(20 ILCS 3501/810-5)

Sec. 810-5. Findings and Declaration of Policy. It is hereby found and declared that a continuing need exists to maintain and develop the State's economy; that assisting and encouraging economic development through private enterprise will help to create and maintain employment and governmental revenues and is an important function of the State; that the availability of seed capital and equity capital is an important inducement to enterprises to remain, locate and expand in the State; that there exists in the State gaps in the availability of capital for the development and exploitation of new technologies, products, processes and inventions and that this shortage has resulted and will continue to result in a shortfall in the development of new enterprises and employment in Illinois; that the establishment of the Illinois Venture Investment Fund and the exercise by the Authority of the powers granted in Sections 810-5 through 810-40 of this Act will promote economic development resulting in increased employment and public revenues; and that the provisions of this Act are hereby declared to be in the public interest and for the public benefit.

(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)