Sen. Christopher Belt

Filed: 3/28/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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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 has a poverty rate of at least
12        20%; or
13            (B) the census tract is not located within a
14        metropolitan statistical area and has a median family
15        income that is less than or equal to 80% of the
16        statewide median household income; or

 

 

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

 

 

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1retail sale of a substantial variety of perishable foods,
2including fresh or frozen dairy products, fresh produce, and
3fresh meats, poultry, and fish.
4    "Local governmental unit" means any county, municipality,
5township, special district, or unit that is designated as a
6unit of local government by law and exercises limited
7governmental powers or powers in respect to limited
8governmental subjects. "Local governmental unit" also includes
9any school district or community college district.
10    "Rural tract" means a census tract that is not an urban
11tract.
12    "Urban tract" means a census tract having its geographic
13centroid in an urban area, as defined by the Bureau of the
14Census for the most recent year in which all relevant data to
15identify food deserts is available.
 
16    Section 10. Grocery Initiative Study. The Department
17shall, subject to appropriation, study food insecurity in
18urban and rural food deserts. The study may include an
19exploration of the reasons for current market failures,
20potential policy solutions, geographic trends, and the need
21for independent grocers, and it shall identify communities at
22risk of becoming food deserts. The study may also include a
23disparity study to assess the need for aspirational goals for
24ownership among minority, women, and persons with a disability
25as defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,

 

 

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1and Persons with Disabilities Act. The Department may enter
2into contracts, grants, or other agreements to complete this
3study. This report shall be submitted to the General Assembly
4by December 31, 2024. This Section is repealed on January 1,
52026.
 
6    Section 15. Grocery Initiative Grants and Financial
7Support.
8    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
9establish the Grocery Initiative to expand access to healthy
10foods in food deserts in Illinois and areas at risk of becoming
11food deserts in Illinois by providing grants and other forms
12of financial assistance to independently owned for-profit
13grocery stores, as well as grocery stores owned and operated
14by local governmental units. The Department may enter into
15contracts, grants, or other agreements to administer these
16grants and other forms of financial assistance. The Department
17may, by rule, place limits on the size of the grocery stores
18that are eligible for grants and other financial assistance
19under this Act, including, but not limited to, limits on the
20annual revenue or projected revenue of the applicant, number
21of full-time employees, or square footage of the facilities.
22The Department may prioritize grant awards and loan funding to
23applicants based on poverty rates, income, geographic
24diversity, local ownership, access to grocery stores in the
25area surrounding proposed project locations, and other factors

 

 

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1as determined by the Department. The Department may award
2grants or provide loans for any one or more of the following:
3        (1) market and site feasibility studies, promotional
4    materials, and marketing;
5        (2) salaries and benefits for workers;
6        (3) rent or a down payment to acquire a facility;
7        (4) purchase of ownership of a grocery store as part
8    of establishing a new independently owned grocery store;
9        (5) capital improvements, planning, renovations, land
10    acquisition, demolition, durable and non-durable equipment
11    purchases; or
12        (6) other costs as determined eligible by the
13    Department.
14    (b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, provide
15grants for equipment upgrades for existing
16independently-owned, cooperative, and for-profit grocery
17stores. The Department shall use no more than 20% of total
18program funding for this purpose. Equipment upgrades shall be
19focused on providing access to equipment that is energy
20efficient.
 
21    Section 20. Technical Assistance.
22    (a) The Department shall, subject to appropriation,
23provide technical assistance to grantees awarded grants under
24the Act, and other small, independently owned grocery stores
25to ensure their long-term viability and business success.

 

 

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1Technical assistance, online resources, and materials provided
2shall include, but shall not be limited to, business planning,
3marketing, financing, supply chain management, and workforce
4development assistance.
5    (b) The Department may enter into grants, contracts, or
6other agreements to provide assistance. At least one technical
7assistance provider shall be located in a county with a
8population of at least 3,000,000 inhabitants, and at least one
9provider shall be located in a county with a population of less
10than 400,000 inhabitants.
 
