101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0029

 

Introduced 1/10/2019, by Sen. Melinda Bush

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
5 ILCS 100/5-45  from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45
30 ILCS 105/5.891 new
30 ILCS 805/8.43 new
35 ILCS 5/201  from Ch. 120, par. 2-201
35 ILCS 120/5k-1 new
65 ILCS 5/8-11-2  from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-2
220 ILCS 5/9-221  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-221
220 ILCS 5/9-222  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222
220 ILCS 5/9-222.1b new

    Creates the Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act. Provides for the certification by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity of municipal ordinances designating an area as an Energy Transition Zone. Provides that green energy enterprises located in Energy Transition Zones shall be eligible to apply for certain tax incentives. Provides that a green energy enterprise is a company that is engaged in the production of solar energy, wind energy, water energy, geothermal energy, bioenergy, or hydrogen fuel and cells. Contains provisions concerning qualifications and applications. Creates the Energy Transition Tax Credit Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall make income tax credit awards under the Act to foster job creation and the development of green energy in Energy Transition Zones. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes concerning tax incentives. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4
Article 1. Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act

 
5    Section 1-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
6Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act. References in this Article
7to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
8    Section 1-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds and
9declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of
10this State are dependent upon a healthy economy and vibrant
11communities; that the closure of coal energy plants, coal
12mines, and nuclear energy plants across the state are
13detrimental to maintaining a healthy economy and vibrant
14communities; that the expansion of green energy creates
15significant job growth and contributes significantly to the
16health, safety, and welfare of the people of this State; that
17the continual encouragement, development, growth and expansion
18of green energy within the State requires a cooperative and
19continuous partnership between government and the green energy
20sector; and that there are certain depressed areas in this
21State that have lost jobs due to the closure of coal energy
22plants, coal mines, and nuclear energy plants and need the

 

 

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1particular attention of government, labor and the citizens of
2Illinois to help attract green energy investment into these
3areas and directly aid the local community and its residents.
4Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this Act to
5explore ways of stimulating the growth of green energy in the
6State and to foster job growth in areas depressed by the
7closure of coal energy plants, coal mines and nuclear energy
8plants.
 
9    Section 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
10context otherwise requires:
11    "Agency" means a "State agency", as defined in Section 1-7
12of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
13    "Board" means the Energy Transition Zone Board created in
14Section 1-45.
15    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
16Opportunity.
17    "Depressed area" means an area in which pervasive poverty,
18unemployment, and economic distress exist.
19    "Energy Transition Zone" means an area of the State
20certified by the Department as an Energy Transition Zone
21pursuant to this Act.
22    "Full-time equivalent job" means a job in which the new
23employee works for the recipient or for a corporation under
24contract to the recipient at a rate of at least 35 hours per
25week. A recipient who employs labor or services at a specific

 

 

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1site or facility under contract with another may declare one
2full-time, permanent job for every 1,820 man hours worked per
3year under that contract. Vacations, paid holidays, and sick
4time are included in this computation. Overtime is not
5considered a part of regular hours.
6    "Full-time retained job" means any employee defined as
7having a full-time or full-time equivalent job preserved at a
8specific facility or site, the continuance of which is
9threatened by a specific and demonstrable threat, which shall
10be specified in the application for development assistance. A
11recipient who employs labor or services at a specific site or
12facility under contract with another may declare one retained
13employee per year for every 1,750 man hours worked per year
14under that contract, even if different individuals perform
15on-site labor or services.
16    "Green energy enterprise" means a company that is engaged
17in the production of solar energy, wind energy, water energy,
18geothermal energy, bioenergy, or hydrogen fuel and cells.
19    "Green energy project" means a project conducted by a green
20energy enterprise for the purpose of generating solar energy,
21wind energy, water energy, geothermal energy, bioenergy, or
22hydrogen fuel and cells.
23    "Local labor market area" means an economically integrated
24area within which individuals can reside and find employment
25within a reasonable distance or can readily change jobs without
26changing their place of residence.

 

 

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1    "Rule" has the meaning provided in Section 1-70 of the
2Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
 
3    Section 1-15. Qualifications for Energy Transition Zones.
4An area is qualified to become an Energy Transition Zone which:
5        (1) is a contiguous area, provided that a Zone area may
6    exclude wholly surrounded territory within its boundaries;
7        (2) comprises a minimum of one-half square mile and not
8    more than 12 square miles, exclusive of lakes and
9    waterways;
10        (3) is entirely within a single municipality;
11        (4) satisfies any additional criteria established by
12    the Department consistent with the purposes of this Act;
13    and
14        (5) meets one or more of the following:
15            (A) the area contains a coal energy plant that was
16        retired from service within 10 years of application for
17        designation;
18            (B) the area contains a coal mine that was closed
19        within 10 years of application for designation;
20            (C) the area contains a nuclear energy plant that
21        was retired from service within 10 years of application
22        for designation; or
23            (D) the area contains a nuclear plant that was
24        decommissioned but continued storing nuclear waste
25        prior to the effective date of this Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 1-20. Entities eligible to receive tax benefits.
2Green energy enterprises are eligible to receive certain tax
3benefits under this Act for green energy projects conducted
4within an Energy Transition Zone.
 
5    Section 1-25. Incentives for green energy enterprises
6located within an Energy Transition Zone.
7    (a) Green energy enterprises located in Energy Transition
8Zones are eligible to apply for a State income tax credit under
9the Energy Transition Zone Tax Credit Act.
10    (b) Green energy enterprises located in Energy Transition
11Zones will be eligible to receive an investment credit subject
12to the requirements of subsection (f-1) of Section 201 of the
13Illinois Income Tax Act.
14    (c) Green energy enterprises are eligible to purchase
15building materials exempt from use and occupation taxes to be
16incorporated into their green energy projects within the Energy
17Transition Zone when purchased from a retailer within the
18Energy Transition Zone pursuant to Section 5k-1 of the
19Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
20    (d) Green energy enterprises located in an Energy
21Transition Zone that meet the qualifications of Section
229-222.1B of the Illinois Public Utilities Act are exempt, in
23part or whole, from State and local taxes on gas and
24electricity.
 

 

 

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1    Section 1-30. Initiation of Energy Transition Zones by
2municipality or county.
3    (a) No area may be designated as an Energy Transition Zone
4except pursuant to an initiating ordinance adopted in
5accordance with this Section.
6    (b) A municipality may by ordinance designate an area
7within its jurisdiction as an Energy Transition Zone, subject
8to the certification of the Department in accordance with this
9Act, if:
10        (1) the area is qualified in accordance with Section
11    1-15; and
12        (2) the municipality has conducted at least one public
13    hearing within the proposed Zone area considering all of
14    the following questions: whether to create the Zone; what
15    local plans, tax incentives and other programs should be
16    established in connection with the Zone; and what the
17    boundaries of the Zone should be; public notice of the
18    hearing shall be published in at least one newspaper of
19    general circulation within the Zone area, not more than 20
20    days nor less than 5 days before the hearing.
21    (c) An ordinance designating an area as an Energy
22Transition Zone shall set forth:
23        (1) a precise description of the area comprising the
24    Zone, either in the form of a legal description or by
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1    county boundaries;
2        (2) a finding that the Zone area meets the
3    qualifications of Section 1-15;
4        (3) provisions for any tax incentives or reimbursement
5    for taxes, which pursuant to State and federal law apply to
6    green energy enterprises within the Zone at the election of
7    the designating municipality, and which are not applicable
8    throughout the municipality;
9        (4) a designation of the area as an Energy Transition
10    Zone, subject to the approval of the Department in
11    accordance with this Act; and
12        (5) the duration or term of the Energy Transition Zone.
13    (d) This Section does not prohibit a municipality from
14extending additional tax incentives or reimbursement for
15business enterprises in Energy Transition Zones or throughout
16their territory by separate ordinance.
 
17    Section 1-35. Application to Department. A municipality
18that has adopted an ordinance designating an area as an Energy
19Transition Zone shall make written application to the
20Department to have such proposed Energy Transition Zone
21certified by the Department as an Energy Transition Zone. The
22application shall include:
23        (1) a certified copy of the ordinance designating the
24    proposed Zone;
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1    showing existing streets and highways;
2        (3) an analysis, and any appropriate supporting
3    documents and statistics, demonstrating that the proposed
4    Zone area is qualified in accordance with Section 1-15;
5        (4) a statement detailing any tax, grant, and other
6    financial incentives or benefits, and any programs, to be
7    provided by the municipality or county to green energy
8    enterprises within the Zone, other than those provided in
9    the designating ordinance, which are not to be provided
10    throughout the municipality or county;
11        (5) a statement setting forth the economic development
12    and planning objectives for the Zone;
13        (6) an estimate of the economic impact of the Zone,
14    considering all of the tax incentives, financial benefits
15    and programs contemplated, upon the revenues of the
16    municipality or county;
17        (7) a transcript of all public hearings on the Zone;
18    and
19        (8) such additional information as the Department may
20    by rule require.
 
21    Section 1-40. Department review of Energy Transition Zone
22applications.
23    (a) All applications that are to be considered and acted
24upon by the Department during a calendar year must be received
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1calendar year.
2    Any application received after December 31 of any calendar
3year shall be held by the Department for consideration and
4action during the following calendar year. Each Energy
5Transition Zone application shall include a specific
6definition of the applicant's local labor market area.
7    (a-5) The Department shall, no later than July 31, 2019,
8develop an application process for an Energy Transition Zone
9application. The Department has emergency rulemaking authority
10for the purpose of application development only until 12 months
11after the effective date of this Act under subsection (ee) of
12Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
13    (b) Upon receipt of an application from a municipality, the
14Department shall review the application to determine whether
15the designated area qualifies as an Energy Transition Zone
16under Section 1-15 of this Act.
17    (c) No later than June 30, the Department shall notify all
18applicant municipalities of the Department's determination of
19the qualification of their respective designated energy
20transition Zone areas, along with supporting documentation of
21the basis for the Department's decision.
22    (d) If any such designated area is found to be qualified to
23be an Energy Transition Zone by the Department under subsection
24(c) of this Section, the Department shall, no later than July
2515, send a letter of notification to each member of the General
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1contains all or part of the designated area and publish a
2notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation within
3the proposed Zone area to notify the general public of the
4application and their opportunity to comment. Such notice shall
5include a description of the area and a brief summary of the
6application and shall indicate locations where the applicant
7has provided copies of the application for public inspection.
8The notice shall also indicate appropriate procedures for the
9filing of written comments from Zone residents, business, civic
10and other organizations and property owners to the Department.
 
11    Section 1-45. Energy Transition Zone Board.
12    (a) An Energy Transition Zone Board is hereby created
13within the Department.
14    (b) The Board shall consist of the following 5 members:
15        (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
16    or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
17        (2) the Director of Revenue, or his or her designee;
18    and
19        (3) 3 members appointed by the Governor, with the
20    advice and consent of the Senate.
21    Board members shall serve without compensation but may be
22reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
23of their duties from funds appropriated for that purpose.
24    (c) Each member appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection
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1economic development, or site location.
2    (d) Of the initial members appointed under paragraph (3) of
3subsection (b): one member shall serve for a term of 2 years;
4one member shall serve for a term of 3 years; and one member
5shall serve for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, all members
6appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) shall serve for
7terms of 4 years. Members appointed under paragraph (3) of
8subsection (b) may be reappointed. The Governor may remove a
9member appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) for
10incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
11    (e) By September 30, 2020, and September 30 of each year
12thereafter, all applications filed by December 31 of the
13preceding calendar year and deemed qualified by the Department
14shall be approved or denied by the Board. If such application
15is not approved by September 30, the application shall be
16considered denied. If an application is denied, the Board shall
17inform the applicant of the specific reasons for the denial.
18    (f) A majority of the Board shall determine whether an
19application is approved or denied.
 
20    Section 1-50. Certification of Energy Transition Zones;
21effective date.
22    (a) Certification of Board-approved designated Energy
23Transition Zones shall be made by the Department by
24certification of the designating ordinance. The Department
25shall promptly issue a certificate for each Energy Transition

 

 

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1Zone upon approval by the Board. The certificate shall be
2signed by the Director of the Department, shall make specific
3reference to the designating ordinance, which shall be attached
4thereto, and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of
5State. A certified copy of the Energy Transition Zone
6Certificate, or a duplicate original thereof, shall be recorded
7in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the
8Energy Transition Zone lies.
9    (b) An Energy Transition Zone shall be effective on the
10date of the Department's certification. The Department shall
11transmit a copy of the certification to the Department of
12Revenue, and to the designating municipality.
13    (c) Upon certification of an Energy Transition Zone, the
14terms and provisions of the designating ordinance shall be in
15effect, and may not be amended or repealed except in accordance
16with Section 1-55.
17    (d) Energy Transition Zone designation will last for 13
18years from the effective date of such designation and shall be
19subject to review by the Board after 13 years for an additional
2010-year designation beginning on the expiration date of the
21Energy Transition Zone. During the review process, the Board
22shall consider the costs incurred by the State and units of
23local government as a result of tax benefits received by the
24Energy Transition Zone. Energy Transition Zones shall
25terminate at midnight of December 31 of the final calendar year
26of the certified term, except as provided in Section 1-55.

 

 

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1    (e) Each Energy Transition Zone that reapplies for
2certification but does not receive a new certification shall
3expire on its scheduled termination date.
 
4    Section 1-55. Amendment and decertification of Energy
5Transition Zones.
6    (a) The terms of a certified Energy Transition Zone
7designating ordinance may be amended to:
8        (1) alter the boundaries of the Energy Transition Zone;
9        (2) expand, limit, or repeal tax incentives or benefits
10    provided in the ordinance;
11        (3) alter the termination date of the Zone;
12        (4) make technical corrections in the Energy
13    Transition Zone designating ordinance; but such amendment
14    shall not be effective unless the Department issues an
15    amended certificate for the Energy Transition Zone
16    approving the amended designating ordinance. Upon the
17    adoption of any ordinance amending or repealing the terms
18    of a certified Energy Transition Zone designating
19    ordinance, the municipality or county shall promptly file
20    with the Department an application for approval thereof,
21    containing substantially the same information as required
22    for an application under Section 1-35 insofar as material
23    to the proposed changes. The municipality or county must
24    hold a public hearing on the proposed changes; or
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1    county as part of the designated Energy Transition Zone
2    provided the requirements of Section 1-15 are complied
3    with.
4    (b) The Department shall approve or disapprove a proposed
5amendment to a certified Energy Transition Zone within 90 days
6of its receipt of the application from the municipality. The
7Department may not approve changes in a Zone which are not in
8conformity with this Act, as now or hereafter amended, or with
9other applicable laws. If the Department issues an amended
10certificate for an Energy Transition Zone, the amended
11certificate, together with the amended Zone designating
12ordinance, shall be filed, recorded, and transmitted as
13provided in this Act.
14    (c) An Energy Transition Zone may be decertified by joint
15action of the Department and the designating municipality in
16accordance with this Section. The designating municipality
17shall conduct at least one public hearing within the Zone prior
18to its adoption of an ordinance of de-designation. The mayor of
19the designating municipality shall execute a joint
20decertification agreement with the Department. A
21decertification of an Energy Transition Zone shall not become
22effective until at least 6 months after the execution of the
23decertification agreement, which shall be filed in the office
24of the Secretary of State.
25    (d) An Energy Transition Zone may be decertified for cause
26by the Department in accordance with this Section. Prior to

 

 

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1decertification: (1) the Department shall notify the chief
2elected official of the designating municipality in writing of
3the specific deficiencies which provide cause for
4decertification; (2) the Department shall place the
5designating municipality on probationary status for at least 6
6months during which time corrective action may be achieved in
7the Energy Transition Zone by the designating municipality; and
8(3) the Department shall conduct at least one public hearing
9within the Zone. If such corrective action is not achieved
10during the probationary period, the Department shall issue an
11amended certificate signed by the Director of the Department
12decertifying the Energy Transition Zone, which certificate
13shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. A
14certified copy of the amended Energy Transition Zone
15certificate, or a duplicate original thereof, shall be recorded
16in the office of recorder of the county in which the Energy
17Transition Zone lies, and shall be provided to the chief
18elected official of the designating municipality.
19Decertification of an Energy Transition Zone shall not become
20effective until 60 days after the date of filing.
21    (e) In the event of a decertification, an amendment
22reducing the length of the term or the area of an Energy
23Transition Zone, or the adoption of an ordinance reducing or
24eliminating tax benefits in an Energy Transition Zone, all
25benefits previously extended within the Zone pursuant to this
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1specifically to or within Energy Transition Zones shall remain
2in effect for the original stated term of the Energy Transition
3Zone, with respect to green energy enterprises within the Zone
4on the effective date of such decertification or amendment.
 
