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HB3641 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 changing Section 605-410 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-410) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.19d)
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| Sec. 605-410. Rural community development. The Department
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| shall provide for staff for and administer a
program in which |
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| the Department shall plan and coordinate
State efforts designed |
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| to aid and stimulate the development
of rural communities as |
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| well as other communities with special needs in
order to |
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| improve their competitiveness for business retention, |
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| expansion, and
attraction. Among other duties, the Department, |
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| through the
program, may do all of the following:
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| (1) Provide information, technical support, and assistance |
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| to
local
officials, including, but not limited to, assistance |
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| in grant applications,
developing economic development |
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| strategies, and complying with State and
federal laws and rules |
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| and regulations affecting local governments. All
State |
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| agencies shall cooperate with the program to provide the |
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| necessary
information, materials, and assistance to enable the |
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| Department to carry out
its function in the program in an |
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| effective manner. Each agency shall designate
an individual to |
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| serve as liaison to the program to provide information and
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| materials and to respond to requests for assistance from |
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| communities selecting
to work through this program.
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| (2) Work with agencies in developing flexible regulations
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| through
a
regulatory review program.
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| (3) Evaluate and review the impact of existing economic
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| development
programs on the rural and special need communities |
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| selecting to work through
this program.
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