97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1606

 

Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. William Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.786 new

    Creates the Brownfields Redevelopment and Intermodal Promotion Act. Provides that the incremental income tax attributable to a new employee of an individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that is employed within the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone shall be deposited into the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund. Sets forth the boundaries of the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone. Provides that moneys in the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund shall be used to fund eligible projects within the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone. Sets forth limits on expenditures from the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund. Contains other provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to create the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning intermodal facilities.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Brownfields Redevelopment and Intermodal Promotion Act.
 
6    Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly has determined
7that it is in the interest of the State of Illinois to
8encourage the efficient development of the facilities and
9businesses that intermodal terminals attract, to the extent
10that such development is consistent with existing regional
11development; that it is in the interest of the State to use
12these kinds of developments to assist, enable, and facilitate
13remediation of brownfield sites located within specified areas
14and communities in Illinois; and furthermore that it is in the
15interest of the State to encourage the hiring of minority and
16other historically disadvantaged individuals in new businesses
17or facilities developed with State assistance, and especially
18to encourage the hiring of individuals who reside in
19high-unemployment communities where such businesses or
20facilities are developed.
 
21    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
22    "Agreement" means the agreement between an eligible

 

 

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1developer and the managing entity under this Act.
2    "Brownfield" means real property, the expansion,
3redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the
4presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance,
5pollutant, or contaminant.
6    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
7Opportunity.
8    "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
9Opportunity.
10    "Eligible activity" means any task performed to achieve the
11purpose of this Act, including the improvement of
12infrastructure or other measures to prepare land for
13redevelopment, as defined in Section 45.
14    "Eligible developer" means an individual, partnership,
15corporation, or other entity currently and actively engaged in
16the development of logistics, warehousing, distribution, or
17light manufacturing facilities in North America, that owns,
18options, or otherwise directly controls a parcel of land that
19is part of the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone.
20    "Eligible employer" means an individual, partnership,
21corporation, or other entity that employs or will employ
22full-time employees within the South Suburban Intermodal
23Redevelopment Zone.
24    "Eligible project" means a set of eligible activities
25undertaken to improve infrastructure or other measures that
26prepare land for redevelopment, as defined in Section 45,

 

 

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1whether undertaken directly by the managing entity, by an
2entity selected by and contracted with the managing entity, or
3achieved through an agreement with an eligible developer or an
4eligible employer.
5    "Employment goal" means the percentage of labor hours to be
6performed by employees who are a member of a minority group and
7who reside in one of the municipalities located within the
8South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone.
9    "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
10for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
11renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
12industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An
13individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer
14Organization (PEO) is a full-time employee if employed in the
15service of the eligible employer for consideration for at least
1635 hours each week or who renders any other standard of service
17generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time
18employment.
19    "Green infrastructure" means any on-site features that are
20expressly designed to lower the impact of a development on the
21natural environment or on the quality of life in the
22surrounding community, including, but not limited to: wind
23turbines, solar panels, vegetated green roof, permeable
24pavers, and bio-swales to reduce storm water run-off;
25landscaping used to buffer the industrial site from adjacent
26residential properties or roadways, or similar enhancements,

 

 

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1as part of the development of an eligible project.
2    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
3from the compensation of new employees under Article 7 of the
4Illinois Income Tax Act arising from employment by an eligible
5employer.
6    "Infrastructure" means roads, access roads, and streets;
7bridges; sidewalks; streetlights; perimeter fencing; water and
8sewer line extensions or improvements; stormwater drainage and
9retention facilities; gas and electric utility line extensions
10or improvements; rail improvements including signalization and
11siding construction or repair; any required or designated
12environmental assessment, inspection, or remediation of a
13specific brownfield site located on land where any portion of
14an eligible project is taking place; or other improvements that
15are essential to the development of an eligible project.
16    "Intermodal" means the transfer of freight between 2 or
17more modes of transportation, as between rail and truck.
18    "Intermodal terminal" means an integrated facility where
19trailers and containers are transferred between intermodal
20railcars and highway carriers, including domestic and
21international container shipments; or an integrated facility
22where dry or liquid bulk and packaged commodities are
23transferred between conventional railroad freight cars and
24highway carriers.
25    "Managing entity" means the organization that is
26authorized to perform an inter-related set of tasks necessary

 

 

