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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 20. Program report. The report on the proposed program required under Section 15 shall include all of the following:
(1) a form of assessment contract between the governmental unit and record owner governing the terms and conditions of financing and assessment under the program;
(2) identification of one or more officials authorized to enter into an assessment contract on behalf of the governmental unit;
(3) (blank);
(4) an application process and eligibility requirements for financing or refinancing energy projects under the program;
(5) a method for determining interest rates on amounts financed or refinanced under assessment contracts, repayment periods, and the maximum amount of an assessment, if any;
(6) an explanation of the process for billing and collecting assessments;
(7) a plan to finance the program pursuant to the issuance of PACE bonds under or in accordance with Section 35;
(8) information regarding all of the following, to the extent known, or procedures to determine the following in the future:
(A) any revenue source or reserve fund or funds to be used as security for PACE bonds described in paragraph (7); and
(B) any application, administration, or other program fees to be charged to record owners participating in the program that will be used to finance and reimburse all or a portion of costs incurred by the governmental unit as a result of its program;
(9) a requirement that the term of an assessment not exceed the useful life of the energy project financed or refinanced under an assessment contract; provided that an assessment contract financing or refinancing multiple energy projects with varying lengths of useful life may have a term that is calculated in accordance with the principles established by the program report;
(10) a requirement for an appropriate ratio of the amount of the assessment to the greater of any of the following:
(A) the value of the property as determined by the office of the county assessor; or
(B) the value of the property as determined by an appraisal conducted by a licensed appraiser;
(11) a requirement that the record owner of property subject to a mortgage obtain written consent from the mortgage holder before participating in the program;
(12) provisions for marketing and participant education;
(13) (blank); and
(14) quality assurance and antifraud measures.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 50. Local Government § 50/20. Program report - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-50-local-government/il-st-sect-50-50-20/
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