11    Section 25. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules
12to implement and administer this Act.
 
13    Section 30. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
14changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
15    (20 ILCS 655/5.5)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
16    Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.
17    (a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
18in the encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
19the private sector through large scale investment and
20development projects, the Department is authorized to receive
21and approve applications for the designation of "High Impact
22Businesses" in Illinois, for an initial term of 20 years with
23an option for renewal for a term not to exceed 20 years,

 

 

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1subject to the following conditions:
2        (1) such applications may be submitted at any time
3    during the year;
4        (2) such business is not located, at the time of
5    designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
6    this Act;
7        (3) the business intends to do one or more of the
8    following:
9            (A) the business intends to make a minimum
10        investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
11        service in qualified property and intends to create
12        500 full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location
13        in Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
14        $30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
15        qualified property and intends to retain 1,500
16        full-time retained jobs at a designated location in
17        Illinois. The terms "placed in service" and "qualified
18        property" have the same meanings as described in
19        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
20        Tax Act; or
21            (B) the business intends to establish a new
22        electric generating facility at a designated location
23        in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
24        purposes of this Section, means a newly constructed
25        electric generation plant or a newly constructed
26        generation capacity expansion at an existing electric

 

 

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1        generation plant, including the transmission lines and
2        associated equipment that transfers electricity from
3        points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
4        such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
5        than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to
6        provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
7        on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)
8        shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of
9        at least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site
10        if it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and
11        foundation construction of the facility is commenced
12        on or before December 31, 2004, or shall have an
13        aggregate rated generating capacity of at least 400
14        megawatts for all new units at one site if it uses coal
15        or gases derived from coal as its primary fuel and
16        shall support the creation of at least 150 new
17        Illinois coal mining jobs, or (ii) shall be funded
18        through a federal Department of Energy grant before
19        December 31, 2010 and shall support the creation of
20        Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii) shall use coal
21        gasification or integrated gasification-combined cycle
22        units that generate electricity or chemicals, or both,
23        and shall support the creation of Illinois coal-mining
24        jobs. The term "placed in service" has the same
25        meaning as described in subsection (h) of Section 201
26        of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or

 

 

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1            (B-5) the business intends to establish a new
2        gasification facility at a designated location in
3        Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
4        facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
5        facility that generates chemical feedstocks or
6        transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
7        include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol,
8        and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation
9        or retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
10        qualifies for financial assistance from the Department
11        before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
12        does not include a pilot project located within
13        Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
14        Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
15        or
16            (C) the business intends to establish production
17        operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
18        operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
19        at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
20        Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
21        the production operations result in the creation of
22        150 new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
23        subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
24        provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
25        utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
26        generating facility. The term "placed in service" has

 

 

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

 

 

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1        generation and storage of electricity from
2        photovoltaic cells; or
3            (F) the business commits to (i) make a minimum
4        investment of $500,000,000, which will be placed in
5        service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125
6        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
7        Illinois, (iii) establish a fertilizer plant at a
8        designated location in Illinois that complies with the
9        set-back standards as described in Table 1: Initial
10        Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the 2012
11        Emergency Response Guidebook published by the United
12        States Department of Transportation, (iv) pay a
13        prevailing wage for employees at that location who are
14        engaged in construction activities, and (v) secure an
15        appropriate level of general liability insurance to
16        protect against catastrophic failure of the fertilizer
17        plant or any of its constituent systems; in addition,
18        the business must agree to enter into a construction
19        project labor agreement including provisions
20        establishing wages, benefits, and other compensation
21        for employees performing work under the project labor
22        agreement at that location; for the purposes of this
23        Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly constructed
24        or upgraded plant utilizing gas used in the production
25        of anhydrous ammonia and downstream nitrogen
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1        this Section, "prevailing wage" means the hourly cash
2        wages plus fringe benefits for training and
3        apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S.
4        Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
5        Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and
6        pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the
7        work is being performed, to employees engaged in work
8        of a similar character on public works; this paragraph
9        (F) applies only to businesses that submit an
10        application to the Department within 60 days after
11        July 25, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
12        98-109); and
13            (G) the business is a grocery store, as that term
14        is defined in Section 5 of the Grocery Initiative Act,
15        and receives financial support under that Act within
16        the 10 years before submitting its application under
17        this Act; and
18        (4) no later than 90 days after an application is
19    submitted, the Department shall notify the applicant of
20    the Department's determination of the qualification of the
21    proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
22    (b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
23pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall
24qualify for the credits and exemptions described in the
25following Acts: Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the
26Public Utilities Act, subsection (h) of Section 201 of the

 

 