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1for the development and redevelopment of parcels of land that
2are part of the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone,
3whether that entity performs those tasks directly, contracts
4with an entity of its choosing, or enters into agreement with
5eligible developers or eligible employers to perform these
6tasks.
7    "Minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful
8permanent resident of the United States and who is: (i) African
9American, meaning a person whose origins are in any of the
10Black racial groups of Africa, and who has historically and
11consistently identified himself or herself as being such a
12person; (ii) Hispanic American or Latino American, meaning a
13person whose origins are in Mexico, Central or South America,
14or any of the Spanish speaking islands of the Caribbean (for
15example Cuba and Puerto Rico), regardless of race, and who has
16historically and consistently identified himself or herself as
17being such a person; (iii) Asian or Pacific Islander American,
18meaning a person whose origins are in any of the original
19peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the islands of the
20Pacific or the Northern Marianas, or the Indian Subcontinent,
21and who has historically and consistently identified himself or
22herself as being such a person; or (iv) Native American,
23meaning a person having origins in any of the original peoples
24of North America, and who maintain tribal affiliation or
25demonstrate at least one-quarter descent from such groups, and
26who has historically and consistently identified himself or

 

 

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1herself as being such a person.
2    "New employee" means a full-time employee first employed by
3an eligible employer for a project that is the subject of an
4agreement between the managing entity and an eligible developer
5or eligible employer and who is hired after the eligible
6developer enters into the agreement, but does not include:
7        (1) an employee of the eligible employer who performs a
8    job that (i) existed for at least 6 months before the
9    employee was hired and (ii) was previously performed by
10    another employee;
11        (2) an employee of the eligible employer who was
12    previously employed in Illinois by a related member of the
13    eligible employer and whose employment was shifted to the
14    eligible employer after the eligible employer entered into
15    the agreement; or
16        (3) a child, grandchild, parent, or spouse, other than
17    a spouse who is legally separated from the individual, of
18    any individual who has a direct or an indirect ownership
19    interest of at least 5% in the profits, capital, or value
20    of the eligible employer.
21    Notwithstanding item (2) of this definition, an employee
22may be considered a new employee under the agreement if the
23employee performs a job that was previously performed by an
24employee who was: (i) treated under the agreement as a new
25employee and (ii) promoted by the eligible employer to another
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1    "Professional Employer Organization" (PEO) means an
2employee leasing company, as defined in Section 206.1(A)(2) of
3the Unemployment Insurance Act.
4    "Related member" means a person or entity that, with
5respect to the eligible employer during any portion of the
6taxable year, is any one of the following:
7        (1) an individual stockholder, if the stockholder and
8    the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
9    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,
10    indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the
11    aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the eligible
12    employer's outstanding stock;
13        (2) a partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
14    beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its
15    partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
16    beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
17    least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the
18    eligible employer;
19        (3) a corporation, and any party related to the
20    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
21    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
22    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
23    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the taxpayer
24    owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively
25    at least 50% of the value of the corporation's outstanding
26    stock;

 

 

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1        (4) a corporation and any party related to that
2    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
3    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
4    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
5    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
6    corporation and all such related parties own in the
7    aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
8    value of the eligible employer; or
9        (5) a person to or from whom there is attribution of
10    stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the
11    Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining
12    whether a person is a related member under this definition,
13    20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5% appears in
14    Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
15    "South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone" (the Zone)
16means the area fully encompassing all properties, acreage, and
17structures, including Environmental Protection Agency
18designated brownfield sites, that are zoned for industrial uses
19by the applicable local zoning authority, and which are located
20within the following South Suburban Cook County municipalities
21that are wholly or partially located within 4 miles from the
22major truck gate of the Canadian National intermodal freight
23terminal, and which are therefore by definition also served by
24the Union Pacific intermodal freight terminal, and which
25contain or are immediately adjacent to a freight rail line, and
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1underutilized industrial land, of which at least 10 acres are
2contiguous, as per a 2011 survey conducted by the South
3Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA); or (ii) share
4a boundary with the CN terminal: City of Blue Island, Calumet
5City, City of Chicago Heights, Village of Dixmoor, Village of
6Dolton, Village of East Hazel Crest, Village of Glenwood, City
7of Harvey, Village of Hazel Crest, Village of Homewood, Village
8of Lansing, City of Markham, Village of Phoenix, Village of
9Posen, Village of Riverdale, Village of Robbins, Village of
10South Holland, and Village of Thornton.
11    "Underutilized land" means land whose assessed value is
12greater than the assessed value of its improvements.
 
