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91_SB0104
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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.
34 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
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1 this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except
2 for those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of
3 subsection (e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate
4 extension for the taxing district and those special purpose
5 extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,
6 excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
7 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
8 bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any
9 taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
10 obligation bonds issued before the date on which the
11 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
12 is held; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
13 principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund
14 those bonds issued before the date on which the referendum
15 making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held;
16 (d) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal
17 on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued
18 after the date on which the referendum making this Law
19 applicable to the taxing district is held if the bonds were
20 approved by referendum after the date on which the referendum
21 making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held;
22 (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal
23 on revenue bonds issued before the date on which the
24 referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district
25 is held for payment of which a property tax levy or the full
26 faith and credit of the unit of local government is pledged;
27 however, a tax for the payment of interest or principal on
28 those bonds shall be made only after the governing body of
29 the unit of local government finds that all other sources for
30 payment are insufficient to make those payments; (f) made for
31 payments under a building commission lease when the lease
32 payments are for the retirement of bonds issued by the
33 commission before the date on which the referendum making
34 this Law applicable to the taxing district is held to pay for
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1 the building project; (g) made for payments due under
2 installment contracts entered into before the date on which
3 the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
4 district is held; (h) made for payments of principal and
5 interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
6 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
7 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
8 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
9 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
10 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest
11 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
12 Reform Act; and (j) made for a qualified airport authority to
13 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
14 for the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
15 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
16 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
17 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to
18 such a contract taking effect on or after that date).
19 "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
20 this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of
21 subsection (e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate
22 extension for the taxing district and those special purpose
23 extensions that are made annually for the taxing district,
24 excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing
25 district to pay interest or principal on general obligation
26 bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for any
27 taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
28 obligation bonds issued before the effective date of this
29 amendatory Act of 1997; (c) made for any taxing district to
30 pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
31 continue to refund those bonds issued before the effective
32 date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (d) made for any taxing
33 district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to
34 refund or continue to refund bonds issued after the effective
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1 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 if the bonds were
2 approved by referendum after the effective date of this
3 amendatory Act of 1997; (e) made for any taxing district to
4 pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the
5 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 for payment of
6 which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the
7 unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
8 payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made
9 only after the governing body of the unit of local government
10 finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
11 make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
12 commission lease when the lease payments are for the
13 retirement of bonds issued by the commission before the
14 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to pay for the
15 building project; (g) made for payments due under installment
16 contracts entered into before the effective date of this
17 amendatory Act of 1997; (h) made for payments of principal
18 and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the
19 Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed
20 the debt service extension base less the amount in items (b),
21 (c), and (e) of this definition for non-referendum
22 obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
23 referendum; (i) made for payments of principal and interest
24 on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
25 Reform Act; and (j) made for a qualified airport authority to
26 pay interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued
27 for the purpose of paying obligations due under, or financing
28 airport facilities required to be acquired, constructed,
29 installed or equipped pursuant to, contracts entered into
30 before March 1, 1996 (but not including any amendments to
31 such a contract taking effect on or after that date).
32 "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to
33 that portion of the extension for a taxing district for the
34 1994 levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this
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1 Law in accordance with Section 18-213, except for those
2 subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213,
3 for the levy year in which the referendum making this Law
4 applicable to the taxing district is held, or for those
5 taxing districts subject to this Law in accordance with
6 paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213 for the
7 1996 levy year, constituting an extension for payment of
8 principal and interest on bonds issued by the taxing district
9 without referendum, but not including (i) bonds authorized by
10 Public Act 88-503 and issued under Section 20a of the Chicago
11 Park District Act for aquarium and museum projects; (ii)
12 bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
13 Reform Act; or (iii) refunding obligations issued to refund
14 or to continue to refund obligations initially issued
15 pursuant to referendum. The debt service extension base may
16 be established or increased as provided under Section 18-212.
17 "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
18 to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
19 unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
20 contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant
21 to Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road
22 district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or
23 not. The extension for a special service area is not
24 included in the aggregate extension.
25 "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
26 last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
27 18-215 through 18-230.
28 "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
29 1-155.
30 "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
31 board of review or board of appeals action, of new
32 improvements or additions to existing improvements on any
33 parcel of real property that increase the assessed value of
34 that real property during the levy year multiplied by the
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1 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
2 17-30 and (ii) the assessed value, after final board of
3 review or board of appeals action, of real property not
4 exempt from real estate taxation, which real property was
5 exempt from real estate taxation for any portion of the
6 immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by the
7 equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
8 17-30. In addition, the county clerk in a county containing
9 a population of 3,000,000 or more shall include in the 1997
10 recovered tax increment value for any school district, any
11 recovered tax increment value that was applicable to the 1995
12 tax year calculations.
13 "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
14 organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
15 county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
16 population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
17 "Recovered tax increment value" means the amount of the
18 current year's equalized assessed value, in the first year
19 after a municipality terminates the designation of an area as
20 a redevelopment project area previously established under the
21 Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
22 Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
23 Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, or
24 previously established under the Economic Development Area
25 Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each taxable lot, block,
26 tract, or parcel of real property in the redevelopment
27 project area over and above the initial equalized assessed
28 value of each property in the redevelopment project area.
29 For the taxes which are extended for the 1997 levy year, the
30 recovered tax increment value for a non-home rule taxing
31 district that first became subject to this Law for the 1995
32 levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized assessed
33 value was in an affected county or counties shall be
34 increased if a municipality terminated the designation of an
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1 area in 1993 as a redevelopment project area previously
2 established under the Tax Increment Allocation Development
3 Act in the Illinois Municipal Code, previously established
4 under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois
5 Municipal Code, or previously established under the Economic
6 Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, by an amount
7 equal to the 1994 equalized assessed value of each taxable
8 lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the
9 redevelopment project area over and above the initial
10 equalized assessed value of each property in the
11 redevelopment project area.
12 Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
13 rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
14 preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to
15 one plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and
16 the denominator of which is the current year's equalized
17 assessed value of all real property in the territory under
18 the jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy
19 year. For levy years before the 1999 levy year, for those
20 taxing districts that reduced their aggregate extension for
21 the last preceding levy year, the highest aggregate extension
22 in any of the last 3 preceding levy years shall be used for
23 the purpose of computing the limiting rate. For the 1999
24 levy year and thereafter, if the aggregate extension of a
25 taxing district for a levy year is less than the amount
26 authorized under this Law, the difference between the amount
27 extended and the amount authorized may be added to the
28 numerator in the computation of the limiting rate for any
29 succeeding levy year. The denominator shall not include new
30 property. The denominator shall not include the recovered
31 tax increment value.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95; 89-138, eff. 7-14-95;
33 89-385, eff. 8-18-95; 89-436, eff. 1-1-96; 89-449, eff.
34 6-1-96; 89-510, eff. 7-11-96; 89-718, eff. 3-7-97; 90-485,
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1 eff. 1-1-98; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97; 90-568, eff. 1-1-99;
2 90-616, eff. 7-10-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; revised
3 10-28-98.)
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
5 January 1, 2000.