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1Illinois Income Tax Act, and Section 1d of the Retailers'
2Occupation Tax Act; provided that these credits and exemptions
3described in these Acts shall not be authorized until the
4minimum investments set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
5Section have been placed in service in qualified properties
6and, in the case of the exemptions described in the Public
7Utilities Act and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
8Act, the minimum full-time equivalent jobs or full-time
9retained jobs set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
10Section have been created or retained. Businesses designated
11as High Impact Businesses under this Section shall also
12qualify for the exemption described in Section 5l of the
13Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The credit provided in
14subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
15shall be applicable to investments in qualified property as
16set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section.
17    (b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
18pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
19and (a)(3)(D) of this Section shall qualify for the credits
20and exemptions described in the following Acts: Section 51 of
21the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222 and Section
229-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection (h) of
23Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; however, the
24credits and exemptions authorized under Section 9-222 and
25Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection
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1authorized until the new electric generating facility, the new
2gasification facility, the new transmission facility, or the
3new, expanded, or reopened coal mine is operational, except
4that a new electric generating facility whose primary fuel
5source is natural gas is eligible only for the exemption under
6Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
7    (b-6) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
8pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this
9Section shall qualify for the exemptions described in Section
105l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; any business so
11designated as a High Impact Business being, for purposes of
12this Section, a "Wind Energy Business".
13    (b-7) Beginning on January 1, 2021, businesses designated
14as High Impact Businesses by the Department shall qualify for
15the High Impact Business construction jobs credit under
16subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
17if the business meets the criteria set forth in subsection (i)
18of this Section. The total aggregate amount of credits awarded
19under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
20shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
21    (c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
22foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
23additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
24the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
25Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
26Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.

 

 

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1    (d) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
2(a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this Section, existing Illinois
3businesses which apply for designation as a High Impact
4Business must provide the Department with the prospective plan
5for which 1,500 full-time retained jobs would be eliminated in
6the event that the business is not designated.
7    (e) Except for new wind power facilities contemplated
8under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section, new proposed
9facilities which apply for designation as High Impact Business
10must provide the Department with proof of alternative
11non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment
12and job creation in the event that the business is not
13designated as a High Impact Business.
14    (f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
15(a)(3)(E) of this Section, in the event that a business is
16designated a High Impact Business and it is later determined
17after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing as
18provided under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
19the business would have placed in service in qualified
20property the investments and created or retained the requisite
21number of jobs without the benefits of the High Impact
22Business designation, the Department shall be required to
23immediately revoke the designation and notify the Director of
24the Department of Revenue who shall begin proceedings to
25recover all wrongfully exempted State taxes with interest. The
26business shall also be ineligible for all State funded

 

 

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1Department programs for a period of 10 years.
2    (g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
3designation if the participating business fails to comply with
4the terms and conditions of the designation.
5    (h) Prior to designating a business, the Department shall
6provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
7Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report
8setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
9guarantees that have been received by the Department in
10relation to the proposed business being designated.
11    (i) High Impact Business construction jobs credit.
12Beginning on January 1, 2021, a High Impact Business may
13receive a tax credit against the tax imposed under subsections
14(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an
15amount equal to 50% of the amount of the incremental income tax
16attributable to High Impact Business construction jobs credit
17employees employed in the course of completing a High Impact
18Business construction jobs project. However, the High Impact
19Business construction jobs credit may equal 75% of the amount
20of the incremental income tax attributable to High Impact
21Business construction jobs credit employees if the High Impact
22Business construction jobs credit project is located in an
23underserved area.
24    The Department shall certify to the Department of Revenue:
25(1) the identity of taxpayers that are eligible for the High
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1of High Impact Business construction jobs credits that are
2claimed pursuant to subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the
3Illinois Income Tax Act in each taxable year. Any business
4entity that receives a High Impact Business construction jobs
5credit shall maintain a certified payroll pursuant to
6subsection (j) of this Section.
7    As used in this subsection (i):
8    "High Impact Business construction jobs credit" means an
9amount equal to 50% (or 75% if the High Impact Business
10construction project is located in an underserved area) of the
11incremental income tax attributable to High Impact Business
12construction job employees. The total aggregate amount of
13credits awarded under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of
14Public Act 101-9) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State
15fiscal year
16    "High Impact Business construction job employee" means a
17laborer or worker who is employed by an Illinois contractor or
18subcontractor in the actual construction work on the site of a
19High Impact Business construction job project.
20    "High Impact Business construction jobs project" means
21building a structure or building or making improvements of any
22kind to real property, undertaken and commissioned by a
23business that was designated as a High Impact Business by the
24Department. The term "High Impact Business construction jobs
25project" does not include the routine operation, routine
26repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures,

