Sen. Christopher Belt

Filed: 3/24/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 850

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 850 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Grocery Initiative Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
8Opportunity.
9    "Food desert" means a census tract that:
10        (1) meets one of the following poverty standards:
11            (A) the census tract is located in a metropolitan
12        area and has a median family income of less than 80% of
13        the median family income of the surrounding
14        metropolitan area; or
15            (B) the census tract is located outside of a
16        metropolitan area and either has a poverty rate of 20%

 

 

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1        or more or a median family income less than 80% of the
2        statewide median family income; and
3        (2) meets one of the following population density and
4    food accessibility standards:
5            (A) is a rural tract and at least 33% of the
6        population, or at least 500 people residing in the
7        tract, reside more than 10 miles from the nearest
8        grocery store; or
9            (B) is an urban tract and at least 33% of the
10        population, or at least 500 people residing in the
11        tract, resides more than one-half mile from the
12        nearest grocery store.
13    "Grocery store" means an existing or planned retail
14establishment that: (1) has or will have a primary business of
15selling a variety of grocery products, including fresh
16produce; (2) derives or will derive no more than 30% of its
17revenue from sales of tobacco and alcohol in any given year;
18(3) is or will be classified as a supermarket or other grocery
19retailer in the 2022 North American Industry Classification
20System under code 445110; (4) accepts or will accept
21Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and Special
22Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
23Children benefits; and (5) provides or will provide for the
24retail sale of a substantial variety of perishable foods,
25including fresh or frozen dairy products, fresh produce, and
26fresh meats, poultry, and fish.

 

 

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1    "Local governmental unit" means any county, municipality,
2township, special district, or unit that is designated as a
3unit of local government by law and exercises limited
4governmental powers or powers in respect to limited
5governmental subjects. "Local governmental unit" also includes
6any school district or community college district.
7    "Rural tract" means a census tract that has a population
8of 2,500 people or less.
9    "Urban tract" means a census tract that has a population
10of more than 2,500 people.
 
11    Section 10. Grocery Initiative Study. The Department
12shall, subject to appropriation, study food insecurity in
13urban and rural food deserts. The study may include an
14exploration of the reasons for current market failures,
15potential policy solutions, geographic trends, and the need
16for independent grocers, and it shall identify communities at
17risk of becoming food deserts. The study may also include a
18disparity study to assess the need for aspirational goals for
19ownership among minority, women, and persons with a disability
20as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
21and Persons with Disabilities Act. The Department may enter
22into contracts, grants, or other agreements to complete this
23study. This report shall be submitted to the General Assembly
24by December 31, 2024. This Section is repealed on January 1,
252026.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. Grocery Initiative Grants and Financial
2Support.
3    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
4establish the Grocery Initiative to expand access to healthy
5foods in food deserts in Illinois and areas at risk of becoming
6food deserts in Illinois by providing grants and other forms
7of financial assistance to independently owned for-profit
8grocery stores, as well as grocery stores owned and operated
9by local governmental units. The Department may enter into
10contracts, grants, or other agreements to administer these
11grants and other forms of financial assistance. The Department
12may, by rule, place limits on the size of the grocery stores
13that are eligible for grants and other financial assistance
14under this Act, including, but not limited to, limits on the
15annual revenue or projected revenue of the applicant, number
16of full-time employees, or square footage of the facilities.
17The Department may prioritize grant awards and loan funding to
18applicants based on poverty rates, income, geographic
19diversity, local ownership, access to grocery stores in the
20area surrounding proposed project locations, and other factors
21as determined by the Department. The Department may award
22grants or provide loans for any one or more of the following:
23        (1) market and site feasibility studies, promotional
24    materials, and marketing;
25        (2) salaries and benefits for workers;

 

 

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1        (3) rent or a down payment to acquire a facility;
2        (4) purchase of ownership of a grocery store as part
3    of establishing a new independently owned grocery store;
4        (5) capital improvements, planning, renovations, land
5    acquisition, demolition, durable and non-durable equipment
6    purchases; or
7        (6) other costs as determined eligible by the
8    Department.
9    (b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, provide
10grants for equipment upgrades for existing
11independently-owned, cooperative, and for-profit grocery
12stores. The Department shall use no more than 20% of total
13program funding for this purpose. Equipment upgrades shall be
14focused on providing access to equipment that is energy
15efficient.
 