5    Section 1-60. Powers and duties of Department.
6    (a) The Department shall administer this Act and shall have
7the following powers and duties:
8        (1) to monitor the implementation of this Act and
9    submit reports evaluating the effectiveness of the program
10    and any suggestions for legislation to the Governor and
11    General Assembly by October 1 of every year preceding a
12    regular Session of the General Assembly and to annually
13    report to the General Assembly initial and current
14    population, employment, per capita income, number of
15    business establishments, dollar value of new construction
16    and improvements, and the aggregate value of each tax
17    incentive, based on information provided by the Department
18    of Revenue for each Energy Transition Zone; and
19        (2) to adopt all necessary rules to carry out the
20    purposes of this Act in accordance with the Illinois
21    Administrative Procedure Act.
22    (b) The Department shall have all of the following specific
23duties:
24        (1) The Department shall provide information and
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1    engage in business in an Energy Transition Zone and to
2    persons engaged in green energy in an Energy Transition
3    Zone.
4        (2) The Department shall, in cooperation with
5    appropriate units of local government and State agencies,
6    coordinate and streamline existing State business
7    assistance programs and permit and license application
8    procedures for Energy Transition Zone green energy
9    enterprises.
10        (3) The Department shall publicize existing tax
11    incentives and economic development programs within the
12    Zone and upon request, offer technical assistance in
13    abatement and alternative revenue source development to
14    local units of government which have Energy Transition
15    Zones within their jurisdiction.
16        (4) The Department shall work together with the
17    responsible State and federal agencies to promote the
18    coordination of other relevant programs, including but not
19    limited to housing, community and economic development,
20    small business, banking, financial assistance, and
21    employment training programs which are carried on in an
22    Energy Transition Zone.
23        (5) In order to stimulate employment opportunities for
24    Zone residents, the Department, in cooperation with the
25    Department of Human Services and the Department of
26    Employment Security, is to initiate a test of the following

 

 

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1    2 programs within the 12-month period following
2    designation and approval by the Department of the first
3    Energy Transition Zones: (i) the use of aid to families
4    with dependent children benefits payable under Article IV
5    of the Illinois Public Aid Code, General Assistance
6    benefits payable under Article VI of the Illinois Public
7    Aid Code, the unemployment insurance benefits payable
8    under the Unemployment Insurance Act as training or
9    employment subsidies leading to unsubsidized employment;
10    and (ii) a program for voucher reimbursement of the cost of
11    training Zone residents eligible under the Targeted Jobs
12    Tax Credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for
13    employment in private industry. These programs shall not be
14    designed to subsidize businesses, but are intended to open
15    up job and training opportunities not otherwise available.
16    Nothing in this paragraph (5) shall be deemed to require
17    Zone businesses to utilize these programs. These programs
18    should be designed (i) for those individuals whose
19    opportunities for job-finding are minimal without program
20    participation, (ii) to minimize the period of benefit
21    collection by such individuals, and (iii) to accelerate the
22    transition of those individuals to unsubsidized
23    employment. The Department is to seek agreement with
24    business, organized labor, and the appropriate State
25    Departments and agencies on the design, operation, and
26    evaluation of the test programs.

 

 

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1    (c) A report with recommendations including representative
2comments of these groups shall be submitted by the Department
3to the county or municipality that designated the area as an
4Energy Transition Zone, the Governor, and the General Assembly
5not later than 12 months after such test programs have
6commenced, or not later than 3 months following the termination
7of such test programs, whichever first occurs.
 
8    Section 1-65. State incentives regarding public services
9and physical infrastructure.
10    (a) This Act does not restrict tax incentive financing
11pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act in
12the Illinois Municipal Code.
13    (b) The State Treasurer is authorized and encouraged to
14place deposits of State funds with financial institutions doing
15business in an Energy Transition Zone.
 
16    Section 1-70. Zone administration. The administration of
17an Energy Transition Zone shall be under the jurisdiction of
18the designating municipality. Each designating municipality
19shall, by ordinance, designate a Zone Administrator for the
20certified Zones within its jurisdiction. A Zone Administrator
21must be an officer or employee of the municipality. The Zone
22Administrator shall be the liaison between the designating
23municipality, the Department, and any designated Zone
24organizations within zones under his jurisdiction.
 

 

 

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1    Section 1-75. Accounting.
2    (a) Any business receiving tax incentives due to its
3location within an Energy Transition Zone must annually report
4to the Department of Revenue information reasonably required by
5the Department of Revenue to enable the Department to verify
6and calculate the total Energy Transition Zone tax benefits for
7property taxes and taxes imposed by the State that are received
8by the business, broken down by incentive category and Energy
9Transition Zone, if applicable. Reports are due no later than
10May 31 of each year and shall cover the previous calendar year.
11The first report will be for the 2019 calendar year and is due
12no later than May 31, 2020.
13    (b) Green energy enterprises shall report their job
14creation, retention, and capital investment numbers within the
15Zone annually to the Department of Revenue no later than May 31
16of each calendar year.
17    (c) The Department of Revenue shall aggregate and collect
18the tax, job, and capital investment data by Energy Transition
19Zone and report this information, formatted to exclude
20company-specific proprietary information, to the Department
21and the Board by August 1, 2020, and by August 1 of every
22calendar year thereafter. The Department shall include this
23information in their required reports under this Act.
24    (d) The Department of Revenue, in its discretion, may
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1electronically.
2    (e) The Department of Revenue shall have the authority to
3adopt rules as are reasonable and necessary to implement the
4provisions of this Section.
 
5    Section 1-80. Zone Administrator.
6    (a) Each Zone Administrator shall post a copy of the
7boundaries of the Energy Transition Zone on its official
8Internet website and shall provide an electronic copy to the
9Department. The Department shall post each copy of the
10boundaries of an Energy Transition Zone that it receives from a
11Zone Administrator on its official Internet website.
12    (b) The Zone Administrator shall collect and aggregate the
13following information:
14        (1) the estimated cost of each building project, broken
15    down into labor and materials; and
16        (2) within 60 days after the end of the project, the
17    estimated cost of each building project, broken down into
18    labor and materials.
19    (c) By April 1 of each year, each Zone Administrator shall
20file a copy of its fee schedule with the Department, and the
21Department shall post the fee schedule on its website. Zone
22Administrators shall charge no more than 0.5% of the cost of
23building materials of the project associated with the specific
24Energy Transition Zone, with a maximum fee of no more than
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1    Section 1-85. State regulatory exemptions in Energy
2Transition Zones.
3    (a) The Department shall conduct an ongoing review of such
4agency rules as may be identified by the Department or
5representatives of designating municipalities and counties as
6green energy enterprises and preliminarily appearing to the
7Department to:
8        (1) affect the conduct of business, industry and
9    commerce;
10        (2) impose excessive costs on either the creation or
11    conduct of such enterprises; and
12        (3) inhibit the development and expansions of
13    enterprises within Energy Transition Zones.
14    The Department shall conduct hearings, pursuant to public
15notice, to solicit public comment on such identified rules as
16part of this review process.
17    (b) No later than August 1 of each calendar year, the
18Department shall publish in the Illinois Register a list of
19such rules identified pursuant to subsection (a). The
20Department shall transmit a copy of the list to each agency
21which has adopted rules on the list.
22    (c) Within 90 days of the publication of the list by the
23Department, each agency which adopted rules identified therein
24shall file a written report with the Department detailing for
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1        (1) the need or justification;
2        (2) whether the rule is mandated by State or federal
3    law, or is discretionary, and to what extent;
4        (3) a synopsis of the history of the rule, including
5    any internal agency review after its original adoption; and
6        (4) any appropriate explanation of its relationship to
7    other regulatory requirements.
8    The agency that adopted the rules shall also include any
9available data, analysis and studies concerning the economic
10impact of the identified rules. The agency responses shall be
11public records.
12    (d) No later than January 1 of the following calendar year,
13the Department shall file proposed rules exempting green energy
14enterprises within Energy Transition Zones from those agency
15rules contained in the published list, for which the Department
16finds that the job creation or business development incentives
17for Energy Transition Zone development engendered by the
18exemption outweigh the need and justification for the rule. In
19making its findings, the Department shall consider all
20information, data, and opinions submitted to it by the public,
21as well as by adopting agencies, as well as information
22otherwise available to it.
23    (e) The proposed rules adopted by the Department shall be
24in the form of amendments to the existing rules to be affected,
25and shall be subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure
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1    (f) Upon its effective date, any exempting rule of the
2Department shall supersede the exempted agency rule in
3accordance with the terms of the exemption. Such exemptions may
4apply only to green energy enterprises within Energy Transition
5Zones during the effective term of the respective Zones.
6Agencies may not adopt emergency rules to circumvent an
7exemption affected by a Department exemption rule; any such
8emergency rules shall not be effective within Energy Transition
9Zones to the extent inconsistent with the terms of such an
10exemption.
 
11    Section 1-90. State and local regulatory alternatives.
12    (a) Agencies may provide in their rules for:
13        (1) the exemption of green energy enterprises within
14    Energy Transition Zones; or
15        (2) modifications or alternatives specifically
16    applicable to green energy enterprises within Energy
17    Transition Zones, which impose less stringent standards or
18    alternative standards for compliance (including, but not
19    limited to, performance-based standards as a substitute
20    for specific mandates of methods, procedures or
21    equipment).
22    Such exemptions, modifications, or alternatives shall
23become effective by rule adopted in accordance with the
24Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Agency adopting
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1its proposed rule its findings that the proposed rule provides
2economic incentives within Energy Transition Zones which
3promote the purposes of this Act, and which, to the extent they
4include any exemptions or reductions in regulatory standards or
5requirements, outweigh the need or justification for the
6existing rule.
7    (b) If any agency adopts a rule pursuant to paragraph (a)
8affecting a rule contained on the list published by the
9Department, prior to the completion of the rulemaking process
10for the Department's rules under that Section, the agency shall
11immediately transmit a copy of its proposed rule to the
12Department, together with a statement of reasons as to why the
13Department should defer to the agency's proposed rule. Agency
14rules adopted under subsection (a) shall, however, be subject
15to the exemption rules adopted by the Department.
16    (c) Within Energy Transition Zones, the designating
17municipality may modify all local ordinances and regulations
18regarding (i) zoning; (ii) licensing; (iii) building codes,
19excluding however, any regulations treating building defects;
20(iv) rent control and price controls (except for the minimum
21wage). Notwithstanding any shorter statute of limitation to the
22contrary, actions against any contractor or architect who
23designs, constructs or rehabilitates a building or structure in
24an Energy Transition Zone in accordance with local standards
25specifically applicable within Zones which have been relaxed
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1occupancy of the building or use of the structure.
 
2    Section 1-95. Exemptions from regulatory relaxation.
3Sections 1-85 and 1-90 do not apply to rules adopted pursuant
4to:
5        (1) the Environmental Protection Act;
6        (2) the Illinois Historic Preservation Act;
7        (3) the Illinois Human Rights Act;
8        (4) any successor Acts to any of the foregoing; or
9        (5) any other Acts whose purpose is the protection of
10    the environment, the preservation of historic places and
11    landmarks, or the protection of persons against
12    discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
13    marital status, national origin, or physical or mental
14    disability.
15    (b) No exemption, modification, or alternative to any
16agency rule shall be effective which:
17        (1) presents a significant risk to the health or safety
18    of persons resident in or employed within an Energy
19    Transition Zone;
20        (2) would conflict with federal law such that the
21    State, or any unit of local government or school district,
22    or any area of the State other than Energy Transition
23    Zones, or any business enterprise located outside of an
24    Energy Transition Zone would be disqualified from a federal
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1        (3) would suspend or modify an agency rule mandated by
2    law; or
3        (4) would eliminate or reduce benefits to individuals
4    who are residents of or employed within a Zone.
 
5    Section 1-100. Business notifications. Any business
6located within the Energy Transition Zone which has received
7tax credits or exemptions, regulatory relief or any other
8benefits under this Act shall notify the Department and the
9county and municipal officials in which the Energy Transition
10Zone is located within 60 days of the cessation of any business
11operations conducted within the Energy Transition Zone. The
12Department shall adopt rules to carry out this Section.
 
13
Article 5. Energy Transition Tax Credit Act

 
14    Section 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
15Energy Transition Tax Credit Act. References in this Article to
16"this Act" mean this Article.
 
17    Section 5-5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds and
18declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of
19this State are dependent upon a healthy economy and vibrant
20communities; that the closure of coal plants, coal mines, and
21nuclear energy plants across the states are detrimental to
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1expansion of green energy creates significant job growth and
2contributes significantly to the health, safety, and welfare of
3the people of this State; that the continual encouragement,
4development, growth and expansion of green energy within the
5State requires a cooperative and continuous partnership
6between government and the green energy sector; and that there
7are certain depressed areas in this State that have lost jobs
8due to the closure of coal plants, coal mines, and nuclear
9energy plants and need the particular attention of government,
10labor and the citizens of Illinois to help attract green energy
11investment into these areas and directly aid the local
12community and its residents. Therefore, it is declared to be
13the purpose of this Act, in conjunction with the Energy
14Transition Zone Act, to provide green energy enterprises an
15incentive to stimulate the growth of green energy in the State
16and to foster job growth in areas depressed by the closure of
17coal plants, coal mines, and nuclear energy plants.
 
