House Sponsors: LAWFER-BLACK-NOLAND-BOLAND-MITCHELL, HOLBROOK AND DAVIS,STEVE. Senate Sponsors: MYERS,J-SIEBEN Short description: ENTERPRISE ZONE-MILITARY BASE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act by making technical changes to the short title. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 655/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 655/5.3 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that if (i) the county board of any county in which a current military base is located, in part or in whole, or in which a military base that has been closed within the last 20 years is located, in part or in whole, adopts a designating ordinance to designate the military base as an enterprise zone and (ii) the property otherwise qualifies as an enterprise zone, then the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs may certify the designating ordinance or ordinances, as the case may be. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. (Tabled March 26, 1998) Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 655/5.5 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1 Further amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a business may receive and retain a designation as a high impact business if (i) the business was previously designated as a high impact business and lost that designation 24 months before the effective date of this amendatory Act, (ii) the business intends to retain 800 full-time jobs, and (iii) the business has a Standard Industrial Classification of 3321. Provides that the new provisions are inoperative after 3 years. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Provides that in Vermilion County an enterprise zone shall be in effect for 30 calendar years or for a lesser number of years specified in the certified designating ordinance (now 20 years for all enterprise zones). Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0657 Last action date: 98-07-30 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status