Bill Text: IL HB3303 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Business Improvement District Law. Provides for the establishment of business improvement districts by a county or municipality by ordinance after petition of a percentage of property owners or business owners, creation of a district plan, notice, and hearings. Provides that a business improvement district may impose district charges on property owners whose real properties are located within the business improvement district or on businesses within a business improvement district. Provides that the county or municipality shall contract with a district management association to administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the district plan. Contains provisions relating to district plans, formation of a district, district boundaries, issuance of bonds, terms and renewal of districts, amendment to district plans, governance of the district, reports of a district management association, dissolution, and legislative purpose. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines terms. Effective 120 days after becoming law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-09-11 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet [HB3303 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3303-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3303 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Business Improvement District Law. Provides for the establishment of business improvement districts by a county or municipality by ordinance after petition of a percentage of property owners or business owners, creation of a district plan, notice, and hearings. Provides that a business improvement district may impose district charges on property owners whose real properties are located within the business improvement district or on businesses within a business improvement district. Provides that the county or municipality shall contract with a district management association to administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the district plan. Contains provisions relating to district plans, formation of a district, district boundaries, issuance of bonds, terms and renewal of districts, amendment to district plans, governance of the district, reports of a district management association, dissolution, and legislative purpose. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines terms. Effective 120 days after becoming law.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Business Improvement District Law.
Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that it is
in the interest of the State of Illinois to promote the
economic revitalization and physical maintenance of business
districts in order to create jobs, attract new businesses,
retain existing businesses, reduce crime, and spur new
investments. The General Assembly finds that this purpose may
best be accomplished by allowing business improvement
districts to fund business-related activities and improvements
through the levy of district charges upon the owners of real
property that receive benefits from those activities and
improvements.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Activities" means services provided for the purpose of
conferring benefit upon owners of property located within a
business improvement district, including, but not limited to:
(1) promotion of events taking place within the
business improvement district;

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(2) furnishing of music;
(3) promotion of tourism within the business
improvement district;
(4) marketing and economic development, including
retail retention and recruitment;
(5) providing security, sanitation, graffiti removal,
street and sidewalk cleaning, and other services
supplemental to base services; and
(6) other services provided for the purpose of
conferring benefit upon owners of property located within
the business improvement district.
"Activities" does not include lobbying, as that term is
defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act and
Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
"Base services" means services provided by any public
entity, or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds,
generally throughout a governmental unit to real property
within the governmental unit.
"Business improvement district" means a contiguous area
within a governmental unit in which activities, improvements,
or activities and improvements are provided in addition to
base services. Territory shall be considered contiguous for
purposes of this Act even though certain completely surrounded
portions of the territory are excluded from the business
improvement district. For purposes of this Act, parcels are
within the same contiguous area if they touch or join one

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another in a reasonably substantial physical sense or if they
meet the criteria for annexation to a municipality under
Section 7-1-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
"Clerk" means the county clerk or municipal clerk, as the
case may be.
"District charge" means a charge levied on behalf of a
business improvement district for the purpose of acquiring,
constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements or
providing activities that will confer special benefits upon
assessed property owners within the business improvement
district. District charges levied for the purpose of
conferring special benefits upon assessed property owners
within a business improvement district are not taxes for the
general benefit of a governmental unit, even if real property
or persons not charged receive incidental or collateral
beneficial effects.
"District management association" means a private or
not-for-profit entity that enters into a contract with a
governmental unit to administer or implement activities and
improvements specified in the district plan for a business
improvement district. A district management association shall
not be considered a public entity for any purpose.
"District plan" means a proposal for a business
improvement district that contains the information described
in Section 15.
"Downtown area" has the meaning given to that term in

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Section 17-1-1500-A of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance.
"Governing body" means the corporate authorities of a
municipality or a county board or board of county
commissioners, as the case may be.
"Governmental unit" means a county or municipality, as the
case may be.
"Improvements" means the acquisition, construction,
installation, or maintenance of any tangible property provided
for the purpose of conferring benefit upon assessed property
owners located within a business improvement district.
"Property owner" or "owner" means the record owner of fee
simple interest in a real property subject to assessment,
which will be deemed to be the person or entity that pays
property taxes on the real property according to county
records, unless another person or entity establishes to the
governmental unit by clear and convincing evidence that they
are the record owner of the fee simple interest.
"Public entity" means (i) the State or any agency, board,
or commission of the State, (ii) any school district, or (iii)
any unit of local government.
Section 15. District plan.
(a) A business improvement district established under this
Act is subject to and governed by a district plan, as may be
amended as set forth in Section 65, and filed with the clerk.
(b) The district plan shall include, but need not be