16    Section 20. Technical Assistance.
17    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
18provide technical assistance to grantees awarded grants under
19the Act, and other small, independently owned grocery stores
20to ensure their long-term viability and business success.
21Technical assistance, online resources, and materials provided
22shall include, but shall not be limited to, business planning,
23marketing, financing, supply chain management, and workforce
24development assistance.
25    (b) The Department may enter into grants, contracts, or

 

 

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1other agreements to provide assistance. At least one technical
2assistance provider shall be located in a county with a
3population of at least 3,000,000 inhabitants, and at least one
4provider shall be located in a county with a population of less
5than 400,000 inhabitants.
 
6    Section 25. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules
7to implement and administer this Act.
 
8    Section 30. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
9changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 655/5.5)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
11    Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.
12    (a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
13in the encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
14the private sector through large scale investment and
15development projects, the Department is authorized to receive
16and approve applications for the designation of "High Impact
17Businesses" in Illinois, for an initial term of 20 years with
18an option for renewal for a term not to exceed 20 years,
19subject to the following conditions:
20        (1) such applications may be submitted at any time
21    during the year;
22        (2) such business is not located, at the time of
23    designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to

 

 

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1    this Act;
2        (3) the business intends to do one or more of the
3    following:
4            (A) the business intends to make a minimum
5        investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
6        service in qualified property and intends to create
7        500 full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location
8        in Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
9        $30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
10        qualified property and intends to retain 1,500
11        full-time retained jobs at a designated location in
12        Illinois. The terms "placed in service" and "qualified
13        property" have the same meanings as described in
14        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
15        Tax Act; or
16            (B) the business intends to establish a new
17        electric generating facility at a designated location
18        in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
19        purposes of this Section, means a newly constructed
20        electric generation plant or a newly constructed
21        generation capacity expansion at an existing electric
22        generation plant, including the transmission lines and
23        associated equipment that transfers electricity from
24        points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
25        such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
26        than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to

 

 

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1        provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
2        on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)
3        shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of
4        at least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site
5        if it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and
6        foundation construction of the facility is commenced
7        on or before December 31, 2004, or shall have an
8        aggregate rated generating capacity of at least 400
9        megawatts for all new units at one site if it uses coal
10        or gases derived from coal as its primary fuel and
11        shall support the creation of at least 150 new
12        Illinois coal mining jobs, or (ii) shall be funded
13        through a federal Department of Energy grant before
14        December 31, 2010 and shall support the creation of
15        Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii) shall use coal
16        gasification or integrated gasification-combined cycle
17        units that generate electricity or chemicals, or both,
18        and shall support the creation of Illinois coal-mining
19        jobs. The term "placed in service" has the same
20        meaning as described in subsection (h) of Section 201
21        of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
22            (B-5) the business intends to establish a new
23        gasification facility at a designated location in
24        Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
25        facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
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1        transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
2        include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol,
3        and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation
4        or retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
5        qualifies for financial assistance from the Department
6        before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
7        does not include a pilot project located within
8        Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
9        Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
10        or
11            (C) the business intends to establish production
12        operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
13        operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
14        at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
15        Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
16        the production operations result in the creation of
17        150 new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
18        subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
19        provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
20        utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
21        generating facility. The term "placed in service" has
22        the same meaning as described in subsection (h) of
23        Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
24            (D) the business intends to construct new
25        transmission facilities or upgrade existing
26        transmission facilities at designated locations in

 

 

