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91_SB0345
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1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section
2 18-185.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
6 Section 18-185 as follows:
7 (35 ILCS 200/18-185)
8 Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 5
9 Section and Sections 18-190 through 18-245 may be cited as
10 the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As used in this
11 Division 5 Sections 18-190 through 18-245:
12 "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for
13 All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United
14 States Department of Labor.
15 "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the
16 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the
17 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the
18 rate of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.
19 "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more
20 inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000
21 or more inhabitants.
22 "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in
23 Section 1-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
24 For the 1991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district"
25 includes only each non-home rule taxing district having the
26 majority of its 1990 equalized assessed value within any
27 county or counties contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or
28 more inhabitants. Beginning with the 1995 levy year, "taxing
29 district" includes only each non-home rule taxing district
30 subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year and each
31 non-home rule taxing district not subject to this Law before
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1 the 1995 levy year having the majority of its 1994 equalized
2 assessed value in an affected county or counties. Beginning
3 with the levy year in which this Law becomes applicable to a
4 taxing district as provided in Section 18-213, "taxing
5 district" also includes those taxing districts made subject
6 to this Law as provided in Section 18-213.
7 "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this
8 Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual
9 corporate extension for the taxing district and those special
10 purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing
11 district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for
12 the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
13 obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made
14 for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
15 general obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c)
16 made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
17 bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds
18 issued before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing
19 district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to
20 refund or continue to refund bonds issued after October 1,
21 1991 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for any
22 taxing district to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds
23 issued before October 1, 1991 for payment of which a property
24 tax levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local
25 government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of
26 interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after
27 the governing body of the unit of local government finds that
28 all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
29 payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
30 lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
31 issued by the commission before October 1, 1991, to pay for
32 the building project; (g) made for payments due under
33 installment contracts entered into before October 1, 1991;
34 (h) made for payments of principal and interest on bonds
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1 issued under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act
2 to finance construction projects initiated before October 1,
3 1991; (i) made for payments of principal and interest on
4 limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local
5 Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the
6 debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
7 (c), (e), and (h) of this definition for non-referendum
8 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
9 referendum; (j) made for payments of principal and interest
10 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
11 Reform Act; and (k) made by a school district that
12 participates in the Special Education District of Lake
13 County, created by special education joint agreement under
14 Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, for payment of the
15 school district's share of the amounts required to be
16 contributed by the Special Education District of Lake County
17 to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of
18 the Illinois Pension Code; the amount of any extension under
19 this item (k) shall be certified by the school district to
20 the county clerk.
21 "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which
22 this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except
23 taxing districts subject to this Law in accordance with
24 Section 18-213) means the annual corporate extension for the
25 taxing district and those special purpose extensions that are
26 made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
27 purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
28 interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
29 approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to
30 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
31 before March 1, 1995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay
32 interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue
33 to refund those bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made
34 for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
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1 issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after
2 March 1, 1995 that were approved by referendum; (e) made for
3 any taxing district to pay interest or principal on revenue
4 bonds issued before March 1, 1995 for payment of which a
5 property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of
6 local government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment
7 of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only
8 after the governing body of the unit of local government
9 finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
10 make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
11 commission lease when the lease payments are for the
12 retirement of bonds issued by the commission before March 1,
13 1995 to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments
14 due under installment contracts entered into before March 1,
15 1995; (h) made for payments of principal and interest on
16 bonds issued under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
17 District Act to finance construction projects initiated
18 before October 1, 1991; (i) made for payments of principal
19 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
20 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
21 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
22 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
23 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
24 referendum and bonds described in subsection (h) of this
25 definition; (j) made for payments of principal and interest
26 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
27 Reform Act; (k) made for payments of principal and interest
28 on bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and issued under
29 Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for aquarium or
30 museum projects; and (l) made for payments of principal and
31 interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 87-1191 and issued
32 under Section 42 of the Cook County Forest Preserve District
33 Act for zoological park projects; and (m) made to fund
34 expenses of providing programs under Section 5-8 of the Park
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1 District Code.
2 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
3 this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except
4 for those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of
5 subsection (e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate
6 extension for the taxing district and those special purpose
7 extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,
8 excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
9 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
10 bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any
11 taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
12 obligation bonds issued before the date on which the
13 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
14 is held; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
15 principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund
16 those bonds issued before the date on which the referendum
17 making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held;
18 (d) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal
19 on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued
20 after the date on which the referendum making this Law
21 applicable to the taxing district is held if the bonds were
22 approved by referendum after the date on which the referendum
23 making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held;
24 (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal
25 on revenue bonds issued before the date on which the
26 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
27 is held for payment of which a property tax levy or the full
28 faith and credit of the unit of local government is pledged;
29 however, a tax for the payment of interest or principal on
30 those bonds shall be made only after the governing body of
31 the unit of local government finds that all other sources for
32 payment are insufficient to make those payments; (f) made for
33 payments under a building commission lease when the lease
34 payments are for the retirement of bonds issued by the
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1 commission before the date on which the referendum making
2 this Law applicable to the taxing district is held to pay for
3 the building project; (g) made for payments due under
4 installment contracts entered into before the date on which
5 the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
6 district is held; (h) made for payments of principal and
7 interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
8 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
9 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
10 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
11 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
12 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest
13 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
14 Reform Act; and (j) made for a qualified airport authority to
15 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
16 for the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
17 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
18 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
19 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to
20 such a contract taking effect on or after that date).
