101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1613

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 655/4.1
20 ILCS 655/5.2.1
20 ILCS 655/5.3  from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608

    Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that enterprise zone applicants shall receive a specific score based on whether or not an applicant meets certain criteria (currently, the applicant receives a score based on the extent to which the applicant meets the criteria). Provides that the Enterprise Zone Board shall approve any application that receives at least 200 points, with the exception of a zone that has previously been decertified for cause. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
5changing Sections 4.1, 5.2.1, and 5.3 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 655/4.1)
7    Sec. 4.1. Department recommendations.
8    (a) For all applications that qualify under Section 4 of
9this Act, the Department shall issue recommendations by
10assigning a score to each applicant. The scores will be
11determined by the Department, based on whether the extent to
12which an applicant meets the criteria points under subsection
13(f) of Section 4 of this Act. Scores will be determined using
14the following scoring system:
15        (1) Fifty Up to 50 points if for the extent to which
16    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (1) of
17    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
18    awarded according to the severity of the unemployment.
19        (2) Fifty Up to 50 points if for the extent to which
20    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (2) of
21    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
22    awarded in accordance with the number of jobs created and
23    the aggregate amount of investment promised.

 

 

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1        (3) Forty Up to 40 points if for the extent to which
2    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (3) of
3    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
4    awarded in accordance with the severity of the unemployment
5    rate according to the latest federal decennial census.
6        (4) Thirty Up to 30 points if for the extent to which
7    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (4) of
8    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
9    awarded in accordance with the severity of the
10    environmental impact of the abandoned coal mine,
11    brownfield, or federal disaster area.
12        (5) Fifty Up to 50 points if for the extent to which
13    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (5) of
14    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
15    awarded in accordance with the severity of the applicable
16    facility closures or downsizing.
17        (6) Forty Up to 40 points if for the extent to which
18    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (6) of
19    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
20    awarded in accordance with the severity and extent of the
21    high floor vacancy or deterioration.
22        (7) Thirty Up to 30 points if for the extent to which
23    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (7) of
24    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
25    awarded in accordance with the extent to which the
26    application addresses a plan to improve the State and local

 

 

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1    government tax base.
2        (8) Fifty Up to 50 points if for the extent to which
3    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (8) of
4    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
5    awarded in accordance with the existence of significant
6    public infrastructure.
7        (9) Forty Up to 40 points if for the extent to which
8    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (9) of
9    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
10    awarded in accordance with the extent to which educational
11    programs exist for career preparation.
12        (10) Forty Up to 40 points if for the extent to which
13    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (10) of
14    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act, with points
15    awarded according to the severity of the change in
16    equalized assessed valuation.
17        (11) Forty Up to 40 points if for the extent to which
18    the applicant meets or exceeds the criteria in item (11) of
19    subsection (f) of Section 4 of this Act.
20        (12) Fifty points for an applicant that is a current or
21    former enterprise zone that demonstrates progress in
22    addressing the criteria of Section 4 of this Act, as
23    included in the most recent approved application for the
24    zone.
25    (b) After assigning a score for each of the individual
26criteria using the point system as described in subsection (a),

 

 

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1the Department shall then take the sum of the scores for each
2applicant and assign a final score. The Department shall then
3submit this information to the Board, as required in subsection
4(c) of Section 5.2, as its recommendation.
5    (c) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
6of the 101st General Assembly apply to applications for
7Enterprise Zones on file with the Department or the Board on or
8after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
9General Assembly.
10(Source: P.A. 100-838, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 655/5.2.1)
12    Sec. 5.2.1. Enterprise Zone Board.
13    (a) An Enterprise Zone Board is hereby created within the
14Department.
15    (b) The Board shall consist of the following 5 members:
16        (1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
17    or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
18        (2) the Director of Revenue, or his or her designee;
19    and
20        (3) three members appointed by the Governor, with the
21    advice and consent of the Senate.
22    Board members shall serve without compensation but may be
23reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
24of their duties.
25    (c) Each member appointed under item (3) of subsection (b)

 

 