18    Section 5-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19    "Agreement" means the Agreement between a Taxpayer and the
20Department under the provisions of Section 5-55 of this Act.
21    "Applicant" means a Taxpayer operating a green energy
22enterprise, as determined by the Energy Transition Zone Act,
23located within or that the green energy enterprise plans to
24locate within an Energy Transition Zone. "Applicant" does not
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1operation at one location in the State and relocates
2substantially the same operation to a location in an Energy
3Transition Zone. This does not prohibit a Taxpayer from
4expanding its operations at a location in an Energy Transition
5Zone, provided that existing operations of a similar nature
6located within the State are not closed or substantially
7reduced. This also does not prohibit a Taxpayer from moving its
8operations from one location in the State to an Energy
9Transition Zone for the purpose of expanding the operation
10provided that the Department determines that expansion cannot
11reasonably be accommodated within the municipality in which the
12business is located, or in the case of a business located in an
13incorporated area of the county, within the county in which the
14business is located, after conferring with the chief elected
15official of the municipality or county and taking into
16consideration any evidence offered by the municipality or
17county regarding the ability to accommodate expansion within
18the municipality or county.
19    "Committee" means the Energy Transition Investment
20Committee created under Section 5-25 of this Act within the
21Illinois Economic Development Board.
22    "Credit" means the amount agreed to between the Department
23and the Applicant under this Act, but not to exceed the lesser
24of: (1) the sum of (i) 50% of the Incremental Income Tax
25attributable to New Employees at the Applicant's project and
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1the Incremental Income Tax attributable to New Employees at the
2Applicant's project. However, if the project is located in an
3underserved area, then the amount of the Credit may not exceed
4the lesser of: (1) the sum of (i) 75% of the Incremental Income
5Tax attributable to New Employees at the Applicant's project
6and (ii) 10% of the training costs of New Employees; or (2)
7100% of the Incremental Income Tax attributable to New
8Employees at the Applicant's project. If an Applicant agrees to
9hire the required number of New Employees, then the maximum
10amount of the Credit for that Applicant may be increased by an
11amount not to exceed 25% of the Incremental Income Tax
12attributable to retained employees at the Applicant's project;
13provided that, in order to receive the increase for retained
14employees, the Applicant must provide the additional evidence
15required under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 5-30.
16    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
17Opportunity.
18    "Director" means the Director of the Department of Commerce
19and Economic Opportunity.
20    "Full-time Employee" means an individual who is employed
21for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
22renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
23industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An
24individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer
25Organization (PEO) is a full-time employee if employed in the
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1hours each week or who renders any other standard of service
2generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time
3employment to Applicant.
4    "Green energy" means solar energy, wind energy, water
5energy, geothermal energy, bioenergy, or hydrogen fuel and
6cells.
7    "Green energy production facility" means a facility owned
8by a green energy enterprise (as defined in the Illinois Energy
9Transition Zone Act) that is used in the production of solar
10energy, wind energy, water energy, geothermal energy,
11bioenergy, or hydrogen fuel and cells."Incremental Income Tax"
12means the total amount withheld during the taxable year from
13the compensation of New Employees and, if applicable, retained
14employees under Article 7 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
15arising from employment at a project that is the subject of an
16Agreement.
17    "New Employee" means a full-time employee first employed by
18a taxpayer in the project that is the subject of an agreement
19and who is hired after the taxpayer enters into the agreement.
20The term "New Employee" does not include:
21        (1) an employee of the Taxpayer who performs a job that
22    was previously performed by another employee, if that job
23    existed for at least 6 months before hiring the employee;
24        (2) an employee of the Taxpayer who was previously
25    employed in Illinois by a Related Member of the Taxpayer
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1    Taxpayer entered into the Agreement; or
2        (3) a child, grandchild, parent, or spouse, other than
3    a spouse who is legally separated from the individual, of
4    any individual who has a direct or an indirect ownership
5    interest of at least 5% in the profits, capital, or value
6    of the taxpayer.
7    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, an
8employee may be considered a New Employee under the Agreement
9if the employee performs a job that was previously performed by
10an employee who was:
11        (1) treated under the Agreement as a New Employee; and
12        (2) promoted by the Taxpayer to another job.
13    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, the
14Department may award a Credit to an Applicant with respect to
15an employee hired prior to the date of the Agreement if:
16        (1) the Applicant is in receipt of a letter from the
17    Department stating an intent to enter into a credit
18    Agreement;
19        (2) the letter described in paragraph (1) is issued by
20    the Department not later than 15 days after the effective
21    date of this Act; and
22        (3) the employee was hired after the date the letter
23    described in paragraph (1) was issued.
24    "Noncompliance Date" means, in the case of a Taxpayer that
25is not complying with the requirements of the Agreement or the
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1which the Taxpayer was in compliance with the requirements of
2the Agreement and the provisions of this Act, as determined by
3the Director, pursuant to Section 5-75.
4    "Pass through entity" means an entity that is exempt from
5the tax under subsection (b) or (c) of Section 205 of the
6Illinois Income Tax Act.
7    "Related Member" means a person that, with respect to the
8Taxpayer during any portion of the taxable year, is any one of
9the following:
10        (1) An individual stockholder, if the stockholder and
11    the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
12    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,
13    indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the
14    aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the Taxpayer's
15    outstanding stock.
16        (2) A partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
17    beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its
18    partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
19    beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
20    least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the
21    Taxpayer.
22        (3) A corporation, and any party related to the
23    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
24    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
25    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
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1    owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively
2    at least 50% of the value of the corporation's outstanding
3    stock.
4        (4) A corporation and any party related to that
5    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
6    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
7    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
8    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
9    corporation and all such related parties own in the
10    aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
11    value of the Taxpayer.
12        (5) A person to or from whom there is attribution of
13    stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the
14    Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining
15    whether a person is a Related Member under this paragraph,
16    20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5% appears in
17    Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
18    "Taxpayer" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
19or other entity that has any Illinois income tax liability.
20    "Underserved area" means a geographic area that meets one
21or more of the following conditions:
22        (1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
23    according to the latest federal decennial census;
24        (2) 75% or more of the children in the area participate
25    in the federal free lunch program according to reported
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1        (3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
2    assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
3    Program (SNAP); or
4        (4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
5    determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
6    Security, that is more than 120% of the national
7    unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
8    of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
9    years preceding the date of the application.
 
10    Section 5-15. Powers of the Department. The Department, in
11addition to those powers granted under the Civil Administrative
12Code of Illinois, is granted and shall have all the powers
13necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the
14purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but not limited
15to, power and authority to:
16        (1) Adopt rules deemed necessary and appropriate for
17    the administration of the programs; establish forms for
18    applications, notifications, contracts, or any other
19    agreements; and accept applications at any time during the
20    year.
21        (2) Provide and assist Taxpayers pursuant to the
22    provisions of this Act, and cooperate with Taxpayers that
23    are parties to Agreements to promote, foster, and support
24    economic development, capital investment, and job creation
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1        (c) Enter into agreements and memoranda of
2    understanding for participation of and engage in
3    cooperation with agencies of the federal government, local
4    units of government, universities, research foundations or
5    institutions, regional economic development corporations,
6    or other organizations for the purposes of this Act.
7        (4) Gather information and conduct inquiries, in the
8    manner and by the methods as it deems desirable, including
9    without limitation, gathering information with respect to
10    Applicants for the purpose of making any designations or
11    certifications necessary or desirable or to gather
12    information to assist the Committee with any
13    recommendation or guidance in the furtherance of the
14    purposes of this Act.
15        (5) Establish, negotiate and effectuate any term,
16    agreement or other document with any person, necessary or
17    appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Act; and to
18    consent, subject to the provisions of any Agreement with
19    another party, to the modification or restructuring of any
20    Agreement to which the Department is a party.
21        (6) Fix, determine, charge, and collect any premiums,
22    fees, charges, costs, and expenses from Applicants,
23    including, without limitation, any application fees,
24    commitment fees, program fees, financing charges, or
25    publication fees as deemed appropriate to pay expenses
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1    operation in connection with the Department's or
2    Committee's activities under this Act, or for preparation,
3    implementation, and enforcement of the terms of the
4    Agreement, or for consultation, advisory and legal fees,
5    and other costs; however, all fees and expenses incident
6    thereto shall be the responsibility of the Applicant.
7        (7) Provide for sufficient personnel to permit
8    administration, staffing, operation, and related support
9    required to adequately discharge its duties and
10    responsibilities described in this Act from funds made
11    available through charges to Applicants or from funds as
12    may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the
13    administration of this Act.
14        (8) Require Applicants, upon written request, to issue
15    any necessary authorization to the appropriate federal,
16    state, or local authority for the release of information
17    concerning a project being considered under the provisions
18    of this Act, with the information requested to include, but
19    not be limited to, financial reports, returns, or records
20    relating to the Taxpayer or its project.
21        (9) Require that a Taxpayer shall at all times keep
22    proper books of record and account in accordance with
23    generally accepted accounting principles consistently
24    applied, with the books, records, or papers related to the
25    Agreement in the custody or control of the Taxpayer open
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1    including, without limitation, the making of copies of the
2    books, records, or papers, and the inspection or appraisal
3    of any of the Taxpayer or project assets.
4        (10) Take whatever actions are necessary or
5    appropriate to protect the State's interest in the event of
6    bankruptcy, default, foreclosure, or noncompliance with
7    the terms and conditions of financial assistance or
8    participation required under this Act, including the power
9    to sell, dispose, lease, or rent, upon terms and conditions
10    determined by the Director to be appropriate, real or
11    personal property that the Department may receive as a
12    result of these actions.
 
13    Section 5-20. Tax credit awards.
14    (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Act, a
15Taxpayer is entitled to a Credit against or, as described in
16subsection (f) of this Section, a payment towards taxes imposed
17pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the
18Illinois Income Tax Act that may be imposed on the Taxpayer for
19a taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, if the
20Taxpayer is awarded a Credit by the Department under this Act
21for that taxable year.
22    The Department shall make Credit awards under this Act to
23foster job creation and the development of green energy in
24Energy Transition Zones.
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1to invest in the development of a green energy production
2facility in an Energy Transition Zone must enter into an
3Agreement with the Department for the Credit under this Act
4    (c) The Credit shall be claimed for the taxable years
5specified in the Agreement.
6    (d) The Credit shall not exceed the Incremental Income Tax
7attributable to the project that is the subject of the
8Agreement.
9    (e) Nothing herein shall prohibit a Tax Credit Award to an
10Applicant that uses a PEO if all other award criteria are
11satisfied.
12    (f) A pass through entity that has been awarded a credit
13under this Act, its shareholders, or its partners may treat
14some or all of the credit awarded pursuant to this Act as a tax
15payment for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The term
16"tax payment" means a payment as described in Article 6 or
17Article 8 of the Illinois Income Tax Act or a composite payment
18made by a pass through entity on behalf of any of its
19shareholders or partners to satisfy such shareholders' or
20partners' taxes imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of
21Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. In no event shall
22the amount of the award credited pursuant to this Act exceed
23the Illinois income tax liability of the pass through entity or
24its shareholders or partners for the taxable year.
 
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1retain new jobs and to develop green energy.
2    (a) Any green energy enterprise proposing a project to
3build a green energy production facility located or planned to
4be located in an Energy Transition Zone may request
5consideration for designation of its project, by formal written
6letter of request or by formal application to the Department,
7in which the Applicant states its intent to make at least a
8specified level of investment and intends to hire or retain a
9specified number of full-time employees at a designated
10location in Illinois. As circumstances require, the Department
11may require a formal application from an Applicant and a formal
12letter of request for assistance.
13    (b) In order to qualify for Credits under this Act, an
14Applicant's project must:
15        (1) be for the purpose of producing green energy;
16        (2) if the Applicant has more than 100 employees,
17    involve an investment of at least $2,500,000 in capital
18    improvements to be placed in service within an Energy
19    Transition Zone as a direct result of the project; if the
20    Applicant has 100 or fewer employees, then there is no
21    capital investment requirement; and
22        (3) if the Applicant has more than 100 employees,
23    employ a number of new employees in the Energy Transition
24    Zone equal to the lesser of (A) 10% of the number of
25    full-time employees employed by the applicant world-wide
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1    (B) 50 New Employees; and, if the Applicant has 100 or
2    fewer employees, employ a number of new employees in the
3    State equal to the lesser of (A) 5% of the number of
4    full-time employees employed by the applicant world-wide
5    on the date the application is filed with the Department or
6    (B) 50 New Employees;
7    (c) After receipt of an application, the Department may
8enter into an Agreement with the Applicant if the application
9is accepted in accordance with Section 5-25.
 
10    Section 5-30. Review of application.
11    (a) In addition to those duties granted under the Illinois
12Economic Development Board Act, the Illinois Economic
13Development Board shall form an Energy Transition Investment
14Committee for the purpose of making recommendations for
15applications. At the request of the Board, the Director of
16Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, the
17Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget or
18his or her designee, the Director of Revenue or his or her
19designee, the Director of Employment Security or his or her
20designee, and an elected official of the affected locality,
21such as the chair of the county board or the mayor, may serve
22as members of the Committee to assist with its analysis and
23deliberations.
24    (b) At the Department's request, the Committee shall
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1by the methods as it deems desirable, review information with
2respect to Applicants, and make recommendations for projects to
3benefit an Energy Transition Zone. In making its recommendation
4that an Applicant's application for Credit should or should not
5be accepted, which shall occur within a reasonable time frame
6as determined by the nature of the application, the Committee
7shall determine that all the following conditions exist:
8        (1) The Applicant's project intends, as required by
9    subsection (b) of Section 5 to make the required investment
10    in the Energy Transition Zone and intends to hire the
11    required number of New Employees in the Energy Transition
12    Zone as a result of that project.
13        (2) The Applicant's project is economically sound and
14    will benefit the people of the Energy Transition Zone by
15    increasing opportunities for employment and engaging in
16    the development of green energy.
17        (3) That, if not for the Credit, the project would not
18    occur in Illinois, which may be demonstrated by evidence
19    that receipt of the Credit is essential to the Applicant's
20    decision to create new jobs in the State, such as the
21    magnitude of the cost differential between Illinois and a
22    competing State; in addition, if the Applicant is seeking
23    an increase in the maximum amount of the Credit for
24    retained employees, the Applicant must provide evidence
25    the Applicant has multi-state location options and could
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1    demonstrate that at least one other state is being
2    considered for the project.
3        (4) A cost differential is identified, using best
4    available data, in the projected costs for the Applicant's
5    project compared to the costs in the competing state,
6    including the impact of the competing state's incentive
7    programs. The competing state's incentive programs shall
8    include state, local, private, and federal funds
9    available.
10        (5) The political subdivisions affected by the project
11    have committed local incentives with respect to the
12    project, considering local ability to assist.
13        (6) Awarding the Credit will result in an overall
14    positive fiscal impact to the State, as certified by the
15    Committee using the best available data.
16        (7) The Credit is not prohibited by Section 5-45 of
17    this Act.
 
18    Section 5-35. Limitation to amount of costs of specified
19items. The total amount of the Credit allowed during all tax
20years may not exceed the aggregate amount of costs incurred by
21the Taxpayer during all prior tax years for the following
22items, to the extent provided in the Agreement:
23        (1) capital investment, including, but not limited to,
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1        (3) debt service, except refinancing of current debt;
2        (4) research and development;
3        (5) job training and education;
4        (6) lease costs; or
5        (7) relocation costs.
 