13    Section 15. South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone
14Fund. The South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund is
15created as a special fund in the State treasury. As soon as
16possible, upon certification of the Department of Revenue
17following review of the amounts contained in the quarter annual
18report required under paragraph 4 of Section 50, the
19Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
20transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the South Suburban
21Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund an amount equal to the
22incremental income tax for the previous month attributable to a
23project that is implemented directly by the managing entity or
24the subject of an agreement. These revenues may be used to
25support the activities detailed under Section 45 within the

 

 

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1South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone.
 
2    Section 20. South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone
3Fund; eligible projects. In State fiscal years 2011 through
42023, all moneys in the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment
5Zone Fund are held solely to fund eligible projects undertaken
6subject to the provisions of Section 35 and performed either
7directly by the managing entity, by an entity of its choosing
8contracted to perform specific tasks, or by an eligible
9developer or eligible employer through an agreement. All
10eligible projects are subject to review and approval by the
11Department. The life span of the Fund may be extended past
12fiscal year 2023 by law.
 
13    Section 25. Limitation on amounts for eligible projects.
14The total amount of tax increment available to the managing
15entity for eligible projects shall not exceed $6,000,000 in
16each State fiscal year. Any increment generated in a given
17State fiscal year in excess of $6,000,000 shall revert to the
18State. Any revenues in the South Suburban Intermodal
19Redevelopment Zone Fund not used in a given fiscal year may be
20rolled over into subsequent fiscal years for use by the
21managing entity for eligible purposes.
22    No eligible developer or eligible employer shall receive
23moneys that are attributable to a project that is not the
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1managing entity, as approved by the Department.
2    Reimbursement of eligible expenses through the South
3Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment Zone Fund shall not preclude
4the receipt of benefits from any Enterprise Zone, Tax Increment
5Finance District, property tax abatement program, or other
6business development program of a federal, State, or local
7economic development program that may be available to the
8project.
 
