopened coal mine within the taxing
23        district, that has been certified as a High Impact
24        Business by the Illinois Department of Commerce and
25        Economic Opportunity. The property of any firm used for
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1        include all property of the firm used for transmission
2        facilities as defined in Section 5.5 of the Illinois
3        Enterprise Zone Act. The abatement shall not exceed a
4        period of 10 years and the aggregate amount of abated
5        taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not
6        exceed $4,000,000.
7            (A-5) Any property in the taxing district of a new
8        electric generating facility, as defined in Section
9        605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
10        Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
11        Illinois. The abatement shall not exceed a period of 10
12        years. The abatement shall be subject to the following
13        limitations:
14                (i) if the equalized assessed valuation of the
15            new electric generating facility is equal to or
16            greater than $25,000,000 but less than
17            $50,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i)
18            over the entire term of the abatement, 5% of the
19            taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new
20            electric generating facility and (ii) in any one
21            year of abatement, 20% of the taxing district's
22            taxes from the new electric generating facility;
23                (ii) if the equalized assessed valuation of
24            the new electric generating facility is equal to or
25            greater than $50,000,000 but less than
26            $75,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed (i)

 

 

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1            over the entire term of the abatement, 10% of the
2            taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new
3            electric generating facility and (ii) in any one
4            year of abatement, 35% of the taxing district's
5            taxes from the new electric generating facility;
6                (iii) if the equalized assessed valuation of
7            the new electric generating facility is equal to or
8            greater than $75,000,000 but less than
9            $100,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed
10            (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 20% of
11            the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new
12            electric generating facility and (ii) in any one
13            year of abatement, 50% of the taxing district's
14            taxes from the new electric generating facility;
15                (iv) if the equalized assessed valuation of
16            the new electric generating facility is equal to or
17            greater than $100,000,000 but less than
18            $125,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed
19            (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 30% of
20            the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new
21            electric generating facility and (ii) in any one
22            year of abatement, 60% of the taxing district's
23            taxes from the new electric generating facility;
24                (v) if the equalized assessed valuation of the
25            new electric generating facility is equal to or
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1            $150,000,000, then the abatement may not exceed
2            (i) over the entire term of the abatement, 40% of
3            the taxing district's aggregate taxes from the new
4            electric generating facility and (ii) in any one
5            year of abatement, 60% of the taxing district's
6            taxes from the new electric generating facility;
7                (vi) if the equalized assessed valuation of
8            the new electric generating facility is equal to or
9            greater than $150,000,000, then the abatement may
10            not exceed (i) over the entire term of the
11            abatement, 50% of the taxing district's aggregate
12            taxes from the new electric generating facility
13            and (ii) in any one year of abatement, 60% of the
14            taxing district's taxes from the new electric
15            generating facility.
16            The abatement is not effective unless the owner of
17        the new electric generating facility agrees to repay to
18        the taxing district all amounts previously abated,
19        together with interest computed at the rate and in the
20        manner provided for delinquent taxes, in the event that
21        the owner of the new electric generating facility
22        closes the new electric generating facility before the
23        expiration of the entire term of the abatement.
24            The authorization of taxing districts to abate
25        taxes under this subdivision (a)(1)(A-5) expires on
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1            (B) The property of any commercial or industrial
2        development of at least 225 500 acres having been
3        created within the taxing district. The abatement
4        shall not exceed a period of 20 years and the aggregate
5        amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts
6        combined shall not exceed $12,000,000.
7            (C) The property of any commercial or industrial
8        firm currently located in the taxing district that
9        expands a facility or its number of employees. The
10        abatement shall not exceed a period of 10 years and the
11        aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing
12        districts combined shall not exceed $4,000,000. The
13        abatement period may be renewed at the option of the
14        taxing districts.
15        (2) Horse racing. Any property in the taxing district
16    which is used for the racing of horses and upon which
17    capital improvements consisting of expansion, improvement
18    or replacement of existing facilities have been made since
19    July 1, 1987. The combined abatements for such property
20    from all taxing districts in any county shall not exceed
21    $5,000,000 annually and shall not exceed a period of 10
22    years.
23        (3) Auto racing. Any property designed exclusively for
24    the racing of motor vehicles. Such abatement shall not
25    exceed a period of 10 years.
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1    academic or research institute in the taxing district that
2    (i) is an exempt organization under paragraph (3) of
3    Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) operates
4    for the benefit of the public by actually and exclusively
5    performing scientific research and making the results of
6    the research available to the interested public on a
7    non-discriminatory basis, and (iii) employs more than 100
8    employees. An abatement granted under this paragraph shall
9    be for at least 15 years and the aggregate amount of abated
10    taxes for all taxing districts combined shall not exceed
11    $5,000,000.
12        (5) Housing for older persons. Any property in the
13    taxing district that is devoted exclusively to affordable
14    housing for older households. For purposes of this
15    paragraph, "older households" means those households (i)
16    living in housing provided under any State or federal
17    program that the Department of Human Rights determines is
18    specifically designed and operated to assist elderly
19    persons and is solely occupied by persons 55 years of age
20    or older and (ii) whose annual income does not exceed 80%
21    of the area gross median income, adjusted for family size,
22    as such gross income and median income are determined from
23    time to time by the United States Department of Housing and
24    Urban Development. The abatement shall not exceed a period
25    of 15 years, and the aggregate amount of abated taxes for
26    all taxing districts shall not exceed $3,000,000.