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limited to, the following:
(1) The name of the business improvement district.
(2) A map of the business improvement district in
sufficient detail to allow a property owner to reasonably
determine whether a parcel of real property is located
within the boundaries of the business improvement
district.
(3) A description of the boundaries of the business
improvement district in a manner sufficient to identify
the real property included in the business improvement
district.
(4) The initial term of the business improvement
district.
(5) A statement identifying the activities and
improvements within the business improvement district that
may be provided from time to time for which property
owners will be charged and that the activities and
improvements that are provided may vary from year to year
and may differ by class.
(6) A statement identifying the maximum amount of the
annual district charge to be levied and that the maximum
amount of the annual district charge levied may vary from
year to year.
(7) A statement identifying the maximum amount of
total district charges to be levied for the term of the
business improvement district.

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(8) A statement identifying the proposed source or
sources of financing, including the proposed method and
basis of levying an assessment, in sufficient detail to
allow each property owner to calculate (i) the estimated
amount of the district charge to be levied upon the
property owner annually, (ii) the maximum amount of the
district charge that could be levied upon the property
owner annually, and (iii) the total amount of the district
charges that could be levied upon the property owner for
the term of the business improvement district. The
statement shall specify whether bonds may be issued to
finance activities and improvements, and the anticipated
term for the bonds.
(9) Any interest or penalties that may be imposed for
delinquent payment of a district charge.
(10) A list of the real property subject to a district
charge, and a statement of any proposed classifications.
The list shall include the permanent tax index number of
each parcel located within the business improvement
district.
(11) A statement of the real property classes exempt
from charge, and a list of the real property to be
exempted.
(12) A statement identifying the proposed procedures
for renewal, subject to the limitations under Section 60.
(13) A statement identifying the district management

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association, the district management association's
governance structure, and the district management
association's anticipated liability insurance coverage
limits.
(14) A statement identifying how unspent revenue
collected from district charges may be allocated, carried
over year to year, or returned to the property owners at
the end of each year by applying the same method and basis
that was used to calculate the district charges levied
throughout the term of the business improvement district.
(15) The manner by which a property owner may contest
the calculation of a specific district charge.
(16) Any proposed rules and regulations to be applied
to the business improvement district.
Section 20. Assessments and district charges.
(a) Each district plan shall provide for an assessment
levied upon property owners owning property within the
business improvement district upon which district charges are
based. District charges shall be levied at a rate or amount
sufficient to produce revenues required to provide the
activities and improvements specified in the district plan.
The revenue from the levy of district charges within a
business improvement district shall not be used to provide
services outside the business improvement district or for any
purpose other than the purposes set forth in the ordinance

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adopting the district plan.
(b) District charges shall be levied on the basis of the
estimated benefit to the real property located within the
business improvement district. In determining the assessment,
the district management association may reasonably classify
real property for purposes of determining benefit if so
provided in the district plan. The classification may be based
on various factors, including, as applicable, square footage,
geography, or any other factor reasonably relating to the
benefit received. Certain classes may be specified in the
district plan as exempted from being charged if they would not
receive a special benefit from the activities and
improvements. District charges need not be imposed on
different classes on the same basis or the same rate.
(c) District charges levied upon property owners owning
property within the business improvement district may be
billed and collected as follows:
(1) a county that has established a business
improvement district may include district charges in the
regular property tax bills of the county. The county
collector of the county in which a business improvement
district is located may also bill and collect district
charges with the regular property tax bills of the county
if requested by a municipality within its jurisdiction
that has established a business improvement district;
however, no municipality is required to make this request

