98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2212

 

Introduced , by Rep. William Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.827 new

    Creates the Brownfields Redevelopment and Intermodal Promotion Act. Identifies boundaries of the South Suburban Cook County Brownfield Redevelopment Zone. Provides that the incremental income tax attributable to a new employee on property that has been redeveloped within the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone pursuant to a South Suburban Cook County Redevelopment Project shall be deposited into the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. Provides that moneys in the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund shall be used to cover the costs of acquisition and assembly of brownfield properties and their remediation and re-use as part of a South Suburban Cook County Redevelopment Zone, and for improvements of public infrastructure servicing those properties. Sets forth limits on expenditures from the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. Contains other provisions. Amends the State Finance Act to create the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.


LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB2212LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    AN ACT concerning brownfields.
 
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. The General Assembly has determined that it is
7in the interest of the State of Illinois to facilitate
8remediation and productive re-use of brownfield sites located
9within specified areas and communities in Illinois; to
10capitalize on current trends in international trade routes by
11encouraging the redevelopment of brownfield sites located near
12existing freight assets into scattered site logistics parks and
13related facilities and businesses; and furthermore that it is
14in the interest of the State to encourage the hiring of
15minority and other historically disadvantaged individuals in
16new businesses or facilities developed with State assistance,
17and especially to encourage the hiring of individuals who
18reside in high-unemployment communities where such businesses
19or facilities are developed.
 
20    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21    "Affected Municipality" means a municipality whose
22boundaries are partially or completely within the Brownfields

 

 

HB2212- 2 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1Redevelopment Zone and where an Eligible Project will take
2place.
3    "Developer Agreement" means the agreement between an
4eligible developer or eligible employer and the Department
5under this Act.
6    "Brownfield" means real property, the expansion,
7redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the
8presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance,
9pollutant, or contaminant; for the purposes of this Act, a
10property will be considered a brownfield if a prospective
11purchaser seeking financing from a private financial
12institution is required by that institution to conduct a Phase
13I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), as defined by ASTM
14Standard E-1527-05 ("Standard Practice for Environmental Site
15Assessments: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Process").
16    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
17Opportunity.
18    "Director" means the Director of the Department of Commerce
19and Economic Opportunity.
20    "Eligible Developer" means an individual, partnership,
21corporation, or other entity, currently and actively engaged in
22the development of logistics, warehousing, distribution, or
23light manufacturing facilities in North America, including the
24Managing Partner of the South Suburban Brownfields
25Redevelopment Zone, that owns, options, or otherwise directly
26controls a parcel of land that is included in a South Suburban

 

 

HB2212- 3 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1Brownfields Redevelopment Zone Project.
2    "Eligible employer" means an individual, partnership,
3corporation, or other entity that employs or will employ
4full-time employees at finished facilities on property that is
5within the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
6    "Employment goal" means the goal of achieving a minimum
7percentage of labor hours to be performed by employees who are
8a member of a minority group and who reside in one of the
9municipalities containing property that is part of the South
10Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
11    "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
12for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
13renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
14industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An
15individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer
16Organization is a full-time employee if employed in the service
17of the eligible employer for consideration for at least 35
18hours each week or who renders any other standard of service
19generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time
20employment.
21    "Eligible Project" means those projects described in
22Section 35 of this Act.
23    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
24from the compensation of new employees under Article 7 of the
25Illinois Income Tax Act arising from employment by an eligible
26employer.

 

 

HB2212- 4 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    "Infrastructure" means roads and streets, bridges,
2sidewalks, street lights, water and sewer line extensions or
3improvements, storm water drainage and retention facilities,
4gas and electric utility line extensions or improvements, and
5rail improvements including signalization and siding
6construction or repair, on publicly owned land or other public
7improvements that are essential to the development of a
8Redevelopment Zone Project.
9    "Intermodal" means a type of international freight system
10that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail and air
11modes of transportation through use of ANSI/International
12Organization for Standardization containers, line haul assets,
13and handling equipment.
14    "Intermodal terminal" means an integrated facility where
15trailers and containers are transferred between intermodal
16railcars and highway carriers, including domestic and
17international container shipments; or an integrated facility
18where dry or liquid bulk and packaged commodities are
19transferred between conventional railroad freight cars and
20highway carriers.
21    "Managing Partner" means a representative of Cook County
22appointed by the President of the Board of Commissioners of
23Cook County or a duly created instrumentality of the County
24which enters into an agreement with the Department as described
25in subsection (c) of Section 30 of this Act regarding the
26overall management and use of Increment Funds and which is

