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| Public Act 094-0674 |
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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 | ||||
Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by adding Section 605-215 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 605/605-215 new) | ||||
Sec. 605-215. Interagency Military Base Support and | ||||
Economic Development Committee. | ||||
(a) To coordinate the State's activities on and to act as a | ||||
communications center for issues relating to current and former | ||||
military bases in the State, the Interagency Military Base | ||||
Support and Economic Development Committee is created as an | ||||
entity within the Department. | ||||
(b) The Committee shall be composed of the following 7 ex | ||||
officio members or their designees: the Lieutenant Governor, | ||||
the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the | ||||
Secretary of Transportation, the Director of Natural | ||||
Resources, the Director of the Environmental Protection | ||||
Agency, the Director of Revenue, and the Adjutant General of | ||||
the Department of Military Affairs. In addition, 4 members of | ||||
the General Assembly shall be appointed, one each appointed by | ||||
the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the | ||||
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority | ||||
Leader of the House of Representatives. The chair and | ||||
vice-chair of the committee, in consultation with the full | ||||
Committee, shall appoint 8 public members to serve as | ||||
representatives from the counties, or adjoining counties, of a | ||||
current or former military base site as necessary to carry out | ||||
the work of the Commission. | ||||
(c) The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as chair of the | ||||
Committee, and the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||
Opportunity shall serve as vice-chair and shall oversee the | ||
administration of the Committee and its functions. Expenses | ||
necessary to carry out the function of the Committee shall be | ||
shared among the agencies represented on the Committee pursuant | ||
to an interagency agreement and from funds appropriated for | ||
this purpose or from existing funds within the budgets of those | ||
agencies. General Assembly appointees shall serve for the | ||
duration of the General Assembly in which the appointee is | ||
appointed, but the appointee's term shall expire if the | ||
appointee no longer remains a member of that General Assembly. | ||
The Committee shall meet not less than quarterly. | ||
(d) Each member of the Committee must request reimbursement | ||
from his or her individual agency for actual and necessary | ||
expenses incurred while performing his or her duties as a | ||
member of the Committee. Public members shall be reimbursed | ||
from funds appropriated to the Department for that purpose. | ||
(e) The Committee shall provide advice and recommendations | ||
to the Department on the following: | ||
(1) The formation of a strategic plan for State and | ||
local military base retention, realignment, and reuse | ||
efforts. | ||
(2) The issues impacting current and former military | ||
bases in the State, including infrastructure requirements, | ||
environmental impact issues, military force structure | ||
possibilities, tax implications, property considerations, | ||
and other issues requiring State agency coordination and | ||
support. | ||
(3) The status of community involvement and | ||
participation in retention, realignment, and reuse efforts | ||
and the community support for economic development before | ||
and after a military base closing. | ||
(4) The State's retention, realignment, and reuse | ||
advocacy efforts on the federal level. | ||
(5) The development of impact studies concerning the | ||
closing of a base on the community, housing, the economy, | ||
schools, and other public and private entities, including | ||
additional economic development ideas to minimize the | ||
impact in the event of the base closing. | ||
(6) The development of future economic expansion plans | ||
for areas that are subject to closure or realignment.
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(f) The Committee, in cooperation with the Department, | ||
shall keep the Governor and General Assembly informed | ||
concerning the progress of military base retention, | ||
realignment, reuse, and economic development efforts in the | ||
State. | ||
(g) The Committee shall serve as the central information | ||
clearinghouse for all military base reuse, retention, and | ||
realignment activities. This shall include: (i) serving as a | ||
liaison between the State and community organizations that | ||
support the long-term viability of military bases; (ii) | ||
communicating with the State's congressional delegation; and | ||
(iii) generally coordinating with the public, governmental | ||
bodies, and officials in communicating about the future of | ||
military bases in the State.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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