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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-1009.5 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1009.5 new)
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7 | Sec. 5-1009.5. Tax for county farmland preservation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | easement purposes; Kane County. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Whenever a petition signed by 100 taxpayers residing in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Kane County is presented to the county board of Kane County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | requesting the submission of a proposition, or if the county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | board of Kane County adopts a resolution requesting the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | submission of a proposition, of whether or not an annual tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | shall be levied at a rate not to exceed 0.05% of the value, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, on all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | taxable property in the county for the purpose of creating and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | maintaining a fund for county farmland preservation easement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | purposes, that county board shall adopt a resolution for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | submission of the proposition at the next regular election held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | in the county. The county board shall certify the resolution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | and the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | general election law. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates |
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1 | may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions | ||||||
2 | of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. | ||||||
3 | (b) Upon the adoption of the resolution and the | ||||||
4 | certification thereof to the county clerk of the county, the | ||||||
5 | proposition shall be submitted at the next regular election | ||||||
6 | held in the county. | ||||||
7 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | ||||||
8 | form: | ||||||
9 | Shall an annual tax of not to exceed 0.05% be levied in | ||||||
10 | Kane County for county farmland preservation easement | ||||||
11 | purposes in the county? | ||||||
12 | Votes shall be recorded as "yes" or "no". | ||||||
13 | If a majority of the legal voters of the county voting on | ||||||
14 | the proposition vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be | ||||||
15 | deemed adopted. | ||||||
16 | (c) Upon the adoption of the proposition in accordance with | ||||||
17 | subsection (b), the county board shall cause an annual tax of | ||||||
18 | not to exceed 0.05% of value, as equalized or assessed by the | ||||||
19 | Department of Revenue, of all taxable property of the county to | ||||||
20 | be levied upon all the taxable property in the county for | ||||||
21 | county farmland preservation easement purposes. Any tax | ||||||
22 | imposed under this Section shall be in addition to all other | ||||||
23 | taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the | ||||||
24 | county and shall be in addition to the maximum of taxes | ||||||
25 | authorized by law for county purposes. The foregoing | ||||||
26 | limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased |
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1 | according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue | ||||||
2 | Law of Illinois. | ||||||
3 | (d) The proceeds of the tax authorized under this Section | ||||||
4 | shall be paid into a separate fund in the county treasury to be | ||||||
5 | known as the County Farmland Preservation Easement Fund. That | ||||||
6 | fund may be used by the county board for the purchase of | ||||||
7 | easements to preserve farmland within the county. The fund | ||||||
8 | shall be expended in the same manner and subject to the same | ||||||
9 | requirements as other county expenditures. | ||||||
10 | (e) If Kane County has authorized a tax for county farmland | ||||||
11 | preservation easement purposes under the provisions of this | ||||||
12 | Section, and a petition signed by 100 taxpayers residing in | ||||||
13 | Kane County is presented to the county board of Kane County | ||||||
14 | requesting a proposition whether or not the tax for county | ||||||
15 | farmland preservation easement purposes in the county shall be | ||||||
16 | discontinued, the county board shall adopt a resolution | ||||||
17 | providing for the submission of the proposition to the voters | ||||||
18 | of the county at the next regular election held in accordance | ||||||
19 | with the general election law. | ||||||
20 | If a majority of the voters of the county voting upon the | ||||||
21 | proposition are in favor thereof, then the proposition shall be | ||||||
22 | deemed adopted and the tax shall be discontinued in the county. | ||||||
23 | In case any funds remain to the credit of the County Farmland | ||||||
24 | Preservation Easement Fund after the tax has been discontinued, | ||||||
25 | those remaining funds shall be paid into the general fund for | ||||||
26 | county purposes in the county treasury. All previously executed |
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1 | farmland preservation easements shall be in effect until the | ||||||
2 | termination of the easements as provided in each easement | ||||||
3 | agreement.
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