 

 

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1        (6) Historical society. For assessment years 1998
2    through 2018, the property of an historical society
3    qualifying as an exempt organization under Section
4    501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
5        (7) Recreational facilities. Any property in the
6    taxing district (i) that is used for a municipal airport,
7    (ii) that is subject to a leasehold assessment under
8    Section 9-195 of this Code and (iii) which is sublet from a
9    park district that is leasing the property from a
10    municipality, but only if the property is used exclusively
11    for recreational facilities or for parking lots used
12    exclusively for those facilities. The abatement shall not
13    exceed a period of 10 years.
14        (8) Relocated corporate headquarters. If approval
15    occurs within 5 years after the effective date of this
16    amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, any property
17    or a portion of any property in a taxing district that is
18    used by an eligible business for a corporate headquarters
19    as defined in the Corporate Headquarters Relocation Act.
20    Instead of an abatement under this paragraph (8), a taxing
21    district may enter into an agreement with an eligible
22    business to make annual payments to that eligible business
23    in an amount not to exceed the property taxes paid directly
24    or indirectly by that eligible business to the taxing
25    district and any other taxing districts for premises
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1    payments without the need for an annual appropriation. No
2    school district, however, may enter into an agreement with,
3    or abate taxes for, an eligible business unless the
4    municipality in which the corporate headquarters is
5    located agrees to provide funding to the school district in
6    an amount equal to the amount abated or paid by the school
7    district as provided in this paragraph (8). Any abatement
8    ordered or agreement entered into under this paragraph (8)
9    may be effective for the entire term specified by the
10    taxing district, except the term of the abatement or annual
11    payments may not exceed 20 years.
12        (9) United States Military Public/Private Residential
13    Developments. Each building, structure, or other
14    improvement designed, financed, constructed, renovated,
15    managed, operated, or maintained after January 1, 2006
16    under a "PPV Lease", as set forth under Division 14 of
17    Article 10, and any such PPV Lease.
18        (10) Property located in a business corridor that
19    qualifies for an abatement under Section 18-184.10.
20    (b) Upon a majority vote of its governing authority, any
21municipality may, after the determination of the assessed
22valuation of its property, order the county clerk to abate any
23portion of its taxes on any property that is located within the
24corporate limits of the municipality in accordance with Section
258-3-18 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
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197-636, eff. 6-1-12.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".