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| Public Act 096-0755 
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| HB4120 Enrolled | LRB096 11805 HLH 22641 b |  | 
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|     AN ACT concerning revenue.
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|     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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|     Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by adding  | 
| Section 18-184.5 as follows:
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|     (35 ILCS 200/18-184.5  new) | 
|     Sec. 18-184.5. Abatement for vacant facilities.  Upon a  | 
| majority vote of its governing body, any taxing district may,  | 
| after the determination of the assessed valuation of its  | 
| property, order the county clerk
to abate any portion of its  | 
| taxes on any property if (i)  a new business first occupies a  | 
| facility located on the property during the taxable year, and  | 
| (ii) the facility was vacant for  a period of at least 24  | 
| continuous months prior to being occupied by the business.  The  | 
| abatement shall not exceed a period of 2 years and the  | 
| aggregate amount of abated taxes for all taxing districts  | 
| combined shall not exceed $4,000,000.
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