 

 

HB2212- 5 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1authorized by the County to undertake, or to enter into
2Development agreements with third parties to undertake,
3activities necessary for the redevelopment of parcels
4designated under this Act as part of a South Suburban
5Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
6    "Minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful
7permanent resident of the United States and who is:
8        (i) African American, meaning a person whose origins
9    are in any of the Black racial groups of Africa, and who
10    has historically and consistently identified himself or
11    herself as being such a person;
12        (ii) Hispanic American or Latino American, meaning a
13    person whose origins are in Mexico, Central or South
14    America, or any of the Spanish speaking islands of the
15    Caribbean (for example Cuba and Puerto Rico), regardless of
16    race, and who has historically and consistently identified
17    himself or herself as being such a person;
18        (iii) Asian or Pacific Islander American, meaning a
19    person whose origins are in any of the original peoples of
20    the Far East, Southeast Asia, the islands of the Pacific or
21    the Northern Marianas, or the Indian Subcontinent, and who
22    has historically and consistently identified himself or
23    herself as being such a person; or
24        (iv) Native American, meaning a person having origins
25    in any of the original peoples of North America, and who
26    maintain tribal affiliation or demonstrate at least

 

 

HB2212- 6 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    one-quarter descent from such groups, and who has
2    historically and consistently identified himself or
3    herself as being such a person.
4    "New employee" means a full-time employee first employed by
5an eligible employer for a project that is the subject of an
6agreement between the Managing Partner and an eligible
7developer or eligible employer and who is hired after the
8eligible developer enters into the agreement, but does not
9include:
10        (1) an employee of the eligible employer who performs a
11    job that (i) existed for at least 6 months before the
12    employee was hired and (ii) was previously performed by
13    another employee;
14        (2) an employee of the eligible employer who was
15    previously employed in Illinois by a related member of the
16    eligible employer and whose employment was shifted to the
17    eligible employer after the eligible employer entered into
18    the agreement; or
19        (3) a child, grandchild, parent, or spouse, other than
20    a spouse who is legally separated from the individual, of
21    any individual who has a direct or an indirect ownership
22    interest of at least 5% in the profits, capital, or value
23    of the eligible employer.
24    Notwithstanding item (2) of this definition, an employee
25may be considered a new employee under the agreement if the
26employee performs a job that was previously performed by an

 

 

HB2212- 7 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1employee who was: (i) treated under the agreement as a new
2employee and (ii) promoted by the eligible employer to another
3job.
4    "Professional Employer Organization" means an employee
5leasing company, as defined in Section 206.1(A)(2) of the
6Unemployment Insurance Act.
7    "Related member" means a person or entity that, with
8respect to the eligible employer during any portion of the
9taxable year, is any one of the following:
10        (1) an individual stockholder, if the stockholder and
11    the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
12    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,
13    indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the
14    aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the eligible
15    employer's outstanding stock;
16        (2) a partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
17    beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its
18    partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
19    beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
20    least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the
21    eligible employer;
22        (3) a corporation, and any party related to the
23    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
24    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
25    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
26    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the taxpayer

 

 

HB2212- 8 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively
2    at least 50% of the value of the corporation's outstanding
3    stock;
4        (4) a corporation and any party related to that
5    corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
6    of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
7    party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
8    Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
9    corporation and all such related parties own in the
10    aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
11    value of the eligible employer; or
12        (5) a person to or from whom there is attribution of
13    stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the
14    Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining
15    whether a person is a related member under this definition,
16    20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5% appears in
17    Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
18    "South Suburban Brownfields Advisory Council" or "Advisory
19Council" means a body comprised of representatives of Affected
20Municipalities, along with experts appointed by the President
21of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Governor of
22Illinois, created to guide development within the South
23Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
24    "South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone Project" or
25"Project" means an Eligible Project, as described in Section
2630, to coordinate the redevelopment and re-use of industrial

 

 

