Local Government Committee
Filed: 3/12/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4774
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4774 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 | 5-1130 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1130 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-1130. Purchase of agricultural conservation | ||||||
8 | easements for farmland preservation. The county board of any | ||||||
9 | county may, by ordinance, acquire one or more agricultural land | ||||||
10 | conservation easements, permanent or definitive, for farmland | ||||||
11 | preservation purposes through the purchase of easements from | ||||||
12 | landowners. The easement rights must limit the use of the land | ||||||
13 | to production agriculture, as defined in Section 3-35 of the | ||||||
14 | Use Tax Act, for a term specified by the ordinance. At least 30 | ||||||
15 | days prior to the purchase of any agricultural land | ||||||
16 | conservation easement under this Section, the county board must |
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1 | notify the corporate authorities of any municipality that is | ||||||
2 | located within 1.5 miles of the easement. The corporate | ||||||
3 | authorities of the municipality may, by ordinance, object to | ||||||
4 | the purchase of the easement within 30 days after the | ||||||
5 | notification is received. If the municipality does not object | ||||||
6 | within 30 days, then the county board may purchase the | ||||||
7 | easement. If the municipality does object, then the county | ||||||
8 | board may not purchase the easement for a period of 5 years | ||||||
9 | after the date of the objection. | ||||||
10 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
11 | adding Section 11-153-1 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (65 ILCS 5/11-153-1 new)
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13 | Sec. 11-153-1. Purchase of agricultural conservation | ||||||
14 | easements for farmland preservation. The corporate authorities | ||||||
15 | of any municipality may, by ordinance, acquire one or more | ||||||
16 | agricultural land conservation easements, permanent or | ||||||
17 | definitive, for farmland preservation purposes through the | ||||||
18 | purchase of easements from landowners. The easement rights must | ||||||
19 | limit the use of the land to production agriculture, as defined | ||||||
20 | in Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act, for a term specified by the | ||||||
21 | ordinance. Any ordinance adopted under this Section requires | ||||||
22 | the approval of the county board of the county in which the | ||||||
23 | easement is located by the affirmative vote of 3/4 of its | ||||||
24 | members.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.".
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