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of its county collector. If the county collector agrees to
bill and collect district charges with the regular
property tax bills of the county, then the applicable
district plan shall be filed with the county collector and
the annual amount due as set forth by the district
management association shall become due in installments at
the times property taxes shall become due in accordance
with each regular property tax bill payable during the
year in which the assessment comes due; or
(2) if the county collector does not agree to bill and
collect district charges with the regular property tax
bills of the county or the governmental unit that has
established the business improvement district declines to
request the county collector to do so, then the
governmental unit shall bill and collect the assessments,
either directly or through a third party, and the annual
amount due as set forth by the district management
association in accordance with the district plan shall
become due in installments on or about the times property
taxes would otherwise become due in accordance with each
regular property tax bill payable during the year in which
the assessment comes due.
(d) District charges shall be payable at the times and in
the manner set forth in the applicable bill. Delinquent
payments for district charges levied pursuant to this Act may
be charged interest and penalties as may be set forth in the

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district plan.
(e) District charges shall promptly, and in no case later
than 90 days after collection, be remitted by the governmental
unit to the district management association.
Section 25. Boundaries of business improvement district.
(a) The boundaries of a proposed business improvement
district shall not overlap with the boundaries of another
business improvement district or with the boundaries of a
special service area established pursuant to the Special
Service Area Tax Law.
(b) The boundaries of any proposed business improvement
district may overlap with the boundaries of a tax increment
financing district.
(C) A county may establish a business improvement district
within a municipality or municipalities only when the
municipality or municipalities consent to the establishment of
the business improvement district. A municipality may
establish a business improvement district within the
municipality and the unincorporated area of a county or within
another municipality only when the county or other
municipality consents to the establishment of the business
improvement district.
Section 30. Proposals to establish a business improvement
district.

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(a) To propose a business improvement district, a written
petition shall be filed with the clerk and shall include the
name and legal status of the filing party, information
specifying where the complete district plan can be obtained,
and a summary of the district plan that includes: the
boundaries of the proposed business improvement district; the
proposed activities and improvements, and estimated amount of
annual funding required; the method of assessment; and the
total amount of the proposed district charges. The information
contained in the summary shall be sufficient if it enables a
property owner to generally identify the location and extent
of the proposed business improvement district, the nature and
extent of the activities and improvements, the estimated
annual district charge that the property owner would pay, and
the maximum annual district charge that the property owner
would pay.
(b) Upon receiving a written petition to establish a
business improvement district and concluding that the petition
meets the requirements of Section 80, the clerk shall submit
the petition to the governing body.
Section 35. Resolution of intent to consider establishment
of a business improvement district. After receiving a verified
petition from the clerk, the governing body shall adopt a
resolution of intention to consider the establishment of a
business improvement district. The resolution shall state the

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time and place of a public hearing to be held by the governing
body to consider establishment of a business improvement
district and shall restate all the information contained in
the petition regarding the boundaries of the proposed business
improvement district, the proposed activities and
improvements, and estimated amount of annual funding required,
the method of assessment, and the total amount of the proposed
district charges anticipated for the initial term of the
business improvement district.
Section 40. Establishment.
(a) Within 30 days after the public hearing to consider
establishment of a business improvement district, the party
who filed the district plan with the clerk may modify the
district plan, including to satisfy any applicable legal
requirements or remedy any deficiencies, prior to the adoption
of an ordinance establishing a business improvement district.
Any modification to the district plan that changes the source
or sources of financing, including the method and basis of
levying the assessment or an increase or reduction in the
maximum annual amount or maximum total amount of the
assessment against one or more properties within the business
improvement district, the procedures for renewal, the
boundaries of a business improvement district, the district
management association's governance structure, the activities
and improvements to be provided within the business

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improvement district, or a change to the filing party must be
approved by a written petition that conforms to the petition
signature requirements set forth in Section 80. If the
district plan is so modified, the governing body shall call an
additional public hearing to hear and consider objections to
the modified district plan prior to the adoption of an
ordinance establishing a business improvement district.
(b) If, following all required public hearings, the
governing body decides to establish a business improvement
district, the governing body shall adopt an ordinance
establishing the business improvement district that shall
include, but is not limited to, all the following information:
(1) A detailed description of: the boundaries of the
proposed business improvement district, which may be made
by reference to a plan or map; the proposed activities and
improvements, and an estimated amount of annual funding
required; the method of assessment; the maximum amount of
annual district charges; and the total amount of the
proposed district charges for the initial term of the
business improvement district. The descriptions shall be
sufficient if the descriptions enable a property owner to
generally identify the location and extent of the proposed
business improvement district, the nature and extent of
the activities and improvements, and the maximum annual
district charge that the property owner would pay.
(2) The time and place where any public hearing