HB2212- 9 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1sites within the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone
2in southern Cook County.
3    "South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone",
4"Brownfields Redevelopment Zone" or "Zone" means the area fully
5encompassing all properties, acreage and structures, including
6sites that conform to the Environmental Protection Agency
7definition of Brownfield Sites, that are zoned for industrial
8uses by the applicable local zoning agency and which are
9located within the following South Suburban Cook County
10municipalities that surround the Canadian National and Union
11Pacific intermodal freight terminals in Harvey and Dolton,
12Illinois respectively: Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazelcrest,
13Harvey, Hazelcrest, Homewood, Markham, Phoenix, Posen,
14Riverdale, South Holland and Thornton. The South Suburban
15Brownfields Advisory Council shall advise the Managing Partner
16in regard to the selection of Projects. The composition of the
17Advisory Council is determined as set forth in subsection (a)
18of Section 30 of this Act.
 
19    Section 15. South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone
20Fund. The South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone Fund is
21created as a special fund in the State treasury. Upon
22certification of the Department of Revenue following review of
23the amounts contained in the quarter-annual report required
24under paragraph 4 of Section 50 of this Act and subject to the
25limits set forth in Section 25 of this Act, the Comptroller

 

 

HB2212- 10 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
2the General Revenue Fund to the South Suburban Brownfields
3Redevelopment Fund an amount equal to the incremental income
4tax for the previous month attributable to new employees at
5finished facilities on property that was redeveloped as part of
6the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone. These
7revenues may be used to pay the Managing Partner for its
8administrative expenses pursuant to Section 45 of this Act or
9to reimburse Eligible Developers or Eligible Employers for the
10cost of the activities detailed under Section 45 of this Act
11for Projects being undertaken within the South Suburban
12Brownfields Redevelopment Zone.
 
13    Section 20. South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund;
14eligible projects. In State fiscal years 2014 through 2026, all
15moneys in the South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Zone
16Fund shall be held solely to fund eligible projects undertaken
17pursuant to the provisions of Section 35 of this Act and
18performed either directly by the Cook County through a
19development agreement with the Department, by an entity
20designated by Cook County through a development agreement with
21the Department to perform specific tasks, or by an Eligible
22Developer or an Eligible Employer through a development
23agreement. All Eligible Projects are subject to review and
24approval by the Managing Partner and by the Department. The
25life span of the Fund may be extended past 2026 by law.
 

 

 

HB2212- 11 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    Section 25. Limitation on amounts for eligible projects.
2The total amount of tax increment to be transferred to the
3South Suburban Increment Fund shall not exceed $6,000,000 in
4each State fiscal year. Any increment generated in a given
5State fiscal year in excess of $6,000,000 shall be retained by
6the State. Any revenues in the South Suburban Brownfields
7Redevelopment Fund not used in a given fiscal year may be
8rolled over into subsequent fiscal years. Use of the Fund to
9pay or reimburse eligible expenses shall not preclude the
10receipt of benefits from any Enterprise Zone, Tax Increment
11Finance District, property tax abatement program, or other
12business development program of a federal, State, or local
13economic development program that may be available to the
14project, and any brownfield site included in an agreement with
15an eligible developer or eligible employer shall remain fully
16eligible for all State and Federal tax incentives and grants
17specifically related to brownfield remediation.
 
18    Section 30. Managing Partner; Advisory Council;
19responsibilities.
20    (a) The Managing Partner shall report its recommendations
21to the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council consists of two
22members appointed by the Governor of the State of Illinois, two
23members appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of
24Commissioners and five members selected by the Affected

 

 

HB2212- 12 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1Municipalities to represent them. All members shall serve for a
2term of 3 years. Upon expiration of each member's term, a
3successor shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. Vacancies
4on the Advisory Council shall be filled in the same manner as
5the original appointments and any members so appointed shall
6serve during the remainder of the term for which the vacancy
7occurred. The appointments shall be made within 90 days of the
8effective date of this Act. Five members shall constitute a
9quorum. The Council shall elect a Chairperson amongst its
10members by simple majority vote. Members shall serve without
11compensation and accurate minutes shall be kept of all meetings
12of the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council shall meet no
13less frequently than quarterly and a meeting may be called by
14the Chairperson or any four members of the Board. The
15relationship between the Managing Partner and the Advisory
16Council shall be set forth in an agreement among the parties.
17    (b) The Managing Partner is responsible for ensuring that,
18in consultation with the Advisory Board, the acreage designated
19as part of the Zone is redeveloped to simultaneously maximize
20the following:
21        (1) Protection and improvement of the natural
22    environment and the remediation of brownfield industrial
23    property within the Brownfield Redevelopment Zone.
24        (2) Restoration of industrially zoned land to its best
25    and highest use, defined here as the highest possible
26    number of new jobs in logistics or manufacturing operations

