Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 5/25/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 520

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 520 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 15-185 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/15-185)
7    Sec. 15-185. Exemption for leaseback property and
8qualified leased property.
9    (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
10all property owned by a municipality with a population of over
11500,000 inhabitants, a unit of local government whose
12jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part
13within a municipality with a population of over 500,000
14inhabitants, or a municipality with home rule powers that is
15contiguous to a municipality with a population of over 500,000
16inhabitants, shall remain exempt from taxation and any

 

 

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1leasehold interest in that property shall not be subject to
2taxation under Section 9-195 if the property is directly or
3indirectly leased, sold, or otherwise transferred to another
4entity whose property is not exempt and immediately thereafter
5is the subject of a leaseback or other agreement that directly
6or indirectly gives the municipality or unit of local
7government (i) a right to use, control, and possess the
8property or (ii) a right to require the other entity, or the
9other entity's designee or assignee, to use the property in the
10performance of services for the municipality or unit of local
11government. Property shall no longer be exempt under this
12subsection as of the date when the right of the municipality or
13unit of local government to use, control, and possess the
14property or to require the performance of services is
15terminated and the municipality or unit of local government no
16longer has any option to purchase or otherwise reacquire the
17interest in the property which was transferred by the
18municipality or unit of local government.
19    (b) Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary,
20all property owned by a municipality with a population of over
21500,000 inhabitants, a unit of local government whose
22jurisdiction includes territory located in whole or in part
23within a municipality with a population of over 500,000
24inhabitants, or a municipality with home rule powers that is
25contiguous to a municipality with a population of over 500,000
26inhabitants, shall remain exempt from taxation and any

 

 

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1leasehold interest in that property is not subject to taxation
2under Section 9-195 if the property, including dedicated public
3property, is used by a municipality or other unit of local
4government for the purpose of an airport or parking or for
5waste disposal or processing or for the purposes of a port
6district and is leased for continued use for the same purpose
7to another entity whose property is not exempt.
8    For the purposes of this subsection (b), "airport" does not
9include any airport property, as defined under Section 10 of
10the O'Hare Modernization Act.
11    Any transaction described under this subsection must be
12undertaken in accordance with all appropriate federal laws and
13regulations.
14    (c) For purposes of this Section, "municipality" means a
15municipality as defined in Section 1-1-2 of the Illinois
16Municipal Code, and "unit of local government" means a unit of
17local government as defined in Article VII, Section 1 of the
18Constitution of the State of Illinois. The provisions of this
19Section supersede and control over any conflicting provisions
20of this Code.
21(Source: P.A. 96-779, eff. 8-28-09.)".