6    Section 5-40. Relocation of jobs to Energy Transition Zone.
7A taxpayer is not entitled to claim the credit provided by this
8Act with respect to any jobs that the taxpayer relocates from
9one site in Illinois to another site in an Energy Transition
10Zone. A taxpayer with respect to a qualifying project certified
11under the Corporate Headquarters Relocation Act, however, is
12not subject to the requirements of this Section but is
13nevertheless considered an applicant for purposes of this Act.
14Moreover, any full-time employee of an eligible green energy
15enterprise relocated to an Energy Transition Zone in connection
16with that qualifying project is deemed to be a new employee for
17purposes of this Act. Determinations under this Section shall
18be made by the Department.
 
19    Section 5-45. Determination of amount of the Credit. In
20determining the amount of the Credit that should be awarded,
21the Committee shall provide guidance on, and the Department
22shall take into consideration, all of the following factors:
23        (1) The number and location of jobs created and
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1    Transition Zone where the projected investment is to occur.
2        (2) The potential impact on the economy of the Energy
3    Transition Zone.
4        (3) The advancement of green energy in the Energy
5    Transition Zone.
6        (4) The incremental payroll attributable to the
7    project.
8        (5) The capital investment attributable to the
9    project.
10        (6) The amount of the average wage and benefits paid by
11    the Applicant in relation to the wage and benefits of the
12    Energy Transition Zone.
13        (7) The costs to Illinois and the affected political
14    subdivisions with respect to the project.
15        (8) The financial assistance that is otherwise
16    provided by Illinois and the affected political
17    subdivisions.
 
18    Section 5-50. Amount and curation of credit.
19    (a) The Department shall determine the amount and duration
20of the credit awarded under this Act. The duration of the
21credit may not exceed 10 taxable years. The credit may be
22stated as a percentage of the Incremental Income Tax
23attributable to the applicant's project and may include a fixed
24dollar limitation. An Agreement for the credit must be
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1project is located is designated an Energy Transition Zone. The
2credit may last longer than the applicable Energy Transition
3Zone designation. Agreements entered into prior to the
4de-designation of an Energy Transition Zone will be honored for
5the length of the Agreement.
6    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and except as the
7credit may be applied in a carryover year pursuant to Section
8211.1 (4) of the Illinois Income Tax Act, the credit may be
9applied against the State income tax liability in more than 10
10taxable years but not in more than 15 taxable years for an
11eligible green energy enterprise that (i) qualifies under this
12Act and the Corporate Headquarters Relocation Act and has in
13fact undertaken a qualifying project within the time frame
14specified by the Department of Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity under that Act, and (ii) applies against its State
16income tax liability, during the entire 15-year period, no more
17than 60% of the maximum credit per year that would otherwise be
18available under this Act.
 
19    Section 5-55. Contents of Agreements with Applicants. The
20Department shall enter into an Agreement with an Applicant that
21is awarded a Credit under this Act. The Agreement must include
22all of the following:
23        (1) A detailed description of the project that is the
24    subject of the Agreement, including the location and amount
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1        (2) The duration of the Credit and the first taxable
2    year for which the Credit may be claimed.
3        (3) The Credit amount that will be allowed for each
4    taxable year.
5        (4) A requirement that the Taxpayer shall maintain
6    operations at the project location that shall be stated as
7    a minimum number of years not to exceed 10.
8        (5) A specific method for determining the number of New
9    Employees employed during a taxable year.
10        (6) A requirement that the Taxpayer shall annually
11    report to the Department the number of New Employees, the
12    Incremental Income Tax withheld in connection with the New
13    Employees, and any other information the Director needs to
14    perform the Director's duties under this Act.
15        (7) A requirement that the Director is authorized to
16    verify with the appropriate State agencies the amounts
17    reported under paragraph (6), and after doing so shall
18    issue a certificate to the Taxpayer stating that the
19    amounts have been verified.
20        (8) A requirement that the Taxpayer shall provide
21    written notification to the Director not more than 30 days
22    after the Taxpayer makes or receives a proposal that would
23    transfer the Taxpayer's State tax liability obligations to
24    a successor Taxpayer.
25        (9) A detailed description of the number of New
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1    the full-time jobs to be created or retained as a result of
2    the project.
3        (10) The minimum investment the green energy
4    enterprise will make in capital improvements, the time
5    period for placing the property in service, and the
6    designated green energy production of the project.
7        (11) A requirement that the Taxpayer shall provide
8    written notification to the Director and the Committee not
9    more than 30 days after the Taxpayer determines that the
10    minimum job creation or retention, employment payroll, or
11    investment no longer is being or will be achieved or
12    maintained as set forth in the terms and conditions of the
13    Agreement.
14        (12) A provision that, if the total number of New
15    Employees falls below a specified level, the allowance of
16    Credit shall be suspended until the number of New Employees
17    equals or exceeds the Agreement amount.
18        (13) A detailed description of the items for which the
19    costs incurred by the Taxpayer will be included in the
20    limitation on the Credit provided in Section 5-40.
21        (14) A provision that, if the Taxpayer never meets
22    either the investment or job creation and retention
23    requirements specified in the Agreement during the entire
24    5-year period beginning on the first day of the first
25    taxable year in which the Agreement is executed and ending
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1    Agreement is executed, then the Agreement is automatically
2    terminated on the last day of the fifth taxable year after
3    the Agreement is executed and the Taxpayer is not entitled
4    to the award of any credits for any of that 5-year period.
5        (15) A provision specifying that, if the Taxpayer
6    ceases principal operations with the intent to shut down
7    the project in the Energy Transition Zone permanently
8    during the term of the Agreement, then the entire credit
9    amount awarded to the Taxpayer prior to the date the
10    Taxpayer ceases principal operations shall be returned to
11    the Department.
12        (16) Any other performance conditions or contract
13    provisions as the Department determines are appropriate.
14    The Department shall post on its website the terms of each
15    Agreement entered into under this Act. Such information
16    shall be posted within 10 days after entering into the
17    Agreement and must include the following:
18            (A) the name of the recipient business;
19            (B) the location of the project;
20            (C) the estimated value of the credit;
21            (C) the number of new jobs and, if applicable,
22        retained jobs pledged as a result of the project; and
23            (E) whether or not the project is located in an
24        underserved area.
 
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1the Department of Revenue. A Taxpayer claiming a Credit under
2this Act shall submit to the Department of Revenue a copy of
3the Director's certificate of verification under this Act for
4the taxable year. However, failure to submit a copy of the
5certificate with the Taxpayer's tax return shall not invalidate
6a claim for a Credit.
7    For a Taxpayer to be eligible for a certificate of
8verification, the Taxpayer shall provide proof as required by
9the Department prior to the end of each calendar year,
10including, but not limited to, attestation by the Taxpayer
11that:
12        (1) The project has substantially achieved the level of
13    new full-time jobs in the Energy Transition Zone, as
14    specified in its Agreement.
15        (2) The project has substantially achieved the level of
16    annual payroll in the Energy Transition Zone, as specified
17    in its Agreement.
18        (3) The project has substantially achieved the level of
19    capital investment in the Energy Transition Zone, as
20    specified in its Agreement;
21        (4) The project has assisted in the development of
22    green energy production in the Energy Transition Zone, as
23    specified in its Agreement.
 
24    Section 5-65. Supplier diversity. Each taxpayer claiming a
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1taxable year for which the taxpayer claims a credit under this
2Act, submit to the Department of Commerce and Economic
3Opportunity an annual report containing the information
4described in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section
55-117 of the Public Utilities Act. Those reports shall be
6submitted in the form and manner required by the Department of
7Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
 
8    Section 5-70. Pass through entity. The shareholders or
9partners of a Taxpayer that is a pass through entity shall be
10entitled to the Credit allowed under the Agreement.
11    The Credit provided under subsection (a) is in addition to
12any Credit to which a shareholder or partner is otherwise
13entitled under a separate Agreement under this Act. A pass
14through entity and a shareholder or partner of the pass through
15entity may not claim more than one Credit under the same
16Agreement.
 
17    Section 5-75. Noncompliance; notice; assessment. If the
18Director determines that a Taxpayer who has received a Credit
19under this Act is not complying with the requirements of the
20Agreement or all of the provisions of this Act, the Director
21shall provide notice to the Taxpayer of the alleged
22noncompliance, and allow the Taxpayer a hearing under the
23provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. If,
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1a noncompliance exists, the Director shall issue to the
2Department of Revenue notice to that effect, stating the
3Noncompliance Date. If, during the term of an Agreement, the
4Taxpayer ceases operations at a project location that is the
5subject of that Agreement with the intent to terminate
6operations in the Energy Transition Zone, the Department and
7the Department of Revenue shall recapture from the Taxpayer the
8entire Credit amount awarded under that Agreement prior to the
9date the taxpayer ceases operations. The Department shall,
10subject to appropriation, reallocate the recaptured amounts to
11the local workforce investment area in which the project was
12located for the purposes of workforce development, expanded
13opportunities for unemployed persons, and expanded
14opportunities for women and minorities in the workforce.
 
15    Section 5-80. Annual report. On or before July 1 each year,
16the Committee shall submit a report to the Department on the
17tax credit program under this Act to the Governor and the
18General Assembly. The report shall include information on the
19number of Agreements that were entered into under this Act
20during the preceding calendar year, a description of the
21project that is the subject of each Agreement, an update on the
22status of projects under Agreements entered into before the
23preceding calendar year, and the sum of the Credits awarded
24under this Act. A copy of the report shall be delivered to the
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1    The report must include, for each Agreement:
2        (1) the original estimates of the value of the Credit
3    and the number of new jobs to be created and, if
4    applicable, the number of retained jobs;
5        (2) any relevant modifications to existing Agreements;
6        (3) a statement of the progress made by each Taxpayer
7    in meeting the terms of the original Agreement;
8        (4) a statement of wages paid to New Employees and, if
9    applicable, retained employees in the State;
10        (5) any information reported under Section 5-65 of this
11    Act; and
12        (6) a copy of the original Agreement.
 
13    Section 5-85. Evaluation of tax credit program. On a
14biennial basis, the Department shall evaluate the tax credit
15program. The evaluation shall include an assessment of the
16effectiveness of the program in creating new jobs in Illinois
17and of the revenue impact of the program, and may include a
18review of the practices and experiences of other states with
19similar programs. The Director shall submit a report on the
20evaluation to the Governor and the General Assembly after June
2130 and before November 1 in each odd-numbered year.
 
22    Section 5-90. Adoption of rules. The Department may adopt
23rules necessary to implement this Act. The rules may provide
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1cover administrative costs of the tax credit program. Fees
2collected shall be deposited into the Energy Transition Fund.
 
3    Section 5-95. The Energy Transition Fund.
4    (a) The Energy Transition Fund is established as a special
5fund within the State treasury to be used exclusively for the
6purposes of this Act, including paying for the costs of
7administering this Act. The Fund shall be administered by the
8Department.
9    (b) The Fund consists of collected fees, appropriations
10from the General Assembly, and gifts and grants to the Fund.
11    (c) The State Treasurer shall invest the money in the Fund
12not currently needed to meet the obligations of the Fund in the
13same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest
14that accrues from these investments shall be deposited into the
15Fund.
16    (d) The money in the Fund at the end of a State fiscal year
17remains in the Fund to be used exclusively for the purposes of
18this Act. Expenditures from the Fund are subject to
19appropriation by the General Assembly.
 
20    Section 5-100. Program terms and conditions.
21    (a) Any documentary materials or data made available or
22received by any member of a Committee or any agent or employee
23of the Department shall be deemed confidential and shall not be
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1consists of trade secrets, commercial or financial information
2regarding the operation of the business conducted by the
3Applicant for or recipient of any tax credit under this Act, or
4any information regarding the competitive position of a
5business in a particular field of endeavor.
6    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as creating any
7rights in any Applicant to enter into an Agreement or in any
8person to challenge the terms of any Agreement.
 