 

 

HB2212- 13 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    and the highest levels of new business revenues.
2        (3) Employment of local low and moderate income
3    residents of the Zone and minority residents of the Zone
4    and contracting with local minority-owned firms, to the
5    extent consistent with Cook County policies and existing
6    law.
7    (c) In order to fulfill the responsibilities set forth in
8subsection (b) of this Section, the Managing Partner has the
9following powers and duties, which shall collectively comprise
10its program administration tasks:
11        (1) Create, gain approval from the Director for, and
12    regularly update, a master plan for the redevelopment of
13    properties and the use of the Fund, for review by the
14    Advisory Board and the Director, including the following
15    elements:
16            (A) An explanation of how the features of the
17        master plan allow the Managing Partner to fulfill the
18        broad responsibility outlined in this Section.
19            (B) The tasks that the Managing Partner will
20        undertake, directly or through assistance in the
21        negotiation of development agreements with eligible
22        developers or eligible employers, to acquire,
23        assemble, remediate, prepare for development,
24        redevelop, or market parcels that are part of the Zone.
25            (C) The criteria by which the Managing Partner will
26        evaluate and select from among potential eligible

 

 

HB2212- 14 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1        projects to carry out its basic responsibilities as
2        outlined in this Section, including criteria that will
3        fulfill the following programmatic goals: (i) at least
4        30% of labor hours must be performed by members of
5        minority groups who reside in the municipalities where
6        the Zone operates, and (ii) at least 20% of the dollar
7        value of contracts and subcontracts must be held by
8        minority-owned firms that are based in the
9        municipalities where the Zone operates.
10            (D) Methods the Managing Partner employed to
11        receive and incorporate input on the master plan from a
12        broad range of residents and stakeholders within the
13        municipalities where the Zone operates, and methods it
14        will employ to publicize the master plan so that it is
15        constantly available for public review.
16            (E) Documentation of the master plan's consistency
17        with the applicable metropolitan planning
18        organization's current regional comprehensive plan and
19        regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), and
20        with the current State Transportation Improvement Plan
21        (STIP).
22        (2) Develop and maintain a current database or set of
23    databases with detailed information including:
24            (A) All industrially zoned real estate properties
25        that are part of the Zone, including information
26        concerning each property's ownership; current or

 

 

HB2212- 15 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1        delinquent tax status; proximity to major elements of
2        freight infrastructure; status as a potential or
3        designated brownfield; and any other information to
4        support the marketing and redevelopment of properties
5        that are part of the Zone.
6            (B) All major elements of infrastructure that
7        serve the properties that are part of the Zone,
8        including the capacity and state of repair of rail
9        lines and spurs, roadways, water, sewage, and power
10        systems.
11            (C) Names of minority-owned contracting firms that
12        are based in municipalities containing property that
13        is included in the Zone and wish to be hired by
14        eligible developers or eligible employers, including
15        the qualifications and contact information for these
16        contractors.
17            (D) Names of individuals who are residents of
18        municipalities containing property that is part of the
19        Zone and are members of a minority group, who wish to
20        be employed by eligible developers or eligible
21        employers, including the qualifications and contact
22        information for these residents.
23        (3) Execute its master plan through a series of
24    eligible activities as outlined in Section 45 of this Act,
25    governed by agreements.
26        (4) Evaluate project proposals to determine their

 

 