9    Section 30. Managing entity.
10    (a) The managing entity under this Act shall be the South
11Suburban Intermodal Development Board. The Board consists of
12one member appointed by the chief executive of each of the 18
13municipalities located within the Zone, 2 members appointed by
14the Governor, and one member appointed by the President of the
15Cook County Board of Commissioners. All members shall be
16appointed for a term of 3 years. Upon the expiration of each
17member's term, a successor shall be appointed for a term of 3
18years. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled in the same
19manner as original appointments, and any members so appointed
20shall serve during the remainder of the term for which the
21vacancy occurred. The appointments shall be made within 90 days
22after the effective date of this Act. Six members shall
23constitute a quorum. The Board shall elect a Chairperson from
24amongst its members by simple majority vote. Members shall
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1all meetings of the Board. The Board shall be called at the
2discretion of the Chair or any 4 members of the Board.
3    (b) The managing entity is responsible for ensuring that
4the Zone is redeveloped to simultaneously maximize the
5following:
6        (1) Restoration of all industrially zoned land in the
7    Zone to its best and highest use, defined here as the
8    highest possible number of new jobs in logistics or
9    manufacturing operations and the highest levels of new
10    business revenues.
11        (2) Protection and improvement of the Zone's natural
12    environment so that the Zone is a healthy place for
13    workers, residents, and visitors.
14        (3) Contracting of firms based in the Zone and owned by
15    members of minority groups for activities funded with
16    revenues from the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment
17    Zone Fund; and employment of residents of the Zone who are
18    members of minority groups as workers in the enterprises
19    that operate within the Zone.
20    (c) In order to fulfill the responsibilities set forth in
21subsection (b), the managing entity has the following powers
22and duties, which shall collectively comprise its program
23administration tasks:
24        (1) Create, gain approval from the Director for, and
25    regularly update a master plan for the redevelopment of the
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1            (A) Explanation of how the features of the plan
2        allow the managing entity to fulfill the broad
3        responsibility outlined in this Section.
4            (B) Tasks that the managing entity will undertake,
5        directly or through agreements with eligible
6        developers or eligible employers, to develop or
7        improve infrastructure or otherwise prepare,
8        redevelop, or market parcels within the Zone.
9            (C) Criteria by which the managing entity will
10        evaluate and select from among potential eligible
11        projects to carry out its basic responsibilities as
12        outlined in this Section, including criteria that will
13        fulfill the following programmatic goals: (i) at least
14        30% of labor hours must be performed by members of
15        minority groups who reside in the Zone and (ii) at
16        least 20% of the dollar value of contracts and
17        subcontracts must be held by minority-owned firms that
18        are based in the Zone.
19            (D) Methods the managing entity employed to
20        receive and incorporate input on the master plan from a
21        broad range of residents and stakeholders within the
22        Zone, and methods it will employ to publicize the
23        master plan so that it is constantly available for
24        public review.
25            (E) Documentation of the master plan's consistency
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1        organization's current regional comprehensive plan and
2        regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), and
3        with the current State Transportation Improvement Plan
4        (STIP).
5        (2) Develop and maintain a current database or set of
6    databases with detailed information including:
7            (A) All industrially zoned real estate properties
8        located within the Zone including information
9        concerning each property's ownership; current or
10        delinquent tax status; proximity to major elements of
11        freight infrastructure; status as a potential or
12        designated brownfield; and any other information to
13        support the marketing and redevelopment of properties
14        located within the Zone.
15            (B) All major elements of infrastructure that
16        serve the industrial sites of the Zone, including the
17        capacity and state of repair of rail lines and spurs,
18        roadways, water, sewage, and power systems.
19            (C) Names of minority-owned contracting firms that
20        are based within the Zone and wish to be hired by
21        eligible developers or eligible employers, including
22        the qualifications and contact information for these
23        contractors.
24            (D) Names of individuals who are residents of
25        municipalities located within the Zone and are members
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1        eligible developers or eligible employers, including
2        the qualifications and contact information for these
3        residents.
4        (3) Execute its master plan through a series of
5    eligible activities as outlined in Section 45, whether it
6    undertakes those activities directly, by contracting with
7    an entity of its choosing, or through agreements with
8    eligible developers or employers.
9        (4) Evaluate project proposals, whether undertaken
10    directly by the managing entity or through agreements, to
11    determine their appropriateness and priority for funding
12    based on the evaluation criteria defined in the master
13    plan.
14        (5) Negotiate and monitor agreements with eligible
15    developers and employers.
16        (6) Maintain records of activities and financial
17    transactions including regular reports to the Department
18    and an annual certified public audit.
19        (7) Publish and make publicly available an annual
20    report detailing local minority hiring and contracting
21    that has resulted from the use of revenues in the Fund, to
22    include the following: the number and percentage of new
23    employees that are members of minority groups, and the
24    percentage of total labor hours these new employees
25    performed; the number and percentage of new employees that
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1    eligible costs that were contracted or subcontracted to
2    minority-owned firms, with the same value expressed as a
3    percentage of total eligible costs incurred; the total
4    dollar value of eligible costs that were contracted or
5    subcontracted to firms based within the Zone, with the same
6    value expressed as a percentage of total eligible costs
7    incurred; and an explanation of concrete steps that will be
8    taken if these values do not meet the following
9    programmatic goals: (i) at least 30% of labor hours must be
10    performed by members of minority groups who reside in the
11    Zone and (ii) at least 20% of the dollar value of contracts
12    and subcontracts must be held by minority-owned firms that
13    are based in the Zone.
14        (8) Report to the Director quarterly on the progress of
15    executing the master plan and eligible activities.
16    (d) The managing entity shall manage and allocate all South
17Suburban Intermodal Zone Fund revenues subject to the
18Director's finding that funds are being used to execute the
19master plan for redevelopment of the Zone.
20    The managing entity may, at its discretion, contract with
21an entity of its choosing to support these program
22administration tasks.
 
23    Section 35. Eligible projects. Funds may be used only for
24projects that are necessary for the establishment of a facility
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1Institute's "Guide to Classifying Industrial Property" in one
2of the following primary categories: warehouse distribution,
3manufacturing (light), or freight forwarding; where the
4secondary categories under warehouse distribution include
5regional, bulk, and rack-supported warehouses as well as both
6heavy and refrigerated distribution facilities; and where the
7secondary category under freight forwarding includes truck
8terminals.
9    Projects must adhere to applicable local and regional
10zoning regulations.
11    Projects may consist of new construction or expansion of
12existing facilities so long as the expansion results in the
13creation of new jobs.
 
14    Section 40. Prohibited projects. Funds shall not be used to
15support projects that create the following types of permanent
16facilities and structures: (i) any type or kind of processing,
17handing, or sorting facility for any kind of municipal or
18private liquid or solid waste; (ii) any type or kind of
19intermodal or multimodal transfer station for any kind of
20municipal or private liquid or solid waste; or (iii) container
21storage yards that are not part of a larger facility whose
22primary function is the maintenance, repair, and rebuilding of
23transportation equipment including intermodal containers and
24trailers, container chassis, mechanical lift equipment,
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1    Temporary or short-term processing or transfer facilities
2specifically used as part of an approved environmental
3remediation plan for a specific site or parcel under an
4agreement are permitted.
5    Any permanent facility used for transloading non-hazardous
6scrap paper or waste paper from either trucks or railcars only
7into international steamship containers for export to Asia,
8moving from Illinois via rail intermodal service, are
9permitted.
 
