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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2219
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2219 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by adding Section
5 15-48 and repealing Section 10-152."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
9 Section 15-48 as follows:
10 (35 ILCS 200/15-48 new)
11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2006)
12 Sec. 15-48. Vegetative filter strips.
13 (a) Any land (i) that is located between a farm field
14 and an area to be protected, including but not limited to
15 surface water, a stream, a river, or a sinkhole and (ii) that
16 meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this Section is
17 exempt.
18 (b) Vegetative filter strips shall be at least 10 to 25
19 feet in width (depending on the land slope), as set forth in
20 the Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Guide,
21 and no greater than 66 feet in width and shall contain
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1 vegetation that (i) has a dense top growth, (ii) forms a
2 uniform ground cover, (iii) has a heavy fibrous root system,
3 and (iv) tolerates pesticides used in the farm field.
4 (c) The county's soil and water conservation district
5 shall assist the taxpayer in completing a uniform certified
6 document as prescribed by the Department of Revenue in
7 cooperation with the Association of Illinois Soil and Water
8 Conservation Districts that certifies (i) that the property
9 meets the requirements established under this Section for
10 vegetative filter strips and (ii) the acreage or square
11 footage of property that qualifies for exemption as a
12 vegetative filter strip. The document shall be filed by the
13 applicant with the Chief County Assessment Officer. The
14 Chief County Assessment Officer shall promulgate rules
15 concerning the filing of the document. The soil and water
16 conservation district shall create a conservation plan for
17 the creation of the filter strip. The plan shall be kept on
18 file in the soil and water conservation district office.
19 Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any
20 taxpayer to have vegetative filter strips.
21 (d) A joint report by the Department of Agriculture and
22 the Department of Natural Resources concerning the effect and
23 impact of vegetative filter strip assessment shall be
24 submitted to the General Assembly by March 1, 2006.
25 (e) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2006.
26 (35 ILCS 200/10-152 rep.)
27 Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by
28 repealing Section 10-152.".