Full Text of HB0156 100th General Assembly
HB0156sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Melinda Bush Filed: 5/28/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 156
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 156 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 3. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 4 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 |
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| 1 | | is a joint effort of
three or more units of government, or | 2 | | two or more units of government if
situated in a township | 3 | | which is divided by a municipality of 1,000,000 or
more | 4 | | inhabitants, and where the certification has been in
effect | 5 | | at least one year, the total area shall comprise a minimum | 6 | | of
one-half square mile and not more than thirteen square | 7 | | miles in total area
exclusive of lakes and waterways;
| 8 | | (c) (blank);
| 9 | | (d) (blank);
| 10 | | (e) is (1) entirely within a municipality or (2) | 11 | | entirely within
the unincorporated
areas of a county, | 12 | | except where reasonable need is established for such
zone | 13 | | to cover portions of more than one municipality or county | 14 | | or (3)
both comprises (i) all or part of a municipality and | 15 | | (ii) an unincorporated
area of a county; and
| 16 | | (f) meets 3 or more of the following criteria: | 17 | | (1) all or part of the local labor market area has | 18 | | had an annual average unemployment rate of at least | 19 | | 120% of the State's annual average unemployment rate | 20 | | for the most recent calendar year or the most recent | 21 | | fiscal year as reported by the Department of Employment | 22 | | Security; | 23 | | (2) designation will result in the development of | 24 | | substantial employment opportunities by creating or | 25 | | retaining a minimum aggregate of 1,000 full-time | 26 | | equivalent jobs due to an aggregate investment of |
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| 1 | | $100,000,000 or more, and will help alleviate the | 2 | | effects of poverty and unemployment within the local | 3 | | labor market area; | 4 | | (3) all or part of the local labor market area has | 5 | | a poverty rate of at least 20% according to the latest | 6 | | federal decennial census, 50% or more of children in | 7 | | the local labor market area participate in the federal | 8 | | free lunch program according to reported statistics | 9 | | from the State Board of Education, or 20% or more | 10 | | households in the local labor market area receive food | 11 | | stamps according to the latest federal decennial | 12 | | census; | 13 | | (4) an abandoned coal mine , or a brownfield (as | 14 | | defined in Section 58.2 of the Environmental | 15 | | Protection Act) , or an inactive nuclear powered | 16 | | electrical generation facility where spent nuclear | 17 | | fuel is stored on-site is located in the proposed zone | 18 | | area, or all or a portion of the proposed zone was | 19 | | declared a federal disaster area in the 3 years | 20 | | preceding the date of application; | 21 | | (5) the local labor market area contains a presence | 22 | | of large employers that have downsized over the years, | 23 | | the labor market area has experienced plant closures in | 24 | | the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting | 25 | | more than 50 workers, or the local labor market area | 26 | | has experienced State or federal facility closures in |
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| 1 | | the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting | 2 | | more than 50 workers; | 3 | | (6) based on data from Multiple Listing Service | 4 | | information or other suitable sources, the local labor | 5 | | market area contains a high floor vacancy rate of | 6 | | industrial or commercial properties, vacant or | 7 | | demolished commercial and industrial structures are | 8 | | prevalent in the local labor market area, or industrial | 9 | | structures in the local labor market area are not used | 10 | | because of age, deterioration, relocation of the | 11 | | former occupants, or cessation of operation; | 12 | | (7) the applicant demonstrates a substantial plan | 13 | | for using the designation to improve the State and | 14 | | local government tax base, including income, sales, | 15 | | and property taxes; | 16 | | (8) significant public infrastructure is present | 17 | | in the local labor market area in addition to a plan | 18 | | for infrastructure development and improvement; | 19 | | (9) high schools or community colleges located | 20 | | within the local labor market area are engaged in ACT | 21 | | Work Keys, Manufacturing Skills Standard | 22 | | Certification, or other industry-based credentials | 23 | | that prepare students for careers; or | 24 | | (10) the change in equalized assessed valuation of | 25 | | industrial and/or commercial properties in the 5 years | 26 | | prior to the date of application is equal to or less |
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| 1 | | than 50% of the State average change in equalized | 2 | | assessed valuation for industrial and/or commercial | 3 | | properties, as applicable, for the same period of time. | 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 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.".
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