10    Section 45. Eligible activities. The managing entity may
11use revenues from the South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment
12Zone Fund in the following ways:
13        (1) Program administration costs. The managing entity
14    may use, or contract with an entity of its choosing to use,
15    up to a total of 15% of revenues generated from the
16    increment over the course of the fiscal year to support the
17    responsibilities in that fiscal year as detailed in Section
18    30. The managing entity must find additional funds for any
19    program administration costs not covered by the 15%.
20    Subject to the Department's approval, the managing entity
21    may impose a modest application processing fee from
22    eligible developers and eligible employers who submit
23    proposals, and may use these fees to support program
24    administration.
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1    activities undertaken by the managing entity itself, or by
2    eligible developers or eligible employers as part of the
3    execution of an agreement, any of which services may be
4    subcontracted out to third parties:
5            (A) Acquisition and preparation of land within the
6        Zone for redevelopment, including brownfield
7        assessment and remediation; land assembly; site
8        development plans; demolition of derelict or outdated
9        structures; and any other action with the express
10        purpose of readying the land for redevelopment.
11            (B) Infrastructure improvements and repair,
12        including green infrastructure.
13            (C) Recruiting and training of minority-owned
14        firms based within the Zone or of individuals who are
15        members of a minority group and residents of the Zone
16        for employment in logistics or light manufacturing
17        employment, such as through pre-employment services,
18        pre-apprenticeship training, apprenticeship training,
19        and skills training.
20            (D) Relief of real estate property taxes paid by an
21        eligible developer or eligible employer to a
22        municipality or county for land and improvements that
23        are the subject of an agreement, over a timeframe or up
24        to an amount specified in the agreement, not to exceed
25        12 years.
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1        eligible for TIF financing under Illinois law.
2        (3) Repairing or upgrading infrastructure on publicly
3    owned land, including rights of way, to facilitate the
4    redevelopment of land through private investment. Any
5    brownfield site included in an agreement with an eligible
6    developer or eligible employer shall remain fully eligible
7    for all State and Federal tax incentives and grants
8    specifically related to brownfield remediation and that
9    these incentives and grants shall have no impact on the
10    amount of payments for project costs received by an
11    eligible developer or eligible employer under this Act.
 
12    Section 50. Agreements with applicants. The Department
13shall enter into an agreement with an eligible developer or
14eligible employer who is entitled to grants under this Act. The
15agreement must contain all of the following:
16        (1) A detailed description of the project that is the
17    subject of the agreement, including the location of the
18    project, the expected number of jobs to be created by the
19    project, and a list of the costs incurred or to be incurred
20    by the eligible developer or employer for eligible
21    activities, excluding any amounts that are to be funded
22    through other public sources.
23        (2) A requirement that the eligible developer or
24    eligible employer maintain operations at the project
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1    10 years.
2        (3) A specific method for determining the number of new
3    employees attributable to the project.
4        (4) A requirement that the eligible developer or
5    eligible employer report on a quarter annual basis to the
6    managing entity, the Department, and the Department of
7    Revenue the number of new employees and the incremental
8    income tax withheld in connection with the new employees.
9        (5) A provision authorizing the Department to verify
10    with the Department of Revenue the amounts reported under
11    paragraph (4).
12        (6) A provision authorizing the Department of Revenue
13    to audit the information reported under paragraph (4).
14        (7) A plan for how the eligible developer or eligible
15    employer will encourage local minority hiring, including
16    specific employment goals and plans for recruiting,
17    training, and retaining local minority employees; a list of
18    2 or more community organizations that it plans to work
19    with to achieve those goals and plans; and a specific
20    method for determining and reporting on the fulfillment of
21    local minority hiring goals, both in terms of the
22    percentage of full-time employees and the percentage of
23    work hours performed.
24        (8) Documentation that any road improvements that are
25    part of the agreement are consistent with the current
26    regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and the

 

 

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1    State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).
 
2    Section 55. Rules. The Department and the Department of
3Revenue may promulgate rules necessary to implement this Act.
 
4    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
5severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
6    Section 98. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
7Section 5.786 as follows:
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
9    Sec. 5.786. The South Suburban Intermodal Redevelopment
10Zone Fund.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.