Public Act 0598 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0361 Enrolled LRB094 02483 BDD 32484 b

Public Act 094-0598

AN ACT concerning economic development.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 605-685 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-685 new)

Sec. 605-685. Business park certification program.

(a) The Department may, subject to appropriation, establish and maintain a program devoted to encouraging the rapid establishment of businesses and employers in business parks by developing standards for the development, location, and maintenance of business parks in the State and by certifying business parks that meet or exceed those standards.

(b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, advertise the program to encourage business park certification and business development and location in certified business parks.

(c) The Department must adopt rules to administer the provisions of this Section.

(d) A business park that meets the Department's certification standards and that was established before the effective date of this amendatory Act may receive certification under the program.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2006.