HB2212- 16 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    appropriateness and priority for funding based on the
2    evaluation criteria defined in the master plan.
3        (5) Negotiate and monitor agreements with Affected
4    Municipalities, eligible developers and eligible
5    employers.
6        (6) Maintain records of activities and financial
7    transactions including regular reports to the Department
8    and an annual certified public audit.
9        (7) Publish and make publicly available an annual
10    report detailing local minority hiring and contracting
11    that has resulted from the use of revenues in the Fund, to
12    include the following: (A) the total number of labor hours
13    performed by new employees who work at finished facilities
14    located on property that is part of the Zone and who (i)
15    are members of a minority group, and (ii) reside in one of
16    the municipalities containing property that is part of the
17    Zone; (B) the total number of labor hours performed by all
18    new employees who work at finished facilities located on
19    property that is part of the Zone; (C) the total dollar
20    value of contracted or subcontracted services reimbursed
21    with revenues from the Fund and that were performed by
22    firms that are (i) minority-owned, and (ii) based in one of
23    the municipalities containing property that is part of the
24    Zone; (D) the total dollar value of contracted or
25    subcontracted services reimbursed with revenues from the
26    Fund; and (E) an explanation of concrete steps that will be

 

 

HB2212- 17 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    taken if these values do not meet the programmatic goals
2    that (i) at least 30% of labor hours must be performed by
3    members of local minority groups, and (ii) at least 20% of
4    the dollar value of contracts and subcontracts must be held
5    by local minority-owned firms.
6        (8) Report to the Director quarterly on the progress of
7    executing the master plan and eligible activities.
8    (d) The Department shall manage and allocate all South
9Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund revenues subject to
10the Director's finding that funds are being used to execute the
11master plan for redevelopment of properties that are part of
12the Zone.
13    The Managing Partner may, at its discretion, contract with
14an entity of its choosing to support these program
15administration tasks.
 
16    Section 35. Eligible projects. Funds may be used only for
17projects that are necessary for the establishment of a facility
18classified under the current edition of the Urban Land
19Institute's "Guide to Classifying Industrial Property" in one
20of the following primary categories: warehouse distribution,
21manufacturing (light or metal fabrication), or freight
22forwarding; where the secondary categories under warehouse
23distribution include regional, bulk, and rack-supported
24warehouses as well as both heavy and refrigerated distribution
25facilities; and where the secondary categories under

 

 

HB2212- 18 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1manufacturing include parts assembly or packaging plants, food
2processing plants, and metal working plants that fashion
3complete products or components of machinery, transportation
4equipment, appliances, or construction elements and where the
5secondary category under freight forwarding includes truck
6terminals. Projects must adhere to applicable local and
7regional zoning regulations. Projects may consist of new
8construction or expansion of existing facilities so long as the
9expansion results in the creation of new jobs. Projects must
10consist of a set of activities undertaken as part of an
11agreement to bring back into productive use a brownfield
12property that is part of the Zone, including activities defined
13as eligible purposes of funds in Section 45 of this Act.
 
14    Section 40. Prohibited projects. Funds shall not be used to
15support projects that create the following types of permanent
16facilities and structures:
17    (i) any type or kind of processing, handing, or sorting
18facility for any kind of municipal or private liquid or solid
19waste;
20    (ii) any type or kind of intermodal or multimodal transfer
21station for any kind of municipal or private liquid or solid
22waste; or
23    (iii) container storage yards that are not part of a larger
24facility whose primary function is the maintenance, repair, and
25rebuilding of transportation equipment including intermodal

 

 

HB2212- 19 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1containers and trailers, container chassis, mechanical lift
2equipment, hosting tractors, and over-the-road tractors.
3    Temporary or short-term processing or transfer facilities
4specifically used as part of an approved environmental
5remediation plan for a specific site or parcel under an
6agreement are permitted.
 
7    Section 45. Eligible activities. Funds held in the South
8Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment Fund may be expended for the
9following purposes:
10        (1) Payment of costs undertaken directly by the
11    Managing Partner or reimbursement of costs incurred by an
12    eligible developer or eligible employer as part of the
13    execution of an agreement, any of which services may be
14    subcontracted out to third parties for the following
15    activities:
16            (A) environmental site assessments, site
17        investigations, remediation action plans, and
18        remediation of brownfield sites located on property
19        where any portion of an eligible project is taking
20        place;
21            (B) land acquisition and site assembly, site
22        development plans; and demolition of derelict or
23        outdated structures.
24            (C) recruiting and training of individuals who are
25        both (i) members of a minority group, and (ii) residing

