94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4701

 

Introduced 1/12/2006, by Rep. Roger L. Eddy - David Reis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/10-148 new
35 ILCS 200/10-149 new

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if, during the 2005 taxable year, any parcel of wooded land was valued based upon its productivity index equalized assessed value as cropland, then that property must be considered, for assessment purposes, to be "other farmland" for the 2006 and 2007 taxable years. Defines "wooded land". Creates the Wooded Land Assessment Task Force within the Department of Revenue to make findings and recommendations concerning the assessment of wooded land and property under forestry management programs. Sets forth procedures for the operation of the task force. Effective immediately.


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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 revenue.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5 Sections 10-148 and 10-149 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/10-148 new)
7     Sec. 10-148. Assessment of wooded land.
8     (a) If, during the 2005 taxable year, any parcel of wooded
9 land was valued based upon its productivity index equalized
10 assessed value as cropland, then that property must be
11 considered, for assessment purposes, to be "other farmland",
12 under Section 10-125, for the 2006 and 2007 taxable years.
13     (b) For the purpose of this Section, "wooded land" means
14 any parcel of unimproved real property that: (1) does not
15 qualify as cropland, permanent pasture, other farmland, or
16 wasteland under Section 10-125; and (2) is not managed under a
17 forestry management plan and considered to be other farmland
18 under Section 10-150.
 
19     (35 ILCS 200/10-149 new)
20     Sec. 10-149. Wooded Land Assessment Task Force.
21     (a) The Wooded Land Assessment Task Force is created within
22 the Department concerning the assessment of wooded land and
23 property under forestry management programs.
24     (b) The Task Force shall consist of 13 voting members as
25 follows:
26         (1) 4 members of the General Assembly appointed, one
27     each, by the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader
28     of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
29     and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
30         (2) 5 members of the public, one from each judicial
31     district of the State, appointed by the Illinois County

 

 

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1     Assessors Association;
2         (3) the Director of Revenue or his or her designee;
3         (4) the Director of Natural Resources or his or her
4     designee, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force;
5         (5) one member of the public appointed by the Illinois
6     Farm Bureau; and
7         (6) one member of the public appointed by the Illinois
8     Wood Products Association.
9     If a vacancy occurs in the task-force membership, then the
10 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the initial
11 appointment.
12     (c) The task force may begin to conduct business upon the
13 appointment of a majority of the voting members. The task force
14 may adopt bylaws; it must meet at least once each month; and it
15 may establish committees and officers as it deems necessary.
16 For purposes of task force meetings, a quorum is 7 members.
17     Meetings of the task force are subject to the Open Meetings
18 Act. The task force must afford an opportunity for public
19 comment at each of its meetings.
20     The Department shall provide staff and administrative
21 support services to the task force.
22     (d) Task force members shall serve without compensation,
23 but may be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses from
24 funds available for that purpose.
25     (e) The task force shall gather information and make
26 recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly
27 regarding procedures and policies for:
28         (1) the assessment of wooded land, as defined in
29     Section 10-148; and
30         (2) the assessment of property under a certified
31     forestry management program under Section 10-50.
32     (f) The task force must submit a report to the Governor and
33 the General Assembly by December 1, 2006 concerning its finding
34 and recommendations.
35     (g) The task force is dissolved on February 1, 2007.
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.