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1        Illinois, for which construction commenced not sooner
2        than July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this Section,
3        "transmission facilities" means transmission lines
4        with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or above,
5        including associated equipment, that transfer
6        electricity from points of supply to points of
7        delivery and that transmit a majority of the
8        electricity generated by a new electric generating
9        facility designated as a High Impact Business in
10        accordance with this Section. The term "placed in
11        service" has the same meaning as described in
12        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
13        Tax Act; or
14            (E) the business intends to establish a new wind
15        power facility at a designated location in Illinois.
16        For purposes of this Section, "new wind power
17        facility" means a newly constructed electric
18        generation facility, a newly constructed expansion of
19        an existing electric generation facility, or the
20        replacement of an existing electric generation
21        facility, including the demolition and removal of an
22        electric generation facility irrespective of whether
23        it will be replaced, placed in service or replaced on
24        or after July 1, 2009, that generates electricity
25        using wind energy devices, and such facility shall be
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1        with the electric generation facility and all
2        associated transmission lines, substations, and other
3        equipment related to the generation of electricity
4        from wind energy devices. For purposes of this
5        Section, "wind energy device" means any device, with a
6        nameplate capacity of at least 0.5 megawatts, that is
7        used in the process of converting kinetic energy from
8        the wind to generate electricity; or
9            (E-5) the business intends to establish a new
10        utility-scale solar facility at a designated location
11        in Illinois. For purposes of this Section, "new
12        utility-scale solar power facility" means a newly
13        constructed electric generation facility, or a newly
14        constructed expansion of an existing electric
15        generation facility, placed in service on or after
16        July 1, 2021, that (i) generates electricity using
17        photovoltaic cells and (ii) has a nameplate capacity
18        that is greater than 5,000 kilowatts, and such
19        facility shall be deemed to include all associated
20        transmission lines, substations, energy storage
21        facilities, and other equipment related to the
22        generation and storage of electricity from
23        photovoltaic cells; or
24            (F) the business commits to (i) make a minimum
25        investment of $500,000,000, which will be placed in
26        service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125

 

 

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1        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
2        Illinois, (iii) establish a fertilizer plant at a
3        designated location in Illinois that complies with the
4        set-back standards as described in Table 1: Initial
5        Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the 2012
6        Emergency Response Guidebook published by the United
7        States Department of Transportation, (iv) pay a
8        prevailing wage for employees at that location who are
9        engaged in construction activities, and (v) secure an
10        appropriate level of general liability insurance to
11        protect against catastrophic failure of the fertilizer
12        plant or any of its constituent systems; in addition,
13        the business must agree to enter into a construction
14        project labor agreement including provisions
15        establishing wages, benefits, and other compensation
16        for employees performing work under the project labor
17        agreement at that location; for the purposes of this
18        Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly constructed
19        or upgraded plant utilizing gas used in the production
20        of anhydrous ammonia and downstream nitrogen
21        fertilizer products for resale; for the purposes of
22        this Section, "prevailing wage" means the hourly cash
23        wages plus fringe benefits for training and
24        apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S.
25        Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
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1        pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the
2        work is being performed, to employees engaged in work
3        of a similar character on public works; this paragraph
4        (F) applies only to businesses that submit an
5        application to the Department within 60 days after
6        July 25, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
7        98-109); and
8            (G) the business is a grocery store, as that term
9        is defined in Section 5 of the Grocery Initiative Act,
10        and receives financial support under that Act within
11        the 10 years before submitting its application under
12        this Act; and
13        (4) no later than 90 days after an application is
14    submitted, the Department shall notify the applicant of
15    the Department's determination of the qualification of the
16    proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
17    (b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
18pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall
19qualify for the credits and exemptions described in the
20following Acts: Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the
21Public Utilities Act, subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
22Illinois Income Tax Act, and Section 1d of the Retailers'
23Occupation Tax Act; provided that these credits and exemptions
24described in these Acts shall not be authorized until the
25minimum investments set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
26Section have been placed in service in qualified properties

 

 