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concerning the establishment of the business improvement
district was held.
(3) A statement that the activities and improvements
to be conferred upon property owners will be funded by the
levy of district charges.
(4) A statement on whether bonds will be issued.
(5) A finding that each item in the district plan
satisfies all applicable legal requirements and that
establishing the business improvement district is in the
public interest.
(6) The adoption of the district plan, as may be
modified pursuant to subsection (a), including each item
set forth in Section 15.
(7) A statement identifying the entity that will be
responsible for administering district charges, including
the functions of billing, collecting, and enforcement,
pursuant to Section 20.
(8) Authorization for the governmental unit to remit
district charges to the district management association
for the provision of activities and improvement.
(9) The deadline and manner for submitting the annual
report required in Section 70.
Section 45. Activities and improvements.
(a) Upon establishment of a business improvement district,
the governing body may levy and collect the district charge

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pursuant to Section 20 as allowed by the district plan and the
ordinance adopting the district plan.
(b) Activities and improvements provided pursuant to this
Act shall be provided in addition to base services. The
appropriate governmental unit shall continue to provide the
same level of base services in any business improvement
district as is provided to other real property within the
governmental unit. The district management association shall
not be expected or required to supplement any base services,
but the district management association may supplement any
base services within the business improvement district in
accordance with the district plan.
Section 50. Governance.
(a) For each business improvement district, the
governmental unit shall contract with the district management
association designated in the district plan to administer the
operation of and provide for and maintain activities and
improvements in and for a business improvement district. The
contract may provide for the provision and maintenance of
activities and improvements by one or more subcontractors of a
district management association.
(b) The certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a
district management association shall provide for voting
representation of owners whose real property is located within
the business improvement district, and may provide that the

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votes be weighted in proportion to the district charge levied
or to be levied upon property owners within the business
improvement district, except in no case shall the total number
of votes assigned to one owner exceed 20% of the total number
of votes which may be cast. Not less than 80% of a district
management association's board of directors shall be composed
of property owners or representatives of property owners
within the business improvement district, and the composition
shall generally be described in the statement identifying the
district management association's governance structure in the
district plan.
(c) In addition to other powers as are conferred on it by
law, the district management association may make
recommendations to the governing body with respect to any
matter involving or relating to the business improvement
district.
(d) For consideration as it may deem appropriate, the
governing body may license or grant to the district management
association the right to undertake or permit commercial
activities or other private uses of the streets or other parts
of the business improvement district in which the governmental
unit has any real property interest.
Section 55. Issuance of bonds. A governmental unit may
issue bonds in the amounts and for the periods necessary to
finance activities and improvements if authorized by the

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ordinance establishing the business improvement district.
District charges levied in a business district shall be
pledged to secure the bonds and district charges levied in 2 or
more business improvement districts may be pledged to secure a
single bond issue benefiting the business improvement
districts. The district charge shall be levied on a basis that
provides a rational relationship between the amount of the
district charge against each property owner in each business
improvement district and the benefit received. Bonds issued
pursuant to this Act shall not be regarded as indebtedness of
the governmental unit for the purpose of any limitation
imposed by any law. The term of any bonds issued pursuant to
this Act shall be limited to the term of the business
improvement district, including any renewal period. A
governmental unit may set forth additional requirements by
ordinance prior to bond issuance.
Section 60. Term; renewal.
(a) The initial term for a business improvement district
shall be a maximum of 5 years or, if bonds are authorized to be
issued for the business improvement district, until the
maximum maturity of those bonds. Any business improvement
district may be renewed one or more times by following the
procedures for renewal as provided in the district plan if
each property owner that is subject to assessment is notified
of a pending renewal. A renewal shall not go into effect when,

