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1 AN ACT in relation to economic development.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended
5 by changing Section 4 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 655/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 604)
7 Sec. 4. Qualifications for Enterprise Zones. (1) An area
8 is qualified to become an enterprise zone which:
9 (a) is a contiguous area, provided that a zone area may
10 exclude wholly surrounded territory within its boundaries;
11 (b) comprises a minimum of one-half square mile and not
12 more than 12 square miles, or 15 square miles if the zone is
13 located within the jurisdiction of 4 or more counties or
14 municipalities, in total area, exclusive of lakes and
15 waterways; however, in such cases where the enterprise zone
16 is a joint effort of three or more units of government, or
17 two or more units of government if situated in a township
18 which is divided by a municipality of 1,000,000 or more
19 inhabitants, and where the certification has been in effect
20 at least one year, the total area shall comprise a minimum of
21 one-half square mile and not more than thirteen square miles
22 in total area exclusive of lakes and waterways;
23 (c) is a depressed area;
24 (d) satisfies any additional criteria established by
25 regulation of the Department consistent with the purposes of
26 this Act; and
27 (e) is (1) entirely within a municipality or (2)
28 entirely within the unincorporated areas of a county, except
29 where reasonable need is established for such zone to cover
30 portions of more than one municipality or county or (3) both
31 comprises (i) all or part of a municipality and (ii) an
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1 unincorporated area of a county.
2 (2) Any criteria established by the Department or by law
3 which utilize the rate of unemployment for a particular area
4 shall provide that all persons who are not presently employed
5 and have exhausted all unemployment benefits shall be
6 considered unemployed, whether or not such persons are
7 actively seeking employment. In addition, in a county with a
8 population of 150,000 or less based on the 2000 federal
9 decennial census, any criteria established by the Department
10 or by law that use the rate of unemployment for a particular
11 area must count as unemployed any reduction in the number of
12 persons in the labor force in that area over the previous 12
13 months.
14 (Source: P.A. 86-803.)
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.