9
Article 10. Amendatory Provisions

 
10    Section 10-5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
11amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 
12    (5 ILCS 100/5-45)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45)
13    Sec. 5-45. Emergency rulemaking.
14    (a) "Emergency" means the existence of any situation that
15any agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public
16interest, safety, or welfare.
17    (b) If any agency finds that an emergency exists that
18requires adoption of a rule upon fewer days than is required by
19Section 5-40 and states in writing its reasons for that
20finding, the agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior
21notice or hearing upon filing a notice of emergency rulemaking
22with the Secretary of State under Section 5-70. The notice
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1published in the Illinois Register. Consent orders or other
2court orders adopting settlements negotiated by an agency may
3be adopted under this Section. Subject to applicable
4constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule
5becomes effective immediately upon filing under Section 5-65 or
6at a stated date less than 10 days thereafter. The agency's
7finding and a statement of the specific reasons for the finding
8shall be filed with the rule. The agency shall take reasonable
9and appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to the
10persons who may be affected by them.
11    (c) An emergency rule may be effective for a period of not
12longer than 150 days, but the agency's authority to adopt an
13identical rule under Section 5-40 is not precluded. No
14emergency rule may be adopted more than once in any 24-month
15period, except that this limitation on the number of emergency
16rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period does not apply
17to (i) emergency rules that make additions to and deletions
18from the Drug Manual under Section 5-5.16 of the Illinois
19Public Aid Code or the generic drug formulary under Section
203.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (ii)
21emergency rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board before
22July 1, 1997 to implement portions of the Livestock Management
23Facilities Act, (iii) emergency rules adopted by the Illinois
24Department of Public Health under subsections (a) through (i)
25of Section 2 of the Department of Public Health Act when
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1adopted pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section, (v)
2emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of this
3Section, or (vi) emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection
4(c-5) of this Section. Two or more emergency rules having
5substantially the same purpose and effect shall be deemed to be
6a single rule for purposes of this Section.
7    (c-5) To facilitate the maintenance of the program of group
8health benefits provided to annuitants, survivors, and retired
9employees under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
101971, rules to alter the contributions to be paid by the State,
11annuitants, survivors, retired employees, or any combination
12of those entities, for that program of group health benefits,
13shall be adopted as emergency rules. The adoption of those
14rules shall be considered an emergency and necessary for the
15public interest, safety, and welfare.
16    (d) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
17implementation of the State's fiscal year 1999 budget,
18emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 90-587
19or 90-588 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 1999
20may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
21charged with administering that provision or initiative,
22except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
23emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
24do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (d). The
25adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (d)
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1safety, and welfare.
2    (e) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
3implementation of the State's fiscal year 2000 budget,
4emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-24
5or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2000 may be
6adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
7with administering that provision or initiative, except that
8the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
9the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
10rules adopted under this subsection (e). The adoption of
11emergency rules authorized by this subsection (e) shall be
12deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
13welfare.
14    (f) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
15implementation of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget,
16emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-712
17or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2001 may be
18adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
19with administering that provision or initiative, except that
20the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
21the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
22rules adopted under this subsection (f). The adoption of
23emergency rules authorized by this subsection (f) shall be
24deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
25welfare.
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1implementation of the State's fiscal year 2002 budget,
2emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-10
3or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2002 may be
4adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
5with administering that provision or initiative, except that
6the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
7the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
8rules adopted under this subsection (g). The adoption of
9emergency rules authorized by this subsection (g) shall be
10deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
11welfare.
12    (h) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
13implementation of the State's fiscal year 2003 budget,
14emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-597
15or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2003 may be
16adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
17with administering that provision or initiative, except that
18the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
19the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
20rules adopted under this subsection (h). The adoption of
21emergency rules authorized by this subsection (h) shall be
22deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
23welfare.
24    (i) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25implementation of the State's fiscal year 2004 budget,
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1or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2004 may be
2adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
3with administering that provision or initiative, except that
4the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
5the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
6rules adopted under this subsection (i). The adoption of
7emergency rules authorized by this subsection (i) shall be
8deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
9welfare.
10    (j) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
122005 budget as provided under the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
13Implementation (Human Services) Act, emergency rules to
14implement any provision of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
15Implementation (Human Services) Act may be adopted in
16accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
17administering that provision, except that the 24-month
18limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
19provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
20adopted under this subsection (j). The Department of Public Aid
21may also adopt rules under this subsection (j) necessary to
22administer the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's
23Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules
24authorized by this subsection (j) shall be deemed to be
25necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
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1implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
22006 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
3Public Act 94-48 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year
42006 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
5agency charged with administering that provision or
6initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption
7of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and
85-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (k).
9The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may also adopt
10rules under this subsection (k) necessary to administer the
11Illinois Public Aid Code, the Senior Citizens and Persons with
12Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, the Senior Citizens and
13Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act (now
14the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act), and the
15Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of
16emergency rules authorized by this subsection (k) shall be
17deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
18welfare.
19    (l) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
212007 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
22may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2007, including
23rules effective July 1, 2007, in accordance with this
24subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
25Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
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1Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
2requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
3Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
4this subsection (l) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
5public interest, safety, and welfare.
6    (m) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
7implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
82008 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
9may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2008, including
10rules effective July 1, 2008, in accordance with this
11subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
12Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
13the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
14Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
15requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
16Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
17this subsection (m) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
18public interest, safety, and welfare.
19    (n) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
212010 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
22Public Act 96-45 or any other budget initiative authorized by
23the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2010 may be adopted
24in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
25administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
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1deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
2welfare. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
3(n) shall apply only to rules promulgated during Fiscal Year
42010.
5    (o) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
6implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
72011 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
8Public Act 96-958 or any other budget initiative authorized by
9the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2011 may be adopted
10in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
11administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
12emergency rules authorized by this subsection (o) is deemed to
13be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. The
14rulemaking authority granted in this subsection (o) applies
15only to rules promulgated on or after July 1, 2010 (the
16effective date of Public Act 96-958) through June 30, 2011.
17    (p) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
18implementation of the provisions of Public Act 97-689,
19emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 97-689
20may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (p) by the
21agency charged with administering that provision or
22initiative. The 150-day limitation of the effective period of
23emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
24subsection (p), and the effective period may continue through
25June 30, 2013. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
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1subsection (p). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
2this subsection (p) is deemed to be necessary for the public
3interest, safety, and welfare.
4    (q) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
5implementation of the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and
612 of Public Act 98-104, emergency rules to implement any
7provision of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of Public Act 98-104
8may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (q) by the
9agency charged with administering that provision or
10initiative. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
11emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
12subsection (q). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
13this subsection (q) is deemed to be necessary for the public
14interest, safety, and welfare.
15    (r) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the provisions of Public Act 98-651,
17emergency rules to implement Public Act 98-651 may be adopted
18in accordance with this subsection (r) by the Department of
19Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
20adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
21under this subsection (r). The adoption of emergency rules
22authorized by this subsection (r) is deemed to be necessary for
23the public interest, safety, and welfare.
24    (s) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
25implementation of the provisions of Sections 5-5b.1 and 5A-2 of
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1provision of Section 5-5b.1 or Section 5A-2 of the Illinois
2Public Aid Code may be adopted in accordance with this
3subsection (s) by the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
5(s) shall apply only to those rules adopted prior to July 1,
62015. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any
7emergency rule adopted under this subsection (s) shall only
8apply to payments made for State fiscal year 2015. The adoption
9of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (s) is deemed
10to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (t) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the provisions of Article II of Public Act
1399-6, emergency rules to implement the changes made by Article
14II of Public Act 99-6 to the Emergency Telephone System Act may
15be adopted in accordance with this subsection (t) by the
16Department of State Police. The rulemaking authority granted in
17this subsection (t) shall apply only to those rules adopted
18prior to July 1, 2016. The 24-month limitation on the adoption
19of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
20subsection (t). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
21this subsection (t) is deemed to be necessary for the public
22interest, safety, and welfare.
23    (u) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
24implementation of the provisions of the Burn Victims Relief
25Act, emergency rules to implement any provision of the Act may
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1Department of Insurance. The rulemaking authority granted in
2this subsection (u) shall apply only to those rules adopted
3prior to December 31, 2015. The adoption of emergency rules
4authorized by this subsection (u) is deemed to be necessary for
5the public interest, safety, and welfare.
6    (v) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
7implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-516,
8emergency rules to implement Public Act 99-516 may be adopted
9in accordance with this subsection (v) by the Department of
10Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
11adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
12under this subsection (v). The adoption of emergency rules
13authorized by this subsection (v) is deemed to be necessary for
14the public interest, safety, and welfare.
15    (w) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-796,
17emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
1899-796 may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (w) by
19the Adjutant General. The adoption of emergency rules
20authorized by this subsection (w) is deemed to be necessary for
21the public interest, safety, and welfare.
22    (x) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
23implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-906,
24emergency rules to implement subsection (i) of Section 16-115D,
25subsection (g) of Section 16-128A, and subsection (a) of
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1accordance with this subsection (x) by the Illinois Commerce
2Commission. The rulemaking authority granted in this
3subsection (x) shall apply only to those rules adopted within
4180 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
599-906). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
6subsection (x) is deemed to be necessary for the public
7interest, safety, and welfare.
8    (y) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
9implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-23 this
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency rules
11to implement the changes made by Public Act 100-23 this
12amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to Section 4.02 of
13the Illinois Act on the Aging, Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the
14Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and
15Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, and Sections 74 and 75 of
16the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
17Administrative Act may be adopted in accordance with this
18subsection (y) by the respective Department. The adoption of
19emergency rules authorized by this subsection (y) is deemed to
20be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
21    (z) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
22implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-554 this
23amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency rules
24to implement the changes made by Public Act 100-554 this
25amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to Section 4.7 of
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1this subsection (z) by the Secretary of State. The adoption of
2emergency rules authorized by this subsection (z) is deemed to
3be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
4    (aa) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
5initial implementation of the changes made to Articles 5, 5A,
612, and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions
7of Public Act 100-581 this amendatory Act of the 100th General
8Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may
9adopt emergency rules in accordance with this subsection (aa).
10The 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules does
11not apply to rules to initially implement the changes made to
12Articles 5, 5A, 12, and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code
13adopted under this subsection (aa). The adoption of emergency
14rules authorized by this subsection (aa) is deemed to be
15necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
16    (bb) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
17implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587 this
18amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency rules
19to implement the changes made by Public Act 100-587 this
20amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to Section 4.02 of
21the Illinois Act on the Aging, Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the
22Illinois Public Aid Code, subsection (b) of Section 55-30 of
23the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, Section
245-104 of the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of
252013, and Section 75 and subsection (b) of Section 74 of the
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1Act may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (bb) by
2the respective Department. The adoption of emergency rules
3authorized by this subsection (bb) is deemed to be necessary
4for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
5    (cc) (bb) In order to provide for the expeditious and
6timely implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587
7this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency
8rules may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (cc)
9(bb) to implement the changes made by Public Act 100-587 this
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to: Sections
1114-147.5 and 14-147.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the Board
12created under Article 14 of the Code; Sections 15-185.5 and
1315-185.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the Board created
14under Article 15 of the Code; and Sections 16-190.5 and
1516-190.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the Board created
16under Article 16 of the Code. The adoption of emergency rules
17authorized by this subsection (cc) (bb) is deemed to be
18necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
19    (dd) (aa) In order to provide for the expeditious and
20timely implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-864
21this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency
22rules to implement the changes made by Public Act 100-864 this
23amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to Section 3.35 of
24the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act may be adopted in
25accordance with this subsection (dd) (aa) by the Secretary of
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1subsection (dd) (aa) is deemed to be necessary for the public
2interest, safety, and welfare.
3    (ee) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
4implementation of the Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act,
5emergency rules to implement the provisions of subsection (a-5)
6of Section 1-40 of the Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act may
7be adopted in accordance with this subsection (aa) by the
8Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for period of
912 months after the effective date of the Illinois Energy
10Transition Zone Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
11by this subsection (aa) is deemed to be necessary for the
12public interest, safety, and welfare.
13(Source: P.A. 99-2, eff. 3-26-15; 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143,
14eff. 7-27-15; 99-455, eff. 1-1-16; 99-516, eff. 6-30-16;
1599-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-796, eff. 1-1-17; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17;
16100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-554, eff. 11-16-17; 100-581, eff.
173-12-18; 100-587, Article 95, Section 95-5, eff. 6-4-18;
18100-587, Article 110, Section 110-5, eff. 6-4-18; 100-864, eff.
198-14-18; revised 10-18-18.)
 
20    Section 10-10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
21Section 5.891 as follows:
 
22    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
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1    Section 10-15. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
2Section 8.43 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 805/8.43 new)
4    Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
5of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
6implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
7the 101st General Assembly.
 
8    Section 10-20. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
9changing Section 201 as follows:
 
10    (35 ILCS 5/201)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2-201)
11    Sec. 201. Tax imposed.
12    (a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
13imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and estate for
14each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the privilege
15of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of this
16State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other occupation or
17privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
18corporation or political subdivision thereof.
19    (b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
20Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
21subsection (d-1):
22        (1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
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1    to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable
2    year.
3        (2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
4    taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending
5    after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 2
6    1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
7    July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
8    3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
9    30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
10        (3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
11    taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
12    prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
13    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
14        (4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
15    taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
16    ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
17    of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
18    to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
19    (ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
20    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
21        (5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
22    taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and
23    ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5% of
24    the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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1    ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
2    of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
3    to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
4    (ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
5    after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
6        (5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
7    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
8    and ending prior to July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 3.75%
9    of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
10        (5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
11    for taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and
12    ending after June 30, 2017, an amount equal to the sum of
13    (i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
14    to July 1, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
15    (ii) 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
16    after June 30, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5.
17        (5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
18    for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an
19    amount equal to 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the
20    taxable year.
21        (6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
22    ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the
23    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
24        (7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
25    beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
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1    taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 1989,
2    as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of the
3    taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 1989,
4    as calculated under Section 202.3.
5        (8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
6    beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
7    1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
8    income for the taxable year.
9        (9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
10    beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
11    December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
12    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
13    January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
14    (ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
15    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
16        (10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
17    beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
18    January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
19    net income for the taxable year.
20        (11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
21    beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
22    December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of
23    the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
24    1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
25    of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
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1        (12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
2    beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to
3    July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's
4    net income for the taxable year.
5        (13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
6    beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and ending after June 30,
7    2017, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25% of the
8    taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 2017,
9    as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 7% of the
10    taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 2017,
11    as calculated under Section 202.5.
12        (14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
13    beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 7%
14    of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
15    The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
16provisions of Section 201.5.
17    (c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
18Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
19income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
20Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
21corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
22and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.
23Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or receiving
24income in or as a resident of this State. The Personal Property
25Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in addition to the income
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1addition to all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by
2this State or by any municipal corporation or political
3subdivision thereof.
4    (d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
5Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
6imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
7in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
8corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
9be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
10income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
111, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
12subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a
13partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
14additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
15for the taxable year.
16    (d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
17case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
18Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
19imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
20(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
21are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
22under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 304, except
23that for purposes of this determination premiums from
24reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
25reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
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1imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
2increased) to the rate at which the total amount of tax imposed
3under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,
4shall equal (i) the total amount of tax that would be imposed
5on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
6the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
7domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
8and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
9insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
10allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on such
11income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For the
12purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate includes
13a mutual insurer under common management.
14        (1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
15    shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
16    (b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
17            (A) the total amount of tax imposed on such foreign
18        insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net of all
19        credits allowed under this Act, plus
20            (B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of the
21        Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance company
22        tax imposed by Section 12 of the Fire Investigation
23        Act, and the fire department taxes imposed under
24        Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
25    equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December 31,
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1    December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
2    the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of Section
3    409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph will in
4    no event increase the rates imposed under subsections (b)
5    and (d).
6        (2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
7    subsection shall be applied first against the rates imposed
8    by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed by
9    subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
10    Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
11    has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by
12    subsection (d).
13    This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
14Section 250.
15    (e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit
16against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for
17investment in qualified property.
18        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
19    of the basis of qualified property placed in service during
20    the taxable year, provided such property is placed in
21    service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed an
22    additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of qualified
23    property placed in service during the taxable year,
24    provided such property is placed in service on or after
25    July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment within
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1    year as determined by the taxpayer's employment records
2    filed with the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
3    Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be deemed to have
4    met the 1% growth in base employment for the first year in
5    which they file employment records with the Illinois
6    Department of Employment Security. The provisions added to
7    this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored by Public
8    Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of existing
9    law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year, the
10    increase in base employment within Illinois over the
11    preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit shall
12    be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
13    numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
14    1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
15    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
16    taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
17    any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
18    other than the year in which the property was placed in
19    service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
20    December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
21    credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
22    property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the
23    credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
24    exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
25    amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
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1    excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
2    which cause the creation of a minimum of 2,000 full-time
3    equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
4    enterprise zone established pursuant to the Illinois
5    Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
6    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
7    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
8    complying with the requirements specified in clause (i) and
9    (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
10    Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
11    Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all
12    such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
13    after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
14    the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
15    or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
16    for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability or
17    the liability as later amended, such excess may be carried
18    forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
19    years following the excess credit years. The credit shall
20    be applied to the earliest year for which there is a
21    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
22    that is available to offset a liability, earlier credit
23    shall be applied first.
24        (2) The term "qualified property" means property
25    which:
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1        buildings and structural components of buildings and
2        signs that are real property, but not including land or
3        improvements to real property that are not a structural
4        component of a building such as landscaping, sewer
5        lines, local access roads, fencing, parking lots, and
6        other appurtenances;
7            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
8        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
9        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
10        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
11        (e);
12            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
13        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
14            (D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
15        primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
16        or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
17        on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
18        Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
19        Redevelopment Zone Act; and
20            (E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
21        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
22        the credit provided by this subsection (e) or
23        subsection (f).
24        (3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
25    "manufacturing" means the material staging and production
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1    regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
2    assembling which changes some existing material into new
3    shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes of
4    this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the same
5    meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
6    Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection (e),
7    the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible personal
8    property for use or consumption and not for resale, or
9    services rendered in conjunction with the sale of tangible
10    personal property for use or consumption and not for
11    resale. For purposes of this subsection (e), "tangible
12    personal property" has the same meaning as when that term
13    is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and, for
14    taxable years ending after December 31, 2008, does not
15    include the generation, transmission, or distribution of
16    electricity.
17        (4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
18    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
19    income tax purposes.
20        (5) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
21    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
22    in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of such
23    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
24    date of such increase in basis.
25        (6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
26    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

