Section 524.120  Eligibility Criteria

a)         The area is contiguous, adjacent to, or surrounding a river;

b)         For purposes of calculating total area, the minimum is one-half square mile and the maximum is 12 square miles, exclusive of lakes and waterways;

c)         The area is entirely within either the City of Aurora, East St. Louis or Rockford and has at least 100 acres of environmentally challenged land within 1,500 yards of the riverfront; and

d)         The area is not located within the boundaries of an existing Illinois Enterprise Zone.