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1and, in the case of the exemptions described in the Public
2Utilities Act and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
3Act, the minimum full-time equivalent jobs or full-time
4retained jobs set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
5Section have been created or retained. Businesses designated
6as High Impact Businesses under this Section shall also
7qualify for the exemption described in Section 5l of the
8Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The credit provided in
9subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
10shall be applicable to investments in qualified property as
11set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section.
12    (b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
13pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
14and (a)(3)(D) of this Section shall qualify for the credits
15and exemptions described in the following Acts: Section 51 of
16the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222 and Section
179-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection (h) of
18Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; however, the
19credits and exemptions authorized under Section 9-222 and
20Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection
21(h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall not be
22authorized until the new electric generating facility, the new
23gasification facility, the new transmission facility, or the
24new, expanded, or reopened coal mine is operational, except
25that a new electric generating facility whose primary fuel
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1Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
2    (b-6) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
3pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this
4Section shall qualify for the exemptions described in Section
55l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; any business so
6designated as a High Impact Business being, for purposes of
7this Section, a "Wind Energy Business".
8    (b-7) Beginning on January 1, 2021, businesses designated
9as High Impact Businesses by the Department shall qualify for
10the High Impact Business construction jobs credit under
11subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
12if the business meets the criteria set forth in subsection (i)
13of this Section. The total aggregate amount of credits awarded
14under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
15shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
16    (c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
17foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
18additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
19the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
20Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
21Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
22    (d) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
23(a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this Section, existing Illinois
24businesses which apply for designation as a High Impact
25Business must provide the Department with the prospective plan
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1the event that the business is not designated.
2    (e) Except for new wind power facilities contemplated
3under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section, new proposed
4facilities which apply for designation as High Impact Business
5must provide the Department with proof of alternative
6non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment
7and job creation in the event that the business is not
8designated as a High Impact Business.
9    (f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
10(a)(3)(E) of this Section, in the event that a business is
11designated a High Impact Business and it is later determined
12after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing as
13provided under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
14the business would have placed in service in qualified
15property the investments and created or retained the requisite
16number of jobs without the benefits of the High Impact
17Business designation, the Department shall be required to
18immediately revoke the designation and notify the Director of
19the Department of Revenue who shall begin proceedings to
20recover all wrongfully exempted State taxes with interest. The
21business shall also be ineligible for all State funded
22Department programs for a period of 10 years.
23    (g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
24designation if the participating business fails to comply with
25the terms and conditions of the designation.
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1provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
2Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report
3setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
4guarantees that have been received by the Department in
5relation to the proposed business being designated.
6    (i) High Impact Business construction jobs credit.
7Beginning on January 1, 2021, a High Impact Business may
8receive a tax credit against the tax imposed under subsections
9(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an
10amount equal to 50% of the amount of the incremental income tax
11attributable to High Impact Business construction jobs credit
12employees employed in the course of completing a High Impact
13Business construction jobs project. However, the High Impact
14Business construction jobs credit may equal 75% of the amount
15of the incremental income tax attributable to High Impact
16Business construction jobs credit employees if the High Impact
17Business construction jobs credit project is located in an
18underserved area.
19    The Department shall certify to the Department of Revenue:
20(1) the identity of taxpayers that are eligible for the High
21Impact Business construction jobs credit; and (2) the amount
22of High Impact Business construction jobs credits that are
23claimed pursuant to subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the
24Illinois Income Tax Act in each taxable year. Any business
25entity that receives a High Impact Business construction jobs
26credit shall maintain a certified payroll pursuant to

 

 

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1subsection (j) of this Section.
2    As used in this subsection (i):
3    "High Impact Business construction jobs credit" means an
4amount equal to 50% (or 75% if the High Impact Business
5construction project is located in an underserved area) of the
6incremental income tax attributable to High Impact Business
7construction job employees. The total aggregate amount of
8credits awarded under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of
9Public Act 101-9) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State
10fiscal year
11    "High Impact Business construction job employee" means a
12laborer or worker who is employed by an Illinois contractor or
13subcontractor in the actual construction work on the site of a
14High Impact Business construction job project.
15    "High Impact Business construction jobs project" means
16building a structure or building or making improvements of any
17kind to real property, undertaken and commissioned by a
18business that was designated as a High Impact Business by the
19Department. The term "High Impact Business construction jobs
20project" does not include the routine operation, routine
21repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures,
22buildings, or real property.
23    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
24during the taxable year from the compensation of High Impact
25Business construction job employees.
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1or more of the following conditions:
2        (1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
3    according to the latest American Community Survey;
4        (2) 35% or more of the families with children in the
5    area are living below 130% of the poverty line, according
6    to the latest American Community Survey;
7        (3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
8    assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
9    Program (SNAP); or
10        (4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
11    determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
12    Security, that is more than 120% of the national
13    unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
14    of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
15    years preceding the date of the application.
16    (j) Each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in
17and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs
18project, as defined under subsection (i) of this Section, for
19a business that is entitled to a credit pursuant to subsection
20(i) of this Section shall:
21        (1) make and keep, for a period of 5 years from the
22    date of the last payment made on or after June 5, 2019 (the
23    effective date of Public Act 101-9) on a contract or
24    subcontract for a High Impact Business Construction Jobs
25    Project, records for all laborers and other workers
26    employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the