 

 

HB2212- 20 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1        in one of the municipalities containing property that
2        is part of the Zone, for employment in logistics or
3        light manufacturing, such as through pre-employment
4        services, pre-apprenticeship training, apprenticeship
5        training, and skills training.
6        (2) Payment of the costs of repairing or upgrading
7    public infrastructure on publicly owned land within the
8    Zone, including rights of way, provided such
9    infrastructure is on public property that is either
10    included within the Brownfields Redevelopment Zone or
11    which is essential to the development of a Project.
12    In agreements with for-profit eligible developers and
13employers governing redevelopment of privately held land,
14reimbursements must first and foremost prioritize the
15activities described in item (A).
16        (3) Program administration costs. The Managing Partner
17    may request up to a total of 15% of amounts in the Fund
18    over the course of the fiscal year to support its
19    responsibilities in that fiscal year as detailed in Section
20    30 of this Act. The Managing Partner must find additional
21    funds for any program administration costs not covered by
22    the 15%. Subject to the Department's approval, the Managing
23    Partner may impose a reasonable application processing fee
24    from eligible developers and eligible employers who submit
25    proposals, and may use these fees to support program
26    administration.
 

 

 

HB2212- 21 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    Section 50. Agreements with Eligible Developers and
2Affected Municipalities. Prior to the expenditure of any
3amounts from the Fund (except for administration costs of the
4Managing Partner which may be requested periodically), the
5Department and the Affected Municipality shall enter into an
6agreement which has been recommended by the Managing Partner
7with an Eligible Developer or Eligible Employer who is seeking
8reimbursement under this Act. The agreement must contain all of
9the following:
10        (1) A detailed description of the project that is the
11    subject of the agreement, including the location of the
12    project, the expected number of jobs to be created by the
13    project, and a list of the costs incurred or to be incurred
14    by the eligible developer or employer for eligible
15    activities, excluding any amounts that are to be funded
16    through other public sources.
17        (2) A requirement that the eligible developer or
18    eligible employer maintain operations at the project
19    location, stated as a minimum number of years not to exceed
20    10 years.
21        (3) A specific method for determining the number of new
22    employees attributable to the project.
23        (4) A requirement that the eligible developer or
24    eligible employer report on a quarterly basis to the
25    Managing Partner, the Department, and the Department of

 

 

HB2212- 22 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    Revenue the number of new employees and the incremental
2    income tax withheld in connection with the new employees.
3        (5) A provision authorizing the Department to verify
4    with the Department of Revenue the amounts reported under
5    paragraph (4) and to report this information to the
6    Managing Partner.
7        (6) A provision authorizing the Department of Revenue
8    to audit the information reported under paragraph (4).
9        (7) A plan for how the eligible developer or eligible
10    employer will encourage local low and moderate income and
11    minority hiring and minority contracting, including
12    specific employment and contracting goals; plans for
13    recruiting, training, and retaining local minority
14    employees; plans for identifying and soliciting bids from
15    local minority-owned firms for contracted or subcontracted
16    services; a list of two or more community organizations
17    that it plans to work with to achieve those goals and
18    plans; and a specific method for determining and reporting
19    on the fulfillment of local minority and low and moderate
20    income hiring and minority contracting goals.
21        (8) A commitment from the eligible developer or
22    eligible employer to work with the City-County Office of
23    Workforce Employment and to consider referrals of trained
24    workers from such Office on a timely and non-discriminatory
25    basis.
26        (9) Documentation that any road improvements that are

 

 

HB2212- 23 -LRB098 10066 OMW 40225 b

1    part of the agreement are consistent with the current
2    regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and the
3    State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).
4        (10) Evidence of approval of the Eligible Project by
5    the Affected Municipality or Municipalities following such
6    public hearings and public notice as may be required by
7    Illinois law in regard to such Eligible Projects.
 
8    Section 55. Rules. The Department and the Department of
9Revenue may promulgate rules necessary to implement this Act.
 
10    Section 60. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
11Section 5.827 as follows:
 
12    (30 ILCS 105/5.827 new)
13    Sec. 5.827. The South Suburban Brownfields Redevelopment
14Fund.
 
15    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
16severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.