21 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
22 this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of
23 subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate
24 extension for the taxing district and those special purpose
25 extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,
26 excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
27 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
28 bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any
29 taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
30 obligation bonds issued before the effective date of this
31 amendatory Act of 1997; (c) made for any taxing district to
32 pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
33 continue to refund those bonds issued before the effective
34 date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (d) made for any taxing
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1 district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to
2 refund or continue to refund bonds issued after the effective
3 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 if the bonds were
4 approved by referendum after the effective date of this
5 amendatory Act of 1997; (e) made for any taxing district to
6 pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the
7 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 for payment of
8 which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the
9 unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
10 payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made
11 only after the governing body of the unit of local government
12 finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
13 make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
14 commission lease when the lease payments are for the
15 retirement of bonds issued by the commission before the
16 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to pay for the
17 building project; (g) made for payments due under installment
18 contracts entered into before the effective date of this
19 amendatory Act of 1997; (h) made for payments of principal
20 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
21 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
22 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
23 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
24 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
25 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest
26 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
27 Reform Act; and (j) made for a qualified airport authority to
28 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
29 for the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
30 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
31 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
32 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to
33 such a contract taking effect on or after that date).
34 "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to
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1 that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the
2 1994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this
3 Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those
4 subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213,
5 for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law
6 applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those
7 taxing districts subject to this Law in accordance with
8 paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the
9 1996 levy year, constituting an extension for payment of
10 principal and interest on bonds issued by the taxing district
11 without referendum, but not including (i) bonds authorized by
12 Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago
13 Park District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii)
14 bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
15 Reform Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund
16 or to continue to refund obligations initially issued
17 pursuant to referendum. The debt service extension base may
18 be established or increased as provided under Section 18-212.
19 "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
20 to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
21 unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
22 contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant
23 to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road
24 district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or
25 not. The extension for a special service area is not
26 included in the aggregate extension.
27 "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
28 last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
29 18-215 through 18-230.
30 "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
31 1-155.
32 "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
33 board of review or board of appeals action, of new
34 improvements or additions to existing improvements on any
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1 parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of
2 that real property during the levy year multiplied by the
3 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
4 17-30 and (ii) the assessed value, after final board of
5 review or board of appeals action, of real property not
6 exempt from real estate taxation, which real property was
7 exempt from real estate taxation for any portion of the
8 immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by the
9 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
10 17-30. In addition, the county clerk in a county containing
11 a population of 3,000,000 or more shall include in the 1997
12 recovered tax increment value for any school district, any
13 recovered tax increment value that was applicable to the 1995
14 tax year calculations.
15 "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
16 organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
17 county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
18 population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
19 "Recovered tax increment value" means the amount of the
20 current year's equalized assessed value, in the first year
21 after a municipality terminates the designation of an area as
22 a redevelopment project area previously established under the
23 Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
24 Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
25 Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, or
26 previously established under the Economic Development Area
27 Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each taxable lot, block,
28 tract, or parcel of real property in the redevelopment
29 project area over and above the initial equalized assessed
30 value of each property in the redevelopment project area.
31 For the taxes which are extended for the 1997 levy year, the
32 recovered tax increment value for a non-home rule taxing
33 district that first became subject to this Law for the 1995
34 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized assessed
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1 value was in an affected county or counties shall be
2 increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an
3 area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously
4 established under the Tax Increment Allocation Development
5 Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established
6 under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois
7 Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic
8 Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount
9 equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable
10 lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the
11 redevelopment project area over and above the initial
12 equalized assessed value of each property in the
13 redevelopment project area.
14 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
15 rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
16 preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to
17 one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and
18 the denominator of which is the current year's equalized
19 assessed value of all real property in the territory under
20 the jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy
21 year. For those taxing districts that reduced their
22 aggregate extension for the last preceding levy year, the
23 highest aggregate extension in any of the last 3 preceding
24 levy years shall be used for the purpose of computing the
25 limiting rate. The denominator shall not include new
26 property. The denominator shall not include the recovered
27 tax increment value.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95; 89-138, eff. 7-14-95;
29 89-385, eff. 8-18-95; 89-436, eff. 1-1-96; 89-449, eff.
30 6-1-96; 89-510, eff. 7-11-96; 89-718, eff. 3-7-97; 90-485,
31 eff. 1-1-98; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97; 90-568, eff. 1-1-99;
32 90-616, eff. 7-10-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; revised
33 10-28-98.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.