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(35 ILCS 200/) Property Tax Code.

35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 20

 
    (35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 20 heading)
Division 20. Commercial solar energy systems
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-720

    (35 ILCS 200/10-720)
    Sec. 10-720. Definitions. For the purpose of this Division 20:
    "Allowance for physical depreciation" means (i) the actual age in years of the commercial solar energy system on the assessment date divided by 25 years, multiplied by (ii) its trended real property cost basis. The physical depreciation, however, may not reduce the value of the commercial solar energy system to less than 30% of its trended real property cost basis.
    "Commercial solar energy system" means any device or assembly of devices that (i) is ground installed and (ii) uses solar energy from the sun for generating electricity for the primary purpose of wholesale or retail sale and not primarily for consumption on the property on which the device or devices reside.
    "Commercial solar energy system real property cost basis" means the owner of a commercial solar energy system's interest in the land within the project boundaries and real property improvements and shall be calculated at $218,000 per megawatt of nameplate capacity. For the purposes of this Section, "nameplate capacity" has the same definition as found in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
    "Ground installed" means the installation of a commercial solar energy system, with the primary purpose of solar energy generation for wholesale or retail sale, on a parcel or tract of land.
    "Trended real property cost basis" means the commercial solar energy system real property cost basis multiplied by the trending factor.
    "Trending factor" means a number equal to the Consumer Price Index (U.S. city average all items) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the December immediately preceding the assessment date, divided by the Consumer Price Index (U.S. city average all items) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for December of 2017.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-725

    (35 ILCS 200/10-725)
    Sec. 10-725. Improvement valuation of commercial solar energy systems in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants. Beginning in assessment year 2018, the fair cash value of commercial solar energy system improvements in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants shall be determined by subtracting the allowance for physical depreciation from the trended real property cost basis. Functional obsolescence and external obsolescence of the solar energy device may further reduce the fair cash value of the commercial solar energy system improvements, to the extent they are proved by the taxpayer by clear and convincing evidence.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-735

    (35 ILCS 200/10-735)
    Sec. 10-735. Commercial solar energy systems not subject to equalization. Commercial solar energy systems assessable under this Division are not subject to equalization factors applied by the Department or any board of review, assessor, or chief county assessment officer.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-740

    (35 ILCS 200/10-740)
    Sec. 10-740. Survey for ground installed commercial solar energy systems; parcel identification numbers for property improved with a ground installed commercial solar energy system. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of the ground installed commercial solar energy system shall commission a metes and bounds survey description of the land upon which the commercial solar energy system is installed, including access routes, over which the owner of the commercial solar energy system has exclusive control. The owner of the ground installed commercial solar energy system shall, at his or her own expense, use an Illinois-registered land surveyor to prepare the survey. The owner of the ground installed commercial solar energy system shall deliver a copy of the survey to the chief county assessment officer and to the owner of the land upon which the ground installed commercial solar energy system is constructed. Upon receiving a copy of the survey and an agreed acknowledgement to the separate parcel identification number by the owner of the land upon which the ground installed commercial solar energy system is constructed, the chief county assessment officer shall issue a separate parcel identification for the real property improvements, including the land containing the ground installed commercial solar energy system, to be used only for the purposes of property assessment for taxation. The property records shall contain the legal description of the commercial solar energy system parcel and describe any leasehold interest or other interest of the owner of the commercial solar energy system in the property. A plat prepared under this Section shall not be construed as a violation of the Plat Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-745

    (35 ILCS 200/10-745)
    Sec. 10-745. Real estate taxes. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9-175 of this Code, the owner of the commercial solar energy system shall be liable for the real estate taxes for the land and real property improvements of a ground installed commercial solar energy system. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner of the land upon which a commercial solar energy system is installed may pay any unpaid tax of the commercial solar energy system parcel prior to the initiation of any tax sale proceedings.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

35 ILCS 200/10-750

    (35 ILCS 200/10-750)
    Sec. 10-750. Property assessed as farmland. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, real property assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the assessment year prior to valuation under this Division shall return to being assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the year following completion of the removal of the commercial solar energy system as long as the property is returned to a farm use as defined in Section 1-60 of this Act, notwithstanding that the land was not used for farming for the 2 preceding years.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-755

    (35 ILCS 200/10-755)
    Sec. 10-755. Abatements. Any taxing district, upon a majority vote of its governing authority, may, after the determination of the assessed valuation as set forth in this Code, order the clerk of the appropriate municipality or county to abate any portion of real property taxes otherwise levied or extended by the taxing district on a commercial solar energy system.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/10-760

    (35 ILCS 200/10-760)
    Sec. 10-760. Applicability. The provisions of this Division apply for assessment years 2018 through 2033.
(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18.)

35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 21

 
    (35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 21 heading)
Division 21. Southland reactivation property
(Source: P.A. 102-1010, eff. 5-27-22.)