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1shall have at least 5 years of experience in business, economic
2development, or site location. Of the members appointed under
3item (3) of subsection (b): one member shall reside in Cook
4County; one member shall reside in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
5or Will County; and one member shall reside in a county other
6than Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will.
7    (d) Of the initial members appointed under item (3) of
8subsection (b): one member shall serve for a term of 2 years;
9one member shall serve for a term of 3 years; and one member
10shall serve for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, all members
11appointed under item (3) of subsection (b) shall serve for
12terms of 4 years. Members appointed under item (3) of
13subsection (b) may be reappointed. The Governor may remove a
14member appointed under item (3) of subsection (b) for
15incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
16    (e) By September 30, 2015, and September 30 of each year
17thereafter, all applications filed by December 31 of the
18preceding calendar year and deemed qualified by the Department
19shall be approved or denied by the Board. If such application
20is not approved by September 30, the application shall be
21considered denied. If an application is denied, the Board shall
22inform the applicant of the specific reasons for the denial.
23    (f) A majority of the Board will determine whether an
24application is approved or denied. The Board is not, at any
25time, required to designate an enterprise zone.
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1and certified as enterprise zones, the Board shall approve any
2application that receives at least 200 points, as scored
3pursuant to Section 4.1, with the exception of any application
4from an Enterprise Zone that has previously been decertified
5for cause pursuant to Section 5.4. In the case of an Enterprise
6Zone that has previously been decertified for cause, the Board
7may approve the application if it determines that the issues
8that caused the decertification have been corrected give
9preference to the extent to which the area meets the criteria
10set forth in Section 4.
11    (h) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
12of the 101st General Assembly apply to applications for
13Enterprise Zones on file with the Department or the Board on or
14after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
15General Assembly.
16(Source: P.A. 97-905, eff. 8-7-12; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
 
17    (20 ILCS 655/5.3)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608)
18    Sec. 5.3. Certification of Enterprise Zones; effective
19date.
20    (a) Certification of Board-approved designated Enterprise
21Zones shall be made by the Department by certification of the
22designating ordinance. The Department shall promptly issue a
23certificate for each Enterprise Zone upon approval by the
24Board. The certificate shall be signed by the Director of the
25Department, shall make specific reference to the designating

 

 

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1ordinance, which shall be attached thereto, and shall be filed
2in the office of the Secretary of State. A certified copy of
3the Enterprise Zone Certificate, or a duplicate original
4thereof, shall be recorded in the office of recorder of deeds
5of the county in which the Enterprise Zone lies.
6    (b) An Enterprise Zone certified prior to January 1, 2016
7or on or after January 1, 2017 shall be effective on January 1
8of the first calendar year after Department certification. An
9Enterprise Zone certified on or after January 1, 2016 and on or
10before December 31, 2016 shall be effective on the date of the
11Department's certification. The Department shall transmit a
12copy of the certification to the Department of Revenue, and to
13the designating municipality or county.
14    Upon certification of an Enterprise Zone, the terms and
15provisions of the designating ordinance shall be in effect, and
16may not be amended or repealed except in accordance with
17Section 5.4.
18    (c) With the exception of Enterprise Zones scheduled to
19expire before December 31, 2018, an Enterprise Zone designated
20before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
21General Assembly shall be in effect for 30 calendar years, or
22for a lesser number of years specified in the certified
23designating ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
24Enterprise Zone in existence on the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly that has a term of
2620 calendar years may be extended for an additional 10 calendar

 

 