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1        (7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
2    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
3    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
4    any qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
5    months after being placed in service, the Personal Property
6    Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year shall be
7    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
8    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
9    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
10    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
11    computation and, (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
12    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
13    purposes of this paragraph (7), a reduction of the basis of
14    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
15    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
16    property to the extent of such reduction.
17        (8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
18    the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
19    incurred after December 31, 2018, except for costs incurred
20    pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or before
21    December 31, 2018.
22        (9) Each taxable year ending before December 31, 2000,
23    a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners the
24    credits to which the partnership is entitled under this
25    subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may use the
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1    against the tax imposed in subsections (c) and (d) of this
2    Section. If the partnership makes that election, those
3    credits shall be allocated among the partners in the
4    partnership in accordance with the rules set forth in
5    Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules
6    promulgated under that Section, and the allocated amount of
7    the credits shall be allowed to the partners for that
8    taxable year. The partnership shall make this election on
9    its Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax return for
10    that taxable year. The election to pass through the credits
11    shall be irrevocable.
12        For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2000,
13    a partner that qualifies its partnership for a subtraction
14    under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d)
15    of Section 203 or a shareholder that qualifies a Subchapter
16    S corporation for a subtraction under subparagraph (S) of
17    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 203 shall be
18    allowed a credit under this subsection (e) equal to its
19    share of the credit earned under this subsection (e) during
20    the taxable year by the partnership or Subchapter S
21    corporation, determined in accordance with the
22    determination of income and distributive share of income
23    under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal
24    Revenue Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
25    of Section 250.
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1Redevelopment Zone.
2        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
3    tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
4    investment in qualified property which is placed in service
5    in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the Illinois
6    Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in service on
7    or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge Redevelopment Zone
8    established pursuant to the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
9    Act. For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
10    corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
11    if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
12    purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall
13    be allowed a credit under this subsection (f) to be
14    determined in accordance with the determination of income
15    and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
16    and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit
17    shall be .5% of the basis for such property. The credit
18    shall be available only in the taxable year in which the
19    property is placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or
20    River Edge Redevelopment Zone and shall not be allowed to
21    the extent that it would reduce a taxpayer's liability for
22    the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
23    to below zero. For tax years ending on or after December
24    31, 1985, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year in
25    which the property is placed in service, or, if the amount
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1    whether it exceeds the original liability or the liability
2    as later amended, such excess may be carried forward and
3    applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
4    following the excess credit year. The credit shall be
5    applied to the earliest year for which there is a
6    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
7    that is available to offset a liability, the credit
8    accruing first in time shall be applied first.
9        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
10            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
11        buildings and structural components of buildings;
12            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
13        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
14        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
15        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
16        (f);
17            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
18        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
19            (D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
20        Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
21            (E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
22        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
23        the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
24        subsection (e).
25        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
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1    income tax purposes.
2        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
3    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
4    in service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
5    Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
6    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
7    date of such increase in basis.
8        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
9    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
10        (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
11    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
12    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
13    any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise Zone
14    or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months after
15    being placed in service, the tax imposed under subsections
16    (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable year shall be
17    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
18    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
19    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
20    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
21    computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
22    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
23    purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis of
24    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
25    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
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1        (7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
2    to 0.5% of the basis of qualified property placed in
3    service during the taxable year in a River Edge
4    Redevelopment Zone, provided such property is placed in
5    service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
6    employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over
7    the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
8    employment records filed with the Illinois Department of
9    Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
10    shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
11    employment for the first year in which they file employment
12    records with the Illinois Department of Employment
13    Security. If, in any year, the increase in base employment
14    within Illinois over the preceding year is less than 1%,
15    the additional credit shall be limited to that percentage
16    times a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.5% and the
17    denominator of which is 1%, but shall not exceed 0.5%.
18    (f-1) Investment credit; Energy Transition Zone.
19        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
20    tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
21    investment in qualified property which is placed in service
22    for the use of the production of green energy by a green
23    energy enterprise in an Energy Transition Zone created
24    pursuant to the Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act. For
25    partners, shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, and
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1    company is treated as a partnership for purposes of federal
2    and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit
3    under this subsection (f-1) to be determined in accordance
4    with the determination of income and distributive share of
5    income under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the
6    Internal Revenue Code. The credit shall be 0.5% of the
7    basis for such property. The credit shall be available only
8    in the taxable year in which the property is placed in
9    service in the Energy Transition Zone and shall not be
10    allowed to the extent that it would reduce a taxpayer's
11    liability for the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
12    this Section to below zero. The credit shall be allowed for
13    the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
14    or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
15    for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability or
16    the liability as later amended, such excess may be carried
17    forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
18    years following the excess credit year. The credit shall be
19    applied to the earliest year for which there is a
20    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
21    that is available to offset a liability, the credit
22    accruing first in time shall be applied first.
23        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
24            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
25        buildings and structural components of buildings;
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1        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
2        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
3        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
4        (f-1);
5            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
6        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
7            (D) is used in the Energy Transition Zone by the
8        taxpayer in relation to producing green energy; and
9            (E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
10        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
11        the credit provided by this subsection (f-1).
12        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
13    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
14    income tax purposes.
15        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
16    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
17    in service in the Energy Transition Zone by the taxpayer,
18    the amount of such increase shall be deemed property placed
19    in service on the date of such increase in basis.
20        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
21    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
22        (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
23    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
24    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
25    any qualified property is moved outside the Energy
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1    service, the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of
2    this Section for such taxable year shall be increased. Such
3    increase shall be determined by (i) recomputing the
4    investment credit which would have been allowed for the
5    year in which credit for such property was originally
6    allowed by eliminating such property from such
7    computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
8    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
9    purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis of
10    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
11    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
12    property to the extent of such reduction.
13    (g) (Blank).
14    (h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
15        (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 5.5
16    of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall be
17    allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
18    and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
19    property which is placed in service by a Department of
20    Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
21    Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
22    property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
23    minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
24    subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
25    Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the
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1    Enterprise Zone Act for entities designated as High Impact
2    Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
3    (a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
4    Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
5    reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
6    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
7    credit applicable to such investments shall be taken in the
8    taxable year in which such investments have been completed.
9    The credit for additional investments beyond the minimum
10    investment by a designated high impact business authorized
11    under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
12    Enterprise Zone Act shall be available only in the taxable
13    year in which the property is placed in service and shall
14    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
15    taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by subsections (a)
16    and (b) of this Section to below zero. For tax years ending
17    on or after December 31, 1987, the credit shall be allowed
18    for the tax year in which the property is placed in
19    service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
20    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
21    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
22    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
23    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
24    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
25    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
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1    credit accruing first in time shall be applied first.
2        Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
3    88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
4    reflect existing law.
5        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
6            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
7        buildings and structural components of buildings;
8            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
9        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
10        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
11        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
12        (h);
13            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
14        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
15            (D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
16        Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
17        Section.
18        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
19    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
20    income tax purposes.
21        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
22    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
23    in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
24    Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of
25    such increase shall be deemed property placed in service on
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1        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
2    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
3        (6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
4    December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
5    property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
6    after being placed in service, or the situs of any
7    qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
8    months after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
9    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable
10    year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
11    by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
12    been allowed for the year in which credit for such property
13    was originally allowed by eliminating such property from
14    such computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed
15    credit from the amount of credit previously allowed. For
16    the purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the
17    basis of qualified property resulting from a
18    redetermination of the purchase price shall be deemed a
19    disposition of qualified property to the extent of such
20    reduction.
21        (7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
22    1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
23    subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
24    the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of
25    the explicit terms and length of the contract under Section
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1    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be increased
2    for the taxable year in which the taxpayer relocated its
3    facility by an amount equal to the amount of credit
4    received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
5    (i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
6Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
7shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and
8(b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c) and
9(d) of this Section. This credit shall be computed by
10multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
11Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
12allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
13base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
14rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
15    Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
16subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
17because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections (a)
18and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
19liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
20forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by subsections
21(a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit
22year, provided that no credit may be carried forward to any
23year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This credit shall be
24applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
25liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from more
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1earliest credit arising under this subsection shall be applied
2first.
3    If, during any taxable year ending on or after December 31,
41986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
5Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
6subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
7shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by
8recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
9imposed by subsections (c) and (d). If any portion of the
10reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
11taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such taxable
12year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
13    (j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
14ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
152003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
16imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
17amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
18the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed outside
19of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or vocational
20training in semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled
21or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross income in the
22computation of taxable income. The credit against the tax
23imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 1.6% of such
24training expenses. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
25corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the
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1federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a
2credit under this subsection (j) to be determined in accordance
3with the determination of income and distributive share of
4income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
5Internal Revenue Code.
6    Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused in
7the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to each of
8the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit is
9first computed until it is used. This credit shall be applied
10first to the earliest year for which there is a liability. If
11there is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax
12year that is available to offset a liability the earliest
13credit arising under this subsection shall be applied first. No
14carryforward credit may be claimed in any tax year ending on or
15after December 31, 2003.
16    (k) Research and development credit. For tax years ending
17after July 1, 1990 and prior to December 31, 2003, and
18beginning again for tax years ending on or after December 31,
192004, and ending prior to January 1, 2022, a taxpayer shall be
20allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and
21(b) of this Section for increasing research activities in this
22State. The credit allowed against the tax imposed by
23subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the
24qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities in
25this State. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
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1liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of
2federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a
3credit under this subsection to be determined in accordance
4with the determination of income and distributive share of
5income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
6Internal Revenue Code.
7    For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying expenditures"
8means the qualifying expenditures as defined for the federal
9credit for increasing research activities which would be
10allowable under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code and
11which are conducted in this State, "qualifying expenditures for
12increasing research activities in this State" means the excess
13of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which
14incurred over qualifying expenditures for the base period,
15"qualifying expenditures for the base period" means the average
16of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base
17period, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years immediately
18preceding the taxable year for which the determination is being
19made.
20    Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
21year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
22unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
23as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
24taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever occurs
25first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year ending
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1ending on or after December 31, 2003.
2    If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
32 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
4year will be applied first against the tax liability for the
5given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
6remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be
7applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
8liability for the given year remains. Any remaining unused
9credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
10following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
11that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
12than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
13credit is given was incurred.
14    No inference shall be drawn from this amendatory Act of the
1591st General Assembly in construing this Section for taxable
16years beginning before January 1, 1999.
17    It is the intent of the General Assembly that the research
18and development credit under this subsection (k) shall apply
19continuously for all tax years ending on or after December 31,
202004 and ending prior to January 1, 2022, including, but not
21limited to, the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending
22on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
23General Assembly. All actions taken in reliance on the
24continuation of the credit under this subsection (k) by any
25taxpayer are hereby validated.
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1        (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and on
2    or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be allowed a
3    credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
4    of this Section for certain amounts paid for unreimbursed
5    eligible remediation costs, as specified in this
6    subsection. For purposes of this Section, "unreimbursed
7    eligible remediation costs" means costs approved by the
8    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Agency") under
9    Section 58.14 of the Environmental Protection Act that were
10    paid in performing environmental remediation at a site for
11    which a No Further Remediation Letter was issued by the
12    Agency and recorded under Section 58.10 of the
13    Environmental Protection Act. The credit must be claimed
14    for the taxable year in which Agency approval of the
15    eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is not
16    available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any related
17    party caused or contributed to, in any material respect, a
18    release of regulated substances on, in, or under the site
19    that was identified and addressed by the remedial action
20    pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
21    Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution Control
22    Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
23    Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
24    enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
25    Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
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1    those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
2    includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
3    succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code
4    and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a
5    deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
6    Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being
7    a related taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The
8    credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
9    and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
10    remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except
11    that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any site
12    contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
13    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
14    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
15    total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year with
16    a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners and
17    shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall be
18    allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined in
19    accordance with the determination of income and
20    distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
21    subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
22        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
23    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
24    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
25    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
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1    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
2    maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
3    This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
4    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
5    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
6    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
7    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
8    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
9    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
10    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
11    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
12    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
13    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
14    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
15    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
16    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
17    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
18    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
19    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
20    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
21        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
22    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
23    Environmental Protection Act.
24    (m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
25ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the custodian
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1against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this
2Section for qualified education expenses incurred on behalf of
3the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to 25% of
4qualified education expenses, but in no event may the total
5credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is the
6custodian of qualifying pupils exceed (i) $500 for tax years
7ending prior to December 31, 2017, and (ii) $750 for tax years
8ending on or after December 31, 2017. In no event shall a
9credit under this subsection reduce the taxpayer's liability
10under this Act to less than zero. Notwithstanding any other
11provision of law, for taxable years beginning on or after
12January 1, 2017, no taxpayer may claim a credit under this
13subsection (m) if the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the
14taxable year exceeds (i) $500,000, in the case of spouses
15filing a joint federal tax return or (ii) $250,000, in the case
16of all other taxpayers. This subsection is exempt from the
17provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
18    For purposes of this subsection:
19    "Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
20residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
2121 at the close of the school year for which a credit is
22sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
23sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten through
24twelfth grade education program at any school, as defined in
25this subsection.
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1behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
2book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
3enrolled during the regular school year.
4    "School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
5secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
6VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
7satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
8except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
9attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify for
10the credit under this Section.
11    "Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
12Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
13guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
14    (n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
15credit.
16        (i) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2006,
17    a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
18    imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
19    certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
20    costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of
21    this Section, "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs"
22    means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
23    Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
24    Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
25    environmental remediation at a site within a River Edge
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1    Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
2    58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
3    be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval of
4    the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is
5    not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
6    related party caused or contributed to, in any material
7    respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or under
8    the site that was identified and addressed by the remedial
9    action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
10    Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to credit
11    availability for purposes of this Section shall be made
12    consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution Control
13    Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure
14    Act for the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9
15    of the Environmental Protection Act. For purposes of this
16    Section, "taxpayer" includes a person whose tax attributes
17    the taxpayer has succeeded to under Section 381 of the
18    Internal Revenue Code and "related party" includes the
19    persons disallowed a deduction for losses by paragraphs
20    (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267 of the Internal Revenue
21    Code by virtue of being a related taxpayer, as well as any
22    of its partners. The credit allowed against the tax imposed
23    by subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the
24    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of
25    $100,000 per site.
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1    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
2    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
3    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This
4    credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
5    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
6    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
7    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
8    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
9    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
10    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
11    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
12    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
13    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
14    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
15    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
16    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
17    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
18    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
19    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
20    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
21    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
22        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
23    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
24    Environmental Protection Act.
25    (o) For each of taxable years during the Compassionate Use
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1all taxpayers on income arising from the sale or exchange of
2capital assets, depreciable business property, real property
3used in the trade or business, and Section 197 intangibles of
4an organization registrant under the Compassionate Use of
5Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. The amount of the surcharge
6is equal to the amount of federal income tax liability for the
7taxable year attributable to those sales and exchanges. The
8surcharge imposed does not apply if:
9        (1) the medical cannabis cultivation center
10    registration, medical cannabis dispensary registration, or
11    the property of a registration is transferred as a result
12    of any of the following:
13            (A) bankruptcy, a receivership, or a debt
14        adjustment initiated by or against the initial
15        registration or the substantial owners of the initial
16        registration;
17            (B) cancellation, revocation, or termination of
18        any registration by the Illinois Department of Public
19        Health;
20            (C) a determination by the Illinois Department of
21        Public Health that transfer of the registration is in
22        the best interests of Illinois qualifying patients as
23        defined by the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
24        Pilot Program Act;
25            (D) the death of an owner of the equity interest in
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1            (E) the acquisition of a controlling interest in
2        the stock or substantially all of the assets of a
3        publicly traded company;
4            (F) a transfer by a parent company to a wholly
5        owned subsidiary; or
6            (G) the transfer or sale to or by one person to
7        another person where both persons were initial owners
8        of the registration when the registration was issued;
9        or
10        (2) the cannabis cultivation center registration,
11    medical cannabis dispensary registration, or the
12    controlling interest in a registrant's property is
13    transferred in a transaction to lineal descendants in which
14    no gain or loss is recognized or as a result of a
15    transaction in accordance with Section 351 of the Internal
16    Revenue Code in which no gain or loss is recognized.
17(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
18    Section 10-25. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
19by adding Section 5k-1 as follows:
 
