Section 35 ILCS 200/10-250 - Certification procedure and effective date of implementation(a) After (i) an application for a Section 515 low-income housing project certificate is filed with the State Director of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Office in a manner and form prescribed in regulations issued by the office and (ii) the certificate is issued certifying that the housing is a Section 515 low-income housing project as defined in Section 2 of this Act, the certificate must be presented to the appropriate local assessment officer to receive the property assessment valuation under this Division. The local assessment officer must assess the property according to this Act. Beginning on January 1, 2000 , all certified Section 515 low-income housing projects shall be assessed in accordance with Section 10-245. (b) Beginning with taxable year 2004, all low-income housing projects that qualify for the low-income housing tax credit under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be assessed in accordance with Section 10-245 if the owner or owners of the low-income housing project certify to the appropriate local assessment officer that the owner or owners qualify for the low-income housing tax credit under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code for the property.Amended by P.A. 093-0755, § 5, eff. 7/16/2004.Amended by P.A. 093-0533, § 5, eff. 1/1/2004. P.A. 91-651, eff. 1-1-00; 91-884, eff. 6-30-00.