Bill Text: IL HB4110 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that forest preserve districts with a population of less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for general corporate purposes after referendum for a fiscal year not exceeding the rate of .08% (rather than .06%) of the value of the taxable property. Provides that forest preserve districts having a population of 100,000 or more but less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for specified purposes after referendum not exceeding the rate of .045% (rather than .025%) of the assessed value of all taxable property. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-10-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4110 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4110-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4110 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 805/13.1 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324
Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that forest preserve districts with a population of less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for general corporate purposes after referendum for a fiscal year not exceeding the rate of .08% (rather than .06%) of the value of the taxable property. Provides that forest preserve districts having a population of 100,000 or more but less than 3,000,000 may levy taxes for specified purposes after referendum not exceeding the rate of .045% (rather than .025%) of the assessed value of all taxable property. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
(70 ILCS 805/13.1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6324)
Sec. 13.1. Tax levies. After the first Monday in October
and by the first Monday in December in each year, the board
shall levy the general taxes for the district by general
categories for the next fiscal year. A certified copy of the
levy ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk by the last
Tuesday in December each year.
In forest preserve districts with a population of less
than 3,000,000, the amount of taxes levied for general
corporate purposes for a fiscal year may not exceed the rate of
.08% .06% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of the taxable property therein. In
addition, in forest preserve districts having a population of
100,000 or more but less than 3,000,000, the board may levy
taxes for constructing, restoring reconditioning,
reconstructing and acquiring improvements and for the
development of the forests and lands of such district, the
amount of which tax each fiscal year shall be extended at a

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rate not to exceed .045% .025% of the assessed value of all
taxable property as equalized by the Department of Revenue.
All such taxes and rates are exclusive of the taxes
required for the payment of the principal of and interest on
bonds, and exclusive of taxes levied for employees' annuity
and benefit purposes.
The rate of tax levied for general corporate purposes in a
forest preserve district may not be increased by virtue of
this amendatory Act of 1977 unless the board first adopts a
resolution authorizing such increase and publishes notice
thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the
district at least once not less than 45 days prior to the
effective date of the increase. The notice shall include a
statement of (1) the specific number of voters required to
sign a petition requesting that the question of the adoption
of the resolution be submitted to the electors of the
district; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and
(3) the date of the prospective referendum. The Secretary of
the district shall provide a petition form to any individual
requesting one. If, no later than 30 days after the
publication of such notice, petitions signed by voters of the
district equal to 10% or more of the registered voters of the
district, as determined by reference to the number of voters
registered at the next preceding general election, and
residing in the district are presented to the board expressing
opposition to the increase, the proposition must first be

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certified by the board to the proper election officials, who
shall submit the proposition to the legal voters of the
district at an election in accordance with the general
election law and approved by a majority of those voting on the
proposition.
The rate of the tax levied under this Section for general
corporate purposes in a forest preserve district may be
increased, up to the maximum rate identified in this Section,
by the Board by a resolution calling for the submission of the
question of increasing the rate to the voters of the district
in accordance with the general election law. The question must
be in substantially the following form:
"Shall (name of district) be authorized to establish
its general corporate tax rate at (insert rate) on the
equalized assessed value on taxable property located
within the district for its general purposes, including
education, outdoor recreation, maintenance, operations,
public safety at the forest preserves, trails, and other
properties of the district (and, optionally, insert any
other lawful purposes or programs determined by the
Board)."
The ballot must have printed on it, but not as part of the
proposition submitted, the following: "The approximate impact
of the proposed increase on the owner of a single-family home
having a market value of (insert value) would be (insert
amount) in the first year of the increase if the increase is

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fully implemented." The ballot may have printed on it, but not
as part of the proposition, one or both of the following: "The
last tax rate extended for the purposes of the district was
(insert rate). The last rate increase approved for the
purposes of the district was in (insert year)." No other
information needs to be included on the ballot.
The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
in the affirmative, the district may thereafter levy the tax.
This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district
established under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District
Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-617, eff. 8-18-05.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.