20    (35 ILCS 120/5k-1 new)
21    Sec. 5k-1. Building materials exemption; Energy Transition
22Zone.
23    (a) Each retailer who makes a qualified sale of building
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1defined in the Energy Transition Zone Act, being built by a
2green energy enterprise in an Energy Transition Zone
3established by or municipality under the Illinois Energy
4Transition Zone Act by remodeling, rehabilitation or new
5construction, may deduct receipts from such sales when
6calculating the tax imposed by this Act. For purposes of this
7Section, "qualified sale" means a sale of building materials
8that will be incorporated into real estate as part of a
9building project for which an Energy Transition Zone Building
10Materials Exemption Certificate has been issued to the
11purchaser by the Department. A construction contractor or other
12entity shall not make tax-free purchases unless it has an
13active Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
14Certificate issued by the Department at the time of the
15purchase.
16    (b) To document the exemption allowed under this Section,
17the retailer must obtain from the purchaser the certification
18required under subsection (c), which must contain the Energy
19Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption Certificate
20number issued to the purchaser by the Department. Upon request
21from the Energy Transition Zone Administrator, the Department
22shall issue an Energy Transition Zone Building Materials
23Exemption Certificate for each construction contractor or
24other entity identified by the Energy Transition Zone
25Administrator. The Department shall make the Energy Transition
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1directly to each Energy Transition Zone Administrator,
2construction contractor, or other entity. The request for
3Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
4Certificates from the Energy Transition Zone Administrator to
5the Department must include the following information:
6        (1) the name and address of the construction contractor
7    or other entity;
8        (2) the name and number of the Energy Transition Zone;
9        (3) the name and location or address of the green
10    energy enterprise;
11        (4) the estimated amount of the exemption for each
12    construction contractor or other entity for which a request
13    for Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
14    Certificate is made, based on a stated estimated average
15    tax rate and the percentage of the contract that consists
16    of materials;
17        (5) the period of time over which supplies for the
18    project are expected to be purchased; and
19        (6) other reasonable information as the Department may
20    require, including, but not limited to FEIN numbers, to
21    determine if the contractor or other entity, or any
22    partner, or a corporate officer, and in the case of a
23    limited liability company, any manager or member, of the
24    construction contractor or other entity, is or has been the
25    owner, a partner, a corporate officer, and in the case of a
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1    that is in default for moneys due to the Department under
2    this Act or any other tax or fee Act administered by the
3    Department.
4    The Department shall issue the Energy Transition Zone
5Building Materials Exemption Certificates within 3 business
6days after receipt of request from the Zone Administrator. This
7requirement does not apply in circumstances where the
8Department, for reasonable cause, is unable to issue the Energy
9Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption Certificate
10within 3 business days. The Department may refuse to issue an
11Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
12Certificate if the owner, any partner, or a corporate officer,
13and in the case of a limited liability company, any manager or
14member, of the construction contractor or other entity is or
15has been the owner, a partner, a corporate officer, and in the
16case of a limited liability company, a manager or member, of a
17person that is in default for moneys due to the Department
18under this Act or any other tax or fee Act administered by the
19Department. The Energy Transition Zone Building Materials
20Exemption Certificate shall contain language stating that if
21the construction contractor or other entity who is issued the
22Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
23Certificate makes a tax-exempt purchase, as described in this
24Section, that is not eligible for exemption under this Section
25or allows another person to make a tax-exempt purchase, as
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1under this Section, then, in addition to any tax or other
2penalty imposed, the construction contractor or other entity is
3subject to a penalty equal to the tax that would have been paid
4by the retailer under this Act as well as any applicable local
5retailers' occupation tax on the purchase that is not eligible
6for the exemption.
7    The Department, in its discretion, may require that the
8request for Energy Transition Zone Building Materials
9Exemption Certificates be submitted electronically. The
10Department may, in its discretion, issue the Energy Transition
11Zone Building Materials Exemption Certificates electronically.
12The Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
13Certificate number shall be designed in such a way that the
14Department can identify from the unique number on the Energy
15Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption Certificate
16issued to a given construction contractor or other entity, the
17name of the Energy Transition Zone, the project for which the
18Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
19Certificate is issued, and the construction contractor or other
20entity to whom the Energy Transition Zone Building Materials
21Exemption Certificate is issued. The Energy Transition Zone
22Building Materials Exemption Certificate shall contain an
23expiration date, which shall be no more than 2 years after the
24date of issuance. At the request of the Zone Administrator, the
25Department may renew an Energy Transition Zone Building
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1Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
2Certificates for a given Energy Transition Zone project, the
3Energy Transition Zone Administrator may notify the Department
4of additional construction contractors or other entities
5eligible for an Energy Transition Zone Building Materials
6Exemption Certificate. Upon notification by the Energy
7Transition Zone Administrator and subject to the other
8provisions of this subsection (b), the Department shall issue
9an Energy Transition Zone Building Materials Exemption
10Certificate to each additional construction contractor or
11other entity identified by the Energy Transition Zone
12Administrator. An Energy Transition Zone Administrator may
13notify the Department to rescind an Energy Transition Zone
14Building Materials Exemption Certificate previously issued by
15the Department but that has not yet expired. Upon notification
16by the Energy Transition Zone Administrator and subject to the
17other provisions of this subsection (b), the Department shall
18issue the rescission of the Energy Transition Zone Building
19Materials Exemption Certificate to the construction contractor
20or other entity identified by the Energy Transition Zone
21Administrator and provide a copy to the Energy Transition Zone
22Administrator.
23    If the Department of Revenue determines that a construction
24contractor or other entity that was issued an Energy Transition
25Zone Building Materials Exemption Certificate under this
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1Section, that was not eligible for exemption under this Section
2or allowed another person to make a tax-exempt purchase, as
3described in this Section, that was not eligible for exemption
4under this Section, then, in addition to any tax or other
5penalty imposed, the construction contractor or other entity is
6subject to a penalty equal to the tax that would have been paid
7by the retailer under this Act as well as any applicable local
8retailers' occupation tax on the purchase that was not eligible
9for the exemption.
10    (c) In addition, the retailer must obtain certification
11from the purchaser that contains:
12        (1) a statement that the building materials are being
13    purchased for incorporation into a green energy project
14    located in an Illinois Energy Transition Zone;
15        (2) the location or address of the real estate into
16    which the building materials will be incorporated;
17        (3) the name of the Energy Transition Zone in which
18    that real estate is located;
19        (4) a description of the building materials being
20    purchased;
21        (5) the purchaser's Energy Transition Zone Building
22    Materials Exemption Certificate number issued by the
23    Department; and
24        (6) the purchaser's signature and date of purchase.
25    (d) The deduction allowed by this Section for the sale of
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1ordinance by the municipality or county that created the Energy
2Transition Zone into which the building materials will be
3incorporated. The ordinance, however, may neither require nor
4prohibit the purchase of building materials from any retailer
5or class of retailers in order to qualify for the exemption
6allowed under this Section. The provisions of this Section are
7exempt from Section 2-70.
 
