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HB0361 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT concerning economic development.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 605-685 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-685 new) |
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| Sec. 605-685. Business park certification program. |
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| (a) The Department may, subject to appropriation, |
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| establish and maintain a program devoted to encouraging the |
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| rapid establishment of businesses and employers in business |
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| parks by developing standards for the development, location, |
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| and maintenance of business parks in the State and by |
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| certifying business parks that meet or exceed those standards. |
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| (b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, |
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| advertise the program to encourage business park certification |
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| and business development and location in certified business |
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| parks. |
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| (c) The Department must adopt rules to administer the |
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| provisions of this Section.
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| (d) A business park that meets the Department's |
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| certification standards and that was established before the |
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| effective date of this amendatory Act may receive certification |
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| under the program.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
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| 1, 2006.
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