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1years upon amendment of the designating ordinance by the
2designating municipality or county and submission of the
3ordinance to the Department. The amended ordinance must be
4properly recorded in the Office of Recorder of Deeds of each
5county in which the Enterprise Zone lies. Each Enterprise Zone
6in existence on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
7the 97th General Assembly that is scheduled to expire before
8July 1, 2016 may have its termination date extended until July
91, 2016 upon amendment of the designating ordinance by the
10designating municipality or county extending the termination
11date to July 1, 2016 and submission of the ordinance to the
12Department. The amended ordinance must be properly recorded in
13the Office of Recorder of Deeds of each county in which the
14Enterprise Zone lies. An Enterprise Zone designated on or after
15the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
16Assembly shall be in effect for a term of 15 calendar years, or
17for a lesser number of years specified in the certified
18designating ordinance. An enterprise zone designated on or
19after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
20General Assembly shall be subject to review by the Board after
2113 years for an additional 10-year designation beginning on the
22expiration date of the enterprise zone. During the review
23process, the Board shall consider the costs incurred by the
24State and units of local government as a result of tax benefits
25received by the enterprise zone. Enterprise Zones shall
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1of the certified term, except as provided in Section 5.4.
2    (d) No more than 12 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
3the Department in calendar year 1984, no more than 12
4Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
5year 1985, no more than 13 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
6the Department in calendar year 1986, no more than 15
7Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
8year 1987, and no more than 20 Enterprise Zones may be
9certified by the Department in calendar year 1990. In other
10calendar years, no more than 13 Enterprise Zones may be
11certified by the Department. The Department may also designate
12up to 8 additional Enterprise Zones outside the regular
13application cycle if warranted by the extreme economic
14circumstances as determined by the Department. The Department
15may also designate one additional Enterprise Zone outside the
16regular application cycle if an aircraft manufacturer agrees to
17locate an aircraft manufacturing facility in the proposed
18Enterprise Zone. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
19Act, no more than 89 Enterprise Zones may be certified by the
20Department for the 10 calendar years commencing with 1983. The
217 additional Enterprise Zones authorized by Public Act 86-15
22shall not lie within municipalities or unincorporated areas of
23counties that abut or are contiguous to Enterprise Zones
24certified pursuant to this Section prior to June 30, 1989. The
257 additional Enterprise Zones (excluding the additional
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1application cycle) authorized by Public Act 86-1030 shall not
2lie within municipalities or unincorporated areas of counties
3that abut or are contiguous to Enterprise Zones certified
4pursuant to this Section prior to February 28, 1990. Beginning
5in calendar year 2004 and until December 31, 2008, one
6additional enterprise zone may be certified by the Department.
7In any calendar year, the Department may not certify more than
83 Zones located within the same municipality. The Department
9may certify Enterprise Zones in each of the 10 calendar years
10commencing with 1983. The Department may not certify more than
11a total of 18 Enterprise Zones located within the same county
12(whether within municipalities or within unincorporated
13territory) for the 10 calendar years commencing with 1983.
14Thereafter, the Department may not certify any additional
15Enterprise Zones, but may amend and rescind certifications of
16existing Enterprise Zones in accordance with Section 5.4.
17    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if (i) the
18county board of any county in which a current military base is
19located, in part or in whole, or in which a military base that
20has been closed within 20 years of the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of 1998 is located, in part or in whole, adopts
22a designating ordinance in accordance with Section 5 of this
23Act to designate the military base in that county as an
24enterprise zone and (ii) the property otherwise meets the
25qualifications for an enterprise zone as prescribed in Section
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1ordinance or ordinances, as the case may be.
2    (f) Applications for Enterprise Zones that are scheduled to
3expire in 2016, including Enterprise Zones that have been
4extended until 2016 by this amendatory Act of the 97th General
5Assembly, shall be submitted to the Department no later than
6December 31, 2014. At that time, the Zone becomes available for
7either the previously designated area or a different area to
8compete for designation. No preference for designation as a
9Zone will be given to the previously designated area.
10    For Enterprise Zones that are scheduled to expire on or
11after January 1, 2017, an application process shall begin 2
12years prior to the year in which the Zone expires. Applications
13for new Enterprise Zones shall be considered as set forth in
14Section 5.2. At that time, the Zone becomes available for
15either the previously designated area or a different area to
16compete for designation. No preference for designation as a
17Zone will be given to the previously designated area.
18    Each Enterprise Zone that reapplies for certification but
19does not receive a new certification shall expire on its
20scheduled termination date.
21    (g) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
22of the 101st General Assembly apply to applications for
23Enterprise Zones on file with the Department or the Board on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
25General Assembly.
26(Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13; 99-615, eff. 7-22-16.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.