8    Section 10-30. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
9changing Section 8-11-2 as follows:
 
10    (65 ILCS 5/8-11-2)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-2)
11    Sec. 8-11-2. The corporate authorities of any municipality
12may tax any or all of the following occupations or privileges:
13        1. (Blank).
14        2. Persons engaged in the business of distributing,
15    supplying, furnishing, or selling gas for use or
16    consumption within the corporate limits of a municipality
17    of 500,000 or fewer population, and not for resale, at a
18    rate not to exceed 5% of the gross receipts therefrom.
19        2a. Persons engaged in the business of distributing,
20    supplying, furnishing, or selling gas for use or
21    consumption within the corporate limits of a municipality
22    of over 500,000 population, and not for resale, at a rate
23    not to exceed 8% of the gross receipts therefrom. If
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1        3. The privilege of using or consuming electricity
2    acquired in a purchase at retail and used or consumed
3    within the corporate limits of the municipality at rates
4    not to exceed the following maximum rates, calculated on a
5    monthly basis for each purchaser:
6            (i) For the first 2,000 kilowatt-hours used or
7        consumed in a month; 0.61 cents per kilowatt-hour;
8            (ii) For the next 48,000 kilowatt-hours used or
9        consumed in a month; 0.40 cents per kilowatt-hour;
10            (iii) For the next 50,000 kilowatt-hours used or
11        consumed in a month; 0.36 cents per kilowatt-hour;
12            (iv) For the next 400,000 kilowatt-hours used or
13        consumed in a month; 0.35 cents per kilowatt-hour;
14            (v) For the next 500,000 kilowatt-hours used or
15        consumed in a month; 0.34 cents per kilowatt-hour;
16            (vi) For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or
17        consumed in a month; 0.32 cents per kilowatt-hour;
18            (vii) For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used
19        or consumed in a month; 0.315 cents per kilowatt-hour;
20            (viii) For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt-hours used
21        or consumed in a month; 0.31 cents per kilowatt-hour;
22            (ix) For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt-hours used
23        or consumed in a month; 0.305 cents per kilowatt-hour;
24        and
25            (x) For all electricity used or consumed in excess
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1        kilowatt-hour.
2        If a municipality imposes a tax at rates lower than
3    either the maximum rates specified in this Section or the
4    alternative maximum rates promulgated by the Illinois
5    Commerce Commission, as provided below, the tax rates shall
6    be imposed upon the kilowatt-hour categories set forth
7    above with the same proportional relationship as that which
8    exists among such maximum rates. Notwithstanding the
9    foregoing, until December 31, 2008, no municipality shall
10    establish rates that are in excess of rates reasonably
11    calculated to produce revenues that equal the maximum total
12    revenues such municipality could have received under the
13    tax authorized by this subparagraph in the last full
14    calendar year prior to August 1, 1998 (the effective date
15    of Section 65 of Public Act 90-561); provided that this
16    shall not be a limitation on the amount of tax revenues
17    actually collected by such municipality.
18        Upon the request of the corporate authorities of a
19    municipality, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall,
20    within 90 days after receipt of such request, promulgate
21    alternative rates for each of these kilowatt-hour
22    categories that will reflect, as closely as reasonably
23    practical for that municipality, the distribution of the
24    tax among classes of purchasers as if the tax were based on
25    a uniform percentage of the purchase price of electricity.
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1    pursuant to subparagraph 3 as it existed prior to August 1,
2    1998 (the effective date of Section 65 of Public Act
3    90-561) may, rather than imposing the tax permitted by
4    Public Act 90-561, continue to impose the tax pursuant to
5    that ordinance with respect to gross receipts received from
6    residential customers through July 31, 1999, and with
7    respect to gross receipts from any non-residential
8    customer until the first bill issued to such customer for
9    delivery services in accordance with Section 16-104 of the
10    Public Utilities Act but in no case later than the last
11    bill issued to such customer before December 31, 2000. No
12    ordinance imposing the tax permitted by Public Act 90-561
13    shall be applicable to any non-residential customer until
14    the first bill issued to such customer for delivery
15    services in accordance with Section 16-104 of the Public
16    Utilities Act but in no case later than the last bill
17    issued to such non-residential customer before December
18    31, 2000.
19        4. Persons engaged in the business of distributing,
20    supplying, furnishing, or selling water for use or
21    consumption within the corporate limits of the
22    municipality, and not for resale, at a rate not to exceed
23    5% of the gross receipts therefrom.
24    None of the taxes authorized by this Section may be imposed
25with respect to any transaction in interstate commerce or
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1not, under the constitution and statutes of the United States,
2be made the subject of taxation by this State or any political
3sub-division thereof; nor shall any persons engaged in the
4business of distributing, supplying, furnishing, selling or
5transmitting gas, water, or electricity, or using or consuming
6electricity acquired in a purchase at retail, be subject to
7taxation under the provisions of this Section for those
8transactions that are or may become subject to taxation under
9the provisions of the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
10authorized by Section 8-11-1; nor shall any tax authorized by
11this Section be imposed upon any person engaged in a business
12or on any privilege unless the tax is imposed in like manner
13and at the same rate upon all persons engaged in businesses of
14the same class in the municipality, whether privately or
15municipally owned or operated, or exercising the same privilege
16within the municipality.
17    Any of the taxes enumerated in this Section may be in
18addition to the payment of money, or value of products or
19services furnished to the municipality by the taxpayer as
20compensation for the use of its streets, alleys, or other
21public places, or installation and maintenance therein,
22thereon or thereunder of poles, wires, pipes, or other
23equipment used in the operation of the taxpayer's business.
24    (a) If the corporate authorities of any home rule
25municipality have adopted an ordinance that imposed a tax on
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11981, on the good faith belief that they were exercising
2authority pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII of the 1970
3Illinois Constitution, that action of the corporate
4authorities shall be declared legal and valid, notwithstanding
5a later decision of a judicial tribunal declaring the ordinance
6invalid. No municipality shall be required to rebate, refund,
7or issue credits for any taxes described in this paragraph, and
8those taxes shall be deemed to have been levied and collected
9in accordance with the Constitution and laws of this State.
10    (b) In any case in which (i) prior to October 19, 1979, the
11corporate authorities of any municipality have adopted an
12ordinance imposing a tax authorized by this Section (or by the
13predecessor provision of the Revised Cities and Villages Act)
14and have explicitly or in practice interpreted gross receipts
15to include either charges added to customers' bills pursuant to
16the provision of paragraph (a) of Section 36 of the Public
17Utilities Act or charges added to customers' bills by taxpayers
18who are not subject to rate regulation by the Illinois Commerce
19Commission for the purpose of recovering any of the tax
20liabilities or other amounts specified in such paragraph (a) of
21Section 36 of that Act, and (ii) on or after October 19, 1979,
22a judicial tribunal has construed gross receipts to exclude all
23or part of those charges, then neither that municipality nor
24any taxpayer who paid the tax shall be required to rebate,
25refund, or issue credits for any tax imposed or charge
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1interpretation prior to October 19, 1979. This paragraph
2reflects a legislative finding that it would be contrary to the
3public interest to require a municipality or its taxpayers to
4refund taxes or charges attributable to the municipality's more
5inclusive interpretation of gross receipts prior to October 19,
61979, and is not intended to prescribe or limit judicial
7construction of this Section. The legislative finding set forth
8in this subsection does not apply to taxes imposed after
9January 1, 1996 (the effective date of Public Act 89-325).
10    (c) The tax authorized by subparagraph 3 shall be collected
11from the purchaser by the person maintaining a place of
12business in this State who delivers the electricity to the
13purchaser. This tax shall constitute a debt of the purchaser to
14the person who delivers the electricity to the purchaser and if
15unpaid, is recoverable in the same manner as the original
16charge for delivering the electricity. Any tax required to be
17collected pursuant to an ordinance authorized by subparagraph 3
18and any such tax collected by a person delivering electricity
19shall constitute a debt owed to the municipality by such person
20delivering the electricity, provided, that the person
21delivering electricity shall be allowed credit for such tax
22related to deliveries of electricity the charges for which are
23written off as uncollectible, and provided further, that if
24such charges are thereafter collected, the delivering supplier
25shall be obligated to remit such tax. For purposes of this
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1identified by the purchaser shall be deemed to be for the
2delivery of electricity. Persons delivering electricity shall
3collect the tax from the purchaser by adding such tax to the
4gross charge for delivering the electricity, in the manner
5prescribed by the municipality. Persons delivering electricity
6shall also be authorized to add to such gross charge an amount
7equal to 3% of the tax to reimburse the person delivering
8electricity for the expenses incurred in keeping records,
9billing customers, preparing and filing returns, remitting the
10tax and supplying data to the municipality upon request. If the
11person delivering electricity fails to collect the tax from the
12purchaser, then the purchaser shall be required to pay the tax
13directly to the municipality in the manner prescribed by the
14municipality. Persons delivering electricity who file returns
15pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall, at the time of filing
16such return, pay the municipality the amount of the tax
17collected pursuant to subparagraph 3.
18    (d) For the purpose of the taxes enumerated in this
19Section:
20    "Gross receipts" means the consideration received for
21distributing, supplying, furnishing or selling gas for use or
22consumption and not for resale, and the consideration received
23for distributing, supplying, furnishing or selling water for
24use or consumption and not for resale, and for all services
25rendered in connection therewith valued in money, whether
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1services and property of every kind and material and for all
2services rendered therewith, and shall be determined without
3any deduction on account of the cost of the service, product or
4commodity supplied, the cost of materials used, labor or
5service cost, or any other expenses whatsoever. "Gross
6receipts" shall not include that portion of the consideration
7received for distributing, supplying, furnishing, or selling
8gas or water to business enterprises or green energy
9enterprises described in paragraph (e) of this Section to the
10extent and during the period in which the exemption authorized
11by paragraph (e) is in effect or for school districts or units
12of local government described in paragraph (f) during the
13period in which the exemption authorized in paragraph (f) is in
14effect.
15    For utility bills issued on or after May 1, 1996, but
16before May 1, 1997, and for receipts from those utility bills,
17"gross receipts" does not include one-third of (i) amounts
18added to customers' bills under Section 9-222 of the Public
19Utilities Act, or (ii) amounts added to customers' bills by
20taxpayers who are not subject to rate regulation by the
21Illinois Commerce Commission for the purpose of recovering any
22of the tax liabilities described in Section 9-222 of the Public
23Utilities Act. For utility bills issued on or after May 1,
241997, but before May 1, 1998, and for receipts from those
25utility bills, "gross receipts" does not include two-thirds of
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1the Public Utilities Act, or (ii) amount added to customers'
2bills by taxpayers who are not subject to rate regulation by
3the Illinois Commerce Commission for the purpose of recovering
4any of the tax liabilities described in Section 9-222 of the
5Public Utilities Act. For utility bills issued on or after May
61, 1998, and for receipts from those utility bills, "gross
7receipts" does not include (i) amounts added to customers'
8bills under Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act, or (ii)
9amounts added to customers' bills by taxpayers who are not
10subject to rate regulation by the Illinois Commerce Commission
11for the purpose of recovering any of the tax liabilities
12described in Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act.
13    For purposes of this Section "gross receipts" shall not
14include amounts added to customers' bills under Section 9-221
15of the Public Utilities Act. This paragraph is not intended to
16nor does it make any change in the meaning of "gross receipts"
17for the purposes of this Section, but is intended to remove
18possible ambiguities, thereby confirming the existing meaning
19of "gross receipts" prior to January 1, 1996 (the effective
20date of Public Act 89-325).
21    "Person" as used in this Section means any natural
22individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, association,
23joint stock company, joint adventure, corporation, limited
24liability company, municipal corporation, the State or any of
25its political subdivisions, any State university created by
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1representative appointed by order of any court.
2    "Person maintaining a place of business in this State"
3shall mean any person having or maintaining within this State,
4directly or by a subsidiary or other affiliate, an office,
5generation facility, distribution facility, transmission
6facility, sales office or other place of business, or any
7employee, agent, or other representative operating within this
8State under the authority of the person or its subsidiary or
9other affiliate, irrespective of whether such place of business
10or agent or other representative is located in this State
11permanently or temporarily, or whether such person, subsidiary
12or other affiliate is licensed or qualified to do business in
13this State.
14    "Public utility" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
15Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act and shall include
16alternative retail electric suppliers as defined in Section
1716-102 of that Act.
18    "Purchase at retail" shall mean any acquisition of
19electricity by a purchaser for purposes of use or consumption,
20and not for resale, but shall not include the use of
21electricity by a public utility directly in the generation,
22production, transmission, delivery or sale of electricity.
23    "Purchaser" shall mean any person who uses or consumes,
24within the corporate limits of the municipality, electricity
25acquired in a purchase at retail.
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1utilities or upon the privilege of using or consuming
2electricity pursuant to this Section whose territory includes
3any part of an enterprise zone, Energy Transition Zone, or
4federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone may, by a
5majority vote of its corporate authorities, exempt from those
6taxes for a period not exceeding 20 years any specified
7percentage of gross receipts of public utilities received from,
8or electricity used or consumed by, business enterprises or
9green energy enterprises that:
10        (1) either (i) make investments that cause the creation
11    of a minimum of 200 full-time equivalent jobs in Illinois,
12    (ii) make investments of at least $175,000,000 that cause
13    the creation of a minimum of 150 full-time equivalent jobs
14    in Illinois, or (iii) make investments that cause the
15    retention of a minimum of 1,000 full-time jobs in Illinois;
16    and
17        (2) are either (i) located in an Enterprise Zone
18    established pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or
19    (ii) Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
20    designated High Impact Businesses located in a federally
21    designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone; or (iii) located
22    in an Energy Transition Zone established pursuant to the
23    Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act; and
24        (3) are certified by the Department of Commerce and
25    Economic Opportunity as complying with the requirements
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1    Upon adoption of the ordinance authorizing the exemption,
2the municipal clerk shall transmit a copy of that ordinance to
3the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The
4Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
5determine whether the business enterprises or green energy
6enterprises located in the municipality meet the criteria
7prescribed in this paragraph. If the Department of Commerce and
8Economic Opportunity determines that the business enterprises
9or green energy enterprises meet the criteria, it shall grant
10certification. The Department of Commerce and Economic
11Opportunity shall act upon certification requests within 30
12days after receipt of the ordinance.
13    Upon certification of the business enterprise or green
14energy enterprises by the Department of Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity, the Department of Commerce and Economic
16Opportunity shall notify the Department of Revenue of the
17certification. The Department of Revenue shall notify the
18public utilities of the exemption status of the gross receipts
19received from, and the electricity used or consumed by, the
20certified business enterprises and certified green energy
21enterprises. Such exemption status shall be effective within 3
22months after certification.
23    (f) A municipality that imposes taxes upon public utilities
24or upon the privilege of using or consuming electricity under
25this Section and whose territory includes part of another unit
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1exempt the other unit of local government or school district
2from those taxes.
3    (g) The amendment of this Section by Public Act 84-127
4shall take precedence over any other amendment of this Section
5by any other amendatory Act passed by the 84th General Assembly
6before August 1, 1985 (the effective date of Public Act
784-127).
8    (h) In any case in which, before July 1, 1992, a person
9engaged in the business of transmitting messages through the
10use of mobile equipment, such as cellular phones and paging
11systems, has determined the municipality within which the gross
12receipts from the business originated by reference to the
13location of its transmitting or switching equipment, then (i)
14neither the municipality to which tax was paid on that basis
15nor the taxpayer that paid tax on that basis shall be required
16to rebate, refund, or issue credits for any such tax or charge
17collected from customers to reimburse the taxpayer for the tax
18and (ii) no municipality to which tax would have been paid with
19respect to those gross receipts if the provisions of Public Act
2087-773 had been in effect before July 1, 1992, shall have any
21claim against the taxpayer for any amount of the tax.
22(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
23    Section 10-35. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
24changing Sections 9-221 and 9-222 and by adding Section
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1    (220 ILCS 5/9-221)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-221)
2    Sec. 9-221. Whenever a municipality pursuant to Section
38-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and
4hereafter amended, imposes a tax on any public utility, such
5utility may charge its customers, other than customers who are
6certified business enterprises or certified green energy
7enterprises under paragraph (e) of Section 8-11-2 of the
8Illinois Municipal Code or are exempted from those taxes under
9paragraph (f) of that Section, to the extent of such exemption
10and during the period in which such exemption is in effect, in
11addition to any rate authorized by this Act, an additional
12charge equal to the sum of (1) an amount equal to such
13municipal tax, or any part thereof (2) 3% of such tax, or any
14part thereof, as the case may be, to cover costs of accounting,
15and (3) an amount equal to the increase in taxes and other
16payments to governmental bodies resulting from the amount of
17such additional charge. Such utility shall file with the
18Commission a true and correct copy of the municipal ordinance
19imposing such tax; and also shall file with the Commission a
20supplemental schedule applicable to such municipality which
21shall specify such additional charge and which shall become
22effective upon filing without further notice. Such additional
23charge shall be shown separately on the utility bill to each
24customer. The Commission shall have power to investigate
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1such additional charge, but shall have no power to suspend such
2supplemental schedule. If the Commission finds, after a
3hearing, that such supplemental schedule does not correctly
4specify such additional charge, it shall by order require a
5refund to the appropriate customers of the excess, if any, with
6interest, in such manner as it shall deem just and reasonable,
7and in and by such order shall require the utility to file an
8amended supplemental schedule corresponding to the finding and
9order of the Commission.
10(Source: P.A. 87-895; 88-132.)
 
11    (220 ILCS 5/9-222)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222)
12    Sec. 9-222. Whenever a tax is imposed upon a public utility
13engaged in the business of distributing, supplying,
14furnishing, or selling gas for use or consumption pursuant to
15Section 2 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act, or whenever a tax is
16required to be collected by a delivering supplier pursuant to
17Section 2-7 of the Electricity Excise Tax Act, or whenever a
18tax is imposed upon a public utility pursuant to Section 2-202
19of this Act, such utility may charge its customers, other than
20customers who are high impact businesses under Section 5.5 of
21the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, or certified business
22enterprises under Section 9-222.1 of this Act, or certified
23green energy enterprises under Section 9-221.B, to the extent
24of such exemption and during the period in which such exemption
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1an additional charge equal to the total amount of such taxes.
2The exemption of this Section relating to high impact
3businesses shall be subject to the provisions of subsections
4(a), (b), and (b-5) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise
5Zone Act. This requirement shall not apply to taxes on invested
6capital imposed pursuant to the Messages Tax Act, the Gas
7Revenue Tax Act and the Public Utilities Revenue Act. Such
8utility shall file with the Commission a supplemental schedule
9which shall specify such additional charge and which shall
10become effective upon filing without further notice. Such
11additional charge shall be shown separately on the utility bill
12to each customer. The Commission shall have the power to
13investigate whether or not such supplemental schedule
14correctly specifies such additional charge, but shall have no
15power to suspend such supplemental schedule. If the Commission
16finds, after a hearing, that such supplemental schedule does
17not correctly specify such additional charge, it shall by order
18require a refund to the appropriate customers of the excess, if
19any, with interest, in such manner as it shall deem just and
20reasonable, and in and by such order shall require the utility
21to file an amended supplemental schedule corresponding to the
22finding and order of the Commission. Except with respect to
23taxes imposed on invested capital, such tax liabilities shall
24be recovered from customers solely by means of the additional
25charges authorized by this Section.
26(Source: P.A. 91-914, eff. 7-7-00; 92-12, eff. 7-1-01.)
 

 

 

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1    (220 ILCS 5/9-222.1b new)
2    Sec. 9-222.1b. Green energy enterprises. A green energy
3enterprise as defined in the Illinois Energy Transition Zone
4Act, which is located within an area designated by a county or
5municipality as an Energy Transition Zone pursuant to the
6Illinois Energy Transition Zone Act shall be exempt from the
7additional charges added to the green energy enterprise's
8utility bills as a pass-on of municipal and State utility taxes
9under Sections 9-221 and 9-222 of this Act, to the extent such
10charges are exempted by ordinance adopted in accordance with
11paragraph (e) of Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code
12in the case of municipal utility taxes, and to the extent such
13charges are exempted by the percentage specified by the
14Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in the case of
15State utility taxes, provided such green energy enterprise
16meets the following criteria:
17        (1) it (i) makes investments which cause the creation
18    of a minimum of 200 full-time equivalent jobs in an Energy
19    Transition Zone; (ii) makes investments of at least
20    $175,000,000 which cause the creation of a minimum of 150
21    full-time equivalent jobs in an Energy Transition Zone; or
22    (iii) makes investments which cause the retention of a
23    minimum of 1,000 full-time jobs in an Energy Transition
24    Zone; and
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1    established pursuant to the Illinois Energy Transition
2    Zone Act; and
3        (3) it is certified by the Department of Commerce and
4    Economic Opportunity as complying with the requirements
5    specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section.
6    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
7determine the period during which such exemption from the
8charges imposed under Section 9-222 is in effect which shall
9not exceed 30 years or the certified term of the energy
10transition Zone, whichever period is shorter.
11    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
12have the power to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of
13this Section including procedures for complying with the
14requirements specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section
15and procedures for applying for the exemptions authorized under
16this Section; to define the amounts and types of eligible
17investments which green energy enterprises must make in order
18to receive State utility tax exemptions pursuant to Sections
199-222 and 9-222.1B of this Act; to approve such utility tax
20exemptions for green energy enterprises whose investments are
21not yet placed in service; and to require that green energy
22enterprises granted tax exemptions repay the exempted tax
23should the green energy enterprise fail to comply with the
24terms and conditions of the certification. However, no green
25energy enterprise shall be required, as a condition for
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1its decision to invest under clause (1) of this Section and to
2locate under clause (2) of this Section is predicated upon the
3availability of the exemptions authorized by this Section.
4    A green energy enterprise shall be exempt, in whole or in
5part, from the pass-on charges of municipal utility taxes
6imposed under Section 9-221, only if it meets the criteria
7specified in clauses (1) through (3) of this Section and the
8municipality has adopted an ordinance authorizing the
9exemption under paragraph (e) of Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois
10Municipal Code. Upon certification of the green energy
11enterprises by the Department of Commerce and Economic
12Opportunity, the Department of Commerce and Economic
13Opportunity shall notify the Department of Revenue of such
14certification. The Department of Revenue shall notify the
15public utilities of the exemption status of green energy
16enterprises from the pass-on charges of State and municipal
17utility taxes. Such exemption status shall be effective within
183 months after certification of the green energy enterprise.
 
19
Article 99. Effective date

 
20    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.