Full Text of SB2667 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning revenue.
| 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 by | 5 | | changing Sections 4 and 4.1 as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 655/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 604)
| 7 | | Sec. 4. Qualifications for Enterprise Zones. | 8 | | (1) An area is qualified to become an enterprise zone | 9 | | which:
| 10 | | (a) is a contiguous area, provided that a zone area may | 11 | | exclude wholly
surrounded territory within its boundaries;
| 12 | | (b) comprises a minimum of one-half square mile and not | 13 | | more than 12
square miles, or 15 square miles if the zone | 14 | | is located within the
jurisdiction of 4 or more counties or | 15 | | municipalities, in total area,
exclusive of lakes and | 16 | | waterways;
however, in such cases where the enterprise zone | 17 | | is a joint effort of
three or more units of government, or | 18 | | two or more units of government if
situated in a township | 19 | | which is divided by a municipality of 1,000,000 or
more | 20 | | inhabitants, and where the certification has been in
effect | 21 | | at least one year, the total area shall comprise a minimum | 22 | | of
one-half square mile and not more than thirteen square | 23 | | miles in total area
exclusive of lakes and waterways;
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| 1 | | (c) (blank);
| 2 | | (d) (blank);
| 3 | | (e) is (1) entirely within a municipality or (2) | 4 | | entirely within
the unincorporated
areas of a county, | 5 | | except where reasonable need is established for such
zone | 6 | | to cover portions of more than one municipality or county | 7 | | or (3)
both comprises (i) all or part of a municipality and | 8 | | (ii) an unincorporated
area of a county; and
| 9 | | (f) meets 3 or more of the following criteria: | 10 | | (1) all or part of the local labor market area has | 11 | | had an annual average unemployment rate of at least | 12 | | 120% of the State's annual average unemployment rate | 13 | | for the most recent calendar year or the most recent | 14 | | fiscal year as reported by the Department of Employment | 15 | | Security; | 16 | | (2) designation will result in the development of | 17 | | substantial employment opportunities by creating or | 18 | | retaining a minimum aggregate of 1,000 full-time | 19 | | equivalent jobs due to an aggregate investment of | 20 | | $100,000,000 or more, and will help alleviate the | 21 | | effects of poverty and unemployment within the local | 22 | | labor market area; | 23 | | (3) all or part of the local labor market area has | 24 | | a poverty rate of at least 20% according to the latest | 25 | | federal decennial census, 50% or more of children in | 26 | | the local labor market area participate in the federal |
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| 1 | | free lunch program according to reported statistics | 2 | | from the State Board of Education, or 20% or more | 3 | | households in the local labor market area receive food | 4 | | stamps according to the latest federal decennial | 5 | | census; | 6 | | (4) an abandoned coal mine or a brownfield (as | 7 | | defined in Section 58.2 of the Environmental | 8 | | Protection Act) is located in the proposed zone area, | 9 | | or all or a portion of the proposed zone was declared a | 10 | | federal disaster area in the 3 years preceding the date | 11 | | of application; | 12 | | (5) the local labor market area contains a presence | 13 | | of large employers that have downsized over the years, | 14 | | the labor market area has experienced plant closures in | 15 | | the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting | 16 | | more than 50 workers, or the local labor market area | 17 | | has experienced State or federal facility closures in | 18 | | the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting | 19 | | more than 50 workers; | 20 | | (6) based on data from Multiple Listing Service | 21 | | information or other suitable sources, the local labor | 22 | | market area contains a high floor vacancy rate of | 23 | | industrial or commercial properties, vacant or | 24 | | demolished commercial and industrial structures are | 25 | | prevalent in the local labor market area, or industrial | 26 | | structures in the local labor market area are not used |
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| 1 | | because of age, deterioration, relocation of the | 2 | | former occupants, or cessation of operation; | 3 | | (7) the applicant demonstrates a substantial plan | 4 | | for using the designation to improve the State and | 5 | | local government tax base, including income, sales, | 6 | | and property taxes; | 7 | | (8) significant public infrastructure is present | 8 | | in the local labor market area in addition to a plan | 9 | | for infrastructure development and improvement; | 10 | | (9) high schools or community colleges located | 11 | | within the local labor market area are engaged in ACT | 12 | | Work Keys, Manufacturing Skills Standard | 13 | | Certification, or other industry-based credentials | 14 | | that prepare students for careers; or | 15 | | (10) the change in equalized assessed valuation of | 16 | | industrial and/or commercial properties in the 5 years | 17 | | prior to the date of application is equal to or less | 18 | | than 50% of the State average change in equalized | 19 | | assessed valuation for industrial and/or commercial | 20 | | properties, as applicable, for the same period of time ; | 21 | | or . | 22 | | (11) the applicant demonstrates a substantial plan | 23 | | for using the designation to encourage: (i) | 24 | | participation by businesses owned by minorities, | 25 | | women, and persons with disabilities, as those terms | 26 | | are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, |
