House Sponsors: JOHNSON,TOM. Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL Short description: SPECIAL SERV AREAS PRIVATE RDS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Special Service Area Tax Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that if at least 30% of the roads in a municipality are not owned or controlled by the municipality and those roads provide access to emergency vehicles, then the municipality may propose a special service area for repair, maintenance, and reconstruction of those private roads. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes current provisions concerning the written request proposing the establishment of a special service area. Provides instead that if the owners of 51% or more in number of the lots, tracts, and parcels of real estate that are to be subject to the tax file a petition with the clerk of the municipality agreeing with the establishment of the special service area, then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall proceed with the establishment of the special service area. Provides that if a petition is not filed or contains an insufficient number of signatures, the corporate authorities shall proceed no further and the proposal for a special service area may not again be initiated for a period of one year. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0299 Last action date: 97-08-01 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status