Amends the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Sets forth criteria under which a county board may adopt a resolution to waive an interest penalty for the delinquent payment of taxes with respect to property that qualifies as a brownfield site under federal law.
Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply to certain Clean Air Act Permitting Program permits issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the basic amount of the standard exemption, annually, by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. Effective immediately.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reenacts a Section concerning fast-track rulemaking for the Clean Air Act. Defines a "fast-track" rulemaking proceeding and defines "requires to be adopted" and "federally required". Provides that when the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 or another federal statute or regulation requires rules other than identical in substance rules to be adopted, upon request by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Pollution Control Board must adopt rules under fast-track rulemaking requirements. Sets out the form for a fast-track rulemaking proposal. Provides that in any fast-track rulemaking proceeding, the Board must accept evidence and comments on the economic impact of any provision of the rule and must consider the economic impact of the rule. Sets out the procedure for a fast-track rulemaking. Effective immediately.
Creates the Open Space Financing Act. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to issue revenue bonds secured by real estate transfer tax receipts collected and deposited into the Open Space Bond Repayment Fund and the Natural Areas Bond Repayment Fund. Sets forth procedures for issuing the bonds and distributing the bond proceeds. Amends the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall determine the manner and extent to which property under consideration for acquisition would assist in storm water management, water supply and quality assurance, or other infrastructure needs, but this determination shall not prevent the Department from acquiring property. Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that grants for green infrastructure projects made before December 31, 2009 to units of local government may be conditioned upon the State providing no more than 60% of project costs and the unit of local government providing at least 40%. Sets forth additional requirements for grants for green infrastructure projects. Provides that, in considering applications for certain grants, the Department shall give scoring points to the applicants that demonstrate the greatest potential for improving water supply and quality or for reducing the capital, operating, or maintenance costs of meeting water-related infrastructure requirements. Creates the Open Space Bond Repayment Fund and the Natural Areas Bond Repayment Fund. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning court costs.
Amends the State Finance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Mosquito Abatement District Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a petition for a referendum on the question of organizing a mosquito abatement district.
Amends the Gas Revenue Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