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prior to the effective date of the renewal, a written petition
seeking termination of the renewal that conforms to the
petition signature requirements set forth in Section 80 is
delivered to the clerk.
(b) Upon each renewal, a business improvement district
shall have an additional term not to exceed 15 years, or, if
bonds are authorized to be issued for the business improvement
district, until the maximum maturity of those bonds. Prior to
renewal, the ordinance adopting the district plan may be
amended pursuant to Section 65, with the amendments to take
effect upon renewal.
(c) Upon renewal, any remaining revenues derived from the
levy of district charges, or any revenues derived from the
sale of assets acquired with the revenues, shall be
transferred to the district management association of the
renewed business improvement district. If the renewed business
improvement district includes additional real property not
included within the prior business improvement district, the
remaining revenues shall be spent to benefit only the real
property within the boundaries of the prior business
improvement district. If the renewed business improvement
district does not include real property included in the prior
business improvement district, the remaining revenues
attributable to that real property shall be refunded to the
property owners of that real property.

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Section 65. Amendments.
(a) Upon the written request of the district management
association, the governing body may amend the ordinance
adopting the district plan upon which the establishment or
renewal of the business improvement district was based as set
forth in this Section.
(b) Amendments that provide for any change to the source
or sources of financing, including the method and basis of
levying the assessment or an increase in the maximum annual
district charge or the maximum total district charges for the
term of the business improvement district, or that provide for
any change to the procedures for renewal may be adopted by the
governing body by ordinance if, after a public hearing, the
governing body determines that it is in the public interest to
authorize the change to the source or sources of financing or
to authorize the change to the procedures for renewal.
(c) Amendments that provide for a change to the boundaries
of a business improvement district may be adopted by the
governing body by ordinance if, after a public hearing, the
governing body determines that it is in the public interest to
authorize the change to the boundaries of the business
improvement district and, if applicable, that all newly
included property will benefit from the activities and
improvements provided. The governing body may change the
boundaries of a business improvement district by either
expanding or reducing the existing boundaries. If the change

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to the boundaries is an expansion to existing boundaries, the
expansion area must be contiguous with an existing boundary
and the assessments upon property owners in the expansion area
shall be established pursuant to Section 20. The governing
body may consider an expansion to the boundaries of a business
improvement district only upon receipt of a written petition
of property owners within the proposed expansion area that
conforms to the petition signature requirements set forth in
Section 80. Any revenues that are unspent at the time of an
amendment expanding the boundaries of a business improvement
district shall be spent to benefit only the real property
within the prior boundaries of the business improvement
district. If the change to the boundaries is a reduction to
existing boundaries, any revenues that are unspent at the time
of the amendment and are associated with real property that is
being removed from the business improvement district, then
those remaining revenues shall be refunded to the property
owners of the real property. Any amendment that changes the
boundaries of a business improvement district shall provide an
updated map of the business improvement district that reflects
the expansion or reduction of its boundaries.
(d) Notice shall be given and public hearings shall be
held in accordance with Sections 85 and 90.
(e) Amendments not provided for in subsection (b) or (c)
may be adopted by the governing body by ordinance without
notice and a public hearing if the governing body determines

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that the amendments are consistent with the objectives of the
district plan and are in the public interest to approve the
amendment.
Section 70. Reports.
(a) The district management association shall prepare or
have prepared a report for each fiscal year, except the first
fiscal year, for which district charges are to be levied and
collected to pay the costs of activities and improvements. The
district management association's first report shall be
submitted after the first year of operation of the business
improvement district.
(b) The report shall be submitted to the governing body,
and to each property owner subject to a district charge upon
request, and shall be made available for public inspection.
The report shall refer to the business improvement district by
name, specify the fiscal year to which the report applies,
and, with respect to that fiscal year, shall contain, but is
not limited to, all the following information:
(1) The anticipated activities and improvements to be
provided in that fiscal year.
(2) An estimate of the cost of providing the
anticipated activities and improvements in that fiscal
year.
(3) The estimated amount of any surplus or deficit
revenues to be carried over from a previous fiscal year.

