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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4020

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 4020  by  replacing
 3    the title with the following:
 4        "AN ACT concerning taxation of fraternal organizations.";
 5    and

 6    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 7    following:

 8        "Section 5.  The Property Tax Code is amended by adding a
 9    Division 13 heading to  Article  10  and  by  adding  Section
10    10-350 as follows:

11        (35 ILCS 200/Art. 10, Div. 13 heading new)
12            DIVISION 13.  FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION PROPERTY

13        (35 ILCS 200/10-350 new)
14        Sec. 10-350.  Fraternal organization assessment freeze.
15        (a)  For  the  taxable  year  2001  and  thereafter,  the
16    assessed value of real property owned and used by a fraternal
17    organization, or its subordinate organization or entity, that
18    is  an  exempt entity under Section 501(c)(8) of the Internal
19    Revenue  Code  and  whose  members   provide,   directly   or
20    indirectly, financial support for charitable works, which may
 
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 1    include  medical  care,  drug  rehabilitation,  or education,
 2    shall be established by the chief county  assessment  officer
 3    as follows:
 4             (1)  if  the  property  meets the qualifications set
 5        forth in this Section on January 1, 2001 and on January 1
 6        of each subsequent assessment year, for  assessment  year
 7        2001  and  each  subsequent  assessment  year,  the final
 8        assessed value of the property shall be 15% of the  final
 9        assessed  value  of  the property for the assessment year
10        2000; or
11             (2)  if the property first meets the  qualifications
12        set  forth in this Section on January 1 of any assessment
13        year after assessment year 2001 and on January 1 of  each
14        subsequent  assessment  year,  for  that first assessment
15        year and  each  subsequent  assessment  year,  the  final
16        assessed  value  shall be 15% of the final assessed value
17        of the property for the  assessment  year  in  which  the
18        property first meets the qualifications set forth in this
19        Section.
20        If,  in  any  year, additions or improvements are made to
21    property subject to assessment under  this  Section  and  the
22    additions  or  improvements would increase the assessed value
23    of the property, then 15% of the final assessed value of  the
24    additions  or  improvements  shall  be  added  to  the  final
25    assessed  value  of  the  property  for the year in which the
26    additions  or  improvements  are  completed   and   for   all
27    subsequent years that the property is eligible for assessment
28    under this Section.
29        (b)  For purposes of this Section, "final assessed value"
30    means the assessed value after final board of review action.
31        (c)  Fraternal  organizations  whose property is assessed
32    under this Section must annually submit an application to the
33    chief county assessment officer on or before (i)  January  31
34    of  the  assessment  year  in  counties  with a population of
 
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 1    3,000,000 or more and (ii) December 31 of the assessment year
 2    in all other counties.  The initial application must  contain
 3    the  information required by the Department of Revenue, which
 4    shall prepare the form, including:
 5             (1)  a copy of the organization's charter  from  the
 6        State of Illinois, if applicable;
 7             (2)  the   location  or  legal  description  of  the
 8        property on which is located the principal  building  for
 9        the organization, including the PIN number, if available;
10             (3)  a   written   instrument  evidencing  that  the
11        organization is the  record  owner  or  has  a  legal  or
12        equitable interest in the property;
13             (4)  an  affidavit  that  the organization is liable
14        for paying the real property taxes on the property; and
15             (5)  the  signature  of  the  organization's   chief
16        presiding officer.
17        Subsequent  applications shall include any changes in the
18    initial application and shall affirm the ownership, use,  and
19    liability  for  taxes  for the year in which it is submitted.
20    All applications shall be notarized.
21        (d)  This Section does not apply to parcels  exempt  from
22    property taxes under this Code.

23        Section  10.  The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
24    Section 8.24 as follows:

25        (30 ILCS 805/8.24 new)
26        Sec. 8.24.  Exempt mandate.  Notwithstanding  Sections  6
27    and  8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
28    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
29    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

30        Section 99.  Effective Date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
31    January 1, 2001.".

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