Rep. Harry R. Ramey Jr.
Filed: 4/25/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3086
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3086 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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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 |
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1 | maintaining a fund for county farmland preservation easement | ||||||
2 | purposes, that county board shall adopt a resolution for the | ||||||
3 | submission of the proposition at the next regular election held | ||||||
4 | in the county. The county board shall certify the resolution | ||||||
5 | and the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall | ||||||
6 | submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the | ||||||
7 | general election law. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates | ||||||
8 | may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions | ||||||
9 | of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. | ||||||
10 | (b) Upon the adoption of the resolution and the | ||||||
11 | certification thereof to the county clerk of the county, the | ||||||
12 | proposition shall be submitted at the next regular election | ||||||
13 | held in the county. | ||||||
14 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | ||||||
15 | form: | ||||||
16 | Shall an annual tax of not to exceed 0.05% be levied in | ||||||
17 | Kane County for county farmland preservation easement | ||||||
18 | purposes in the county? | ||||||
19 | Votes shall be recorded as "yes" or "no". | ||||||
20 | If a majority of the legal voters of the county voting on | ||||||
21 | the proposition vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be | ||||||
22 | deemed adopted. | ||||||
23 | (c) Upon the adoption of the proposition in accordance with | ||||||
24 | subsection (b), the county board shall cause an annual tax of | ||||||
25 | not to exceed 0.05% of value, as equalized or assessed by the | ||||||
26 | Department of Revenue, of all taxable property of the county to |
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1 | be levied upon all the taxable property in the county for | ||||||
2 | county farmland preservation easement purposes. Any tax | ||||||
3 | imposed under this Section shall be in addition to all other | ||||||
4 | taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the | ||||||
5 | county and shall be in addition to the maximum of taxes | ||||||
6 | authorized by law for county purposes. The foregoing | ||||||
7 | limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased | ||||||
8 | according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue | ||||||
9 | Law of Illinois. | ||||||
10 | (d) The proceeds of the tax authorized under this Section | ||||||
11 | shall be paid into a separate fund in the county treasury to be | ||||||
12 | known as the county farmland preservation easement fund. That | ||||||
13 | fund may be used by the county board for the purchase of | ||||||
14 | easements to preserve farmland within the county. The fund | ||||||
15 | shall be expended in the same manner and subject to the same | ||||||
16 | requirements as other county expenditures. | ||||||
17 | (e) If Kane County has authorized a tax for county farmland | ||||||
18 | preservation easement purposes under the provisions of this | ||||||
19 | Section, and a petition signed by 100 taxpayers residing in | ||||||
20 | Kane County is presented to the county board of Kane County | ||||||
21 | requesting a proposition whether or not the tax for county | ||||||
22 | farmland preservation easement purposes in the county shall be | ||||||
23 | discontinued, the county board shall adopt a resolution | ||||||
24 | providing for the submission of the proposition to the voters | ||||||
25 | of the county at the next regular election held in accordance | ||||||
26 | with the general election law. |
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1 | If a majority of the voters of the county voting upon the | ||||||
2 | proposition are in favor thereof, then the proposition shall be | ||||||
3 | deemed adopted and the tax shall be discontinued in the county. | ||||||
4 | In case any funds remain to the credit of the county farmland | ||||||
5 | preservation easement fund after the tax has been discontinued, | ||||||
6 | those remaining funds shall be paid into the general fund for | ||||||
7 | county purposes in the county treasury. All previously executed | ||||||
8 | farmland preservation easements shall be in effect until the | ||||||
9 | termination of the easements as provided in each easement | ||||||
10 | agreement. ".
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