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(c) In addition to the annual reporting requirement, the
district management association shall notify the governing
body of any proposed infrastructure or capital project in
excess of $50,000 within a reasonable time.
Section 75. Dissolution.
(a) After a public hearing on the subject of dissolution,
the governing body may dissolve by ordinance any business
improvement district in either of the following circumstances:
(1) If the governing body finds there has been
misappropriation of funds, malfeasance, or a violation of
law in connection with the management of the business
improvement district; or
(2) Each year during the term of the business
improvement district, there shall be a 60-day period in
which property owners who paid more than 50% of the total
of district charges levied in the prior year may request
dissolution of a business improvement district by a
written petition that conforms to the petition signature
requirements set forth in Section 80. The first period
shall begin 60 days prior to one year after the date of
establishment of the district and shall continue for 60
days. The next 60-day period shall begin 60 days prior to 2
years after the date of the establishment of the district.
Each successive year during the term of the district shall
have a 60-day period beginning 60 days after the

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anniversary of the date of the establishment of the
district.
(b) The governing body shall adopt a resolution of
intention to dissolve the business improvement district prior
to a public hearing required by this section. The resolution
shall state the reason for the dissolution, shall state the
time and place of the public hearing, and shall contain a
proposal to dispose of any assets acquired with the revenues
of district charges levied on behalf of the business
improvement district in accordance with subsection (d).
(c) Notice shall be given and public hearings shall be
held in accordance with Sections 85 and 90.
(d) Upon the dissolution or expiration without renewal of
a district, and after all outstanding debts are paid, any
remaining revenues derived from the levy of district charges,
including any remaining revenues from district charges
collected after dissolution, or derived from the sale of
assets acquired with these revenues or from bond reserve or
construction funds, shall be either: (i) refunded to the
property owners then located or operating within the business
improvement district in which district charges were levied by
applying the same method and basis that was used to calculate
the district charges levied in the fiscal year in which the
district dissolves or expires; or (ii) spent on activities or
improvements specified in the district plan under a valid and
enforceable contract executed by the district management

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association prior to the dissolution. If the dissolution
occurs before district charges are levied for the fiscal year,
the method and basis that was used to calculate district
charges levied in the immediate prior fiscal year shall be
used to calculate the amount of any refund.
Section 80. Petition signature requirements. Any petition
required by this Act must be signed by property owners in the
proposed business improvement district or proposed expanded
area of a business improvement district, as the case may be,
who cumulatively are expected to pay more than 20% of the total
of the district charges proposed to be levied. However, where
the proposed business improvement district or proposed
expanded area of a business improvement district is located
wholly or in part in the downtown area, then the petition must
be signed by property owners in the proposed business
improvement district or expanded area of a business
improvement district, as the case may be, who are expected to
cumulatively pay more than 50% of the total of the district
charges proposed to be levied. All signatures for a petition
to establish or expand a business improvement district must be
collected within a period ending no more than 120 days from the
initiation of the petition, which date shall be specified on
the petition.
Section 85. Manner of notice. The notice of any public

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hearing required under this Act shall be given by publication
and mailing. Notice by publication shall be given by
publication at least once not less than 15 days prior to the
public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within
the governmental unit. Notice by mailing shall be given by
depositing the notice in the United States mail addressed to
each owner subject to a district charge. Notice shall be
mailed not less than 10 days prior to the time set for the
public hearing. The mailed notice shall enclose, or include
information allowing a property owner to obtain, a copy of the
proposed district plan.
Section 90. Public hearings. At a public hearing held
pursuant to this Act, any interested person, including all
property owners owning real property located within a proposed
or existing business improvement district, may file with the
clerk written objections to or statements in support of, and
may be heard orally, with respect to any matter embodied in the
district plan or concerning the management of the business
improvement district. The governing body shall hear and
consider all statements and objections at the public hearing.
The governing body may adjourn a public hearing to another
date without further notice other than a motion fixing the
time and place the public hearing will reconvene.
Section 95. Existing law. This Act provides an alternative

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method of financing certain activities and improvements. The
provisions of this Act do not affect or limit any other
provisions of law authorizing or providing for the furnishing
of activities or improvements or the raising of revenue for
these purposes. Every special service area established
pursuant to the Special Service Area Tax Law is unaffected by
this Act.
Section 97. Local authority. A governmental unit may not
establish or regulate business improvement districts in a
manner inconsistent with this Act. This section is a denial
and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
Constitution.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 120 days
after becoming law.