 

 

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1buildings, or real property.
2    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
3during the taxable year from the compensation of High Impact
4Business construction job employees.
5    "Underserved area" means a geographic area that meets one
6or more of the following conditions:
7        (1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
8    according to the latest American Community Survey;
9        (2) 35% or more of the families with children in the
10    area are living below 130% of the poverty line, according
11    to the latest American Community Survey;
12        (3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
13    assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
14    Program (SNAP); or
15        (4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
16    determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
17    Security, that is more than 120% of the national
18    unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
19    of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
20    years preceding the date of the application.
21    (j) Each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in
22and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs
23project, as defined under subsection (i) of this Section, for
24a business that is entitled to a credit pursuant to subsection
25(i) of this Section shall:
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1    date of the last payment made on or after June 5, 2019 (the
2    effective date of Public Act 101-9) on a contract or
3    subcontract for a High Impact Business Construction Jobs
4    Project, records for all laborers and other workers
5    employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the
6    project; the records shall include:
7            (A) the worker's name;
8            (B) the worker's address;
9            (C) the worker's telephone number, if available;
10            (D) the worker's social security number;
11            (E) the worker's classification or
12        classifications;
13            (F) the worker's gross and net wages paid in each
14        pay period;
15            (G) the worker's number of hours worked each day;
16            (H) the worker's starting and ending times of work
17        each day;
18            (I) the worker's hourly wage rate;
19            (J) the worker's hourly overtime wage rate;
20            (K) the worker's race and ethnicity; and
21            (L) the worker's gender;
22        (2) no later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
23    provide a certified payroll for the immediately preceding
24    month to the taxpayer in charge of the High Impact
25    Business construction jobs project; within 5 business days
26    after receiving the certified payroll, the taxpayer shall

 

 

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1    file the certified payroll with the Department of Labor
2    and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; a
3    certified payroll must be filed for only those calendar
4    months during which construction on a High Impact Business
5    construction jobs project has occurred; the certified
6    payroll shall consist of a complete copy of the records
7    identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), but
8    may exclude the starting and ending times of work each
9    day; the certified payroll shall be accompanied by a
10    statement signed by the contractor or subcontractor or an
11    officer, employee, or agent of the contractor or
12    subcontractor which avers that:
13            (A) he or she has examined the certified payroll
14        records required to be submitted by the Act and such
15        records are true and accurate; and
16            (B) the contractor or subcontractor is aware that
17        filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be
18        false is a Class A misdemeanor.
19    A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on a
20certified payroll of a lower-tier subcontractor, provided the
21general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
22subcontractor's false certification.
23    Any contractor or subcontractor subject to this
24subsection, and any officer, employee, or agent of such
25contractor or subcontractor whose duty as an officer,
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1subsection, who willfully fails to file such a certified
2payroll on or before the date such certified payroll is
3required by this paragraph to be filed and any person who
4willfully files a false certified payroll that is false as to
5any material fact is in violation of this Act and guilty of a
6Class A misdemeanor.
7    The taxpayer in charge of the project shall keep the
8records submitted in accordance with this subsection on or
9after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-9) for
10a period of 5 years from the date of the last payment for work
11on a contract or subcontract for the High Impact Business
12construction jobs project.
13    The records submitted in accordance with this subsection
14shall be considered public records, except an employee's
15address, telephone number, and social security number, and
16made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
17Act. The Department of Labor shall share the information with
18the Department in order to comply with the awarding of a High
19Impact Business construction jobs credit. A contractor,
20subcontractor, or public body may retain records required
21under this Section in paper or electronic format.
22    (k) Upon 7 business days' notice, each contractor and
23subcontractor shall make available for inspection and copying
24at a location within this State during reasonable hours, the
25records identified in this subsection (j) to the taxpayer in
26charge of the High Impact Business construction jobs project,

 

 

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1its officers and agents, the Director of the Department of
2Labor and his or her deputies and agents, and to federal,
3State, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
4    (l) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
5Act of the 102nd General Assembly, other than the changes in
6subsection (a), apply to high impact businesses that submit
7applications on or after the effective date of this amendatory
8Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
9(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-108, eff. 1-1-22;
10102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-605, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.
119-15-21; 102-673, eff. 11-30-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
12102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)".