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| 1 | | Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; and (ii) the | 2 | | hiring of minorities, women, and persons with | 3 | | disabilities. | 4 | | As provided in Section 10-5.3 of the River Edge | 5 | | Redevelopment Zone Act, upon the expiration of the term of each | 6 | | River Edge Redevelopment Zone in existence on the effective | 7 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, that | 8 | | River Edge Redevelopment Zone will become available for its | 9 | | previous designee or a new applicant to compete for designation | 10 | | as an enterprise zone. No preference for designation will be | 11 | | given to the previous designee of the zone. | 12 | | (2) Any criteria established by the Department or by law | 13 | | which utilize the rate
of unemployment for a particular area | 14 | | shall provide that all persons who
are not presently employed | 15 | | and have exhausted all unemployment benefits
shall be | 16 | | considered unemployed, whether or not such persons are actively
| 17 | | seeking employment.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 97-905, eff. 8-7-12.)
| 19 | | (20 ILCS 655/4.1) | 20 | | Sec. 4.1. Department recommendations. | 21 | | (a) For all applications that qualify under Section 4 of | 22 | | this Act, the Department shall issue recommendations by | 23 | | assigning a score to each applicant. The scores will be | 24 | | determined by the Department, based on the extent to which an | 25 | | applicant meets the criteria points under subsection (f) of |
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| 1 | | Section 4 of this Act. Scores will be determined using the | 2 | | following scoring system: | 3 | | (1) Up to 50 points for the extent to which the | 4 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (1) of | 5 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 6 | | awarded according to the severity of the unemployment. | 7 | | (2) Up to 50 points for the extent to which the | 8 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (2) of | 9 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 10 | | awarded in accordance with the number of jobs created and | 11 | | the aggregate amount of investment promised. | 12 | | (3) Up to 40 points for the extent to which the | 13 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (3) of | 14 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 15 | | awarded in accordance with the severity of the unemployment | 16 | | rate according to the latest federal decennial census. | 17 | | (4) Up to 30 points for the extent to which the | 18 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (4) of | 19 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 20 | | awarded in accordance with the severity of the | 21 | | environmental impact of the abandoned coal mine, | 22 | | brownfield, or federal disaster area. | 23 | | (5) Up to 50 points for the extent to which the | 24 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (5) of | 25 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 26 | | awarded in accordance with the severity of the applicable |
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| 1 | | facility closures or downsizing. | 2 | | (6) Up to 40 points for the extent to which the | 3 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (6) of | 4 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 5 | | awarded in accordance with the severity and extent of the | 6 | | high floor vacancy or deterioration. | 7 | | (7) Up to 30 points for the extent to which the | 8 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (7) of | 9 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 10 | | awarded in accordance with the extent to which the | 11 | | application addresses a plan to improve the State and local | 12 | | government tax base. | 13 | | (8) Up to 50 points for the extent to which the | 14 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (8) of | 15 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 16 | | awarded in accordance with the existence of significant | 17 | | public infrastructure. | 18 | | (9) Up to 40 points for the extent to which the | 19 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (9) of | 20 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 21 | | awarded in accordance with the extent to which educational | 22 | | programs exist for career preparation. | 23 | | (10) Up to 40 points for the extent to which the | 24 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (10) of | 25 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points | 26 | | awarded according to the severity of the change in |
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| 1 | | equalized assessed valuation. | 2 | | (11) Up to 40 points for the extent to which the | 3 | | applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (11) of | 4 | | subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act. | 5 | | (b) After assigning a score for each of the individual | 6 | | criteria using the point system as described in subsection (a), | 7 | | the Department shall then take the sum of the scores for each | 8 | | applicant and assign a final score. The Department shall then | 9 | | submit this information to the Board, as required in subsection | 10 | | (c) of Section 5.2, as its recommendation.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-905, eff. 8-7-12; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law. |
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