HB1496eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1496 Engrossed LRB095 08420 HLH 28594 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

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 605-975 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-975 new)

Sec. 605-975. Community database. Subject to appropriation, the Department may create a web-accessible and searchable database containing profiles for municipalities and counties in the State. The database may include relevant labor market information, including information regarding access to transportation, availability of skilled labor, labor costs, properties ready for development, tax rates coupled with State and local incentives, access to telecommunications infrastructure, access to major markets, access to raw materials and suppliers, operating costs, and other data relevant to businesses considering locating in Illinois. Municipalities and counties shall be encouraged to submit data to the Department for entry into the database.