 

 

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1    project; the records shall include:
2            (A) the worker's name;
3            (B) the worker's address;
4            (C) the worker's telephone number, if available;
5            (D) the worker's social security number;
6            (E) the worker's classification or
7        classifications;
8            (F) the worker's gross and net wages paid in each
9        pay period;
10            (G) the worker's number of hours worked each day;
11            (H) the worker's starting and ending times of work
12        each day;
13            (I) the worker's hourly wage rate;
14            (J) the worker's hourly overtime wage rate;
15            (K) the worker's race and ethnicity; and
16            (L) the worker's gender;
17        (2) no later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
18    provide a certified payroll for the immediately preceding
19    month to the taxpayer in charge of the High Impact
20    Business construction jobs project; within 5 business days
21    after receiving the certified payroll, the taxpayer shall
22    file the certified payroll with the Department of Labor
23    and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; a
24    certified payroll must be filed for only those calendar
25    months during which construction on a High Impact Business
26    construction jobs project has occurred; the certified

 

 

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1    payroll shall consist of a complete copy of the records
2    identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), but
3    may exclude the starting and ending times of work each
4    day; the certified payroll shall be accompanied by a
5    statement signed by the contractor or subcontractor or an
6    officer, employee, or agent of the contractor or
7    subcontractor which avers that:
8            (A) he or she has examined the certified payroll
9        records required to be submitted by the Act and such
10        records are true and accurate; and
11            (B) the contractor or subcontractor is aware that
12        filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be
13        false is a Class A misdemeanor.
14    A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on a
15certified payroll of a lower-tier subcontractor, provided the
16general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
17subcontractor's false certification.
18    Any contractor or subcontractor subject to this
19subsection, and any officer, employee, or agent of such
20contractor or subcontractor whose duty as an officer,
21employee, or agent it is to file a certified payroll under this
22subsection, who willfully fails to file such a certified
23payroll on or before the date such certified payroll is
24required by this paragraph to be filed and any person who
25willfully files a false certified payroll that is false as to
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1Class A misdemeanor.
2    The taxpayer in charge of the project shall keep the
3records submitted in accordance with this subsection on or
4after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-9) for
5a period of 5 years from the date of the last payment for work
6on a contract or subcontract for the High Impact Business
7construction jobs project.
8    The records submitted in accordance with this subsection
9shall be considered public records, except an employee's
10address, telephone number, and social security number, and
11made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
12Act. The Department of Labor shall share the information with
13the Department in order to comply with the awarding of a High
14Impact Business construction jobs credit. A contractor,
15subcontractor, or public body may retain records required
16under this Section in paper or electronic format.
17    (k) Upon 7 business days' notice, each contractor and
18subcontractor shall make available for inspection and copying
19at a location within this State during reasonable hours, the
20records identified in this subsection (j) to the taxpayer in
21charge of the High Impact Business construction jobs project,
22its officers and agents, the Director of the Department of
23Labor and his or her deputies and agents, and to federal,
24State, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
25    (l) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
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1subsection (a), apply to high impact businesses that submit
2applications on or after the effective date of this amendatory
3Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
4(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-108, eff. 1-1-22;
5102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-605, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.
69-15-21; 102-673, eff. 11-30-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
7102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)".