94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0331

 

Introduced 1/21/2005, by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 835/2   from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6802

    Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act. Provides that, in a forest preserve district located in a county with a population in excess of 140,000 but less than 200,000 and contiguous to the Mississippi River, the rate of an an annual tax for certain purposes concerning the construction, maintenance, and security of a zoological park shall not exceed 0.06% (now, the rate shall not exceed .01%)


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act is
5 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6     (70 ILCS 835/2)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6802)
7     Sec. 2. For the purpose of constructing and maintaining and
8 caring for any such zoological park and the buildings and
9 grounds thereof and of securing and displaying zoological
10 collections thereon the corporate authorities of any forest
11 preserve district containing a population of 150,000 or more
12 but less than 3,000,000 are authorized to levy annually a tax
13 of not to exceed .0058% of value as equalized or assessed by
14 the Department of Revenue, upon all the taxable property in the
15 district; provided however, in a forest preserve district
16 located in a county with a population in excess of 140,000 but
17 less than 200,000 and contiguous to the Mississippi River, the
18 annual tax may be at a rate not to exceed 0.06% .01%. This tax
19 shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the general
20 taxes of the forest preserve district and shall be in addition
21 to the maximum of all other taxes and tax rates which the
22 district is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy upon the
23 aggregate valuation of all taxable property within the district
24 and shall be exclusive of and in addition to the maximum amount
25 and rate of taxes the district is now or may hereafter be
26 authorized to levy for general purposes under Section 13 of "An
27 Act to provide for the creation and management of forest
28 preserve districts and repealing certain Acts therein named",
29 approved June 27, 1913, as amended, or under any other law
30 which may limit the amount of tax which the district may levy
31 for general purposes. The proceeds of the tax herein authorized
32 shall be kept as a separate fund.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 92-548, eff. 6-24-02.)