94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3641


 
Introduced 02/24/05, by Rep. Michael Tryon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 605/605-410
  was 20 ILCS 605/46.19d







    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning rural community development, requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop a program to make grants to municipalities and counties to fund local development organizations. Provides that under this program, a county or municipality may apply to the Department for a grant to be awarded to the municipality or county to be used by  a local development organization in that county or municipality for the purpose of fostering local or regional economic development. Provides that these grants are subject to appropriation and sets forth the purposes for which the grants may be used.  Authorizes the Department to make rules concerning the program.
















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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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    (4) Assist the communities in conducting self-assessments 
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to
identify
specific industries and businesses in need of 
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targeted assistance as well as
actions that the community might 
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take to become more competitive for business
retention, 
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expansion, and attraction.

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    (5) Assist in formulating specific and measurable economic

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development
objectives for rural and special need communities 
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selecting to work through
the program.

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    (6) Administer the Rural Diversification Act.

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    (7) Provide grants for the purposes described in this 
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Section
with
funds as appropriated by the General Assembly.

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    In making grants under this Section, the Department shall, 
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subject to appropriation, develop a program to make grants to 
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municipalities and counties for the purpose of funding local 
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development organizations. Under this program, a county or 
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municipality may apply to the Department for a grant to be 
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awarded to the municipality or county to be used by  a local 
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development organization in that county or municipality for the 
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purpose of fostering local or regional economic development.
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    For purposes of this Section, "local development 
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organization" means a private or public entity organized for 
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the purpose of the economic development within a municipality, 
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county, or region of the State.
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    All grant awards under this program are subject to 
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appropriation and may be used for any of the following:
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        (1) expenses related to the start-up or expansion of a 
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    local development organization;
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        (2) local or regional economic development planning 
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    and related studies; and
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        (3) any other specific use authorized by Department 
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    rule relating to the start-up or expansion of and economic 
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    planning by a local economic development organization.
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    The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement 
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and operate this program.

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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)